Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Niagara College Canada
$24,942.00
LandMapR Topography Analysis Enhancements for Desktop
FY 2017-18
Summary
Niagara College (NC) Agriculture & Environmental Technologies Innovation Centre (AETIC) and CropPro Consulting (CropPro) are collaborating to further develop the land topography software LandMapR. CropPro will use LandMapR to produce the best field topography models for their precision agriculture services that include variable-rate and custom mapping. Developing and using the most accurate field topography models is an essential part of creating precision agriculture solutions for field crop farmers. CropPro Consulting is a Canadian owned and operated business that began in 2003, primarily focused on Crop Management Services and on-farm research. CropPro offers Mapping Agriculture Production Systems (MAPS) variable-rate services and Technology Enhanced Consulting (TEC) custom mapping and software. LandMapR is software that analyzes field topography data and creates highly accurate field topography and water flow (hydrology) models. This includes capturing all the hills and depressions in a field. Good topography models are uncommon, and complex to build. Dr. Mike Duncan, the NSERC Industrial Research Chair for Colleges (IRCC) in Precision Agriculture & Environmental Technologies, leads the AETIC team, which has extensive experience with programming, agricultural data analysis and mapping software; and programming, using and testing LandMapR. LandMapR was built by Dr. R.A. (Bob) MacMillan, PhD in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) & Environmental Modelling and Master of Science (MS) in Soil Sciences as a land classification and hydrology software. Dr. MacMillan provided the software to Niagara College in 2011 to open source. CropPro's utilization of LandMapR topography and water flow datasets will help to provide the profitable solutions that also support good environmental stewardship. The project results will help to support CropPro's primary client base in Saskatchewan, that has 20% of Canada's field crop acreage, with 36.7 million acres. CropPro works the dirt and data to help their farmers' yields and profitability in the very competitive modern agricultural landscape.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
522008-2017
Name nom
Nantel, Marc
Department département
Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus
Organization id
22152
Institution établissement
Niagara College Canada
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2017
Competition year année de concours
2017
Award amount
24942
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
1209
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Agriculture
Area of application fr
Agriculture
Research subject code
4102
Research subject group en
Geographical information
Research subject group fr
Information géographique
Research subject en
Remote sensing
Research subject fr
Télédétection
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
LandMapR Topography Analysis Enhancements for Desktop
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Niagara College (NC) Agriculture & Environmental Technologies Innovation Centre (AETIC) and CropPro Consulting (CropPro) are collaborating to further develop the land topography software LandMapR. CropPro will use LandMapR to produce the best field topography models for their precision agriculture services that include variable-rate and custom mapping. Developing and using the most accurate field topography models is an essential part of creating precision agriculture solutions for field crop farmers. CropPro Consulting is a Canadian owned and operated business that began in 2003, primarily focused on Crop Management Services and on-farm research. CropPro offers Mapping Agriculture Production Systems (MAPS) variable-rate services and Technology Enhanced Consulting (TEC) custom mapping and software. LandMapR is software that analyzes field topography data and creates highly accurate field topography and water flow (hydrology) models. This includes capturing all the hills and depressions in a field. Good topography models are uncommon, and complex to build. Dr. Mike Duncan, the NSERC Industrial Research Chair for Colleges (IRCC) in Precision Agriculture & Environmental Technologies, leads the AETIC team, which has extensive experience with programming, agricultural data analysis and mapping software; and programming, using and testing LandMapR. LandMapR was built by Dr. R.A. (Bob) MacMillan, PhD in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) & Environmental Modelling and Master of Science (MS) in Soil Sciences as a land classification and hydrology software. Dr. MacMillan provided the software to Niagara College in 2011 to open source. CropPro's utilization of LandMapR topography and water flow datasets will help to provide the profitable solutions that also support good environmental stewardship. The project results will help to support CropPro's primary client base in Saskatchewan, that has 20% of Canada's field crop acreage, with 36.7 million acres. CropPro works the dirt and data to help their farmers' yields and profitability in the very competitive modern agricultural landscape.
