Capabilities of global positioning system and data logging equipment to guide track and record application history of aircraft and ground sprayers in forest operations

Download or read book Capabilities of global positioning system and data logging equipment to guide track and record application history of aircraft and ground sprayers in forest operations written by D. G. Embree and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three highest priorities identified in a survey on problems and initiatives related to pesticide application in forestry were: development of improved spray-block and swath marking techniques to guide the spray pilot; development of a guidance and marking system for ground sprayers; and development of a system that would record spray aircraft performance in relation to specific points within a spray block. In the years since the survey, developments in global positioning system (GPS) technology have provided solutions to a large part of the above three priorities. This report begins with an overview of GPS technology and then discusses the application of GPS technology to the three priorities identified. It also notes immediate problems with GPS systems that need to be resolved before they can be used in forest pesticide spraying applications, as well as pending solutions to those problems. The appendix outlines principal features of GPS systems presently available to pesticide applicators.