Rural Engineering Laboratory

The Laboratory integrates the skills and equipment necessary for the development of studies in the areas of precision agriculture, hydraulics and irrigation techniques, information technologies (GIS, remote sensing) with application in agriculture and forestry, rural construction, environmental conditioning, energy efficiency and mechanization.

The main objectives of the laboratory are associated with the study of evaluation, monitoring and improvement of agricultural and forestry management practices with geographic information technologies, energy efficiency; evaluation of the efficiency of irrigation techniques; and evaluation and improvement of mechanization of agricultural practices.