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A LIVING COURSE RECORD —
BUILT AS THE WORK GETS DONE.

TURF Insight Platform v2.0 unifies high-resolution aerial mapping, field capture, and precision machinery exports into one secure spatial database. Decisions don’t depend on memory, paper maps, or tracking down the right person.

TURF Insight Platform 2D/3D Widescreen Map Viewer with digitized boundaries and elevation profiles

THE COURSE IS KNOWN — BUT NOT WRITTEN DOWN.

On most courses, no single person knows where everything is. Irrigation details live with one long-time irrigator. Drainage history is remembered by a former assistant.

The Old Way

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    “Let's go look” / “Let me ask around”

    Superintendents spend hours chasing paper drawings, text messages, or interviewing retired crew members to find valves or lines.

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    Fragments & Hearsay

    Renovations, drainage layouts, and tree removal logs live in hand-drawn notes, fading markers, or are entirely forgotten after staff transitions.

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    Manual Machine Setups

    Autonomous sprayers and mowers are configured with manual eyeballing, leading to chemical skips, spray overlap, and machine boundary collisions.

The TURF Insight Way

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    Millimeter-Level GPS Database

    Every catch basin, pipe, and tree is georeferenced on-site using sub-inch RTK GPS coordinates and mapped directly onto your dashboard.

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    A Durable Living Record

    Document tree inventories, tournament setups, and infrastructure changes as work is done. Preserve course context forever so it survives project turnovers.

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    Direct Sprayer/Mower Integration

    One-click sanitized shapefile boundary exports for Toro GeoLink sprayers and mower inclusion/exclusion zones ensure seamless and automated equipment operation.

“Let’s go look.” “Let me ask around.” “I think it’s over here.”

HOW TURF Insight WORKS

Plain-Language Overview. Built around how golf courses actually change.

1. THE BASE MAP Icon

1. THE BASE MAP

TURF Insight starts with a current, accurate map of your golf course and grows from there.

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2. WORK HAPPENS

New drainage is added. Irrigation gets modified. Trees are removed. Changes are recorded directly on the map.

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3. UPDATED RECORD

Nothing gets lost. Nothing has to be recreated later. The record improves over time.

01 · INFRASTRUCTURE

Irrigation & Drainage Mapping

Irrigation and drainage information often lives in fragments. TURF Insight brings that together into one clear record so you can see known lines, add notes when work is done, and reduce guesswork before trenching.

  • check_circle Contour Overlays: Overlay dynamic 1ft, 2ft, and 5ft contour lines to analyze terrain gradients.
  • check_circle Elevation Range Clamping: Apply custom height ranges to DSM data to highlight drainage flow paths.
  • check_circle As-Built Annotations: Draw, trace, and label pipes, valves, and catch basins directly on the map.
Widescreen Map Viewer showing digitized drainage lines at Castle Pines Golf Club
02 · MACHINERY INTEGRATION

Autonomous Sprayer & Mowers

Automated sprayers and autonomous mowers depend on accurate definitions of the course — fairways, approaches, greens, collars, rough, and cutting areas. The challenge for superintendents isn’t the equipment itself. It’s setting it up correctly and keeping it updated as the course changes. When the course changes, the data changes with it.

  • check_circle Toro GeoLink Integration: Export sanitized ESRI Shapefile boundaries for automated chemical rate-control.
  • check_circle Autonomous Mower Mapping: Output clean mower boundary coordinates grouped by mowing zone.
  • check_circle Centimeter-Level Accuracy: Verify machine boundaries using localized RTK GPS references.
High-resolution drone orthomosaic mapping showing digitized machine spray boundaries
03 · SEASONAL CHANGES

Renovations & Tree Management

Renovation knowledge often disappears once a project ends. TURF Insight preserves before conditions, after conditions, and notes on why decisions were made. Track tree removals, additions, and canopy changes so future decisions aren’t based on memory alone.

  • check_circle Before & After Logs: Keep historical overlays of grading and reconstruction projects.
  • check_circle Tree Inventories: Tag tree coordinates, record planting dates, and assess light exposure.
  • check_circle Volumetric Stockpile Audits: Calculate sand, topsoil, and gravel volumes directly on the map.
Widescreen Map Viewer showing digitized tree inventories at The Omni Homestead
04 · EVENT OPERATIONS

Tournaments & Events

Stop starting from scratch every year. Document tent locations, ropes, fencing, and temporary infrastructure so next year’s planning starts with last year’s answers. Plan facility locations, stake out layouts, and register temporary utility infrastructure on a georeferenced grid.

  • check_circle Stakeout Layouts: Define exact GPS alignments for temporary fencing, gallery ropes, and scoreboards.
  • check_circle Facility Planning: Pin coordinate maps for concession stands, hospitality tents, and media structures.
  • check_circle Historical Documentation: Record and preserve the layouts of past tournaments to replicate setups year over year.
Widescreen Map Viewer showing Memorial Tournament tents and structures at Muirfield Village Golf Club
05 · FIELD NOTES

Field Notes & Living Ledger

Capture the work as it actually happens. Crew members use their phone camera roll to log georeferenced observations on the course. Spatially locate and orient photos with your living as-built documentation to preserve course context forever.

  • check_circle Photo Roll Capture: Log conditions, turf health, or damages with real-time GPS locations and orientations.
  • check_circle QR Code Crew Logging: Let staff capture field observations instantly with no app store downloads.
  • check_circle Seasonal Comparison: View and compare logs across winter, spring, summer, and fall to detect recurring agronomic issues.
Living Ledger Mobile Capture Screen showing GPS tracking, category nodes, and severity levels
SPATIAL SANDBOX

SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE & ANALYSIS FOR INFORMED DECISIONS

Don’t guess. Run physics-based simulations and vector analyses to audit moisture flow, tree shade, slope hazards, and earthwork volumes. The Spatial Sandbox turns your course maps into an active operational laboratory, enabling data-driven agronomic and budget decisions.

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Simulate water accumulation and model rainfall runoff paths across the course to identify pooling areas.

wb_sunny Agronomic Sun Analysis

Cast solar shadows for any date and time to measure tree canopy light restrictions and turf grass health.

filter_hdr Watershed Delineation

Automatically map localized catchment areas and drainage flows using digital terrain models.

area_chart Pile Volume Calculation

Draw boundaries around sand, topsoil, or gravel stockpiles to compute volume and tonnage audits in seconds.

layers Vector Operations

Perform precise spatial calculations with our Buffer Tool, Polygon Intersection, Feature Merges, and Split lines.

landscape Slope Analysis (Mowbots)

Assess fairway and rough gradients to establish safe boundaries and path routes for autonomous mowers.

Spatial Sandbox dropdown menu containing the list of analytical tools

ACCURACY & WHAT IT IS (AND ISN’T)

TURF Insight is not a legal survey. It is built with field discipline — not guesswork.

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GPS collected on-site

Every coordinate is registered directly from the field rovers and DJI flight lines, ensuring precise ground alignment.

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Consistent reference points

Uses standardized geodetic anchor points to keep layers aligned across weeks, months, and years.

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Real measurements

No guestimates or eyeballing satellite tiles. Rely on physical survey calculations and elevation scans.

ABOUT TURF Insight

TURF Insight was shaped by real conversations with superintendents who were tired of chasing information, relying on hearsay, and losing history when people leave. It exists to make course knowledge visible, durable, and useful.

REQUEST A WALKTHROUGH

START WITH WHAT YOU’RE WORKING ON NOW. You don’t need a big rollout. Most courses start TURF Insight by focusing on: A drainage problem, Irrigation updates, Tree work, or an upcoming event.