'Farming' Category

  • Now Calculate the Exact Area of Any Field with ExpertGPS

    ExpertGPS can calculate the exact acreage of any farm field or parcel of land. Instantly. Without any math or figuring on your part. Just click and trace, and let ExpertGPS do the rest.


  • Drawing Land Use Maps and Modifying Field Boundaries

    Drawing Land Use Maps and Modifying Field Boundaries

    Dale writes: “My application requires that I measure the areas of various land use types within a given project area. I had problems when I tried to append a particular shape of one land use to another shape of a different land use. I had to leave a gap to keep things from [...]


  • Mapping a Hunting Area on a Farm using ExpertGPS and Google Earth

    Mapping a Hunting Area on a Farm using ExpertGPS and Google Earth

    Bill G. writes: “I see that I can enter my hunting areas with expert GPS and did see some farm capabilities. How easy is it to put fence lines and gates on the maps? Can I pull in a Google Earth image and draw directly on that?” Dan Foster explains how to [...]


  • How to make a ranch map with a Garmin GPS

    How to make a ranch map with a Garmin GPS

    Drew needs map-making software for his West Texas ranch. ExpertGPS will allow him to map out his land, roads, and fences and create a detailed ranch map over any topo map, aerial photo, or USGS soil survey map.


  • Calculating the coverage of a central-pivot irrigator

    Calculating the coverage of a central-pivot irrigator

    Tom H. needs to draw a circle on a map and determine how many acres are covered by that circle. Dan Foster shows how to use the Waypoint Proximity feature in ExpertGPS to draw circles and how to calculate the area covered by center-pivot irrigators and other circular objects.


  • Calculating the Area of a Farm Field

    Calculating the Area of a Farm Field

    Dan M. from Indianapolis asks how he can use ExpertGPS to calculate the area of his farm fields.
    ExpertGPS author Dan Foster shows how to use ExpertGPS to calculate the acreage of an irregularly-shaped farm field using the mapping and GPS tools in ExpertGPS, and gives three different methods for calculating area depending on whether or [...]