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GNSS in Precision Agricultural Operations
Author/s | Pérez Ruiz, Manuel
Upadhyaya, Shrini |
Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería Aeroespacial y Mecánica de Fluidos |
Publication Date | 2012 |
Deposit Date | 2018-03-22 |
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ISBN/ISSN | 978-953-51-0775-0 |
Abstract | Today, there are two Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) that are fully operational
and commercially available to provide all-weather guidance virtually 24 h a day anywhere
on the surface of the earth. GNSS are ... Today, there are two Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) that are fully operational and commercially available to provide all-weather guidance virtually 24 h a day anywhere on the surface of the earth. GNSS are the collection of localization systems that use satellites to know the location of a user receiver in a global (Earth-centered) coordinate system and this has become the positioning system of choice for precision agriculture technologies. At present North American Positioning System known as Navigation by Satellite Timing and Ranging Global Position System (NAVSTAR GPS or simply GPS) and Russian Positioning System known as Globalnaya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema or Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) both qualify as GNSS. Two other satellite localization systems, Galileo (European Union) and Compass (Chinese), are expected to achieve full global coverage capability by 2020. Detailed information on GNSS technology is plentiful, and there are many books that provide a complete description of these navigation systems [9- 11]. But the focus of this chapter is on the applications of GPS in agricultural operations. These applications include positioning of operating machines, soil sampling, variable rate application and vehicle guidance. |
Funding agencies | European Union (UE). FP7 |
Project ID. | FP7/2007-2013 |
Citation | Pérez Ruiz, M., y Upadhyaya, S. (2012). GNSS in Precision Agricultural Operations. En New Approach of Indoor and Outdoor Localization Systems .España: Intech |