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1. Item Description Rates When the Rates item is selected the current plan will be displayed in rates view mode See section 7 5 1 for more details Costs When the Costs item is selected the current plan will be displayed in cost view mode See section 7 5 2 for more details Map When the Map item is selected the current plan will be displayed in map view mode See section 7 5 3 for more details Pages When Pages is selected the next page of the map will be displayed if pages have been created Note the Pages item is only available when in map view mode PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 91 RevA P n 1 1248 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Item Description Sort A sub menu will appear when the Sort item is selected Four types of field sort are available e Alphabetically A to Z Z to A e Crop type e Order of entry The order of the fields on the left hand side column of the plan view will depend on the different sort type PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 92 RevA RNEX TECHNOLOGY 7 5 1 The Rates View Rate cell New pro butto duct n ag PlanIT Planning Jones B J File Edit View Tools Lists Help DE 8 a Rates costs Bimap Plan settings vb ARAB ones p1 seed 2006 Seeding Calingiri kg Ha Wheat New field button Area HA Total Amount F68 paddock F69 pad
2. Item Description Name The Name entry allows entering of a new name that the current plan will be saved as OK When OK is pressed the plan will be saved as the new name Cancel If Cancel is pressed the window will close without saving PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 89 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 7 4 The Edit Menu Overview Plan T Planning Jones aia View Tools Lists He Delete Del I Ecunrrr Figure 7 7 The Edit menu The Edit menu contains access to functions that allow editing of a plan Item Description Delete When the Delete item is selected the current highlighted product or field will be removed from the plan Note the change is not yet saved If you delete a product column or a field row by accident you can correct this by closing the Plan without saving the changes then re open the Plan PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 90 P n 1 1248 RevA RNEX TECHNOLOGY 7 5 The View Menu T Planning Jones B Jonesland JETE Tools Lists Help j Y Rates Rates Costs Pi Map Costs Map 6 Alphabetically A gt Z Alphabetically 2 gt 4 il Seed Type v Entry Order Figure 7 8 The View menu Overview The View menu allows changing the current view mode and toggling through farm map pages when in map view mode It also allows sorting of the fields in a plan alphabetically based on seed type or by order of entry
3. Item Description Tabs First select one of the 3 tabs Chemical Fertiliser or Seed Product The Product list allows selecting of the product to be added in the plan New Click New to add a new product to the list Note Ensure you have selected the appropriate Tab first Edit Click Edit to edit the properties of a product already listed Delete Click Delete to delete the highlighted product OK When OK is selected the window is closed and the product is added to the plan or changes are saved Cancel If Cancel is selected the window is closed and the product is not added to the plan or changes are not saved PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 98 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 7 5 2 The Cost View Product AplaniT Planning Smith_A Smithville cost File Edit View Tools Lists Help DE amp A Bretes Scosts Mia SY QidkK RIZIB KM Smith seeding 2006 Plan settings cell Calingiri kg Ha 2 row kg Ha 0 50 Barley Wheat Cost 187 69 Total cost A paddock 2767 99 50 000 0 0000 Ks cell per field l ia A FE Total cost of plan Figure 7 13 The Cost view 1480 55 Overview The Cost view displays the application rate for every paddock and product in a table form It also displays cost information for each paddock and product Item Description Plan When the Plan Settings cell is clicked or if
4. Move Up When Up is selected the highlighted layer in the Layers list is moved up one Move Down When Down is selected the highlighted layer in the Layers list is moved down one OK When OK is selected the window is closed and the changes will take effect and only the layers now selected will display in the farm map main window Cancel When Cancel is selected the window is closed and changes will not take effect PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 126 RevA RNEX TECHNOLOGY 8 5 3 The Page Setup Window Page Setup Page 2 of 2 Figure 8 10 The Page Setup window Overview The Page Setup window allows creating viewing and deleting page views Item Description Next When the Next button is clicked the next page view is displayed if more than one page exists New When the New button is clicked a new page view is created from the current main screen view Delete When the Delete button is clicked the current page view is deleted OK When OK is clicked the window will close and the previous screen is displayed Cancel When Cancel is clicked the window will close and the previous screen is displayed unchanged PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 127 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 8 6 The Tools Menu Tools Lists H Layers zoom w Pan Select Insert Figure 8 11 The Tools menu Overview The Tools menu gives
5. 8 Click View gt Map again to add the rest of the fields to be seeded with this seed type 9 Click once on each field on the map to be seeded with this seed type each paddock should then be highlighted with the thick black line as shown in step 2 as it s selected 10 When all the fields to be seeded with this seed type have been selected right mouse click 11 Click Yes to add them all to the seeding plan 12 Click View gt Plan Note that the default rate for that seed is listed for each field in the plan Method 2 1 Click on the Add Field El PlanIT Planning Smith_A Smithville File Edit View Tools Lists Help row OB SR Grates cots Amp CY Q 6h 90200032 2 The Field List window will open Select the name of the field fro the drop down list to be added to the plan Smith seeding 2006 n Seeding Calingiri kg Ha 0 23 Wheat Total Amount 128 74 0 0000 46 922 0 0000 3 Click OK to close the window and save the extra field in the Plan West paddock Bast paddock Add Field PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 26 RevA P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 3 3 1 1 10 11 12 2 Adding More Seeds And Fields To Plan Add a new seed to the plan by repeating steps in section 3 3 1 Seeding Plan Now add another field to the plan by repeating steps in Methods 1 or 2 above The field will be added but i
6. Area 105 89Ha Plan SUMMER SPRAY Treatment StartDate 3 10 2005 Area 95 61Ha Plan RADISH_TRACE Treatment StartDate 4 8 2005 Area 95 16Ha Plan Barley Pre Seeding Spray ells Treatment StartDate 3 10 2005 Area 58 15Ha Plan RADISH_TRACE Treatment StartDate 5 8 2005 Area 19 62Ha Plan Barley Pre Seeding Spray ES Treatment StartDate 5 8 2005 Area 38 99Ha Plan Barley Pre Seeding Spray Treatment StartDate 2 2 2006 Area 0 00Ha Plan aaa Figure 5 1 Tree view mode You can select a treatment file from the list by clicking on it and then click on Edit gt Properties to view its data properties You can use the tabs in this window to view different properties SeeFigure 5 2 Treatment Properties window PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 62 RevA P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY Treatment Properties Details Product Vehicle Driver Weather Notes Name GATOR_BEELINE 1 of1 GATOR BEELINE Section 1 ofs 4 50m Tank 1 of 1 2900 001 Flow Controller Flow Controller MANUAL WITH TOGGLE On Latency 2 00 Seconds Off Latency 0 00 Seconds Figure 5 2 Treatment Properties window To delete a treatment file click Edit gt Delete and confirm that you want to delete the file by selecting YES PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 63 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 5 3 The Map View The map view allows you to view the farm map if available and its
7. Fields which are not going to be fertilised can also be included but they will not be colour 8 coded ae 76 52 700 00 700 00 700 00 151 27 88 96 dol A21 ELM STREET 232 35 PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 28 RevA P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 3 3 3 Spray Plans 1 Follow the steps in 3 3 2 above to create spray plans but choose Spray from the New Operation drop down list instead of Spread 2 Type in the total rate at Name First Knockdown which the mixture ME operatora Cost 3 00 IHA be applied if you are Be using a medium other than water for spraying you still type the overall o nono rate in here e g for Paro diesel at 1 L Ha type in 1 3 Click Add to select targets from the drop down Target List Water Rate 100 00 Remove Cancel 4 Select a target then 6 Click OK in the click OK to add that on Brome Grass New Spray Plan target from the drop STE dialogue box down Target List Red Ml when all information is 5 Each target must be complete added one ata time Cancel 6 Use the same processes described in Section 3 3 1 above to select chemicals and fields to be included in the plan 3 3 4 Adding Notes Notes can be added to any plan at any time after it has been created Click on the Plan Information box top left of Plan to open the Plan Properties window and type the rel
8. TECHNOLOGY 8 4 The Edit Menu view Tools Lists F Undo Delete Cancel Esc Faste Ctrl Properties Figure 8 4 The Edit menu Overview The Edit menu allows undoing of certain actions that have been performed It also allows editing of fields and label names Item Description Undo When Undo is selected the last action that was performed is undone Note The Undo function only works when picking points for line and area features or when making cut and paste operations on features For example when drawing a line feature selecting undo will remove the most recent point in the feature Subsequent selection of undo will continue to remove points for that feature from the farm map Delete The Delete option is only available when a feature is selected If a feature is selected and Delete is clicked a standard confirmation window will be displayed confirming that selected feature will be deleted If OK is selected the feature is deleted PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 119 RevA P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY Item Description Cancel The Cancel option is available when the process of creating an area or line feature has been started Once the process has started and cancel is selected all points that have been created in the feature will be removed A new feature can now be created again Cancel can also be used to deselect a selected feature Cut The Cut option can be use
9. s exclusive remedy under this warranty shall be limited to the repair or replacement at the option of RINEX of any defective Products or components thereof The end user shall notify RINEX or a RINEX authorised dealer immediately of any claimed defect Repairs shall be made through RINEX only Exclusions RINEX does not warrant damage occurring in transit or due to misuse abuse improper installation neglect alteration abnormal use lightning or other electrical discharge exposure to moisture or dampness excessive temperatures spill of liquids or fluids or acts of God Repair modification or service of RINEX products by any party other than an authorised RINEX dealer shall render this warranty null and void RINEX does not warrant any Product where the Product serial number or nameplate has been removed defaced or altered RINEX does not warrant claims asserted after the end of the warranty period RINEX does not warrant or guarantee the precision or accuracy of positions obtained when using Products The potential accuracy of Products as stated in RINEX literature and or Product specifications serves to provide only an estimate of achievable accuracy based on e Specifications provided by the US Department of Defense for GPS Positioning e GPS OEM Receiver specifications of the appropriate manufacturer if applicable and e DGPS service provider performance specifications RINEX reserves the right to modify Products without any ob
10. When the Select Plans to Print window is displayed with a list of plans left click on the plan name to select deselect it with a tick All ticked plans will display in the print summary Close Plan When Close Plan is selected the program will exit If changes have been made to the current plan but not yet saved a Save confirmation window is displayed first PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 83 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 7 3 1 The Open Client Farm Window Open Client Farm Jones B Smith_A m Figure 7 3 The open Client Farm window Overview The open Client Farm window allows selecting and loading previously saved farms for clients and creation of new clients and farms Clients and farm names can also be edited or deleted Item Description Client The Client drop down list allows previously saved clients to be selected Farm The Farm drop down list allows previously saved farms for a particular client to be selected New The New button allows creating of clients and farms Edit The Edit button allows editing of client and farm names Delete The Delete button allows deleting the currently displayed farm or client If an attempt is made to delete a client or farm that has been previously saved a warning message will be displayed first PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 84 RevA ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Item Description OK When OK
11. displayed See section 7 5 1 2 for details Targets When Targets is selected the Target List window is displayed See section 7 6 1 for details PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 103 RevA P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 7 6 1 The Target List window Target Target xis Figure 7 18 The Target List window Overview The Target List window shows targets already entered and allows editing them or adding new targets Item Description Target Shows list of targets already entered New Click New to add another target to the list Delete Highlight a target in the list then click Delete to remove from list Close Click Close to close the Target List window and save any changes PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 104 RevA ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 7 6 1 1 The New Edit Target Window New Target Target Target Type Weed v Weed Pest Figure 7 19 The New Edit Target window Overview The New Edit target window allows creating of a new target or editing an existing target for use in the plan Item Description Target The Target field allows the entry of the target name using the keyboard or editing of an existing target name Target The Target Type dropdown list allows selecting of the Type type of target being created or edited from the 3 choices Weed Disease or Pest OK When OK is pressed the target is created and added to the list or change
12. enclosed in the boundary will be displayed PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 44 RevA P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 9 Repeat for all fields on this image If you decide that the boundary is wrong you can delete it With the Select tool X click on the boundary area you want to delete it will change colour then press the delete key on the keyboard PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 45 Rev A P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 4 2 3 2 Method 2 Create Boundaries From Treatment Files Treatment files RNX format from previous treatments can be used to create field boundaries and arable land areas The treatments must have a closed boundary lap in order to create boundaries If the whole arable area of the paddock was treated then you can assume this to also be the arable area Start the PlanIT Mapping module and check that your desired client and farm name are shown across top of screen If not use the top left menu to select them File gt Open client farm 1 Click on File gt Load file gt Treatment in the menu at the top left of the screen El amp A NONARABLE AREA STIPRA R 2 Click on the down arrow next to the Look in box to find the location of the treatment file to be loaded treatment files have names ending in RNX Load File Treatment 3 Select the file to be loaded Da tin 2 DVD RW Drive E is Reserved H os 4 A drawing will appear on the screen representing the swat
13. in the table view This is indicated by a green dot next to each property The Selection window on the right shows a contents list for a particular property For each property it displays all available items for selection For example in Figure 5 6 Field has been selected and on the right all available field names are displayed Select all means that the table view will display all properties Clear all means that the table view will not display the column for that particular property The green dot will be removed in the Field Name window You can click on individual selection items to place remove the red tick thus customising the table view to suit your preference Pressing the Save button will allow you to save the filter with its specific settings A filter can be edited at any time by clicking Tools gt Filter and when the Load Filter window opens click Edit to open the Edit Filter window 5 4 2 Batch Recording PlanIT can record and track batch details such as brand manufacturer s batch number etc Batch recording can also provide estimates of quantity remaining if initial quantities available are entered using the area treated and the rate of application to calculate the quantity applied and hence the amount left To access this information select Lists gt Batches and the Batch List window will be displayed Three tabs at the upper left side allow choosing Chemical Fertiliser or Seed bat
14. 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY The PlanlT 3 1 software package for the office PC consists of four interlinked modules Planning Mapping History Transfer 1 2 Mapping Visualize The Plan Farm maps produced by Mapping module form the basis for plans produced by the Planning process and both maps and plans are imported in to Guide TRAX The maps produced by the Mapping module are also used by the field recognition feature in GuideTRAX However it is not necessary to have maps before producing plans from PlanIT Plans are based on fields which can be selected either from a list or from maps A plan is created for each specific operation and includes the products and the rates at which the products are to be applied Plans can include information about what pest disease or weed is being targeted mix order for cocktails withholding periods and additional instructions can be provided in the form of notes Plans can be printed and given to the driver or exported from PlanlT via a USB thumb drive or compact flash card and then imported into GuideTRAX In GuideTRAX imported plans can be viewed and amended Plan information is also used by GuideTRAX to specify the quantity of each product required to fill a tank or bin to apply the rate specified in the plan for each field and the order in which chemicals are to be added to the tank If maps have been created then GuideTRAX can use the maps to determine whether the vehicle is
15. 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 9 Enter the Default Cost based on the Units selected in step 6 above In this example 2 row Barley has a usual default sowing rate of 50 kg Ha and costs 230 per tonne 10 Optionally type a number of days into the Withholding Period box 11 To select a colour to represent this seed click on the colour bar next to Display Colour and click a colour from the palette now shown then click OK this will be displayed in the plan and on the map to show which fields will have this seed planted 12 Click on OK 13 Repeat this process until all required seed types have been entered then click on Close to close the Seed List dialogue box PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 20 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 3 2 3 Adding Fertilisers 1 Click on Lists gt Products 2 The Product List window appears click the Fertiliser tab then if the fertiliser you want is not shown click New and a New Fertiliser window will open New Fertiliser Product Name Units In Tank Tonne Default Rate 0 Default Cost Withholding Period 3 Type in details in the same manner as for Seeds The withholding period is optional 4 Note that in this example you could alternately select Kilogram as the units In that case the default rate should be entered as 700 kg Ha and the Default Cost as 4 cents 0 04 per kg 5 Click OK when all details of one fertiliser are entered 6 Repeat this pro
16. 8 7 3 1 for more details Delete When the Delete button is pressed a confirmation screen is displayed confirming that the selected field will be deleted Close When Close is pressed the window will close and any changes are saved PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 138 RevA P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 8 7 3 1 The New Edit Field Window Field Arable Area Total Area Figure 8 18 The New Edit Field window Overview The New Edit Field window allows creating a new field or editing an existing field for use in the plan Item Description Field The Field entry box allows the entry of the field name using the keyboard Arable The Arable Area field allows the entry of the arable area Area for the field using the keyboard Total The Total Area field allows the entry of the total area for Area the field using the keyboard OK When OK is pressed the field is created and added to the list or changes are saved if editing a field Cancel When Cancel is pressed the window will close and the field is not created or changes are not saved if editing a field PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 139 Rev A P n 1 1248 R NEX TECHNOLOGY 8 8 The Help Menu ce NR tor I Overview The Help menu gives access to version information Item Description About When the About item is selected the About message box is displayed See section 8 8 1 8 8 1 The Ab
17. 9 7 1 Batch List Window Batch List Chemical Fertiliser Seed Product Total Used In Store Wheat seed Cali Bin 9 17 2 06 300 0 0 00kg 300 0 Figure 9 6 The Batch List window Overview The Batch list window allows review of batch and quantity details for products used Item Description Chemical Click on the appropriate tab for the product to be Fertiliser reviewed Seed New Click on New to open the New batch window Edit Select a product in the Product list then click Edit to add or revise batch information Delete Select a product in the Product list then click Delete to remove the product s batch information OK When OK is pressed the window closes and any information added is saved PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 157 RevA P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY Item Description Cancel If Cancel is pressed the window will close and any changes are not saved PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 158 Rev A P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 9 7 1 1 New Batch Window Product EEE v New Product Batch Abbreviation No Units Unit Volume Figure 9 7 The New Batch window Item Description Product Select the Product from the dropdown list New To enter batch information for a product not previously Product used click New Product to open the New Product window see section 7 5 1 3 Batch Name manufacturer number
18. Filename 34748 1 map Files oftype MAP files MAP lo _ Open as read only 3 Select the Boundary Area File Edit View Tools Lists Help Layer from the drop down layer list at the top of the screen E amp ARABLE AREA v NONARABLE AREA 4 Use the Pan tool while holding down left mouse button to move the map around on the screen and zoom in out Position the map so that you can see the boundary of the first field clearly Use the Zoom tool amp to zoom in on the point where you want to start drawing the boundary Zoom in close enough so that you can draw accurately but still see the whole field PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 43 RevA P n 1 1248 R NEX TECHNOLOGY 5 T When you reach a Use the Insert tool to start drawing the boundary Click at your starting point each subsequent left mouse click will insert a straight boundary line If you make a mistake click on Edit gt Undo to go back one step ew Tools Lists Help 3 amp BOUNDARY AREA STARA RAQAM KA point where only one more straight line will complete the boundary right mouse click to close the boundary A dialogue box will appear asking for the field s name Select the field name from the drop down list or type in the field name Field Name Bend paddock v Field List When the boundary is completed and named the area will be shaded as shown and the field name along with the area
19. P n 1 1248 Page 165 RevA ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Phrase Treatment Data Description The position information stored in a field when treatment is on The treatment data is represented on the screen as a blue shaded area Unit The measurement unit used to evaluate mass volume area distance etc E g Kilogram Tonne and Litre USB Storage Device A device that is connected to the USB port on the PC or Saturn system that is used to transfer files to and from the system PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 166 RevA PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 167 RevA P n 1 1248
20. Page 146 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 9 1 History The History module enables review of work done and improved planning for following seasons 9 2 The History Toolbar w PlaniT History Smith_A Smithville File Edit View Tools Lists Help S lg Etree Dre Mma Q e 2828 Bj Figure 9 1 The History Tool Bar Overview The History Tool Bar contains shortcuts to commonly used functions Item Button Description Select Client a Clicking the Select Client and Farm button and Farm displays the Open Client Farm window It performs the same function as selecting File gt Open client farm in the File menu See section 8 3 1 for more details Print Clicking the Print button displays a standard print window that allows printing of the current farm map view and adjusting of print properties It performs the same function as selecting File gt Print in the menu Print Preview A Provides a preview of the printed page with current settings Tree View E Tree Displays the History data in Tree View Table View Tabel Displays the History data in Table View PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 149 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY Item Button Description Map View BB Map Displays the History data in Map View Layer a Click on the Layer button to
21. a seed type to the plan SEEDING 200 SEEDING 4 Select the first product from the drop down list and click OK Procuce EEE Cost 0 20 TOTAL AMOUNT 5 The selected seed is now displayed PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 24 Rev A P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 3 3 1 1 Adding Fields To The Plan There are 2 ways to add a field to a plan If maps are not yet being used then use Method 2 Method 1 1 Click on View gt Map 2 Click on all the fields that you want to be planted with this seed The field boundaries of each field will be highlighted with a thick black line to show that it has been selected A field can be de selected by clicking on it again 3 Right mouse click anywhere on the screen 4 A message asking if you want to add the field to the plan will be displayed click Yes 5 Each field which was selected will now be overlaid with diagonal black lines to show that it has been added to the plan and in filled with the colour chosen for that seed type when creating the seed in the data base Section 3 2 2 SEEDOS 6 Click View gt Plan A SEEDING 7 You will now see the selected i fields listed on the left side of the screen highlighted in the same seed colour _________ The default sowing rate for that seed has also been added nm AREA HA TOTAL AMOUNT PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 25 P n 1 1248 RevA RENEX TECHNOLOGY
22. access to the Layer manager and allows the user to select the current action mode Note Only one action mode can be selected at a time Item Description Layers When Layers is selected the Layers window opens See section 8 5 2 Zoom When Zoom is selected clicking anywhere on the map screen with the left mouse button will cause the program to zoom in on the selected point The selected point will become the centre point Clicking on the map screen with the right mouse button will cause the program to zoom out of the map The centre point of the map will not change Pan When Pan is selected the left mouse button can be clicked and held down to drag the map around the view screen This allows viewing of areas of the map that cannot be displayed on the screen due to the current zoom level PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 128 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY Item Description Select When Select is clicked feature map objects can be selected using the left mouse button for deleting or editing Only feature objects that are in the current top layer can be selected The current top layer is displayed in the tool bar See section 8 9 for more details When a feature has been selected the colour of the feature changes such that it can be distinguished from other features Insert When Insert is selected clicking on the map screen with the left mouse button will cause the top feature layer to ha
23. data Each method can be used to create boundaries for different fields in the one farm map you do not need to stick to one method You only need to create a field s boundary once whichever method you choose Note It may appear simplest to draw a boundary only around the arable area of each field as though that were the total extent of the field However PlanlT provides easy facilities to draw the boundary of the complete field and then distinguish arable from nonarable areas within each field This can make maps more meaningful and easier to recognise in the field This also allows for revision of what is arable for example PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 42 RevA P n 1 1248 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 4 2 3 1 Method 1 Draw Boundaries Over Aerial Photo Note You need to have the aerial photo of your farm already saved as a BMP file together with a matching MAP file in the same folder The MAP file stores information on the location coordinates of the image in the BMP file If you do not have a MAP file contact RINEX It is suggested that you store these files under the C RINEX DATA directory to facilitate locating them and also backing up 1 Click on File gt Load MAP Bitmap Load file gt MAP Lookin Aerial Images 100 amp fv Bitmap which will BE el 34748 2 map open the Load 3 34748 3 map MAP bitmap Elloc 142 map loc6144 map window 310c6784 map 2 Select the file and click Open
24. field in the current season The map will show each field coloured according to the seed entered most recently for that field in the current season PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 109 Rev A ReNEX TECHNOLOGY PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 110 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 8 1 Mapping The Mapping module works together with GuideTRAX software Mapping is used to create feature maps for a farm using an office PC Treatments for each farm will be displayed and these treatments can be used as a guide for creating features Each farm can have at most one feature map The maps can be exported from the office PC and imported to Guide TRAX for use in the field 8 2 The Main Screen Status bar Figure 8 1 The Main screen window Overview The Main screen displays the farm map status bar toolbar and top menu PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 113 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY Item Description File Selecting the File item in the menu allows access to functions such as opening farm maps and loading treatments See section 8 3 for more details Edit Selecting the Edit item in the menu allows undoing of actions that have been performed See section 8 4 for more details View Selecting the View item in the menu allows access to related functions such as zooming and panning See section 8 5 for more details Tools Selecting the Tools item
25. in the menu gives access to the layer manager and sets the current tool See section 8 6 for more details List Selecting the List item in the menu allows creating features and layers See section 8 7 for more details Help Selecting the Help item in the menu shows program version information See section 8 8 for more details Tool Bar The tool bar contains shortcuts to commonly used functions See section 8 9 for more details Status Bar The status bar is used to display the current east and north coordinates of the mouse on the farm map Farm Map The farm map displays all features in the current view that have been created It will display all layers that are currently turned on PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 114 RevA RENEX TECHNOLOGY 8 3 The File Menu re Edit View Tools Lis Open Client Farm Save Load e gt Import Map File gt MAP Bitmap i i AB Points Print Preview Print Close Map Figure 8 2 The File menu showing choices available for Load File Overview The File menu allows access to functions such as opening farm maps saving them and loading treatments Item Description Open Selecting the Open Client Farm item displays the client farm Open client farm window where new clients and farms can be created and previously saved ones can be selected See section 7 3 1 for details Save Selecting the Save i
26. nee 39 ReNEX TABLE of CONTENTS 5 6 7 TECHNOLOGY 42 Creating Maps a ee eee eee 40 421 Create lens Fado 40 422 Create Field Names eeiccecccicssieda tadectacsbsledisansccebeciameansaicnsieaesenduasdesecuscatiabseane 41 4 2 3 Create Field Boundaries W W u ussssseeeeeerern lidia 42 4 2 3 1 Method 1 Draw Boundaries Over Aerial Photo r 43 4 2 3 2 Method 2 Create Boundaries From Treatment Files 46 4 2 3 3 Method 3 Import RINEX XML files 244000nnsnnnnennnennnnnen 47 4 3 Adding More To Maps Layers cccccccccccccccncncnononononnnonnnnnonononononononeninonos 48 44 Feature Types And Layer ones 50 4 4 1 Draw Arable Land A reas een 52 4 4 2 Add A New Feature een ee 53 4 4 3 Moving Information Between Layers uuusrsssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nn 55 4 4 3 1 Moving Non Boundary Type Information To A New Field Name 55 4 4 3 2 Overlapping Non Boundary Type Layers sesser 56 4 4 3 3 Moving Information Between Boundary Type layers umm nn 56 4 5 Divide The Farm Into Pages 57 4 5 1 Reloading Aerial Photos ANPEERNRPERREDEFERERFEFREERNPEBERREEFEUELFNENBEVERDEFERLERREEERERLERFELTERERE 58 Using History A PAPA LER ED ANEEERTEBIELLECCOEEEELELEBES 59 5 1 A eee eee eee eee ee ee ee ere 61 5 1 1 Importing Data From Work Done uuuuurssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nennen nn 61 92 We res VMeW on
27. open the Layer Selection window see section 8 5 2 Filter Y In Table view opens the Load Filter window Zoom a Clicking on the Zoom button to zoom centred on the point where you click Left click to zoom in and Right click to zoom out Pan Clicking on the Pan button performs the same function as selecting Tools gt Pan in the menu Left click and hold to move the map around in any direction Zoom In amp Clicking the Zoom In button will zoom in on the map immediately Zoom Out E Clicking the Zoom Out button will zoom out of the map immediately Zoom All Q Clicking the Zoom All button will display the entire map Next Page Clicking on the Next Page button will display the next page of the farm map in the main view window if pages have been created PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 150 Rev A RNEX TECHNOLOGY 9 3 The File Menu File Edit View Tools Li Open Client Farm Save As Print Preview Print Close History Figure 9 2 The File menu Overview The File menu allows access to functions such as opening clients and farms saving them and printing Item Description Open Selecting the Open Client Farm item displays the client farm Open client farm window where new clients and farms can be selected See section 7 3 1 for details Save as In Table view select Save As to save a copy of the data in the table as a CSV file this enables use of P
28. option is only available when it Thickness is a line or area feature that is being created The Line Thickness drop down list allows selecting from various line thicknesses Line Pattern The Line Pattern option is only available when it is a line or area feature that is being created and allows selecting from various line patterns Line Colour The Line Colour option is only available when it is a line or area feature that is being created and allows selecting from various colours to be used for the line Area Pattern The Area Pattern option is only available when it is an area feature that is being created The Area Pattern drop down list allows selecting from various area patterns to be used for the area Area Colour The Area Colour option is only available when it is an area feature that is being created and allows selecting from colours to be used for the area Show Area If the Show Area box is ticked the size in hectares of the area feature will be displayed on the farm map OK When OK is selected the feature type is created and the window closes Cancel When Cancel is selected the window will close and the feature type will not be created PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 134 RevA RNEX TECHNOLOGY 8 7 2 The Layer Types Window Layer Management Layers List BOUNDARY AREA GUIDELINES NONARABLE AREA PICTURE Figure 8 15 The Layer Types w
29. or other details of the batch may be typed into this box Abbreviation An abbreviation can be typed here to facilitate selecting and identifying the batch in the field No units Enter the number of bags drums etc e g if the product was purchased in 20 bags of 10kg each enter 20 here Unit Volume Enter the weight or volume of each Unit in the example above enter 10 here OK Select OK when all details are entered Cancel Select Cancel to close the window without saving new data PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 159 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 9 7 2 Product List Window See section 7 5 1 3 for details 9 7 3 Field List Window See section 7 5 1 2 for details 9 8 The Help Menu gt tox I Overview The Help menu gives access to version information Item Description About When the About item is selected the About message box is displayed See section 9 8 1 9 8 1 The About Message Box PlanIT RINEX Office Management Software History 3 1 Release 5 Rinex Technology Copyright C 2006 Overview The About window contains version and copyright information for the software which may be needed if you call RINEX support Click on OK to close the window PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 160 RevA P n 1 1248 PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 162 RevA P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY APPE
30. previous screen is displayed PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 132 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 8 7 1 1 The Feature Attributes Window Feature Attributes Name AA Label Size SMALL colour MMS Point Symbol Colour Line Thickness Pattern Colour IO Area Pattern Colour MO Figure 8 14 The Feature Attributes window Overview The Feature Attributes window allows creating of a new feature type or editing of existing feature types Note In the example shown above data is to be entered for a NEW feature and the Type was set to POINT the dropdown lists for Line and Area options are greyed out Item Description Name The Name entry field allows typing a name for the feature using the keyboard Label Size The Label Size drop down list allows selecting the text size for the feature The available text sizes are small medium and large PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 133 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY Item Description Label Colour The Label Colour colour palette allows selecting the colour of the text to be used for the feature Show Label If the Show Label box is ticked the feature name will be displayed on the farm map Point Symbol The Point Symbol dropdown list allows choosing a point symbol for the feature Point Colour The Point Colour palette allows selecting a colour for the point symbol Line The Line Thickness
31. view Tools Li Tree w Map Pages i zoom Pan Figure 9 4 The View menu Overview The View menu provides choice of 3 views of the data and allows access to map view related functions such as zooming and panning Item Description Tree Click Tree to view the data in Tree mode Table Click Table to view the data in Tree mode Map Click Map to view in map mode Pages Two options may be selected 1 When Next Page is selected the next print page will be displayed if it exists 2 When Setup is selected the page setup window is displayed where new print pages can be created viewed and deleted See section 4 5 Zoom Three options may be selected In Out All PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 153 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Item Description Pan Four options may be selected Left Right Up Down PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 154 RevA RNEX TECHNOLOGY 9 6 The Tools Menu Tools Lists Hel Layers w form Pan Figure 9 5 The Tools menu Overview The Tools menu gives access to Layer Selection and allows the user to select the current action mode for the cursor Note Only one action mode can be selected at a time Item Description Layers In Map view when Layers is selected the Layers window opens See section 8 5 2 Filter In Table view when Filter is selected the Load
32. 0 1 70 45 42 26 72 97877 JEFF GATOR Metlaco 2005 08 04 90 75 149 60 1 65 kgHa 5 03 30 1 70 45 42 26 72 re narran anarmamanaTr 4 TORNAN A Ta aran na Client Stabilo Bros Sort column Farm Home Farm Fields in Season 2005 this example Figure 5 4 Table view mode The table view can be sorted based on these properties e Product e Batch number e Treatment plan name e Unit serial number e Field name e Plan operation e Driver name e Treatments start date e Vehicle name PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 66 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 5 4 1 Creating And Using Filters To display data in the table view based on specific data properties you can create a filter Click on Tools gt Filter The Load Filter window is now displayed Load Filter lt No Filter gt New Filter l lt NoFiter gt Delete Filter Figure 5 5 Load Filter window Press the New Filter button to open the New Filter window New Filter Category Selection e Y A Season A Back of Bells A Treatment Plan Y Conells Serial Y Cottage Driver sf Ericks vehicle Y Fl Product Ao F2 Batch A F3 Start Date A Front of Bells A Hilerys Y House A House 2 Y Jessies Y Kalahari Y Loading Paddock Y Middle LL hlan Canbus Figure 5 6 The New Filter window PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 67 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY The Category window on the left shows which column will be displayed
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35. 2 The Layer Types Window wre ee 135 8 7 2 1 The Layer Attributes Window uuussssssssennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nn 137 8 7 3 The Field List Window lee dieses aaa nenne dais 138 8 7 3 1 The New Edit Field Window 22440004n4nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnn 139 8 8 The Help Men ee 140 8 8 1 The About Message BOX cnc seve icseinetuctteceingsanuseasasonsadsepsdavesndsceteccsentins sues 140 89 The Mapping Toolbar spanien En BER 141 8 10 Troubleshooting Mapping nee 144 9 Referente Histo 147 IN AI AS 149 92 The History Toolbar scan Ai 149 9 5 The File Mn ooo 151 A A 152 ReNEX TABLE of CONTENTS TECHNOLOGY 9 5 The View Menu A 9 6 The Tools Menu uunnennsensennsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nennen nennen nennen nennen nenn 9 7 The Lists Menu uunnnnsnnsensennsnnennnnnnnnnnnn nennen nennen nennen nn nnn nen 9 7 1 Batch List WINdOW ooccocccocccnconnconnconnconnconcnoncnonononcnoneconeconacinens 9 7 1 1 New Batch WindOW ccooccocccncccnccnnccnnconnconnccnnccnnronaronaconanonos 9 7 2 Product List WiNndOW occcocccocccnconnccnnconnnoncconononononenoneconenonicinens 9 7 3 Field List Window oocccocconccnncconcnnncnoncnoncnnnonnnonaronaronaroncnoncconicins 98 Thenelp Melania 9 8 1 The About Message Box 2224suummsnnnnnnnnannnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnne APPENDIXES APPENDIX 1 PlanIT Back up amp Re installation APPENDIX 2 Terminology ReNEX TECHNOLO
36. 248 Getting St RNEX TECHNOLOGY 2 1 Installing PlanIT PlanIT software is supplied on a CD and you should follow these steps to install the software package on a PC running the Windows operating system 1 Close all other software 2 Insert the RINEX PlanIT CD into the CD drive of the PC 3 The software now Welcome beg Ins to Welcome to the Rines PlanlT Software Setup au to matica ly program This program will install Rinex Plan T i Software on your computer install It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs T h e We come t before running this Setup program screen s h own Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you ri g ht wi a p p ear y have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program j click on Next a A Ad Mn WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and When instal lation IS intemational treaties com p ete y a si m i ar 5 Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any i portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and screen WI a p pea r will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law where you click on Finish E a Cancel 4 When the PlanIT software Register PlanIT is installed it will report a Computer ID and will remind you that the software must be registered for full usage Report this Computer ID to RINEX to obtain a registration code Plan T has detected tha
37. 3 26 79 37877 PETE GATOR TRIASU 2005 09 30 24 86 0 28 0 01 kg Ha 4 23 08 0 52 13 93 26 79 97857 PETE GATOR Ester 8 200602 20 21 24 11 86 0 56 L Ha 13 32 450 59 11 04 18 71 97857 PETE GATOR Ester 8 2006 03 26 7 32 5 53 0 76 LHa 5 44 16 0 11 2 77 25 18 97857 PETE GATOR GLYPH 2006 02 20 21 24 23 71 1 12 Lia 13 32 450 59 11 04 18 71 97857 PETE GATOR GLYPH 2006 03 26 7 32 14 74 2 01 LHa 5 44 16 0 11 2 77 25 18 97857 PETE GATOR Lontral 2006 03 26 7 32 0 00 0 00 gHa 5 44 16 0 11 2 77 25 18 97857 PETE GATOR LONTR 2006 02 20 21 24 0 59 0 03 kg Ha 13 32 450 59 11 04 18 71 97857 PETE GATOR METSU 2006 03 26 7 32 0 00 0 00 gHa 5 44 16 0 11 2 77 25 18 97857 PETE GATOR Spray 2006 03 26 7 32 2 95 0 40 LiHa 5 44 16 0 11 2 77 25 18 97857 PETE GATOR TRICLO 2006 02 20 21 24 1 90 0 09 L Ha 13 32 450 59 11 04 18 71 97857 PETE GATOR TRICLO 2006 03 26 7 32 0 00 0 00 mL H 5 44 16 0 11 2 77 25 18 97857 PETE GATOR UPTAK 2006 02 20 21 24 9 48 0 45 L Ha 13 32 450 59 11 04 18 71 97857 PETE GATOR UPTAK 2006 03 26 7 32 0 00 0 00 mL H 5 44 16 0 11 2 07 25 18 97857 PETE GATOR Wetspr 2006 03 26 7 32 0 59 0 08 LHa 5 44 16 0 11 2 77 25 18 Serial Driver Vehicle Product Batch Start Date Area Amount Rate Start Durati Distan Ave Speed 97877 JEFF GATOR Cyperm 2005 08 04 90 75 9 97 0 11 L Ha 5 03 3
38. 63 RevA P n 1 1248 PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 164 RevA P n 1 1248 R NEX TECHNOLOGY APPENDIX 2 Terminology Phrase Description AutoFIELD AutoFIELD is a standard feature of the Saturn R system which detects which field is currently being treated and issues warnings and alarms if actions are being attempted in the wrong field AutoFIELD also ensures that treatment information is recorded in the correct field Boom Settings Boom details such as the number of boom sections and the width of each section Button A symbol representing a function shown on the screen which allows the input of data or performs a function when clicked DGPS Differential Global Positioning System Provides more accurate positioning information where corrections are applied to the basic GPS position GPS Global Positioning System Provides basic position information to the system GuideTRAX The software program produced by RINEX which runs on the Saturn system in a vehicle PC Personal Computer device running the Microsoft Windows operating system on which PlanlT is installed Saturn Hardware The hardware system installed in a vehicle cabin which is used to run GuideTRAX It includes the Interface Box GPS antennae and can include any connected device cables connectors and the touch screen Swath Width The total width of the boom implement PlanIT 3 1 User Manual
39. B device and imported into PlanIT History for viewing The data recorded in the field can be easily managed using PlanlT Records can be filtered to pick out information for planning the next season to review the operator s performance or to quickly summarise activities and product used Costs can be monitored or for a contractor clear records of work done can be presented with invoices 5 1 1 Importing Data From Work Done You can import data related to work carried out by the vehicle system For instructions on importing and exporting data see the transfer module in section 6 1 PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 61 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 5 2 The Tree View Click the Tree icon ET or select View gt Tree to display History in Tree view mode This mode shows an explorer like structured view of all available treatment files The folder levels from the top are e Client o Farm e Field o Seasons Treatment files NT PlanIT History Stabilo Bros Home Farm File Edit View Tools Lists Help 2 u amp Ere Die Bua BY Q A Stabilo Bros A Home Farm EA 90 Acre PE 2005 ES Treatment StartDate 20 2 2006 Area 22 46Ha Plan SUMMER SPRAY Treatment StartDate 26 3 2006 Area 7 35Ha Plan SUMMER SPRAY reatment StartDate 30 10 2005 Area 27 64Ha Plan BARLEY StartDate 30 9 2005 Area 26 19Ha Plan IN_CROP_BARLEY Bells PH 2005 E Treatment StartDate 19 2 2006
40. Description Left Selecting Left will shift the map view to the left Right Selecting Right will shift the map view to the right Up Selecting Up will shift the map view upwards Down Selecting Down will shift the map view downwards PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 124 RevA RNEX TECHNOLOGY 8 5 2 The Layers Window Layer Selection Layers NONARABLE AREA Y BOUNDARY AREA A PICTURE Select All Y GUIDELINES Y ARABLE AREA Deselect All Cancel Figure 8 9 The Layers window Overview The Layers window allows selection of the layers that are displayed in the farm map view and the order in which these layers are displayed Item Description Layers The Layers list displays all available layers for the current farm map Individual layers can be selected and deselected by using a left mouse button click Selected layers are shown with a red tick Select All When the Select All button is clicked all layers currently in the list will be selected with a red tick and all selected layers will be displayed in the map view PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 125 P n 1 1248 RevA RNEX TECHNOLOGY Item Description Deselect All When the Deselect All button is clicked all layers currently in the list will be deselected and no red ticks will appear next to any of the layers If all layers are unchecked a blank window will be displayed in the map view
41. Filter window opens See 5 4 1 Zoom In Map view when Zoom is selected clicking anywhere on the map screen with the left mouse button will cause the program to zoom in on the selected point The selected point will become the centre point Clicking on the map screen with the right mouse button will cause the program to zoom out of the map The centre point of the map will not change Pan In Map view when Pan is selected the left mouse button can be clicked and held down to drag the map around the view screen This allows viewing of areas of the map that cannot be displayed on the screen due to the current zoom level PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 155 RevA P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 9 7 The Lists Menu Help Batches Products Fields Overview The Lists menu gives access to lists of Batches Products and Fields Item Description Batches When Batches is selected the Batch List window is displayed There are 3 tabs to choose from Chemical Fertiliser and Seed See section 9 7 1 for more details Products When Products is selected the Product List window is displayed There are 3 tabs to choose from Chemical fertiliser and Seeds See section 7 5 1 3 for more details Fields When Fields is selected the Field List window is displayed See section 7 5 1 2 for more details PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 156 Rev A P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY
42. GY 1 1 Concept Of PlanlT PlanlT is an integral part of the GuideTRAX system for increasing agricultural productivity Plan IT completes the link between pre planning in the office doing the application in the field and reviewing and learning from the field data collected OFFICE Compare Create PlanIT Plan actual Plans Record Use Plan actual in field FIELD GuideTRAX PlanIT software is based on the principle that an overall plan for a season consists of several individual plans for different purposes e g seeding spraying fertilising Different plans are created at the beginning of the season to cover all the operations that it is envisaged may be required during the season It is then possible to view the projected costs for the whole season for budgeting purposes Plans would be reviewed a day or so before they are carried out and rates may be adjusted fields or chemicals added or removed from the plan New plans can be added to address unexpected problems e g spraying for an unexpected pest or disease and some plans may not be carried out at all depending on how the season progresses PlanIT enables tracking of costs operating costs and costs of products used from the planning stage Costs can then be reviewed after the work is done While PlanIT allows for entry of cost data this is not compulsory and the user can make operation plans without cost data if preferred PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 1 Rev A P n
43. NDIX 1 SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE amp RE INSTALLATION For original installation of PlaniT software see section 2 Keep the registration code in case you have to re install the software on this PC Back Up Your Data Once you begin using PlanIT you are accumulating valuable data related to your farm treatments applied crops and costs so you should periodically backup your data To do this using Windows Explorer or a similar utility locate the sub directory C Rinex Data and copy this complete folder including sub folders to a CD or other safe location It is advised to always copy and store the complete DATA folder with its sub folders when backing up Re Installation To The Same PC If you need to re install PlanlT on the same PC you will be able to re enter the same registration code To continue using all your accumulated data then after installing PlanIT copy your previously saved Data folder including sub folders and use it to overwrite the C Rinex Data subdirectory which PlanIT has created in the re installation Re Installation To A New PC If you move PlanIT to a new computer you will need to contact Rinex for a new registration code To continue using all your accumulated data on the new PC then after installing PlanIT but before using it copy your previously saved Data sub directory and use it to overwrite the Data subdirectory which PlanIT has created on the new PC PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 1
44. OK ne PICTURE 17 Arrange the order in which layers are to be displayed by using the Layers list button 7 _ Make the new layer the top layer 18 Draw the new feature using the same methods as described in 4 2 3 1 Draw Boundaries Over Aerial Photo steps 5 to 9 and 4 4 1 Draw Arable Land above PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 54 Rev A P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 4 4 3 Moving Information Between Layers Features which have been drawn on one layer can be moved to another layer however features cannot be moved from one geographical location to another If a feature is drawn in the wrong geographical location it must be deleted and redrawn in the right place As described in 4 2 3 fields are drawn on the Boundary Area layer An area drawn on an Arable Area or Nonarable Area layer must be drawn inside the perimeter of a field which has been drawn on the Boundary Area layer For this reason these layers are referred to as boundary type layers Boundary Type Layers Non Boundary Type Layers Boundary Area Guidelines Arable Area Any layer created by the user NonArable Area Picture Sub treatment 4 4 3 1 Moving Non Boundary Type Information To A New Field Name Information created on layers which are not boundary type layers can be drawn outside areas fields drawn on the Boundary Area layer For example a feature type and layer called future paddock could be created An area on this layer this c
45. PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Software version 3 1 Part Number 1 1248 Revision A Issue Date May 2006 Copyright Notice All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Rinex Technology Disclaimer No liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this publication RINEX assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions nor is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein Further this publication and features described herein are subject to change without notice RINEX including its officers servants and agents does not make any representation to any party and will not accept any responsibility or liability whatsoever for any loss or damage of whatever nature suffered by any such person or corporation choosing or seeking to use this system or any part thereof By use of this system you agree that RINEX is not liable or responsible for any damage whatsoever to the vehicle any property personal injuries or death that may result from the use or abuse of this system PlanlT 3 1 User Manual Written for use with PlanIT Version 3 1 and GuideTRAX Publication Date May 2006 Copyright 2006 by Rinex Tec
46. Shapes Close Map Import RINEX XML jo gt E B FarmMap XML FarmMap XML file may be located on a USB drive File name Files of type RINEX XML files XML vi Cancel FarmMap xML 5 The farm map from the vehicle is now shown and the map data is now stored by PlanIT so that the USB drive can be removed PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 47 Rev A RNEX TECHNOLOGY 4 3 Adding More To Maps Layers Maps can consist of several layers Each layer is overlaid on top of the preceding layer and contains information about particular features When a farm map file is first created as above the following four layers are automatically created Boundary Area NonArable Area Arable Area Guidelines To add information to a layer that layer must first be selected as the top layer As an example mark out the nonarable land in the first paddock from the aerial photography example in section 4 2 3 1 1 Select the nonarable area from NONARABLE AREA v PICTURE NONARABLE AREA GUIDELINES the layer dropdown list 2 Adifferent layer can be selected eS p bes ae a choosing from BOUNDARY AREA E Crop DOWN ISL ARABLE AREA 3 The order in which layers are displayed can be changed according to what feature you want to look at by using the Layers i amp M BOUNDARY AREA TATIONS RAAB KY toolbar button This example shows all layers are selec
47. a court of competent jurisdiction such provision shall be severed from this warranty and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect Obtaining Warranty Service In order to obtain warranty service the end purchaser must bring the Product to an authorised RINEX dealer along with the end purchaser s proof of purchase The end purchaser must produce the original invoice or other purchase documents as proof of the purchase date The end purchaser is solely responsible for the cost of transportation of the Product to RINEX or an authorised RINEX dealer and the Product is at the end purchaser s risk whilst in transit For any questions regarding warranty service or to obtain information regarding the location of any of RINEX s approved dealers contact RINEX at the following address Rinex Technology 19 Lyall Street South Perth Western Australia 6151 Telephone 08 9474 4771 Facsimile 08 9474 4772 Internet www rinex com au ReNEX TABLE of CONTENTS TECHNOLOGY PlanIT 3 1 Office Management Software 1 Introduction AAA 1 1 1 Concept ot Plan are 1 1 2 Mapping Visualize The Plan n ner 2 1 3 After The Field Work Using History 3 14 This User Mantilla ontario 3 2 Getting Started esse ee ee 5 2 1 Installing Planli Tess cosida 7 2 1 1 Manual Installation Oplich 3 22en a id 8 2 1 2 Back Up Your Dataran a R REEE EREN EERE EES 9 22 What To Do PISA inicio
48. a pattern will allow lower layers to be seen 6 Select a light colour from the Colour drop down list which will be easy to see over the top of the lower layers ms 7 Note the Show Area and Show Label boxes are ticked The Show Label tick box refers to the Field name and the Show Area tick box refers to the area displayed in brackets If the box is not ticked then that information will not be displayed 8 Click on OK then OK again PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 50 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 9 The lower picture layer is now clearly visible through the top boundary layer Note the field name and area are displayed as discussed in step 7 above PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 51 RevA P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 4 4 1 Draw Arable Land An Arable Area layer is created by default when the farm is first created To draw an area of arable land you first need to make the Arable Area layer the top layer by selecting it amp ARABLE AREA 2 from the drop down list 1 Arrange the order in which layers are to be displayed by using the Is Lists Help Layers button 2 on the toolbar This opens the Layers window 2 Select the Arable Area layer and then i Layer Selection use the Move Up button to move it to lt the top of the list Move other layers to Y BOUNDARY AREA the order in which you want them venn os displayed g Y NONARABLE AREA Move Down Make sure the layers are s
49. already used GuideTRAX in the field and have data from that to use New user Previous GuideTRAX user have field data Start at Start at section 2 3 Entering Initial Data section 6 1 2 Importing Data From Through Planning Vehicle To PlanIT Then Then to review field work section 3 1 Starting Planning 5 1 History Concept OR to plan a new season 3 1 1 Naming A New Plan PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 10 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 2 3 Entering Initial Data Through Planning Farm maps created in Mapping module can be used in Planning as an easy way to see what crops are planted in which fields and which fields are to be included in spread or spray plans Farm maps make it easy to select fields to be included in a plan However if maps have not yet been created fields can still be included in a plan by choosing them from a list Inputting a list is discussed in section 3 2 1 2 3 1 Selecting Client And Farm To start Planning double click on the PlanIT icon on the Windows desktop MR The PlanIT main screen History appears EN Note When you finish with a or Close any of the PlanIT modules you will be returned to this screen To enter initial data click EN plan T Planning RINEX RINEX Planning after which PlanIT Siew Edit View Tools Lists Help will change to the Planning mretes costs Minen Open Client Farm screen To enter initial data in the ae t
50. ames can also be created or deleted Item Description Client The Client drop down list allows previously saved clients to be selected Farm The Farm drop down list allows previously saved farms for a particular client to be selected New The New buttons allow creating of clients or farms A separate window New Client or New Farm will open for the new name to be typed in Delete The Delete buttons allow deleting farms or clients OK When OK is selected the farm map for the selected combination of client and farm will be displayed Cancel When Cancel is selected the main screen window will display and remain unchanged PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 117 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 8 3 2 The Open File Window Look in FT Y 0 2 em N Data EG My Recent Documents My Documents g My Computer File name v a Files of type Rinex Data files ANX v C Open as read only D My Network Overview The standard Windows Open file window allows browsing and loading of existing PAM GPX ESRI Shape treatment and MAP bitmap farm files for display Item Description Open When Open is selected the specified file is loaded into the main farm window and displayed Cancel When Cancel is selected this Open File window will close and the main screen window will display and remain unchanged PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 118 Rev A P n 1 1248 RNEX
51. an then be cut Edit gt Cut from the menu from this layer e g future paddock and pasted Edit gt Paste to the Boundary Area layer When pasted the Boundary Properties dialogue box will pop up and a field name must be selected from the list The field name must have been created before moving the area to the Boundary Area layer PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 55 RevA P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 4 4 3 2 Overlapping Non Boundary Type Layers Non boundary type layers can overlap each other or overlap boundary type layers For example a Salt Affected area on a Salt Affected layer could overlap a field Boundary Area This area cannot be incorporated into the field boundary To change the field boundary to incorporate the salt affected area which lies outside the field boundary you would have to delete the field boundary on the Boundary Area layer and re create it 4 4 3 3 Moving Information Between Boundary Type layers Information can be moved between layers In the following example an area of nonarable land has been accidentally drawn on the Arable layer To move it from the Arable layer to the NonArable layer 1 Change the top layer to the Arable Area Layer 2 Using the Select tool the area to be moved After it has been selected the area will change colour Click on Edit gt Cut Change the top layer to the Nonarable Area layer D E A Q Click on Edit gt Paste The area will
52. cess until all fertilisers have been entered then click Close to close the Product List box PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 21 Rev A P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 3 2 4 Adding Chemicals 1 Click on Lists gt Products The Product List window appears click the Chemicals tab then click New and a New Chemical window will open 2 Type in details in the same manner as for Seeds and Fertilisers 3 In Mix Order select the category of chemical the code which is shown in brackets should be available on the chemical container s label This information is used in Guide TRAX when filling the tank New Chemical Product Name Units Default Rate Default Cost MixOrder Withholding Period Simazine 900 Kilogram Y In Tank Kilogram v 1 40 kg Ha 9 per Unit 3 Wet SC dry Flow DF water disp gran WDG Y days Group Type A y Groups 4 Note that the Mix Order is intended as a guide only 5 In the Witholding Period box you can enter a period as a reminder to yourself or operator 6 Select Group Type from the dropdown list 7 Click OK 8 Repeat the process until all chemicals have been entered then click Close to close the Chemical List dialogue box PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 22 Rev A RNEX TECHNOLOGY 3 2 5 Adding Targets 1 Click on Lists gt Targets to open the Target List window 2 Toadd a new target click New which will open the New Target
53. ch details an example for seed being shown in the following figure PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 68 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY Batch List Chemical Fertiliser Seed Product Batch Total Used In Store Wheat seed Cali Bin 9 17 2 06 300 0 0 00kq 300 0 Figure 5 7 The Batch List window To view edit or add batch information first select the appropriate tab in the Batch List window Chemical Fertiliser or Seed 1 To edit batch information about a product shown select the product and click Edit 2 The New Batch window will open and batch details can be altered or added Click OK to close the New Batch window and return to the Batch List 3 To enter batch information about a product not already listed click New proc MENESES ew produc Batch i Abbreviation 4 This will also open the New Batch window Choose the product from the dropdown list and enter batch details No Units Unit Volume 5 Click OK to close the New Batch window and return to the Batch List PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 69 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 5 5 The Database To add various elements to the database click on Lists and select the required name from the list See Figure 5 8 below The following items are available Batches Chemicals Fertilisers Seeds Products Chemicals Fertilisers Seeds Fields Lists Help Batches Products Fields Fi
54. d by a right click Confirm by selecting Yes to the message asking whether you want the fields to be added to the plan See Figure 7 15 PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 101 RevA P n 1 1248 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY DH SQ Grates Scots Hin FY ISk QQB KA Smith seeding 2006 1 Figure 7 15 Adding a field to the plan using the map view window You can also left click and hold the mouse button over a field that is in the current plan When this action is performed a small information window will appear displaying the products and rates applicable for the field Once you let go of the mouse button the window will disappear See Figure 7 16 XI CE SE Products and rates SS Figure 7 16 Field information is shown when you left click amp hold the mouse button over a field Zu 5 1 User Manual Page 102 Rev A P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 7 6 The Lists Menu Lists Help t Products Is Fields L Targets r Figure 7 17 List menu Overview The List menu allows access to the lists of various products fields and targets used and stored in the application database Item Description Products When Products is selected the Products List window is displayed See section 7 5 1 3 for details Fields When Fields is selected the Field List window is
55. d target Plan notes Type in any notes relevant to this plan OK When OK is selected the plan for the particular combination of client and farm for the current season will be displayed in the main screen window Cancel When Cancel is selected the display reverts to the main screen and remains unchanged PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 87 RevA RNEX TECHNOLOGY 7 3 3 The Plans List Window Plans List Plan List Plan Operation Season Season Jones pl seed 2006 ing 2006 v Figure 7 5 The Plans List window Overview The Plans List window allows opening of previously created plans Item Description Season Select the Season from drop down list only plans for that season will then be available in the Plans list Plan List The Plan List displays a list of plans for the current selected farm and season Click on a plan name to select it Delete Click on Delete to delete the currently selected Plan Open When Open is pressed the selected plan will be opened Cancel When Cancel is pressed the window will close and the current plan will remain unchanged PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 88 Rev A P n 1 1248 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 7 3 4 The Save As Window Name Jones pi seed 2006 rev1 Figure 7 6 The Save As window Overview The Save As window allows to save the current plan under a different name so that variations can be made
56. d together with the Paste option to transfer a feature from one layer to another layer of the same type See section 4 4 3 3 Paste The Paste option is only available when a feature has been Cut See explanation for the Cut option above and section 4 4 3 3 Properties The Properties option is only available when a feature is selected If a field is selected and Properties is clicked the Field Properties window will open to show properties of that field See section 8 4 2 If another feature is selected and Properties is clicked the Edit Label window will open to show the name of that feature which may then be edited See section 8 4 1 for more details PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 120 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 8 4 1 The Edit Label Window Edit Label Label Figure 8 5 The Edit Label screen Overview The Edit Label screen allows editing of the label name for a selected feature Item Description Label The Label entry box allows naming a feature with text from the keyboard OK When OK is selected the entered text will become the label for the selected feature Cancel When Cancel is selected the window will close and the label for the selected feature will remain unchanged PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 121 Rev A P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 8 4 2 The Field Properties Window Field Properties Field Name West naddock v Figure 8 6 The Field Pr
57. dock 96 600 0 0000 F70 paddock 6 2 00 0 0000 0 0000 1 4000 Figure 7 9 The Rates view Overview The Rates view displays the rate for every paddock and product in a table form It also displays total information for each paddock and product Item Description Plan When the Plan Settings cell is clicked or if the Plan Settings Settings cell is highlighted and Enter is pressed on the keyboard the Plan Properties window will be displayed where selected Plan properties can be edited See section 7 5 1 1 for more details PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 93 P n 1 1248 RevA RENEX TECHNOLOGY Item Description Total The Total Amount cells display the total amount for each Amount product that is needed in the plan It is the sum of the arable areas for each paddock multiplied by the rate value for the product Add Field When Add Field is clicked or if it is highlighted and Enter is pressed on the keyboard the Field List window will be displayed allowing inserting of a new field into the plan See section 7 5 1 2 for more details Add When Add Product is clicked or if it is highlighted and Product Enter is pressed on the keyboard the Add Product select edit window will be displayed allowing inserting of a new product into the plan See section 7 5 1 3 for more details Rates When a Rate cell is clicked or if the cell is highlighted a
58. e Field List window is displayed See section 8 7 3 for more details PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 130 Rev A P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 8 7 1 The Feature Type Window Feature Type List Feature List Category Area v ARABLE BOUNDARY NONARABLE Figure 8 13 The Feature Type window Overview The Feature Type window allows the user to create new feature types and to edit or delete existing feature types Item Description Category The Category dropdown list allows selecting the feature type Point Line or Area The category selected will determine the features that are listed in the Feature List below The selected category also determines the type of any new feature created Feature List The Feature List displays the features that have been created for a particular feature category New When New is clicked the Feature Attributes window is displayed allowing the user to add a new feature See section 8 7 1 1 for more details Edit When Edit is clicked the Feature Attributes window is displayed allowing the user to edit the properties of the selected feature See section 8 7 1 1 for more details PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 131 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY Item Description Delete When Delete is clicked a confirmation screen is displayed confirming that the selected feature will be deleted OK When OK is clicked the window will close and the
59. e ne ton in the tool bar to zoom in and out on the map view Left click to zoom in and Right click to zoom out Also use no button in the tool bar to pan in any direction Left click and hold the mouse button and move the map around You can click on View gt Zoom and View gt Pan to perform the same operations from the menu bar 5 3 3 Setting Up Map Pages gt Use the button in the tool bar to toggle through different page views in the map view Click on Edit gt Setup Pages to setup map pages See section 5 5 4 for more details PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 65 Rev A P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 5 4 The Table View Table Click the table icon or select View gt Table to display in Table view mode Once treatment data has been imported the properties of the treatment will be displayed in a tabulated format that is easily sorted and filtered All records are sorted by the left most column E g Sort on the product in Figure 5 4 below Click on tab at top of column to sort the table view based on that property NT PlanIT History Stabilo Bros Home Farin File Edit View Tools Lists J ar e fabe ya gt Serial Driver Vehicle Product Batch Start Date Area Amount Rate Start Durati Distan Ave Speed 97877 PETE GATOR GLYPH 6677D 200541030 26 11 2926 1 12 L Ha 23 43 180 57 1478 25 93 97877 PETE GATOR TRIAD 2005 09 30 24 86 27 61 1 11 L Ha 4 23 08 0 52 139
60. een created fields can still be included in a plan by choosing them from a list 3 1 1 Naming A New Plan To start Planning double click on the PlanlT icon on the Windows desktop When the introductory screen appears select Planning and the Planning module will open appearance of the table page may vary depending on what plans have previously been worked on Check if the intended L PlanIT Planning Jones B Jonesland Client and Farm name are Fila Feit Miam Tanle liche Halm displayed at top left of screen If so go to section 3 1 1 1 below If not click on Open Client Farm File gt Open Client Farm and select from the d ro p d own sts Client Jones B v New Delete PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 15 Rev A P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 3 1 1 1 Selecting Farm Season And Operation Click on File gt New Plan The Plan Properties window will open Check that Client and Farm are as intended In the Name box type a name for your plan Select the Plan Properties Season or type in a new season Client Jones B Farm Jonesland Name Jone p1seed 2006 Revision 0 Select the Season 2006 Operation Type Operation Type Seeding 2 from the dropdown ei lis t Operational Cost 5 i Ha Targets If spraying enter the desired water rate Plan Notes Seed wheat Calingiri Enter your Operational Cost in Ha i e cost of operating the equipment excluding cost of
61. elected with a red tick click on it to select deselect if you want them to be displayed on the Map screen 3 Click OK when layer order is correct 4 Use the same method for drawing arable land areas as described in section 4 2 3 1 above steps 5 to 9 Notes 1 PlanIT can calculate the area of the arable section from the total boundary area and the nonarable area if that is sufficient for your situation For example if drawing boundaries from an aerial image you need only draw the boundary area and then draw around the nonarable area s in the field from which PlanlT will automatically calculate the arable area However since the Arable area will not then exist as a separate feature it will not take account of any user defined areas e g dams and you cannot control its colouring for clarity on maps 2 An Arable area can only be drawn inside the boundary area of one field PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 52 Rev A P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 4 4 2 Add A New Feature New features such as areas of salt dams bush areas contour banks power lines trees sheds rocks etc can be added For each new feature type a new layer will need to be added If the intention is only to show what areas are nonarable then it would be easiest just to add all nonarable features to the Nonarable Area layer which is created by default when the farm is created The same process as described in section 4 4 1 Draw Arable Land
62. es 62 53 MEMO MA A AA 64 A einer kneideegee 64 5 3 2 Zooming And Pande 65 5 3 3 Setting Up Map Pages nenne 65 54 The Table View nee eee eee 66 5 4 1 Creating And Using Files een 67 54 2 Batch Recording sen Sii 68 5 5 the Database icc cae eee 70 Using Transfer Dal kenn 71 A ee een 73 6 1 1 Exporting Data From PlanIT To Vehicle 2440nnnnn ee nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nen 74 6 1 1 1 What Is Exported ooooccccccccncccincconccnnnnnnnninnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnoninonnnnnnnnnnnnnninnnios 74 6 1 2 Importing Data From Vehicle To PlanlT uussnersssssnennnnnnennnnnnen nenn 75 6 1 2 1 What Is Imported 2242424444444400400RRRnRnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 75 Reference PIM iii aia 77 Fall PIM soso 79 7 2 We Ma SS ese eee ee E 80 LS Me File MENU escrit 82 7 3 1 The Open Client Farm Window occccccccnccnnccnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnoninnnnininnnoos 84 7 3 2 The Plan Properties WiNdOW occciccccccccccccinnninenininnninnnennninnninininininnninnninos 86 7 3 3 nn A nnnee 88 1 34 The Save As Window u u u csseeeeeeeeeekeeererrr ee 89 7 2 TRE EditMenU ee 90 ReNEX TABLE of CONTENTS TECHNOLOGY TO We View NOT ce 91 75 1 The Rates View ccccccccccccccecceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseneseeeeeneseeeseneeiness 93 7 5 1 1 The Plan Properties Window oococcciccncccnncccnnnnnnennnnninnnnnninnninininininininss 95 7 5 1 2 The Field List Window seernes 97 7 5
63. evant information into the Notes box Notes will be included in printed plans and can be viewed with plan information when imported into GuideTRAX PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 29 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 3 4 Displaying Information 3 4 1 Cost or Amount Information PlanIT updates and displays costs and quantities as you plan You can switch between viewing Costs of operations and products used OR Total areas treated and quantities of products needed Clicking the AMOUNT COST cell below the Plan information box will toggle between Amount and Cost information In COST mode the total cost of the whole plan is displayed in the COST COST cell The cost for each field operation cost products used in that field in the plan is displayed in sa co field cell The purchase cost for each product used is cost product cell In TOTAL AMOUNT mode the total area being treated in the plan is displayed in the AREA HA column The area for each field in the plan is displayed in each areaffield cell The total amount volume or weight of each product used in the plan is displayed in each amount product cell A West parsock 35059 A 1 4000 10 000 Weed_control_autum n Spraying 100 LIHA Simazine 900 First knockdov 1213 39 7026 62 displayed in each d Weed_control_autum n Spraying 100 LIHA Simazine 900 Area HA West paddock Ea
64. except that additional information such as the farm and client names season targets and Notes are also included If the preview shows what you intended click the button sed control autumn ate 8 5 2006 11 51 Map View ock 128 7HA 00 1 400 kg Ha own 10 000 kg Ha 1 Click on View gt Map then File gt Print Preview East paddock 46 9HA Simazine 900 1 400 kg Ha m 10 000 ka Ha Each page of the plan Eu displays each page of the map as divided up in Mapping see Mapping Section 4 5 First knockdow OX y Product and rate information NORTH for each field included in the plan is also displayed The information printed from Map View also shows PS information such as the farm and client names season targets and Notes When the view is as intended press PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 34 RevA P n 1 1248 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 3 6 Exporting Plans To GuideTRAX When a Plan is ready to use in the vehicle see section 6 1 1 Exporting Data From PlanIT To Vehicle PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 35 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 36 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 4 1 Mapping Concept The PlanIT system is based on the principle that an overall plan for a season consists of several individual plans for different purposes e g seeding spraying and fertilising Farm maps produced b
65. features Once data is imported from an external USB device treatment data will also be displayed To enter map view mode click View gt Map Changing the farm map view is made simple by the tool bar which contains shortcuts to commonly used functions See the toolbar onscreen or refer to section 9 2 for more details 5 3 1 Viewing Map Layers Since farm maps contain layers it is possible to view all layers or only a number of selected layers To do this use the Layers window by clicking Tools gt Layers Or clicking 3 You must be in map view mode to do this Layer Selection Layers Y 20 Select All PLANINFO Y BUSH Y JOHNS CAVE LAND Deselect All Y GUIDELINES Y LINE v NONARABLE AREA Y BOUNDARY AREA o Figure 5 3 The Layers window Select all means that all layers will be visible in the map view Deselect all means that the map view will be displayed blank Selected layers have a red tick next to them as in shown in Figure 6 1 You can select deselect individual layers by clicking on the name The layer at the very top of the list indicates which layer will be shown at the very top of the farm map when the map view is displayed This is important as layers can overlap and you can use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to change the order of layers thus allowing you to customise the map view PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 64 RevA P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 5 3 2 Zooming And Panning Us
66. gure 5 8 The Lists menu Clicking on an item will display a window that lists the contents of the database for that item Here you can create edit and delete items Figure 5 9 shows an example of a Product List window in this case the Chemical tab is selected Product List Chemical Fertiliser Seed Product Unit Default Rate Simazine 900 kg 1 40 kg Ha Figure 5 9 The Product List window PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 70 RevA P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 6 1 Transfer Functions GuideTRAX and PlanIT form a complete system for farm operation management This requires efficient transfer of information from the office to the vehicle and back again The Transfer Data module facilitates this To activate the Transfer module click Transfer Data from the PlanIT main screen Planit RINEX Office Management Software Mapping Transfer Data The Import Export window will then appear PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 73 RevA P n 1 1248 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Import Export v Transfer Drive a v Export office information and farm maps Select the Season to export 2006 Figure 6 1 Import Export window 6 1 1 Exporting Data From PlanIT To Vehicle 1 Insert a USB drive into your PC If the USB drive contains previous RINEX data PlanlT will overwrite that data 2 In the Import Export window choose Export from the dropdown list 3 Inthe Transfer Drive box choose the drive letter for your out
67. hey are all selected as shown ee Click on a plan to select de select it Y EPE Wheat A EPE WildOats A Fert nn H Fert wheat 3 Click OK en A Late Radish Wheat A Lime 4 If a number of plans have been es selected as shown in the example it will Y PS Lupins Knockdown take several seconds to display the information ur PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 32 Rev A P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY The Plan Summary is now displayed in Print Preview The farm name and season are displayed in the top left hand corner along with the time and date the Plan Summary was selected from the File menu Farm Smithville Season 2006 09 05 2006 14 08 Plan Summary Product Area Ha Amoun Simazine 900 175 7 245 9 k Weed control autumn 175 7 245 9 k First knockdown 175 7 1756 7 k Weed control autumn 15 7 1756 7 k Wheat Calingiri 175 7 8783 3 k Smith seeding 2006 1 175 7 8783 3 k Each product used is listed with the plan in which it is used the area covered and the amount of that product used 6 To print the Plan Summary click on the button at the top of the Print Preview screen PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 33 Rev A P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 3 5 Printing Plans Each plan can be printed in either Rates View Costs View or Map View In Rates view or Costs view 1 Click on File gt Print preview The information printed from Plan View is the same as that displayed on the screen in Plan View
68. hnology All rights reserved Acknowledgements Windows XP is registered to Microsoft Corp Other products and trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their registered owners RINEX TECHNOLOGY ABN 30 029 441 181 Office Location 19 Lyall Street South Perth WA 6151 Postal Address PO Box 211 South Perth WA 6951 Telephone Local 08 9474 4771 International 61 8 9474 4771 Facsimile Local 08 9474 4772 International 61 8 9474 4772 Internet http www rinex com au Email info rinex com au ReNEX RINEX LIMITED WARRANTY TECHNOLOGY Products This warranty covers all products the Products manufactured and or sold by RINEX Technology or their authorised dealers RINEX Technology Limited Warranty RINEX Technology RINEX hereby warrants solely to the end purchaser of the Products subject to the exclusions and procedures set forth herein below that the Products sold to such end purchaser shall be free under normal use and maintenance from defects in material and workmanship for a period of 12 months from delivery Repairs and replacement components are warranted subject to the exclusions and procedures set forth below to be free under normal use and maintenance from defects in material and workmanship for 90 days from delivery or for the balance of the original warranty period whichever is greater Purchaser s Exclusive Remedy The end purchaser
69. hs treated in this field SEES Click on Yes when this Pl aad message appears to create a boundary around the treatment _ ves no 5 Select the appropriate field name Field Properties from the drop down list Field Name FES paddock 6 Repeat this for each field required TA ma A PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 46 RevA P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 4 2 3 3 Method 3 Import RINEX XML files When developing a new Plan for fields which have been mapped in the vehicle the map can be imported from the map created by GuideTRAX This is not done automatically by the Transfer Data process if you are also importing Client Farm and other data from the vehicle use Transfer Data first 1 Ensure that the relevant Client and Farm are selected the farm map is specific to each farm 2 From the main menu select File gt Import Map File gt RINEX XML 3 A warning will advise that completing this action will replace the current farm map Click YES to confirm 4 An Import box will open Navigate to the location of the E FarmMap XML file required then click Open To load a map from the vehicle system remember that the Look in Smithville KE PlanIT Mapping Stabilo Bros Home Farm GS Edit View Tools Lists Help NONARABLE AREA Open Client Farm Save Load File gt Import Map File gt Print Preview Print RINEX XML PAM GPX ESRI
70. ield is cut off it can be picked up in the next page if necessary 7 Click View gt Pages gt Setup 8 Click on New 9 Page 1 of 1 will change to Page 2 of2 10 Click OK Repeat steps 6 10 until the whole farm has been divided into appropriate pages 11 Use the Next Page button E on the toolbar to scroll through all the pages 4 5 1 Reloading Aerial Photos If you close Map Manager and then re open it it will automatically display all the fields which you have so far created as well as any features e g dams arable land etc Aerial photographs or previous treatment maps will not automatically be loaded If you want to display the aerial photographs again you must reload them by clicking File gt Load MAP Bitmap see section 4 2 3 1 PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 58 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 5 1 History Concept GuideTRAX and PlanIT form a complete system for field operation management with continuous feedback and improvement e Prepare plans using PlanlT e Import plans to the GuideTRAX vehicle system and carry out the operations variations from the plan being recorded as done e Export data back to PlanIT in the office and review for next season The History module allows viewing and analysis of treatment data recorded with the GuideTRAX system Various data characteristics are recorded during treatment in the field and this data can be exported onto an external US
71. in the field specified in the selected plan and will display warnings if not PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 2 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 1 3 After The Field Work Using History Recorded treatment data can be exported from a GuideTRAX system and imported to be viewed in a structured tabled format in History which allows easy analysis of work completed This module also allows the user to setup filters and view treatment data in a customised format Treatments can also be viewed in map mode exactly as they appeared in the field when originally recorded with Guide TRAX This review facilitates accounting for the work done and improves the accuracy of planning for the next season 1 4 This User Manual This manual is designed to enable use of PlanIT version 3 1 office software There are three main sections e Introduction concepts installation and Sections 1 2 how to start e Using PlanlT Sections 3 6 e Reference Sections 7 9 amp Appendix Please read Sections 1 2 before using the software this will explain how to install the software and how to begin Sections 3 6 explain how to use the four PlanIT modules Planning Mapping History and Transfer and explain how to carry out normal operations with each module If you need further information you will find more details in the reference sections PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 3 Rev A P n 1 1248 PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 4 Rev A P n 1 1
72. indow Overview The Layer Types window allows creating editing and deleting of layers Item Description Layers List The Layers List displays a list of all previously created layers New When New is clicked the Layer Attributes window is displayed allowing creation of a new layer See section 8 7 2 1 for more details Edit When Edit is clicked the Layer Attributes window is displayed allowing editing of the selected layer Edit is only available for user entered layers such as air photos See section 8 7 2 1 for more details Delete When Delete is clicked a message window is displayed confirming that the selected layer will be deleted Note When the layer is deleted it will no longer be displayed on the screen All features contained within the layer will also be deleted PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 135 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY Item Description OK When OK is clicked the window will close and the previous screen is displayed PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1 248 Page 136 RevA RENEX TECHNOLOGY 8 7 2 1 The Layer Attributes Window Layer Attributes Name AIR PHOTO Feature Category Feature PICTURE iv Type Figure 8 16 The Layer Attributes window Overview The Layer Attributes window allows creation of new layers and for user entered layers editing them Item Description Name The Name entry box a
73. is selected the farm map for the particular combination of client and farm for the current season will be displayed in the main screen window Cancel When Cancel is selected the display reverts to the main screen and remains unchanged PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 85 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 7 3 2 The Plan Properties Window Plan Properties Figure 7 4 Plan Properties window Overview The Plan Properties window allows input of details for a new Plan and editing or deletion of some details Item Description Client Shows the current Client name Farm Shows the current Farm name Name The Name box allows entry of name for new plan Season Type the intended year into the Season box Note Normally this would be a year however any combination of up to 4 numbers and a letter may be used PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 86 RevA ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Item Description Operation Click on the dropdown list to select from one of the type options seeding spraying or spreading Water For Spraying enter the Water Rate in litres hectare Rate If the plan is for spreading or seeding this box is greyed out Operation Enter your current cost for this operation in dollars per cost hectare Targets Click Add to enter targets such as weeds for a spraying plan or grain types for a seeding plan Click Remove to delete a selecte
74. ist New Field 3 Type in the name of the field arable area and total area and click OK This will close the New Field window and the field will be added to the list in the Field List window 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have entered all your fields then click on OK to close the Field List dialogue box PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 18 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 3 2 2 Adding Seeds 1 Click on Lists gt Products so that a Product List box appears 2 Select the Seeds tab 3 If the seed you intend to sow is not shown click New 4 Ifthe seed is shown but you wish to verify or alter details select the relevant seed and click Edit A new panel appears 5 Enter details of the seed as shown 6 Choose the unit in which you would normally purchase or handle the seed e g Tonne from the dropdown Units list 7 Choose the unit in which you prefer to describe application rates from tha In Tank dropdown list Product List Chemical FerNliser Seed Product Unit Default Rata 50 00 kg Ha New Seed Product Name Barley 2 row Tonne Y In Tank Kilogram 50 2391 Display Colour 8 Enter the rate at which ygu would normally sow the seed in the Default Rate box This sate is linked to the In Tank box above so make sure that In Tank is set to an appropriate value PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 19 RevA P n
75. lanIT recorded data in other software e g Excel spreadsheets Print Preview When the Print Preview item is selected a screen will be displayed that shows what the printout will look like Print When the Print item is selected a standard print window will be opened Close History When Close History is selected the History module will close and return you to the PlanIT main screen If changes have been made to the current farm map a save confirmation window will be displayed first PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 151 RevA R NEX TECHNOLOGY 9 4 The Edit Menu Zale View Tools Lists H Delete Del Properties Figure 9 3 The Edit menu Overview The Edit menu allows deleting of certain items and display of Properties Item Description Delete The Delete option is only available in Tree view when a treatment is selected If Delete is clicked a standard confirmation window will be displayed confirming that selected treatment will be deleted If OK is selected the treatment is deleted Properties The Properties option is only available in Tree view and when a treatment is selected If Properties is clicked the Treatment Properties window will open to show properties of that treatment See section 5 2 and Figure 5 2 Treatment Properties window PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 152 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 9 5 The View Menu
76. ligation to notify supply or install any improvements or alterations to existing Products No Other Warranties The foregoing warranty is exclusive of all warranties whether written oral implied or arising by statute course of dealing or trade usage in connection with the design sale installation service or use of any products or any components thereof including but not limited to any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Limitation of Liability The extent of RINEX S liability for damages of any nature to the end purchaser or any other person or entity whether in contract or tort and whether to persons or property shall in no case exceed in the aggregate the cost of correcting the defect in the Product or at RINEX S option the cost of replacing the defective item In no event will RINEX be liable for any loss of production loss of profits loss of use for any special indirect incidental consequential or contingent damages even if RINEX has been advised of the possibility of such damages Without limiting the foregoing RINEX shall not be liable for any damages of any kind resulting from installation use quality performance or accuracy of any products RsNEX RINEX LIMITED WARRANTY TECHNOLOGY Governing Legislation To the greatest extent possible this warranty shall be governed by the laws of the State of Western Australia In the event that any provision hereof is held to be invalid by
77. line segment drawn If the boundary is wrong you can delete it 1 Select the Boundary Area layer 2 Using the Select tool X select the boundary area you want to delete it will change colour 3 Press the delete key on the keyboard See section 4 4 3 Moving Information Between Layers 1 Select the Boundary Area layer 2 Using the Select tool X click on the field to be fixed 3 Click on Edit gt Field 4 Choose the correct field name from the drop down list PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 144 RevA RENEX TECHNOLOGY for an area Problem Wrong label or name entered Pages divided inappropriately Solution Select the layer on which the feature was created Using the Select tool Xclick on the area to be fixed Click on Edit gt Properties Type in the correct name for the feature Click on View gt Pages gt Setup in the menu This opens the Page Setup dialogue box Scroll through the pages by clicking on the Next button in the Page Setup dialogue box When the offending page is displayed click on the Delete button Click on OK Using the Pan and Zoom Y tools position the map on the screen so that the appropriate part of the map is displayed Repeat steps 6 10 in section 4 5 Divide The Farm Into Pages PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 145 RevA RNEX TECHNOLOGY PlanIT 3 1 User Manual
78. llows entering a name for a new layer using the keyboard or editing the name only for user entered layers Feature The Feature Category drop down list allows selecting Category what category of feature a new layer will be Feature The features displayed in the Feature Type drop Type down list will depend on the Feature Category selected above The Feature Type drop down list allows selecting the feature that this particular layer will be for Note Only this type of feature will be able to be created on this layer OK When OK is clicked the layer will be created or the changes to the selected layer will be saved Cancel When Cancel is clicked the layer will not be created or the layer properties will not be changed PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 137 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 8 7 3 The Field List Window Field List Field List Field ArableArea Total rea Bend paddock 48 19 Ha 48 19 Ha East paddock 46 92 Ha 46 92 Ha new West paddock 125 76 Ha 147 99 Ha Figure 8 17 The Field List window Overview The Field List window allows creating editing and deleting of fields Item Description New When the New button is pressed the new edit field window is displayed containing blank entry fields See section 8 7 3 1 for more details Edit When the Edit button is pressed the new edit field window is displayed containing the properties of the current field See section
79. message asking whether changes should be saved This performs the same function as selecting the New Plan in the File menu section 7 3 2 Save When the Save button is pressed any changes that have been made to the plan that is open will be saved If the name of the plan has been changed the plan will be saved as the new name This performs the same function as selecting the Save item in the File menu Print When the Print button is pressed a standard print settings window is displayed This allows printing of the current plan according to the Page Setup and print properties This performs the same function as selecting the Print item in the File menu PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 107 RevA P n 1 1248 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Item Button Description Print Clicking on the Print Preview button will display Preview Fa a preview of the printed Plan page by page This performs the same action as selecting the Print Preview item in the File menu Click the Rates button to change the Plan screen to Rates view Costs costs Click the Costs button to view the Plan in Costs Coste Rates Retes View Map E Click the Map button to view the Plan in Map W Map View Zoom a In Map view Click this button to Zoom In to a In closer view Zoom a In Map view click thi
80. nd Enter is pressed on the keyboard the cell will become editable and a value can be entered using the keyboard PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 94 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 7 5 1 1 The Plan Properties Window Plan Properties Jones Jonesland 2006 Spraying 100 0 Figure 7 10 The Plan Properties window Overview The Plan Properties window allows entering of information about the plan and adding and removing of targets Item Description Name The Name text field allows entering of a name for the plan using the keyboard Revision The Revision number is incremented automatically by PlanIT when changes to the plan are saved Operational Allows entering a value for any overhead and overall Cost operational cost of a plan Water Rate The Water Rate field allows entering of the water rate for the plan using the keyboard Targets Displays a list of targets in the plan PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 95 RevA P n 1 1248 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Item Description Add Displays the Target List window that allows adding of targets to the plan See section 7 6 1 for more details Remove To delete a target from the plan highlight that target then click the Remove button OK When OK is pressed the window will close and the plan settings will be saved Cancel If Cancel is pressed the window will close and the plan setti
81. ngs will not be saved PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 96 Rev A P n 1 1248 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY 7 5 1 2 The Field List Window Field List Field List Field Arable rea Total rea F68 paddock 4 70 Ha 4 79 Ha F69 paddock 96 60 Ha 96 69 Ha mew F70 paddock 46 20 Ha 46 29 Ha F71 paddock 1 40 Ha 1 43 Ha edt Figure 7 11 The Field List window Overview The Field List window allows adding of a new field to a plan and also editing of an existing field in a plan Item Description Field The Field list allows selecting the field to be added in the plan New Click on the New button to add details of another field Edit Click Edit to alter details of a field or its area or arable area Delete Click Delete to delete the field which you have highlighted in the Field list OK When OK is selected the window is closed and the field is added to the plan or changes are saved Cancel If Cancel is selected the window is closed and the field is not added to the plan and the plan remains unchanged PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 97 RevA RNEX TECHNOLOGY 7 5 1 3 The Product List Window Product List Chemical Fertiliser Seed Product Unit Default Rate Wheat Calingiri kg 50 00 kg Ha Figure 7 12 The Product List window Overview The Product List window allows adding a new product to a plan and also editing of an existing product in a plan
82. now be pasted into the Nonarable layer and will change colour to match the attributes set in the Nonarable Feature PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 56 RevA P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 4 5 Divide The Farm Into Pages Typically the farm map will be too big to allow all the fields to be viewed clearly on the one screen or to allow the field names to be read To assist with finding and viewing field information the farm map can be broken up into pages The farm can have several pages with a different group of paddocks on each page and or a different paddock on each page and or a whole farm on each page Too many pages however will be just as hard to use as too few so its recommended that the whole farm be on one page and then break the farm up into groups of fields so that the name of each field can be read on the screen 1 Use View gt Pan gt All to position the map on En the screen so that the whole farm can be seen 2 Click on Page Setup View gt Pages gt Setup to open the Page No Pages Setup window 3 Click on New 4 No Pages will change to Page 1 of 1 meaning that page 1 is the whole farm 5 Click OK PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 57 Rev A P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 6 Using the Pan and Zoom amp tools position the map on the screen N so that the field names N of each field in the first N group can be read If part of a f
83. on the map immediately Zoom Out Clicking the Zoom Out button will zoom out of the map immediately Zoom All Clicking the Zoom All button will display the entire map PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 142 RevA RNEX TECHNOLOGY Item Button Description Next Page Clicking on the Next page button will display the next page of the farm map in the main view window if pages have been created Cancel RX Click Cancel to cancel a partly drawn feature Accept A Click Accept to complete and accept a partly drawn feature PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 143 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 8 10 Troubleshooting Mapping Problem Importing ESRI shapefiles fails to create map feature Loading MAP bitmap files fails Line inserted in wrong place e g while drawing boundaries Boundary completed but incorrect Feature drawn on wrong layer Wrong field name assigned to a boundary area Solution An ESRI shapefile SHP is actually a group of files all with same name but differing extensions which must all be in the same folder Consult the supplier of your shapefile The image BMP file must have a corresponding georeference file MAP in the same directory or PlanlT will not be able to display the image Contact RINEX support for assistance Edit gt Undo will remove the last
84. on 7 3 1 for more details Save Selecting the Save item will save the current Plan Save As Selecting Save As opens a Save As window to allow saving the current plan with a new name Section 7 3 4 New Plan Selecting the New Plan item opens a Plan Properties window for entry of details of a new plan See section 7 3 2 If a plan is currently open a save confirmation window will be displayed first to confirm whether to save any changes that have been made PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 82 Rev A P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY Item Description Open Plan Selecting the Open Plan item opens a Plans List window to allow choosing an existing plan to open and choosing a season See section 7 3 3 The plans available for opening will depend on the farm and season that is selected If a plan is currently open a Save confirmation window will be displayed to confirm whether to save any changes that have been made Print When the Print Preview item is selected a print Preview preview of the current plan will be displayed Print When the Print item is selected a standard print screen is displayed This allows printing of the current plan with choice of Printer and pages Print Print Summary allows you to print a summary for Summary selected plans in a tabulated format showing how much of each product will be required This information is useful for budgeting and ordering products Note
85. op left menu click on File gt Open Plan Open client farm Print Summary Close Plan PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 11 RevA P n 1 1248 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY PlanIT now displays a data entry box Open Client Farm To enter the Client name al ew click New and type in your Farm details then click OK If you carry out contracts for multiple Clients repeat this I to enter more Client Next enter a Farm name Open Client Farm Make sure that the correct client is selected in the upper drop down menu then E A ien mith v New Delete click New opposite Farm type in details then press Fam He tem petete OK Repeat this process to enter additional Farm names To plan for multiple farms repeat the entry of farm name making sure in each case that the correct Client name is selected After entry of all clients and farms click OK PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 12 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 3 1 Starting Planning The PlanIT system is based on the principle that an overall plan for a season consists of several individual plans for different purposes e g seeding spraying and fertilising Farm maps created in the Mapping module can be used in Planning as an easy way to see what crops are planted in which fields and which fields are to be included in spread or spray plans Farm maps make it easy to select fields to be included in a plan However if maps have not yet b
86. operties screen Overview The Field Properties screen allows changing of the assigned field name to a particular boundary area Item Description Field The Field Name drop down list contains the names of Name available fields that can be assigned to a boundary area OK When OK is selected the selected field is assigned to the boundary area Cancel When Cancel is selected the window will close and the boundary area will remain unchanged PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 122 P n 1 1248 RevA RNEX TECHNOLOGY 8 5 The View Menu Tools Lists Help Pages Next h Setup F zoom tk Pan Figure 8 7 The View menu Overview The View menu allows access to map view related functions such as zooming and panning Item Description Pages Two options may be selected Next When Next Page is selected the next print page will be displayed if it exists Setup When Setup is selected the page setup window is displayed where new print pages can be created viewed and deleted See section 5 3 3 Zoom Three options may be selected In Out All Pan Four options may be selected Left Right Up Down PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 123 P n 1 1248 RevA RNEX TECHNOLOGY 8 5 1 The Pan Menu view Tools Fages F Zoom P Left Right Up Down Figure 8 8 The Pan menu Overview The Pan menu allows menu access to pan functions Item
87. ore details PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 80 RevA P n 1 1248 ReNEX TECHNOLOGY Item Description View The View item in the menu allows changing of the current view mode See section 7 5 for more details List The List item in the menu allows access to the lists of products fields and targets that are used by the program See section 7 6 for more details Help The Help item in the menu allows access to version information See section 7 7 for more details Tool Bar The Tool bar contains shortcuts to commonly used menu items See section 7 8 for more details Status Bar The Status Bar will display the number of fields in the plan out of the total number of fields available Scroll bars A Scroll Bar is used to move the plan table left right or up down when some information does not fit on the screen PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 81 P n 1 1248 RevA RNEX TECHNOLOGY 7 3 The File Menu Open Client Farm Save Save As New Plan Open Plan Print Preview Print Print Summary Close Plan Figure 7 2 The File menu Overview The File menu allows creating or selecting a Farm and or a Plan and printing the current plan Item Description Open Selecting the Open Client Farm item displays the open Client Farm Client Farm window where new Clients and Farms can be created and previously saved ones can be selected See secti
88. out Message Box Overview PlanIT RINEX Office Management Software Mapping 3 1 Release 5 Rinex Technology Copyright C 2006 The About window contains version and copyright information for the software which may be needed if you call RINEX support Click on OK to close the window PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 140 P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 8 9 The Mapping Toolbar E amp A NONARABLE AREA SY 26 kg ARAB K Figure 8 19 The Mapping Tool Bar Overview The Mapping Tool Bar contains shortcuts to commonly used functions Item Button Description Select Client Clicking the Select Client and Farm button and Farm displays the Open Client Farm window It performs the same function as selecting File gt Open client farm in the File menu See section 8 3 1 for more details Save Clicking on the Save button saves changes that have been made to the current farm map It performs the same function as selecting File gt Save in the menu Print Clicking the Print button displays a standard print window that allows printing of the current farm map view and adjusting of print properties It performs the same function as selecting File gt Print in the menu Print Preview A Provides a preview of the printed page from the Farm map with current settings Current Layer Selecting a layer from the Current Layer drop down list allows changing the top layer tha
89. product used To enter a target click on Add Any notes re this plan can be typed into the Notes box Click on OK Note PlanIT allows more than one season in a year to use this facility name the season 20064 etc You now need to add data regarding products to be used fields etc so that the Plan can be developed PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 16 RevA P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 3 2 Creating Data Base Information Information relating to the products seeds chemicals and fertilisers which will be used during the season needs to be entered for planning Information relating to pests weeds and diseases to be targeted can also be entered All of this information which is used in planning can also be exported with the plans to GuideTRAX Later in PlaniT you can still access this information together with data collected during field work All of this information is common to all of the GuideTRAX office and vehicle software modules If maps are not yet used then fields must also be entered into the data base see section 3 2 1 PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 17 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 3 2 1 Adding Fields If Maps Not Yet Used If maps have not yet been used then the first step is to create a list of all your fields 1 Click on Lists gt Fields this will open the Field List window 2 To add a new field click the New button which will open a New Field window Field L
90. put 4 Select the season to export from the dropdown list 5 Click OK PlanlT will now transfer data to your USB drive This data is formatted ready for use by GuideTRAX 6 1 1 1 What Is Exported The data you have entered for plans products including batches targets field names and farm maps is all exported to the vehicle system PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 74 RevA P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 6 1 2 Importing Data From Vehicle To PlanlT 1 Insert the USB drive loaded with data from your vehicle into a USB port on your PC 2 In the Import Export window Figure 6 1 above choose Import from the top dropdown list 3 In the Transfer Drive box choose the drive letter for your USB drive 4 Click OK PlanlT will now import your data from the USB drive and load that data into the correct locations within the RINEX folder Note This process does not automatically import the farm map from the vehicle This data can be imported via the File gt Import Rinex XML function in the Mapping module see section 4 2 3 3 and section 8 3 reference section 6 1 2 1 What Is Imported The data you have accumulated in the vehicle for work done products including batches new plans created in the field and treatment maps are all imported into PlanlT Data on work carried out products used and areas treated are added to the database and is available in the History module The essentials for mapping Fields trea
91. res Computer ID FMS50SHE You can continue to use PlanIT while waiting for the registration code click Remind me later when you see the reminder screen When you receive the Registration code click Register Now on the above reminder window and you will be able to enter your code PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 8 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 2 1 2 Back Up Your Data Keep a note of the registration code in case you have to re install the software on this PC Once you begin using PlanIT you are accumulating valuable data related to the farm treatments applied crops and costs so you should periodically backup your data To do this use Windows Explorer or another suitable utility to locate the folder C Rinex Data and copy this complete folder including any sub folders to aCD or other safe location If you need to re install PlanIT to this or another PC please refer to Appendix 1 PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 9 Rev A P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 2 2 What To Do First To use PlanIT the software needs at least minimum data about the client farm s and field s for which you wish to plan There are two initial ways to load this basic data depending whether you have already been using GuideTRAX e Start from scratch and enter initial data this would include users who have installed the field system but used it only to drive the perimeter of fields to map them OR e Have
92. s are saved if editing a target Cancel If Cancel is pressed the window will close and the target is not created or changes are not saved if editing a target PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 105 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 7 7 The Help Menu gt MN tor I Overview The Help menu gives access to version information Item Description About When the About item is selected the About message box is displayed See section 7 7 1 7 7 1 The About Message Box PlanIT RINEX Office Management Software Planning 3 1 Release 5 Rinex Technology Copyright C 2006 Overview The About window contains version and copyright information for the software which may be needed if you call RINEX support Click on OK to close the window PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 106 RevA P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 7 8 The Planning Tool Bar DH amp Rates Scosts Hi map Q Q Q x A Figure 7 20 The planning Tool bar Overview The tool bar contains shortcuts to commonly used functions Item Button Description Select When the Select Client and Farm button is Client pressed the open client farm window is and displayed This performs the same function as Farm selecting the Open Client Farm item in the File menu see section 7 3 1 New When the New Plan button is pressed the Plan Plan Properties window is opened If a plan is currently open there will be a prompt
93. s button to Zoom Out Out View All amp In Map View click this button to zoom to a view ofthe whole map Next A In Map view click to change to the Next Page Page of the map if pages have been set up Cancel x In Map View cancels adding fields and de selects any selected fields Accept o In Map view displayed when adding fields to a W map Click on Accept to add the field to the Plan in same way as a right mouse click PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 108 Rev A P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 7 9 Troubleshooting Planning Problem Solution A detail about a product e g colour default rate name etc has been entered wrongly This can be changed at any time 1 Click Lists gt Seeds or Chemicals or Fertilisers 2 Select the seed to be changed from the list 3 Click Edit Make required changes 4 Click OK gt OK The previous product is shown after adding a new field and product to the plan Follow the steps outlined in Section 3 3 1 2 each time you add additional products to a plan after the initial product and if you change your mind about what products are to be used in a particular field the product can be changed using the same method A field or product is no longer required in that plan Select highlight the unwanted field or product and press Delete on the keyboard The map displays the wrong seed colour for a field There may be more than one seed for that
94. st paddock 4 46 922 1 4000 10 000 PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 30 RevA RNEX TECHNOLOGY 3 4 2 Scrolling Through A Large Plan If the plan is so large that it does not SE all fit on the screen at once then Ee B A er oe information which is not visible can E ly be displayed by using the scroll bars at the left and the top of scree click the mouse on a scroll bar and hold the left mouse button depressed while moving the scroll bar If the yellow row Add field and or column Add product are visible on the screen then you know you have reached the end of all the information available in this plan 3 4 3 Changing Field Display Order The order in which fields are displayed in view Tools Li the plan can be sorted by clicking View gt Raes Sort v Costs Map The fields can be sorted in ascending alphabetical order A Z descending DE siphabeticaly a gt 2 alphabetical order Z A the order in which bh on they were added to the plan Entry Order gt Seed Type or by Seed Type m y Entry Order PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 31 RevA P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 3 4 4 Plan Summary Summary information relating to product amounts for all or selected plans can be displayed and then printed 1 Click on File gt Print Summary Select Plans To Print 2 Select the plans to be viewed printed Y BudwormLupins by default t
95. t is displayed in the main map view FARM Features in this layer can be inserted selected and edited or deleted Layers 3 Click on the Layers button to open the Layers window see section 8 5 2 PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 141 RevA P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY Item Button Description Zoom Clicking on the Zoom button to zoom centred on the point where you click Left click to zoom in and Right click to zoom out Pan Clicking on the Pan button performs the same function as selecting Tools gt Pan in the menu Left click and hold to move the map around in any direction Select Ed Clicking on the Select button performs the same function as clicking Tools gt Select in the menu Insert Clicking on the Insert button performs the same function as selecting the Insert item in the Action menu When it is a line feature that is being inserted clicking on the screen will create lines until 1 is clicked or the right mouse button is clicked then the line will be finished at the last point that was clicked on the map screen When it is an area feature that is being created clicking on the screen will create lines until 4 is clicked or the right mouse button is clicked Then PlanlT draws a line connecting the last point that was created with the first point and the area is enclosed Zoom In Clicking the Zoom In button will zoom in
96. t will show seeDine 2005 as being for the previous seed SEEDING m AREA HA Click on the rate cell for the new field TOTAL AMOUNT and the previous seed 232 35 50 00 0 00 76 52 50 00 FE A dialogue box will pop up with the default rate of the previous seed in it B13 HILL Change it to 0 and click OK Click on the rate box for the new seed A dialogue box will pop up with the Fe default rate of the new seed in it SEEDING Click OK TOTAL AMOUNT 55 e HER The default rate for the new seed will be displayed and the field will display the new seed colour Continue adding all the fields to be sown with the second seed type as described in Section 3 3 1 1 Methods 1 or 2 above Repeat the above processes to complete the seeding plan for the current season PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 27 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 3 3 2 Fertiliser Plans 1 Click the New Plan icon L 2 Select Spread from the New Operation drop down list and click OK 3 Click on the Plan Information box at the top of the plan 4 Type in the plan name and operational cost of running your spreading machinery not Plan including the cost of fertiliser Name Lime 5 Click OK nn 400 IHA Revision 0 6 Use the same processes described in Section 3 3 1 above to select fertilisers and fields to be included in the plan
97. t you have not registered this software on this computer yet PlanlT may be used on this computer for another 30 days before it must be registered Computer ID CFMSOSHE Register Now Remind Me Later la You can continue to use PlanIT while waiting for the registration code click Remind me later when you see the reminder screen When you receive the Registration code click Register Now on the above reminder window and you will be able to enter your code PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 7 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 2 1 1 Manual Installation Option If for any reason the Automatic installation does not start or if you do not want to use this feature you can also install PlanlT manually 1 Close all other 2 software Lock in CD PiariT_saitware Eepe 2 Click on the Windows Start menu select Run then Browse and locate the file setup exe in the Rinex package Double click to load this file name then click OK to sta SETUP DE installation 3 When the PlanlT Register PlanIT software is installed it will report a Computer PlanIT has detected that you have not registered ID and will remind you this software on this computer yet that the software must PlanlT may be used on this computer for another be registered for full 30 days before it must be registered usage Report this Computer ID to RINEX to obtain a ad rsssernon_ Renind etter co
98. te names as shown in section 2 3 1 2 Click OK to return to the main window PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 40 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 4 2 2 Create Field Names You need to create the names of all your fields paddocks before drawing or importing the fields themselves If you have not already named fields you can do this now from within the Mapping module 1 Inthe menu at the top of the screen click on List gt Fields Field List 2 Inthe Field List window click on New 3 Inthe New Field window which now appears type in the first Field name and click on OK There is no need to enter anything in the Arable and Total Area fields 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have entered in all your field names then click OK again PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 41 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 4 2 3 Create Field Boundaries The field boundaries define the boundaries of the farm there is no need to create a boundary around the whole farm There are several methods 1 Draw boundaries over a picture file e g an aerial photo from Department of Land Information 2 Load a treatment file from a previous season 3 Import RINEX XML files 4 Import files from PAM 5 Import ESRI Shape files The first 3 methods are described in detail below The other methods are recommended for use by more experienced PlanlT users or by users with assistance such as from the providers of third party
99. ted with Boundary Area at the top and Picture layer at the bottom The nonarable area which has been given a solid colour hides the picture layer below it PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 48 Rev A P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 4 Ifthe Nonarable layer was moved down below the Picture layer the nonarable land area would not be visible 5 Additional layers can also be SUBTREATMENT created and some layers are automatically created when ATA certain actions occur E g a GUIDELINES Subtreatment layer is Eee automatically created when 3 treatment file is loaded In this example parts of the boundary layer can be seen through gaps in the treatment layer PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 49 Rev A P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 4 4 Feature Types And Layers Each layer has a feature associated with it and the attributes of the layer can be edited in the Feature Types list For example in the above example the Boundary Area layer is denoted by a cross hatch but you may prefer to make it a solid colour which obscures information on layers below it This can be changed 1 Click on Lists gt Feature Feature Type List Types Feature List 2 Select Area from the drop en down Category list Re 3 Select Boundary from the ee list of features 4 Click on Edit 5 Select FDiagonal from the Area Pattern drop down list Changing the Boundary Area from a solid colour to
100. ted are also imported as RNX files and can be used to map those fields see section 4 2 3 2 PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 75 RevA P n 1 1248 PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 76 Rev A P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 7 1 Planning Planning is used to create treatment plans for a farm Plans will be imported to the system in the vehicle and the information in the plan is used to apply the correct treatment to each field This reference section provides details of all menus windows and options used in the Planning module of PlanlT PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 79 P n 1 1248 RevA RNEX 7 2 The Main Screen EN planIT Planning Jones B Jonesland Eile Edit View Tools Lists Help DE A Grates osts Map 45 Y Jones p1 seed 2006 Calingiri kg Ha Wheat Total Amount o JE SERIEN F68 paddock F69 paddock 96 600 vool pannan L oe D A O F70 paddock Le o No o o o o o o o F71 paddock i E 7 F A e gt 2 lf o o y a oO zZ Figure 7 1 The Planning main screen Overview The main screen contains access to the Menu and Tool Bar and allows editing of a plan if in Plan view or Cost view display mode Item Description File The File item in the top menu allows selecting a farm and printing the current plan See section 7 3 for more details Edit The Edit item in the menu contains access to functions that allow editing of a plan See section 7 4 for m
101. tem saves changes that have been made to the current farm map Load File Three options may be selected each will display an Open File window that allows browsing and selection of files 1 Treatment Treatment files RNX 2 MAP An image file such as an aerial photograph for tracing fields 3 AB points Any AB points that are contained within a selected treatment RNX will be extracted and shown on the farm map PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 115 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY Item Description Import Map File Three options may be selected 1 Rinex XML 2 PAM GPX 3 ESRI Shapes Print Preview When the Print Preview item is selected a screen will be displayed that shows what the printout will look like This depends on the current view of the farm map Print When the Print item is selected a standard print window will be opened Close map When the Close Map item is selected the Mapping module will close and return you to the PlanIT main screen If changes have been made to the current farm map a save confirmation window will be displayed PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 116 RevA RNEX TECHNOLOGY 8 3 1 The Open Client Farm Window Open Client Farm Jones B Smith_4 Figure 8 3 The Open Client Farm window Overview The open Client Farm window allows selecting and loading previously saved farms for clients Clients and farm n
102. the Plan Settings Settings cell is highlighted and Enter is pressed on the keyboard the Plan Properties window will be displayed where Plan properties can be edited See section 7 3 2 for more details Product The Product cost cells display the total cost of each cost product in the plan This is calculated from the arable areas of all fields in which the product is used and the cost purchase cost entered for that product PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 99 RevA P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY Item Description Add Field When Add Field is clicked or if it is highlighted and Enter is pressed on the keyboard the Field List window will be displayed allowing inserting of a new field into the plan See section 7 5 1 2 for more details Total The Total Cost per field cells display the total cost for Cost per each paddock in the plan This is calculated from the field arable area of that field and the rates entered for product cost and operation cost for all products used in that field Add When Add Product is clicked or if it is highlighted and Product Enter is pressed on the keyboard the Product List window will be displayed allowing inserting of a new product into the plan See section 7 5 1 3 Rates When a Rate cell is clicked or if the cell is highlighted and Enter is pressed on the keyboard the cell will become editable and an Enter Rate box will open initially showing
103. the default rate entered for that product Click OK to use the default rate or enter another rate and then click OK Total This cell shows the total cost of the Plan including cost of operating and product costs for the total arable area of all Plan fields in the plan It will equal the sum of the total costs of the fields shown below it PlanIT 3 1 User Manual P n 1 1248 Page 100 RevA RNEX TECHNOLOGY 7 5 3 The Map View Overview The Map view displays the farm map Fields in the current plan are overlaid with diagonal black lines Such fields will also be coloured in with the chosen seed colour of each field but only if a seeding plan exists containing the same field See figure 12 DE SR traes scosts Wim FY Smith seeding 2006 1 DRS RRSB KV TAA Plan 2 Fields 2 stan Gy Draft3_sec3_refs do NUM Editor Photoshop El WA Inbox Outlook Express I Planit Planning Sm 2 Figure 7 14 Fields in the plan cross hatched based on seed type A field or any number of fields that are not in the current plan can be added by a left click over a field to select it the boundary is highlighted with a bold black line followe
104. ve a new feature inserted at the clicked point on the screen The feature type created will depend on the layer that is currently on top If the top layer is an area or line feature type the first mouse click on the map screen after Insert has been selected will start the area or line feature Subsequent left mouse clicks will insert more points in the feature There are two ways to end a feature By clicking the W accept button in the tool bar By clicking the right mouse button In the case of point features the screen can be clicked on with the left mouse button and the point feature will be created at that location When a feature is being completed an edit label screen will appear allowing the feature to be named In the case of boundary features an edit field screen will appear where a field can be assigned to the boundary PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 129 Rev A P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 8 7 The Lists Menu Lists Help Feature Types Laver Types Fields ES R Figure 8 12 The Lists menu Overview The Lists menu allows the user to create edit and delete feature types layers and fields Item Description Feature When Feature Types is selected the feature type Types window is displayed See section 8 7 1 for more details Layer When Layer Types is selected the Layer Types Types window is displayed See section 8 7 2 for more details Fields When Fields is selected th
105. window Target List Target Target Oxalis New Target Target Target Type Weed In the Target box type in the name of the target Select the Target Type from the drop down list Click OK Repeat steps 2 5 until all targets have been entered then click Close to close the Target List dialogue box Da SS PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 23 RevA P n 1 1248 R NEX TECHNOLOGY 3 3 Creating Plans When the Planning module was first opened see section 3 1 a seeding plan was created when that operation was selected and a name was entered however because there was no product information in the data base the plan could not progress A seeding plan should be created first as fertiliser and spraying plans can then be linked to the fields according to their crop types However a field which is not going to be seeded can also be included in spray and fertiliser plans Once the Seeding plan has been created for the season fertiliser and spray plans can be created in any order 3 3 1 Seeding Plan 1 Click on the Plan Information box to open the Plan Properties window 2 If you have not already done rn Tre so enter the operational cost per hectare of running Operational Cost J the seeding equipment not Targets including cost of seed fertiliser and other products Plan Notes Seed wheat Calingiri 3 Click on the New column at the top of the plan to add
106. would need to be followed in this case To add a new feature type such as a dam Feature Type List 1 In the menu click on Feature List Lists gt Feature Types Category Area Y 2 Select Area from the drop down NONARABLE Category list 3 Click on New 4 Type in the name of the new Feature Attributes feature a 5 As this feature is an area choose Size Area Pattern and Colour Colour Note If the new feature was a ae Symbol single point such as a tree or a A A line such as a power line then you would need to edit the Point or Line zn a attributes instead Pattern Colour 0 black 6 If you want the area measurement of the new feature to be displayed patter E Henna on the Map screen tick the Show Colour ma Area box 7 Click OK PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 53 RevA P n 1 1248 RENEX TECHNOLOGY 8 The new feature should now appear in the Feature Type list Click OK again to close the Feature Type list 9 Click on List gt Layers 10 Click on New Layers List ARABLE AREA BOUNDARY AREA GUIDELINES NONARABLE AREA 11 Type in the name of the new layer 12 Select the correct Feature Category in this Layer Attributes example Area from the drop down list Name DAM 13 Select the Feature Type from the drop down Category Ares list Feature Typ 14 Click on OK Lx Cancel Dam 15 The new layer will now appear in the list pa 16 Click on
107. y Mapping form the basis for plans produced by the Planning software with fields defined and information added to record boundaries arable and nonarable areas salt affectation etc Both maps and plans may be imported into GuideTRAX in the operating vehicle In GuideTRAX imported plans can be viewed and amended If maps have been created then GuideTRAX can use the maps to determine whether the vehicle is in the field specified for the selected plan and will display warnings if not Maps are an integral part of farm planning and the Mapping module allows the user to create maps which are a powerful tool for Visualisation Explanation to crews and others Control of the vehicle in field Recording work done PlanIT 3 1 User Manual Page 39 RevA P n 1 1248 RNEX TECHNOLOGY 4 2 Creating Maps A farm may consist of a single farm or several farms or blocks If individual farms or blocks are not too physically distant from each other e g 20 km it may be practical to include them all in the one farm map If they are physically distant from one another e g 100 km then it may be impractical to put them all in the one farm map as they would be managed differently 4 2 1 Create Clients Farms Start the Mapping module by clicking on the Mapping button on the PlanlT main screen 1 If the intended client and farm names are NOT shown at the top of screen click File gt Open client farm to choose or add the appropria

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