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Streamline your forestry operations with PlantIT

4 November 2024

In today’s fast-paced forestry industry, staying on top of operations is an ongoing challenge. Nurseries, forest managers, and contractors face the constant challenge of ensuring every tree seedling gets from point A to point B safely, securely, and without costly losses. Enter PlantIT—the game-changing mobile app that’s making the seedling lifecycle easier, more efficient, and completely transparent with digital tracking and chain of custody.

Developed by Integral Limited, PlantIT was born out of real-world challenges faced by professionals like you. In fact, the seed of the idea for PlantIT came from a conversation with a nursery manager who was frustrated with the additional cost of constantly replacing lost seedling boxes. This common issue sparked the development of a solution that tracks seedlings and helps manage and recover valuable assets across the entire supply chain with mobile GPS.

Designed with input from the forestry sector with co-funding from the Precision Silviculture Programme, led by Forest Growers Research, PlantIT is transforming how seedlings and assets are tracked from nursery to forest.

Why PlantIT? A Solution Built for Forestry

If you’ve ever had to deal with lost trays, mismatched orders, or struggled with asset recovery, you know how costly these problems can be. PlantIT addresses these issues head-on by giving you full visibility over your entire seedling supply chain.

Using QR codes and GPS technology, PlantIT tracks every batch of seedlings from the moment they’re uplifted at the nursery, to the moment they’re planted in the forest. Every step is documented and accessible to you in real time, providing invaluable proof of process and peace of mind.

Real Stories, Real Impact

Picture this: It’s planting season, and your team is operating at full speed. Using PlantIT, you can instantly see when each batch is loaded onto trucks, monitor its journey, and even get updates on when the seedlings are being planted in the forest—all in real-time.

“It’s a game-changer for us,” says a forest manager from the Bay of Plenty region. “No more chasing lost boxes, no more confusion over how long seedlings have sat in the forest before planting —PlantIT keeps everything on track.”

The features you need for success

PlantIT offers a suite of features designed to make your life easier:

  • Real-Time Seedling GPS Tracking: From nursery to forest, PlantIT ensures you know exactly where your seedlings are at every stage even when you have no mobile signal!
  • Proof of Uplift and Load: QR code scans provide detailed digital proof when seedlings are picked up, loaded onto trucks, and delivered to planting sites.
  • Order and Planting Updates: Get live updates on planting progress, ensuring you’re always in the loop.
  • Asset Management: Keep track of your seedling boxes, reducing losses and increasing recovery rates.
  • Integration with Leading Forestry Software: PlantIT seamlessly integrates with popular software like Atlas GeoMaster and ArcGIS, making your data work for you.

Smarter decisions start here

With PlantIT, you can make data-driven decisions that optimise your operations. The app provides insights that help improve quality control, biosecurity compliance, and dispute resolution. Plus, with full visibility over your assets, you’ll reduce waste and save valuable time.

Available on iOS, Android, and Browser-Based Dashboards

Whether you’re in the field using your smartphone or tablet, or in the office managing logistics through the browser-based dashboard, PlantIT is designed to fit seamlessly into your workflow.

From Problem to Innovation

As that nursery manager pointed out, lost seedling boxes weren’t just an inconvenience—they were a serious financial burden. The ongoing cost of replacing them was eating into profits, and there was no reliable system to track where they were going or how they could be recovered. This real-world frustration gave rise to the idea behind PlantIT. Now, the app not only tracks seedlings, but also ensures transport assets like bags and boxes are efficiently managed and accounted for—helping nurseries save money and improve recovery rates.

Don’t just take our word for It

We invite you to experience PlantIT firsthand at ForestTech 2024 in November. This is the perfect opportunity to see PlantIT in action, meet the team behind the app, and learn how this cutting-edge solution can transform your forestry operations.

Brought to you by Integral Limited. At Integral Limited, we’ve spent over 30 years developing solutions for the forestry industry. With PlantIT, we’re helping professionals just like you take control of their operations, reduce waste, and boost efficiency—one seedling at a time.

Source & image credit: Integral Limited

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