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GNSS opportunities in Precision Agriculture
Omar Ignacio Valdés
European GNSS Applications in H2020
Prague, 04/02/2014
Current status of the EGNSS in Agriculture – EGNOS
 increases the accuracy of GPS positioning
and provides information on its reliability
 3 services (OS, SoL, EDAS)
 Available in over 70% of commercial
receivers models
 An enhanced version of EGNOS is
currently under development. It will offer
Galileo corrections and a wider coverage
area expanding into Africa and the
Middle East
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GNSS use in Agriculture is progressing in all regions
Shipments of GNSS devices by region
In Europe, future growth is
expected by uptake of GNSS
technologies in Central and
Eastern Europe
Core revenue from GNSS device sales by region
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Falling prices will be an
important driver for the uptake
of precision agriculture.
Revenues will be generated
mainly by automatic steering
and VRT .
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Multi-constellation receivers become widely available on
the market
GNSS receivers compatibility
(% penetration in number of receiver models; 2013)
Source: analysis based on “2013 GPS World Survey”
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Key market trends in Precision Agriculture
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Agriculture challenges:
– Rise in the demand of crops:
 Population increase
 Bio-fuel demand
– Limited resources
 Limited increase of the
cultivable land
 Water shortage
 Energy prizes rise
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Precision Agriculture has an answer:
– Provides:
 Increase yield production
 Better management of
resources
– Reduces:
• Chemical pollution
• Energy consumption
• Time
Enhance precision
Eliminate waste and over-application of fertilisers and herbicides
Save time and money
Reduce fatigue
Optimize crop yields
Increase profit margins
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EGNOS and Galileo value proposition for Agriculture
Farm machinery guidance
EGNOS and „globalising“ SBAS
Automated steering
EGNOS V3 (dual constellation and
frequency)
Variable rate applications
Biomass monitoring
Soil sampling
PPP solutions
Land consolidation
Lifestock tracking
Galileo OS dual frequency
Virtual fencing
Galileo CS High Precision
Machinery contral and asset management
CAP field boundary management
Synergies with remote sensing (i.e.
Copernicus)
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Environmental management
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E-GNSS concrete opportunities for industry in
Precision Agriculture
With the emergence of Galileo, multi-constellations and dual-frequency use will
sustain current high growth rates
Examples of business opportunities:
 Farm management solutions, use of real-time information for monitoring the
location and status of farm equipment.
 Tractor guidance
 Variable Rate Aplications leveraging local conditions on the field for precise
control over farming inputs (e.g. fertilisers, nutrients).
 Automatic steering solutions
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Pictures’ sources:
http://innovationstelevision.com
http://news.cision.com
http://agreport365.com
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Thank you!
Through H2020 you can
turn it into practice
We are waiting for
your proposals!!!
Source of the picture: www.georgeessien.com
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Discussion
Ideas on Precision Agriculture
1 How to improve/adopt environmental management in the farm?
2 Is a regulation change necessary to adopt GNSS in livestock
tracking? Improve the efficiency in the supply chain, from the field to
the shop.
3 Which High Precision Application could produce more benefits for
farmers? Variable rate application, automated steering..?
4 Do you think Precision Agriculture would have a social impact
(more/less jobs, improvement of quality in farmers life...)?
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