How to upload field boundaries to add a new field?

Fields of your customers can be added to Megalab by drawing field boundaries or importing the field boundaries in shapefile (.shp) format.

The following instructions explain how you can upload field boundaries. To draw field boundaries, read here how to do so.

A file with field boundaries is usually provided by the local authority that registers field boundaries. Otherwise, they might be downloadable from farm management tools.

Before you start, please note:

• Fields can only be uploaded in shapefile (.shp) format.
• A valid shapefile needs to consist of 4 files, .dbf, .shp, .shx and .prj.
• The shapefile must be uploaded as a ZIP (.zip) file.
• The minimum field size for the upload is 100 m² (0.01 ha). Smaller sizes are not supported due to the satellite data provider.

To upload field boundaries, proceed as follows:

1. Log in to your Megalab account.
2. Megalab opens. Click on MY CUSTOMERS in the left navigation bar.
3. The customers page with the customer list opens. In the fields column you can see how many fields already exist for each customer.
4. Click on the customer for which you want to upload the fields.
5. The customer's page with the fields list opens. Click on the ADD FIELD button.
6. The input mask and a map open. Enter the field reference. The field size is automatically filled in after the field is added.
7. Click on UPLOAD SHAPE FILE at the bottom of the input mask.
8. The file explorer of your computer opens. Navigate to the storage location of the file to be uploaded, select the file and click OPEN.
9. The file will be uploaded to Megalab. If errors occur during this process, please send the file you are trying to upload to our support team and we will help you with the upload.
10. A note opens to inform, that the uploaded file contains field shapes without link to their field references. Click on the START MATCHING button to match the field shapes to add them as new fields.
11. A map with the uploaded field shapes opens. Click on a shape to select it.
12. In the box at the bottom left, click on the MATCH button next to the field to attach the selected shape to it.
13. A tick on the selected shape and a link icon next to the field name indicate that the shape has been linked to the field. To unlink the shape, click on the link icon.
14. Click on the SAVE FIELD button to save the field and add it to the fields list of the customer. Click on the x next to the page title NEW FIELD to cancel the process.

Want to adjust the uploaded field?

Read here how to do so.