We have produced the Land Manager software series to help land managers quickly and easily map, monitor, and analyze valuable data pertaining to their land management activities.

The HE software has been specifically designed for use with heavy equipment.  This software is built into the industry standard ESRI ArcPAD Software, which can also be used for limitless field mapping applications. 

Once installed on either a PC or Mobile Device, an additional toolbar is added into ESRI ArcPAD.  This toolbar allows operators to easily collect a GPS log of everywhere they used heavy equipment.  The software provides intuitive tools for operators to select if they were treating (e.g., had the plow in the ground) or not treating (e.g., did not have the plow in the ground).  The software automatically records all stops and prompts the equipment operator to specify why they were stopped.  At the end of the treatment, the operator taps the stop treatment button and a statistical report is automatically generated, saved, and displayed.  This report provides detailed information on the current treatment day as well as the job-to-date.

The HE reports are designed to provide land managers and managers of heavy equipment companies with a tool that will allow them to easily:

• Evaluate the status of all heavy equipment projects
• Evaluate the productivity of their heavy equipment operators
• Isolate the reasons leading to loss of productivity

Users who are already familiar with Geographic Information Systems (GIS), can generate maps that can be opened in ArcPAD that will provide equipment operators with a pre-determined implementation plan that will essentially eliminate the need to have a supervisor on the ground.  Once the operators have collected data with HE, the resulting files can be imported into a desktop GIS software for further analysis and display. 

The files created by the HE software are stored in industry-standard ESRI Shapefiles, which can be opened by dozens of desktop GIS software packages.  As a result, these files can be sent directly to government agencies to expedite cost-share reimbursement.