Scout+ Sampler Training

In the field: quick reference

The lessons in fifteen lines.

1. Set your password from the Livefarm invitation email within 24 hours, then install Livefarm Scout+ from Google Play.
2. Log in to Scout+ with your email address as the username, and your Livefarm password.
3. Allow Scout+ to use your location and send notifications the first time you log in.
4. Open Scout+ where you have signal before you set off, so today's tasks download.
5. Accept new tasks within 5 days. After that they are declined automatically.
6. Sample only the fields outlined in yellow. Darkened fields belong to other farms.
7. Scan each bag's barcode. If it will not scan, tap the pencil and type the ID.
8. Check the accuracy strip reads acceptable before you tap Play to record a track.
9. On the Tidy page, trim stray points from the start or end of the track.
10. A sample that covers two or more fields needs a georeference in every field. Scout+ only picks the middle of the track, so add the others yourself.
11. A red * marks a question you must answer. Finish only turns green when every sample has them all.
12. Running low on barcodes or FBA sample boxes? Tap the green + and choose Order Barcodes or Order Sample Boxes.
13. Leaving a field early? Tap back, then Close & Save. Continue Task picks it up later.
14. Submitted tasks go to Livefarm at the next sync. Open Scout+ or tap refresh once you have signal.
15. Tasks are sent to you by a lab, an advisor or a co-op. No task for a farm going to FBA Labs? Tap the green + and choose Soil Sampling to create one.