Wisecrop has integrated John Deere technology into its platform. Machine routes are now imported automatically into the Agricultural Operating System, making it possible to see where each machine has been, how long it spent in the field and how much ground it covered, with no tracking devices installed on board.
How it works
You connect your John Deere account to your Wisecrop account. From that point on, routes come into the platform on their own and appear on the map alongside the history of each field. Nothing needs to be installed on the machine and nothing needs to be entered by hand, either by the operator or by whoever manages the farm.
Why this changes something
Machines already record where they go. Until now, that record stayed inside the manufacturer's system, separate from where seasons are planned, costs are tracked and field record-keeping obligations are met. Anyone who wanted both in one place had to fit their own trackers, even on machines that already came with them.
With the route sitting in the same system as fields, activities and costs, it becomes possible to confirm what was done, where and when, without relying on the driver's memory or on sheets filled in at the end of the day.
For those who want to go further
The John Deere integration joins the set of connections available in the Wisecrop Hub, which brings together machinery manufacturers, sensor suppliers, laboratories and management systems. Connecting the platform to other companies' systems is one of Wisecrop's constant lines of work, based on the idea that choosing your equipment and choosing your management system should be two separate decisions.
On what changes on a farm once operations have their location recorded, there is an article on the blog and the Rota Única case, an almond grower in the Alentejo farming 1,500 hectares, which tracked 57 operations and 16,000 kilometres of route over a single season.
