2025
Precision Agriculture I
Name: Precision Agriculture I
Code: ERU14894M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Rural Engineering
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English, Spanish
Regime de Frequência: B-learning
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
At the end of the course the student have acquired:
- Knowledge in the Precision Agriculture (PA) fundamentals and respective applications.
- To develop skills in structuring, gathering, processing, analyzing and making decisions regarding
georeferenced agricultural databases.
- To develop skills in environment (bioindicators, CO2 footprint and biodiversity in agriculture).
- Critical and analytical thinking on the binomial useful technologies and agriculture activities.
- Project writing and oral communication skills applied in the presentation of results.
- Reading, understanding and evaluating scientific literature related with the subject of the course.
- Knowledge in the Precision Agriculture (PA) fundamentals and respective applications.
- To develop skills in structuring, gathering, processing, analyzing and making decisions regarding
georeferenced agricultural databases.
- To develop skills in environment (bioindicators, CO2 footprint and biodiversity in agriculture).
- Critical and analytical thinking on the binomial useful technologies and agriculture activities.
- Project writing and oral communication skills applied in the presentation of results.
- Reading, understanding and evaluating scientific literature related with the subject of the course.
Contents
- Precision Agriculture Cycle
- Yield and yield quality limiting factors
- Soil and plants variability surveys
- Soil and plants smart sampling
- VRT maps (nutrients, water, ...)
- Plant monitoring and plant technical interventions optimization.
- Economic aspects and environmental aspects associated to the decision-making and Variable rate technologies (nutrients, water, pesticides) in agriculture: i) in real time; and ii) based on prior information (historical data).
- Look at the system or look at the parcel?
- Study cases: dry land and irrigated cereals, pasture, vineyards, Industrial horticulture; fruits; forest, etc..
- PA seminars
- Yield and yield quality limiting factors
- Soil and plants variability surveys
- Soil and plants smart sampling
- VRT maps (nutrients, water, ...)
- Plant monitoring and plant technical interventions optimization.
- Economic aspects and environmental aspects associated to the decision-making and Variable rate technologies (nutrients, water, pesticides) in agriculture: i) in real time; and ii) based on prior information (historical data).
- Look at the system or look at the parcel?
- Study cases: dry land and irrigated cereals, pasture, vineyards, Industrial horticulture; fruits; forest, etc..
- PA seminars
Teaching Methods
Theory-practical classes with case studies.
In the theory-practical classes, key concepts associated with the subject will be introduced, and subsequently, specific case studies related to what was learned in the theoretical classes will be developed. The case studies aim to foster the student's analytical and critical thinking skills regarding the topics covered within the course.
Resources will be made available on Moodle (distance work), and students' work will be guided by specific objectives to be achieved in different programmatic contents. Throughout the course, specific discussions/seminars will also be organized, featuring experts in the field, most of whom are affiliated with the business world.
In the theory-practical classes, key concepts associated with the subject will be introduced, and subsequently, specific case studies related to what was learned in the theoretical classes will be developed. The case studies aim to foster the student's analytical and critical thinking skills regarding the topics covered within the course.
Resources will be made available on Moodle (distance work), and students' work will be guided by specific objectives to be achieved in different programmatic contents. Throughout the course, specific discussions/seminars will also be organized, featuring experts in the field, most of whom are affiliated with the business world.
Assessment
i) Ongoing assessment of performance and participation in face-to-face and remote activities within the course (25%):
Aspects to consider: attendance in classes, timely submission of project components, interaction in the classroom including the presentation of questions that demonstrate continuous weekly work.
ii) Group project work (50%):
Aspects to consider: ability to collectively draft the engineering project considering aspects covered in classes: evaluation of the baseline, proposal for improvement, and its execution.
iii) Individual oral presentation on the project work (25%):
Aspects to consider: ability to technically defend the project's choices; clarity and personal confidence in the defense.
Students taking the regular exam and the resit exam may have the opportunity to improve components ii) and iii) of the assessment.
Aspects to consider: attendance in classes, timely submission of project components, interaction in the classroom including the presentation of questions that demonstrate continuous weekly work.
ii) Group project work (50%):
Aspects to consider: ability to collectively draft the engineering project considering aspects covered in classes: evaluation of the baseline, proposal for improvement, and its execution.
iii) Individual oral presentation on the project work (25%):
Aspects to consider: ability to technically defend the project's choices; clarity and personal confidence in the defense.
Students taking the regular exam and the resit exam may have the opportunity to improve components ii) and iii) of the assessment.
Teaching Staff
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