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usage-based plans

为您的牛、羊和其他牲畜配备可穿戴物联网跟踪器，获得有价值的见解，让您高枕无忧。

让物联网追踪器成为您的数字牧羊人，为您腾出时间和资源，专注于其他业务。可穿戴物联网跟踪设备可将牲畜的实时位置信息传输到本地或基于云的牲畜管理平台，让您能够检测到每头牲畜的行为变化，为无栅栏养殖铺平道路。

结合 u-blox 全球导航卫星系统 (GNSS) 技术、蓝牙、Wi-Fi 和低功耗广域蜂窝连接以及易于设置的云连接，基于物联网的资产跟踪系统将改变您的业务，让您完全掌控您的运营。

用于牲畜监控的物联网航迹跟踪的主要应用

物联网牲畜位置跟踪

使用小巧舒适的项圈佩戴式物联网跟踪设备，从智能手机上对您的畜群进行精确的位置监控。物联网资产追踪器提供持久的续航时间、精确的定位性能以及与云端的全面双向通信，当牲畜逃离其（虚拟）围栏时，物联网追踪器就会发出警报。

牲畜行为监控

利用配备传感器的物联网跟踪解决方案，检测受伤的早期迹象和其他健康相关问题。监控位置、健康参数和社交行为，深入了解农场中每头牲畜的健康、福利和繁殖阶段。

无栅栏养殖

利用线上地理围栏简化放牧管理。通过卫星定位、低功耗广域蜂窝通信模块、蜂窝通信和云端连接，无栅栏养殖解决方案可让您自动引导牲畜群前往最肥美的牧场，远离危险或禁区。

跟踪航迹的解决方案架构

Pricing based on the hours used

To get straight to the point, the cost of RTK corrections can be a significant factor in the operation of high-precision GNSS applications such as autonomous farming equipment or UAV fleet. What figures are we talking about? A typical annual RTK subscription can cost several thousand dollars. This high price is inconvenient and burdensome for users who don’t require continuous or extensive usage. 

But not anymore. u-blox PointPerfect Flex  precise positioning service offers unique, flexible, and attractive usage-based pricing plans that enable GNSS correction service users to pay only for what they use.

With PointPerfect Flex’s pricing model, you pay only for the hours your receivers access correction data, with no annual commitments. You can manage your subscriptions on a month-to-month basis; the more hours per month you use, the lower the price per hour. This approach helps users significantly reduce operating costs, improve business ROI, and scale their operations more quickly and easily.

Moreover, PointPerfect Flex offers hourly per-device and hour-sharing ‘pooled’ plans that allow users to pay only for the hours they consume, resulting in substantial cost savings, especially for applications that don’t require continuous service. With PointPerfect Flex, the service is also flexible because there are no commitments, so you can switch between plans as your needs change.

Precision agriculture

Precision agriculture relies on RTK corrections for centimeter-level accuracy in the operation of autonomous farming equipment used to grow and produce the world’s crops. 

Precision agriculture leverages PointPerfect Flex's GNSS corrections to optimize farming practices, especially during critical periods of the year, such as planting and harvesting seasons.

Growers don’t necessarily need correction services year-round; they may only use them during specific seasons, such as a couple of months in spring and several months in autumn. The agriculture industry is particularly cost-sensitive, and farmers have traditionally been averse to costly annual subscriptions. In this scenario, PointPerfect Flex’s usage-based pricing approach becomes highly attractive and practical.  

Robotic lawnmowers

The centimeter-level accuracy provided by correction services ensures that robotic lawnmowers maintain precise boundaries and operate safely within designated areas, delivering consistent and reliable lawn maintenance.

Like precision agriculture, robotic lawnmowers require correction services during specific periods of the year. While users may mow gardens in autumn and winter, the peak mowing periods occur in spring and summer.

For companies operating large fleets of devices, such as robotic lawnmowers, annual per-device plans can represent a high fixed cost for the landscaping business owner, especially during periods of low asset utilization – such as winter, when most of the mowers are idle, awaiting peak usage in summer. 

PointPerfect Flex's hourly pooled plans enable the entire fleet of mowers to share usage hours collectively. With these plans, it no longer matters which mower is used or during which season, as the company only pays for the total shared hours used across the entire fleet. Lower operating expenses equal less to worry about.

Doing the math

To put it in context, let’s compare the two models in realistic scenarios to better understand how users can benefit financially from switching from annual subscriptions to a usage-based pricing approach for GNSS corrections. 

As the table shows, Competitor A and Competitor B services typically have a fixed monthly cost of $50 and $69, respectively. This fee is independent of how many hours you use the service. In contrast, PointPerfect Flex offers a range of hourly plans based on the number of hours you use it. The more hours you use per month, the lower the price per hour. In this example, PointPerfect Flex’s usage-based pricing plans enable a 26-87% reduction in operating costs. 

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The benefits of PointPerfect Flex

1. PointPerfect Flex’s usage-based pricing approach provides an attractive way for users to substantially reduce operating costs by paying only for the hours they use the service. Still, the benefits of the service itself provide a strong foundation for making the case to switch and save.
2. PointPerfect Flex delivers precise, reliable, available, and easy-to-use RTK corrections on a continental scale. It provides centimeter-level accuracy (3-6 cm) in seconds via both internet and L-band satellite signals, with 99.9% uptime availability for various applications.
3. PointPerfect Flex works seamlessly with any GNSS RTK receiver, whether u-blox or non-u-blox, or even a mix within the same fleet. Industry-standard protocols (NTRIP, SPARTN) and data formats (RTCM, MQTT) make it simple to connect any RTK receiver.

Making the switch

Today, it is easier than ever to switch to PointPerfect Flex and quickly scale your business from prototyping to large fleets. 

1. Sign in and create a new PointPerfect Thing in Thingstream platform.
2. Choose the PointPerfect plan that best suits your needs.
3. Provision your GNSS RTK receiver (u-blox or non-u-blox) with an NTRIP or MQTT client.
4. You’re ready to get started. 

Questions? Need support? Contact us. 

The bottom line

PointPerfect Flex's usage-based pricing plans offer a unique, flexible, and attractive alternative to those expensive annual subscriptions typically offered by GNSS correction service providers. This approach allows you to pay only for the hours you use, without being tied to yearly contracts and lets you change plans whenever you want. Hours can be used by device or pooled together and shared across a large fleet. 

With PointPerfect Flex, you can lower your operating expenses, improve your bottom line, and scale your business more easily. The choice is yours.