🗺️ Master Manual: Creating and Sending Taskmaps via Mechan Machines
This guide is divided into two main parts: first, setting up the connection and exporting that map to LeapSpace for wireless machine delivery, and second, requesting a flight and generating a precision taskmap through Mechan Machines.
1. Connecting BBLeap to your Mechan/CropUp account
This section details the necessary connection setup and the final step of sending the created prescription map to your machinery via LeapSpace.
1.1. 🔗 One-Time Connection Setup
Before exporting, you must link the two platforms:
Navigate to the Management tab in LeapSpace and select Partner Integration.
Select CropSaver and enter your Customer ID (required for the link).
Connect your LeapSpace account to enable direct wireless transfer of prescription maps.
2. Creating a Taskmap via Mechan Machines
This section covers the process from requesting a flight and data collection to processing imagery and creating the final variable rate application map.
2.1. 📍 Data Collection: Requesting the Flight and Flying the Mission
This part involves setting up the request parameters and the execution of the aerial survey.
Request a Flight (Register Field)
Go to the following page
You will get a form where you need to fill in the following information: Name, Field Name, Execution Date, and Destination Address.
Select AI Model (AI Mission)
Choose the appropriate model for your field:
Barnyard grass in beans
General weeds in beans
General weeds in alfalfa
Weeds in wheat
Volunteer plants in onions (broadcast green-on-green)
Volunteer plants in onions
Volunteer plants in carrots
Broad-leaved dock (in grass, clover, and alfalfa)
Thistle in beets
Thistle in carrots
General weeds in grass
Grass in onions
Select the grid size (from 10x10 cm to meter-scale).
for BBLeap 25x25 cm is recommended
Application rate
fill in your desired application rate
Field Geometry
Draw a polygon around the field boundary within the portal.
Specify the estimated hectares and desired dosage.
Flight Operations
Mechan reviews the request and performs a flight zone safety check.
Upon signed quote, Mechan executes the flight.
2.2. 💻 Data Processing and Analysis
Once the imagery is collected, it must be processed to create actionable insights.
Data Upload
Following the flight, data is uploaded to the portal for processing.
Processing Pipeline (Automatic)
The system stitches the images into a georeferenced orthomosaic.
The chosen AI Model performs inference to detect the specific weeds or volunteer plants selected during the request phase.
2.3. 🎯 Creating a Prescription Map (Taskmap)
The final step is converting the analytical data into a usable prescription map, this is done automatically.
3. 📤 Send Prescription Map to LeapSpace
Once the map is finalized, you can deliver it to your machinery:
Select Format: Choose Shapefile as desired format.
Wireless Export:
If the integration is active, the prescription map is automatically send to your BBLeap machine.
Check in Leapspace wheather the prescription map is assigned to the machine
Manual Export: Receive the taskmap via the provided delivery email address.
Manually import the Shapefile into LeapSpace, see this page for more information.