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:

1. Create a zonation map from an index map. 
2. Input prescription values on the zonation map.
3. 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).
4. Click Export as individual files. (Most terminals require unzipped shapefiles).
5. 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:

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:

1. Import the shapefiles into the desired tractor terminal. 
2. Select rate_ha (ac).
3. Select the units. 
4. Okay.

How to change the zonation and prescription map units?

Click here for more information about the dashboard.

1. Go to the dashboard SETTINGS.
2. Select either Imperial to Metric units. 
3. Export the zonation as shapefile again.