How To Enroll a Field - For Growers

Guide For Growers: How to Enroll a Field

In this section, we will be showing Growers how to enroll their fields in a trial. If an admin has enrolled you as a Grower in a trial, you need to enroll your field to complete the enrollment process.

Enrolling a Field That Already Exists in the System

1. Login to INVISION
   • To start enrolling your field, you need to login to INVISION, where a window will pop up so that you can enroll your field.
     
   • Select the Enroll button to continue.
2. Select A Previously Created Field 
   • If you have enrolled fields in a trial before, you can select them from the dropdown menu.
     • You do not need to redraw boundaries for fields that have already been created and enrolled in a previous trials.
       
       

3. Check the Boundary

   • After selecting one of your fields from the dropdown menu, check that the boundary is correct by viewing it on the map.
     
     

4. Confirm and Enroll

   • If this is the correct field, hitting the Next button will enroll that field.
     
     

   • You should then see a confirmation screen. Click Done to complete the enrollment process.
     
     

Enrolling a New Field

1. Login to INVISION
   • If you need to enroll a new field, you first need to login to INVISION, where a window will pop up so that you can enroll your field.
     
   • Click Enroll to continue.
     
     
   • To start enrolling your field, you click Create New beneath the dropdown.
     
     

2. Name Your Field

   • Choose a unique name for your field and enter it into the Field Name box.

     

3. Decide Which Boundary Creation Method to Use

   • From here, you have three options to create your field boundary:

     1. Draw the Boundary
        • Select Create Using the Map
        • Use the search bar to navigate to the area on the map where your field is located.
          
          
        • You can also search by State-Township-Range-Section.
        • Once you're in the correct area, you have two different drawing tools available to you.
          • The rectangular polygon tool will create a rectangular polygon shape as your drag your mouse.
            
            
          • The star shaped polygon tool will allow you to drop connected points to create a polygon.
            
            
            • This tool gives you more control over the shape of the field boundary you create.
            • Double clicking on a point you've created will give you the option to edit that point, allowing you to move it around.
              
              
            • You can use the trash can icon to delete the boundary if you need to start over.
          • Once your boundary looks correct, clicking the Next button will enroll the field you've just created.
            
            
          • Select Done on the confirmation box to complete the field enrollment process.
            
            
     2. Select a Pre-made Boundary
        • The second option to create a field boundary is to select one or more pre-made boundaries, also known as Common Land Units (CLUs) in the US or Legal Land Description (LLDs) for Canada.
        • Select Create Using the Map
          
        • Click the Turn on Pre-made Boundaries button to use these boundaries. You can use any of the previously mentioned search methods to find the location of your field.
          
          
          • Scroll in on the map, and you should start to see the boundaries outlined in white. Clicking inside a boundary will select it. Clicking a second time will deselect it.
            
          • Continue selecting boundaries until the shape of your field is complete. Selected boundaries must be contiguous.
          • Once your field looks correct, selecting the Next button will enroll the field you created
          • Click Done on the confirmation box to complete the enrollment process.
     3. Upload a Shapefile
        • The third boundary creation option is to upload a zipped shapefile.
          
          Shapefiles are a popular file format for geographic information system (GIS) software.
          

          A shapefile actually consists of a collection of files with the same filename but different extensions that work together. These files store different types of data:

          • .shp: This file stores the geometry of the feature, which, in the case of a polygon shapefile, includes the coordinates of the vertices that make up the polygon boundaries.
          • .shx: This is the index file that allows for efficient access to the geometry data stored in the .shp file.
          • .dbf: This file is a dBASE table that stores attribute data or information about each feature in the shapefile. For polygons, this might include information such as the area's name, population, or any other relevant data.
          • All of the above files are necessary and need to be zipped into one file before uploading to INVISION. 
          
          

      

• • • • Select Upload a Field Boundary
        

        

      • You can click inside the dotted boundary, which will open the files available on your computer, and select the zipped shapefile. You can also drag and drop a file into the dotted boundary.

        

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        Once the field boundary file is correctly uploaded, you will see a preview of the boundary on the map. Ensure that it is the correct field.
        

        

      • If it happens to be the wrong field, clicking the back button again will reset the page so that you can upload another file.

        

      • Clicking the Next button will enroll that field.
      •  Click Done on the confirmation box to complete the enrollment process

For additional help, follow along with this video demonstrating how a grower can enroll their field in a trial: