MULTIPLE FIELD BOUNDARY DATA SETS IN AN AUTOMATED CROP RECORDKEEPING SYSTEM

• US 20110153556A1
• Filed: 12/17/2009
• Published: 06/23/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MapShots, Inc.
• Original Assignee: MapShots, Inc.
• Inventors: MACY, TED S.
• Granted Patent: US 9,084,389 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/609
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 79/005 Precision agriculture
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/018 Certifying business or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/02 Agriculture; Fishing; Forestry; Mining

Abstract

A method includes defining a plurality of crop field boundaries such that an area of land falls within each of the plurality of field boundaries. The method further includes maintaining the plurality of crop field boundaries within the crop recordkeeping system, using a first of the crop field boundaries in performing a first function of the crop recordkeeping system executing on a computer, and using a second of the crop field boundaries in performing a second function of the crop recordkeeping system executing on the computer.

Claims

1. A method of managing data in a computer implemented crop recordkeeping system, the method comprising:

defining a plurality of crop field boundaries such that an area of land falls within each of the plurality of field boundaries, the plurality of field boundaries comprising a first crop field boundary and a second crop field boundary;

maintaining the plurality of crop field boundaries within the crop recordkeeping system;

using the first crop field boundary in performing a first function of the crop recordkeeping system executing on a computer; and

using the second crop field boundary in performing a second function of the crop recordkeeping system executing on the computer.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of crop field boundaries further comprises a third crop field boundary.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising using the third crop field boundary in performing a third function of the crop recordkeeping system executing on the computer.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the first crop field boundary is a regulatory field boundary and wherein the first function is associated with regulatory compliance or regulatory reporting.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the first field boundary is a production field boundary and the second field boundary is an land ownership field boundary.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising associating crop production data with at least one of the crop field boundaries.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the crop production data comprises geospatial data.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the first function is selected from the set consisting of determining yield associated with at least one of the crop field boundaries, determining moisture associated with at least one of the crop field boundaries, determining revenue associated with at least one of the crop field boundaries, determining expenses associated with at least one of the crop field boundaries, and determining income associated with at least one of the crop field boundaries.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of crop field boundaries includes a plurality of production boundaries.

10. A crop recordkeeping system, comprising:

a crop recordkeeping system executing on a computer, wherein the crop recordkeeping system provides for (a) defining a plurality of crop field boundaries such that an area of land falls within each of the plurality of field boundaries, the plurality of field boundaries comprising a first crop field boundary and a second crop field boundary, (b) maintaining the plurality of crop field boundaries within the crop recordkeeping system, (c) using the first crop field boundary in performing a first function of the crop recordkeeping system executing on a computer, and (d) using the second crop field boundary in performing a second function of the crop recordkeeping system executing on the computer.

11. The crop recordkeeping system of claim 10 wherein the plurality of crop field boundaries further comprises a third crop field boundary.

12. The crop recordkeeping system of claim 11 wherein the crop recordkeeping system further provides for using the third crop field boundary in performing a third function.

13. The crop recordkeeping system of claim 10 wherein the first crop field boundary is a regulatory field boundary and wherein the first function is associated with regulatory compliance or regulatory reporting.

14. The crop recordkeeping system of claim 10 wherein the first field boundary is a production field boundary and the second field boundary is an land ownership field boundary.

15. The crop recordkeeping system of claim 10 further comprising associating crop production data with at least one of the crop field boundaries.

16. The crop recordkeeping system of claim 15 wherein the crop production data comprises geospatial data.

17. The crop recordkeeping system of claim 10 wherein the first function is selected from the set consisting of determining yield associated with at least one of the crop field boundaries, determining moisture associated with at least one of the crop field boundaries, determining revenue associated with at least one of the crop field boundaries, determining expenses associated with at least one of the crop field boundaries, and determining income associated with at least one of the crop field boundaries.

18. The crop recordkeeping system of claim 10 wherein the first field boundary is a production field boundary and the second field boundary is a second production field boundary.

19. A method of managing data in crop recordkeeping software executing on a computer, the method comprising:

defining a plurality of crop field boundaries such that an area of land falls within each of the plurality of field boundaries, the plurality of field boundaries comprising a first crop field boundary and a second crop field boundary;

maintaining the plurality of crop field boundaries within the crop recordkeeping system;

using the plurality of crop field boundaries in performing functions of the crop recordkeeping software executing on the computer.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the plurality of crop field boundaries comprises production boundaries, regulatory boundaries, and business boundaries.