| The objective of the seminar is to provide an opportunity for knowledge exchange and discussion focusing on the use of soil and crop sensors for different applications and subject areas. |
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The topics are to some extent dependent on submitted abstracts. Some plausible topics are
-Crop and soil mapping
-Sensor applications in field experiments
-Hot spot identification
-Carbon balance -Environmental impact
-Hydrology
-Topographic terrain analysis
-“Operations planning" as user of sensor data
-Real-time operations in agriculture
-Other applications of crop and soil sensors
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Niels Dybroe, John Deere
'Market trends and sensor types; The commercial perspective'
Tiit Plakk, Estonian Research Institute of Agriculture
'Sensors based on soil electrical properties' |
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The target group of the seminar include:
-Researchers of different disciplines
-Practitioners
-Extension services
-Policymakers
-Others with interest in the use of crop and soil sensors for different purposes
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| Participants are invited to submit a short or extended abstract (½-4 pages, in English) for oral or poster presentation. The abstracts will be published in an abstract book that will be distributed at the seminar. The abstract template can be downloaded to the right. Deadline for submission is August 31. For questions, please contact Kristin Piikki (kristin.piikki@mark.slu.se) or Bo Stenberg (bo.stenberg@mark.slu.se). |
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| The venue is located in central Skara and can be reached by train to Skövde and then bus to Skara busstation. For map and timetable see links to the right. The seminar starts at 09:00 on October 27 (registration from 08:30) and ends at 15:00 on October 28. |
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Seminar fee includes dinner first evening, lunches and refreshments.
The participants themselves arrange accomodation. Links to hotels and hostels in Skara are found to the right.
Students pay half fee |
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| NJF members before 2010-09-20: 2900 SEK |
| NJF members after 2010-09-20: 3600 SEK |
| Others before 2010-09-20: 3900 SEK |
| Others after 2010-09-20: 4900 SEK |
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| The seminar will be held at Rosers Salonger, Skara Stadshotell, Skara, Sweden. |
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- Submission of abstracts for oral presentations: 2010-08-31
- Submission of abstracts for poster presentations: 2010-08-31
- Notification of acceptance for oral and poster presentations: 2010-09-15
- Final registration: 2010-09-30
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Anton Gårde Thomsen (Aarhus univeristy, Denmark)
Ole Green (Aarhus university, Denmark)
Claus Aage Grøn Sørensen (Aarhus university, Denmark)
Tiit Plakk (Estonian Research Institute of Agriculture, Estonia)
Stein Ivar Øvergaard (Bioforsk, Norway)
Bo Stenberg (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden)
Kristin Piikki (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden)
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