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790 December 2017 PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Using a field spectroradiometer
such as the Spectral Evolution
PSR+, a researcher can get an es-
timate of potassium content in soil
- a key ingredient for plant health.
The PSR+ is a lightweight, reli-
able high resolution NIR spectrora-
diometer designed for field use. The
PSR+ covers the full UV/VIS/NIR range from 350-2500 nano-
meters with unmatched sensitivity and accuracy. It is easy for
one person in the field to use with an optional handheld micro-
computer and direct screw-on lenses, or fiberoptic connection
to a pistol grip or sample contact probe. The PSR+ includes our
exclusive DARWin SP Data Acquisition software with access
to the USGS spectral library and 19 vegetation indices. DAR-
Win saves all data as an ASCII file for use with other analysis
and chemometric software tools.
The PSR+ can work in standalone mode to store up to 1000
field scans before offloading or use it with the optional GE-
TAC minicomputer with GPS, altimeter, voice notes, digital
camera and unlimited data storage. The PSR+ is supplied with
two rechargeable lithium-ion batteries each capable of up to 4
hours of use for a total of 8 hours of scanning. The PSR+ is also
available with a benchtop probe and sample compactor for soil
analysis use in the lab.
Optional EZ-ID sample identification software includes ac-
cess to mineral identification libraries – very useful for identi-
fying clays in soil. There is a Custom Library Builder module
so you can build your own library of soil scans.
The ability to measure potassium in soil can be a key to pro-
moting a better approach to prescription fertilization as part of
precision agriculture.
For more information:http://www.spectralevolution.com/ap-
plications_potassium_soil.html.
CALENDAR
• February 5-7, ASPRS Annual Conference and
International Lidar Mapping Forum, Denver, Colorado.
For more information, visitwww.lidarmap.org/conference.
• March 19-22, 2018 GIS /CAMA Technologies
Conference, Houston, Texas. For more information, visit
http://www.urisa.org/gis-cama-technologies-conference/.
• April 9-13, URISA GIS Leadership Academy , Columbus,
Ohio. For more information, visithttp://www.urisa.org /
education-events/urisa-gis-leadership-academy/.
• April 22-24, Inaugural Joint UESI-Cal Poly Pomona
2018 Surveying & Geomatics Conference, Pomona,
California. For more informatin, visitwww.surveyingconfer-
ence.org/.
• July 18-22, COSPAR 2018, Pasadena, California. For more
information, visithttp://www.cospar-assembly.orgor http://
cospar2018.org/.
• July 23-27, URISA GIS Leadership Academy, Salt Lake
City, Utah. For more information, visithttp://www.urisa .
org/education-events/urisa-gis-leadership-academy/.
• October 8-11, GIS-Pro & CalGIS 2018: THE Conference
for GIS Professionals, Palm Springs, California. For more
information, visithttp://www.urisa.org/education-events/gis-
pro-annual-conference/,
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