• Auto-steering:

GPS systems allow tractors and other farming equipment to be equipped with auto-steering, enabling precise and accurate navigation, reducing overlap and missed areas, and therefore, optimizing resource use. 

• Field Mapping:

GPS technology facilitates precise field mapping, allowing farmers to identify areas with varying soil conditions, crop health, or nutrient levels. 

• Variable Rate Application:

GPS enables variable rate application of fertilizers,fungicides, insecticides, herbicides and seeds, ensuring that only the required amount is applied to specific areas, reducing waste and environmental impact. Increasing efficiency by applying the products exactly, as per recommendations.

Drones can adjust the application rate based on real-time data about crop health and environmental conditions, ensuring optimal resource utilization.

• Autonomous Vehicles:

GPS is a key component in the development of autonomous farm vehicles, which can perform tasks like spraying, planting, fertilizing, and harvesting with minimal human intervention. The autonomous range of products has greatly increased in the last 10 years. The initial startup costs of an autonomously controlled vehicle has become more affordable. 

• Soil Sampling:

GPS allows farmers to accurately navigate to specific locations in the field to collect soil samples and monitor crop conditions. By being able to create repeatability with precise locations, reports can be more accurate, therefore, being able to tailor applications of fertilizers and sprays far more precisely.

• Crop Scouting:

GPS-equipped devices enable crop advisors to map pest, insect, and weed infestations, facilitating timely and targeted interventions. Once again, the ability to accurately access areas that have identified pest pressures can give agronomists and farmers better tools to pin point problem areas.

Drones can identify and map weed infestations, allowing farmers to target their control efforts more effectively. 

• Yield Mapping:

GPS technology helps farmers create yield maps, identifying areas with high and low productivity, allowing for better resource allocation and management decisions. By being able to identify where the heaviest yields or the lowest yields in a paddock can be instrumental in creating a precise application map for fertilizers and or seed placement.

• Data Integration:

GPS data can be integrated with other farm management systems, providing a comprehensive view of farm operations and enabling data-driven decision-making. Once you decide to travel the path of data collection, you will be amazed at how much money can be saved by only applying products to areas that need it, and not to the areas that don't.

• Optimized Resource Use:

GPS-enabled precision farming techniques minimize waste, optimize resource allocation, and improve overall efficiency. By utilizing the data collected into 1 collective database, you are optimizing efficiencies.

• Reduced Environmental Impact:

By applying inputs precisely and minimizing waste, GPS technology contributes to more sustainable farming practices. By applying seed, fertilizer, chemicals only where and when required, this can greatly reduce unnecessary environmental issues.

• Improved Yields:

By optimizing resource use and addressing specific needs of different areas in the field, GPS technology can lead to higher yields. Hands up those who don't want higher yields........I'll wait!!
Of course, higher yields means higher returns. Higher returns means a more profitable outcome.

• Reduced Labor Costs:

Automation and precision farming techniques, enabled by GPS, can reduce labor costs and improve operational efficiency. While reduced labour inputs is still a contentious issue, we all need efficient application to maximize profits.

• Asset Management:

Drones can be used to survey and monitor farm infrastructure, such as buildings, fences, and irrigation systems. 

• Topographic Mapping:

Drones can create high-resolution maps of agricultural land, providing valuable insights into soil types, drainage patterns, and other features. 

• Water Resource Management:

Drones can monitor water levels in dams and other water sources, helping farmers manage irrigation and livestock watering needs. 

• Animal Tracking:

Drones can be used to track livestock, identify lost or injured animals, and assess herd health. 

• Visual Inspection:

Drones equipped with high-resolution cameras can capture detailed images and videos of crops, allowing farmers to identify areas of stress, disease, or pest infestation early on. 

• Multispectral Imaging:

Drones can use multispectral cameras to detect subtle changes in plant health that aren't visible to the naked eye, enabling more proactive management. 

• Thermal Imaging:

Thermal cameras can detect temperature variations in crops, which can indicate stress caused by water scarcity, nutrient deficiencies, or disease. 

• Yield Prediction:

By analyzing aerial imagery and data, farmers can estimate crop yields with greater accuracy, allowing them to plan for harvest and optimize resource allocation. 

• Targeted Application:

Drones can precisely apply pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers to specific areas of a field, reducing wastage and minimizing environmental impact.