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What file formats do Zimmatic VRI modules accept in terms of irrigation prescriptions?
It depends:
Per Nathan Stamp: He generates the xml file using FieldMAP. He then uploads that xml format directly to the VRI module on his pivot using a USB stick. He is NOT using FieldNet. FieldMAP can accept several types of files as inputs, such as .shp and .kml.
Per Dillon Clayton: Current versions of the VRI module only accepts accept .vri prescriptions (see this write-up for more details). FieldNET does not accept .vri files as an input, but rather exports them for use on the VRI module. FieldNET only accepts .kml files as inputs. There is another tool created by Lindsay called FieldMAP which can accept several different types of input files such as .shp and .kml. Current versions of FieldMAP generate .vri files as outputs. However, older versions of FieldMAP (which is what is being used on our project farm) can produce other formats - including .xml files. Our farmer, generates .xml files in FieldMAP and then uploads that .xml file directly to the VRI module on his pivot using a USB stick.
Can Zimmatic VRI modules be accessed remotely without using FieldNET?
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