Agricultural Contractor

Tim Duncan, Ida Valley, Central Otago

“Saves a lot of pissing around!”

“I have 4 TracMap units – 2 in spray trucks, and 2 on direct drills. They are great, because they save so much time. Always knowing how much of a paddock is left to do is a major advantage. I now never run out of seed when drilling, and don’t have to worry about foam not lasting on a hot day”

Keith Lindup, Motueka, Nelson Region

“I thought I would get away with swapping one unit between two vehicles, but soon found it made work so much easier, I needed one for each!”

“ Being able to work on into the twilight and get the job finished rather than having to come back next day for one hours work means a huge saving for me”.

TracMap Features

Easy to use menus and buttons
Large 6.4 inch screen size for easy reading
Great daylight visibility, irrespective of sunlight conditions
Draws a map on the screen, which makes it easy to see the area covered and remaining to cover while working
Ability to add and save hazards by customers, assisting repeat visits to customers
Transmit maps through the cellular network easily at the touch of a button
Swivel Dash Mounting for ease of placement and viewing
Completely waterproof and dustproof, meaning you can operate in all environments
Pause button to mark position to return when refilling
Can save up to 40 uncompleted jobs for later retrieval

GPS Options

Autonomous GPS. Many of our spraying customers use autonomous GPS, which is the standard GPS sold as part of the TracMap package. This will typically give pass to pass accuracy of under 2 metres, but (as with all autonomous GPS receivers), can occasionally be much worse than this.
This means it is not good enough to provide total guidance when drilling or mowing for example, but is good enough to get you in approximately the correct position, particularly when working at night or on ground where it is hard to pick up your previous pass.

"E-Diff" GPS. This option typically requires 10 minutes when first turned on at the start of the day to analyse the errors in its position fix and then calculate a correction. After that it will provide about 30cm accuracy on a pass to pass basis. If you are returning to a partially competed job you can correct for the position drift which occurs over time by using the "nudge" feature in the TracMap software.

Differential GPS. We also offer the ability to upgrade to the precision provided by an Omnistar correction signal. The benefit of this option is always knowing you position fix is accurate. Accuracy options include

sub-metre, which typically provides under 30cm accuracy on a pass to pass basis, and is good enough to allow you to dispense with a foam marker.
10cm, which is a higher level of accuracy still, good enough to guide you when drilling.

Both options require a monthly (or annual) subscription to acquire the correction signal.

Ring us to talk over the options

To go to the Omnistar site, click here

Benefits for the Agricultural Contractor