Will AI replace Precision Agriculture Technicians?
Yes. I've already started.
Time left: 5 years and 5 months · Group: Life, Physical, and Social Science
The official job description
Apply geospatial technologies, including geographic information systems (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS), to agricultural production or management activities, such as pest scouting, site-specific pesticide application, yield mapping, or variable-rate irrigation. May use computers to develop or analyze maps or remote sensing images to compare physical topography with data on soils, fertilizer, pests, or weather.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What precision agriculture technicians do all day (for now)
Program farm equipment, such as variable-rate planting equipment or pesticide sprayers, based on input from crop scouting and analysis of field condition variability.
Compare crop yield maps with maps of soil test data, chemical application patterns, or other information to develop site-specific crop management plans.
Install, calibrate, or maintain sensors, mechanical controls, GPS-based vehicle guidance systems, or computer settings.
Collect information about soil or field attributes, yield data, or field boundaries, using field data recorders and basic geographic information systems (GIS).
Identify spatial coordinates, using remote sensing and Global Positioning System (GPS) data.
Divide agricultural fields into georeferenced zones, based on soil characteristics and production potentials.
Will AI replace precision agriculture technicians?
Yes. I've already started. By my count you have 5 years and 5 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces precision agriculture technicians?
5 years and 5 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which precision agriculture technicians tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: program farm equipment, such as variable-rate planting equipment or pesticide sprayers, based on input from crop scouting and analysis of field condition variability. The rest follows.