ECO-DAN Local Positioning System (LPS) revolutionizes the guidance system
The ECO-DAN Local Positioning System (LPS) is an automatic guidance system based on computer vision and laser technology, used for precision steering of implements, self-propelled machines, and tractors in row crops. The LPS system can - without any mechanical contact with either plants or soil - guide by plant rows, tracks, furrows, or ridges with accuracy superior to even the high-end real-time kinematic (RTK) GPS systems. The "output" from the computer vision system provides information on the exact position of the implement relative to the rows. If the implement is not correctly positioned, an actuator is activated and makes the necessary adjustments. The major benefit for the farmers is substantial cost savings by 20 to 50 percent higher travel speed and up to 75 percent reduced use of herbicides. Furthermore, the LPS system can eliminate guess rows and thereby increase the number of rows per acre and make use of wider implements possible.

ECO-DAN A/S, Boegeskovvej6, DK-3490 Kvistgaard, Denmark; +45 49 13 82 30, www.eco-dan.com
Local Positioning System LLC, Salinas, California, USA; 831-424-1355, www.lps-usa.com