We'd love a little help. Do you have a smartphone?

Bury the Trash

Member
Mixed Farmer
Does this mean i have to get into 21 century and buy a smart phone?
Like the app idea,,
So suggestions for sub £100 phone, not tooo big, with massousive batt power
to run it on please.

take a pic of each machine, with space for records of servicing.

indivdual fields with update of acres, stock nos in field , fert timing/amount.
And when you get to field , be able to open up a poor mans tramliner/ tracking device
Yeah get one,the only thing to worry about then is keeping it charged up all the time :rolleyes:
 
Areas of Pigion damage
Fox runs
Wet spots noted during the year
Footpaths
Dates when things like trees and hedges were planted so you can compare growth rates at different areas of the farm
Areas of crime / fly tipping, crime reference numbers relative to each point.
Will you be able to take pictures to back up all of the above?


I think your concept is superb, my phone and a Labrador are often the only two things I have to have to hand at all times. Gone are the days of bits of paper.

It's a bit like the iCloud which downloads to your PC pictures you just took in the field. Saves cables and USB ports transferring them from a digi camera on to computer.
 

Blod

Member
Ok, indulge me if you will. Why, if I can get google maps can't I have this app on an android phone? And what constitutes a "smart" phone? If I had one would internet coverage improve? I get little Gs and Hs when I switch the Internet on but it is so slow to connect I give up. Made for interesting navigation for a while o_O
 

Mouser

Member
Location
near Belfast
Thinking this would be useful database for contractors to use. If farmers marked obstacles / wet spots/ steep corners. The contractor (mower man in particular) would have instant information available. An app that I could connect to their farm and show which fields were to cut and any obstacles in them would be great. Also a contractor boss could load all info about fields that need explaining for whatever reason which could be available to new members of staff each year.
 

Against_the_grain

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
S.E
For me being able to have a platform that I can share/interact with others on the farm would be ideal. That way can mark out, field drains, fallen trees, badger sets, broken fences, bits of machinery and allow everyone access to this.
Also a tool for recording machinery repairs/breakdowns etc.

I suppose a notebook for my phone which is accessible and can be interactive by the people I want to see things across both android and ios.

Compatability with gatekeeper would be ideal
 

georgieFM

New Member
Hi all, I'm one of @RobFM 's colleagues at fieldmargin. All your comments are incredibly useful and are on a whiteboard in the office ready for us to figure out how to build the tools you need!

@frustratedfarmer - great suggestions, exactly what we want the app to be used for. Pictures unfortunately not in this early version, but coming in the next few months.

@Blod - android version is on the way, it just happened that the team finished the iPhone version first and we're keen to get it being used 'in the wild' and get some feedback straight away. If you want to pop me a message with your email address I'll make sure you're first on the list to get to play with the android version :) Getting a 'smart phone' may well make the internet a bit better, but depends on which phone you have currently
 

Bury the Trash

Member
Mixed Farmer
Ok, indulge me if you will. Why, if I can get google maps can't I have this app on an android phone? And what constitutes a "smart" phone? If I had one would internet coverage improve? I get little Gs and Hs when I switch the Internet on but it is so slow to connect I give up. Made for interesting navigation for a while o_O
Have you got 4 G ?
 

Blod

Member
It says samsung on the back. A3 I think. I've had it about a year. Not nearly as good as people said it would be. Someone on here was raving about Samsung phones. They all abhor water, dust and heat. None of them really bounce and won't sit between your chin and shoulder because they are too slimline but wide so they dont fit in your pocket. Ducking phones.
 

Clive

Staff Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lichfield
For me being able to have a platform that I can share/interact with others on the farm would be ideal. That way can mark out, field drains, fallen trees, badger sets, broken fences, bits of machinery and allow everyone access to this.
Also a tool for recording machinery repairs/breakdowns etc.

I suppose a notebook for my phone which is accessible and can be interactive by the people I want to see things across both android and ios.

Compatability with gatekeeper would be ideal

its called evernote and exists, i do most of what you say there with it and more .......and its free
 

Clive

Staff Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lichfield
Hi all, I'm one of @RobFM 's colleagues at fieldmargin. All your comments are incredibly useful and are on a whiteboard in the office ready for us to figure out how to build the tools you need!

@frustratedfarmer - great suggestions, exactly what we want the app to be used for. Pictures unfortunately not in this early version, but coming in the next few months.

@Blod - android version is on the way, it just happened that the team finished the iPhone version first and we're keen to get it being used 'in the wild' and get some feedback straight away. If you want to pop me a message with your email address I'll make sure you're first on the list to get to play with the android version :) Getting a 'smart phone' may well make the internet a bit better, but depends on which phone you have currently

mentioned before but what's really missing in any smart phone mapping app is ability to set waypoints (manually or import from .csv etc ) and then navigate to them for sampling etc.
 

Bury the Trash

Member
Mixed Farmer
It says samsung on the back. A3 I think. I've had it about a year. Not nearly as good as people said it would be. Someone on here was raving about Samsung phones. They all abhor water, dust and heat. None of them really bounce and won't sit between your chin and shoulder because they are too slimline but wide so they dont fit in your pocket. Ducking phones.
Prob. just under powered - daughter has an A5 and that works well gps and all...well it found us the bella italia in leamington the other day anyway....:D
 

georgieFM

New Member
mentioned before but what's really missing in any smart phone mapping app is ability to set waypoints (manually or import from .csv etc ) and then navigate to them for sampling etc.

Hey @Clive , I know this is something that @RobFM and Mark are really keen on including too, so it's on the list for our developers to get built ASAP
 

Bury the Trash

Member
Mixed Farmer
It says samsung on the back. A3 I think. I've had it about a year. Not nearly as good as people said it would be. Someone on here was raving about Samsung phones. They all abhor water, dust and heat. None of them really bounce and won't sit between your chin and shoulder because they are too slimline but wide so they dont fit in your pocket. Ducking phones.
You should take more care with it if it is so important :unsure:.. ..A5 seems to be a good phone .works well on 4g....refurb one here on 15 a month deal..(2yrs)...if ur really cack handed might need to cost more in insurance..:rolleyes:
 

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