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Import an existing irrigation map

Upload GIS files of your irrigation system and bring the whole thing onto the Turfile map at once.

If you have existing GIS data for your irrigation system, you can upload it and bring the whole system onto your map at once. Everything shows as a preview first, you match each group to your own item types and templates, and nothing is saved until you confirm.

Requirements

  • Formats: Shapefile (.shp, together with its .shx, .dbf and .prj), GeoPackage (.gpkg), Google Earth (.kml, .kmz), GeoJSON (.geojson, .json), or a .zip containing any of these.
  • Limits: up to 40 files, 500 MB per file, 1 GB total.
  • Item types and templates: the import only offers ones you have already created. Before importing, make sure your workspace has an item type for every kind of object in your files and a template for the piping and wiring.

Run the import

  1. Open the Irrigation section and click Import on the left toolbar.

  2. The Before you start check shows your current item type and template counts. Click I’m ready — start the import.

  3. Add your files and click Upload.

  4. Wait while the files are analyzed, then confirm what was found.

  5. Check the position. Drag the preview, or nudge it with the arrows, until it sits on your imagery. Click Looks right.

  6. Answer the questions in the Map Import chat. It works group by group: pick each group’s item type, naming, and template. You can also type what you want (“highlight all the valves”, “leave those out”) or click any single item on the map to change or exclude it.

  7. Click I’m all finished. If groups still need answers, finish them or click Leave those out and import the rest.

  8. Click Save these to my map and keep the window open until it says Saved to your map.

  9. Check the map. Click Finish — looks good to wrap up, or Undo this import to remove everything it added.

Good to know

  • Imported items behave exactly like items you placed by hand: logs, issues, filters, inventory and exports all treat them the same.
  • Undo this import stays available in the chat after saving. It removes only what the import added.
  • Start over in the chat header clears every answer and restarts the walkthrough. Your position alignment is kept.
  • You do not have to import everything. Exclude a group in the chat, or single items by clicking them on the map.

If something’s not working

“No importable point or line features were found.” Usually a shapefile uploaded without its companion files. Upload the .shp together with its .shx and .dbf.

A type or template you need is missing from the choices. The import only offers what exists in your Preferences. Add it under Set up your workspace, then reopen the group or use Start over.