Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System, method and apparatus for integration of field, crop and irrigation equipment data for irrigation management
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Application No.: US17095885Application Date: 2020-11-12
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Publication No.: US11246273B2Publication Date: 2022-02-15
- Inventor: Daniel J. Burgard , Jacob L. LaRue , Hiran Medeiros Moreira
- Applicant: Valmont Industries, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NE Omaha
- Assignee: Valmont Industries, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Valmont Industries, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NE Omaha
- Agency: Milligan PC LLO
- Main IPC: A01G25/16
- IPC: A01G25/16 ; G06T7/00 ; G05B19/042 ; A01G25/09

Abstract:
The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for providing an irrigation scheduling module including a graphical user interface for providing irrigation scheduling data for a given field location. According to a preferred embodiment, the irrigation scheduling module is configured to calculate and display an irrigation recommendation for a given set of forecast data. According to a further preferred embodiment, the irrigation recommendation includes a representative shape in the form of a circle which changes from a full circle to a crescent-shaped percentage of the full circle based on the field moisture status.
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