In the rapidly evolving world of agriculture, the integration of digital technology has become imperative for advancing productivity, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. Join us to discover how placing farmers at the heart of digital innovation is revolutionizing agriculture, making it more responsive, efficient, and sustainable.

Our presentation will show how customer-centric design principles can be applied to create digital mapping solutions that directly address the challenges faced by farmers. By prioritising the end-user experience, we've ensured that the tools are not only effective, but also intuitive and accessible for end users with varying levels of digital literacy.

We will explain the journey we went through to identify and analyse the specific pain points and requirements of farmers, to both provide solutions to their needs, and drive towards a leading, simple customer experience.

The session will also provide insights into the Esri based digital solutions and technology that were applied and extended to deliver the designed customer experience. We will cover how we used the Esri Maps JavaScript SDK presented within a React web application, incorporating Esri Geoprocessing processing services hosted on ArcGIS Enterprise and how we did user error and performance monitoring.

We found that by focusing on the real needs and challenges of farmers, we can create digital solutions that are not only technologically advanced but also practical, user-friendly, and capable of delivering tangible benefits in terms of efficiency, productivity, and sustainability.

MPI's Spatial Intelligence team has carried out mapping and spatial analysis of gullies within the Tairawhiti post Cyclone Gabrielle. This mapping builds on the regionwide gully database comprising prior status from 1957, 1997 and 2017. The aim of this work was to assess the gully erosion attributed to Cyclone Gabrielle and other recent events, to more accurately predict the potential impacts of future weather events and enable further development of mapping tools and models.

The mapping and analysis capturing 12 unique attributes for each gully enables an in depth understanding of the history, geology, hydrogeology and vegetation facilitating the modelling of erosion treatment effectiveness.

This work involved analysing and interpreting 2023 aerial and satellite imagery with the LiDAR terrain model in 3D scenes to determine gully extent and nearby erosion features and vegetation. This data was spatial joined to regional and national datasets to inform underlying characteristics.

The outcome of this work is approximately 1400 mapped gullies post Cyclone Gabrielle as polygon features with unique attributes. Overlaying this data against land use, land cover, catchment boundaries etc enables a deeper understanding of future impacts and erosion treatment options.

The database comprising all gully years will be made publicly available and will be used by local and central government to inform land use policies and future adverse event risks.

Description of how SPS Biota has incorporated Esri GIS from a single Collector map to using a range of Esri GIS products. Over the last five years SPS Biota has incorporated Esri products into almost all tasks that we undertake for our clients. SPS Biota required a way to collected inspection and sample data from 7000 inspections over a 9 month time frame for three years and share this information with the client. If you extent it to four different surveys we undertake, it is at least 20000 inspections per year for three clients.

From a single Collector map, SPS Biota now have available over 50 Web maps, 30 Survey123 forms, 20 Dashboards, 12 Web experiences which we use to collect, manage and share collected data internally and externally to our clients. We have achieved this by using ArcGIS Online, Esri apps and ArcGIS Pro.

Most of the data collected is shared live with clients and with the use of Web experiences clients can now more easily interact with the data made available to them from multiple sources, such as Web maps, ArcGIS Survey123 forms and ArcGIS Dashboards.

ArcGIS Survey123 has allowed us to collect H&S information such as incidents, results of H&S audits and internal competency checks/audits. The results can be shared with internally with staff, management and external clients. ArcGIS Survey123 forms are now incorporated into our QMS system allowing for easier reporting and managing our QMS requirements both internally and to out external Telarc auditor.

With the knowledge and skills and tools from Eagle Technology and Esri, SPS Biota is now able to manage, and respond to the requirements of clients and other organisations we interact with on a daily basis. The same process we have developed can now be applied from a one off job or request through to a multiple year contract.