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AssigneeTrimble Navigation Limited
InventorsRussell J. Keller, Mark E. Nichols, Arthur F. Lange
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Real time kinematic (RTK) global positioning system (GPS) technology is integrated with precision farming methodologies to provide highly accurate seeding, cultivating, planting and/or harvesting operations. RTK GPS systems are used to control fully or semi-autonomous vehicles in these operations and may allow for precision planting of seeds (e.g., from a seeder equipped with an RTK GPS receiver and related equipment) and/or precision weed removal (e.g., using a vehicle fitted with weed eradication mechanisms such as augers and/or herbicide sprayers). Crop specific fertilizer/pesticide application is also enabled through the use of centimeter-level accurate positioning techniques.
A method of seeding, comprising:
A method, comprising recording, using positioning information provided by a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, locations of one or more seeds planted in a field, in response to a seeding pattern that is updated for each of a number of planting periods according to a micro crop rotation scheme and an indication that a seeding machine has reached a desired planting location.
A seeding machine, comprising:
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