Trimble Introduces Complete Drainage Solution For Agricultural Water Management
August 30, 2011 Tweethttp://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
The Trimble WM-Drain solution is designed to assist growers or contractors throughout the entire drainage workflow, including the survey, analysis, design, installation, and mapping steps.
The WM-Drain solution is an integrated system that combines new and existing Trimble technology to provide a complete solution for drainage. WM-Drain includes:
• Enhanced Farm Works Surface software for 3D analysis and design of surface and sub-surface drains to verify that water will drain from the field effectively.
• A new WM-Drain module for the Trimble FmX® integrated display which manages high-accuracy, automatic installation and mapping of the drainage pipe.
• New T3 Enhanced Terrain Compensation Technology, which uses a new 3-axis sensor to compensate for vehicle roll.
Pitch control on a parallel link or double link style drainage machine for more accurate drain installation. The ability to add the Trimble Connected Farm™ solutions to wirelessly transfer information from the field to the office and back again.
Software Integration
Farm Works Surface now provides the customer with the ability to design vertical drainage pipe and ditch alignments, complementing the horizontal design that is currently available. Both of these design steps can be accomplished in the office based on the analysis of topographic data that has been collected in the field. The ability to perform this expanded vertical design work in the office provides users with the ability to verify that their drainage pipe or ditch designs are feasible before performing the installation.
Roll Correction
WM-Drain utilizes the new T3 Enhanced Terrain Compensation Technology which continuously adjusts the antenna height applied through the FmX display to be the “true height” at which a user wants to install drainage pipe. This adjustment effectively eliminates potential installation errors caused by working on hilly terrain.
Pitch Control For Drainage Plows
New pitch control designed for use on a parallel link or double link style plow is also included in WM-Drain. The new pitch control ensures a more accurate drain installation by controlling the boot pitch in conjunction with the RTK height control. This is delivered through the same sensor technology used in the T3 Enhanced Terrain Compensation Technology.
WM-Drain solution is expected to be available in the third quarter of 2011. The compensation sensor which provides roll correction and pitch control is expected to be available in October 2011. Visit www.trimble.com/agriculture for more information or to find a local reseller.
Source: Trimble