When SRES decided to partner with a GPS Positioning company, we literally took years to do our "due diligence" researching different companies, interviewing them and dismissing those who could not live up to our critical criteria:
No Lost Signal --- EVER
Sub-inch accuracy
Applications that match your needs
When we met with TopCon, we knew we found our partner. With over 70 years of positioning technology experience, and over 40% market share in the construction and surveying industry, only TopCon has proven their ability to meet our critical criteria.
TopCon’s motto is: 24/7 2… meaning that they have full signal 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with twice the speed, and twice the accuracy of any other GPS company out there. How do they accomplish such a significant improvement in satellite coverage? TopCon uses the U.S. GPS satellites, and also accesses signals from the Russian GLONASS satellites, increasing satellite availability by 75%. This means maximum uptime and higher accuracy in all conditions – dust, fog, up against a tree line, or even at night.
SRES recently performed a demonstration for a researcher who could not get a signal in parts of their research field using the Trimble and Greenstar systems …. not only did TopCon never lose a fixed signal, we always had at least twice as many satellites as we needed to achieve the fixed signal.
Functionality and Crossfunctionality
A system that provides great signal and accuracy is not valuable if it doesn’t help us perform the tasks that we need done. Enter the TopCon X20 Console …..
The X20, running MicroSoft Windows XP Pro, adds value throughout the entire research cycle, providing increased efficiency for tractors, sprayers, and combines.
The X20 is "auto-steer on steroids". It is a great autosteer package, but provides so much more than that!
Justifying the purchase ...
Justifying the purchase of just an autosteer package may be tricky, that’s where the power of the X20 console comes into play. Here are a few examples of what your TopCon system can do for you, or other departments in your organization.
FC100 Hand-held GIS Mapping System. *Single person layout of:
Plot • Alleys • Isolations
Layout your plot and every alley, saving valuable planting time.. Mark obstacles, hazards, and pivot tracks to avoid variances in your plot. Transfer your layout data into the X20 and you will be auto-steering on the first pass!
Guidance
• Visual and auto-steering forward and reverse operations
• Accuracy from sub-meter to 2 cm, easily upgradable
• Gyro-tilt compensation for uneven terrain
• Straight, circular or contour patterns
• Fully integrated with all X20 applications
• Compatible with most GPS systems that support NEMA data strings
Mapping & Variable Rate Control
• Up to 11 simultaneous maps with 5 logging layers plus elevation
• Layers can include prescription maps to control up to 5 tanks
• Generate prescription maps for all work performed
• Interactive obstacle flagging
Spraying
• Optional automatic boom leveling
• Variable rate control
• Auto-section control, up to 30 sections
• Application files and as-applied maps can be created, saved and shared
Planting
• Single or multiple control: up to 5 products
• Variable rate control on all bins
• Blocked head monitoring option with alarms
• Drives electric motors, hydraulic motors (PWM), and actuators
Spreading
• Variable rate control
• Independent spinner control and monitoring
• Automatically adjusts belt for ground speed
• Dual belt control
• Auto-clutch dump feature
Fertilizing
• Auto-section control
• Granular, liquid or NH3 variable rate control
• Multiple tank control
• Compatible with 3rd party controller flow and regulator valves
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