With DataConnect, users can choose their preferred data platform from a specific manufacturer while also being able to transmit data from other machines via the new interface. This means that the data is still available in all manufacturer portals, but can be exchanged in real time from one cloud to the other. The key benefit to the user is that all the necessary machine information are available in one system.

DataConnect enables the exchange of all important machinery data:

• current and historical machine location
• fuel tank level
• current working status
• forward speed
• Transmission of agronomic data is also being planned

With DataConnect the companies involved also wish to share their experience of cloud-to-cloud communication with ongoing Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF) projects. This is why the architecture of this new interface is designed to support existing industry standards.

Any interested agricultural machinery manufacturers and software providers as well as associations and standardization committees are welcome to help develop the existing interface.