Section
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Content
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Module 1 - Introduction
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Explanation of the DVD - purpose and use
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Module 2 - Basics of Satellite Navigation
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What is GPS and how does it work (briefly)?
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Module 3A - Accuracy Improvements for GPS - Differential GPS (DGPS)
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How DGPS works, with examples (including WAAS, OmniSTAR, John Deere)
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Module 3B - Accuracy Improvements for GPS - Real-Time Kinematics (RTK)
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How RTK works, how is it different from DGPS, considerations for RTK
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Module 4A - GPS Applications and Systems - GPS Guidance
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What GPS guidance products for agriculture are, comparison of different types of products, examples
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Module 4B - GPS Applications and Systems - Sub-inch Automatic Steering
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Components of a sub-inch RTK system, examples and brief comparisons of products
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Module 4C - GPS Applications and Systems - Alternatives to Sub-inch Steering
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DGPS steering systems, both hydraulic steering and assisted steering. Single-frequency RTK, "near-RTK," and RTK with assisted steering
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Module 5 - GPS Guidance and Steering Vendors
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Who sells what - vendors and products
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Module 6 - Specific Recommendations
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Specific advice about different kinds of GPS products; "decision tree" for growers
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Module 7 - Future Speculation
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Our views of where the products and the market will be going in the future
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