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Choose a GPS Guidance System Based on Farm Needs

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MF2942 Choose a GPS Guidance System Based on Farm Needs

by Randy R. Price

  • Published Date: Aug 2011
Precision farming activities are based on global positioning system (GPS) coordinates. The three main types of guidance systems are: Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), also known as satellite based augmentation system (SBAS); OmniSTAR; and real-time kinematic (RTK) systems. 4 p.
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