Areas, Lines, & Structures

Farm maps in LiteFarm allow users to add three types of drawings to their farm maps: areas, lines, and structures.

Areas are drawn polygons that have area. In general, the utility of the polygon is tied to its size. Examples of areas include fields, natural areas, domiciles, barns, greenhouses, etc.
Lines are drawn, multi-point segments that don’t form a polygon. In general, lines don’t have a meaningful area or their area is relatively uniform and doesn’t impact their utility. Examples of lines are: fences, creeks, roads, and footpaths
Structures on the other hand are points that are dropped on the map. For all intents and purposes, they don’t have an “area” per se, but rather provide a service based on their location. Examples of structures include pumps and gates

For our Spring 2021 release, the following areas will be supported:

Area type	Attributes	Other notes
Farm boundary	Name: String (optional) Total area: Decimal Perimeter: Decimal Notes (optional)
Field	Name: String Total area: Decimal Perimeter: Decimal Organic status: Enum Transition Date: Date Notes (optional)	Total area and perimeter should be pre-populated by the maps API, but modifiable by the user. Organic status: {“Non-organic” (default), “Transitional”, “Organic”) Transition date only shown if transitional or organic are chosen.
Barn	Name: String Total area: Decimal Has wash and pack station: Enum (option) Has cold storage: Enum (option) Notes (optional)	Total area should be pre-populated by the maps API, but modifiable by the user. Lite Farm to document enum with blank, yes, no.
Greenhouse	Name: String Total area: Decimal Perimeter: Decimal Organic status: Enum Transition Date: Date Notes (optional)	Total area and perimeter should be pre-populated by the maps API, but modifiable by the user. Organic status: {“Non-organic” (default), “Transitional”, “Organic”) Transition date only shown if transitional or organic are chosen.
Natural area	Name: String Total area: Decimal Perimeter: Decimal Notes (optional)	Total area and perimeter should be pre-populated by the maps API, but modifiable by the user.
Groundwater	Name: String Total area: Decimal Perimeter: Decimal Used for irrigation: Enum (optional) Notes (optional)	Total area and perimeter should be pre-populated by the maps API, but modifiable by the user.
Residence	Name: String Total area: Decimal Perimeter: Decimal Notes (optional)	Total area and perimeter should be pre-populated by the maps API, but modifiable by the user.
Ceremonial area	Name: String Total area: Decimal Perimeter: Decimal Notes (optional)	Total area and perimeter should be pre-populated by the maps API, but modifiable by the user.

For our Spring 2021 release, the following lines will be supported:

Line type	Attributes	Other notes
Fence	Name: String (optional) Length: Decimal Pressure treated: Enum (Organic required) Notes (optional)	Length should be pre-populated by the maps API, but modifiable by the user. Fences that are pressure treated need to be declared for organic certifications. Only shown for organic certification. Options: {““, “Yes”, “No”}
Creek	Name: String (optional) Length: Decimal Used for irrigation: Enum (optional) Includes riparian buffer: Enum (optional) Buffer width: Decimal (optional) Notes (optional)	Length should be pre-populated by the maps API, but modifiable by the user. Used for irrigation: {““, “Yes”, “No”} Includes riparian buffer: {““, “Yes”, “No”}
Buffer zone	Name: String (optional) Width: Decimal Notes (optional)	Total area and perimeter should be pre-populated by the maps API, but modifiable by the user. Width is required. Standard is 8 meters for separation of organic and non-organic areas - though there are many reasons it can be less. Must be modifiable.
Road	Name: String (optional) Length: Decimal Type: Enum (optional) Notes (optional)	Length should be pre-populated by the maps API, but modifiable by the user. Type: {“Earthen” (default), “Gravel”, “Paved”}
Footpath	Name: String (optional) Length: Decimal Type: Enum (optional) Notes (optional)	Length should be pre-populated by the maps API, but modifiable by the user. Type: {“Earthen” (default), “Gravel”, “Paved”}

For our Spring 2021 release, the following structures will be supported:

Structure type

Attributes

Other notes

Water valve

Name: String (optional)
Source: Enum (optional)
Flow rate: Decimal (optional)
Flow rate unit: Enum (optional)
Notes (optional)

Source: {“Surface water” (default), “Groundwater”, “Rainwater”}

Flow rate unit is based on the users measurement preference. For metric: l/min (default), l/hour

For imperial: g/min (default), g/hour

Gate

Name: String (optional)
Notes (optional)