AboutEditorial standards
Every PropelMapper field guide explains what to look for, how to record it and what the evidence can support.
How we attribute someone else’s account in a report passage.
“The grower says water stood here after last week’s rain. The ground is damp today, but I did not see standing water. Photo saved.”
The ground was damp during the visit and a photo was taken. No standing water was observed.
The grower reported standing water after the previous week’s rain.
The ground was damp during the visit and a photo was taken. No standing water was observed.
The grower reported standing water after the previous week’s rain.
After your review
Mark Donne and Jamison Cote write and maintain this site. When we write together, the byline is “PropelMapper Field Team.” We build the software that turns visit notes into reports. Our company roles do not establish agronomic or veterinary credentials.
A citation tells you where a method came from. It does not mean a qualified professional has reviewed our explanation. We have no named subject reviewer for these guides; technical material awaiting that review remains unpublished.
For agricultural methods, we link to the Extension service, agency or institution that published them. We keep the publication’s crop, region, stage, units and sampling method with a figure or decision rule. A source for one crop does not establish a threshold for another.
Our forms and note-to-report passages use fictional examples labeled “Example.” They show how an observation can be written, rather than evidence of a customer result. A note about standing water can become a ponding observation in the report; it cannot establish a blocked buried drain. Treatment or cost entries in a completed form are examples, not advice. Customer quotations require permission to publish.
Product pages describe supported behavior. The map-source page identifies the providers, coverage and dates behind agricultural layers. A satellite image or mapped soil rating remains separate from an observation made during a visit.
Mark reads [email protected]. A page link, the wording that needs checking and a supporting publication give us a place to start.
We compare the passage with its source and correct errors. When a change affects how a figure or method should be used, we record the correction and its date on the page.