📘 Screen: Observations
The Observations screen works as a complement to pest monitoring. It shows records entered directly from the app, containing free-form notes, evidence and photos taken in the field.
📍 Location in the system
Menu: Crops > Observations
🧩 Main function
Like the Scouting screen, this screen is not for adding new records, but for:
- Viewing observations recorded in the app
- Adjusting or deleting information, if needed
Observations can include:
📊 Dashboards and overall view
Observations are analyzed from the Scouting home dashboard, where they appear grouped together with the scouting.
On the dashboard, the agronomist can:
- View observations by date and field
- Analyze the images captured
- See the map with the georeferenced points
- Follow the crop's growth stage
- Look up the history of the observed pest by field, if there is a reference
- The system keeps a visual and descriptive field history
- Crop analysis becomes richer and more complete
- The scout better understands the context of agronomic decisions
❓ Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between an Observation and Scouting?
Scouting is the structured pest collection, with points and counts. An Observation is a free-form note: descriptive text with photos, field, crop, location and date, made when the scout wants to record something that doesn't fit the form.
Can I record an observation in the web portal?
No. Observations are entered through the app, in the field. In the web portal you can only view, adjust or delete them.
Where do observations show up?
On the Scouting home dashboard, grouped together with the scouting — with the images, the georeferenced map and the crop's growth stage.