Equipment conducts land forming activities using Trimble VerticalPoint RTK grade control for better water management.

A farmer or earthworks contractor uses Trimble water management solutions to make land forming adjustments along the bank of a waterway.

Move water from where it is to where you need it to be

Control the water table for ideal root depth and optimized yields

Create more farmable area while minimizing soil disturbance

Land Forming

The FieldLevel^™ II system facilitates survey, design and land forming using existing grading equipment.

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Land Forming

The VerticalPoint RTK^™ grade control system networks multiple base stations to provide dynamic positioning to multiple vehicles.

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Land Forming

WM-Form^® design software can help fix underproducing farmland, while also controlling costs and minimizing topsoil disturbance.

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Water Management

The WM-Survey II^™ app makes it easy to create basic field surveys, plus auto-design subscriptions for rice levees, terraces and waterways.

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Subsurface Drainage

The WM-Drain^® solution is part of a concept-to-completion toolset that streamlines the survey, analysis, design, installation and mapping steps of surface and subsurface drainage.

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Subsurface Drainage

WM-Subsurface^™ design software works with Trimble’s WM-Drain^® solution to ensure optimal placement of tile and drains in both surface and subsurface drainage projects.

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Water Management

The WM-Survey II^™ app makes it easy to create basic field surveys, plus auto-design subscriptions for rice levees, terraces and waterways.

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Guidance & Steering

The TMX-2050^™ display system is ideal for farmers and earthworks contractors needing water management capabilities, especially those using the FieldLevel II system or WM-Drain solution.

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Correction Services

CenterPoint^® VRS correction service provides instant access to RTK-level positioning within a fixed network – ideal for drainage and land forming projects.

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When your land doesn’t drain well or has too many low spots or hills, it can't produce consistently. You either struggle against it year after year or you just let it sit idle. Either way, it isn’t making you money. That's why Trimble has developed an end-to-end approach that farmers and earthworks contractors can use for their land forming projects.

Survey

Easily collect and import 3D field data with Trimble’s WM-Survey II™ app or WM-Topo™ survey system, FieldLevel™ II system, WM-Form® design software and TMX-2050™ display system.

Map your fields with precision RTK measurements to ensure the most accurate field surface designs
Use Trimble displays to record boundaries, section line alignments and interior data of the field
Use the WM-Survey II app, WM-Topo survey system or the FieldLevel II Survey and Design module on your TMX-2050 display to collect topographic data or section lines in hard-to-reach areas
Import topographic surveys into the WM-Form design software for analysis and design

Analyze

Analyze topographic data in the WM-Form design software to identify surface problems that are limiting yield potential.

View the original field topography and slopes in 3D
Determine areas that require leveling, surface drainage, furrow irrigation or other sub-designs
Use the analysis suite to get a clear picture of drainage issues before you design and validation that design doesn’t highlight any other areas that need further attention before moving soil

Design

Create an optimal field surface using WM-Form design software that balances your farming practices with water movement requirements and earthworks costs.

Produce multi-directional land forming designs
Create sub-design areas, including level pads, pipe beds, tail ditches or topsoil
Add section lines, hinges and exclusive zones for land leveling
Generate furrow irrigation designs that account for row constraint and cross-slope inputs
Create full design reports before you ever pay for land forming designs – pay by area only when you need to move dirt and a control file is required

Estimate

Use your new design to estimate earthworks volumes and costs using WM-Form design software.

Provide a design cost estimate that suits your customer’s requirements
Set a fixed fee or calculate a fee based on the total volume moved

Form

Leverage your 3D design to form the field using Trimble’s FieldLevel II system.

Import the field design generated in your WM-Form design software into your TMX-2050 display system
Use the FieldLevel II system to form the land according to the design
Perform earthworks operations using any make or model of tractor or scraper

Verify

Use the WM-Topo survey system to validate that each design has been accurately completed.

Perform spot checks for grade and elevation to validate your land was formed according to the design

In addition to creating basic field surveys for use in a variety of applications, the WM-Survey II app becomes even more powerful by adding our advanced feature set for terrace, waterway and rice levee system designs.

Easily and automatically create basic designs, including 3D control and feature line guidance files

Terraces and waterways are designed to divert water off a field so that soil erosion and crop loss due to water ponding is reduced. Terraces have a high side that prevents water from running over the top of it, while also typically sloping to the side to divert water into a waterway or ditch outlet along the edge of a field. Waterways transport water off a field to a designated outlet.

The Terrace & Waterway Design solution allows the user to easily and automatically create a basic terrace or waterway design in just five steps. The 3D control files and feature line guidance files for compatible PTx Trimble displays are also auto-created, allowing land forming work to begin right away – no more waiting for designs to come back from the office. Farmers can now conduct their own maintenance, saving money on contractors by extending the life expectancy of terraces and waterways while preventing up to 5% yield loss in terraced fields.

Auto-create rice levees based on desired specifications and field elevation

Rice is grown in a consistent depth of water to help limit weeds, reduce insect infestations and boost overall crop health. Because fields have a minimum slope to one corner for drainage, rice levees are used to hold water at a constant depth across the elevation gradient of the field. As the water reaches the outlet of the field, it is then pumped back to the top to restart the process.

The Levee Design creation feature uses a four-step guided workflow to auto-create rice levees based on desired specifications and elevation across a field. Upon creation of the design, feature line guidance files are also exported and available for use in levee installation. Minimize yield loss from weather-delayed planting by getting to work implementing the designs right away. Eliminate the hours or days waiting for a designer to get back to you.

Water Management

Want to learn more about Trimble precision technology? Check out one of our resources or explore additional solution areas such as planting, implement control or land preparation.

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Case Study

Learn why farmer Andy Zimmerman uses WM-Drain for his subsurface drainage projects.

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Calculator

Discover how surveys can make water management more accurate and effective.

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Soils that are well-drained provide a wide range of benefits for your farm. From start to finish, Trimble's subsurface drainage solutions help you take a more comprehensive approach to your next project, so you can save time and money.

Survey

Easily collect and import 3D field data with Trimble’s WM-Survey II™ app, WM-Topo™ survey system or your TMX-2050™ display system.

Use the TMX-2050 display system to record boundaries, section line alignments and interior data of the field.

Analyze

Analyze the 3D field data using WM-Subsurface™ design software to make better informed drainage decisions and plans.

View data from any angle and exaggerate the vertical to visualize the shape and slopes of the field
Determine the various watershed zones of the field to assist with main, sub-main and lateral pipe placement
Configure contours at any interval to display the topography and relative elevations
Enable flow arrows and tributary lines to assist with tracing the natural surface water flows
View the field analysis over the top of aerial images to review your data in another context

Design

Design and verify a complete 3D drainage system using WM-Subsurface design software, or design drainage lines on-the-go without having to leave your vehicle.

Use WM-Subsurface drawing tools to tie laterals to mains, create parallel lateral spacings and clip drainage lines
In WM-Subsurface design software or on your TMX-2050 display system, allow Autoslope to produce optimal depth designs for a more consistent water table (which helps to minimize nutrient loss)
Verify that the pipe network will successfully drain to the main outlet before beginning the installation

Install

Take your drainage designs back to the field and utilize the WM-Drain® solution’s module on your TMX-2050 display system alongside Trimble’s 3D machine control technology for precise installation of your pipe or surface ditches.

Control depth automatically, ensuring pipe and ditches are installed to the design
Control the boot pitch automatically on parallel link plows, providing complete control of the machine and ensuring the best accuracy possible
Switch to Point and Slope mode for manual slope control and installation or when using pitch-only control during RTK dropouts to ensure completion of drainage runs even in adverse satellite conditions
Use GNSS RTK combined with T3™ Enhanced Terrain Compensation Technology for roll-corrected 3D positioning
Recalculate design on-the-go when the plow hits unexpected underground obstacles
Map the as-applied drainage lines while installing to keep as a record for aiding with invoicing and locating installed pipes in the future

Map

Map the true location of your installed drainage pipes or ditches and utilize the records for future maintenance or drainage expansion projects.

Automatically log 3D drain maps synchronously while the drainage machine is being controlled by the WM-Drain solution
Transfer the mapped data using Trimble Ag Software to WM-Subsurface design software, where it will be stored as an independent layer

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