CompareVoice memos and texts
Voice memos and texts vs PropelMapper
A voice memo is not tied to a field or a report, so PropelMapper records the same talk inside the visit, where it lands on the field and in the draft.
- Today
- Memos, photos and texts in three apps
- With PropelMapper
- One visit: the talk, the photos and the report draft
Check the handoff
Problems with voice memos and texts
The recording is fine. It is everything around it that has to be stitched together by hand.
- Which field?Four memos from Tuesday, all called something like “New Recording”. You remember two of them. The other two could be either farm on that road.That night
- Which report?To get the memo into a report you replay it and type it up. The memo itself never becomes the report.The write-up
- Whose phone?The memos, photos and texts with the grower all sit on one person’s phone. When a colleague needs them, they are out of reach.Next season
What changes
Recording voice notes inside a visit
With PropelMapper you start a visit at the field and talk exactly as you would into a memo. Each recording, photo and note is saved with its time and GPS point on that field, with or without a signal.
Once the visit uploads, you get a transcript of each recording and a report draft written from all of them. You read the draft against the recordings, fix what needs fixing and sign it. Words it tends to miss, like a hybrid or a farm name, go into your team’s vocabulary once and are recognized from then on.
Example account: Prairie Agronomy
Side by side
Memos and texts beside a recorded visit
| Part of the job | Voice memos and texts | With PropelMapper |
|---|---|---|
| Where it is recorded | The memo app, the camera and the message thread | One visit: voice, photos, notes and readings |
| Which field | Whatever the file name says | The field, with a GPS point for every capture |
| Transcript | Typed by hand, if at all | Written for you after upload |
| Numbers you said | Somewhere in the audio | Pulled out as values you confirm |
| The report | Written from scratch that evening | Drafted from the recordings, then reviewed and signed by you |
| Who can find it later | Whoever has the phone | The team, under the field |
| Texts with the grower | In your messages | Still in your messages; we do not import texts |
The visitHow you do it today
Why advisors use voice memos
Speaking is faster than writing, especially with gloves on or a calf to hold. A memo keeps your exact words, and a quick photo to the grower can settle a question before you leave the yard.
None of that changes. What changes is where the recording ends up, and whether it can become the report without being typed out again.
- Talking is fastSay it as you see it, in your own words.
- Already on your phoneNothing to install and nothing to learn.
- Texts reach the growerA photo in a message gets an answer quickly.
Questions
Voice memo questions
I already record memos. Why change?
Time how long it takes to find last month’s memo for a field and turn it into a report. In PropelMapper the recording is already on the field and already in the draft, though you still read and sign the draft.
Can I upload recordings I already have?
Yes. In the web app you can upload a recording of up to 120 minutes, and it is structured the same way as a visit captured on the phone.
Does it get farm words right?
It handles common agronomy and livestock terms. For product, hybrid and farm names, add them to your team’s vocabulary under Settings, Terms. Recognition and report writing use that list for everyone on the team.
What about my texts with the grower?
Keep texting the way you do. PropelMapper does not import text messages. Email is different: you can connect Gmail or Outlook so client mail is matched to contacts.
End of the walk
Record a field visit by talking
Start a visit at the field, talk through it, and read the draft when it uploads.