Sponsored by the Data Science Center, the purpose of the Data Science Seminar is to foster collaborations between the core Data Science faculty (CSE/ECE/STAT) and faculty from other sciences that face Data Science problems in their research. After the talk, there will be time for discussions.
The talk will be given by Dr. Elia Scudiero , Department of Environmental Sciences, UCR
TITLE:
Remote Sensing of plant and soil for precision agriculture.
ABSTRACT:
Agricultural systems are often characterized by high spatial and temporal variability in the factors that determine crop yield. In particular, the variability of soil and other environmental factors affecting yield are notoriously hard to characterize at very high spatial resolution. Recent high-resolution satellites (e.g., Sentinel and PlanetScope) may be useful tools for monitoring crops and environmental factors in agriculture. This talk will describe recent research in Scudiero’s Lab on remote sensing of soil moisture and on the determination of crop salinity tolerance in crops using high-resolution satellite data. The talk will include an overview of research gaps and opportunities for the use of data science in agricultural research.
*** Pizza and refreshments will be provided! ***
