Patent ID: 11921222
Assignee: nan
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for tracking planting locations of a plurality of plants configured to be planted in a ground surface using a handheld planting utensil having a handle, a blade, and a shaft defined between the handle and the blade, the apparatus comprising:
a housing configured to be coupled to one of the handle or the shaft of the handheld planting utensil;
a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) sensor positioned within the housing, the GNSS sensor configured to generate location data;
a triggering sensor coupled to the housing and configured to generate a trigger signal in response to motion of the housing corresponding at least in part to the blade of the handheld planting utensil being inserted into the ground surface for planting one of the plurality of plants; and
a controller positioned within the housing and functionally linked to each of the GNSS sensor and the triggering sensor, the controller configured to record the location data from the GNSS sensor in response to the trigger signal of the triggering sensor to define a recorded planting location of one of the plurality of plants.