GPS Corn Maze, A New Satellite Navigation Application

Franck Boynton

Abstract:	GPS cornfield maze creation is a new application and unconventional use for navigation satellites. Using a mid- range cost Differential GPS receiver and a $95 piece of software, I was able to design a system that would cut the number of man hours required to design and create a corn maze from 280 to 21 hours; a difference of 259 man hours. This is a timesaving of 13 fold. This method for creating corn mazes started as an idea presented to me by a farmer in Lawrenceburg, TN who wanted to find a better way to create a corn maze and do away with the "grid" cutting system that is centuries old. Known mazes and labyrinths date as far back into history as approximately 4000 years and now GPS and computers are bringing their creation into the 21st century. With a potential earning capability of up to $83,000 U.S. per season, corn mazes are becoming big business.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 15th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 2002) September 24 - 27, 2002 Oregon Convention Center Portland, OR
Pages:	835 - 840
Cite this article:	Boynton, Franck, "GPS Corn Maze, A New Satellite Navigation Application," Proceedings of the 15th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 2002), Portland, OR, September 2002, pp. 835-840.
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