The cloud-based DataConnect system that enables the exchange of machinery data between Claas, 365FarmNet and John Deere is now commercially available, with further partners to follow soon.

Claas machinery in the John Deere Operations Centre

DataConnect enables the exchange of machinery data between different platforms, to allow users to view all of their mixed-brand fleet information within the single data platform of their choice. Previously, viewing such information required duplicating effort by using each manufacturer’s corresponding but separate platforms or web portals.

John Deere says the structure of this new direct cloud-to-cloud system enables a seamless and automated data flow without any effort required by the customer. The real-time data exchange allows a live overview of the whole machinery fleet. The system works without any additional hardware and software components and ensures secure data handling.

With this new approach, customers can view five different machinery data sets for their fleet:

• current machine location;
• historical machine location;
• fuel tank level;
• status of the machine in the field;
• machine speed

Customers can decide which company’s digital platform they prefer to use, to display all the data. As soon as they are connected, other manufacturers’ machines appear automatically. Machines are either displayed with icons in the respective brand’s colour combination or are visible in the icon’s information panel.

Further partners and functions are due to be announced in due course.