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The Irrigation central control system is linked with golf turf
management
system. Manufacturers in both industries agree that satellite
technology will
greatly impact golf
course management for the next millennium. The
manufacturers' research engineers and scientists are developing both
software
and hardware from space. These
technological advances are having an impact on
our nations agricultural and water management programs.
These programs currently monitor the temperature of plants,
disease control,
water consumption and the impact of water drainage on the natural
environment.
Toro's
Site-Pro, Rain Bird's Maxi, and Hunter's Vista system are all programs
currently involved with these technological advances. John Deere and
Textron
will have related
systems in the very near future.
Why GPS?
In order for these systems to work properly, the information
sent from the
satellites must be able to be directed towards a "real world"
endpoint. Through GPS (Global
Positioning System) mapping, this endpoint can be
created. GPS mapping involves systematically pinpointing "real world"
features on a "real world" coordinate system.
There is no guess work
involved with real GPS mapping. The map is not hand drawn with
coordinates made
up by the draftsman. Rather, the map is generated
through an
initial phase of on-field data
collection by way of GPS surveying
followed by computer generation of a map through the use of GIS
software
interfaced with Computer Aided
Design
software. The end result is a
"real world" map, which when interfaced with the central control
system and space satellite information allows the superintendent to
precisely
monitor all facets of his/her course management system.