Current research into blending low-cost satellite imaging with existing regional crop yield forecasting could mean shorter queues at grain depots and lower handling charges for growers. Using an entire shire as a test bed, Toowoomba-based remote sensing scientists and agronomists are marrying NASA'sModerate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) imagery with the Qld Department of Primary Industry's Regional Crop Forecasting System (RCFS). Team leader and Geographical Information Systems specialist Dr Armando Apan from the University of Southern Queensland's Faculty of Engineering and Surveying is quite optimistic about the project.
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