<div dir="ltr">I agree this is all wonderful,<div><br></div><div>But this technology (UAV and the required supporting activities, tools, resources, etc...) is quite expensive and time consuming if not within/or in support of a well funded and clear activity(ies).</div><div><br></div><div>I suppose "everyone" would be quite interested in pursuing this (even for the fun of it initially) but an initial objective should be to identify a path and and seek funding to drive this forward. Maybe that is where some of the efforts should be focused.</div><div><br></div><div>We should probably sit down and talk/brainstorm about this.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>K.Didan</div><div>AZ</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 9:26 AM, Macarthur, Robert - (robmac) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:robmac@ag.arizona.edu" target="_blank">robmac@ag.arizona.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">This is a terrific idea, and I could see interest from several departments – ABE, SRNR, Soils, etc. Would be good to extend it to natural resource management as well.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/09/10/california-drones-veto-governor-jerry-brown-news-photographers/71987132/</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 10, 2015 9:10 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> UAS Interest Group<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [UAS] UAS as a tool in teaching ag<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Colleagues- I am interested in developing concepts and applications for using MAC and other Exp Station Units as tools in UA classes and Extension. UAV’s seem
to have potential to contribute to this. I am imagining that a semester-long combination of a fixed-wing all-of-farm scans, coupled with copter-based stationary still images and prerecorded/ live-stream video could be used to provide a framework through
which various aspects of farm management and crop development could be taught. At least an initial on-site visit would be valuable, but not required, I think. Tillage operations, pesticide applications, harvesting, etc. could be shown from elevation,
ground level from side, ground level from behind, close up from behind, etc. Crop genetic variation in phenology, morphology, etc. ; plus design of breeding programs could be shown and tracked through the semester. I imagine that courses in weed management,
cropping systems, irrigation management, plant breeding, field research methods, and general agriculture could be augmented. I am guessing that our Yuma colleagues are already doing some of this with their Community College connections, and that model could
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