Creating Grid Soil Sampling Plans

Grid soil sampling plans can be created in the View tool in PCT Agcloud by generating new points or by pulling points from historical sample results. This can be done one field at a time or at the grower level with multiple fields selected. To create a grid soil sample plan, follow the steps below.

Steps:

Begin by clicking the ‘Create Sampling Plan’ button in the Right-Click Menu, or by clicking the ‘Soil Data’ button on the left side of the map window.

To create a new grid, select 'None' from the 'Soil Attribute' dropdown and click the ‘Grid Mode’ box.

To create a grid from historical soil sample results select 'Sample ID' from the 'Soil Attribute' dropdown and click 'Create from displayed cores'. 

You can adjust the sample points by clicking and dragging the points on the map, or by adjusting the settings in the pane on the left. The distance between the points can be done either by manually adjusting the Distance or by selecting a grid size in the ‘Auto Grid Size’ dropdown. 

If you have zone boundaries saved and you check the 'Process by Zones' box, the soil results will be interpolated to the zones when they come in from the lab. 

Once the points have been adjusted, click the ‘Save as Sampling Plan’ button to save the plan. 

After saving the plan you will be automatically sent to the ‘Sample Plans’ tab where you can export the plan.