How do I Create Test Blocks Using the Management Zone Wizard?
Overview:
The Management Zone Wizard in Field360 Studio merges customized management-zone layers with the Encirca Decision Zones layer. This tool is used with check blocks, certain trials, and unique factors that might be considered during prescription creation.
Requirements
- Field boundaries created.
- Crop Zones assigned.
- A management-zone region layer with a labeled group attribute on the field.
- An existing Encirca Decision Zones layer under the crop zone.
Instructions
- In the Grower window, select the Operation and Crop Year.
- In the Resources window, Expand the farm and select the field from the domain tree.
- On the menu bar, select Tools and then Management Zone Wizard.
- Select initial analysis options:
- Choose a soil of ERU or SSURGO.
- ERU is a Pioneer-researched Environmental Response Unit and is highly recommended.
- SSURGO is based on national soil survey data.
- Choose a Yield Index Layer if available
- DZ Yield Zones is the automatically generated yield history layer.
- A custom multi-year yield analysis layer can be selected and appears in this menu if available.
- Enter the minimum allowed polygon size.
- The default value is one acre. Try using a smaller polygon size if a desired zone is not visible when previewing zones. If too small of a polygon size is used, a warning will display indicating possible performance issues.
- Choose a soil of ERU or SSURGO.
- Choose up to two custom layers and select at least one attribute. This is where the Custom Test Block layer is available.
- Checking Persist Attributes guarantees that the system will generate results that respect the custom test blocks from the management zone layer.
- Click the scissors icon to Preview.
- If the zone is correct, select Send to Cropzones.
- Click Save.
- A 20** Manual Decision Zones layer appears on the domain tree.
- The Manual Decision Zones layer (middle) is a procedurally generated combination of the test block layer (left) and the Decision Zones layer (right).
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