In businesses that work in the field, the information needed to make decisions usually arrives late. Why a machine stopped is written in a logbook at the end of the shift, a temperature deviation in a cold store is noticed after the product has spoiled, and what a service technician did at which customer is asked by phone the next day. IoT (Internet of Things) and field tracking apps are the software layer built to capture this information the moment it happens, right where it happens.
In this service we handle two complementary components together. The first is the IoT data platform, which collects and stores data from machines, sensors and vehicles, raises alarms when thresholds are exceeded and shows everything on dashboards. The second is the field mobile app, where staff in the field receive their tasks, fill in forms, collect photos and signatures and share their location and job status. When the two share the same data model, a sensor alarm can, for example, land automatically as a work order with the nearest technician.
Typical use by industry
- Manufacturing: machine running/downtime status, production counters, energy consumption and quality measurements; work orders and checklists for the maintenance team.
- Agriculture and greenhouses: soil moisture, greenhouse temperature and humidity, irrigation valve status; agronomists’ field visit forms and observation records with photos.
- Logistics and cold chain: vehicle location, refrigeration unit temperature, door opening events; the driver’s proof of delivery, photos and recipient signature.
- Technical service and facility management: device fault reports, planned maintenance schedules, technician task assignment and consumables usage.
Tracking movements inside the warehouse with RFID and barcodes is a separate specialism; for that, see our RFID Warehouse Tracking System and Barcode and Handheld Terminal Integration pages. This page focuses on the field outside the warehouse and on sensor data.
