How do I turn sensor, field and greenhouse data into dashboards growers actually check?
Growers don't want charts. They want to know what needs attention now.
- Nobody looks at our dashboard.
- What should it show?
- Alerts or charts?
Design around decisions: when to irrigate or spray, which animal needs attention, which greenhouse zone is drifting from its climate target. Show one main answer per screen, send alerts when action is needed and keep detailed charts a tap away. Use plain units and words growers use, and design for phones. Track dashboard visits, alert responses and actions taken.
Design principles
- One decision per screen.
- Alerts before charts.
- Plain language and units.
- Phone first.
- Details a tap away.
How we look at it at ShoutEx
We design and build dashboards and alerting. Event tracking plan covers measuring use.
- Chart walls.
- Too many alerts.
- Jargon.
- Desktop only.
- Decision-led screens.
- Useful alerts.
- Plain language.
- Actions tracked.
What farmers and ag sources say
Here is what growers say.
Community summaries describe recurring themes in public threads, not individual posts. Vendor pages describe vendor claims, so test them on your own calls.
Read next
Go deeper in the ShoutEx guides, or check the sources behind this answer.
We'll design dashboards and alerts.
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How many alerts are too many?
If growers mute them, too many.
Should dashboards compare sites?
For multi-site groups, yes.
Can AI summarize data?
Yes, with the data behind it visible.