SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ:
TRMB) announced today that it has launched a world-first,
patent-pending VerticalPoint RTK™ system for grade
control in agriculture. VerticalPoint RTK provides significantly
enhanced vertical accuracy and stability of standard
single-baseline RTK systems reducing the downtime and costly delays
experienced by many agriculture land improvement contractors
today.
VerticalPoint RTK is currently available in North America and Australia as an unlock on the
Trimble® FmX® integrated and
TMX-2050™ displays and works in combination with the
Trimble FieldLevel™ II system, which streamlines the
surveying, designing and leveling steps required for land leveling
projects. The VerticalPoint RTK system also includes two stationary
supplemental rovers for live, dynamic data collection.
When vertical accuracy inconsistencies occur, agriculture
contractors must wait to re-start leveling until the vertical
signal is once again accurate, and in some instances even rework
portions of the field that were incorrectly leveled before the
vertical signal inconsistency was discovered. VerticalPoint RTK
significantly reduces vertical design errors in leveling and land
forming projects, which occur from inconsistent vertical GPS
signals resulting from atmospheric interference. With VerticalPoint
RTK, contractors can experience an approximate 25 percent increase
in overall uptime. Currently the industry experiences about 75
percent uptime; however, with VerticalPoint RTK uptime can increase
to approximately 95 percent. In addition, this increase in uptime
occurs even in the most challenging environments and at any time of
year.
"Trimble is excited to launch a world-first technology that
enhances vertical GPS accuracy, enabling agriculture contractors to
better perform leveling or land forming operations," said
Josh Shuler, product manager for
Trimble's Agriculture Division. "Our new VerticalPoint RTK system
can significantly reduce downtime leading to reduced expenses in
labor and fuel while also increasing productivity."
"On average during the summer months we may see 5-6 hours a day
where we don't have the level of vertical GPS accuracy that we need
to complete finish passes," said Jarrett
Lawfield, owner of Lawfield Land Grading, a custom land
leveling business. "At times all we lack is a finish pass and then
we very well may have to stop and wait. I can't get onto the next
job since I'm waiting for the vertical accuracy to be where it
needs to be."
"The vertical accuracy capabilities of VerticalPoint RTK allows
the whole project—from bulk hauling to finish passes—to be more
efficient. The more accurate bulk hauling is, the less work to be
done while finishing," said Lawfield. "From first thing in the
morning until the evening or even to the next day, VerticalPoint
RTK is consistent and repeats elevation, so it has virtually
eliminated the times when we are unsure of the vertical GPS
accuracy. It has helped us to be more timely and efficient in our
work."
To learn more about the VerticalPoint RTK system, visit:
www.trimble.com/agriculture/verticalpoint-rtk.
About Trimble's Agriculture
Division
Trimble's Agriculture Division provides solutions that solve
complex technology challenges across the entire agricultural supply
chain. The solutions enable farmers and advisors to allocate scarce
resources to produce a safe, reliable food supply in a profitable
and environmentally sustainable manner. Covering all seasons,
crops, terrains and farm sizes, Trimble solutions can be used on
most equipment on the farm, regardless of manufacturer. To enable
better decision making, Trimble offers technology integration that
allows farmers to collect, share, and manage information across
their farm, while providing improved operating efficiencies in the
agricultural value chain. Trimble solutions include guidance and
steering, agronomy coaching, desktop and cloud-based data
management, flow and application control, water management, harvest
solutions and correction services. For more information on Trimble
Agriculture, visit: www.trimble.com/agriculture.
About Trimble
Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering
products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds.
Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data
analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety
and sustainability. From purpose built products to enterprise
lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are
transforming a broad range of industries such as agriculture,
construction, geospatial and transportation and logistics. For more
information about Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB), visit:
www.trimble.com.
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