Case Study
Precision farming operations unified across IoT, farm management, ERP, and supply chain traceability.
Modern agri-businesses run on dozens of disconnected systems IoT sensor networks, farm management platforms, weather feeds, ERP financials, and supply chain tools that have never been designed to talk to each other. i-Con creates the integration layer that makes precision farming possible at scale.
Unified
Cross-system data layer
IoT, farm management, ERP, weather, supply chain, and drone analytics brought together in a single integration layer one source of truth across the entire operation.
Real-time
Sensor-to-action automation
Live soil moisture, weather, and crop health data triggers automated irrigation, fertilisation, and equipment control replacing manual monitoring cycles.
End-to-end
Supply chain traceability
Blockchain-integrated provenance tracking from seed to consumer, supporting quality assurance claims and sustainability reporting requirements.
Scalable
Across thousands of sensors
i-Con's architecture supports multi-farm, cross-border deployments scaling from a single operation to an enterprise agri-business.
Overview
Overview
Precision farming generates more data than almost any other industry from soil sensors, drones, weather stations, yield monitors, and laboratory assays. The problem is not a lack of data. It is that the data lives in isolated systems that cannot communicate with each other in real time.
IoT sensor networks operate on separate protocols (MQTT, CoAP, LoRaWAN) that farm management platforms cannot natively consume.
Weather and climate data from multiple vendors must be manually downloaded, normalised, and cross-referenced with field records.
ERP and financial systems are updated manually from farm management exports introducing lag, errors, and reconciliation overhead.
Supply chain traceability is largely paper-based, making provenance claims difficult to substantiate for quality or sustainability certification.
Drone imagery and spatial analytics are disconnected from operational records, limiting their value for decision-making.
Required Integrations
Required Integrations
i-Con connects every system in the agri-business stack through a single, scalable integration layer handling protocol translation, data normalisation, and event-driven automation without requiring changes to any of the connected platforms.
| Category | Example Platforms | Core Function |
|---|---|---|
| Farm Management | Granular, FarmLogs | Crop planning, workforce scheduling, yield tracking |
| IoT Platforms | CropX, XenonStack IoT Suite | Soil moisture, weather, crop-health sensing |
| Resource Optimisation | Agrivi, Cropio | Automated irrigation, fertiliser usage, energy management |
| Weather & Climate | OpenWeatherMap, The Weather Company | Hyperlocal forecasts, historical climate analytics |
| ERP & Financials | QuickBooks for Farms, AgriERP | Budgeting, accounting, inventory, subsidy management |
| Supply Chain & Traceability | IBM Food Trust, AgroTrace | Blockchain-based provenance, logistics coordination |
| Drone & Imagery | Pix4D, DroneDeploy | Aerial imaging, NDVI analysis, field mapping |
Strategic Benefits of i-Con Adoption
Strategic Benefits of i-Con Adoption
Unified Data Layer
Single pane of glass across heterogeneous farm systems eliminating the spreadsheet-and-manual-export model that characterises most agri operations.
Workflow Automation
Event-driven triggers replace manual monitoring. Moisture below threshold → irrigation valve opens. Grade result in → planner notified automatically.
Scalable Architecture
Supports thousands of sensors and cross-border operations without proportional increases in integration complexity or headcount.
Audit & Compliance
Full audit trails for regulatory submissions, sustainability certifications, and supply chain transparency requirements.
Faster Innovation
Extensible connectors reduce time-to-integration for new agri-tech vendors meaning growers can adopt new tools without rebuilding their data stack.
Running a disconnected agri-tech stack?
Talk to the Prosol team about how i-Con can connect your farm management, IoT, and supply chain systems into a single, automated operation.