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GrowTak can capture a supervisor’s GPS location when they record a day entry, giving proof that the visit happened at the farm. This is off by default and is controlled per company.

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Turning it on admin only

In Company Settings → GPS:
SettingOptionsMeaning
GPS Capture Modedisabled / optional / requiredWhether the location field appears, and whether it’s mandatory.
GPS Accuracy Threshold (m)default 500Warn when the reading’s accuracy is poorer than this many metres.
Min. Geo Distance (KM)default 2How far from the farm still counts as “in place”.

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Capturing a location

When capture is enabled, the day entry form shows a location control:
1

Tap the location button

GrowTak asks your browser/phone for the current position (you may need to allow location access).
2

Wait for the fix

Capture times out after about 15 seconds. If it fails, you’ll see an error with a Retry option.
3

Review

The captured point gets a View map link. If accuracy is poorer than the threshold, you’ll see a warning — try again in a more open spot for a better fix.

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In place vs Away

GrowTak compares the captured point to the farmer’s saved location and shows a geo status badge on the day entry:
BadgeMeaning
In placeCaptured within the Min. Geo Distance of the farm.
AwayCaptured further than that distance.
— / N/ANo location captured, or the farmer has no saved location.
For accurate distance checks, make sure each farmer has a precise geo location set on their record.

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When “required” is actually enforced

Even with mode set to required, GrowTak only forces a location when it makes sense — for a supervisor on a mobile device, and only when the farmer has a saved location to compare against. In other cases (e.g. an admin on desktop, or a farmer with no saved location) the field gracefully falls back to optional, so legitimate entries are never blocked.