Toro Partners with TURF Insight to Bring Drone Mapping to GeoLink® Spray

Toro is excited to announce an exclusive partnership with TURF Insight to offer drone-based boundary mapping capabilities for Toro® GeoLink® Precision Spray System. Through the partnership, all current and new GeoLink Spray users are eligible for exclusive access and discounted pricing for TURF Insight’s industry-leading mapping service. 

Built with RTK-based aerial imagery, TURF Insight provides a detailed view of the entire golf course in their web-based mapping platform. GeoLink Spray users can create spraying boundaries directly from the drone images — even in areas that are difficult to map but can be reached by a sprayer boom, like bunker faces. TURF Insight maps can also be adjusted manually, allowing superintendents to modify target areas without driving the machine.

“Partnering with TURF Insight to deliver this exclusive drone-mapping capability was a natural choice as we continue to find new and innovative ways to deliver more value to our customers,” said Ben Smith, global product marketing manager, commercial division at Toro. “All too often we find that spray applications are being planned around the limitations of a machine. By mapping and defining each feature individually with GeoLink Spray, superintendents can plan spray applications around best practices for the turf.”

The integration of TURF Insight enables users to take full advantage of GeoLink Spray’s “multiple inclusion zones” feature, allowing a single spray task to be assigned to any group of boundaries that has been mapped (i.e. Greens + Collars). The advanced drone-mapping capability also provides superintendents with the exact acreage and elevation of all managed turf areas, eliminating the time-consuming process of mapping with the sprayer or a handheld device. The detailed information is also beneficial for course construction and renovation projects, and for making data-driven decisions in daily golf course operations.

For added convenience, authorized Toro distributors can preload drone maps before equipment delivery. This ensures that maps are ready for use on day one, saving crews valuable setup time — a critical advantage during the peak of golf season.

"We built TURF Insight on the belief that golf courses are constantly evolving. By bringing all the information used to manage them together into a single, reliable platform, we're giving superintendents a trusted digital foundation that evolves alongside the golf course," said David Hunsucker, founder of TURF Insight. "Our partnership with Toro brings that capability directly to GeoLink Spray customers.”

This advanced mapping integration is available exclusively to Toro GeoLink Spray System users with the discounted subscription purchased directly through TURF Insight.

For more information about Toro golf solutions, visit toro.com.