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A farm time clock that works where the signal doesn't

Harvest crews start at sunrise on fields miles apart, often with one bar of signal or none. Paper sheets get filled in at the end of the week from memory. GEOTT lets each worker clock in at the field from their own phone, checks the position against the field's circle, and saves the punch on the phone when there's no network.

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$7 per active worker a month · $0 in months nobody clocks in · app in English and Spanish

Seasonal farm crew harvesting vegetables at sunrise — A crew starts the harvest at sunrise: each worker clocks in at the field, inside its circle, signal or not.

What makes time tracking hard on a farm?

Distance, signal and turnover. Fields are large and far from the office, coverage drops out in the rows, and the crew in July isn't the crew in March. GEOTT handles each of these with features it already has, and it is clear about what it doesn't do: it doesn't count bins or calculate piece-rate pay.

Farm problems and what GEOTT does about them
Problem	What GEOTT does
Fields too big for a small circle	Geofence up to 2,000 m (about 1.2 miles) per field
No signal in the rows	Punch saved on the phone with its original time, sent when the signal comes back
Crew size changes with the season	You pay only for workers who clocked in that month
Crew more at ease in Spanish	Each worker picks the app language: English, Spanish, French, German or Italian
Weekly sheets filled in from memory	Start and end times recorded at the field, the same day
Piece-rate counts, bins, yield	Not covered: GEOTT records time and place only

How does GEOTT clock in with no cell signal?

The phone's GPS works without mobile data. When a worker taps clock-in with no network, GEOTT reads the position once, checks it on the phone against the field's circle, and saves the punch with the original time. When the phone gets signal again, the punch is sent; the server checks it again and the office sees it marked as offline.

One reading, at the tap

Position is read only at clock-in and clock-out. GEOTT doesn't follow workers across the field during the day.

Saved on the phone

With no signal the punch waits on the phone with its original time. It isn't lost and isn't sent twice.

Synced later

Back in coverage, at the truck or at the shed, the punches go out on their own and are checked again by the server.

Odd cases flagged

A phone clock that doesn't match the server time or a position that looks faked is flagged for review, not accepted in silence.

More: offline clock-in.

What does a harvest week look like in GEOTT?

A sample week with invented fields: one crew of 18 working three fields. GEOTT shows 846 hours split by field, with 61 punches made with no signal and synced later. The by-project export gives the hours per field, which is the figure to compare with each field's harvest.

Sample data: one crew of 18, one week
Field (sample)	Radius	Crew hours	Punches made offline
North lettuce block	500 m	378	12
River strawberry field	300 m	306	41
Hill orchard	800 m	162	8

How big should the circle around a field be?

Big enough to cover where the crew actually starts, from the gate to the far rows. Under open sky phones are typically within 4.9 m (16 ft), says GPS.gov, so the limit is the field, not the GPS. A large field can be split into blocks, each with its own site and circle.

More: geofence time tracking.

Starting points for farm sites
Site	Suggested radius
Packing shed or greenhouse	100 m (about 330 ft)
Strawberry or vegetable field	300–500 m (about 0.2–0.3 miles)
Orchard or vineyard block	500–800 m (about 0.3–0.5 miles)
Largest allowed	2,000 m (about 1.2 miles)

How much does GEOTT cost for a seasonal farm?

$7 per worker who clocked in during the month, and nothing for the others. A farm with 40 pickers from June to September pays $280 in each of those months; in the months when only 3 year-round workers clock in, it pays $21. Supervisors and office staff are free, and there is no per-field fee.

More: GEOTT pricing.

Farm questions

Does GEOTT work in fields with no cell service?

Yes. The clock-in is saved on the phone with its original time and position and sent when the phone gets signal again. The office sees it marked as offline, so it's clear why it arrived later.

Can farmworkers use the app in Spanish?

Yes. Each worker chooses the language of the app on their own phone: English, Spanish, French, German or Italian. The office can use a different language at the same time.

Do seasonal workers cost money when they're gone?

No. GEOTT bills only workers with at least one clock-in in the month. Workers who left after the harvest stay in your list at no cost and can clock in again next season.

Does GEOTT calculate piece-rate pay?

No. GEOTT records hours and where they were worked. Piece counts and pay stay in your payroll or farm management software; the hours export gives them the time side.

Which other crews use GEOTT?

Any company whose people start the day on a job site instead of in an office. Each page takes one trade, its typical day and the radius that fits its sites.

How do I test GEOTT on one field?

Draw the circle around one field, invite one crew and let them clock in for two weeks, signal or not. You'll see who started where and when. The trial lasts 15 days, needs no credit card and doesn't bill when it ends.

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