An automated steering apparatus for a power equipment device, comprising: an auto steering and location module that includes: a positioning device configured to wirelessly receive satellite-based location data of the power equipment device and to receive local positioning correction data from a terrestrial transmitter, the positioning device comprising a processing module to compute corrected location data of the power equipment device by adjusting the satellite-based location data according to the local positioning correction data; a direction module configured to utilize the corrected location data calculated by the positioning device and second corrected location data, calculated by the positioning device from second satellite-based location data and from second local positioning correction data at a different time from the corrected location data, to identify a contemporaneous direction of motion of the power equipment device; and a direction control module configured to compare the contemporaneous direction of motion to a target direction of motion and generate steering adjustment data configured to direct the power equipment device toward a target path of motion; a drive control unit configured to receive the steering adjustment data and control a steering apparatus of the power equipment device toward the target path of motion; characterised in that the automated steering apparatus further comprises a user input module and a path generation module configured to: receive a first user input at the user input module at a first time; obtain first corrected location data at the first time from the positioning device and second corrected location data at a second time subsequent to the first time; generate a primary path through both the first corrected location data and through the second corrected location data; and generate the target path of motion as the primary path or as a second path that is parallel to or approximately parallel to the primary path and is displaced from the primary path by a predetermined displacement factor. an auto steering and location module that includes: a positioning device configured to wirelessly receive satellite-based location data of the power equipment device and to receive local positioning correction data from a terrestrial transmitter, the positioning device comprising a processing module to compute corrected location data of the power equipment device by adjusting the satellite-based location data according to the local positioning correction data; a direction module configured to utilize the corrected location data calculated by the positioning device and second corrected location data, calculated by the positioning device from second satellite-based location data and from second local positioning correction data at a different time from the corrected location data, to identify a contemporaneous direction of motion of the power equipment device; and a direction control module configured to compare the contemporaneous direction of motion to a target direction of motion and generate steering adjustment data configured to direct the power equipment device toward a target path of motion; a positioning device configured to wirelessly receive satellite-based location data of the power equipment device and to receive local positioning correction data from a terrestrial transmitter, the positioning device comprising a processing module to compute corrected location data of the power equipment device by adjusting the satellite-based location data according to the local positioning correction data; a direction module configured to utilize the corrected location data calculated by the positioning device and second corrected location data, calculated by the positioning device from second satellite-based location data and from second local positioning correction data at a different time from the corrected location data, to identify a contemporaneous direction of motion of the power equipment device; and a direction control module configured to compare the contemporaneous direction of motion to a target direction of motion and generate steering adjustment data configured to direct the power equipment device toward a target path of motion; a drive control unit configured to receive the steering adjustment data and control a steering apparatus of the power equipment device toward the target path of motion; characterised in that the automated steering apparatus further comprises a user input module and a path generation module configured to: receive a first user input at the user input module at a first time; obtain first corrected location data at the first time from the positioning device and second corrected location data at a second time subsequent to the first time; generate a primary path through both the first corrected location data and through the second corrected location data; and generate the target path of motion as the primary path or as a second path that is parallel to or approximately parallel to the primary path and is displaced from the primary path by a predetermined displacement factor. receive a first user input at the user input module at a first time; obtain first corrected location data at the first time from the positioning device and second corrected location data at a second time subsequent to the first time; generate a primary path through both the first corrected location data and through the second corrected location data; and generate the target path of motion as the primary path or as a second path that is parallel to or approximately parallel to the primary path and is displaced from the primary path by a predetermined displacement factor.