2010 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
Regression Models for Spatial Data: An Example from Precision Agriculture
verfasst von : Georg Ruß, Rudolf Kruse
Erschienen in: Advances in Data Mining. Applications and Theoretical Aspects
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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The term
precision agriculture
refers to the application of state-of-the-art GPS technology in connection with small-scale, sensor-based treatment of the crop. This data-driven approach to agriculture poses a number of data mining problems. One of those is also an obviously important task in agriculture: yield prediction. Given a precise, geographically annotated data set for a certain field, can a season’s yield be predicted?
Numerous approaches have been proposed to solving this problem. In the past, classical regression models for non-spatial data have been used, like regression trees, neural networks and support vector machines. However, in a cross-validation learning approach, issues with the assumption of statistical independence of the data records appear. Therefore, the geographical location of data records should clearly be considered while employing a regression model. This paper gives a short overview about the available data, points out the issues with the classical learning approaches and presents a novel spatial cross-validation technique to overcome the problems and solve the aforementioned yield prediction task.