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Building Better Farm Management Zones, Part 1: H3 Hexagons Over Rectangles
This first installment introduces a spatial analytics framework for precision agriculture that replaces arbitrary rectangular grids with Uber's H3 hexagonal indexing system. Using a simulated Iowa corn field, it demonstrates how to aggregate GPS-tagged agronomic data, validate spatial structure with Moran's I, and generate management zones using K-Means and SKATER, laying the foundation for more accurate variable-rate fertilizer prescriptions.