Symposia on Precision Agriculture Research and Application in Australasia

    The Australian Centre for Precision Agriculture conducts an annual one-day Symposium on Precision Agriculture Research and Application in Australasia. Presentations from research, government and commercial organisations along with farmers/growers provide local information to conference attendees from all facets of the Australasian agricultural community.

    As the interest in PA takes off nationally (and within the Australasian region) we are keen to capture the enthusiasm being generated in many new and established organisations, associations and groups. In the future, we hope to see this event conducted in collaboration with more of these various entities around the region. At present we have been collaborating with SPAA in the running and organisation of the event. In 2007 the event was held in New Zealand through the NZCPA, and the Proceedings are available below.


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    The 12th Annual Symposium will be held in Sydney

    19th September, 2008

    Australian Technology Park
    Eveleigh, Sydney


    the full program is available below but the general themes being covered are:

    • •Soil and Crop Sensors
    • • Livestock Management
    • • Economics
    • •International Developments 
    • • Commercial Developments
    • • Practical Applications of GNSS and VRT


    2008 Program

    2008 Registration Form (interactive fields)

    2008 Accommodation Suggestions

    Venue Map

    Robotics Open Day at UNSW on Saturday 20th September

    The Agricultural Robotics Research Group at the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of New South Wales extends an invitation to all to visit their labs on Saturday the 20th September, the day after the Symposium.


    They would like to show their labs and the agricultural automation they do, especially:     

    o        the John Deere Tractor 

    o        the new non-herbicidal weeding robot - the so-called GreenWeeder

    o        some of the miniature flying machines, helicopters and smaller mobile robots
     

    There is also the possibility for many of you to operate the GreenWeeder, a 150 kg machine with sophisticated steering, propulsion and a suit of sensors, with its weed electrocution system.

    They will also demonstrate to you the 3-D modeling of the environment through vehicle mounted laser systems.


    Time: 11 am to 2 pm.

    Date: 20 September 2008

    Where: School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of

    New South Wales, Sydney

    This invitation can be accepted on the Registration Form



    Archived abstracts from the
    ACPA Symposia on Precision Agriculture Research in Australasia
     
     

    1997 Symposium Abstracts

    1998 Symposium Abstracts

    1999 Symposium Abstracts

    2000 Symposium Abstracts
     
    2001 Symposium Abstracts

    2002 Symposium Abstracts

    2003 Symposium Program    2003 Symposium Abstracts (3.67 MB pdf)

    2004 Symposium Program      2004 Symposium Abstracts (1.35 MB pdf) 

    2005 Symposium Program      2005 Symposium Abstracts (0.9 MB pdf)

    2006 Symposium Program      2006 Symposium Abstracts (1.20 MB pdf)

    2007 Symposium Program      2007 Symposium Abstracts (0.60 MB pdf)
     

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