Precision agriculture

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Precision agriculture is a management strategy that gathers, processes and analyzes temporal, spatial and individual plant and animal data and combines it with other information to support management decisions according to estimated variability for improved resource use efficiency, productivity, quality, profitability and sustainability of agricultural production. It is used in both crop and livestock production. A central component of implementing this strategy is the satellite monitoring of agricultural machinery, which forms the basis for modern farm fleet management. This is achieved through the use of fleet telematics systems, where vehicles are equipped with a GPS tracking unit and an onboard controller that transmits telemetry data—such as location, speed, engine hours, and fuel consumption—to a central server for analysis. This stream of real-time data allows for the automation of agricultural operations and provides critical insights for improving diagnosis and decision-making...

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