GPS helps locate soil erosion pathways

Courtesy http://www.eurekalert.org/rss/business.xml  Wed, 08/12/2009 - 22:00

(American Society of Agronomy) A new study that examines whether reliable prediction models could be created to identify eroded waterways from digital terrain information, in order to help farmers and conservation professionals do a better job of designing and locating grassed waterways to reduce soil erosion.


 

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