Drive boundaries on the mobile app
With the same tools used to draw boundaries on the mobile app, you can also drive boundaries in your vehicle while using your phone or tablet to to automatically update boundary area in your Trimble Ag Software account. View or zoom into your location on satellite maps while your phone’s GPS automatically updates latitude and longitude coordinates for your field. By adding boundaries to your fields, you’ll be able to access more map information for weather, Crop Health Imagery, as-applied coverage maps and vehicle locations across your farm.
- Log in to the mobile app with the same Trimble ID used to access your online account (learn more)
- From the mobile app’s home screen, select the preferred crop year (top left)
- Tap the Fields tile
- Tap the arrow on the black row to expand the farms list, then swipe up and tap to select a field
- Tap the pencil icon (top right) to edit Field Details
- Tap the boundary
icon (top right) on the Edit Field screen - Tap DRIVE
- Tap Offset to record your mobile device’s in-vehicle’s distance and direction from the edge of your field boundary
- Enter a number for Distance (shown in feet or meters, depending your settings)
- Tap the checkmark icon to save the offset
- Tap Start
- Drive the perimeter of your field, tapping Pause as needed
- When ready, tap Resume
- When finished driving, tap Done
- Continue editing the boundary to Add or Subtract area (land formations, buildings, etc.), if needed, then tap Done
- Tap the disc
icon (top right) to save changes (or delete trash can) - Tap Yes (or No) at the prompt to Update Area
- View the updated area on the Edit Field screen (may be shown as acres or hectares, depending on your settings)
- Tap the disc icon (top right) to save changes
- Sync changes with the online account when you’re within cellular or wi-fi range, by returning to the home screen and tapping the green sync
icon (top right)