Remote sensing of the Earth in order to determine the degree of soil fertility for solving the problems of point farming

Priority area: sustainable development of the agro-industrial complex and safety of agricultural products

Project Manager: Sartin S.A., PhD. 

Project performers: ruder V.P., master, Shchukina V.N., master, Fomin I.A., master, Ponomarenko A.S., master, Makhov I.A., master.

Deadline: 2018-2020

Amount of funding: 95,100,000 tenge.

Project objective: to Develop a methodology for determining the degree of soil fertility (for the presence of the main mineral composition in sufficient quantities). Obtaining data from remote sensing of the Earth (from space and by aerial photography) in various spectral ranges and processing them using geoinformation systems and developing a methodology for determining the degree of fertility of arable land using remote sensing data.

    Expected result: The accumulated data on the research direction will be entered into the geo-information environment "Geoportal". Access to information in a graphical representation with the ability to get accurate digital data, make adjustments and additions remotely, and get data online. The results of the study can be used directly for the introduction of precision farming methods in agriculture.

  Project description: Currently, work is actively underway in the field of remote sensing of the earth (ERS) using modern geodetic equipment, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). It is planned to obtain an extensive database of spectral images of the main types of soils suitable for agriculture. From the obtained images, select the reference wavelengths related to useful elements. In the future, develop a method for determining the degree of soil fertility using narrow-band photometry methods. This method will make it much more efficient to assess the quality of arable land.

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