Management Zone Options

Creating/Editing Data Columns

Management zone layers may be used to create spread maps that have several flat-rate areas for seeding, irrigation or fertilizer/chemical controller files. Follow the steps below to add a data column(s):

1. Open the desired saved Management Zone or Create a new Management Zone
2. In the black box in the top right corner of the map, click the "Edit" button on a saved Management Zone or the "Add Data Column" button on an unsaved Management Zone.

Adding Data Column from Unsaved Management Zone:

Adding Data Column from a Saved Management Zone: 3. If "Adding Data Column from Unsaved Management Zone" input the data column header and values, then "Run Analysis", Click "Save Zones"
4. If " Adding Data Column from a Saved Management Zone" click the "Edit Button"
5. The Edit Zone Attributes window will pop up, click the "+ Add Data Column"[1]
6. Input a data column name in the top box and values for each zone in the boxes beneath. 
7. Additional data columns can be added following steps 5 and 6. 
8. To delete a column click the "column with red X"[2] icon
9. Click "Submit Changes"[3] to save and "Close/Cancel" to exit the window. 

Converting Management Zone Layers to Field Sample Layers

1. On the management zone layer needed for field sampling, click "Convert to Sample Event" on the right side gray panel.
2. The system opens "Create Sample Layer" window. 
3. Input the Sample Date, Target lab, and Sample type information from the drop-down menus.
4. Click "Submit".
5. The system creates a new (empty) field sample layer within the Field Samples folder, for the field.

Creating Buffer Zones

1. On the management zone layer , click " Create Buffer Zone".
2. The system opens "Define Buffer Size" window
3. Input the desired number into the "Radius"[1] input field .
4. Click "Edit Before Saving"[2] to select partial areas of the buffer zone, or click "Save"[3] to save entire Management Zone layer with buffer applied.
5. If "Edit Before Saving" was selected then an editing screen opens
6. Click on the "Draw a Polygon or Draw a Circle"[4] icon, start placing white vertex[5] boxes around the area of the buffer needed, then click floppy disk "Save"[7] icon in the upper left corner.
7. The system creates and adds the buffer zone to the management zone layer 

Creating Check Strip Zones

Create Check Strip (Prompt): This option allows for the dimensions of the check strip to be input, then allows for the zone to be moved, pivoted into place and copied.

Create Check Strip (Manual)

1. On the management zone layer , click "Create Check Strip Manual".
2. The system activates the boundary editor mode. 
3. Click on the "Draw a Polygon or Draw a Circle"[1] icon, start placing white vertex[2]  then 
4. After placing the first vertex a distance and area[3] will display based on the location of the cursor.
5. Rapidly double click anywhere within the map screen to close the polygon or click "Finish"
6. Click floppy disk "Save"[4] icon in the upper left corner.

Create Check Strip (Prompt)

1. On the management zone layer , click "Create Check Strip (Prompt)".
2. The "Check Strip Criteria", window opens, input desired width and height for check strip, then click "Create".
3. The check strip displays as a white semi-transparent projection onto the field. Use arrow keys to move the check strip, or standard click near the center of the check strip and drag it into place. Check strips may also be pivoted; standard click near any of the corners of the check strip and then drag to pivot.
4. Once Check strip is in desired position, Click floppy disk "Save" icon in the upper left corner

Duplicating Check Strips

The Create Check Strip Prompt option also allows for check strips to be duplicated.

1. Follows steps 1-2 of help sub-section above, then middle click over the check strip projection within the Map screen.
2. The system creates a duplicate check strip, use same method described in step 3 above to move the new check strip copy into place.

Accessing/Enlarging Edit Zone Polygons Box

1. On the management zone layer , click "Edit Zone Polygons".
2. The Management Zone editor box opens. Please Note: Hovering over any of the zone polygon icons[1] will highlight the corresponding zone within the Main map screen.
3. To expand the the Edit Zone Polygon box, Click the "Enlarge Edit Box"[2] button, located just under the edit box. The same button changes to "Shrink Edit Box" and will undo the enlargement when clicked.
4. Click "Revert"[3] to undo the saved zones to revert to the previous zone 
5. Close the Edit Zone Polygon by clicking the "X"[4] in the upper right corner.
6. Click the "Update Values"[5] button to save any zone name/zone polygon updates.
   

Updating/Combining Zone Names

1. Hoover over the "Zone Icons"[6] to highlight[7] on the map to isolate the polygon to be renamed. The difference between a polygon with "no highlight"[8] verse "highlight"[7] are displayed in the below image. 
2. Input a new value in the "Zone Name Box"[6], the zone line will turn orange after a new value is input.  
3. Click "Update Values" button located at the top of the edit box. Please Note: It is important not to make too many changes at once. Be sure to click "Update Values" between each needed change.
4. Repeat steps 1-2 to next zone area to be updated.
5. Zones will be merged

Editing Polygons

1. After activating the Edit Zone Polygons box, hover over any of the zone polygon icons[6] to identify zone shape to be altered. Once the correct polygon is identified click that zone polygon icon[6].
2. The system opens the boundary editor mode on within the Map screen. 
3. Click the "Edit Layers"[9] button to display all vertices, left click on vertex to drag in to position. Use the "Rectangle Selection Tool"[11] to highlight vertices in bulk for deletion.
4. To split a polygon use the "Split"[10] button to place vertices in the desired area. Please Note: The first and last vertex needs to be placed outside the boundary for the split to work. 
5. Once a polygon is the desired shape, click floppy disk "Save" icon in the upper left corner of the map screen, then the "Update Values" button in the Edit Zones Polygon box.
6. If the edit has left unwanted blank field areas (or areas where zones erroneously overlap) subsequent edits will need to be made to the surrounding polygons by following steps 1-3 for each polygon in need of alteration or utilize the "Create No Data Zone" to fill in a blank area with a new zone polygon. 

Create Pivot Cutout Tool

1. Click the "Create Pivot Cutout Tool"
2. Pivot dimensions and location can be edited by inputting new values in the below fields. 
   
3. The pivot can be moved on the map by left clicking in the middle for the pivot and dragging into position
4. The radius of the pivot can be adjusted by left clicking the pivot boundary and dragging in/out.
5. To save the pivot, click "Submit"

Create Variable Rate Irrigation Pivot

1. Click the "Create Variable Rate Irrigation Pivot Tool"
2. Pivot dimensions and location can be edited by inputting new values in the below fields. See Image below for a mapped Variable Rate Irrigation Pivot. 
3. The pivot can be moved on the map by left clicking in the middle for the pivot and dragging into position
4. The radius of the pivot can be adjusted by left clicking the pivot boundary and dragging in/out.
5. To save the pivot, click "Submit"

• Transparency: Click and drag the slider to adjust the transparency level of the management zone visually within the Main map screen.
• Show Zone Data: Click the selector for this option then choose a column from the drop-down menu appearing below to cause that column data to be overlaid visually within the Main map screen.
• Update Colors: If coloration has been changed, clicking Update Colors will cause the map to re-calculate and display the new zone colors. See sub-section below on changing zone colors.
• Edit: Clicking this link text will open "Edit Zone Attributes" window. See second image on right.