Task intent
A planned operation gives compatible systems a shared description of work to be performed in a field context.
ISO 11783 DATA & TASKS / PART 10
Task controller
and management
information exchange
Part 10 defines the application layer that connects field-task intent, compatible machine control functions, operational documentation, and interchange with farm-management information systems.
01 / Identity & role
Turn a planned field operation
into coordinated machine work.
ISO 11783-10:2015 is titled Task controller and management information system data interchange. The referenced publication is the second edition, issued in 2015.
Its role is to define task-controller application services for communication with machine control functions and data interchange with farm-management systems. It links planning, execution, and documentation without making each system invent a private workflow.
02 / The problem it solves
Field intent must survive
the trip to and from the machine.
A farm plan may describe a field operation, while the tractor, implement, terminal, and farm software each hold a different view of work. Without a common task layer, instructions can be re-entered manually, records can be incomplete, and later analysis can lose the relationship between intent and execution.
Part 10 provides a structured bridge. It helps compatible systems carry a task into the field, coordinate relevant control functions during work, and return machine-generated documentation for later farm management use.
03 / Position in the stack
Part 10 sits at the boundary
between farm plan and machine action.
It is an application-level coordination service. It depends on the network foundation and uses compatible implement, terminal, tractor, and data-definition functions to make a field task operational.
Farm plan and recordsFarm software prepares, receives, and reviews operational information
Task controller · Part 10Coordinates task data, compatible control functions, and documentation exchange
Machine application servicesImplement, tractor, terminal, and process functions perform field work
Network foundation · Parts 2-5The connected machine communicates during the operation
04 / Key concepts
Plan, execute, document,
and review as one chain.
Task coordination
The task controller connects task-level information with selected machine control functions while the operation is active.
Documentation
The workflow can retain what the connected system reports about the operation for later records, traceability, or review.
Interchange boundary
Farm-management software and the machine system need a controlled way to exchange operational information without being the same product.
Field context
The usefulness of a record depends on consistent fields, products, units, timestamps, machine configuration, and stewardship across the workflow.
05 / Who implements it
Task control is a chain,
not a single feature checkbox.
RoleDirect responsibilityIntegration question
Tractor OEMSupport the relevant terminal and machine environmentWhich task-controller functions and compatible implements are supported for this product configuration?
Implement makerExpose compatible control behavior and documentation capabilityWhich implement functions can participate in task execution and what setup is required?
Terminal developerProvide task-controller workflow and operator visibilityHow are task setup, execution state, exceptions, and records made understandable in the cab?
FMIS developerPrepare and consume interoperable operational informationWhich workflow objects, import/export paths, versions, and user approvals are supported end to end?
06 / Interactions
Part 10 makes farm data
operational at machine speed.
This is an original concept flow. It deliberately avoids task-file structures, process-data layouts, message definitions, and data-dictionary content.
PLAN / FMISFarm management systemA planned field operation and its context are prepared
TRANSFER / P10Task interchangeCompatible task information reaches the machine workflow
EXECUTE / P06-P09Connected machineTerminal, implement, and tractor functions perform the operation
DOCUMENT / P10-P11Operational recordReported results return for review with shared semantics
07 / Boundaries
A task workflow is not
a data-file specification page.
This page is not ISO 11783-10.Use the licensed official publication for task data, control calculations, exchange formats, messages, process behavior, documentation rules, and conformance work.
No task or process structures are reproduced.FieldCircuit omits file schemas, object models, message layouts, fields, parameters, process-data details, dictionary references, tables, examples, and normative procedures.
Interchange is not automatic interoperability.A product may support some task workflows while omitting others; actual exchange depends on software versions, licenses, regional configuration, implement functions, and user workflow.
Documentation is reported system output.An as-applied or task record should be reviewed in context; it does not independently prove agronomic correctness, legal compliance, or every physical outcome in the field.
08 / Evidence
Primary sources.
The official ISO catalog entry is the authoritative source for the 2015 publication identity and high-level scope. AEF public material provides ISOBUS context. Protected task, process, interchange, and data-dictionary content is not reproduced.
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