Guide Mate

On-Screen Lightbar Guidance for Pocket PCs

The guidance, or Guide Mate, module of Farm Works Software adds an on-screen light-bar to Site Mate Scouting. Guide Mate is the first product to provide an affordable guidance solution that works on industry standard Pocket PCs. It was developed by Raven Industries based on years of experience in the GPS guidance market. Guide Mate provides an easy-to-follow, on-screen light-bar and steering needle. It is fully integrated with the required Site Mate Scouting software so users can quickly flip between the light-bar display of Guide Mate and a coverage map generated with Site Mate. You can also drop flags and calculated acres covered for spray applications. Try the online Guide Mate demo to see how the features work.

Guide Mate features

• Easy to follow "driver friendly" guidance screen with a lightbar and intuitive steering needle.
• Headland guidance indications and numerous driving patterns.
• Driving patterns include Straight A-B, Contour, Pivot, and more.
• Runs on Pocket PCs such as the Compaq iPAQ.
• Works with any GPS receiver that outputs NMEA 0183 (note that 5 hz output is recommended for best results).
• No external light-bar required.
• Can be used in conjunction with Raven light-bars with options to control the lightbar.
• Log an unlimited number of attributes along with coverage data.
• All data is logged in Site Mate in industry standard ArcView Shape Files.
• Use with Site Mate Scouting or Site Mate VRA to log application rates from a wide range of controllers.
• Site Mate VRA also provides the ability to load a prescription map and to vary product application.
  $225   

Related Information

View or download demo
Online program simulator
Guide Mate brochure (PDF file)
Download updates
Farm Site Mate

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