Agricultural applications

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From fielddata to maps	Presentation at Pedometrics 2017 (Wageningen) on first results of our Drone borne gammaray detector	2017	3H_Koomans comparing UAV airborne and proximal measurements 2017 Pedometrics.pdf
Soil sensing and yield improvement on marginal soils in Spain	Soil mapping provides information on the variation in physical characteristics of agricultural fields. For the EU Life+ project ‘Crops for better soil’ we developed a soil mapping tool consisting of a MS-1200 based gamma spectrometer and GPR on a 4x4car, which was able to map large and widespread areas fast and effectively.	2013	Paper mapping agriculture in Spain.pdf
Gamma Ray Sensor for Topsoil Mapping	Reviewed paper on the use of radiometrics as a tool for soil mapping.	2010	Gamma-ray sensor for topsoil mapping the Mole chapter 27 Egmond etal 2011.pdf
Soil parameters measured by Geophysics	Table showing the type of parameters that can be inferred from gammaray survey data	2010	Soil parameters measured by geophysical site investigation.pdf
Crops for better soil	EU project CROPS FOR BETTER SOIL Presentation (a European project in Spain where the system is applied for soil mapping).	2016	03-life10-conferencia-final-presentation-fenny_soil-physical-properties.pdf
Multi Sensor Soil Sensing Tool for Farmland in Spain	Medusa developed an efficient and effective soil sensing system (gamma-ray and GPR) on a 4x4 car to be able to measure >100 fields, 300 ha throughout the north of Spain in 3 weeks. The sensing data was combined with open data (DEM, geology) and soil sampling results (by UPM) to acquire information about soil texture, soil organic matter, tillage layer depth, compaction, altitude, slope, nutrients. This provided a good understanding of the soils and is a powerful communication tool for farmers and agronomists. This paper was presented at the EAGE near surface conference in Barcelona, 2016	2016	2016 Multi Sensor Soil Sensing Tool for Farmland in Spain.pdf