Virtual Optimizer Quick Guide

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1 Virtual Optimizer Quick Guide

2 Home Overview of Probe and Pivot Status, Recent Activity Map View Fields and Probes by Layers on Map Fields View List of Fields by Farm, See Model, Details, Overview Probes View Probe Information and Notes VRI View VRI Script Layers and Profile Details agcloud View VA Online Layers Settings Information about Account and Notifications Print Print Current Screen at Any Time Help View Articles on the CropMetrics Help Desk Logout Logs you out of Account

3 This is the home screen, where we go once we are logged in. The home screen allows us to see quick probe and pivot status, and all recent activity.

4 Here is the home screen zoomed in.

5 This is the Map screen, found by clicking the map tab. This screen lets us see all of our fields and probes/pivots by the year. We can click on options to view things like the radar or road maps as well.

6 This is the Fields screen, which lets us choose by year to view which fields we have in the system. We may see field details by clicking on the specific field itself.

7 After clicking on a field, we can view quick data about the specific details. We can see current weather information, as well as a forecast that is basic or one that shows more advanced characteristics.

8 Here is an example of what I can view in the advanced setting. I can also view this data hourly above the red box.

9 Below the weather I can view data from my crop model and edit it with the Not correct? Fix it blue box to ensure real time in field conditions I can also view my season overview, current weather to date with GDD s and ET, and my Irrigation Scheduler in Green that works with my weather and my probe if there is one in the field.

10 The Not Correct? Fix It blue box is where I can set up and edit my field model. This helps me make decisions with my irrigations, as well as stores a record in the system. Above the model parameters, I can view the differing Stages, Water Use Rates, and Root Development models to edit them to in field conditions.

11 This is an example of the Growth Stages Model, that can be edited at any time to match the in field conditions if we see something arise.

12 Below the Model and Season Overview, there is an image showing the current parameters and field conditions in an image based format. This is a quick view format to see what events we are expecting to need irrigation and how our crop is growing.

13 Below the image in the previous slide, we have our allocation tracker, probe quick information, and our rainfall from historical and current season with a forecast.

14 Below the tracker and probe information, we have individual graphs for irrigations occurred and scheduled, as well as a small probe graph and rainfall graph. We can edit these events if needed, and ensure our irrigations are entered correctly to match our model and records.

15 At the bottom of the fields page we find our Notes from our Dealer weekly as well as any field records and details. These Notes also come as alerts if we have set up our /cell phone in the Settings page.

16 The probes tab takes us into all the moisture probes we have on our farm. We can view in the current year, as well as any other years we have had probes by selecting the year. Clicking on the specific probe name will take us to that field s probe information.

17 By Clicking on our Probe Name, we can see the information from the selected year on that probe and field. The first graph shows a daily total change of water, inputs and outputs out of the soil profile depending on crop use and irrigation/precipitation.

18 The Salinity graph shows us the Volumetric Ion Content of our Soil at differing depths. On any of the graphs we can turn on/off sensors to look at specific areas of the soil. Salinity helps us look for trends in fertilizer movement, which we can match to root activity to ensure we will not run short. The Temperature graph shows us soil temperature at differing depths in the soil.

19 The Sensor graph shows us our Soil Water Content in a % or by inches at each sensor depth. This is the bread and butter of water management from your CropMetrics Certified Dealer. The Sum graph is where we make recommendations on water management and irrigation. This is the combination of numerous sensors, matched with crop rooting activity.

20 Below the graphs we will find Details on our specific probe. We can see average daily water use, how many days til we need to refill, as well as conditions at install for reference.

21 The VRI tab is where we can set up zones for irrigation on multiple areas in the field. We can do this on a SSURGO zone or by uploading any type of zone we want to use for irrigation such as EC, Organic Matter, Nitrogen Maps, etc. The field is pulled up based on the Field boundary in the Fields tab.

22 The Settings tab allows us to enter in our information, as well as add our or phone number to get reports and notes from our dealers.

23 We can also invite other Agents to our page to view, edit, or access certain fields and information. Some growers have invited others on the farm, bankers, insurance agents, and agronomists to view the information. If you notice your page becomes sluggish on Virtual Optimizer, you can reload the Cache, to speed up your pages loading.

24 If we have pivots that have Controllers equipped, we can add them into VO as well, to monitor control, and even send VRI scripts to as CropMetrics Dealers. Once we add a pivot to a field, it will show up in the Pivots tab.

25 By clicking on our specific pivot, we can enter in our information about that specific pivot.

26 For any questions about Virtual Optimizer, please contact your local CropMetrics Certified Dealer! Welcome to CropMetrics!