Captured via Skippy Scout automated drone flight in a matter of minutes, Scout Spheres provide a full field overview viewable online from anywhere minutes after a flight.
To capture a Scout Sphere, choose one of the Sphere options when conducting a flight with Skippy Scout:
Spheres can be viewed via links sent by email when they are updated, or via the web portal here.
Scout Spheres are best viewed on larger screens such as tablets, laptops, desktops etc.
Scout Spheres features:
A whole field overview - Evaluate, Collaborate, Plan
Captured from 100m above the center of your field, you can look in any direction with a birds-eye view to identify crop variance and potential issues, and to collaborate and plan with colleagues.URL-based - Share with anyone, anywhere
De-skill field walking by having your junior team members using Skippy to capture the data, which can be automatically sent to and/or remotely accessed by, farm manager, agronomist etc. on-demand.View average Scout data
You can view the average analysis statistics for the field, based on the last scouting date.View Scout Points in high detail - Perfect for ground truthing via drone
Click on a scout point to view the most recent image and analysis data for that location, click the image to zoom in for full resolution and leaf-level detail.Add new Scout Points
Capture a Scout Sphere then view it to identify potential issues, right click wherever you want to add scout points, then fly a scouting mission to capture close-up images at those locations, allowing you to diagnose issues.Measure lengths
Choose ‘Measure’ and mark points to draw a line, allowing you to quantify entities like missed drill lines, hedgerow gaps and more…Use as a map for application planning
Click the downward arrow on the bottom nav to view the field as map.Maps are automatically extracted and synced to your Skippy Scout app as Fieldmaps too
Toggle these automatic Fieldmaps to view the latest map and use it for planning and comparisons.
Find out how a user saved £43/ha targeting herbicide with Scout Spheres:
view Case Study | view How to
video: Scout Spheres Overview
video: Add a Scout Point
Make measurements in Spheres
Terrain-aware measurements can be made:
Choose ‘Measure’
Click a starting point, then multiple points to draw a line
Click confirm and wait for the calculation
Tip: Hide fields first to remove the boundary if you want to measure hedgerows etc.
Areas and exports coming soon… for now take a screenshot!
Boundary not matching the field?
You may need to calibrate the Sphere altitude and orientation… This is important for adding scout points in the correct location and exporting maps.
First, check in the app to make sure the field boundary matches the map.
If it does, but its wrong in the Sphere interface, you can adjust it:
Choose ‘Calibrate’ on the bottom right
Here you can adjust:
Orientation - this is the rotation - adjust the value if it looks like the boundary is rotated out of place.
This is in degrees from 0-360.
If the value is 0, adjust positively to rotate the boundary anticlockwise - i.e. make it 5
Adjust negatively to rotate clockwise - i.e. from 0 go to 355.Height - this is the height above the ground - adjust if the boundary looks too big or too small for the field.
Submit to see the changes.
