Depth-camera mapping + Rock Picker app

Map every rock at seeding.
Pick it before harvest.

Depth cameras on the seeder map every rock. Your crew picks them from a phone, right behind the drill.

3D
Stereo depth
Real shape, not 2D guesses
1 pass
Full field map
The seeding pass. No extra trip.
6cm+
Detection threshold
Every rock big enough to hurt a combine

Seed the field. Know where they are.

Anything that rises above the soil gets logged with size and position, straight into FarmIQ.

  • Walk your crew straight to each rock
  • Flag the immovable ones
  • See what's picked and what came back, season over season

Why depth cameras, not 2D vision

A flat image can't tell a rock from a shadow or residue. Depth measures real shape: tall enough to matter shows up, flat doesn't.

Works in low light, harsh shadow and heavy residue.

The Rock Picker app

Open FarmIQ on any phone. Every rock is a pin.

1
Seed the field
The seeding pass maps the whole field.
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2
Open the app
Tap a pin. The app routes you straight there.
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3
Pick it
Hit Picked. It's off the list for the whole crew.
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4
Field is clear
Empty list means done. Rock history stays in FarmIQ.

Navigate to each rock

No doubling back, no missed corners. Work the list in any order.

Picked, and it's gone

No paper list, no radio calls. The record keeps what was picked, by whom, when.

Whole crew, same map

Every phone sees the same live map. Nobody works a rock twice.

Try it yourself

Play with a live rock map.

Three real field boundaries, 4,300+ staged rocks. Filter, zoom and mark rocks picked, right in your browser. No signup.

The hardware: FD-84D depth unit

The FD-84D mounts on the seeder bar. One cable to the cab.

  • Stereo depth + RGB in a weather-resistant enclosure
  • On-board AI, works with zero cell signal
  • Day and night (field lights at night)
  • RTK GPS via FarmLink
FarmDefender FD-84D depth-camera unit mounted on an air seeder, Montana sky behind

Running now

On an 84-foot seeder in Saskatchewan since May 2026. Early customers get tuning support straight from the people who built it.

Rocky operation? Tell us about it.

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