Industry Solution
Track Every Tractor, Harvester, and Field Vehicle in Season
Agricultural operations are seasonal, weather-dependent, and spread across vast acreage. Open VTS helps farm managers and agri-fleet operators monitor field equipment, optimize planting and harvest logistics, and keep fuel costs under control.
Talk to Our Ag TeamWho this is for
Farm managers, agricultural fleet coordinators, agribusiness operations teams, and cooperative fleet administrators managing seasonal equipment across large acreage.
Challenges
What makes agricultural fleet management different
Seasonal surges stretch fleet capacity
During planting and harvest, every hour of equipment uptime counts. Without visibility into which machines are active, idle, or broken down, peak-season capacity is wasted.
Field coverage gaps and overlap waste inputs
Applied too much seed, fertilizer, or herbicide in overlapping passes means wasted inputs. Missed strips mean lost yield. Without GPS trail data, neither is visible until after the fact.
Fuel theft and unauthorized equipment use
Farm equipment stored in open fields across large estates is vulnerable to fuel siphoning and unauthorized use. Without tracking, these losses compound silently through each season.
No centralized view of dispersed equipment
Large operations spread tractors, harvesters, sprayers, and support vehicles across multiple farms or fields with no single system showing where everything is and what it's doing.
Use Cases
Open VTS across planting, spraying, and harvest
Field coverage and efficiency mapping
View GPS trails overlaid on field boundaries to verify complete coverage during planting, spraying, and harvesting operations. Identify overlap and missed areas.
Seasonal fleet deployment planning
During peak seasons, allocate equipment based on real-time availability and field proximity. Minimize transfer time between farms and maximize daily operational hours.
Fuel monitoring and theft detection
Track fuel levels alongside GPS data. Detect sudden fuel drops that indicate siphoning and correlate refueling events with authorized schedules and locations.
Equipment maintenance by field hours
Schedule service based on cumulative field hours — not calendar approximations. Ensure machines are serviced before season peaks, not during them.
Capabilities
Precision ag-ready tracking capabilities
Field Boundary Geofences
Draw boundaries around individual fields, farms, and storage areas. Track equipment entry, exit, and time-in-field per parcel.
GPS Trail Overlay
Overlay GPS tracks on satellite field imagery to visually verify coverage completeness and identify overlap patterns.
Fuel Level Monitoring
Integrate with fuel-level sensors to track consumption, refueling events, and anomalous drops that suggest siphoning.
Seasonal Reports
Generate planting-season, spray-season, and harvest-season reports showing equipment hours, fuel used, and field coverage metrics.
Multi-Farm Dashboard
View all farms and fields on a single map. Filter by farm, equipment type, or operational status to find any asset instantly.
Operator Assignment Tracking
Track which operator is assigned to which machine across shifts and farms for accountability and payroll verification.
Fleet Context
Agricultural equipment and vehicles
Tractors
Row-crop, utility, and articulated tractors used in planting, cultivation, and general farm operations.
Combines and harvesters
Self-propelled harvesting equipment operating during time-critical harvest windows.
Sprayers and applicators
Self-propelled and towed sprayers applying herbicides, pesticides, and liquid fertilizer across field acreage.
Grain carts and support vehicles
Field logistics equipment including grain carts, trucks, and fuel tenders supporting production units.
Outcomes
Seasonal efficiency and cost savings
Maximize equipment uptime during peak season
Real-time availability data ensures every machine is in the field, not sitting idle at the wrong farm.
Reduce input waste from coverage overlap
GPS trail analysis identifies overlap zones where seed, fertilizer, or chemicals are being double-applied.
Detect fuel theft before it compounds
Fuel-level monitoring with GPS timestamps catches siphoning events early — before seasonal fuel budgets are silently drained.
Plan maintenance around harvest windows
Hour-based maintenance scheduling ensures equipment is serviced before critical seasons, reducing breakdown risk when uptime matters most.
Compliance & Safety
- Spray application records with GPS coordinates for pesticide regulatory compliance
- Field-hour and fuel-consumption logs for environmental reporting
- Operator work-hour tracking for labor regulation compliance
- Equipment movement records for agricultural subsidy and insurance documentation
FAQ
Answered for agricultural operations
Open VTS provides GPS trail data and equipment telemetry through its REST API, which precision agriculture platforms can consume. It does not directly replace agronomic mapping tools but serves as the fleet data layer.
Yes. Battery-powered and solar-powered GPS trackers can be installed on towed implements, grain carts, and non-motorized equipment without any wiring.
Yes. Portable magnetic-mount GPS trackers can be deployed on rented equipment for the season and removed at the end — no permanent installation needed.
GPS trails from tracked equipment are overlaid on field boundaries (drawn as geofences). You can visually verify that every strip of a field was covered and identify any gaps or excessive overlap.
GPS trackers with store-and-forward capability log positions locally and upload data when the vehicle returns to a coverage area. Satellite-connected devices are also supported.
GPS Intelligence for Agricultural Fleets
Ready to track equipment, optimize field coverage, and keep seasonal fleets productive? Let us walk you through it.