Platform Basics to Get Started
Account Setup
| Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| Setting a Default Location for the Map | • Default locations are used to provide you with the best available farms or data in the area, in addition to acting as the default map center • Setting at least one default location will enable a weekly email digest alerting you upcoming auctions in your area. If no auctions are available, no email will be sent. |
| Adding Contact Info and a Profile Photo | • When creating or sharing a CMA, your profile photo and contact information will populate the CMA report |
Reporting
| Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| Data Sources and Update Frequency FAQs | • Highly recommend reviewing this guide in detail • Provides a breakdown of the data sources used to power CamoAg, frequency data updates are provided, where that data is found in CamoAg, and frequently asked questions. |
| Report Categories, Data Sources, and Use Cases | • Highly recommend reviewing this guide in detail • Provides a breakdown and explanation of the reports in CamoAg, the data powering the report, and report use cases |
| CMAs Created Report | • View all market analyses created by users in the organization |
| Land Sales Bulletin Report | • View all sales ingested by CamoAg from Land Sales Bulletin |
| Farms, Fields, and Parcels Created Report | • View a comprehensive list with details of all farms created across your organization |
| Owners Report: Overview & Use Cases | • Requires a Pro Subscription • Understand how to use this report, explanations of the filters, and use cases • Generate a downloadable list of owners and addresses in a certain area |
| USDA Subsidy Payments Pro: Overview & Use Cases | • Requires a Pro Subscription • Provides information on the USDA Subsidy report, explanation of filters, and use cases |
| Largest Farmland Buyers and Sellers | • Requires a Pro Subscription • Understand who is purchasing and/or selling large amounts of land in your area |
Locating Properties
| Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| Ways to Search for and Add a Property to Your Account | • Understand the different ways you can search for and add a property to your account |
| Editing a Farm Name | • Learn how to edit the name of a property |
Generate PDF Maps
| Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| Downloading Soil Maps for a Farm or Individual Fields | • Generate a soil map for all fields that make up a farm or each individual field |
| Generate Report: Aerial Map, Crop History, or Soil Maps | • Learn how to quickly generate a report for a farm |
Creating Comparative Market Analyses
| Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| Creating & Editing a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) | • This guide answers some FAQs around creating a CMA and provides step by step instructions |
| Creating or Editing Multiple CMAs for a Property | • If you need to make edits to a CMA you have created or need to create another CMA for a farm, this guide will walk you through those steps |
| Using the Farm Sales Map Layer | • This guide walks you through navigating the Farm Sales layer on the map |
| Sharing a CMA | • There are multiple ways to share a CMA with a customer and this guide explains those options |
Mobile Devices
| Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| Installing CamoAg on a Phone or Tablet | • CamoAg does not have an app, but users can install it to the home screen of a device and access while on the go |
| Plat Map: Enabling Location Services | • CamoAg does not have an app, but users can install it to the home screen of a device and access while on the go |
| Accessing Driving Directions on a Mobile Device | • CamoAg does not have an app, but users can install it to the home screen of a device and access while on the go |
Advanced Platform Tasks
Farm Sales
| Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| Sharing an Upcoming Auction or Sold Farm with a Customer | • This guide explains how to share an upcoming or completed auction with a customer |
| Copying an Auction to Create a Private Comparable Sale | • Learn how to copy a sale found in CamoAg and make your own edits |
| Creating a Private Comparable Sale | • Learn how to create a farm sale in CamoAg that can be used in a CMA by users in your organization |
Using Editing Tools
| Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| Using CLU Data to Create Fields with SmartDraw | • Create fields for a farm using the CLU data as released by the FSA in 2008 • Acres types are then distributed between productive and non-productive using the Crop Data Layer and satellite imagery |
| Merging Multiple Fields or Parcels into a Single Tract | • If a farm consists of multiple adjacent fields, users can merge those fields together |
| Editing Acre Types | • Acres on a farm can be distributed between productive (irrigated or dryland) and non-productive acre types (woodlands, waterways, CRP) • Soil maps display soil types and ratings based on productive acres |
| Using the Cut Tool | • Includes FAQs, use cases, and a video tutorial demonstrating how to use the tool to divide up a field or parcel |
| Using the Draw Polygon Tool | • Includes FAQs, use cases, and a video tutorial demonstrating how to use the tool to hand draw or make edits to a property |
| Moving a Field to Another Farm | • If you need to move fields to different farms you have created in the platform, this guide walks you through the steps |