There are many reasons you may want to collect geospatial data while on-farm:

• You may need to ground-truth the precise GPS location of utilities, trees, or other landscape features prior to designing, minimizing surprises during install.
• You might want to track discrepancies between planned vs. planted tree stands to gauge team and equipment performance.
• You might even want to pinpoint exact sampling or scouting locations to provide better recommendations to clients.

To meet these various needs, Overyield interfaces with GPS and GIS systems that enable on-site file marking:

• GNSS devices: Handheld surveying tools are a staple for for anyone collecting data from the field. Our team uses Bad Elf Flex, which allows for geospatial accuracy between 30 and 60 cm.
  • Note: Importing data from GNSS devices to Overyield will likely require conversion into KML format. Depending on the file type, conversion can happen in GQIS, arcGIS, Google Earth Pro, or your GIS platform of choice.
• GIS mapping software: Mobile-based mapping tools like Avenza or Google Earth can be used to collect geospatial data for import to Overyield. Again, data will need to be in KML format for import to Overyield.