Topcon GRS-1 Receives TÜV Certification for EU Agricultural Directive Commission Regulation

The JRC – Joint Research Centre of the EU commission – has defined a validation scheme for GNSS based measurement equipment and they have set up a certification process. NavCert / TÜV is one administrative body accredited by JRC that can provide this kind of certification for GNSS based area measurement equipment.

The certification for GRS-1 was performed for Category A of the regulation, requiring a buffer accuracy of less than 0.40m, which exceeds the maximum tolerance according to the area measurement validation scheme from the European Commission, Joint Research Centre - ISPRA, Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen, Agriculture Unit.

Stefan Naumann Sales Manager GIS of Topcon Europe said: “The GRS-1 delivers the proof required for accurately measuring land parcel sizes to all Topcon’s agricultural customers. With this certification, they can be confident that they have chosen the right product for this particular task”
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