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A level sensor, associated with a bin, detects a particular reference level of an agricultural product in the bin and generates a calibration indicator. An input sensor determines an input rate of the agricultural product into the bin. A conveyer is capable of transporting the agricultural product o

A level sensor, associated with a bin, detects a particular reference level of an agricultural product in the bin and generates a calibration indicator. An input sensor determines an input rate of the agricultural product into the bin. A conveyer is capable of transporting the agricultural product out of the bin. An output sensor provides a status indicator that indicates whether the conveyer is in an active state or in an inactive state during one or more evaluation time windows. A data processor determines an output rate of the agricultural product based on the status indicator. The data processor comprises a level estimator for estimating an estimated bin level of the bin based on the input rate and an output rate. The data processor comprises a calibrator for calibrating the estimated bin level with reference to the particular reference level in response to the calibration indicator.

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The following is claimed: 1. A monitoring system for monitoring a bin level for an agricultural product, the system comprising:a bin for storing an agricultural product, the bin having an inlet and an outlet;a level sensor associated with the bin for detecting a particular reference level of the agr

The following is claimed: 1. A monitoring system for monitoring a bin level for an agricultural product, the system comprising:a bin for storing an agricultural product, the bin having an inlet and an outlet;a level sensor associated with the bin for detecting a particular reference level of the agricultural product and generating a calibration indicator;an input sensor associated with the inlet to determine an input rate of the agricultural product into the inlet of the bin;a conveyer for transporting the agricultural product through the outlet,an output sensor associated with the conveyer, the output sensor providing a status indicator that indicates whether the conveyer is in an active state or in an inactive state during one or more evaluation time windows; anda data processor for determining an output rate of the agricultural product based on the status indicator, the data processor comprising a level estimator for estimating an estimated bin level of the bin based on the input rate and an output rate, the data processor comprising a calibrator for calibrating the estimated bin level with reference to the particular reference level in response to the calibration indicator.