Precision Land Management Cam Mateika Carman@svcn.mb.ca

Precision Land ManagementCam Mateika Carman@svcn.mb.ca

Real and Relevant Learning

Community Based School

Win-Win Partnerships

Technology should empower students

Swan Valley Regional Secondary School

Environment Management

Information Technology

Precision Land Management - PLM 30S

Land is now being managed by the square foot

Local OSB Mill has every Square foot of forest mapped and planned for the next 30 years.

Agriculture is making use of GPS ( Global Positioning Satellites Systems)

And GIS ( Global Information Systems) Precision Agriculture

PLM 30S is designed to introduce students to the principles and practices of precision land management in agriculture and forestry

Demonstrate proficiency in the use of GPS/GIS to gather data and perform spatial analysis.

John Deere AMS Division supplied equipment, training and ongoing expertise

Yield monitoring and yield mapping techniques

Parallel Tracking and Auto-steer at Local Dealer

Precision Land Management

PLM 30S will…

Be practical and hands-on

Be both field and lab based

Introduce students to the many agricultural based career opportunities

Allow for related field trip experiences

Precision Land ManagementTools and Equipment

Precision Land ManagementPartners and Field Trips

Prairie Agri PhotoWestern Canadian Crop Production Show

– Saskatoon

Manitoba Ag Days – Brandon

ACC – Brandon

U of S / U of M – Faculty of Agriculture

John Deere

Assiniboine Community College

North Dakota State University

Satshot

Lakeland College

Western Canada Farm Progress Show – Regina

Beta-Testing New Products

Camera equipped UAV

Crop-Cam Partnership

Auto-Pilot Software

Image Analysis