The use of GNSS RTK technology in the agricultural sector enables the implementation of modern cultivation methods, optimizes machinery operations and human resources, and significantly saves fuel and other materials through automation and high precision in task execution.
Agricultural tasks utilize navigation systems such as agricultural guidance systems and autopilots (automatic steering systems) equipped with RTK receivers. All these systems operate within the global coordinate system and do not require reference to local coordinate systems like CS-63 or UCS-2000. The use of RTK in agricultural navigation provides farmers with extensive opportunities, and owning base stations is a practical solution. The company "Geometer" is a Ukrainian manufacturer of professional GNSS RTK base stations, supplying them to agricultural enterprises. RTK base stations from "Geometer" are known for their high quality, durability, and are significantly cheaper compared to imported counterparts.
However, for certain tasks in agricultural measurements, particularly cadastral work, network GNSS corrections become indispensable. The Ukrainian CORS GNSS RTK network offers special rates for such cases: daily and weekly access to the correction network. This is an ideal solution for agricultural companies that typically use their own base stations for navigation but occasionally rent access to the geodetic network for boundary work, acquiring new land, and accurately determining geodetic coordinates within the CS-63 or UCS-2000 systems.