2017 Conference Programme LandWISE 2017: Are we ready for automation? Thanks to Our Loyal Platinum Sponsors! Follow links below to presentation summaries Automated Harvesting – is the Juice worth the Squeeze? (Chris Roberts – Cambridge Consultants) People and technology – adapting to change (Amanda Lynn – Innovation Partnership) Preferred future; the challenges of putting the pieces together (John White/Matt Adkins – Zespri) Getting to Grips with Yield Monitoring (Simon Wilcox – A S Wilcox) Hyperspectral imagery mapping species distribution (Tommy Cushnahan – Massey University) Counting buds and berries (James Beech & Tony Cooper – Precision AI) Thermal and LiDAR imaging from UAVs (David Herries – Interpine) Open government data (Jeff Cooke – Hawke’s Bay Regional Council) Integrating public and private spatially-based data (Aaron McCallion – Waka Digital) Enhancing the profitability and value of NZ Onions (Jane Adams – Onions NZ) Management Action Zones for Onions (Bruce Searle – Plant & Food) Technology to monitor & manage Onion crops (Dan Bloomer – LandWISE) Surface Contouring to improve drainage (Dan Bloomer – LandWISE) Refill Scheduling for Agricultural Robots and Other Vehicles (Rob Fitch – UTS/ACFR) [Skype] Soil to sprinkler – automating irrigation management (Tony Davoren – HydroServices) Variable Rate Fertiliser: the value proposition (Adrian Hunt – Plant and Food) Robotics in Australia and Europe (Dan Bloomer – LandWISE) Orchard robotics and apple picking (Bram Smith – Robotics Plus) Grapevine pruning robot (Scott Paulin – University of Canterbury) A vision for robotic weeders of the future (Charles Merfield – Future Farming Centre) Tree climbing robots in forestry (Richard Parker – Scion) AGMARDT Presentation: Agricultural robotics in a French farming context (Thibaut Delcroix – Naio Technologies) MicroFarm pH Mapping (Luke Posthuma – GrowMaps)
