Application System automates field spraying operations.(Trimble Combines GPS Guidance and Rate Control to Automate Agricultural Spraying Operations)

Offering GPS guidance, AgGPS[R] EZ-Boom(TM) 2010 allows operators to control up to 10 separate boom sections, avoiding overspray and untreated gaps on angled end rows, terraces, waterways, and other no-spray areas flagged within field. Based on flow meter readings, system ajdusts servo or PWM hydraulic control valves to ensure accurate application rate. When used with AgGPS FieldManager(TM), system provides application mapping or logging, as well as variable rate prescription of liquid crop inputs.

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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 29 // -- Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) today introduced its new AgGPS[R] EZ-Boom(TM) 2010 automated application control system. The new system …