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Description
Agroguía is a guiding assistance system for tractors that initially operated on PDAs using the Windows Mobile operating system. This system, connected to appropriate GPS receivers, offered a simple and very suitable guidance within small and irregular plots.Other information
Number of researchers:
2
Development status:
Commercialized or in the market
Intellectual Property Rights:
Producto comercial
Differentiation in the market:
Precio
Applicability of technology:
Yes
Companies and markets:
Agricultural / production sector.
Advantages:
Tool to favor precision agriculture, especially interesting for irregular plots.
Additional Information:
Testing the market, the farmers who were shown the equipment took an interest in it and so the company AGROGUÍA was established. It is estimated that so far more than 1000 farmers have acquired the guiding assistance system based on GPS Agroguía.
UNESCO Code:
3102 - Agricultural engineering
Other members:
Javier Santana
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