RTK GNSS for Precision Agriculture

Row crops, bed forming and controlled traffic farming need RTK, which gives 0.6 cm + 0.5 ppm horizontal accuracy with Eview receivers. Lower-accuracy corrections may be enough for broadacre spraying or spreading, but RTK keeps passes repeatable from one season to the next, which is what most auto-steering users want.

A single antenna only gives heading once the tractor moves, and it reacts slowly at low speed. Dual-antenna receivers such as the HB6 Pro and HB56H give 0.15° heading at 1 m spacing from standstill, which helps line acquisition at the start of a pass and implement control on slopes.

If CORS or NTRIP coverage is patchy, or mobile data is unreliable in the fields, a farm base gives independent corrections. The HB62 is a rugged IP67 base with Ethernet, NTRIP and 64 GB logging. For a portable set-up, the HBEV11 smart antenna can work as a base on a tripod.

Yes. Many farmers add an RTK receiver and steering kit to existing machines. A flange-mount receiver such as the HB56H, two EV288 antennas on the cab roof and RTCM v3 corrections form the GNSS side of a retrofit. See our auto-steer retrofit guide for options.

Yes. The HB6 Pro weighs 45 g and gives dual-antenna heading plus pitch and roll, which suits spraying drones. Receivers connect to ArduPilot and PX4 over UART and accept RTCM v3 corrections. Septentrio AIM+ helps keep RTK available near radio links and power lines.