Ag Leader SMS Mobile Operating Modes Quick Start Guide - Manual (Page 7)

SMS Mobile Operating Modes
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Map Layers
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SMS Mobile provides the ability to display multiple layers on a map at one time when in an
operating mode. Four layers are allowed to be mapped at one time. The first, or top layer, is
always the editable/logging layer where new data is created or existing data is edited. The
next three layers can be set to whatever data you have loaded into SMS Mobile, such as
field boundaries, backgrounds, or other datasets you have imported, created, or setup from
the desktop software.
When selecting layers to display below the editing/logging layer you have the following options:
 None – No data will be displayed at all for this layer.
 Dataset Layer – Allows the selection of any data that has been created or imported
into SMS Mobile or exported out from the desktop software that isn’t background
type data. An example would be Grain Harvest data, Soil Type data, Soil Sampling
sites/results, etc.
 Background Layer – Allows the selection of either a Farm background, Field
background, or to download/load a background image from the internet. The option
to download an image from the internet only works initially if you have an internet
connection for your device. Once an image is downloaded it remains in memory as a
special type of background that is tied to the current field but is ONLY available for
use in SMS Mobile and only visible when this option is selected. Once an image is
downloaded an internet connection is NOT required to use this option or display the
background image. Tools for managing these special background images are
available under Setup\ \ Batch or General.
 Field Boundary Layer – Allow the selection of either current field level boundary for
display or all field level boundaries for the current Farm.