ORLANDO, Fla. – Farmers who aren’t ready to invest in a satellite guidance system that delivers inputs one inch at a time but still want better information than an LED light bar now have another option.
Leica Geosystems’ Mojomini provides 10-inch, pass-to-pass accuracy within 15 minutes and works in the pickup and in the tractor.
Rob Kiernan, Leica’s global sales and marketing manager, said the unit will provide producers with a better view than a light bar with its 4.3 inch colour display.
“It has the three dimensional perspective view that lets the operator look forward in the field and set his AB parallel, A plus heading and get fixed contour and pivot. And it has an on-screen light bar,” he said during the Ag Connect farm show in Orlando.
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The unit doesn’t have as-applied mapping or data logging.
The readout displays speed and has metric and imperial units, as well as a built-in conversion calculator for setting product rates.
“That you’ll still have to do manually, though. If you want the guidance and control, those systems cost quite a bit more,” Kiernan said.
“This is an entry level unit, but it does offer something you won’t be able to do with our more advanced gear. You can swap the (Mojo)mini into your farm ute (pickup truck) and get directions to town.”
The new GPS connects to its magnetic antenna wirelessly through Bluetooth and can be swapped into a vehicle for turn-by-turn guidance on the road. It has a touch screen and voice command and will accept maps through an SD card slot.
It talks to the operator, providing text to speech directions in several languages.
Searches for addresses, postal codes and points of interest are possible, and picking routes for the fastest or shortest times are all part of the street guidance tool.
It operates in 3D, 2D and 2D north-up modes and has day and night display brightness choices.
A battery provides portable use for up to two hours. It has a car charger as well as hard wiring for tractors and other farm equipment.
It comes with a set of maps on the SD card, suction mounting parts and a Leica Smartag receiver.
At about $1,800, it costs more than a similarly equipped street GPS such as the LG LN845, which sells for $500. The Mojomini’s price is similar to other light bar systems such as Trimble’s EZ-Guide 250 with a high performance antenna and without its auto-steering unit.
Other entry level light bars such as Outback’s S Lite start in the $900 area, but they lack the display systems.
Leica’s Mojomini offers a different way to approach the entry-level guidance. It could also make a good second unit when guidance is all that is required and data logging isn’t necessary.
For information, visit www.mojortk.com/leica-web/ or call 877-800- 6656.
