Workshop gets farm
mappers started
GRAZIER SUPPORT
DC hosted a one-day FarmMap4D
L landholders
workshop for graziers in March, providing
with the knowledge, skills and
tools to map, plan, analyse and monitor their
property infrastructure, land resources and
groundcover.
The web-based tool combines geospatial
mapping technologies with time-series
ground cover satellite imagery to analyse
grazing pressure and land condition, to
help land managers make more informed
decisions.
FarmMap4D allows landholders to produce
customised maps of their property, audit on-
farm infrastructure, plan grazing regimes and
estimate long-term safe carrying capacity.
This includes being able to plan fences and
manage water resources effectively such as
being able to calculate how much wire is
needed to fence a new paddock or how much
pipeline is required to pump water from a
new dam to a water trough.
Graziers can also analyse seasonal trends in
groundcover within a paddock or an entire
property to assess land condition and the
impacts of management and investment
decisions.
FarmMap4D is seen as the most relevant
mapping product for graziers in the State,
although understanding and using the tool
can take quite a bit of training and time.
Landholders interested in using FarmMap4D
who were unable to attend the March
workshop can contact Rodger Walker on
0408 828 276.
P26 | ISSUE 1, April, 2018