An NTRIP corrections network for Agriculture
It has been clear lately that the other ntrip networks out there are not cutting the mustard when it comes to agriculture and corrections. A combination of poor phone service and GPS technology moving faster than the Agriculture gear itself has shown nothing but issues for people. This is where we come in.
Ntrip is a universal standard that will work with any brand
What is different with our network?
For starters, we charge per concurrent connection, not per user. This is more cost effective for you.
We use the GDA2020 datum. This is the standard for Australia. The Australian government has comitted to updating the datum every year to ensure accuracy moving forward. Some machines will not allow the use of earlier (GDA94) datums.
The messages we send from our server have been modified to remove messages not required in Agriculture. NTrip - RTCM messages include 5 satellite constellations. This is excellent for the mining/surveying industry where they need X, Y and Z axis (forward/backward, left/right and up/down). In Agriculture, we do not need this. We only need X and Y (forward/backward and left/right), so we remove the 3 larger constellations and their messages. In fact, most Agriculture equipment up until the last year or so can only use the 2 smaller constellations (GPS and GLONASS). Because of all this our mobile internet network usage is much smaller - as much as 1/5th of what is required by other networks. This means two things for you:
- Your machine still receives corrections with NO bars of service.
- The amount of data your machine has to process is is 1/5th - meaning less lagging of the screen.
Our network seamlessly moves you between reference points, keeping the distance between you and a correction source at minimum. You can lock onto a specific point if you wish. Should you be too far away from a point, or require more accuracy, we will install a reference point at your property (subject to terms and agreements).
Most providers/reference points now do not supply a 1008 message. This is required for most Trimble equipment to obtain a fix. Our data stream includes this 1008 message.
for more detailed information, see How it works.
Network coverage
Our network utilises the CORS network with additional reference points. At this time, we have OVER 650 reference points across Australia.
If this sounds like something you would like to try, Register and apply for a 7 day, no strings attached, trial.