Guidance
August 11, 2009
Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) has released a new electric steering product, the AES-25.
"The AES-25 is an accurate steering system that does not intrude into the operator's working area or alter the steering wheel position," says Rhett Schildroth, TPA engineering...
Guidance
August 3, 2009
Kansas State University offers a spreadsheet tool that helps to evaluate the benefits of a global positioning system. To download the spreadsheet, visit the KSU site by clicking on the link and selecting GPS Guidance under "Decision-Making Tools."...
Guidance
July 13, 2009
Farmers who want to add auto-steer functionality to their older tractors have a new retrofit option with Leica Geosystems' release of the QuickSteer motor. The QuickSteer motor can be added to a wide range of agricultural vehicles that do...
Guidance
July 10, 2009
Research out of Tel Aviv University has found that cell phone towers can help predict the next big flood.
Though New Orleans residents were told to evacuate days before the arrival of Hurricane Katrina, no one could have predicted the...
Guidance
July 1, 2009
A feature on the 15 most significant innovations in precision agriculture seemingly would be best served through rigorous, scientific information gathering and iron-clad statistical analysis. This feature contains none of that.
• Innovations:
Instead, we asked the ultimate variable — PEOPLE...
Guidance
June 4, 2009
Article excerpted from the June 2009 edition of CropLife magazine.
Automated steering systems have become standard tools for many in agriculture. And drivers are benefiting from continued improvements on both hydraulic and mechanical units, reports Ryan Molitor, marketing supervisor, Raven...
Guidance
May 28, 2009
The satellite began broadcasting the new signal on April 10, 2009, and Topcon engineers reported successfully tracking the signal a few days later. The US Air Force is presently testing the L5 signal from one GPS satellite. Topcon had...
Guidance
May 21, 2009
AutoFarm recently announced the availability of embedded steering control (ESC) for Envizio Pro, allowing it to work with the AutoFarm OnTrac2 GPS Assisted Steering System to provide robust steering of a broad range of equipment including tractors, sprayers, spreaders...
Guidance
May 14, 2009
Solar storms are eruptions of energy and matter that escape from the sun and may head toward Earth, where even a weak storm can damage satellites and power grids, disrupting communications, the electric power supply and GPS. A single...
Guidance
May 7, 2009
Tim Norris was one of the early pioneers in the construction of RTK tower networks. Through his consulting company, Agronomic Information Technologies in Gambier, OH, he launched the C.O.R.N. Network. (Central Ohio RTK Network).
Over the past two years, Norris...
Guidance
April 23, 2009
So, you've got an order for an application of dry fertilizer to be applied by prescription map. But Mother Nature is managing to keep the fields just wet enough to make a ground application impossible. Could there be an...
Guidance
April 16, 2009
The new A21 Antenna is designed to maintain its tracking of GPS and differential correction signals even in environments featuring significant electronic "noise" such as agricultural vehicles, aircraft, and equipment, and in high-dynamic applications where the antenna may be...
Guidance
April 16, 2009
With real-time mapping to show exactly where the vehicle has been working and Virtual Road view to display the line of steering, the Leica iNEX provides an accurate visual representation of every application. The display is also fitted with...
Guidance
April 2, 2009
GPS Guidance will increase accuracy and precision of linear irrigation equipment when compared with conventional irrigation guidance. It also will help eliminate some maintenance issues associated with existing guidance options.
"GPS has become standard for precision farming, from field mapping...
Guidance
April 2, 2009
For more than 15 years, Agri ImaGIS Technologies has been using technology to help farmers worldwide to manage their fields more effectively and has become a leader in remote-sensing for the agriculture industry. Agri ImaGIS uses satellite imagery to...
Guidance
March 19, 2009
Upgrading Viper Pro to FarmPRO DGPS will allow hands-free steering using the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) or OmniSTAR XP or HP correction. Upgrading to add FarmPRO RTK will allow sub-inch accurate vehicle placement with consistent repeatability.
Both Viper Pro-to-FarmPRO...
Guidance
March 19, 2009
The Leica iNEX is a versatile solution that can be fully integrated with the Leica mojoRTK auto-steer system to offer wider functionality, or purchased as a stand-alone guidance system for use with most GPS receivers.
With real-time mapping to show...
Guidance
March 12, 2009
"Reliability is a good word for the difference," says OmniSTAR's John Pointon. "It's not necessarily going to be more accurate if you are operating in an area where you have a wide, clear view of the sky and there's...
Guidance
February 26, 2009
While there is a significant contingent of growers out there who are precision technology enthusiasts, there is still a significant group of growers who've kept their powder dry. Getting the growers out there who have not yet adopted precision...
Guidance
February 26, 2009
The system can be paired up with Raven's Cruizer, Envizio Pro, or Viper Pro controllers to provide a wide range of capabilities and price points.
Optional vehicle transfer kits make moving SmartSteer from cab to cab relatively simple, without the...
