Integrating advanced technologies for optimization of aerial herbicide applications |
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| Authors: | D Thompson D Chartrand B Staznik J Leach P Hodgins |
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| Institution: | (1) Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, 1219 Queen St. East, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 2E5, Canada;(2) Tembec, Spruce Falls, 1 Government Road, PO Box 100, Kapuskasing, ON, P5N 2Y2, Canada;(3) General Airspray Ltd., 6375 Airport Drive, R.R. # 1, Lucan, ON, N0M 2J0, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Aerial application of herbicides continues to be a dominant method of vegetation control in Canadian forest management. In
this paper, we describe a suite of relatively modern technologies and emphasize their potential for integrated use in optimization
of aerial herbicide treatments. The potential is illustrated using several case studies involving fixed-wing applications
of glyphosate-based herbicide in the boreal forest region of Ontario, Canada. Results indicate that integration of geographic
information systems, differential global positioning, electronic-guidance, on-site meteorological monitoring and remote sensing
can be used to effectively plan, enhance application control and provide detailed post-treatment assessment and archival data
for herbicide spray programs. SprayAdvisor, a GIS-based decision support system with the capacity to directly integrate all
of these elements is briefly described. |
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