MiniGIS 2

Geographic information system

WINTERSTEIGER MiniGIS 2 is a geographic information system that can be used to plan plot trials on a PC – true to scale and precisely where they will later be located. 

Exact plot planning for precise and efficient implementation

WINTERSTEIGER MiniGIS 2 is a geographic information system that can be used to plan plot trials on a PC – true to scale and precisely where they will later be located. 

Technical system requirements

  • Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 

  • 300 MB of available hard drive disk space 

  • 2 GB RAM or more (depending on module combination) 

  • Supported data formats: .shp (ESRI Shape) and .kml (Google Earth) (dxf files) 

  • Coordinate systems: lat/long (WGS84), UTM, and Gauß-Krüger (Zone 2-5) 

Your advantages with MiniGIS 2 for plot planning

Create geo-referenced field plans for use throughout the entire breeding process

WINTERSTEIGER MiniGIS 2 lets you plan your field trials in advance, including planning and positioning heterogeneous ground conditions, field boundaries, and obstacles down to the centimeter. Data can also be imported from Easy Breed.

Geo-referenced planting with Easy Plant or eMotion and Geo Link

The field plans can be seamlessly transferred to the WINTERSTEIGER Plot Motion and Dynamic Disc Plus seeders. If Geo Link is also used, planting is carried out independently of specific tractor steering systems, which are only used to guide the towing vehicle and do not need to have any special interfaces to the seeder. Driving routes can be imported into systems from a wide range of manufacturers in .shp or .isoxml format.

Planning of all driving routes – from preparation to planting and care through to harvest

Advance trial planning in WINTERSTEIGER MiniGIS 2 means that upstream and downstream work steps in the field can also be taken into account. For example, you can plan driving routes from previous tilling work in detail and eliminate interfering factors – an aspect that significantly enhances the quality of the test results.

Using the WINTERSTEIGER MiniGIS 2 for downstream ratings

Geo-referenced field plans have defined plot coordinates. Sensor data is also evaluated precisely within the geo-referenced plots. This data is ideal for rating crops using robots or drones and opens up potential for significant efficiency gains in plant breeding. 

Efficient plot planning with MiniGIS 2: Quick and easy on a PC

Creating trial plots using line marking machines and optical squares is a time-consuming undertaking. With MiniGIS, trials are "planted" digitallyon the PC, taking into account the field boundaries, and can be placed precisely where there is the least variation in the soil and yield maps.  

  • The planning data is used as the basis for GNNS systems, which control tractors and seeders automatically. 

  • No marking before planting – helps to keepordering efficient and on schedule.  

  • Prepared driving routes allow for automated creation and maintenance of alleys with an accuracy of down to 2.5 centimeters. 

  • Steering systems can initiate seed changes automatically when entering a plot during planting. 

  • MiniGIS 2 also offers modules for irrigation control, for flight planning for flight systems, as well as for assessing the acquired image data (rating, growth height, and much more). 

Extensive functionality: MiniGIS 2

  • Import shape files such as field survey data in the WGS, Gauß-Krüger, or UTM coordinate system
  • Create trials with variable alley and partition widths as well as plot lengths and widths
  • Align trial blocks, including at field edges
  • Create and place trial blocks in real world coordinates
  • Create driving routes for planting and maintaining alleys
  • To-scale print-out of the trial layout

Interfaces and data formats for the geographic information system

Import

  • Shape files such as field survey data in the WGS, Gauß-Krüger, or UTM coordinate system
  • .shp and .kml files from Google Earth and similar applications
  • Trials from Excel, Easy Breed, piaf, and Schlingmann software
  • Background maps from Microsoft® Bing Maps and similar applications
  • Soil and yield data

Export

  • Data exchange via CSV interface
  • Export to other mobile devices, such as survey systems
  • Export of the layers in shape or KML format for further editing with external software
  • Driving routes can be output to steering systems as an .shp or .isoxml file
  • Geo-referenced field plan can be output to Easy Plant or eMotion as an .shp or .isoxml file
  • Planning data can be output as a .dxf file

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