Smart Apply Spray Control System
LiDAR retrofit kit for new and used air-blast and over-the-row sprayers, including GUSS autonomous sprayers. It senses trees and vines and varies spray to canopy size and density ('nothing sensed, nothing sprayed'), and logs spray records to the cloud (shareable with John Deere Operations Center).
Price on request
Maker status: Acquired · now John Deere (acquired July 2023).
At a glance
Specifications
| Sensors | LiDAR canopy sensing |
|---|---|
| Connectivity | Cloud data (volumes, tree counts, canopy volume, area, labour) |
| Other | Vendor claims up to 73% less water and chemical, 93% less runoff, 87% less drift; based on more than 10 years of USDA development |
What it does
Variable-rate spraying, spray record keeping
Where it works
Documents
- Smart Apply Savings Flyer brochure
- Smart Apply Field Demo brochure
- New Smart Apply Rack Card brochure
- Smart Apply Savings Flyer (Australia & New Zealand) brochure
About the maker
- Company
- Smart Apply, Inc.
- Based in
- Indianapolis, United States
- Status
- Acquired
- Sold in
- Australia
- Rental or as a service
- Not found
Facts from the maker’s own website (smartapply.com), last checked 2026-10-29.
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Buyer’s guide: spraying robots
How they work
Autonomous sprayers drive the rows on their own; spot sprayers use cameras to hit single plants or weeds. Some treat plants with UV-C light instead of chemicals.
What to check before buying
- Tank size and hectares per day
- Whether it is legally approved as a sprayer in your country
- Section or nozzle-level control