In the EU-25 some 11 million farmers grow crops on 110 million hectares of land. Precision agriculture refers to the use of satellite navigation sensors, aerial images, and other tools to determine optimum sowing density, fertiliser cover and other inputs. It also refers to the use of GNSS for supporting machine guidance, virtual fencing, and land parcel identification. These techniques allow farmers to save money, reduce their impact on the environment and increase their productivity. EGNOS can offer an affordable precision solution.
EGNOS can support
- Variable ploughing, seeding and spraying
- Tractor guidance
- Individual livestock positioning
- Virtual fencing
- Land parcel identification and geo-traceability
- Post-harvest pick-up
- Supervised livestock tracking
- Field measurement
- Field boundary mapping and updating
EGNOS will help
- Enhance precision
- Eliminate waste and over-application of fertilisers and herbicides
- Save time
- Reduce fatigue
- Extend equipment lifetime by optimising its use
- Provide geo-traceability
- Optimise crop yields
- Increase profit margins
EGNOS application fields
| Application category | Application filed | Required accuracy level |
| Arable | Low-value crop cultivation (e.g. cereals) and low-accuracy operations (fertilising and reaping) | c. 1m |
| Dairy | Individual livestock positioning and virtual fencing | 2-5m |
| Agro-logistic | Land parcel identification / geo-traceability, post harvest pick-up and supervised tracking of livestock, manure, etc. | c. 2-5m |
| Legislation / management | Field measurement and boundary mapping and updating | c. 2-5m |
EGNOS benefits
- EGNOS is absolutely free; it does not require installation of hardware on farms, or ongoing subscriptions.
- EGNOS signals are received in real time thanks to its three geostationary satellites.
- EGNOS is set to become the leading Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) solution for precision agriculture in Europe over the next few years.
- EGNOS is widely available. 1 in 10 tractors sold in Europe today are equipped with GNSS receivers. Most of these receivers are EGNOS-enabled.
- EGNOS does not need an additional long-wave device to receive correction data; signals are integrated into all EGNOS-enabled receivers.
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