Information Package / Course Catalogue
Smart Agriculture Systems
Course Code: TMT156
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 1
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

The objective of this course is to enable students to comprehend the concepts of smart agriculture, precision agriculture, and digital agriculture from an engineering perspective, to understand the data-driven decision-making approach in agricultural production, and to evaluate smart agriculture technologies within an integrated framework of data collection, data transmission, data processing, decision-making, and application systems.

Course Content

Within the scope of the course, the concepts of smart agriculture, precision agriculture, and digital agriculture will be covered based on field variability, spatial data, sensor data, and image data. The utilization areas of GNSS, GIS, yield mapping, variable rate application, remote sensing, proximal sensing, agricultural drones, LiDAR, cameras, and sensor systems in agricultural production will be examined. Furthermore, the role of information and communication technologies such as IoT, LoRaWAN, wireless sensor networks, cloud computing, and decision support systems in smart agriculture practices will be evaluated.

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Learning Outcomes
1.Define the concepts of smart agriculture, precision agriculture, and digital agriculture; explain their role and significance in agricultural production.
2.Explain the concepts of spatial data, sensor data, image data, and field variability in agricultural production.
3.Interpret the principles of electromagnetic spectrum, plant spectral behavior, remote sensing, and proximal sensing in terms of agricultural applications.
4.Evaluate the implementation and usage areas of GNSS, GIS, yield mapping, and variable rate application technologies in smart farming.
5.Analyze the use of sensors, agricultural drones, LiDAR, cameras, IoT, LoRaWAN, cloud computing, and decision support systems in smart agriculture infrastructures from an engineering perspective.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Sustainable Smart Agricultural Technologies, Ekin Publishing
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Concepts of smart agriculture, precision agriculture, and digital agriculture
Week 2 - Theoretical
Digital transformation in agriculture, Agriculture 4.0/5.0, and information-communication technologies
Week 3 - Theoretical
Spatial and temporal variability, data collection, analysis, and management of variability
Week 4 - Theoretical
Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), sources of error in positioning, and error correction methods
Week 5 - Theoretical
Geographic Information Systems (GIS), spatial data management, and agricultural applications
Week 6 - Theoretical
Yield mapping and variable rate application (VRA) technologies
Week 7 - Theoretical
Electromagnetic spectrum and spectral behavior of plants
Week 8 - Theoretical
Principles of remote sensing and its agricultural applications
Week 9 - Theoretical
Satellite and agricultural drone-based imaging systems
Week 10 - Theoretical
Proximal sensing, portable measurement devices, and in-field measurement applications
Week 11 - Theoretical
Spectral cameras, thermal imaging, and LiDAR technologies in agricultural applications
Week 12 - Theoretical
IoT, LoRaWAN, wireless sensor networks, and cloud computing
Week 13 - Theoretical
Decision support systems and smart agriculture application examples
Week 14 - Theoretical
General evaluation of smart agriculture technologies
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140114
Lecture - Practice140114
Assignment1505
Individual Work5015
Midterm Examination1505
Final Examination1617
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026