John Deere has launched its first mobile phone app in the UK and Ireland, following the introduction of the company’s FarmSight wireless technology strategy. The free JDLink mobile telematics application allows farmers and contractors to monitor and manage their equipment fleets on the move from a smartphone.
While the app does not have as much functionality as the full JDLink system on a laptop or desktop computer, it does include: multiple machine mapping; directions to machines (based on Google maps); ping and share location of machines; and view and acknowledge message alerts.
After downloading the app, customers who already have a JDLink account can simply log in and check their machines’ location and service status. Non-users can access a demo function to explore the features provided.
The newly developed JDLink Inside telematics machine monitoring system includes hardware and a JDLink Ultimate subscription for the following John Deere product ranges: new Stage IIIB compliant John Deere 8R Series and 7R Series tractors; new Stage IIIB compliant John Deere W660, all T-Series and all S-Series combines; and self-propelled forage harvesters.
All new 2012 models are being supplied with a complimentary subscription for the machine’s first year.
For more information visit: www.johndeere.co.uk.
