Editing Field shapes

Overview

Field boundaries can be edited within FarmQA Controller along with the farm associations. This may be necessary if fields are split between growing seasons, or the actual acres planted differs from the boundary in FarmQA. To make simple edits the vertices can be adjusted, for more complex shape changes a new KML or Shapefile can be uploaded. See the instructions below.

Instructions

• Login to FarmQA Controller as an enterprise administrator.
  • NOTE: only enterprise administrators can edit fields in FarmQA. If you are not an enterprise administrator, pass these instructions on to them. 
• Make sure you're in the Map tab, then locate and click on the field that needs to be edited.
• Next click Edit Field button (pictured below).

• Within the edit view, the following functions can be implemented:
  • Drag fields
  • Delete points
  • Drag vertices

Drag fields to a new location

If a field was drawn or uploaded in the wrong spot, it can manually be moved to its proper location using this function. Follow these steps to move your field while actively editing it.

• Double click on the boundary of the field.
• Click anywhere within the field boundary and drag it to your desired location.
• Select the Save button once your field is in the desired location.

Delete points in a field

Sometimes you might accidentally add an extra point when drawing fields. Field geometry can be edited by deleting points on the field boundary, which can be done by following the steps below.

• While editing a field, double click on the field boundary to edit the boundary itself.
• Click on the point on the field you want to delete. Once selected, the point will have a white outline (pictured below).
• Click the Delete button on the upper right-hand side of the screen.
• Select the Save button to complete your edits to the field. 

Dragging a fields vertices

Fields that are drawn incorrectly can be edited by dragging the existing fields vertices to the proper location. This function can be used to create more complex field boundaries.

• While editing a field, double click on the field boundary to edit the boundary itself.
• After double clicking on the field boundary, midpoints on the vertices of the field will appear (pictured below). These are the points you can currently edit within the field.

• Midpoints can be dragged to the position you want the midpoint to be at. If you do this, a new midpoint will appear on the new vertex you have created. This allows you to create fields that match complex field boundaries. 

• Once you are done editing your field boundaries, click the Save button to complete your changes.

Upload a new Shapefile

You can completely remake a field boundary by dragging a shapefile into the edit field pane. Follow the instructions below to complete this task.

• While editing a field, either drag a shapefile into the edit pane or click on the box to upload a shapefile.
• The boundary will be updated once the file has been uploaded. Visually inspect that the field looks correct, then click the Save button.
• TROUBLESHOOTING: Below are a few reasons why the field may not update
  • The file must be a Shapefile, KML/KMZ, or GeoTiff file. 
  • The file can only contain one field (it can be a multi-polygon field).
  • The field boundary cannot intersect itself. 
  • The file can only contain polygons (no line segments, or points).
  • The shapefile cannot have any zones it in. 

** For information on how to create fields, see this article **

Please contact FarmQA Support with any further questions