The FarmTRX Web Application is our cloud-based platform where farmers can view, query, interact with and export their collected yield data. The farmer registers their account by entering information about their operation such as preferred units of measurement, headers and crop types (including any custom varieties) that will be harvested. The Web App is the place where all recorded yield data will sort and land once it is synced from the Yield Monitor.
Here’s what happens to your yield data once it is uploaded to the Web App…
Auto-Yield Correction
FarmTRX leverages years of GIS mapping and tracking expertise to offer farmers an automated data processing engine that actively detects, filters and corrects yield points collected off the combine. After yield data is processed, farmers receive a total of 9 different map options to view their yield data. The Web App processor leaves cleaned, accurate yield data and maps that show true yield performance with high-level fidelity.
Yield maps will begin to process immediately upon data sync to the Web App. It is normal to expect maps to be finished processing within an hour, often times much quicker.
Automated yield mapping and data correction through the Web App is included for the first year after purchasing the Yield Monitor. After one year, the farmer has the option to renew automated yield mapping and other features of the Web App (integrations, post-harvest calibration, etc.) by paying a yearly fee based on harvested acres in the account.
The Web App processor identifies and corrects typical harvest affects such as:
- Headland turns
- Hills
- Multiple combines with different calibrations
- Unloading points
- Sharp starts and stops due to plugging
What If I Don’t Want Yield Maps?
Farmers who don’t want to upkeep their access to all features of the Web App (including automated yield mapping) will always have full access to their raw, unedited yield data recorded by the monitor. Farmers are the sole owners of their yield data and have unlimited ability to view, query and export raw data as .shp files. However, they will have to bring it into another farm management system or agronomist to have it corrected into accurate, agronomy-ready yield maps.
Auto-Correction In Action
On a busy harvest day, FarmTRX farmers don’t need to worry about an incorrect or incomplete calibrations affecting their ability to get accurate yield maps for the field. Rest assured knowing the Yield Monitor is always recording relative differences in grain volume travelling on the elevator paddles while harvesting. Calibration errors can be corrected after the fact via post-harvest calibration.
Here’s an example of what happens to yield data automatically in the Web App with FarmTRX Premium. This farmer in Australia calibrated in-field three separate times. A few user errors with each calibration caused the raw yield map to look chopped up, with total field variability blanketed over (left).
Fortunately, miscalibration does not affect the Yield Monitor’s accurate recording of relative yield in the field. In the Web App, the three calibrations were automatically interpreted and corrected into one true representation of variability across the field (right). By adding the total field takeoff in the Web App, recorded yield variability was associated to real bu/ac. The end result? Accurate, usable yield maps.
This is what you pay for with FarmTRX Premium yield mapping. Automatic yield data processing that takes the record of your data from confusing to clean and actionable in a matter of minutes – not hours or days.
Still have questions about how FarmTRX treats yield data? Don’t hesitate to contact us.
