What is the difference between a Base Station, Rover, and a Machine System?
• A Base Station takes satellite signals & translates the corrections to the jobs specific Northing, Easting & Elevation. Every jobsite needs a Base Station. Rovers & Machine Systems cannot operate without receiving radio signals from a Base Station. • A Rover is a jobsite management tool. With this tool, you can look at your jobsite plans, setup a jobsite, perform stakeouts, follow alignments, topo stockpiles & calculate quantities. • A Machine System consists of two GPS Receivers, masts, a radio, and a display box. The display box, mounted inside the cab, has a set of plans on the screen. This enables to see where the machine is relative to the jobsite at all times. You can see cross-sections, calculate vertical and horizontal offsets and automatically finish grade any road or site. Yes, the dozers and motorgraders have automatics! What are automatic controls? An optional automatic control kit provides direct input to the hydraulic valves to control the lift and cross slope of the do
