The deployment of high-revisit satellite-based radar sensors raises the question of whether the data collected can provide quantitative information to improve agricultural productivity. This thesis aims to develop and ...

Soil moisture (SM) is one of the key parameters in the engineering, agronomic, geological, ecological, biological and hydrological functions of soil. Its needed to support decision making in agriculture for irrigation ...

The endorsement of artificial turf for rugby by the sport’s governing bodies has seen a proliferation in facilities from grass roots to professional level. Maintenance of these facilities has become an important factor for ...

Efficiency of tillage depends largely on the nature of the field, soil type, spatial distribution of soil properties, and the correct setting of the tillage implement. However, current tillage practice is often implemented ...

Fertiliser applications in vegetable crops are one of the main input costs of production. Thematic soil maps have been widely used for decades to characterise soil nutrients and, therefore, apply variable rate ...

This work investigates differences in the survey methodologies of the monitoring programmes of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the US Government that lead to discrepancies in quantitative information ...