System and method for collecting soil samples
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1. A computer implemented method for determining sample points in an agricultural field, the method comprising:
- identifying one or more areas in an agricultural field, each identified area of the agricultural field having similar productivity;
determining a path through each identified area of the one or more areas of the agricultural field;
calculating a predetermined number of sample points to be taken on each determined path;
determining a location on a corresponding determined path for each calculated sample point for the corresponding determined path; and
displaying on a display each identified area of the one or more areas of the agricultural field with the corresponding determined paths and the corresponding locations of the sample points for the corresponding determined paths.
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Abstract
A system and method for collecting soil samples is provided that permits a user to develop or generate one or more paths in an agricultural field to collect soil samples with each soil core collection point along the path being identified. The agricultural field can be divided into management zones having similar productivity and each management zone can have a path with the identified collection points to collect samples for that management zone.
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1. A computer implemented method for determining sample points in an agricultural field, the method comprising:
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identifying one or more areas in an agricultural field, each identified area of the agricultural field having similar productivity; determining a path through each identified area of the one or more areas of the agricultural field; calculating a predetermined number of sample points to be taken on each determined path; determining a location on a corresponding determined path for each calculated sample point for the corresponding determined path; and displaying on a display each identified area of the one or more areas of the agricultural field with the corresponding determined paths and the corresponding locations of the sample points for the corresponding determined paths. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a computer associated with a piece of equipment, the piece of equipment being located in an agricultural field; a global positioning system device associated with the piece of equipment;
the global positioning system device being configured to determine the location of the piece of equipment in the agricultural field;a soil sampling management system comprising; a first computer algorithm executable by a microprocessor, the first computer algorithm operates to permit a user to create a map of the agricultural field, the map of the agricultural field including information on at least one management zone in the agricultural field, at least one path through the at least one management zone and a plurality of sample points on the at least one path; and a second computer algorithm executable by a microprocessor of the computer, the second computer algorithm operates to receive location information on the piece of equipment from the global positioning system device in response to a collection of a sample and to generate an updated sample point on the map corresponding to the location information from the global positioning system device; and a user interface to display the map and the updated sample points. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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