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Optimizing Agricultural Operations with GPS Technology

Today, the role of a business executive in agriculture demands maximum efficiency. One of the most impactful innovations supporting this goal is GPS technology. Though relatively new to the agricultural sector, GPS systems have quickly gained popularity among farmers for their ability to enhance land-use productivity.

These systems effectively eliminate many traditional limitations. Navigators for tractors, seeders, and harvesters offer a wide range of capabilities, including:

• Completing tasks faster and more efficiently

• Operating both during the day and at night

• Navigating irregularly shaped or curved fields

• Functioning reliably in poor weather and low visibility

• Achieving high-precision work on flat land

• Returning to exact starting points for task continuity

• Tracking daily processed hectares

• Measuring distance traveled and calculating field area

• Saving on labor and fuel costs

Each GPS navigator is tailored for a specific machine type. Upon task completion, users can review video records of the work performed. Job maps are stored and accessible via PC for later analysis.

Parallel driving systems ensure accurate and consistent field coverage, whether applying fertilizer, spraying crops, cultivating, or harvesting. Even the most experienced operators can miss details during long work hours—GPS technology helps close those gaps.

Using global satellite positioning (GPS), often enhanced with GLONASS corrections, these systems provide 24/7 functionality with stable signal reception. They determine the exact position of field equipment and guide the operator on steering direction, enabling precise, gap-free rows without physical markers or manual plotting.

As equipment moves through the field, the processed area is displayed in color on the device screen. The systems are designed to resist moisture, dust, and mechanical stress, ensuring reliable long-term performance. Measuring a field is as simple as driving around its perimeter.

Both on-screen and voice guidance assist the operator in maintaining the correct path. If any deviation is detected, the system provides an instant alert. The working width can be set according to the implement being used, while wheel angle indicators and automated steering adjustments keep the machine aligned along parallel tracks.

Work planning includes uploading field maps and tasks into the system for efficient execution. Operating these systems requires no special training—thanks to intuitive interfaces, even new users can become comfortable within 10 minutes. Default settings are preloaded, allowing the user to simply input the implement’s working width.

SOLYNEX has fully embraced modern agricultural technology. One of its flagship innovations is the proprietary Electronic Agronomist’s Journal—a unique system for monitoring crop conditions and fieldwork quality.

All company agronomists are equipped with tablets for real-time tracking of planted areas, rapid identification of problem zones, and immediate corrective action. Additionally, SOLYNEX employs drones (quadcopters) for aerial crop monitoring, further enhancing operational oversight.