Map Your Farm

•     Determine paddock sizes
•     Collect and store information, including pipe locations and hazards
•     Print single page maps for quick reference or a large, multiple page map for the office or shed wall
•     Tradesmen coming to the farm can be advised quickly and easily
•     Measure distances to help plan new fences and maintenance activities
•     Assists with environmental planning

How do you map your farm with FarmKeeper?

First, you need to get a representation of your farm into FarmKeeper. You can either use an aerial photograph (scanned from an existing paper map, or purchased from a map provider), or walk the farm boundaries with a GPS and upload the track into FarmKeeper.

Second, use FarmKeeper's simple but powerful drawing tools to trace over your fencelines. FarmKeeper automatically recognises the areas as you fence them off. Once you've drawn in all the fencelines, name the paddocks to distinguish them from the other areas (like tracks, sheds and houses). You can also set the 'Ground Surface' for each fenced area, and FarmKeeper will tell you how much of your farm is made up of grass, tracks, crops, trees, water and unproductive areas etc.

Third, add in any other features you want to include on the map such as water pipes, drains, troughs and buildings. Each type of feature goes into its own 'layer', and you can turn each layer on and off depending on what you need to see.

  If you're interested in the GPS approach but don't know where to start, we suggest the GPS60 from Garmin. Contact us for more details.

 

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