How do I place a Grid on an existing Boundary?

Overview:

In this scenario, you want to place a grid on an existing boundary that does not have a directed sampling layer and assign grid numbers. 

Requirements:

• An existing boundary that does not have a directed sampling layer

Process:

1. Select the Grower, Farm, and Field (instructions in Accessing the Field) to display the map of the field on which you want to place a grid.
2. Tap the options icon , tap Settings, and tap Grid.
3. Within the grid panel, you can either enter a Default Grid Size (acres) which automatically adjusts the Width and Height OR
4. Change the Default Grid Width by tapping the current value, backspacing to erase that value, and entering a new value; in this case 330.
5. Repeat step 4 for the Default Grid Height and then tap Save.
6. Tap  to access the Grid Tools bar.
7. From the Grid Tools bar, tap  to view the grid on the map.
8. If necessary, you can tap  in the Grid Tools bar to move, rotate, or resize the grid.
9. To simplify the numbering of the sites, tap the Grid Numbering Pattern icon . Tap on the grid (not the field) in the starting corner and drag the cursor in the direction the numbering should follow. 
• Note: Grid Numbering Pattern is only available on points layers; it is not available on polygon layers.
• Note: you must drag the cursor from one corner to a second corner going north to south (or south to north) or east to west (or west to east)
10. Tap  to display the numerical values in each grid cell. A new sample location displays in each grid as long as half the grid cell is within the boundary.
11. Sample the field making sure that for each site, you tap  to pull the sample for each location.
12. When the samples have been pulled, tap  the to display the Task Complete frame to choose an option to:

• Upload Now – choose this option to upload data right away (cellular connection is required)
• Upload Later – choose this option if no cellular connection is currently available. The job is saved and uploads when cellular connection is available.
• Discard – choose this option if you want to discard the entire session.
• Cancel – choose this option if you want to cancel the last action.
1. Tap  and Sync. By doing so, you update the samples in the desktop version of AgStudio. In addition, Sync downloads any new assignments. 

Note: Once you Sync an assignment (whether through Sync Now or Sync Later), you cannot access that Field again unless a new Work Order is created.

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