File Formats Available to Import

Explorer is capable of handling the majority of formats from all brands of machine.

Ensure whatever you're uploading is .zip (File Sizes over 100mb occasionally cause issue and may need reduced)

These formats are uploaded through the Import tab, and local computer.

John Deere

-    Gen 1 (GSY)

-    Gen 2 (GSD)

-    Gen 3 (RCD)

-    Gen 4 (JD-DATA)

-    Full Card structure is required.

-    If you downloaded multiple files from myJD, there will be a single .zip with multiple .zip's inside it. You need to extract the first one. .zip inside a .zip will cause problems.

CNH

-    .vyg

-    vyg1

-    Zipping and uploading the folder that has a name like the below image will ensure all data is uploaded

ISO

-    All ISO formats such as Claas, Topcon, Trimble.

-    Whatever the folder is named that the in cab system system creates, that is what you will .zip and upload.

     -    For example when the USB is entered, it will automatically create a folder called something like S3Jobs. The important thing is that it has .log files with some mb worth of data, in that folder.

Precision Planting and Climate Drive

-Harvest and Planting

-Zip all Field folders exported from 20/20

-Import zipped folder downloaded from fieldview

-Copy and paste link emailed from fieldview into explorer

AgLeader

-  Harvest only

-  .agdata file can be directly imported

Raven

-  Yield and Application Via slingshot

-  Zip Jobs folders

Terralogga

-    PCT Data logging software for the DualEM and Geonics EM.

-    Upload the .terralogga file itself but zip it first.

Veris

-    .dat files for EC, pH, and Veris software exports.

Top Soil Mapper (TSM)

- TSM processed CSV file.  Add a date column if specific event date is required)

Other data formats

-    SMS – click here for templates - only use these templates.

-    SMS Grid soil – standard CSV export only. (Make Sure there's a date column)

-    SST Export – yield, grid soil, and .sst soilsurvey

-    Field Alytics – yield and grid soil only.

-    NDVI Shape CSV – your csv or shape file must have a column for Date and NDVI. NDVIR and NDVIG are also accepted.

-    Premier Crop – grid soil and yield only.

-    Soil CSV and shape – some generic exports will work sometimes. Contact us for help on these.

-    Farmworks .xml harvest

Management zones as polygon shape files. 

• A shape file with a column call "Management" or "ZoneID" will import and create a layer called Management Zones.
• Column names "CornYld", "SoybeansYld", "CottonYld" will creating there respective yield potential layers

If there are other formats you wish to import, contact your PCT rep and discuss other options.