Additional Features
SMART APPLY FEATURES
Smart Apply offers game-changing features for any spraying operation, including:
PRECISION DATA
Precision spraying is just part of the Smart Apply equation. Equally powerful is the precision data component that automatically captures a broad spectrum of data while you spray and uploads it to the Cloud for analysis, regulatory reporting, operations, and planning. Gone are the days of paper and guessing. Smart Apply’s precision data leads to a deeper understanding of your orchard or vineyard’s productivity, profitability, health, and sustainability. That’s transformational.
POWERED BY
Proprietary Software
Smart Apply’s proprietary, multi-functional, GPS-enabled software not only allows you to set the system to automatically spray without manual intervention, it also captures a wealth of data while it sprays. Each time you spray, the system documents date and time of spraying, overall spray volumes, chemical savings, tree counts, canopy volume, health of individual trees or vines, and acres/hectares sprayed.
YOUR DATA IS
Stored in the Cloud
Losing paper documents is common, but with Smart Apply, your data is quickly uploaded and safely stored in the Cloud, allowing you to easily access both historical and real-time data whenever you’re connected to Wi-Fi. Now. Next week, next year, or years from now. It’s always there. Ready when you need insights or need to share information with someone else.
SMART APPLY OFFERS
Cloud Reporting
We’ve expanded our Cloud reporting to include elevation, speed, and rate of spraying, estimated savings on chemicals and water, and operator performance. This data supports regulatory reporting, orchard/vineyard health analysis, operational and strategic planning, and human resources. Our reporting capabilities can also be used to verify ESG and sustainability goals and milestones.
OPTIONAL INTEGRATION WITH
John Deere Operations Center
At the heart of Smart Apply is LiDAR hardware that is positioned at the front of the sprayer. Using this laser technology, scanning 270 degrees, the system collects 24,000 data points per second, day or night, to create a digital blueprint of your canopy. This data is processed in real-time and a signal is then sent through our control box to each individual nozzle on your sprayer. That signal then controls when our solenoids fire, ensuring every nozzle is applying chemical only on your canopy at the exact right place and time.
PERMANENT CROP ANALYZER
Put Precision Data to Work Today
Smart Apply’s precision data feature comes standard with the Smart Apply System. It can also be purchased as a standalone data solution called Permanent Crop Analyzer that’s compatible with any utility all-terrain vehicle. Put it to work in your orchard, vineyard, or nursery now.
ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY
Our goal is to help specialty crop growers reach the highest levels of sustainability with our precision spraying and data system. The Smart Apply Intelligent Spray Control System, when added to your air blast, GUSS, or over-the-row sprayer, helps you optimize crop protection with fewer inputs while minimizing environmental impact. Protecting the health of the world’s farmlands helps ensure future generations can continue to farm.
Cut Overall Water & Chemical Use By Up to 73%
With Smart Apply’s precision spraying, you can cut water and chemical costs by up to 73%. By only applying what’s needed, exactly where it’s needed, you eliminate overspray and reduce waste, helping you save money while maintaining healthy crops.
Cut Unwanted Chemical Runoff By Up to 93%
The Smart Apply System applies the optimum amount of chemicals to each tree or vine, eliminating overspraying that can result in chemicals running off leaves and onto the ground. Significantly reducing runoff protects the health of soil, roots, and groundwater.
Cut Harmful Airborne Drift By Up to 87%
By replacing continuous spraying with precision spraying, the Smart Apply System safeguards adjacent fields, forests, and waterways from the harmful effects of airborne contamination. Less drift is also healthier for those working in orchards, hop yards, and vineyards.
DATA CAPTURE &
Digital Documentation
The Smart Apply System automatically captures a wealth of data while spraying. This includes date and time of spraying, tract(s) sprayed, volume of chemicals and water applied, and more. The resulting digital documentation supports regulatory reporting and data-backed sustainability gains. It’s a feature welcomed by customers, consumers, and environmental advocates.
GUSS INTEGRATION
The best of agtech automation, precision spraying, data collection, and analytics have come together in a first for the specialty crop industry. The Smart Apply Intelligent Spray Control System can be added to GUSS Autonomous Sprayers, both the full-sized Orchard GUSS and the compact Mini GUSS. Adding the Smart Apply System to GUSS sprayers helps growers optimize crop protection, reduce chemical and water use, save on labor, and digitally document each spray event. Less chemicals, drift, and run off plus digital spray records support growers’ sustainability efforts.
THE ULTIMATE INTEGRATION
Smart Apply + GUSS Autonomous Sprayers
Watch this video to learn about the groundbreaking integration of the Smart Apply precision spraying system and the GUSS Autonomous Sprayer.
