Import your paddocks from a map file
Most farms already have their paddocks mapped somewhere: Google Earth, an agronomy platform, or a yield map from a contractor. Until now the only way to get them into P2PAgri was to draw each one again. This release imports them straight from the file, and it makes scenarios easier to keep track of.
Paddocks from a shapefile, KML, KMZ or GeoJSON file
Go to SEASON > Paddock, open the Action menu and choose Import paddocks. Drop in the file and every shape appears on the map beside a table of what will happen to it. Shapefiles in any map projection are converted for you, and a paddock drawn as several separate parts comes in as separate paddocks so nothing is lost. The area of each new paddock is worked out from its boundary, the same way the map does it when you draw by hand.
Matched to the paddocks you already have
Shapes are matched to your existing paddocks by name, so an import does not leave you with duplicates. A paddock you have set up but never drawn takes its boundary from the file. A paddock that is already mapped is left alone unless you choose to replace its boundary. Anything that does not match becomes a new paddock, and a single Save creates and updates everything together. If any part of the import cannot be saved, nothing changes, so you can fix the file and try again.
Yield maps from your contractor work too
A yield-contour package from a precision-ag contractor usually has one file per paddock, each made up of hundreds of small yield zones with no paddock name inside. The import recognises that layout, joins the zones into one outline per paddock and names it from the file. A season's worth of yield mapping becomes a full set of paddock boundaries in one go.
Always know which scenario you are in
With several scenarios on the go it was easy to lose track of which one you were looking at, or whether you were in one at all. A strip at the top of every page now names the open scenario, and clicking the name lets you jump to your FUTURE plan or any other scenario without losing your place. When the strip is not there, you are on the real plan.
Choose the charts on a printed comparison
Print Scenario Comparison used to print every chart. It now asks which of the eight you want, so a printout for the bank or a family meeting carries only the charts that matter for that conversation, on screen or as a PDF.
Plus the Paddock walkthrough now offers the import and walks you through it, scenario maps open at the zoom you saved, and fixes across the Annual Cash Flow report, Essentials category names and the paddock map.