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Forestry apps

Haul tickets and yard inventory that work without signal.

Forestry software has to work on the logging road first and in the office second. We build the driver's app and the yard's inventory to work without signal, survive mud and frost, and join the load to the scale and the pay so nobody types a ticket twice.

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// what matters here

What is different in this industry.

No signal needed

Tickets, tags and photos are created on the device and synced when the truck reaches coverage, with the GPS position recorded when the load was made.

Tags that survive the bush

QR load tags for most operations and UHF RFID where the volume justifies readers, chosen after a test in your yard in wet and frozen conditions.

One load, one record

The haul ticket, the weigh scale record and the scale data are joined to the same load, so a dispute starts from facts.

Pay that does not wait

Approved loads become contractor pay lines in QuickBooks Online, built on its API, or in your ERP, without retyping.

// example projects

Priced examples for this service.

Each one is hypothetical, labelled as such, and priced live from our rate card. Open any of them in the estimator and make it yours.

Example projectWeb appMobile app

Offline log truck haul tickets

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A logging contractor's drivers fill in paper haul tickets with no signal, tickets go missing, and drivers wait for pay until the office has typed them in.

// What we would build

An iOS and Android app for drivers that creates haul tickets with the cutblock, load and GPS position offline, prints or shows a QR load tag at the landing, matches each ticket to the mill's weigh scale record and sends approved loads to contractor pay in QuickBooks Online, built on the QuickBooks Online API.

// What is in it

Haul tickets with cutblock, timber mark, species and destination, offline
A QR load tag shown or printed at the landing
Tickets matched to the mill's weigh scale record when the truck crosses
Contractor pay lines posted to QuickBooks Online
A dispatch view of loads by block, road and mill

// Stack

React Native
SQLite on the device
Next.js
PostgreSQL with PostGIS
QuickBooks Online API
AWS

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$129,000 to US$198,000, delivered within 30 weeksCAD 184,000 to 281,300
Hosting: ≈ US$176 a monthCAD 250 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Data mapping and sandbox connection: 0.4 weeks
Design approved: 4.4 to 7.4 weeks
Core features: 1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Full build: 1.4 to 1.9 weeks
First build on devices: 3.4 to 5.9 weeks
Sync built and reconciled in sandbox: 1.4 to 2.4 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.9 weeks
Store submission: 0.9 to 1.9 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Live cutover: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Hypercare: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

App store review: 1 week

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 36,800 to 56,260
Discovery 7.9%: CAD 14,536.00 to 22,222.70
Data mapping and sandbox connection 1.6%: CAD 2,944.00 to 4,500.80
Design approved 7.9%: CAD 14,536.00 to 22,222.70
Core features 6.5%: CAD 11,960.00 to 18,284.50
Full build 4.3%: CAD 7,912.00 to 12,095.90
First build on devices 17.3%: CAD 31,832.00 to 48,664.90
Sync built and reconciled in sandbox 4.9%: CAD 9,016.00 to 13,783.70
Testing and fixes 2.1%: CAD 3,864.00 to 5,907.30
Store submission 5.7%: CAD 10,488.00 to 16,034.10
Launch 7.9%: CAD 14,536.00 to 22,222.70
Live cutover 1.6%: CAD 2,944.00 to 4,500.80
Hypercare 2.3%: CAD 4,232.00 to 6,469.90
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 18,400 to 28,130

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Example projectWeb appMobile appMaterials tracking

RFID and QR yard inventory

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A sawmill estimates its log decks by walking them, cannot say which loads are in which deck, and finds out it is short of a species when the infeed runs dry.

// What we would build

UHF RFID or QR tags on loads and decks, handheld readers and Android mobile computers for the yard crew, GPS on the loaders, and a web inventory that knows each deck's loads, species and age, joined to the scale records and the ERP.

// What is in it

Load tags read as loads land in the yard and as decks are built
Deck inventory by species, grade and age, with GPS positions
Scale records joined to each load, from files or the scaling system
Infeed draws recorded so the yard inventory falls as the mill consumes
Chain of custody status carried from the load to the deck
Handheld readers, mobile computers, tags and printers listed by quantity

// Stack

UHF RFID (EPC Gen2)
Kotlin for Android
Next.js
PostgreSQL with PostGIS
ERP integration
AWS

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$177,000 to US$271,000, delivered within 39 weeksCAD 252,400 to 386,000
Hosting: ≈ US$492 a monthCAD 700 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month
Hardware: ≈ US$76,700CAD 109,240

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Discovery and site walk-through: 0.4 weeks
Design approved: 5.4 to 8.9 weeks
Core features: 1.4 to 2.4 weeks
Full build: 0.9 to 1.9 weeks
First build on devices: 1.9 to 3.4 weeks
Stock, receiving and transfers: 3.4 to 5.9 weeks
Tracking and devices working: 2.4 to 3.9 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.4 weeks
Store submission: 0.4 weeks
Pilot site live: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Chain of custody records walked through with your certificate manager: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks
Rollout: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

App store review: 1 week
Hardware delivery, after it is ordered: 3 to 6 weeks
Scale data access: 1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 50,480 to 77,200
Discovery 3.4%: CAD 8,581.60 to 13,124.00
Discovery and site walk-through 3.8%: CAD 9,591.20 to 14,668.00
Design approved 7.3%: CAD 18,425.20 to 28,178.00
Core features 3.4%: CAD 8,581.60 to 13,124.00
Full build 2.3%: CAD 5,805.20 to 8,878.00
First build on devices 6.7%: CAD 16,910.80 to 25,862.00
Stock, receiving and transfers 11.6%: CAD 29,278.40 to 44,776.00
Tracking and devices working 7.7%: CAD 19,434.80 to 29,722.00
Testing and fixes 1.1%: CAD 2,776.40 to 4,246.00
Store submission 2.2%: CAD 5,552.80 to 8,492.00
Pilot site live 3.8%: CAD 9,591.20 to 14,668.00
Chain of custody records walked through with your certificate manager 8.7%: CAD 21,958.80 to 33,582.00
Launch 3.4%: CAD 8,581.60 to 13,124.00
Rollout 4.6%: CAD 11,610.40 to 17,756.00
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 25,240 to 38,600
Handheld UHF RFID reader x 6: CAD 22,250. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Mobile computer with scanner x 8: CAD 14,080. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
UHF RFID tags, 1,000 x 120: CAD 60,190. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Industrial label printer x 2: CAD 4,760. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Labels and ribbons, starter stock x 20: CAD 6,000. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
UHF RFID development kit, for our build and testing: CAD 1,360. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Corded barcode scanner, for our build and testing: CAD 290. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones
Cellular GPS development kit, for our build and testing: CAD 310. Billed up front, at cost, outside the milestones

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// questions

Questions we get about this.

Do RFID tags work on wet or frozen logs?

Read range drops on wet and frozen wood. We test tags and readers in your yard before ordering in quantity, and use QR tags where RFID is not reliable.

Can it read our weigh scale software?

Usually, through the scale software's export or database, or from the indicator directly. We check your scale setup before quoting.

Does the driver app need a special phone?

No. It runs on ordinary iOS and Android phones; rugged cases and a mount in the cab are enough for most crews.

Back to the industry: Forestry and lumber About the service: Web and mobile apps

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