Field weather checks the selected lot or map center without sending a field outline. Pacific Signal opens broader seasonal context without adding your exact field coordinates to the link.
Export & import
Plugin records have their own backups in Plugins → Installed and Plugins → Core.
Import GeoJSON, KML/KMZ, ZIP, Shapefile ZIP, or a FieldForge backup.
Imagery
NASA Earth view NEW
Daily satellite context, defaulting to yesterday's completed imagery. Heat detections are approximate and are not wildfire confirmation.
Only this map rectangle and date are requested from NASA. Field outlines, lots, yields, and records are never sent.
Terrain (lidar)
Window size
Window size sets map coverage. Terrain and imagery sharpen automatically as you zoom in.
Auto detail · zoom to sharpen
Map performance
FieldForge will choose a safe balance of smooth movement and 3D detail for this device.
Advanced map settings
Optional fine tuning. Changing anything below switches Performance mode to Custom.
Standard loads camera-visible and movement-direction detail first on capable desktops; constrained devices use saved areas only.
FieldForge is managing map memory and detail within these limits. Offline storage is controlled separately under Offline data.
Display
Offline data
5×5 saves this map window plus two neighboring windows in every direction. County resolves the county around the current map point.
Standard saves each high-resolution map area. Refined adds one exact child level; Deep saves two levels for workstation-class close terrain.
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FieldForge will stay under this app limit; your browser or device may enforce a lower quota.
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Portable .ffmap files contain only the complete coverage, layers, and terrain depth selected above. Large packs stream directly to a drive when the browser supports it; importing automatically reconnects saved tiles to FieldForge.
Choose the coverage, layers, and terrain depth you plan to use, then run this check before leaving service.
Drone scans
85%
No drone scans yet — upload a GeoTIFF from your Mavic 3M.
Change detection
Import two single-band scans (DSM or NDVI GeoTIFFs) of the same field from different dates, then compare them here to see what changed.
Settings
Display
New-lot defaults
Jumps to random U.S. farmland with sample lots — your real map & plots stay hidden and untouched.
My places
Saved spots for one-tap travel. Set one as ★ Home. Up to 20.
Snap all panels (Controls, Edit lot, minimap…) back to their default size & position.
Cloud sync covers ranch names, lot boundaries and basic details, markers, and yield. Access pins, lot legal descriptions, bed layouts, spray records, your library, and private scans remain on this device. Keep a backup.
Ranches & lots▾
Crop & acreage summary
Wellton‑Mohawk · locator▾
Click to move the high‑res window. Yellow box = current view.
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Elevation
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Slope
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Coordinates
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CDL class code
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Plot
Area —Perimeter —
Lot info▾
Location▾
Bed / field▾
Yield estimates▾
Photos▾
Photo attachments — coming soon.
More field actions
Lot
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✏️ Editing shape — drag vertices · midpoint to add · right‑click to delete
Map a field
0 points
Pan the map to aim, then add a pin
Draft could not be saved on this device. Keep this screen open and free browser storage before leaving.
Latest application selected first. Treated acres may cover only part of the field. Applications are never added together. Saving a boundary leaves logs and quantities unchanged.
No live GPS fix
Start GPS at the field edge.
Aerial field detail
USGS/USDA NAIP aerial imagery. Capture date unavailable; source resolution varies. Imagery may be older than the field conditions you see today.
Save while connected to protect this area's maps before leaving cell service.
Keep FieldForge open while walking. Phone GPS gives an approximate boundary, not a survey.
Field walkGPS not started
Walk your field edge0 pins
Start GPS outdoors at the field edge.
Review boundary
📏 Click to measure
📍 Pick a type, then click the map:
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Marker
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Crop & data library
Your own crops, varieties (by commodity), pack types, units, statuses & seasons — used by the yield form. Edit a name in place; ✕ deletes.
Ranches & PLSS
Yield estimate
The newest record for each lot, season, crop, and cut counts. Earlier records stay in history; separate cuts add.
Actual harvest quantitiesOptional forecast, planning & pack details
⚠ Offline — map limited to downloaded areas
Map info
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✦ FieldForge AI
Connect your AI
Bring your own Anthropic (Claude) API key. It's stored only on this device and used to call Claude directly from your browser — it never passes through FieldForge's servers.
Claude receives the messages and crop list you approve before sending. Field records are not attached automatically; private details you type are included.
Review each request before sharing this conversation and your crop list with Anthropic.
FieldForge Ranch Mapper
Map your first field in 10 seconds
Outline a ranch or lot on the 3D terrain to measure acreage from your map outline. It is an estimate, not a legal survey. Here's all you need to start:
DDraw — click points around a field, then Enter or double-click to close it.
MMeasure distance, area & an elevation profile (not saved).
KMark a shop, building, gate or yard.
?Full controls & shortcuts — anytime, from the ？ Help button.
Ranch Mapper — controls
Your current location · 3D farmland explorer
Navigation
Orbit / tiltLeft‑dragPanRight‑dragZoomScrollMove windowClick the locator map (bottom‑left)
Mapping
DDraw a ranch/lot — click points, Enter or double‑click to close, click the first point to snap shutMMeasure distance, area & elevation profile (not saved)KPlace a marker (shop, building, restroom, yard…) — pick a type, click the map; click a pin to editEEdit the selected plot's shape — drag vertices, click a midpoint to add, right‑click a vertex to deleteCtrl/⌘ZUndo the last change — draw, reshape, move/add/delete a corner, delete or import (up to 50 steps back). Add Shift, or use Ctrl/⌘Y, to redo.InspectClick any field for crop, elevation & slopeEscCancel / close
View
L · IToggle labels · inspect[]Vertical exaggeration down / upRReset view
Offline & speed
DownloadControls ▸ Offline data — pick an area & layers, then Download offline. Stored on your computer; revisits need no internet.InstantAdjacent areas are pre-loaded into memory automatically, so stepping between them has no wait.
Your guest records stay on this device when you sign in. Privacy · Terms
🧪 Spray & re-entry log
Demo shows sample spray records. Exit Demo to log applications or save products; this form cannot change your real records.
Intervalshdays
Copy both values from the current product label. Enter 0 only when the label explicitly says no interval.
Intervalshdays
Enter REI (re-entry, hours) & PHI (pre-harvest, days) from your product label. A blank interval is unknown; it is never treated as cleared.
Device-only record: spray applications are saved in this browser and your FieldForge backup, but are not cloud-synced yet.
⛔ entry-locked (REI)🌾 no-harvest (PHI)✓ intervals elapsed? interval not recorded○ not logged · neutral outline
No applications logged yet.
📏 Setback / buffer acreage
A buffer strip around the lot edge — how many acres it takes, and what's left to plant.
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You set the distance. The real required buffer depends on the chemical label, your county ag commissioner, and the adjacent use (school, home, waterway). Geometry + acreage only — not a compliance determination.
ON YOUR TERRAIN
3D weather
See the next change. Plan the work. Explore the forecast above your terrain.
Load a forecast to place weather over this area.
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Next 48 hours
PLAN AROUND THE WEATHER
Ranch outlook
Plan ranch work
Your planning thresholds
Adjust the triggers used in this outlook. They are session-only planning filters, not crop-specific limits, a spray clearance or an official warning.
Official alerts are not loaded in this outlook. The link opens NWS at the rounded forecast location.
Selected hour details3D scene & layers
The animation illustrates forecast conditions over this area. Cloud height and falling precipitation are illustrative, as is cloud movement. Wind arrows point downwind. The terrain does not change forecast values.
Coverage, source & privacy
NOAA / National Weather Service · approximately 2.5 km forecast cells. U.S. coverage. Weather is loaded only when you ask.
A location rounded to 0.05° finds up to 25 neighboring forecast cells. The 3D view prioritizes up to nine cells nearest the selected field or loaded map location. Field boundaries, crop records, and account details stay on this device. Forecasts stay in memory; they are not in backups or offline packs.
Blank areas or missing values mean unavailable data. This view does not resolve field microclimates, cloud altitude, precipitation phase, or wind changes with height. Cold and heat colors mark forecast air-temperature thresholds.
Plain-language hourly conditions for work planning. Not a spray, irrigation, harvest, or safety decision.
Current map centerChoose Load forecast to check this area.
Privacy: FieldForge rounds the location to a 0.05° grid (about 3–5 miles / 5 km) before requesting weather. It never sends the lot outline, acreage, crop, yield, owner, notes, or account data. Forecasts remain in memory only and are not added to backups or offline map packs.
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