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Customers Own Their Equipment: Deere's Memo to Dealers

May 15, 2015 | Posted in Precision Sales, Service & Support, Industry News

In the wake of the furor over the ownership of John Deere equipment and software copyrights, Deere sent a letter to dealers explaining its position on the matter.

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Farm Equipment Software: Who Owns It & Why?

By Lance Formwalt and John Fuchs posted on May 13, 2015 | Posted in Data Management, Industry News

Today’s farm equipment includes computers and technology systems ranging from engine controls, to guidance systems, to media and entertainment systems. Making each system work is computer software.

Wired Magazine: Deere Claims Through Copyright Office That Farmers Don't Own Their Tractors

April 24, 2015 | Posted in Data Management, Industry News

Source: Wired

An editorial for Wired by Kyle Wiens centers on John Deere and the OEM's claim of "who" actually owns the tractor on the farm.

3D Robotics Announces Open Source Drone App Development Platform

April 1, 2015 | Posted in Product Innovations, Autonomy & Robotics

Downloadable for free from 3DR, DroneKit packages years of 3DR’s research and development into a single robust and extensible platform which developers can use to create web-based drone apps or even apps onboard the drones themselves.

Rapid Imaging Software Introduces Drone Obstacle Management System

March 31, 2015 | Posted in Product Innovations, Autonomy & Robotics

New technology for unmanned aerial vehicles delivers obstacle survey and detection technology plus powerful data management tools for a complete obstacle management system.

Event 38 and UmapAV Deliver Drone-Based Analytics

January 19, 2015 | Posted in Autonomy & Robotics

Event 38, a manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles for business announced a key partnership with UmapAV, whose software service generates engineering quality geospatial data analytics from aerial imagery.

Spectrum Technologies Launches Crop Environmental Monitoring System

November 20, 2014 | Posted in Product Innovations

Spectrum Technologies, the leader in plant and turf measurement technology, introduces SpecConnect, an advancedweb portal cloud solution for crop environmental monitoring using wireless sensor networks.

MapShots Announces 2015 Customer Conference

October 16, 2014 | Posted in Industry News

MapShots, Inc. will hold its 2015 Customer Conference on Feb. 11-14, 2015, at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Global Learning Center in Atlanta, Ga., the company recently announced.

Precision Ag Technologies Showcased at University of Idaho Farm

June 8, 2014 | Posted in Precision Agriculture 101

Source: Moscow-Pullman Daily News

Local farmers, researchers and business owners got to examine unmanned aerial vehicles, high-resolution cameras, electrical conductivity readers and the software that runs them at the University of Idaho's Parker Farm.

Hexagon Signs an Agreement to Acquire Arvus

April 28, 2014 | Posted in Industry News

Hexagon AB, a global provider of design, measurement and visualization technologies, has signed an agreement to acquire Arvus, a manufacturer of precision farming solutions for closer, more site-specific management of the factors affecting crop production.

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[Technology Corner] What are the Top 5 Applications in Autonomy Right Now?

There was plenty of technology on display at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., a few weeks ago. Farm Equipment editor Mike Lessiter caught up with Monarch Tractor’s John Issacson and got his take on the top 5 applications in autonomy right now.

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