— 13 IREC Farmers' Newsletter No. 201 — Autumn 2019 — 13 IREC Farmers’ Newsletter No. 201 — Autumn 2019 Mapping rice for better crops and product Future developments of MapRice GIS SunRice Grower Services are continually working with Agtrix to incorporate more functionality and services into MapRice GIS and growers can expect to see a number of new developments for MapRice GIS over the next 12 to 18 months. Through building more capability into MapRice GIS, both the SunRice Grower Services team and SunRice growers will have access to more information, enabling more advanced analysis and deeper insights into crop performance and trends, while assuring customers of the traceability and accountability of the quality and purity of Australian-grown rice. Table 1. Planned new developments for MapRice GIS during 2019–20 Where do I get help? Comprehensive online help is available from within MapRice GIS which includes step-by-step guides for all functionality, with extensive screenshots and commentary. Of course, there is always personalised help and assistance available from SunRice Grower Services. We can help with one-on-one support through on-farm visits, by phone or remotely with TeamViewer. Phone: 1800 654 557 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @growerservice Contact the author Rob Walsh Telephone: 02 6953 0484 Mobile: 0429 262 387 Email: [email protected] Agtrix mobile app Soon you will be able to access MapRice GIS through a mobile app available on both iOS and Android platforms and available for free on the Apple App Store and Google Play stores. The Agtrix app will enable you to record your on-farm operations while in the field and will use your phone’s GPS capabilities to accurately record the relevant spatial information. Data sharing with farm management systems We are working with a range of popular farm management systems to share data between MapRice GIS and their own widely used systems. The aim of this functionality is to eliminate the need to record data in more than one system, so that data recorded in MapRice GIS can be automatically available within your own farm management system, and vice versa. Integration with BoM weather data An important element of recording many on-farm operations is to record weather data. This integration will reduce the need to look up the weather data and manually enter those details, as MapRice GIS will detect the closest BoM weather station and record the relevant weather data at the time of the activity. More predictions and forecasting SunRice are continually working with Rice Extension, NSW DPI, and other industry bodies to incorporate more predictive and forecasting capability into MapRice GIS to assist rice growers to optimize yields and maximize rice quality. Benchmarking SunRice Growers who are MapRice GIS users will soon have access to a greater pool of information to enable advanced analysis and deeper insights into crop performance at individual paddock, farm, region, and industry wide levels, to allow you to compare and benchmark your operation and use that information to ultimately improve your profitability. BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE