NovAtel’s TerraStar Correction Service provides the accuracy and reliability farmers need. TerraStar-C is an advanced real-time satellite correction service that provides a high accuracy 5 centimeters (or 2 inches) 95% horizontal position on a NovAtel GNSS receiver

GPS and guidance systems might be technology taken for granted in some precision farming circles, given they were some of the earliest innovations adopted on farms. But the success of these systems is still rooted in signal reliability. Acquiring and maintaining a connection can be a challenge, even as cellular networks have become increasingly reliable.

Guidance systems use global positioning system (GPS) coordinates to automatically steer farm equipment like combines, tractors, and self-propelled sprayers. Guidance systems help reduce operator fatigue and pinpoint precise field locations, within a few inches.

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