Bedienungsanleitung - What do you need a reference point for?

What do you need a reference point for?

A reference point will enable you to compare your actual GPS coordinates with the saved GPS coordinates and compensate for any drift (displacement).

To calibrate the GPS position you need a fixed point on the ground, the so-called reference point. When the GPS position is calibrated, the stored coordinates of the Reference point are compared with the current coordinates.

Left – field with calibrated GPS position; Right – field with no calibrated GPS position

If you do not set a reference point nor calibrate the GPS position each time before starting work, the following will happen:

The saved GPS coordinates for the field boundary, guidance lines, etc. will differ from the actual values. As a result, you may miss applying parts of the field because the saved position of the field is outside the field boundary.

In order to ensure maximum precision:

1.: Set a reference point the first time you drive over each field.

2.: Calibrate the GPS position of a field for which you have already set a reference point before you edit the field.

3.: Calibrate the GPS position occasionally during long periods of work.