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Why export a zonation & prescription map to a tractor terminal (display)?
Export a zonation map to a tractor terminal (display)
How is the shapefile organized?
What is the difference between exporting a shapefile as a zip file and as individual files?
Import zonation & prescription map to a tractor terminal (display)
How to change the zonation & prescription map units from hectares (ha) to acres (ac) or vice-versa?
Why export a zonation and prescription map to a tractor terminal (display)?
Easily export a zonation and prescription map to a tractor terminal for variable rate fertilizer application.
Export a zonation map to a tractor terminal (display)
To create a zonation map, add prescription values, and export a zonation map as a shapefile, click here.
Export a zonation map as shapefile for a terminal tractor:
- Create a zonation map from an index map.
- Input prescription values on the zonation map.
- Export the zonation map as a shapefile (In some cases, it might be necessary to convert the shapefile to a different file format for your tractor terminal).
- Click Export as individual files. (Most terminals require unzipped shapefiles).
- Save the shapefiles onto a USB Drive.
How is the shapefile organized?
1. The attribute table of the exported shapefile has four columns: amount, area_ha, avg Value, and rate_ha.
- amount: quantity of rate needed for each zone. This value is calculated automatically.
- area_ha (ac): area in ha or ac of each zone.
- avgValue: average index value on each zone.
- rate_ha (ac): this value is added manually when generating the prescription tool.
2. The number of rows corresponds to the number of zones, which can vary from 2 to 7.
The following table is an example of the attribute table that you will get with PIX4Dfields:
amount | area (ha/ac) | avgValue | rate (ha/ac) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | |||
2 | |||
3 |
What is the difference between exporting a shapefile as a zip file and as individual files?
Using PIX4Dfields, a shapefile can be exported in two different ways: as a zip file, or as individual files.
A shapefile exported as a zip file contains multiple files (.dbf, .prj, .shp, and .shx) that have been compressed. Most tractor terminals (displays) use individual shapefiles exported to a specific folder on the terminal. Therefore we recommend exporting the shapefile as individual files.
Import zonation and prescription map to a tractor terminal (display)
Export a zonation map as shapefile for a terminal tractor:
- Import the shapefiles into the desired tractor terminal.
- Select rate_ha (ac).
- Select the units.
- Okay.
How to change the zonation and prescription map units?
Click here for more information about the dashboard.
- Go to the dashboard SETTINGS.
- Select either Imperial to Metric units.
- Export the zonation as shapefile again.
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