crop circle Mapping system

The Crop Circle Mapping System is a useful tool for collecting plant biomass or soil data in real-time. Crop Circle Mapping Systems can be mounted to virtually any type of vehicle. Data collected by the system can provide useful information related to plant health, vigor and spatial variability. The system utilizes GeoSCOUT GLS-400 datalogger to collect and georeference data from a multi-sensor array of Holland Scientific ACS-210 crop canopy sensors. Georeferenced sensor data are stored in a text format on SD flash cards having storage capacities up to 1 Gigabyte and can easily be accessed by third party map rendering software. Instrument configuration is performed using easy-to-navigate menus.  Configuration settings are saved in nonvolatile memory to be utilized by the GeoSCOUT to configure the mapping system every time it is operated.

Features:

• Real-time sensor georeferencing
• Supports single or multi sensor networks (1 to 8 sensors)
• Simple one-button logging
• User defineable vehicle speed threshold for conditional datalogging
• Data storage up to 1 Gigabyte on a standard SD Flash card
• Supports 1Hz or 5Hz GPS sensors
• Data recorded using standard Comma-Separated-Variable (CSV) file format

Specifications:

Memory Type: SD FLASH
Memory Capacity: 128 MB to 1 GB
File System:  DOS FAT compatible
Display: 2 line by 16 character temperature compensated LCD
Backlight Control: User selectable; 4 levels
GPS COMM Port:  2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 and 38400 baud; no parity, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit
GPS NMEA 2.0 Strings:  $GPRMC and $GPGGA are required
GPS Sample Rates: Detects and logs GPS data streams updated at 1 and 5 Hz
Sensor COMM Port (RS-485): Half-duplex, multi-drop network; supports up to 8 ACS-210 sensors (OS B firmware) running GeoSCOUT GLS-420 mapping software
Data Collection Rate:  Determined by GPS update rate (1 or 5 smples per second)
Serial Port and GPS Port Connector:  Male DB-9 connector
Power Requirements:  8VDC to 16VDC @  2000 mA max
Operating Temperature:   0F to 122F  (-18C to 50C)