TY - GEN
T1 - Data fusion technology for precision forestry applications
AU - Zhang, Huichun
AU - Zheng, Jiaqiang
AU - Zhou, Hongping
AU - Ge, Yufeng
AU - Dorr, Gary
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Presently precision forestry is playing an important role in realizing sustainable development and improving societal and economical efficiency for forestry applications. Based on analyzing the features of precision forestry's information requirements, the data needed for precision forestry were classified and the characteristics of the different information were summarized. Data fusion for precision forestry was studied in this paper. The architecture for precision forestry information processing, which integrated information fusion and data mining, was put forward. New and emerging technologies such as Remote Sensing (RS), Geographical Information System (GIS), Global Position System (GPS), Data Base Management System (DBMS), Data Fusion, Decision Support Systems (DSS), and Variable Rate technology (VRT) are applied in forestry production as aids in producers' and managers' decision-making process. Precision irrigation, precision fertilizing, precision pesticide application, precision harvesting, and precision deforestation can promote the realization of minimizing resource inputs, minimizing environmental impacts, and maximizing forest outputs.
AB - Presently precision forestry is playing an important role in realizing sustainable development and improving societal and economical efficiency for forestry applications. Based on analyzing the features of precision forestry's information requirements, the data needed for precision forestry were classified and the characteristics of the different information were summarized. Data fusion for precision forestry was studied in this paper. The architecture for precision forestry information processing, which integrated information fusion and data mining, was put forward. New and emerging technologies such as Remote Sensing (RS), Geographical Information System (GIS), Global Position System (GPS), Data Base Management System (DBMS), Data Fusion, Decision Support Systems (DSS), and Variable Rate technology (VRT) are applied in forestry production as aids in producers' and managers' decision-making process. Precision irrigation, precision fertilizing, precision pesticide application, precision harvesting, and precision deforestation can promote the realization of minimizing resource inputs, minimizing environmental impacts, and maximizing forest outputs.
KW - Data fusion
KW - Integration of information flow
KW - Precision forestry
KW - Sustainable development
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:81255161298
SN - 9781618391568
T3 - American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2011, ASABE 2011
SP - 4111
EP - 4120
BT - American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2011, ASABE 2011
PB - American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
T2 - American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2011
Y2 - 7 August 2011 through 10 August 2011
ER -