Case
SEGES
Sortinfo.dk - A Data and Advisory Platform for Agriculture.
Sortinfo.dk is a platform designed for farmers, agricultural consultants, and researchers. It has been in operation for 20 years and assists farmers in identifying the crops that offer the best yield for them in a given year. Iterator IT has optimized the platform to offer a more user-friendly experience for SEGES' customers. With a modern design and a more stable code, SEGES now has a new platform that is easy to update and make changes to.
- The case description
Each year, new crops are developed that have been improved in several parameters such as resistance to mold. Researchers continuously analyze crops and ways to improve them, resulting in large amounts of data constantly being collected to the platform. SEGES has developed the platform, which is used by 100,000 users throughout Europe
After 20 years, code and technologies have changed a lot, and it can be hard to work in old code. That's why SEGES wanted a new platform made in new technologies that is easy to update and make changes to.
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Hours spent in total
SEGES
How we solved it
To solve the task in the best and most efficient way, Iterator IT had software consultants Daniel and Kristian onsite to build the new platform.
In collaboration with a Scrum Master and a project manager, Daniel and Kristian have been responsible for the development of the entire new SEGES project. Throughout the project, scrum meetings and retrospectives have been run with stakeholders to constantly have a dialogue about what works and what could be done differently. Daniel and Kristian have provided technical advice throughout the process, so that SEGES would ultimately end up with the best result. With the continuous dialogues, the parties ensured that the project always ran as it should.
To get the best platform, the development team worked closely with the platform users. The users wanted the platform not to have too many changes, so that it would still be easy to use for them. Therefore, Sortinfo.dk has been rebuilt in new technologies, it has been modernised and made easy to maintain and track. In addition, a new frontend has been created, which is what is visible to the user. In collaboration with a digital designer, the website has been made nice to look at and the user experience has been optimized. But the essential features have not been redesigned.
Our responsibilites
Onsite development team
Software development (Web)
Technologies
The solution was developed as a single-page web application using the Angular framework with the utilization of TypeScript. The new and modern interface was built on top of an existing SQL database and API. C# .NET was employed for API customization.
Sortinfo is SEGES' most visited application, requiring high levels of uptime and stability. Furthermore, it is an extremely data-intensive application, demanding effective data processing to prevent freezing. To ensure an efficient and agile development process, the following was utilized. continuous delivery via Team City.
The results
Sortinfo.dk is SEGES' Plant and Innovation Division's most utilized digital product. Hence, it was also important to re-imagine the product to meet user expectations while making it easier and more efficient for SEGES to maintain and make updates in the future.
Daniel and Kristian have successfully delivered a better and more stable experience for SEGES and their users when utilizing the platform. With a modern layout built on old values, the user can still easily navigate the familiar website but has now gained the benefits of a sleek new design. Furthermore, SEGES will now avoid sudden glitches that result in platform errors behind the scenes.
Do you also need consultancy services?
For some companies, having the development close to production is convenient when rebuilding existing products or developing new ones. This is why having on-site consultants is possible, who can be close to the company and its internal employees working on the project.