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Regional Support & Units of Measure

Metric, imperial, and everything in between — Alffi adapts to how you farm

Target Markets

Alffi targets English-speaking farming markets. The app supports both metric and imperial units, with some features still tied to Australian data sources.

Country Units Weather/ETo Status
Australia Metric (default) BOM integration Full support
New Zealand Metric Manual entry Supported
United Kingdom Metric / Imperial Manual entry Supported
United States Imperial (auto-detected) Manual entry Supported
Canada Metric Manual entry Supported
Ireland Metric Manual entry Supported

Units of Measure

The app includes a comprehensive unit conversion system with 10 unit categories. Units are automatically set based on your device locale on first launch, and can be customised per category in Settings → Unit of Measurement.

Measurement Systems

System Description
Metric Default for metric-locale devices. All categories set to metric units.
Imperial Default for US/UK-locale devices. All categories set to imperial units.
Hybrid Mix and match units per category (e.g., hectares with pounds).

Supported Unit Categories

Category Metric Imperial
Distance (short) metres (m) feet (ft)
Distance (long) kilometres (km) miles
Area (small) square metres (sq m) square feet (sq ft)
Area (large) hectares (HA) acres
Speed km/h mph
Temperature Celsius (°C) Fahrenheit (°F)
Mass (small) kilograms (Kg) pounds (lbs)
Mass (large) metric tonnes short tons
Volume (small) litres (Lt) ounces (oz)
Volume (large) megalitres (ML) US gallons (gal)

How It Works

  • Auto-detection: On first launch, the app reads your device locale and sets metric or imperial accordingly.
  • User preferences: Settings → Unit of Measurement provides a Metric/Imperial quick-select plus per-category overrides.
  • Storage: Preferences are saved to UserDefaults (all users) and synced to Firebase (cloud users) so team members can have individual preferences.
  • Auto-threshold formatting: The app picks the appropriate scale based on value (e.g., small areas display as sq m, large areas as hectares).
  • Compound units: Application rates (L/ha or gal/ac), spread rates (kg/ha or lb/ac), and speed are all converted.
  • Number formatting: Uses device locale for decimal separators and digit grouping.

Currency

Currency display is partially locale-aware. Product pricing and the product wizard use your device locale (AUD, USD, GBP, etc.). Some legacy views still display AUD — these are being updated.

The app uses your device’s locale to determine the currency symbol and formatting for product costs, pricing, and financial summaries.

Date & Time Formats

Date display currently uses the pattern dd-MMM-yyyy (e.g., 18-Jan-2026) across all regions. This format is consistent but not locale-sensitive — for example, US users see “18-Jan-2026” rather than “01/18/2026”.

Locale-aware date formatting is planned for a future release.

Australian-Specific Features

Weather Data Integration

The irrigation scheduling system fetches evapotranspiration (ETo) data from Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) weather stations in Australia. Non-Australian users can enter ETo values manually in the irrigation scheduling wizard.

Feature Details
Weather source Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) — Australia only
ETo data Australian weather stations (Tocal, Gatton, Roseworthy)
Station lookup Australian coordinates only

Business Identification

The enterprise setup includes an optional ABN (Australian Business Number) field. Non-Australian users can leave this blank or enter their local business identifier.

Chemical & Product Regulations

Product safety data — Withholding Periods (WHP), Export Slaughter Intervals (ESI), and Re-entry Periods — is user-entered, not linked to a specific regulatory database. Users in any country can enter their local requirements.

For Non-Australian Users

Feature Status Notes
Units Full support Imperial auto-detected for US/UK; customisable per category
Currency Mostly supported Product pricing uses device locale; some legacy views show AUD
Weather/ETo Manual entry BOM unavailable outside Australia; enter ETo values manually
ABN field Optional Leave blank or enter local business ID
Date format Hardcoded Shows dd-MMM-yyyy regardless of locale
Language English only Australian English spelling (colour, fertiliser)
Chemical data User-entered Enter local WHP/ESI/re-entry values

Planned Enhancements

  • Locale-aware date formatting to match regional conventions
  • Removal of remaining hardcoded AUD currency references
  • Additional weather data providers for non-Australian regions
  • Multi-language support (future)
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