Business Outlook – RTK Crops Up in Precision Ag
Most precision agriculture users have settled for 1-meter accuracy using GPS, made possible with the reliable and convenient corrections provided by WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System). GPS/GNSS is...
View ArticleNew Organization Advocates for GPS Industry
A new group, the GPS Innovation Alliance, has formed and announced itself as the voice of the U.S. GPS industry and community of users, to “support the ever-increasing importance of GPS” in the U.S....
View ArticleNavCom Introduces StarFire Rapid Recovery
NavCom Technology, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Deere & Company, announced the release of new software for its Sapphire-based receivers, including the SF-3050, SF-3040, and LAND-PAK. The...
View ArticleJudge Rules Against LightSquared in Claims Against GPS Firms
A U.S. judge dismissed the bulk of two lawsuits by LightSquared and equity owner Harbinger Capital Partners, reports Reuters. The suits accused Trimble, Garmin and Deere & Co. of misleading them...
View ArticleJohn Deere to acquire Monsanto subsidiary Precision Planting
Deere & Company and The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto, have signed definitive agreements for Deere to acquire Monsanto’s Precision Planting LLC equipment business and to enable near...
View ArticleSelf-driving: Old hat for tractors
Google and the big automakers might get the lion’s share of attention when it comes to autonomous road vehicles, but John Deere has been making self-driving tractors for more than 15 years. Among them...
View ArticleDrone platform guides earthworks projects
Kespry now offers a suite of capabilities that extends the value of aerial intelligence to the full life cycle of planning, bidding and managing earthworks projects in the major site construction...
View ArticleBusiness Outlook – RTK Crops Up in Precision Ag
Most precision agriculture users have settled for 1-meter accuracy using GPS, made possible with the reliable and convenient corrections provided by WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System). GPS/GNSS is...
View ArticleNew Organization Advocates for GPS Industry
A new group, the GPS Innovation Alliance, has formed and announced itself as the voice of the U.S. GPS industry and community of users, to “support the ever-increasing importance of GPS” in the U.S....
View ArticleNavCom Introduces StarFire Rapid Recovery
NavCom Technology, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Deere & Company, announced the release of new software for its Sapphire-based receivers, including the SF-3050, SF-3040, and LAND-PAK. The...
View ArticleJudge Rules Against LightSquared in Claims Against GPS Firms
A U.S. judge dismissed the bulk of two lawsuits by LightSquared and equity owner Harbinger Capital Partners, reports Reuters. The suits accused Trimble, Garmin and Deere & Co. of misleading them...
View ArticleJohn Deere to acquire Monsanto subsidiary Precision Planting
Deere & Company and The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto, have signed definitive agreements for Deere to acquire Monsanto’s Precision Planting LLC equipment business and to enable near...
View ArticleSelf-driving: Old hat for tractors
Google and the big automakers might get the lion’s share of attention when it comes to autonomous road vehicles, but John Deere has been making self-driving tractors for more than 15 years. Among them...
View ArticleDrone platform guides earthworks projects
Kespry now offers a suite of capabilities that extends the value of aerial intelligence to the full life cycle of planning, bidding and managing earthworks projects in the major site construction...
View ArticleCollins Aerospace joins GPS Innovation Alliance
Collins Aerospace has joined the GPS Innovation Alliance (GPSIA). Collins Aerospace is one of the world’s largest suppliers of aerospace and defense products, and joins founding-member companies John...
View ArticleJohn Deere recognizes Aceinna in its ‘supplier hall of fame’
Aceinna was recognized as a partner-level supplier for 2019 and was inducted into the Supplier Hall of Fame in the John Deere Achieving Excellence Program. Aceinna is a supplier of high-performance...
View ArticleGPS technology will continue to transform agriculture
By Al Savage, John Deere Al Savage, John Deere While GPS technology originally started as a product of the space race, it has transformed in recent decades to be used in a variety of different...
View ArticleUse of autonomous vehicles in mining and farming touted at CES 2021
After years of testing and hype, not a lot of companies can say there are real applications for autonomous technology. However, at this year’s virtual CES 2021 trade show, both Caterpillar and John...
View ArticleGPS coalition asks White House to fix Ligado/5G chaos
The GPS Innovation Alliance (GPSIA) sent a letter on Feb. 16 to the White House National Economic Council, asking it solve the issues with Ligado interfering with GPS spectrum. “Strong and unified...
View ArticleFirst Fix: Hunters and gatherers
While farmers work on growing and gathering their crops in the most efficient ways possible, other people key to the agriculture industry are hunters. These hunters seek the most efficient and...
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