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Differences between the SKYFLD APP and SKYFLD DESKTOP

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The SKYFLD mobile and desktop applications complement each other. Each focuses on different features, and both combined lead to maximizing your harvest, minimizing the use of products and keeping your team informed! In this article, we compare the functionalities of both versions, so you can make the most out of them!

Why should I use the SKYFLD APP?

The SKYFLD APP allows you to keep in touch with your team while you are on your fields, even without an internet connection. You can add scouting notes with photos you take, use the exact location to create georeferenced tasks and comment on already existing ones. Keep doing your job wherever you are - once your mobile device catches the reception, all the data you added offline will be uploaded, and your teammates will see the changes you applied.

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Example: You are on your field with no internet connection. You found an infected area that needs to be sprayed. Before downloading SKYFLD APP, you used to take notes on paper and delegate tasks when you were back at the office. 

Now, with the SKYFLD APP, you create a georeferenced note or task, assign it to the right person, and define the deadline based on the weather forecast. You attach photos so your team has more information. 

On your way back home, your phone catches reception again. The app synchronizes automatically. It means that all information you added offline is sent to the system. No need to upload data once again!

 

Why should I use the SKYFLD DESKTOP?

The desktop version of SKYFLD is the best tool for precision farming. It is easy to use and allows you to create variable rate application maps for seeding, fertilizing and crop protection in a few simple steps. You can adjust maps to the width of the machinery you use, set the number of zones and base the maps on biomass vitality information.

Besides, it has the scouting, tasks and comments features and is synchronized with the mobile application.

With the desktop version of SKYFLD, you can precisely manage your farm on many levels - from communicating with your team to tracking the cost of the products you use.

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Example: You plan to seed a new crop on one of your fields. In SKYFLD DESKTOP, you analyze the field's vitality. Finally, you choose 5 biomass maps as a basis for the variable rate application map. Additionally, you upload a soil map to increase the precision. You choose the crop type from the list, define the variety and select the machinery you are going to use. 

Next, you set up parameters such as target population and germinability, and you see the map preview in the same window. You export the file and create a task for the machine operator. 

The machine operator receives a push notification on their mobile device. They have all details to start the operation. Once the seeding is finalized, the machine operator changes the task status to "done".

 

List of available features

Farms & Fields

Features SKYFLD APP SKYFLD DESKTOP

Feed

✅

✅

Farm creation

✅

✅

Farm sharing

✅

✅

Field creation

✅

✅

Field sharing

✅

✅

Editing field shape manually

❌

✅

Setting up seasons

❌

✅

Biomass maps

✅

✅

Field vitality overview

✅

✅

Field statuses

✅

✅

Soil moisture measurement by CropX

✅

✅

Disease risk by CropX

✅

✅

Different map display options

✅

✅

Editing field details

✅

✅

Editing farm details

✅

✅

Deleting farm 

✅

✅

Deleting field

✅

✅

 

Scouting notes & tasks

Features SKYFLD APP SKYFLD DESKTOP

Creating scouting notes 

✅

✅

Creating scouting notes out of the Biomass distribution

❌

✅

Assigning scouting notes

✅

✅

Commenting scouting notes

✅

✅

Adding statuses to scouting notes

✅

✅

Adding categories to scouting notes

✅

✅

Creating tasks

✅

✅

Assigning tasks

✅

✅

Commenting tasks

✅

✅

Adding statuses to tasks

✅

✅

Marking task as done

✅

✅

Plant Health Check by Plantix

✅

✅

 

Account & subscription

Features SKYFLD APP SKYFLD DESKTOP

Editing personal information

✅

✅

Changing password

✅

✅

Deleting account

✅

✅

Changing language 

✅

✅

Managing notifications

✅

✅

Clearing stored data

✅

❌

Sharing SKYFLD

✅

❌

Upgrading subscription plan

❌

✅

Subscription management

❌

✅

 

Application maps

Features SKYFLD APP SKYFLD DESKTOP

Uploading soil maps

❌

✅

Uploading yield maps

❌

✅

Creating seeding maps

❌

✅

Creating fertilisation maps

❌

✅

Creating PGR maps

❌

✅

Browsing application maps

❌

✅

Adjusting maps to the machinery type

❌

✅

Copy Strategy

❌

✅

Exporting application maps

❌

✅

 

Machinery

Features SKYFLD APP SKYFLD DESKTOP

Adding different machinery types

❌

✅

 

Export & Import

Features SKYFLD APP SKYFLD DESKTOP

Exporting the ESRI shapefile of your field from the field settings

❌

✅

Exporting the ESRI shapefile of your field from application maps

❌

✅

Exporting application maps to a terminal

❌

✅

 

Integrations

Features SKYFLD APP SKYFLD DESKTOP

CropX: soil moisture measurement

✅

✅

Plantix: AI disease recognition

✅

✅