DecipherAg’s Auto Site Suggestion tool is available to DecipherAg Plus or Biomass+ users only.
The Auto Site Suggestion Tool uses zones created from imagery or yield to suggest the most favourable location for each sample.
Sample sites should be representative of the entire paddock and reflect the paddock's variability. Too few or too many sample sites in one production area can skew the results and consequently the impacts on the fertiliser recommendations.
The number of suggested sites is based on the size of each zone. For a site to be suggested, the zone must be at least 1ha in size - with larger zones having more sites suggested to adequately cover the area. The Site Suggestion tool factors in the irregularity in the shape of each zone and suggests site locations that are evenly distributed over the management zone, avoiding zone borders and areas too close to paddock boundaries.
How to add auto suggested sites:
When planning a new job, the ‘Add Sites to Job’ toolbox (pictured below) will appear on the top right-hand side of the map. From here, select ‘Auto’.
Use the drop-down menu to choose which farm and zone file you will be using. This will automatically turn on the zone layer.
Hover over each of the paddocks to view the suggested sites which will have a red ring around them.
Click on the paddock to add the suggested sites to the job. As you add sites for each paddock, the ring will change to blue, and you’ll see the sites appear in the sampling panel on the left.
If you're not happy with the suggestion, hover over another paddock and back again and a new suggestion will be populated. This can be done several times. Alternatively, you can add the suggested sites and then delete or add some manually.
Sites will be auto-named using the following format: Paddock Name – Zone Number (1 – 4, where 1 is the lowest biomass and 4 is the highest biomass) Alphabetic Letter (to differentiate sites per zone).
In the sample panel on the left, click on the paddock name to reveal the individual sites, where you can then customise, rename, delete, or copy customisations to the whole job.
Read more about how to plan a sampling job here.
Learn how to create zones here.
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