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What It Is

Forest Track is a forestry field-operations tracking platform from Forestry Technologies, built for parcel-based work such as spraying, planting, mowing, thinning, ROW maintenance, and forest road construction. It aims to replace a GIS subscription, field tracking software, spreadsheets, and paper records with a single subscription. Its positioning is highly vertical—it is not a general project management tool or a generic farm machinery system.

Core Features

The product consists of three parts: an office web portal, a field manager app, and an operator app. After selecting a parcel and equipment, operators start the job, and the system uses GPS to draw real-time coverage maps. The office team can view active crew locations, job progress, coverage history, labor hours, equipment and user records, and export reports for landowners or compliance purposes. Mapping capabilities are built in, with support for drawing, importing, and managing parcel boundaries, with no limit on the number of parcels. The mobile apps support Android and iOS, while the office portal runs in modern browsers. When there is no signal, work can be recorded offline and synced once connectivity is restored.

Pricing and Service

Pricing is relatively transparent: the annual plan costs $1,000/year for the base platform, including 5 office seats; each licensed device costs $1,500/year; and new customers pay a one-time onboarding fee of $1,500. Monthly billing is $100/month for the base platform and $150/month per device, roughly 17% higher than annual billing, with cancellation available with 30 days’ notice. A typical 5-device customer would pay $10,000 in the first year and $8,500 in renewal years. Onboarding includes account setup, data import, up to 4 hours of training, priority support during the first month, and 1 hour of annual refresher training.

Pros and Cons

Its strengths are a focused use case, a lightweight operating workflow, built-in maps that may reduce the need for additional subscriptions such as ESRI/ArcGIS, and pricing by device rather than feature tier. Daily backups, 14-day recovery, continuous updates, and phone/SMS support for critical issues during peak business periods also suit field-operation environments. The main limitations are that publicly available information does not show an API, developer documentation, or standard third-party integrations, nor does it disclose security compliance certifications such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001. The video demo also still appears to be listed as coming soon.

Who It’s For and Access from China

Forest Track is best suited to forestry service providers or operations teams with multiple devices, many parcels, and year-round fieldwork needs, especially organizations still relying on GIS plus spreadsheets and paper records. For small teams that only operate occasionally, the first-year cost may be relatively high. Access from China, payment methods, and local compliance details are not disclosed, and pricing is in USD. Users in mainland China should carefully verify network connectivity, map data compatibility, invoicing/payment options, and local alternatives such as domestic GIS, inspection dispatching, or agriculture and forestry operations management systems.