Ag Leader SMS Basic and Advanced Manual - Manual (Page 85)

Importing/Exporting Data and Setup Information
Importing Data
The software provides a number of import options. You can import image, ESRI Shape, ASCII text files, and other into
the management system.
There are a number of sources for spatial data to import into the system, some free and others fee based. Your local
input supplier may already have files that have been collected for your fields that they can provide you to import into
the system.
Select a topic below on importing data into the system:
Image Files
Image files in a BMP, JPEG, JPEG2000, GIF, MrSID, PNG, WMF, TIFF, or GeoTIFF format can be imported into the
system and manually geo-referenced, if needed. Imported images can be managed in the Management Tree or stored
as background images for maps. World files containing geo-referencing for the import image are also supported, if
available, and will be automatically loaded if they are present in the same location as the image file you are importing.
MrSid and JPEG2000 are image formats used in the GIS industry to compress, manage, and transfer very large image
files, at very high resolutions. These files can be imported into the system, but by doing so they will not be compressed
any longer, which means they can take up large amounts of storage space on your hard drive. Make sure that when
importing these formats that you either use one of the available clipping options when importing or try to acquire
images located around your fields specifically and not county wide images for example. Some files may not import,
such as an image of an entire county, if they are to large because your computer may not have enough available
memory or storage to open and save the file. Also, these formats can contain geo-referencing information like a
GeoTIFF but it is not required. If it does not have the geo-referencing you will be required to geo-reference the image
the same as you would when importing a regular image file.
Image Geo-reference
How to geo-reference an Image
Image Clipping Options
Manually Clip Image
Image Import Settings
Set Background
Download Imagery from Internet...
Allows the automatic downloading and import of color aerial images from the internet. You must have an internet
connection to use this feature and you should have either automatic, frozen, or set boundaries for fields in your system
to get the best possible images available. The download process is very simple and allows you to select the fields that
you wish to download images for via a filter and then where you want the images stored in the system and whether or
not you would like them to clip to your frozen field boundaries. Images can also be downloaded from the internet by
entering a manual Latitude/Longitude or by selecting entering a location name.
NOTE: No warranty or guarantee of imagery quality or availability is made when using this feature.
Downloaded imagery is made available for the users own private use only and is not to be used for resale or
commercial purposes.
Internet Imagery Download Options
How to download imagery from the internet .
Set Background
Download Soil Survey Data from Internet (US Only)...
Allows the automatic download and import of soil survey data from the USDA via the internet. You must have an
internet connection to use this feature and you must have either an automatic, frozen, or set field boundary for your
fields in order to download the soil survey information. The available data may vary from region to region but as much
technical detail as is available is downloaded for the soils that go with your fields.
NOTE: No warranty or guarantee of quality or availability is made when using this feature.
How to Download Soil Survey Data from the Internet
Soil Survey Clipping Options
Spatial Files
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