FIELDWARE® TOOLS U S E R M A N U A L Utilities for Guidance Applications Software Version 3.
Table of Contents MAP MANAGER 1 Base Maps............................................................................................................................................................... 3 Color Prescription Maps.................................................................................................................................... 4 Object Information Query.............................................................................................................................
ABOUT FORM A SAMPLING PATTERN 35 QUICK START 36 THE SETUP PROCESS USING MENU PAGES 37 The Main Setup Page.......................................................................................................................................37 Client-Farm-Field Menu Fields.........................................................................................................37 Setup File Menu Field.........................................................................................................
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Fieldware® Tools MAP MANAGER Map Manager is a data file viewing and conversion tool. The following Swath XL/GuideLine/Fieldware data files can be viewed in the Map Manager: • .GMF - General Mapping File • .BND - Field Boundary File • .RCD - Spray Trajectory and Application Rate Record File • .RPT - Application Report File • .GLN - Guideline File The current version of Map Manager can view any combination of the above file types, as well as the following files used only by Fieldware: • .
Fieldware® Tools Figure 2: Map Manager 2 www.teejet.
Fieldware® Tools Base Maps You can also view background base maps such as USGS topography maps in Geo-Tif formats. (Figure 3) shows a base map behind an as-applied map.
Fieldware® Tools Color Prescription Maps Map Manager now displays the Mid-Tech Application Rate Map (.ARM), a prescription map in color. (Figure 4) shows an example of an (.ARM) prescription map displayed in Map Manager. Figure 4: View of Prescription Map 4 www.teejet.
Fieldware® Tools Object Information Query It is possible to query any type of data that can be viewed in Map Manager. Using the pointer tool, select by clicking on the area of the view you want to obtain information about. The area selected changes to a fluorescent green color and an “Object Information” dialog box appears on the left hand side of the Map Manager window. The “Object Information” dialog box displays a variety of information about the object selected, such as position and name.
Fieldware® Tools The Map Manager Tool Bar The tool bar allows you to rapidly manipulate how the data is viewed in the window. Layers can be added and removed from the view, as well as unloaded from the view. The current or active layer is considered to be the layer that sits on top of all other layers. To remove or unload a layer, make it the current layer and click on the remove current layer button. Only the current layer can be removed.
Fieldware® Tools Button Description Undo Zoom - returns to the previous zoom state. Selection Arrow - activates the selection arrow (pointer). Zoom In - enlarges (magnifies) the map view. Two modes, drag box and point and click. Zoom Out - increases area displayed in the map view. Two modes; drag box and point and click. Pan - select this button and then place hand in map view and hold down left mouse button.
Fieldware® Tools MENUES The File Menu Almost all tool button functionality can be duplicated in one of the drop down menus. The File Menu allows you to switch the root directory, print the view, set up the print view and exit the Map Manager tool (Table 2). Figure 8: The File Menu Table 2: Map Manager File Menu Item Descriptions Menu Item File Menu Item Description New New File (Layer) - creates an new file (layer) and places it at the current (top layer) in the map view.
Fieldware® Tools The Layers Menu The Layers Menu allows you to manipulate and query information associated with a map layer in the map view window (Table 3). Figure 9: The Layers Menu Table 3: The Layer Menu Item Descriptions Menu Item Layer Menu Item Description Select Current Allows you to select the current (Top) layer. This can also be accomplished from the Tools menu bar, see Table 1. Properties Activates the Layers Properties dialog box. Remove Current Removes current layer.
Fieldware® Tools The View Menu The View menu sets up the Map Manager window (Table 4). Figure 10: The View Menu Figure 11: The View Options Dialog Table 4: The View Menu Item Descriptions Menu Item View Menu Item Description Tool Bar Places or removes the Tool bar from the Map Manager window. Status Bar Places or removes the Status bar from the bottom of the Map Manager window and displays the current action as well as the real world coordinate position of the pointer.
Fieldware® Tools The Edit Menu This drop down menu covers most graphical object editing functions such as cut, copy and paste (Table 5). Many of the edit menu items can also be accessed by selecting an object in the map view and then pressing the right mouse button. Figure 12: The Edit Menu Figure 13: The Edit Box for a Boundary Polygon Object Table 5: Edit Menu Item Descriptions Menu Item Edit Menu Item Descriptions Undo Delete Undoes a previously deleted object. Redo Undoes a redo.
Fieldware® Tools The Build Menu This menu item activates the Profile Builder and the Report Builder. Build Profiles allows you to construct various data bases for Customer, Dealer, Applicator and Products. This data base information is used in the Build Report application, see “The Build Profile Application” on page 16. The Build Report application allows you to generate an application report based on an existing record (.RCD) file, see “Building an Application Report” on page 20.
Fieldware® Tools THE BUILD PROFILE APPLICATION The Build Profile application allows you to construct a set of small data bases specific to Dealer information, Customer Information, Applicator information, and Product Information. These profiles are used when building an Application Report using the Build Report application. Customer Profile The Customer Profile allows you to enter customer information. This information can then be selected in Build Report and printed as part of the Application report.
Fieldware® Tools Dealer The Dealer profile allows you to build a profile containing all of your dealer information. This information is then used in the Build Report application. Table 7: Dealer Profile Field Descriptions Field Description ID Dealer Identification Code (Optional). Name Dealer Name (Required). Address Dealer Address (Required). City/Town Dealer City or Town Name (Required). State/Prov Dealer State or Province (Required). Postal Code Dealer Postal Code (Required).
Fieldware® Tools Product Fieldware Map Manager comes with a complete Product profile, approximately 4625 products. Each entry includes the Product Name, Common Name, Formulation, EPA Registration # and Manufacturer. It is unlikely that you will need to add any additional products to this profile. Prior to adding a new product to this profile, make sure it is not already included. Updated Product Profiles are available from Midwest Technologies Illinois, LLC. See their web site for more information.
Fieldware® Tools Applicator The Applicator profile allows you to build a profile for each of your drivers. This information is then used in the Build Report application. Table 9: Applicator Profile Field Descriptions Field Description Employee ID Employee Identification Code (Optional). Last Name Applicator’s last name (Required). First Name Applicator’s First Name (Required). SS# (SIN#) Applicator’s Social Security Number (SIN#) (Optional).
Fieldware® Tools BUILDING AN APPLICATION REPORT You can build an Application Report based on an existing record file (.RCD). The Build Report application utilizes existing Customer, Dealer, Product and Applicator profiles generated by the Build Profiles application. To build an application report it is recommended that you first select and view the record file (.RCD) the report is based on. You can also select and view the associated field boundary (.BND) file. Viewing the (.RCD) and (.
Fieldware® Tools The Maps/File Dialog In this report dialog you select the data files you want to base the report on. Each report is based on a single record file. Therefore you can select one record file (.RCD), one boundary file (.BND) and several general mapping files (.GMF). Select the folder where the data is located using the Browse button. Relevant data files are displayed in the Include in Report or Don’t Include windows in the dialog (Figure 20).
Fieldware® Tools The Field Conditions Dialog The Field Conditions dialog allows you to enter Weather, Soil, Crop, and Growth Stage information in the report (Figure 21). Enter or select the appropriate Field Conditions. You can move from one data field to the next by pressing the Tab key on your keyboard. None of the Field Condition information is required to generate a report. Once the desired Field Condition information has been selected, you are ready to move to the Product Setup dialog.
Fieldware® Tools The Product Setup Dialog The Product Setup dialog (Figure 22) allows you to enter information about the product(s) that were applied and represented in the record (.RCD) file. In order to enter the appropriate product information, you must run the Product Wizard. To start the Product Wizard, press the Product Wizard button located in the Product Setup dialog (Figure 22). Figure 22: The Build Report Product Setup Dialog 20 www.teejet.
Fieldware® Tools Running the Product Wizard Select the type of application you are doing (Figure 23). Press the Green forward to move to the next wizard page. Figure 26: Product Wizard Product Unit Figure 23: Product Wizard Application Type Next enter the Product Application Rate, Total Amount of product applied, or both (Figure 27) Next select the number of products used in the application (Figure 24).
Fieldware® Tools Next enter the Water Application Rate, Total Amount of Water applied, or both (Figure 29). Figure 29: Product Wizard Water Rate The Product Wizard is now complete. Press the Finish bottom to return to the Product Setup dialog. You should see your new product information displayed in the table of this dialog (Figure 30). Figure 30: Report Generation Product Setup Completed 22 www.teejet.
Fieldware® Tools The Job Setup Dialog The Job Setup dialog (Figure 31) is where you can select Job related information you want included in the Application Report. Dealer, Customer, and Application names are stored in their associated profiles. If you need to create or edit any of these fields, press the NEW button to launch the Build Profile application. Figure 31: The Build Report Job Setup Dialog The Document Setup Dialog The last Build Report dialog is Document Setup (Figure 32).
Fieldware® Tools Figure 32: The Build Report Document Setup Dialog Figure 33: The Report View Dialog 24 www.teejet.
Fieldware® Tools CONVERTING FILES USING MAP MANAGER Map Manager contains a file option named Convert, which provides a means of transferring data between Fieldware data files and ESRI Shape files. Convert was designed to be both flexible and simple. It allows beginning users to perform conversions in five simple steps, while offering advanced users full control over the data transfer process. To better understand how the Convert option works, we will examine the steps required to convert a file.
Fieldware® Tools Figure 34: Selecting Convert from File Menu Figure 35: The Convert Dialog Source File Source File Image 26 www.teejet.
Fieldware® Tools Step 2: Selecting The Destination File The destination file holds objects and data converted from the source file. Unlike the source file, it is selected from within the Convert dialog. To select a destination file, press the Save As button in the Destination group. A standard Save As dialog appears. Specify the full name and extension of the destination file in the Save As dialog. The destination must be a new file with one of the Save as types.
Fieldware® Tools Figure 36: Completed Convert Dialog File Destination Object Combo Box Template Group Step 4: Selecting A Template A template is essentially a set of instructions for transferring the selected object type to, or creating the selected object type from a Shapefile. The Convert Dialog provides us with a list of available templates for the conversion we have selected and allows us to manage the templates using the New, Delete, and Edit buttons (when converting a .
Fieldware® Tools Step 5: Converting The File Before converting the file, we should discuss the “Remove Layer From Map” check box located in the Source group and the “Add Layer To Map” check box located in the Destination group. These settings determine what happens to the source and destination files after the conversion has completed and the Convert dialog is removed from the screen.
Fieldware® Tools FIELD TRANSFER TEMPLATES As was mentioned earlier, a template contains the information required to transfer an Fieldware file object to an object in a Shapefile, or create an Fieldware file object from an object in a Shapefile. To better understand templates, we must first understand the data which makes up an Fieldware file or Shapefile object. An object (Polygon, Polyline, Point) is just a shape (one or more positions) with an associated set of attributes or fields.
Fieldware® Tools that doesn’t contain any field transfers. When a file is converted using this template, only the shape portion of objects is passed between the source and destination files. No attribute or field information is transferred. If you want to create a prescription file (.arm), do not use the template. Convert dialog does not allow the template to be deleted or edited. Sooner or later you will probably run across a situation which requires you to create or modify a template.
Fieldware® Tools Setting Up A Field Transfer Template In (Figure 39) we see the “Field Transfer Template” dialog. This dialog is used to set up a field transfer template. At the top of the dialog is the “Template Name” edit box. Templates should be given a unique name which identifies the type of conversion they are meant to handle. In (Figure 39), the template has been named “Point to SHP”, identifying that this template should be used for Fieldware Point object to Shapefile object conversions.
Fieldware® Tools Configuring A Field Transfer In (Figure 40) we see the Field Transfer dialog. This dialog is used to configure a single field transfer. The left-hand portion of the dialog defines a source field which will be transferred to the destination field, defined to the right. Each field setting on the left is followed by an arrow button and a matching field setting on the right. When active, the arrow button may be used to transfer the contents of the left setting to the right.
Fieldware® Tools You can compose new compound UOMs (such as pounds/acre) by separating UOMs in the list with a ‘/’. Pressing the “/ (Per)” button adds the ‘/’ for you. If you make a mistake, you can simply click the Clear button or erase the text in the “Unit Of Measure” edit box. When you select OK, your UOM is passed to the Unit Of Measure setting. Figure 42: User Defined Fields be seen in (Figure 43), two additional settings must be configured for prescription fields.
Fieldware® Tools ABOUT FORM A SAMPLING PATTERN The Form a Sampling Pattern program allows you to create, align, and rotate a sampling grid layer over any existing data collected with Mid-Tech Fieldware software, such as a field boundary. Once the grid is properly oriented over the background data, sample point locations can be included with the grid based on several sample pattern options.
Fieldware® Tools QUICK START Select Form a Sampling Pattern from the Program Launcher Tools menu, or double click on the Form a Sampling Pattern icon in the Windows Explorer. The Receiver Process is not required for this program. From the Main menu in the Setup page, enter the appropriate Client, Farm and Field information. For fast entry you may select the default Client, Farm, Field information that is presented. Save this information in a Setup file.
Fieldware® Tools THE SETUP PROCESS USING MENU PAGES There are two Setup menu pages associated with this program, the Main page and the Grid page. It is important to understand each menu item in each page in order to fully utilize this program. Each Setup page is identified by the page tab located at the bottom of the Setup menu window. To move from one page to another, press the page tab using the associated Function key or the mouse.
Fieldware® Tools Figure 45: Main Setup Page The Grid Setup Page Pressing the GRID tab brings up the Grid Setup page. The Grid Setup page allows you to customize the sample pattern design, by selecting the type of pattern as well as the sample grid cell size. Store Grid Menu Field This menu item allows you to include the sampling grid in the Output file, by selecting YES. If NO is selected, then the sampling grid is not stored in the Output data file.
Fieldware® Tools positions points in a random fashion across a gridded field boundary ensuring that a point falls within each cell. (Figure 46) shows the “Sampling Pattern” selection box. This menu field is only active if the Store Points menu field is set to YES. Notice the pattern selected in (Figure 47) is Regular. Figure 46: Sample Pattern Selection Box. Cell Area Menu Field The Cell Area menu field allows you to enter the size of a sample grid cell.
Fieldware® Tools Figure 47: The Grid Setup Page Completing the Setup Process Once all of the appropriate menu fields have been entered or selected, the next step is to save these entries. To save all of the setup menu entries press the SAVE button at the bottom of the setup menu page. When SAVE is pressed, all of the menu items are stored in the Setup file found in the Main Setup page.
Fieldware® Tools Figure 48: The Orient Sample Grid Page Background data of field boundary Sampling Grid Grid shift buttons Rotation angle Grid rotation buttons Rotating the Grid The sample grid can be rotated by either of two methods. The first method is to enter the desired rotation angle and the second method is to “spin” the grid in a left or right direction to the desired rotation angle. The point of rotation for the grid is located at the center of the background data set.
Fieldware® Tools Rotating the grid using the “Spin” buttons A second method to rotate the grid is to spin it using the two SPIN buttons shown in the column to the left. This method works best when you are attempting to visually line the grid up with a feature in the background data file such as the edge of the field boundary. Pressing either of these buttons rotates the grid in the direction indicated by the arrow on the button.
Fieldware® Tools Positioning the Sample Points After the grid orientation process is complete, the next step is to position the sample points within the grid. Pressing the NEXT button in the Grid Orientation page brings you to the Position Points page (Figure 50). Figure 50: The Position Sample Points Page Sampling Grid Sample Points Editing Cursor Field Boundary Button Bar The sample points are distributed within the sample grid based on the Grid Setup menu selections.
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