The CropX machine data feature allows you to import data from most farm machinery for easier management and visualization. Imported machine data can also be used in CropX’s Variable Rate Irrigation (VRI) tool to improve water usage and crop yield.
Uploading machine data into CropX allows you to analyze yield across a Field and identify areas that performed better or worse.
Compare variable rate application maps or as-applied maps with in-season imagery showing crop progress.
Machine data can be displayed as a background layer in CropX’s Variable Rate Irrigation (VRI) tool. This allows you to apply optimal water depth by changing pivot speed by sector.
You can set a base rate manually or adjust it by sector using machine data as a background layer, similar to a soil scan.
Compare machine data with imagery or soil types using the overlay feature.
View machine data while scouting in the Field. A GPS icon shows your location on the machine data map as you walk the Field, helping you investigate specific points of interest.
Uploading machine data is available only in the web App. Viewing machine data is available in both the web and the mobile App.
Select the green New + button in the top-right corner.
Select Machine Data from the drop-down menu.
Select a file to upload and follow the on-screen prompts.
Generated by tractors that comply with the ISO-11783 standard.
The file must be a ZIP file containing:
A file named TASKDATA.XML
One or more .BIN files
Plain text files using a comma, semicolon, or tab as a separator.
Requirements:
Must have a .csv extension
Must include coordinate columns named:
lat or latitude
lon or longitude
Coordinates must use EPSG 4326 (degrees)
A timestamp column may be included and must be named one of the following:
date (yymmdd) and time (hh:mm:ss)
Timestamp (for example, 2018-05-18T11:47:22.234)
year, month, day, hr, min, sec
Only shapefiles containing point data are supported.
The file must be uploaded as a ZIP containing:
.shp
.dbf
.shx
.prj
Only specific TIFF files are supported.
The file must:
Contain one band (except RGB)
Include one of the following strings in the filename:
rgb, mosaic, savi, lai, ndre, dsm, ci_red, temperature, thermal, wdvi, or ndvi
Proprietary CNH file formats produced by CNH machines.
Requirements:
A .cn1 file must be uploaded in a ZIP file
It may be combined with XML (ISOBUS) files in the same ZIP if a TASKDATA folder is included with a TASKDATA.XML file
The Machine Data page shows a list of all imported machine data associated with your CropX account. You can see whether the data overlaps with one of your fields and how many measurements are available. You can also select a measurement to display it on the map.
Depending on the file type, you can:
Delete file
Download file
Show original file (by default, only the portion overlapping a Field is displayed)
Create field (based on the boundary of the measurements)
Go to field (to view machine data with imagery or other spatial layers)