An overview of our FieldTRAKS Application Development Framework.

1. FieldTRAKS Web‐Based Mapping
and Record Keeping
www.fieldtraks.ca
FieldTRAKS 2012 Technology Overview

2. Company Services w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
FieldTRAKS Solutions Inc. (FSI) develops geospatial data management
technology that leverages the ability to create dynamic and rich
Internet applications using Microsoft Silverlight and Bing Maps.
The ability to customize FieldTRAKS technology to meet specific
data collection and reporting requirements sets it apart from
other GIS web mapping solutions.
End‐user solutions are easily customized through database
configurations thus eliminating the need to create multiple
software versions for different application needs.
FieldTRAKS applications work in any industry sector where there is a
need to manage information about events that are related to a
hierarchy of spatial or non‐spatial objects.

3. Markets Sectors w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
FieldTRAKS Agriculture Record
FieldTRAKS Pipeline Manager
Keeping System (ARKS)
Other Spatial Data
Management
Applications
• Golf Courses
• Game Properties
• + many others

4. Agriculture Record Keeping System (ARKS) w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
Agriculture Record Keeping System (ARKS)
• Crop Scouting/Advisor Services
• Contract Management
• Operations Management
• Customer Communication
• Compliance & Certification
• GIS
ARKS is a GIS‐based application framework designed to collect,
record, manage and report detailed technical or operational
records of agricultural practices. Clients can either use one of
several existing User Profiles to record activity data including
tillage, crop plantings, soil and tissues samples, applications of
chemicals, and cost of inputs, to name a few or develop a
custom profile to meet their specific business needs. The
system employs GIS/GPS technology to record the location of
where these practices occur and provide traceability.

5. FieldTRAKS Pipeline Manager w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
Pipeline Manager
• Direct Examination
• SCC / Environmental Modeling
• Infield Data Management
• Remediation Assessement
• Compliance & Certification
• GIS
Pipeline Manager is a GIS‐based application framework
designed to collect, record, manage and report detailed
technical or operational records related to pipeline integrity
inspections. It enables efficient in‐field data collection using
mobile computing devices and generates formatted inspection
reports that can be shared across the network in real‐time.
Industry standard dialogs record data on coatings, deposits,
disbondments, LIA, MPI, SCC and tenting to name a few. The
system employs GIS/GPS for mapping and data collection.

6. Simplicity and Power w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
Data Collection & Reporting
• Meets requirements for collection and management of geospatial data in any industry sector.
• Web application designed for efficient data collection;
• Context Aware Dialogs
• No Drop‐down Menus
• Customizable Dependent Lists
• Works offline and supports GPS
• User Defined Dialogs and Report Templates
• XML Interoperability through Web Services
Data Analysis & Application Tools
• Plug‐in design enables FieldTRAKS and 3rd Party Developers to create new “Apps” for data
analysis and new or enhanced features.
• Plug‐in Applications:
• Fertilizer Blending
• Cost/Yield Model
• VRT Analysis
• NDVI Analysis
• Orthophoto and Imagery Management
• and many more ….

7. Architecture Overview w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
FieldTRAKS provides a flexible and powerful application architecture that can be deployed in
applications wherever there is a need for collecting and managing spatial information.
Design Utilizes a modern technology framework that that employs open standards and Web Services for
mapping and data exchanges.
Features Profiles define the hierarchy of spatial/non‐spatial objects, their associated events (e.g., activities)
and their data properties.
Profiles are configured entirely through the web server database.
“Plug‐in” design allows custom code to be added to provide additional functionality for data analysis
and custom features.
FieldTRAKS can be easily integrated with other enterprise business systems to provide 2‐way
Design exchange of GIS and activity data.
Advantages Users define how their data is organized and what data is recorded. FieldTRAKS is designed to adapt
to the existing business data requirements of the client.
Changes to User Profiles and system configurations are do not impact the core application code and
therefore are immediately available and have minimum system risk.
The Plug‐in capability = Power! Developers can create new applications that can consume
FieldTRAKS data and provide analytic tools or new functionality. The Plug‐ins remain independent of
the core application code and pose no risk to other system users.

8. Application Architecture w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca

9. FieldTRAKS Web Services w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
Web Services = Application Interoperability
FieldTRAKS applications are constructed
from reusable business components, called XML Web
services. A service is a software building Service
block that performs a distinct function – (.asmx)
such as create a farm record or retrieve data
for an activity in desktop or mobile
application.
FieldTRAKS Web
User Profile
(MySQL) Web Service
Definition
Web components are loosely associated and self‐ Services
defined, allowing them to be linked together
easily and quickly as business requirements
demand. A key benefit of this architecture is
that services are not restricted to specific
hardware/operating system platforms. Web Client
Application
The Web Service model allows clients or other
3rd parties to construct their own applications.
http://www.fieldtraks.com/ftwa4/ftws30.asmx

10. What is FieldTRAKS ARKS ™? w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
Agriculture
Record
Keeping
System
A comprehensive records management system for inputting and reporting records based on user‐
defined activities associated with a farm, field or associated object. It has been carefully designed for
users who have only basic computer skills.
Because FieldTRAKS is a Web‐based service, no special software is needed — just an Internet
connection to install the software. A user simply logs onto the FieldTRAKS website to access the
secure database to enter new records, create new field boundaries, review historical data, and to
produce custom reports.
FieldTRAKS ARKS is an ideal system for a variety of clients within the agricultural and food production
communities, including growers, crop insurers, farm managers, crop consultants, processors and
retailers. A key benefit of having a permanent record of everything which has been done to a crop is
the establishment of a solid audit trail of food from “field‐to‐fork”. As such, FieldTRAKS is a highly
effective tool for tracing the history of crops from where they are grown and then onward to storage
bins and processors.

11. ARKS User Profile Configurations w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
• FieldTRAKS ARKS offers several configurations that meet the
requirements of most large acreage growers. Others can be
easily customized to meet a broad range of business‐specific
agriculture data requirements.
FieldTRAKS employs
an open application • Each customer can define their own set of activities
framework that is associated to an object (e.g., Planting a Field) and the data
configured to meet properties associated with the activity.
each clients’ data
collection, reporting • Data access rights and privileges can be defined between User
and analysis IDs and activities.
requirements.
• Provides multi‐lingual language support for English, French &
Spanish and other languages are easily added.
• Customizable and context‐aware dialog list boxes.

12. ARKS User Profile Configurations w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
Existing Agriculture User Profiles are available for Large Acreage Growers, Contract
Managers and Crop Advisors. New or modified profiles are easily created to meet specific
customer needs.
User Profiles define the relationship between objects (e.g., a Farm “owns” a Field), the types
of activities that are recorded, the data elements the comprise the activities and the custom
report templates.
Farm Field Crop Scouting
Large Acreage
•Notes • Nutrients • Fertilizer • Diseases
• Tillage • Seeding • Weeds
• Field Notes • Chemicals • Insects
Grower
• Harvest • Damages
• Samples • Moisture
Farm Contract Field Sample
Manager
Contract
• Notes • Contract • Fertilizer • Tissue
• Tillage • Seeding • Soil
• Field Notes • Chemicals
• Harvest

13. Web Application Features w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
Efficient data input using
palette menu controls
Context aware dialogs and
list boxes
Design for ruggedized
tablets
Onscreen GIS digitizing and
GPS support
Displays Bing Maps, WMS
Maps and Local GIS data
Web‐based application that
also works offline
Custom report templates
that write to HTML & Word

14. Web Application – Screen Interface w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
1. Project Explorer:
• Navigate Farm Data
3. Map Window Control:
• Field Mapping
• Microsoft Bing
• WMS map servers
• Local GIS Shapefiles
2. Dialog Menu:
• Add Objects
• Record Activites
4. Data Grid:
• Data Filter
• Export to XLS, CSV, Doc, HTML
• Edit

15. Web Application – Palette Menus w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
As Users navigate the objects in the Project Explorer, the Dialog palette is updated
with the available object and activity dialogs for the selected level. Object dialogs
add features to database and activity dialogs record events related to those objects.

16. Web Application – Context Aware Dialogs w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
Dialog list items are filtered
based on the “Type of Crop” Window panels are resizable

17. Web Application – Easy to Navigate Data Grid w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
Query results can be exported to:
Excel, Word, CSV and HTML.
The resizable window panel and data fields
allows users to see the data they need.

18. Web Application – Easy to Navigate Data Grid w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
The easy to navigate data grid allows
users to sort and filter records.

19. Web Application – Easy to Navigate Data Grid w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
Group records by one or more data
field by dragging the data field to
the menu bar.

20. Data Importing and GIS Digitizing w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
Digitize GIS
Import GIS
features
Shapfiles in Import CSV, XML Connect
interactively in
UTM or DBF or XLS through Web
the FieldTRAKS
Lat/Long records Services
Web
format
Application.

21. Web Application – GIS Digitizing w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
Onscreen digitizing controls allow
geographic features to be easily
captured and edited.

22. Web Application – GIS Digitizing w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
Digitizing controls support complex
polygons, polylines and point
features and can be imported to
other GIS software.

23. Web Application – Custom Report Templates w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
Report Templates
allow customers to
design custom
reports.
Combine multiple activities
into a single report
Aggregate, Sort and Group
Data
Apply Mathematical
Functions
Print to HTML or Word
Apply a Corporate “Look
and Feel”

24. Web Application – Custom Report Templates w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
• Fertility Plan (by field)
• Planting Summary (by crop)
• Input Costs (by crop)
• Input Costs (by Field)
Custom • Chemical Recommendation Summary (by
Reports Field)
for Large • Chemical Recommendation (by Field)
Acreage • Daily Weather Summary
Grower & • Harvest Report (by field)
Crop • Scouting Report (by field)
Advisors • Field Notes
• Chemical Use Report (by chemical product
name)
• Soil Test Report
• Plant Tissue Test Report

25. Web Client Overview – Plugin Power! w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
• Orthophoto Image Manager
• Orthophoto Image Cutter
FieldTRAKS • Local GIS Shapefile Manager
Plug‐ins • Local Photo Manager
• Symbology Manager
• … custom client plug‐ins

26. Web Client Overview – Plugin Power! w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
GeoVantage Imagery Service
NDVI
Near Infrared
Natural Color
FieldTRAKS provides in‐season
high resolution imagery
Orthophoto Image Manager services with fast turn‐around.
• View orthophoto and other Image products are typically
georeferenced images in the map received within 3 – 5 days of
window.
order.

27. Web Client Overview – Plugin Power! w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
Overlay composite images

28. Web Client Overview – Plugin Power! w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
Orthophoto Image Cutter
• Retrieve high resolution
orthophotos from an online
service (Ontario region only).
Clients can augment Bing
imagery with a FieldTRAKS
premium service for access
high‐resolution orthoimagery
for over 30 counties in Ontario.

29. Web Client Overview – Plugin Power! w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
Local GIS Shapefile
Manager
• View and manage SHP files
stored on the local
computer
• Access Monitor/Yield data

30. Web Client Overview – Plugin Power! w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
Local GIS Shapefile
Manager
• View and manage SHP files
stored on the local
computer
• Access Monitor/Yield data
Local Photo Manager
• View and manage JPG files
stored on the local
computer
• Photos are associated with
objects.

31. Licensing Model w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
Software‐as‐a‐Service (SaaS)
• Hosted Service
• Annual Subscription
• Base fee + cost/farm
• User Profile changes done on a per diem basis.
Enterprise
• Client‐Hosted (Hosting services available)
• White‐label license (i.e. application may be re‐branded)
• License fee based on tiered number of users
• Annual Maintenance Fee
• Configuration, Installation & Training on a per diem basis.

32. Printed Advertisement w w w.fi e l d t ra ks . ca
For more information, please
contact:
Dave Branson
d.branson@fieldtraks.com
Office: (613) 489-0550 X401
Cell: (613) 291-2310
FieldTRAKS Solutions Inc.
6367 McCordick Road
North Gower, Ontario
K0A 2T0