PORTABLE PRECISION LOCATION MAPPER FOR AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS

THE PORTABLE PRECISION LOCATION MAPPER PROVIDES THE AGRICULTURAL USER WITH A MECHANISM FOR DETERMINING AND RECORDING POSITIONS WITH HIGH PRECISION. THIS DEVICE USES THE GLOBAL POSITION SYSTEMS SATELLITE SIGNALS, CORRECTED FOR LOCAL AND INDUCED DISTORTION, TOGETHER WITH INERTIAL AND OTHER NAVIGATIONAL AIDS FOR ITS POSITION DETERMINATION.. SOFTWARE AND CONTROL PANEL HARDWARE SPECIFICALLY DEVELOPED FOR THE AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS PROVIDE USEFUL INTERFACE WITH THE USER. THE UNIT IS DEVELOPED FOR BOTH GROUND BASED AND AERIAL APPLICATIONS. THE TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC FEASIBLITY OF THE PORTABLE PRECISION LOCATIONS MAPPER WILL BE DETERMINED. A BRASSBOARD UNIT WILL BE ASSEMBLED. FIELD TESTING WILL BE PERFORMED IN BOTH CONTROLLED TEST RANGE AND IN AN AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE MANUFACTURING COSTS WILL BE PERFORMED.