Precise Positioning in Nitrogen Fertility Sensing in Maize (Zea mays L.)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Comparative Analysis of Position Precision of RTK versus Non-Augmented GPS
2.2. RTK-GCP Merit Evaluation in UAV Photogrammetry
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Case | RTK | GPS | Geographic Location | ||||
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x (cm) | y (cm) | xy (cm) | x (cm) | y (cm) | xy (cm) | ||
This study | 5.92 | 3.32 | 4.05 | 115.74 | 304.19 | 311.11 | Bossier parish, LA, USA |
Reference study 1 [18] | 6.03 | 5.17 | 8.70 | 146.17 | 54.10 | 164.10 | Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea |
Reference study 2 [19] | * | * | 10.00 | * | * | * | Marsfield, New South Wales, Australia |
Reference study 3 [20] | 1.94 | 2.40 | * | * | * | * | Henryk Jordan Park, Krakow, Poland |
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Setiyono, T. Precise Positioning in Nitrogen Fertility Sensing in Maize (Zea mays L.). Sensors 2024, 24, 5322. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24165322
Setiyono T. Precise Positioning in Nitrogen Fertility Sensing in Maize (Zea mays L.). Sensors. 2024; 24(16):5322. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24165322
Chicago/Turabian StyleSetiyono, Tri. 2024. "Precise Positioning in Nitrogen Fertility Sensing in Maize (Zea mays L.)" Sensors 24, no. 16: 5322. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24165322