Levee Design and Installation
The Trimble FieldLevel II system offers users two methods of installing rice levees, giving operators the flexibility they desire. Choose from either a complete levee design and guide solution, or the option of guiding your vehicle manually along a contour.
FieldLevel II helps you design and install levees in two ways:
Complete levee design and guide solution
- Capture 3D topography data using the FieldLevel II Survey and Design module on your FmX integrated display and import data to Farm Works Surface software using the Connected Farm or a USB drive. Analyze the shape of the field using the 3D viewer, contours, flow arrows, and tributary information.
- Define the start point, vertical intervals, and turn radius capability of the machinery being used; Surface will determine the best levee locations in the field for optimal water use.
- Export the design back to your FmX display using the Connected Farm or a USB drive, and utilize the Trimble Autopilot automated steering system to guide the tractor as the levees are installed.
Manually mark levees along a contour
- Use the FieldLevel II system to manually mark levees along the contours of your field instead of using traditional laser methods.
- Define the start point of your levee, and then allow the Trimble lightbar to guide you left or right for marking perfect levees along the contour.
- Decrease the time and difficulty associated with marking a levee by changing the blade step up or down as your move from one contour to another.
