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LOOK: World’s largest ‘Script Ohio’ designed using precision agriculture technology
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If Ohio State fans were on a mission to find the world’s largest “Script Ohio,” they may have to hop into a hot-air balloon or a small plane to check it out.
With the help of precision agriculture technology, the world’s largest version of “The Incomparable Script Ohio” in a 100-acre field located near Columbus. Agricultural engineers at the Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences accomplished the feat.
Eleven Warriors spoke with some of the experts who took part in this project, talking about how they were able to successfully accomplish this task using the precision technology.
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“We decided to start and continue this project to show the potential of new multi-hybrid/variety planting technology and demonstrate that it can complete tasks with accuracy and precision to the point of making logos in field scenes,” said Andrew Klopfenstein, a senior research associate engineer.
The Script Ohio was created using components from Precision Planting that turn a traditional planter into a “smart planter.” From a monitor inside the tractor, farmers can control the plant population and see hybrid type planted in coordination with a mapping of GPS coordinates.
“This year’s design was slightly more difficult than some of the previous years because it was a single continuous piece with more curves than we had attempted in the past,” said Ryan Tietje, a research associate and graduate student who designed the past two field demonstrations.
The agricultural engineers who worked on this project also worked on similar tasks, attempting to recreate the simple “Block O,” Brutus Buckeye and the athletic department’s version of the “Block O” over the last three years.
Unfortunately, if you want to check it out, you’ll have to rely on the aerial photos. Or hop into that hot-air balloon or small plane.
Still, this was a pretty cool accomplishment using impressive technology.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB