METHOD FOR MAKING A LAND MANAGEMENT DECISION BASED ON PROCESSED ELEVATIONAL DATA

摘要

A method for making a land management decision comprises surveying a field with a location-determining receiver (10) to determine position data (27) and corresponding elevation data (28). A data processor (12) or elevation module (14) determines an average elevation data for a zone within the field around a particular cell. The data processor (12) or classifier (16) classifies each cell into classifications comprising a depression cell and a summit cell based on the determined elevation difference between the particular cell and the average elevation. The data processor (12) and the prescription module (18) generate a prescription for the cells in the field based on at least one of the classification and the determined elevation difference.