After a farm is created, you can add fields to your farm by uploading or drawing.

Uploading fields

Fields can be uploaded in Atfarm by importing shapefiles. Please make sure to have your shapefile as a .zip file. Atfarm also accepts xml, gml, kml, kmz or shapefile. It is important to keep the maximum and minimum field size when uploading fields.

You typically get a file with your field boundaries from the local authority that registers field boundaries. Otherwise you might be able to download them from your farm management software.

To upload your fields in Atfarm, please follow these steps:

1. Open Atfarm.
2. Select the farm you want to add a field to.
3. Click 'Add field'.
4. Click 'Upload fields'.
5. Click 'Select your files' and choose the files to be uploaded from your computer or locate the files on your computer and drag and drop them into the displayed page.
6. You can now see the field outline on the map. Please check if the location of your field is correct. If not, click the arrows below to change the coordinate system until the field outline matches the coordinate system.
7. Click 'Confirm'.
8. You get a note, whether the upload has been successful or not. If successful, you get a summary of the number of fields you uploaded and the total hectares.

If you need support for the file upload, please contact our support team. We can help you with the import. To speed up the support process, please attach your file with your fields.

Drawing fields

Fields can be drawn manually by following the steps below:

1. Open Atfarm.
2. Select the farm you want to add a field to.
3. Click 'Add field'.
4. Click 'Create manually'.
5. Step A: Enter you postal code/address or click 'Locate my position' to locate your field on the map
6. Step B: Choose your tool. You can select to draw an outer and inner border, to delete a point or to start all over.
7. When done drawing, click 'Save boundary'.
8. Enter the crop class and type and the field name.
9. Click 'Save field'.
10. The field overview and biomass images for your created field will now appear on your screen.

Tip: You can zoom into the map with the plus-sign or with your mouse scroller to draw more accurately. You can move the map by clicking on it, holding the mouse down and dragging it.

You can edit your field boundaries and field details and delete your field any time after you added them to Atfarm by clicking on the three little dots next to your field's name and choosing the desired option.

Drawing outer field boundaries

Start drawing your field with creating the outer border by following these steps:

1. Select 'Outer border'.
2. Start drawing by clicking on one outside corner of your field with your cursor.
3. Trace along the outer field boundary until you arrive back at your starting point.
4. Complete your drawing by clicking on your starting point.

Drawing inner field boundaries to exclude areas inside fields

Some fields have non-productive areas like lagoons and trees. You need to create an inner border inside your field, so Atfarm doesn't calculate the average amount of fertiliser for your field with these areas.

Please follow these steps:

1. Click 'Inner border'.
2. Click on one outside corner of the area you want to exclude.
3. Trace along the area you want to exclude until you arrive back at your starting point.
4. Complete your drawing by clicking on your starting point.

Change boundaries and delete points

To change the outer or inner boundary of your field, please follow these steps:

1. Click on one of the white dots on the border line of the field, hold down the mouse button and drag the point to where you want it to be.
2. Release the mouse button.

To delete a certain point on the boundary, please follow these steps:

1. Click 'Delete point'.
2. Click on a point on the border you want to delete.

If you want to delete the whole drawing, click 'Start over'.

Changing field details as name, region or crop types

If you want to change the field details of one of your fields, please follow these steps:

1. Open Atfarm.
2. Select the farm to be edited.
3. Select the field to be edited.
4. Click on the three little dots next to the field's name.
5. Click 'Edit details'.
6. Enter the field name, the region and the crop type.
7. Click 'Save field'.

Delete fields

You can delete a field by following these steps:

1. Open Atfarm.
2. Select your farm to be edited.
3. Select the field to be deleted.
4. Click on the three little dots next to the field's name.
5. Click 'Delete field'.
6. A pop-up window will open for you to decide one last time.
7. Click 'Delete field' to delete the field or click 'Cancel' to keep the field.

How to apply one action to multiply fields

You can assign a crop type to one or more fields or delete one or more fields at once by following these steps:

1. Open Atfarm.
2. Select the farm to be edited.
3. Click on the three little dots next to your farm's name.
4. Select 'Change crop type' or 'Delete fields' depending on what action you want to perform.
5. Click on the tick box next to all fields you want to do a bulk action with. You can click 'Select all' to select all fields within one crop type category.
6. Select the crop class and type in the drop-down list and click 'Change Crop Type' or click 'Delete fields' on the bottom depending on what action you chose in step 4.
7. Cancel the process by clicking 'Cancel'.