Precision Agriculture Technicians
Of the 7 tasks studied for Precision Agriculture Technicians, 2 (29%) are in the Automation Green Light zone, AI can largely do them and workers want it. Across all tasks, workers want about 71% automated. The typical task scores 2.99/5 for worker desire and 3.17/5 for AI capability.
All 7 tasks, most-wanted first
Analyze remote sensing imagery to identify relationships between soil quality, crop canopy densities, light reflectance, and weather history.
R&D Opportunitywant 3.5 · AI 3.33Identify spatial coordinates, using remote sensing and Global Positioning System (GPS) data.
Green Lightwant 3.33 · AI 3.5Create, layer, and analyze maps showing precision agricultural data, such as crop yields, soil characteristics, input applications, terrain, drainage patterns, or field management history.
Green Lightwant 3 · AI 3.5Draw or read maps, such as soil, contour, or plat maps.
R&D Opportunitywant 3 · AI 3.33Program farm equipment, such as variable-rate planting equipment or pesticide sprayers, based on input from crop scouting and analysis of field condition variability.
R&D Opportunitywant 3 · AI 2.5Document and maintain records of precision agriculture information.
Low Prioritywant 2.86 · AI 3Analyze geospatial data to determine agricultural implications of factors such as soil quality, terrain, field productivity, fertilizers, or weather conditions.
Low Prioritywant 2.25 · AI 3