Why GPS Land Levelling is Favoured in Precision Agriculture?

Noor Ul Ain 2019-ag-7913

INTRODUCTION Types of Land Leveling

Land levelling plays a determinant role in the reduction of water use and the
increase of land and water productivity in agriculture. With the development of
technology, precision land levelling has been widely used. While the laser land
levelling system is the most common precision land levelling system, the GPS land
levelling system has been gradually applied in recent years because of its unique
advantages.
Precision Land Levelling
Land levelling with high accuracy (standard accuracy: 2-3 cm) is called precision
land levelling. Precision land levelling has been proven to be highly beneficial to
agricultural production. It minimizes farming operating costs, saves water for
irrigation, ensures uniform seed germination, improves fertilizer use efficiency and
increases crop yields.

WHAT IS LAND LEVELING?

Land levelling is a process of smoothing and grading the land to a uniform plane
surface at grade (zero slopes). Modifying the slope of the land to a planned grade
of land levelling is also called land grading. This operation is usually intended to
eliminate minor irregularities rather than change the surface's general
topography.
Land levelling is used in agriculture to create the topographic surface or slope
needed for crop growth, improved irrigation and drainage, and the effectiveness of
tillage operations. Modifying the field's surface to the desired grade makes it more
suitable for irrigation.
Laser land levelling
Laser land levelling is one of the most important technologies available to farmers
and is part of the modern agricultural irrigation systems.
GPS land levelling
The laser land levelling technology has been widely used in agriculture, but
problems such as limited operating range and poor environmental adaptability
have hindered the development of land levelling operations. GNSS containing
GPS, GLONASS, BDS and Galileo can provide all-weather elevation information.
GNSS combined with RTK technology can output elevation information with 2.5cm
accuracy to meet the needs of precision land levelling operations.

The Benefits of Land Levelling in Agriculture

References
1. Increasing yields
Good field levelling will significantly improve yields. Relevant experimental 1. "Land Management Systems -Land Leveling". twdb.texas.gov
information shows a strong correlation between land levelling and crop yields. 2. "Laser Land Levelling: How it Strikes All The Right Climate-smart Chords". ccafs.cgiar.org
2. Reducing weeds
Good land grading improves water coverage. It reduces weeds by 40% and
reduces weeding time.
3. Increasing farming area
Good land levelling increases the farming area and improves operational efficiency
by getting larger fields. When the farming area rises from 0.1 to 0.5 ha, it is
enlarged by 5%-7%.
4. Improving water utilization
Good field levelling can reduce the amount of water needed to grow a crop (by up
to 10%). The larger the elevation difference of the rice field is, the more water is
needed to achieve water coverage.

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