Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Precision Agriculture

Geographic Information System (GIS)/Global Positioning System (GPS), Remote Sensing, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

UF/IFAS ABE precision agriculture and automation extension programs include the development of an educational program to promote adoption and evaluation of state-of-the-art precision agriculture machinery, equipment, and techniques with a goal of improving the profitability and environmental sustainability of Florida’s specialty crop industry. Topic areas include smart machinery, GIS/GPS applications, remote sensing, UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine vision and robotics, wireless sensors network, Internet of Things (IoT), and mechatronics.

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Dr. Yiannis Ampatzidis - Precision Agriculture/Automation

Dr. Yiannis Ampatzidis
Assistant Professor
Precision Agriculture/Automation
239-658-3451
i.ampatzidis@ufl.edu

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in agriculture, real-time sensing, disease detection, variable-rate technology, and GIS/GPS systems for site-specific management practices
Precision farming technologies, precision irrigation
Smart machines and systems in agriculture, Internet of Things
Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, and machine vision
Automation and robotics for specialty crops
Farm machinery, mechanization for specialty crops

Dr. Aditya Singh - Remote Sensing and Spectroscopy

Dr. Aditya Singh
Assistant Professor
Remote Sensing and Spectroscopy
352-294-6739
aditya01@ufl.edu | ROG 261

Remote sensing, spectroscopy
Develop methods for landscape-scale assessments of forest health using remotely sensed imagery and environmental data
Develop new tools, techniques, and instrumentation for efficient detection of nutrient status and stress in agricultural crops due to pests and diseases