RTV Precision Urban Spraying

Author: Spray Shop  

One of our recent projects, an RTV side-by-side vehicle set up with a covered boom to eliminate spray drift for use in metropolitan areas. This build included a Trimble Field IQ module and guidance system using a touch screen for the operator. Using Trible’s Ag Software solution, the vehicle sends live application data and tracking information to the office, recording it in real-time as the job is being done. This provides proof of placement, application rate, sprayed area and other data, which can be overlaid with weather data to provide a complete record of the application. Likewise, jobs can be created by the office operational team and sent to the vehicle, which the operator picks up from their screen. Important information can be relayed and recorded as part of the job to be done. The operational team can track progress of the job to assist with planning the next application. The screen also provides GPS guidance with high accuracy to assist the operator to spray the exact area required with minimal overlap.