Splitting Zone Maps with QGIS
IT Admin
68 steps
5 minutes
1
Start in the Fields tab of FarmCommand, then click on "SUBFIELDS"
2
Click on and check the original subfield that was split
3
Click here to download the border and old zone map
4
Click "Extract all"
5
Click "Extract"
6
Rename the file to (Subfield name-Boundary) and drag the .shp file into QGIS, this is the new boundary for one of the subfields
7
Double-click on the top folder
8
Rename this file (Subfield-Zone Map) and drag the .shp into QGIS, this one is the old zone map file
9
Both files will appear here when dragged in correctly.
10
In the processing toolbox, search for "Clip" If you do not see the processing toolbox, at the top of the screen click on "Processing" and then click the toolbox.
11
Double-click on "Clip"
12
The input layer should be the zone map .shp, the output layer should be the boundary.
13
Click under "Output layer" and make sure the layer is the boundary.
14
Click "Run"
15
Click "Close"
16
Uncheck the other layers except the new "Clipped" layer. As you can see, the zone map is split and matches the Stubbendick W Boundary
17
Right click here on the "Clipped" layer
18
Click "Export"
19
Click "Save Features As…"
20
Click "…" to save to a location on your pc
21
Click "File name" and rename the file (Subfield-Zone Map)
22
Click "OK"
23
Check the boxes for all the layers except the zone map
24
Click the "Remove Layer/Group" Icon here
25
Click "OK" There should only be one zone map layer in QGIS at this point
26
Back on FarmCommand subfields, click the other subfield that was split
27
Click here to download the border
28
Click "Extract all"
29
Rename the .ship to (Subfield name-Border)
30
Drag the .shp into QGIS layers. Both the original zone map and this file should be in the layers area of QGIS
31
Double-click "Clip"
32
Just like before, the input layer should be the zone map .shp, the output layer should be the boundary.
33
Once the input and outputs are correctly selected, click Run.
34
Click "Close"
35
Right click here
36
Click "Save Features As…"
37
Click "…" to save to a location on your PC. Name it (Subfield-Zone Map)
38
Click "OK"
39
Navigate to [RxPro Zone ](https://rxprozone.farmcommand.com/)
40
Click "Search" and find the correct Grower/Farm
41
Click "SCENARIOS"
42
Find the original subfield that was split and check the scenario
43
Click "Edit"
44
Click "MANAGE ZONE MAP"
45
Find the files that were saved from QGIS, highlight the files for this subfields zone map (Stubbendick E)
46
Click "Send to"
47
Click "Compressed (zipped) folder"
48
Highlight the files for the second zone map (Subbendick W)
49
Click "Send to"
50
Click "Compressed (zipped) folder"
51
Click "SUBFIELDS"
52
Click on the newly created subfield (Stubbendick E)
53
Click here "+" to add a new scenario
54
Click "Fertility"
55
Click "MANAGE ZONE MAP"
56
Drag the correct zipped zone map file into the space in RxPro
57
Click "ASSIGN"
58
Click on the other subfield, since this one was the original it should already have a scenario attached to it.
59
Click "Edit"
60
Click "MANAGE ZONE MAP"
61
Drag the other zipped zone map file into RxPro
62
Click "UPDATE"
63
IMPORTANT: If you already have soil test data for this field and you want it to flow into the new split zone map, please choose COPY. If not choose update.
64
If you had soil test data for this field and you want it to be attached to both subfields, click on the other subfield.
65
Click "Edit"
66
Click "MANAGE SOIL TESTS"
67
Click "Search by Lab/Lot Number"
68
Type in the Lab/Lot number that is on the soil test report. The soil test will load into this map. Lab/lot will look like this: [[U231218_009]]
Splitting Zone Maps with QGIS
IT Admin
68 steps
5 minutes
1
Start in the Fields tab of FarmCommand, then click on "SUBFIELDS"
2
Click on and check the original subfield that was split
3
Click here to download the border and old zone map
4
Click "Extract all"
5
Click "Extract"
6
Rename the file to (Subfield name-Boundary) and drag the .shp file into QGIS, this is the new boundary for one of the subfields
7
Double-click on the top folder
8
Rename this file (Subfield-Zone Map) and drag the .shp into QGIS, this one is the old zone map file
9
Both files will appear here when dragged in correctly.
10
In the processing toolbox, search for "Clip" If you do not see the processing toolbox, at the top of the screen click on "Processing" and then click the toolbox.
11
Double-click on "Clip"
12
The input layer should be the zone map .shp, the output layer should be the boundary.
13
Click under "Output layer" and make sure the layer is the boundary.
14
Click "Run"
15
Click "Close"
16
Uncheck the other layers except the new "Clipped" layer. As you can see, the zone map is split and matches the Stubbendick W Boundary
17
Right click here on the "Clipped" layer
18
Click "Export"
19
Click "Save Features As…"
20
Click "…" to save to a location on your pc
21
Click "File name" and rename the file (Subfield-Zone Map)
22
Click "OK"
23
Check the boxes for all the layers except the zone map
24
Click the "Remove Layer/Group" Icon here
25
Click "OK" There should only be one zone map layer in QGIS at this point
26
Back on FarmCommand subfields, click the other subfield that was split
27
Click here to download the border
28
Click "Extract all"
29
Rename the .ship to (Subfield name-Border)
30
Drag the .shp into QGIS layers. Both the original zone map and this file should be in the layers area of QGIS
31
Double-click "Clip"
32
Just like before, the input layer should be the zone map .shp, the output layer should be the boundary.
33
Once the input and outputs are correctly selected, click Run.
34
Click "Close"
35
Right click here
36
Click "Save Features As…"
37
Click "…" to save to a location on your PC. Name it (Subfield-Zone Map)
38
Click "OK"
39
Navigate to [RxPro Zone ](https://rxprozone.farmcommand.com/)
40
Click "Search" and find the correct Grower/Farm
41
Click "SCENARIOS"
42
Find the original subfield that was split and check the scenario
43
Click "Edit"
44
Click "MANAGE ZONE MAP"
45
Find the files that were saved from QGIS, highlight the files for this subfields zone map (Stubbendick E)
46
Click "Send to"
47
Click "Compressed (zipped) folder"
48
Highlight the files for the second zone map (Subbendick W)
49
Click "Send to"
50
Click "Compressed (zipped) folder"
51
Click "SUBFIELDS"
52
Click on the newly created subfield (Stubbendick E)
53
Click here "+" to add a new scenario
54
Click "Fertility"
55
Click "MANAGE ZONE MAP"
56
Drag the correct zipped zone map file into the space in RxPro
57
Click "ASSIGN"
58
Click on the other subfield, since this one was the original it should already have a scenario attached to it.
59
Click "Edit"
60
Click "MANAGE ZONE MAP"
61
Drag the other zipped zone map file into RxPro
62
Click "UPDATE"
63
IMPORTANT: If you already have soil test data for this field and you want it to flow into the new split zone map, please choose COPY. If not choose update.
64
If you had soil test data for this field and you want it to be attached to both subfields, click on the other subfield.
65
Click "Edit"
66
Click "MANAGE SOIL TESTS"
67
Click "Search by Lab/Lot Number"
68
Type in the Lab/Lot number that is on the soil test report. The soil test will load into this map. Lab/lot will look like this: [[U231218_009]]
