Collecting Farm Work Data Using GNSS and Drive Recorder

Abstract

As a method of collecting farm work data, the Global Navigation Satellite System （GNSS） position information can be used to record the working activities of agricultural machinery in fields. Since it is difficult to identify and quantify the detailed contents of a machine’s working activity, a combined use of GNSS and an onboard digital tachograph system or drive recorder may assist in classifying and analyzing a machine’s working activity in each field in detail. In this article, the authors present case studies on the use of the GNSS and an onboard digital tachograph system mounted on several sugarcane harvesters, and describe the detailed approaches to data collection and classification for sugarcane harvesting work.