Tractors playing tricks on the Eastern border – That’s the problem – Homeland Security

Located in southeastern Finland Near the eastern border, tractors ply their routes through the fields.

This is about interference with the GPS satellite positioning system observed in the area. Be the first to report on this topic Il.

Farmers use satellite positioning to plan tractor routes through the fields. It helps optimize planting in terms of time, fuel, seeds and plant protection agents, said MTK, executive director of the Southeast Finland Association, a federation of agricultural and forestry producers. Antti Aminin.

In practice, satellite locators plot a route on the field, and tractors follow that route, for example to sow seeds. Due to the riots, tractors go their own way and cultivated land can be wasted.

“The problem is getting worse all the time. The locator works fine at first, but suddenly you find a gap of a few meters or it starts to meander. So you can’t rely on that,” Aminin pointed out.

Therefore, the driving line can extend up to several meters, in which case the entire field area cannot be used.

For MediaTek There were multiple contacts during the spring regarding the issue of satellite positioning interference. The first contacts began last summer. However, according to Aminin’s assessment, these issues began around the same time that Russia launched its aggressive war against Ukraine.

Aminin said Russia could not identify the source of the harassment. However, he believed it was obvious.

– Yes, the feeling here is that the closer you get to the border, the worse the problem becomes.

Arminen said satellite interference can be combated by using RTK locators or installing your own satellite base stations on the farm. However, this costs a lot of money.

– These solutions and licenses are very expensive and not entirely suitable for the average farm.

Arminen said MTK was committed to working with authorities, such as the Land Survey Institute, to find a solution.