Class Schedule
| Week | Date | Topic | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan. 21 | University Holiday - Martin Luther King Jr. Day | |
| 2 | Jan. 28 | Introduction to the course. Overview and status of Precision Agriculture (PA) | Hernandez |
| 3 | Feb. 4 | Positioning systems, yield monitoring and mapping | Hernandez |
| 4 | Feb. 11 | Sampling in space and time | Mulla |
| 5 | Feb. 18 | On-farm experiments | Mulla |
| 6 | Feb. 25 | Spatial variability | Mulla |
| 6 | Feb. 25 | PROJECT: PROPOSAL DUE | Hernandez |
| 7 | Mar. 3 | Introduction to GIS | Hernandez |
| 7 | Mar. 3 | FIRST MIDTERM | Hernandez |
| 8 | Mar. 10 | Remote Sensing | Hernandez |
| 9 | Mar. 17 | SPRING BREAK | |
| 10 | Mar. 24 | Spatial and temporal weed management | Johnson |
| 10 | Mar. 24 | PROJECT: MIDTERM REPORT DUE | Hernandez |
| 11 | Mar. 31 | Applications of GIS in Precision Agriculture | Hernandez |
| 12 | Apr. 7 | Applications of GPS in Precision Agriculture | Hernandez |
| 13 | Apr. 14 | Variable rate technologies | Hernandez |
| 13 | Apr. 14 | SECOND MIDTERM | Hernandez |
| 14 | Apr. 21 | Aspects of PA economics | Hurley |
| 14 | Apr. 21 | PROJECT: FINAL REPORT DUE | Hernandez |
| 15 | Apr. 28 | Visit to John Deere | Hernandez |
| 16 | May 5 | Environment aspects of Precision Agriculture, final remarks, student seminars and course evaluation | Hernandez |
| 17 | May 17 | FINAL EXAM* | Hernandez |
* Final exam is scheduled by the University of Minnesota on May 17th, 2008 from 10:30 to 12:30, but most likely we will have a final comprehensive take-home exam.