The Natural Resources Conservations Service is re-engineering their core client facing business processes. The contract is to identify improvements to their current application systems to improve work quality and consistency, reduce program cycle times and improve the effectiveness of the agency by allowing it to “get more conservation on the ground.”

To achieve these goals, NRCS will re-engineer the planning and programmatic data, reduce redundancy in planning tools and data entry, segregate planning and financial functions, streamline current workflows to free up resources and make new tools that are easier to learn and operate for the conservation agents.

iCropTrak was chosen for the new Mobile Conservation Planner portion of these efforts because it can help NRCS achieve these goals as well as help:

• Redefine “work” as an activity, not a “location”.
• Enhance collaboration between workers and leadership.
• Provide information in-hand and on-demand everywhere.
• Reduce time spent travelling and commuting.
• Improve customer satisfaction thru increased customer accessibility and accelerated service delivery.

iCropTrak is a user customizable mobile application designed for in-field farming applications including field boundary management, scouting, sampling, documenting and tracking farming operations.  All this power is easy-to-learn and easy-to-operate by design, so you can spend more time farming and less time managing your data. Unique to this technology is the ability for the software to be customized per field-user based on a number of variables including their roles and permissions in the organization and based on personal preferences like language. iCropTrak comes with Amazon cloud support for centralized data and user management, reporting and collaboration.

Cogent3D, Inc. is teamed with Analytical Consulting Group, LLC and C3 Federal Systems Corporation for the multiple year program.

www.iCropTrak.com

In the press:

CropLife.com

Tucson, 13 Aug, 2012 – iCropTrak’s latest update (Version 2.7) has the addition of a new Farm Planning module for iOS (iPad).  Quickly layout your Farm Plan – track tasks, associate budget, allocate hours and equipment, see it all on a Gantt chart calendar – it is that easy.

iCropTrak is an award-winning iPad Farm Management and Field Data Collection mobile iOS app combined with a Cloud server for collaboration, consolidation of data, reporting, and central iPad management. It supports on the iPad farm planning, progress tracking, scouting, soil sampling, equipment, work order management, time entry, and much more.

Adding to its already unique capability of in-the-field advance reporting and its ability to be completely customized by the client based on their existing farm paper forms and work flows is the ability to Farm Plan:

1)    Create Farm Project

2)    Create Custom Farm Planning Forms

3)    Create a Plan with the touch of your finger using your forms

4)    Associate resources such as equipment, labor, inputs, and more to task

5)    Go from Farm Plans to Work Order with just one tap

6)    Duplicate last years farm plan with a tap

7)    Compare planned costs to actual costs using our web based reporting system

“Customers are going to love the new super easy and powerful to use Farm Planning module in iCropTrak version 2.7.” Says Rob Wood Product Director “Customer can now plan better, track better, and refine their efforts year after year to improve profitability while still in the field and not tied to their desk.”

To learn more about how iCropTrak can make managing your farm easier and more efficient while providing all your farm information at your finger tips, visit our website at www.iCropTrak.com and signup for a free live demonstration and let us answer your questions http://bit.ly/RHSYvC. You can also contact sales with question at Contact@CropTrak.com.

CropTrak is a Cogent3D, Inc. owned company developing and deploying farm and forestry mobile and cloud applications to make our customer more efficient and more informed in their day-to-day operations.

Media Contact:

Rob Wood, CropTrak Director

E: Contact@CropTrak.com

Web: www.Croptrak.com

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MapShots, Inc. Introduces Mobile Application Platform – Co-developed with Cogent3D

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 16, 2012 – MapShots, Inc. has introduced MapShots AgStudio® Mobile Application Platform, to be known as AgStudio® MAP. Co-developed with Cogent3D, AgStudio MAP is designed for use with the iOS operating system. AgStudio MAP currently is optimized for mapping field boundaries and recording data associated with precision ag soil sampling programs.

Designed to seamlessly integrate with MapShots AgStudio precision agronomy application, AgStudio MAP wirelessly transmits soil sample work order information and completed job files. AgStudio MAP significantly increases the efficiency of precision soil sampling workflows.

“MapShots has wanted to provide our customers with a more efficient application for their field mapping and soil sampling needs”, says Ted Macy, MapShots Vice President of Operation. “MapShots is very fortunate to be cooperating with Cogent3D in the development of AgStudio MAP. AgStudio MAP users will be reminded of the successful FieldLINK, a DOS-based mapping and soil sampling application, which set the standard for soil sampling software 19 years ago.”

AgStudio MAP will be available for download and purchase via the Apple® App StoreSM.

MapShots, Inc., headquartered in Cumming, GA, is an agricultural software development company, with a controlling interest owned by DuPont Pioneer. MapShots provides precision agronomy software applications for crop input suppliers, crop consultants, seed dealers and farmers. For more information, visit www.mapshots.com

Cogent3D, Inc. is a privately held business headquartered in Tucson, AZ. Cogent3D develops iOS-enabled GIS applications including iCropTrak, PrecisionEarth, and GISRoam. For additional information, visit http://www.Cogent3D.com or email contact@Cogent3D.com.

After several months of development and testing, this weekend customers will experience more performance and enhanced server security.

The new architecture:

1.  Will enable a point in time restoration over the last 96 hours (4 days) vice a restore from a daily snapshot.

2.  Will automatically roll over to a new server if problems occur with the ‘current’ on-line server or data center.  This includes automatic DNS updates and no change in accessing the URL www.croptrak.com.  Test show this can happen as fast as 3-4 minutes.

3. Will include a new server database engine layout for enhanced performance for reporting and synchronizations.

As your data becomes even more important in your business’s success, Cogent3D has worked under the skin to make sure that data is always available when you need it.

To find out more contact your Cogent3D sales team member or visit www.iCropTrak.com

Cogent3D will be part of the team to review and judge the team finalists as they demonstrate real-life applications of quality tools, and teamwork to improve quality, customer/stakeholder satisfaction, and the financial bottom line.

It is a great honor for a small company such as Cogent3D to be selected to judge the continuous improvement process submissions of many of the world’s largest corporations and be seen as an expert in the field of continuous improvement.

Being a judge speaks highly of our companies unique capabilities which are reflected in our award winning mobile iOS products such as iCropTrak.

To read more about the award and participants here:  http://wcqi.asq.org/team-competition/index.html.

To know more about Cogent3D, contact one of our team members at Contact@Cogent3D.com.

Read more about here:  http://worldagexpo.com/pdf/2012/Top+10+Announcement.pdf