Machine guidance
Agricultural Auto-Guidance
Position-based machine steering that follows planned field paths with operator supervision.
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↗FieldCircuit knowledge system
Technologies
Explore the communication, positioning, application, sensing, and software systems behind modern agriculture.
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Positioning infrastructure
Continuously Operating Reference Stations
Permanently operated GNSS reference stations that provide observations, coordinates, or correction infrastructure for precise positioning.
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↗Farm software
FMIS
Operational systems that connect planning, field tasks, records, and machinery data.
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↗Positioning
GNSS
Satellite constellations and receivers that provide positioning, navigation, and timing for agricultural operations.
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↗Machine networking
High Speed ISOBUS
A next-generation high-bandwidth network for agricultural machines.
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↗Machine networking
ISOBUS
A standardized communication system connecting agricultural tractors, implements, terminals, and farm software.
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↗Positioning
Precise Point Positioning
A precise GNSS method using detailed models and precise satellite orbit and clock products without a nearby user base station.
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↗Decision data
Prescription Maps
Georeferenced work instructions that assign target rates or products to defined field locations.
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↗Positioning
Real-Time Kinematic
A differential carrier-phase GNSS technique that sends reference corrections to a moving receiver in real time.
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↗Application control
Section Control
Position-aware automatic switching of implement sections to manage overlap and untreated areas.
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↗Field application
Variable Rate Technology
Spatially adjusted inputs based on prescriptions, sensors, and field conditions.
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↗Field sensing
Yield Monitoring and Mapping
Harvest-time sensing and positioning used to estimate and map spatial crop yield.
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