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GPS Info:
What is GPS
How GPS Works
GPS Systems Accuracy
- US GPS
- Soviet GLONASS
- EU Galileo
- Why GPS, GLONASS & Galileo

Machine Control GPS:
How GPS Machine Control Works
- Base Stations intro
- Radio Base Stations
- GPS and RTK accuracy
- GPS + Laser = MM Accuracy
- GPS + Cell = 1200+ Sq Miles
- GPS on Machines
- GPS Control Boxes/Computers
- GPS Automate Vs. Indicate

GPS System Benefits:
GPS Machine Control Benefits
- Billing Controls
- Data and Management
- Job Management
- Move Dirt 1 Time!
- Many Machines

GPS Parts, Prices, and More:
GPS Machine Control Parts & Cost
- Pricing Automate vs Indicate
- GPS for Graders
- GPS for Dozers
- GPS for Blades
- GPS for Scrapers
- GPS for Excavators

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- Precision Grading Practices

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- Laser Machine Systems

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GPS Machine Control Boxes and Displays

There are two main types of systems, rovers and machines. Rovers are predominantly light, handheld, and have computers attached that are capable of multiple tasks. Machines on the other hand are big, vibrating, mechanized pieces that pack and dole out a much larger punch. To mount parts inside of a machine requires a more robust approach, and therefore the electronics that drive GPS machine control systems come in basically two styles.

Machines
Control Boxes, and Displays are separate.

The control box is the brain, and controls most of the calculations, can be integrated to work with the hydraulic actuators, and generates signals for the display box.

The Display box, mounted in front of the driver, visually tells the operator what is going on and what to do next when using an indicate system.

Rovers
Computers, Software, and Displays are all in a handheld.

Since the rover is generally a hand powered unit, it's overall weight is an issue in terms of operability. Therefore each part on the system must serve a purpose, and have as much operational ability as possible. The hand held computers that are hooked up to these GPS systems are no exception. Over the years we have seen these hand held systems grow from a basic system like a calculator, through graphic calculator operability, to full WINDOWS© operating system computers packed inside a system you can hold in your hand. As the software and computing becomes more capable, so too has the ability to manage the jobsite information on the fly.

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