Client: Agralogics – Farm Management ERP
Industry: Agriculture & Farm Management
Objective: To expand an existing farm management web app into a mobile version that empowers farm hands to manage irrigation, nutrition, and chemical applications directly in the field. Agralogics enables farms to monitor parcels, track weather, and perform detailed task management, all synced efficiently between web and mobile platforms.
• Challenges: Farms needed a seamless way for on-site workers to access and update data on the go. With unreliable connectivity in rural areas, the app required robust offline syncing. Farm hands also needed efficient tools to carry out tasks without duplicating web app functionalities, which are exclusive to supervisors.
• Impact: Without mobile functionality, supervisors were bogged down with manual data entry, and farm hands lacked real-time guidance and tools. This inefficiency affected task accuracy and farm productivity, particularly for activities like chemical applications where precise data is crucial.
• Offline Syncing Innovation: Before technologies like Firebase existed, we developed a custom offline syncing system. This involved temporary IDs for CRUD operations, ensuring that all farm data—whether created by supervisors or by farm hands—was captured and seamlessly synced with the servers once connectivity was available.
• Efficient Mobile App Design: The mobile version was streamlined to avoid duplicating web app features. This reduced complexity, focusing on essential tools for farm hands, such as task completion, observations, and on-site reporting.
• Tailored for Field Use: The app’s design accounted for outdoor conditions, with high-contrast colors for better visibility under the sun and mobile-specific UI elements for easy navigation in the field.