High End Professional Design Kit

With the “High End Professional Design Kit” you can take any image (such as an image from a maze designer) and easily geo-reference it yourself. Take the image to the field and start cutting the maze using GPS. The High End Professional Kit also includes valuable desktop software for maze creation and printing mazes for posters, flyers, and other promotions. The ultimate kit for the ultimate maze!

The Kit Includes:

  • Raven Phoenix 200 GPS. This GPS receiver is ideal for mazes that have a lot of detail with paths that are within 1 to 2 feet of each other. This GPS receiver is extremely accurate and can also be used for general farm mapping and guidance. The GPS receiver is accurate to within 6 to 12 inches within a short period of time and accurate to within 2 to 3 feet over a longer period of time. This makes it possible to accurately cut a detailed maze without counting rows or guessing if you're in the right spot. This GPS receiver can be mounted to any mower, 4-wheeler or other vehicle for GPS mapping and guidance. If you are farming, you can add Guide Mate and use this setup for guidance for spraying, spreading and other applications.
  • HP iPAQ Model 2495 Pocket PC. This is a standard Pocket PC that can be used for many other purposes. The Pocket PC includes a range of software such as Pocket Word, Excel and Outlook. This also includes a docking station that connects to your desktop computer via a USB port so you can synchronize maps and other data between the Pocket PC and your desktop computer.
  • Powered Ram Mount. This mount will securly hold your Pocket PC when you're mowing and/or mapping.  The mount is rugged, and comes with a one year warranty.
  • Farm Site Mate Scouting. GPS mapping software that installs to the Pocket PC. This software will be used when you are cutting your maze. The software is simple to use and will show a picture of the maze on your screen with your current GPS position on top of the map. Simply use the map as a point of reference and follow the map as you go!
  • Farm Trac and Farm Site.  This is the desktop software for maze creation as well as printing for posters, flyers, and other promotions.

Unique Features:

  • Includes efficient tools in the field for never missing parts of the corn maze on the initial cut.  Set the desired width and color for the paths that are drawn on the screen as you mow.  This way it is easy to see which parts of the maze have been cut and which still need to be completed.
  • Use the same setup when going back for follow-up cuttings.  Again use different colors and line widths so it is easy to know where you've mowed and where you've missed.
  • Farm Site Mate Scouting is the leading GPS mapping software that is used by more than 15,000 farmers world-wide for agricultural mapping, scouting and variable rate application.  If you also farm, you can use this same setup to map field boundaries, tiling lines, rocks, soil sample locations and anything else you like.  The software may also be upgraded for variable rate application, and field record-keeping.
  • Would you like to know the total feet or miles that are covered by your maze?  When you're finished cutting your maze just tap on the maze and the software will tell you the total distance covered.  The software also tells you the total acres or square feet of the field containing the corn maze.
  • Includes a full set of "CAD Style" drawing tools that can be used to draw your own maze.  Just bring in the GPS boundary of the field that you mapped and create your own corn maze.
  • Includes "Image Processing Tools" for geo-referencing images.  If someone else creates your maze design, just have them give you the design in an image format (.jpg, .tif or .bmp).  Simply take your Farm Site Mate-Basic software to the field and locate three GPS coordinates (such as corners of the field).  These coordinates are applied to the image to create a map that can be used with GPS (this will take the place of the "Geo-Referencing Service" offered with the Standard Maze Design kit).
  • Download FREE road & waterway data from the Internet in order to print directions on how to get to your maze.  Road names automatically download into the software.
  • Add text notes to your maps so you can print creative maps with hints and notes of obstacles.
  • Having problems finding the perfect field for your maze? Load free, government satellite imagery from the Internet to see maps of any field in the United States. Use this imagery to trace different fields by hand to determine their sizes and shapes.
  • If you get the chance to get an aerial picture of your field (from a plane or helicopter), the software can be used to clean up the picture and print it with notes and other information.
  • Customize your maps with logos, text and graphics and then print maps that can be used for posters, flyers, and advertisements.
  • Maps can be saved and used in other programs such as Word, Excel, Photoshop and others.
  • If you also farm, this same software can be used to keep histories of your field activities with reports for the EPA, FSA, crop insurance and more. The mapping software can be used for reading in yield data from most major yield monitors along with soil type, soil test results, and other maps. You can also add software such as Farm Funds for accounting and Farm Stock for livestock records.

 

 

Here’s how it works:

    1. Take the maze design kit (Pocket PC, GPS and software) out on a 4 wheeler, mower or other vehicle and drive around the field that you want to use for the maze.  The program will display a GPS mapped field boundary on the screen with all data saved to a file.
    2. Take the Pocket PC back to the office and "synchronize" it with your desktop computer. This will bring the boundary of the field into the desktop software.  Free road and waterway maps can also be downloaded from the Internet to improve the look of the map.
    3. Use the drawing tools in the desktop software to draw your maze inside the boundary of the field. By having a GPS referenced map of the field boundary, you can create the map so it takes advantage of every part of the field.
    4. (Optional)  If someone else designs the maze for you, have them send you an image file (.jpg, .tif or .bmp) of the maze. Use the "Image Processing Tools" of the desktop software to match GPS positions from the geo-referenced field boundary to the non geo-referenced image of the corn maze.  Once the GPS coordinates are matched to the corn maze image, the job is completed.
    5. Copy the map that you hand-drew or the image you calibrated to your Pocket PC (flash memory or storage card).  Open Farm Site Mate and load the image or hand-drawn map as a background layer.
    6. Place the Pocket PC, GPS Receiver and mount onto your mower and start mowing!  Farm Site Mate will show your current position on top of the image of the maze. Lines will be drawn everywhere that you mow so you know exactly what you've covered and what still needs to be done.
    7. Use the same setup for subsequent follow-up mowings. Just use a different line color to make it easy!
    8. Synchronize the maps that you create with GPS with your desktop computer.  Make backups of your data to use in the future.