A software-as-a-service web application from BinMaster is custom-designed for the needs of agricultural cooperatives, seed companies, and suppliers of fertilizers and agricultural chemicals. AgriView eliminates the risky, time-consuming task of climbing ladders to take manual measurements. Instead, level sensors measure automatically, either continuously or at specified time intervals.

Non‐contact radar, SmartBob, or battery-powered laser level sensors are easily installed while wireless devicesSource: BinMasterSource: BinMaster and gateways cut the cost of installation. Data is updated each time a sensor takes a new measurement, enabling the user to determine how much space remains in a grain storage bin. The QuickView feature in AgriView provides a visual snapshot of bin levels. Bins are color-coded with a red, yellow or green alert status that can be sorted by the type of grain, seed, chemical or fuel they contain.

AgriView creates reports that can be exported to Excel or PDF files for a specific date range and shared via email. Use trend features to project when bins will be refilled or when chemicals will need to be reordered.

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