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Châtenay-Malabry (FR
- 92290), 2 January 2017
EFITA newsletter / 763 - European Federation for Information Technology
in Agriculture, Food and the Environment
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If cartoon characters grew older as real actors
See: http://www.ufunk.net/en/insolite/old-cartoon/
Happy the New Year
2017
We hope to see you in Montpellier next July. I studied at the Ag University
of Montpellier. It is Europe at its best!
Discover Enserune, one of the most important Roman-Gallic villages
in the South of France and the drained pond of Montady (13th century)
close to Montpellier
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tang_de_Montady
See: http://www.enserune.fr/en/
And
the Ag University is splendid too!
Agricultural Trends
and the Future of Technology - Interview with Julie Strain, Agricultural
Consultant and Red Wing Software Sales Engineer
See: http://www.farmindustrynews.com/data/agricultural-trends-and-future-technology
Irrigation company rolls out ag data system
See: http://www.farmindustrynews.com/irrigation-systems/irrigation-company-rolls-out-ag-data-system
Improve mobile phone and Wi-Fi reception with Greenerwave technology
Greenerwave develops a revolutionary technology to improve mobile
phone and Wi-Fi reception by recycling ambient waves. It uses a smart
electromagnetic mirror to improve signals where you need them most: on
your connected device.
No need of extra cabling or to generate new waves, just hang Greenerwave’s
mirror!
See: http://greenerwave.com/
Trimble launches first-of-its-kind Verticalpoint RTK system for agriculture
Trimble announced today that it has launched a world-first, patent-pending
VerticalPoint RTK™ system for grade control in agriculture. VerticalPoint
RTK provides significantly enhanced vertical accuracy and stability of
standard single-baseline RTK systems reducing the downtime and costly
delays experienced by many agriculture land improvement contractors today.
VerticalPoint RTK is currently available in North America and Australia
as an unlock on the Trimble® FmX® integrated and TMX-2050™ displays and
works in combination with the Trimble FieldLevel™ II system, which streamlines
the surveying, designing and leveling steps required for land leveling
projects. The VerticalPoint RTK system also includes two stationary supplemental
rovers for live, dynamic data collection.
See: http://www.farmindustrynews.com/equipment/trimble-launches-first-its-kind-verticalpoint-rtk-system-agriculture
VerticalPoint RTK
>>> Benefits
- Increase productivity of leveling projects
- Continuous in-field operations
- Product reacts to data in real-time environment
- Peace of mind with higher degree of accuracy over prior solutions and
competitors
- Can be upgraded easily with unlocks
Whether you’re a grower or a contractor, Trimble® VerticalPoint RTK™ grade
control achieves maximum vertical accuracy for all leveling and land forming
operations. VerticalPoint RTK increases productivity of leveling projects
during continuous in-field operations.
Why move dirt twice when you could move it once. Be on-grade with VerticalPoint
RTK.
- Efficiently maintain grade control over time
- Minimize operator cost
- Live dynamic data collection
- Maximum vertical accuracy
- Part of existing Trimble Water Management solutions
See: http://www.trimble.com/agriculture/verticalpoint-rtk
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Next
Efita
Congress
2 - 6 July 2017
Please,
note these dates!
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Montpellier
- France at SupAgro Ag University
See: http://www.efita2017.org/
See:
https://www.supagro.fr/
See: http://www.agrotic.org/blog/
Contacts
:
Jean-Pierre CHANET (Irstea)
Bruno TISSEYRE (AgroTIC SupAgro)
Olivier NAUD (Irstea)
Mél : jean-pierre.chanet(a)irstea.fr, tisseyre(a)supagro.inra.fr,
olivier.naud(a)irstea.fr
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GALILEO
Equivalent to the U.S. GPS, Galileo will be built around a constellation
of 30 satellites orbiting at an altitude of 23,222 km. It will offer
a level of precision of a few metres, unequalled until GPS III is deployed.
The Galileo programme was decided at the start of the 2000s to assure
Europe’s independence from the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS).
The European system would be based on a constellation of 30 satellites
designed to compete with the U.S. GPS, Russian Glonass and Chinese Beidou
systems.
Launched in tandem in 2011 and 2012, the first 4 Galileo satellites
validated the new geopositioning system, followed by 3 successful dual
launches in 2015 and another dual launch in May 2016, taking the number
of satellites in orbit to 12 (of which 11 are operational). All of these
launches were performed by Soyuz from the Guiana Space Centre. On 17
November 2016, 4 more satellites were launched, this time by a European
Ariane 5ES, followed by 2 more dual launches in 2017 and 2018.
Initial Galileo services are scheduled to come on stream late 2016,
with 15 operational satellites to be complemented progressively by future
launches. The full range of services requiring 30 satellites is planned
for 2020. Galileo will support a broad range of applications in domains
such as maritime, air and land transport, agriculture, public
works, search-and-rescue operations and government, as well as applications
that we increasingly use in our daily lives, notably on smartphones.
A Galileo satellite should be visible from anywhere on the globe 90%
of the time and the system is expected to generate numerous social and
economic spin-offs.
CNES was closely involved in the preliminary phases of Galileo and in
defining its signals, and CNES’s Launch Vehicles Directorate (DLA) contributed
to the Ariane 5ES launcher’s qualification. The agency’s space centre
in Toulouse also plans and conducts satellite positioning operations
in partnership with the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), as
part of ‘CNESOC’. Orbit and manoeuvre calculations, operation of flight
systems and management of control centres and the ground station network
will all call on the expertise at the two space agencies.
See: https://galileo-mission.cnes.fr/en/GALILEO/index.htm
Las paradojas del progreso : datos para el optimismo
Los datos señalan que la humanidad está en la mejor situación de su
historia y, sin embargo, la mayoría cree que el mundo empeora. Los políticos
populistas están aprovechando esta percepción ignorando que estamos mejorando
en todos los parámetros. El 81% de los votantes de Donald Trump creen que,
hace 50 años, se vivía mejor, que el mundo era un lugar mejor. Una opinión
que podría definirse como reaccionaria: cree que los cambios están empeorando
las cosas.
Esta visión está lejos de limitarse a los votantes de Trump. La percepción
de que el mundo retrocede, de que nos dirigimos hacia una suerte de caos,
es amplia. Según un estudio del Instituto Motivaction, el 87% de la población
mundial cree que, en los últimos 20 años, la pobreza global ha permanecido
igual o ha empeorado.
Ver: http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2016/12/29/actualidad/1483020328_085937.html
Old Russian joke
A man, then living in the Soviet Union, who went to a government office
to order a new car.
When he laid down his money, he was told there would be a long wait.
"Come back in 10 years and pick up your car," said the government
servant.
"Morning or afternoon?" said the man.
"What difference does it make?" said the servant.
"Because the plumber is coming in the morning."
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Jokes, Quotes and Anecdotes... an Anatomy of Wit
Mick Harkin, ex Secretary of EFITA, who has kept us amused with his
Friday Jokes over the years, has published a book on Amazon entitled "Jokes,
Quotes and Anecdotes... an Anatomy of Wit".
See: http://www.jokesquotesandanecdotes.com
Contact: Mick HARKIN
E-mail: mickjharkin(a)gmail.com
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