AgOpenGPS rolling peas

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Total. Plus a tablet to run it on. Full RTK from Emlid

So, for that investment, I could potentially use the RTK it for machine control for drainage operations and for creating elevation maps?

[wd9]

Congratulations, what an innovator!

What is hanging out the back window and dragging on the ground?

RareEarth, that's awesome!

Just a string tied to the "pull to stop". In the process of putting in a Murphy solenoid to pull the stop when power cut to it connected to a long range LORA radio - remote killswitch. I know, probably should have been the first project.

I've done a couple thousand acres with the software, and others have done many thousands more - seems quite stable. One fella makes the boundaries when he sprays, then the air seeder - all the equipment is connected via Google drive over cell - downloads the data from the initial pass of the sprayer, generates the headlands and outer contour pass for the seeder, where his dad just hits auto steer. He can help his dad if need be by seeing his computer and doing anything he can do in the seeder, on his smartphone - from his sprayer - or anywhere in the world for that matter.

It'll be at Canola Palooza in Lacombe on the 27th June doing a field 4 times that day.

[wd9]

So, for that investment, I could potentially use the RTK it for machine control for drainage operations and for creating elevation maps?

Once you have RTK you can pretty much do anything. Have a look at....

https://github.com/farmerbriantee/OpenGrade https://github.com/farmerbriantee/OpenGrade

Cat guys like it, mount on the blade and you know exactly where you are. Or sc****r etc.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Is BrianTee the same person as wd9?

[workboots]

Can you elaborate a bit on what your using The LORA radio for?

Do you know if Emlid uses point to point Lora for the ground correction data transfer info?

Lora is pretty dependant on line of sights so I would think the operator would need to strategically place the rtk tower to keep a signal, topography could limit the range of Lora based rtk on farms. You need the height with Lora 915mhz. I would think the system would need to revert to gps correction if the Lora signal drops?

Maybe I’m not properly understanding the use for Lora in this system.


LoRaWan is incredible for rural areas for so many things. Low power, low bandwidth high range data transfer.. pretty much the perfect technology for many of the things we need to know about. Bin temperatures and moisture , soil temperature and moisture, security.. the list goes on.

Pair a cellular module with a small data plan with a Lorawan gateway and now we’re talking about a revolution in data collection and transfer.

[Rareearth]

Wd9 you4 awesome and thanks for posting!
Some day I’ll get there.

So is that a gas start and flip the two levers to Diesel engine?

[wd9]

Yes, BrianTee is WD9 lol.

The Lora will only be used for a remote kill switch. If it loses comm, push the big red button, or anything locks up, bam, drop a relay and disconnect the Murphy solenoid and the pull to stop is pulled - and it stops.

SeeDotRun cancelled at CanolaPalooza, so AgraBot will be in Lacombe running around a field if you're interested so come to the show, its a really good info packed day.

BTW, has anyone seen a video online for SeeDotRun?

Rare, just diesel.

[Ache4Acres]

Yes, BrianTee is WD9 lol
SeeDotRun cancelled at CanolaPalooza, so AgraBot will be in Lacombe running around a field if you're interested so come to the show, its a really good info packed day.

BTW, has anyone seen a video online for SeeDotRun?

Rare, just diesel.

Any idea why the dot guys cancelled?

[wd9]

Any idea why the dot guys cancelled?

That's a very good question. I would only be speculating. But it seems they have been cancelling more of them. Nothing new posted for quite some time, you would think there would be a ton of videos of it seeding, rolling, etc - but nothing. It's complicated to do, for that i am sure.

Autonomous operation of Ag equipment is downright scary, and has huge technical challenges. I was part of the crowd that once said add some sensors and you are good to go, but after riding in the tractor while it did a few thousand acres on its own to observe, it worked flawless for the 99.9% but its that last little bit that is technically huge to overcome and is extremely dangerous and potentially costly in terms of equipment and public property damage.

The air seeder maybe went just right on either side of the slough denoting no problem, but the auto roller tractor being a different width went right thru the middle - grab the wheel and correct it. Coming to a headland knowing the steepness of it would cause a jacknife of the roller/tractor - grab the wheel and correct. Mystery holes, steer around them. Deer antlers - stop and pick it up - don't drive over it. So many more, like fallen trees - they aren't on google maps or the boundary file, big storm last night - things change in an instant.

We are and will be a long way from autonomous tractors provided by commercial entities - much like auto cars, there will be conflict and learning for quite some time. Maybe I'm wrong, but experience is a good teacher and gives grounding to the discussion.

[RickTaillieu]

Get all the details about canolaPALOOZA and register at

https://albertacanola.com/palooza

There more than 25 learning stations including AgraBot and over 100 instructors. And it’s FREE to attend.

Scroll down the page and there is an official statement from SeeDotRun regarding the cancellation of their demos.

Rick Taillieu
Extension Manager
Alberta Canola.

[DouglasGirard]

That’s a dongle hanging out the window.

It measures:
Macro nutrients top 12 inches of soil N,P,K,S
Micro nutrients C, B, Ma,Zn, Moly, etc
Electrical conductivity
Organic matter
And soil health, co2 respiration of microbes
And moisture ratings to 36 inch depths

Hi Rareearth and WD9,

Are you able to provide more details about the dongle? I watched the video and saw the string but I didn't see the dongle referenced. Perhaps you have a link or part number? Maybe it's a custom built thing using a combination of sensors to achieve all the measurements?

I work in IT, heavily into networking, but have worked quite a lot with Arduinos and other microcontrollers also. One current project I've had the opportunity to assist with is a data collection platform. There are many other options out there, cayanne, Google IoT, Amazon has one etc, but we wanted to be in control of the data. In my mind it would be perfect solution for collecting metrics from the dongle mentioned including visual displays of the data as well as Analytics/Monitoring/Alerting. So I'm really interested in the dongle and sensors and hoping to find out more details.

While I unfortunately don't know much about farming it has always been a bit of a secret dream to one day leave the office and drive a tractor instead, so robotics and farming together is really grabbed my attention lately. Let me know if theres ever an opportunity to assist with your projects, I'd love to get involved!

Thanks!

[pourfarmer]

Hi Rareearth and WD9,

Are you able to provide more details about the dongle? I watched the video and saw the string but I didn't see the dongle referenced. Perhaps you have a link or part number? Maybe it's a custom built thing using a combination of sensors to achieve all the measurements?

I work in IT, heavily into networking, but have worked quite a lot with Arduinos and other microcontrollers also. One current project I've had the opportunity to assist with is a data collection platform. There are many other options out there, cayanne, Google IoT, Amazon has one etc, but we wanted to be in control of the data. In my mind it would be perfect solution for collecting metrics from the dongle mentioned including visual displays of the data as well as Analytics/Monitoring/Alerting. So I'm really interested in the dongle and sensors and hoping to find out more details.

While I unfortunately don't know much about farming it has always been a bit of a secret dream to one day leave the office and drive a tractor instead, so robotics and farming together is really grabbed my attention lately. Let me know if theres ever an opportunity to assist with your projects, I'd love to get involved!

Thanks!

Pretty sure rare earth was b.s'ing. WD9 said above that the string was for emergency shut off