2014 - Volume #38, Issue #4, Page #42
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Smartphone App Marks Rocks In The Field
Dirt Tech is a small technology company started by 4 young farmers whose goal is to create apps that make farming easier. One of their first apps marks rocks in the field.“Rock Picker is super simple,” says Ben Brutlag, Dirt Tech. “It uses your phone’s GPS to mark the location of rocks you see to pick up later. The map is displayed on your smartphone, which can be mounted in the cab for quick access.”
The app can be modified for different trailing equipment. A 60-ft. planter can be split into as many as 5 sections on the screen. As it travels across the field, when a rock is seen, a mark is placed within that section.
The map is simply used later as a guide to find the rocks. The map can be shared with others, and a file on one smartphone can be constantly updated on a second phone or tablet.
“You can have a guy on a planter marking rocks he sees and a second guy following on an ATV and picking up the rocks,” says Brutlag. “The navigation features on the app will guide him to the nearest rocks. Once he has picked a rock, he can mark it as picked.”
Rock Picker is available for use with either Apple or Android systems. Dirt Tech offers the app for $50 a year. A 14-day free trial is available.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Dirt Tech, 918 W Division St., Elbow Lake, Minn. 56531 (ph 218 731-2117 or 218 234-5858; Ben@dirttech.com; www.dirttech.com).
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