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pfPastureCoverEvent

Description

The Pasture Cover event records a pasture cover observation for a geospatial feature such as a plot.

The pfPastureCoverEvent schema inherits from observationType.

Properties

Name Description Required Type
DryMatter Pasture dry matter yield calculated or estimated. No pfDryMatterMeasureType
PastureHeight Average pasture height of the feature. No lengthMeasureType
PastureArea Area of the feature in pasture. No areaMeasureType
MethodUsed Method used to determine pasture cover including: Visual, PlateMeter, PastureProbe, SwardStick, C-Dax. No pfPastureDmAssessmentMethod
Device Device used to determine pasture cover. No pfDeviceType
EquationIntercept Intercept in linear equation to calculate DM from pasture height. No Number
EquationSlope Slope in linear equation to calculate DM from pasture height. No Number
MetabolisableEnergy Metabolisable energy specified as Megajoules per unit of dry matter (i.e. MJ/kgDM). No Number
PastureState State of the pasture. No pfPastureStateType
ObservationDate UTC Date (required) and time (optional) the sample was taken Yes date-time
PhenomenonStartTime ISO UTC DateTime No date-time
PhenomenonEndTime ISO UTC DateTime No date-time
Holding Reference to the holding on which this observation was performed. No featureReferenceType
Feature Reference to the feature to which this observation applies. Alternative to features[]. No featureReferenceType
Features Array of features to which this observation applies. Alternative to feature. No Array of  featureReferenceType
Responsible Identifier of the person responsible for the observation No string
Remark Notes or remarks field No string
Id Unique identifier (UUID) used within the current server to identify the resource. Yes string
Identifiers Identifiers for the resource (see well-known/schemes... for example identity schemes). No Array of  identifierType
Links Linked resources that are related to the current resource. No Array of  relationType
Meta Meta-data for the resource. Mandatory if you wish to support synchronisation. Yes metaDataType
Name A user-readable name for the resource. No string
Self Uniform resource identifier (URI) of the resource (rel=self). No string

Examples

Example 1

{
  "resourceType": "/crop/pasture-cover-event",
  "id": "2111f1ef-e78c-4a08-bdb5-8501f53fb1e3",
  "meta": {
    "sourceId": {
      "scheme": "nz.zaxfarm.pasture",
      "id": "4243e3f4-de19-4289-a3e7-ad1814766b0f"
    },
    "modified": "2022-04-03T08:00:00Z",
    "created": "2022-04-03T08:00:00Z",
    "creator": "zaxfarm.co.nz"
  },
  "identifiers": [
    {
      "scheme": "nz.zaxfarm.pasture-yield",
      "id": "UD034/JG/2022-04"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Pasture D. Hartley - Oak Reach, Apr 2022",
  "observationDate": "2022-04-03T00:00:00Z",
  "feature": {
    "contentType": "plot",
    "identifier": {
      "scheme": "com.purefarming.plotId",
      "id": "c8e3cf30-b616-4f9d-b6b9-ef10308d6721"
    },
    "name": "Oak Reach"
  },
  "holding": {
    "contentType": "holding",
    "identifier": {
      "scheme": "com.purefarming.holdingId",
      "id": "9a75829f-91c6-4483-baed-a93f6e74716f"
    },
    "name": "Bliss Farm"
  },
  "phenomenonStartTime": "2022-03-03T09:40:00Z",
  "phenomenonEndTime": "2022-04-03T08:00:00Z",
  "responsible": "Jane Smart",
  "remark": "Pasture cover Apr 22: Oak Reach: C-Dax",
  "methodUsed": "PastureProbe",
  "dryMatter": {
    "measure": {
      "measurement": 1635,
      "resolution": 5,
      "units": "KGM"
    },
    "areaMetric": {
      "measurement": 1,
      "resolution": 0.01,
      "units": "HAR"
    }
  },
  "pastureHeight": {
    "measurement": 6.1,
    "resolution": 0.1,
    "units": "CMT"
  },
  "pastureArea": {
    "measurement": 1.4,
    "resolution": 0.1,
    "units": "HAR"
  },
  "equationIntercept": 826,
  "equationSlope": 158,
  "metabolisableEnergy": 10.6,
  "pastureState": "Growing",
  "device": {
    "id": "JHP03",
    "serial": "4321-GD81-1234",
    "name": "JayHigh Pasture Probe",
    "description": "JayHigh capacitance pasture meter",
    "softwareVersion": "4.7",
    "hardwareVersion": "6.23",
    "manufacturer": "JayHigh.nz",
    "deviceCategory": "PastureAssessment"
  }
}