How to import and export layers - PIX4Dfields

Import images

Import either satellite images, drone images, or an existing GeoTIFF.

1. Click the icon Import.
2. (optional) To download satellite images, click DOWNLOAD.
3. (optional) To import drone images (.jpg or .tif format), click IMPORT IMAGES OR FOLDER.
4. (optional) To import an existing GeoTIFF file (.tif format), click IMPORT GEOTIFF.

Note: After creating a project, it is possible to import and process imagery from multiple drone flights in a single project. To process successive flights click on import after initial processing.

Import field boundaries and obstacles.

Different file formats can be imported into PIX4Dfields like Shapefiles, KML, GeoJSON, and more.

1. Click Boundaries on the left sidebar above the layer list to enter the boundaries mode.
2. To import a field boundary, click Import shape on the Boundaries menu on the right.

   

3. Select whether to import the shape as a Boundary or Obstacle.
4. Navigate to the folder containing the file and select it.
5. Click Open.
6. To trim a layer with your boundary: Click Use to trim in the open edit dialogue of the boundary on the map or click trim on the selected boundary list item on the right board.
7. In the TRIM LAYERS menu select the layers you want to trim and click Trim to do so.

Import annotations

1. Go to the Annotations tab on the right board.
2. Click on Import geometry or images.
3. The column should be called "name" or "title" to read the name of each polygon.
4. Choose Geometry files to import as an annotation.
5. Click Open.

Exports

Export features from a project for use outside the software.

1. Click the Export button at the top right corner of the dashboard.
2. Select the layer/file to be exported.
3. Select a destination folder and click Select Folder (Windows users) / Open (macOS users).

If boundaries need to be imported into "My John Deere Operation Center", follow the steps mentioned in How to export boundaries to My John Deere Operation Center - PIX4Dfields