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Global Positioning Systems For Precision Farming: Error Differential Correction Sources Comments On System Configuration
Global Positioning Systems For Precision Farming: Error Differential Correction Sources Comments On System Configuration
for
Precision Farming
Error
Differential correction sources
Comments on system configuration
Inaccuracy,
imprecision,
and bias
e = b
re
p
Im
on
i
s
ci
as
Bi
Operational formula - b m Vt
Imprecision
MPE=0.674s - 50%
RMS or 1s - 68%
2s - 95%
3s - 99.7%
(represents a probability, s based measures imply normality)
Formula i2
(mk m ) 2
n 1
k 1
k n
Inaccuracy
(
m
m
)
k
X Y
2
re
p
Im
ion
s
i
c
R
X
as
Bi
GPS Errors
Imprecision (Noise)
Bias
GPS Errors
DOP ranges
1-5 good
5-10 fair
10-75 poor
GPS Errors
Local station
FM sub-carrier
Range <75 mi
OmniStar / Satlock
Costs $4500 + $800/yr
OmniStar Coverage
COVERAGE
Connections
GPS Antenna
Coaxial Cable
GPS Receiver
RTCM 1.04
4800 baud
RS232
Differential Correction
Receiver
NMEA 0183
4800 baud
RS232
Precision Farming
Equipment
$--GGA,hhmmss,DDMM.HH,N,DDDMM.HH,W,A,N,DOP,aaa,M,hhhh,M,DGPS,CKRL*hh<CR><LF>
hhmmss = time - hours, minutes, seconds UTC
DDMM.HH latitude - degrees,minutes,hundredths-min
N latitude - North or south
DDDMM.HH longitude - degrees,minutes,hundredths
W longitude - West or East
A availability of GPS 0=not, 1= yes
N number of satellites, 3 or 4
DOP HDOP
aaa Altitude above SL (geoid height)
M Altitude meters or feet
hhhh geoidal separation
M Geoidal separation meters or feet
DGPS Age of DGPS data
CKRL differential reference station ID 0000-1023
J1939/ISO 11783
Position Message
Implement
Node
Management
Computer
Task Computer
VT
Gateway
Implement Bridge
Tractor/Implement Bus
Hitch
Tractor Bus
Implement
Node
Tractor to
Implement
Bridge
GPS
Engine
OmniStar 7000
Computation of distance
along Longitude
S =R
S
Lon
R=6,433,000m
Lon
R
31.2 m/s
Computation of distance
along Latitude
R40
SLat=R40
R40=R cos
25.6 m/s