Who is using it?

OpenRTK is to be used for commercial applications in agriculture, transportation, unmanned vehicles, machine control, marine navigation, and other industries where efficiencies can be gained from the application of precise, continually available position and time information.

Applications

Unmanned Vehicles

Initially, unmanned vehicles were used primarily by the defense industry. However, as the unmanned vehicle market has grown and diversified, the commercial use of unmanned vehicles has also grown and diversified. Some of the current civilian uses for unmanned vehicles are: search and rescue, crop monitoring, wildlife conservation, aerial photography, environmental research, infrastructure inspection, bathymetry, landmine detection and disposal, HAZMAT inspection and disaster management. As the civilian unmanned vehicle market expands, so will the civilian use of unmanned vehicles.

Machine Control

GNSS technology is being integrated into equipment such as bulldozers, excavators, graders, pavers and farm machinery to enhance productivity in the realtime operation of this equipment, and to provide situational awareness information to the equipment operator. The adoption of GNSS-based machine control is similar in its impact to the earlier adoption of hydraulics technology in machinery, which has had a profound effect on productivity and reliability.

Precise Agriculture

In precision agriculture, GNSS-based applications are used to support farm planning, field mapping, soil sampling, tractor guidance, and crop assessment. More precise application of fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides reduces cost and environmental impact. GNSS applications can automatically guide farm implements along the contours of the earth in a manner that controls erosion and maximizes the effectiveness of irrigation systems. Farm machinery can be operated at higher speeds, day and night, with increased accuracy. This increased accuracy saves time and fuel, and maximizes the efficiency of the operation. Operator safety is also increased by greatly reducing fatigue.

Note

This product has been developed exclusively for commercial applications. It has not been tested for, and makes no representation or warranty as to conformance with, any military specifications or its suitability for any military application or end-use. Additionally, any use of this product for nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, or weapons research, or for any use in missiles, rockets, and/or UAV’s of 300km or greater range, or any other activity prohibited by the Export Administration Regulations, is expressly prohibited without the written consent and without obtaining appropriate US export license(s) when required by US law. Diversion contrary to U.S. law is prohibited. Specifications are subject to change without notice.