Global RTK Network Survey
/EINPresswire.com/ Precision farming is playing an increasing role in the production of food across the world and the availability of RTK Networks are allowing farmers improve the accuracy of in field operations; but how many RTK networks have been created for farmers to access this level of accuracy on their farm?
A global RTK Network is being carried out to establish how farmers receive their RTK network signal. The survey is available online through the website www.rtknetworksurvey.com. Anyone who is involved with an RTK Network is encouraged to complete it.
'RTK Networks are becoming more and more popular with farmers and I'm being asked on a regular basis how many networks are available to UK farmers and how network uptake in the UK compares to those in other parts of the world,' says Ian Beecher-Jones who is carrying out the survey. 'Having an understanding of the global market place has benefits for us all, not least in understanding how the market is developing and in which parts of the world,' he continued.
The survey is purely online, is very simple to complete and will be available in 10 languages to ensure as many farmers, dealers and manufacturers are able to compete the survey.
'I hope to be able to provide a comparison on how farmers are receiving their RTK signal from country to country and the amount of land under RTK Network service provision.' he added.
Notes to editors
Ian Beecher-Jones is an independent precision farming consultant based in the UK.
His website is www.ianbj.co.uk. Contact can be made via email - ian@beecherjones.com or mobile - + 44 7967 637 985
RTK Correction signal
A Real Time Kinematic (RTK) network uses a local base station (Radio based) or GSM signal (Phone based) to provide the correction signal to monitor the drift of the rover (tractor or vehicle) in comparison to a base station to provide 2/3 cm repeatable accuracy.
A global RTK Network is being carried out to establish how farmers receive their RTK network signal. The survey is available online through the website www.rtknetworksurvey.com. Anyone who is involved with an RTK Network is encouraged to complete it.
'RTK Networks are becoming more and more popular with farmers and I'm being asked on a regular basis how many networks are available to UK farmers and how network uptake in the UK compares to those in other parts of the world,' says Ian Beecher-Jones who is carrying out the survey. 'Having an understanding of the global market place has benefits for us all, not least in understanding how the market is developing and in which parts of the world,' he continued.
The survey is purely online, is very simple to complete and will be available in 10 languages to ensure as many farmers, dealers and manufacturers are able to compete the survey.
'I hope to be able to provide a comparison on how farmers are receiving their RTK signal from country to country and the amount of land under RTK Network service provision.' he added.
Notes to editors
Ian Beecher-Jones is an independent precision farming consultant based in the UK.
His website is www.ianbj.co.uk. Contact can be made via email - ian@beecherjones.com or mobile - + 44 7967 637 985
RTK Correction signal
A Real Time Kinematic (RTK) network uses a local base station (Radio based) or GSM signal (Phone based) to provide the correction signal to monitor the drift of the rover (tractor or vehicle) in comparison to a base station to provide 2/3 cm repeatable accuracy.
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