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SKY Mapping Fact Sheet
Use SKY Mapping to provide the best advice on every aspect of the customer’s precision farming operation.
Overview - SKY Mapping
Fields – This provides access to the Customer list which contains all Fields available to view. Selecting the Customer Name expands the list of Fields for that Customer. Choosing a Field Name selects the Field, indicated by a darke...
Adding a New Customer - SKY Mapping
When adding a new Customer to SKY Mapping, the Customer must first reside in the Agvance Hub with an address. If the Customer being added to SKY Mapping does not exist in the Agvance Hub, they must be added there so they can be chosen from the popul...
Add a New Field - SKY Mapping
When adding a new field to SKY Mapping, the field and farm may be added in the Agvance Hub first and selected from a populated drop-down list or added from SKY Mapping as the field is being drawn. Navigate to the desired customer and select the V...
Importing or Drawing a Field Boundary - SKY Mapping
Field boundaries can be imported as a shape file or manually drawn using the SKY Mapping drawing tools. A boundary must be added to the field before saving. Importing a Boundary Select Import . Select the shapefile for the Field being added and...
Explode Tool
The Explode tool can be used when creating a Rec or Event from an existing layer where like zones will be grouped together. Selecting the Explode tool will break the like zones into individual zones to be given unique values if desired.  In t...
Exporting Boundary Shapefiles
Create multiple shapefile boundaries for numerous customers at one time formatted and ready to import into SKY Mapping. In Agvance, go to Hub / Setup / Company Preferences / API / Mapping Interface .  Select the Export Folder icon from th...
SKY Boundary Map
Boundary reports are available to print or download by navigating to Reports / SKY Mapping at the top right corner of the Mapping window. Select the SKY Boundary Map option under Select Report . Use the drop-down menus to specify the page ...
Moving Customers to SKY Mapping
Customers can easily be imported into Agvance SKY Mapping directly from the Agvance program. In Agvance, go to Hub / Setup / Company Preferences / API / Mapping Interface and choose Select in the Send Customers to Mapping area.  On the...
Action Menu - SKY Mapping
Add data to Mapping Premium using the Action and Mapping menus. The Action menu allows the option to navigate and create data elements for each Field.  Fields Select Fields to access all Fields available to view. Choose the customer...
Adding Field Imagery - SKY Mapping
Importing Imagery In Premium Mapping, select Import from the Action menu, and choose Upload Files .  In the Data Type field, select Imagery .  In the Format Type field, choose GeoTIFF (*.tiff, *.tif) .  Drag and drop i...
Adding a New Farm - SKY Mapping
To add a Farm to a customer’s account, select the Ellipsis icon for that customer and choose Add New Field .  Choose the Farm Name drop-down menu.  If the customer does not have any Farms to choose in the list, type the Farm ...
Creating Import Templates - SKY Mapping
Add data to Mapping Premium by creating import templates. Select Template Manager from the Setup menu.  Choose the + icon to add a new template.  Select a File Type from the drop-down menu.  Choose Select File , n...
Importing Field Boundaries Process
Select Import and choose Upload Files .  Choose Field Boundary as the Data Type and the appropriate template as the Format Type from the drop-down menus.  When selecting the Data Type , a Supported File Types bar displays il...
Mapping Menu - SKY Mapping
The Mapping menu allows the options to navigate, search, and take measurements in the mapping area. Map Extent Select Extent to navigate the Mapping window.  Previous – This moves to the map boundary last viewed. If the map wa...
Zone Soil Sampling
Select Grower/Field                                                           Choose the ver...
Mass Creating Lab Submission Reports by Date
Run the Lab Submission Form by date. Use the Filters to select the appropriate location.  Choose Select All to select all fields. Navigate to the Events tab and use the filter options to choose the correct Season and Sampling - Soi...
Bulk Importing Boundary Files
Bulk importing allows for importing one or more boundary files into Sky Mapping with a single import. The fields must be matched to a farm/field in the Agvance Hub to avoid creating duplicate fields in Agvance. Select Import from the toolbar at ...
Boundary File Import Troubleshooting
Q.  When boundary files were imported into SKY Mapping, overlapping boundaries were present and/or the fields were not indicated as linked to SKY Mapping from the Agvance Hub once the process was complete.  How do I correct these issues? ...
Reported vs. GIS Acres - SKY Mapping
When making edits to a field boundary in SKY Mapping edits will be made to the GIS Acres in Agvance.  Upon saving the field, the GIS Acres will be updated in the Hub SKY Mapping will not update the Reported acres. Reported Acres ...
Link SKY Mapping Products to Agvance Products
SKY Mapping products can be linked to Agvance products in the Hub. Navigate to the product to link in Agvance and choose Edit . Double-click in the <Agvance SKY Mapping Product Name> field on the Mapping Recs tab. If the Agvance pro...
Linking Customers to SKY Mapping
Navigate to the Agvance Hub Select the following: Setup Menu Company Preferences Company Preferences Select the API and Mapping Interface Tabs Choose the Select button The Select Customers box will open Use Filters to sel...
Management Areas in SKY Mapping
Management Area Analysis Layers can be added to a field using one of the two templates SSI provides or by creating a new template. Setup Navigate to Setup / Template Manager to add a Management Area template. Choose the Add button to create a...
Third Party Recs - SKY Mapping
The following outlines the process on creating third party Recs in SKY Mapping. Select the Field(s) for which to import third party Recs. Choose the Recs tab. Choose the vertical Ellipsis then select Application (Equation) . Enter th...