CloudSyncing vs. Rebuilding Map Layers in FieldView App

This article explains the differences between CloudSyncing and Rebuilding Map Layers in the FieldView™ Cab app

Available on: Apple iOS™

FieldView™ offers multiple tools to help ensure your field data and maps display correctly. Two commonly used options, CloudSyncing and Rebuilding Map Layers, serve very different purposes. Understanding when and why to use each can help prevent data confusion and avoid unnecessary troubleshooting.

CloudSyncing transfers data from the FieldView Cab app to your FieldView account in the cloud. This ensures your data is safely stored online and available across devices, including the FieldView web experience and other iPad® devices logged into the same account.

• Upload planting, application, and harvest data from the Cab app
• Make data available on fieldview.com and other devices
• Back up data to prevent loss if an iPad is damaged or replaced

• CloudSyncing does not change or fix map data
• It only moves existing data from the device to the cloud
• An internet connection (Wi-Fi or cellular) is required

If your maps look correct in the Cab app but are missing online, CloudSyncing is often the right first step.

Rebuilding Map Layers reprocesses map data that already exists on the iPad. This tool recalculates the map visuals using the original data files but does not upload or download data.

• Fix map display issues, such as blank, partial, or incorrect layers
• Resolve problems caused by interrupted data processing
• Correct visual issues after Cab app interruptions or device crashes

• Rebuilding happens only on the iPad® device
• It does not send data to the cloud
• It does not delete your data when performed correctly

If a layer is missing, incomplete, or looks wrong in the Cab app itself, rebuilding the map layer may help. Verify Drive Offload Status has reached 100% before attempting to rebuild. Clearing and rebuilding removes local data from the iPad® and reloads data from the FieldView™ cloud. If data has not finished syncing, that data may be permanently lost.

• Data looks correct in the Cab App but is missing online
• You want to back up data or access it on another device
• You’ve recently completed field activities

• A map layer is blank, partial, or incorrect in the Cab app, but correct on FieldView.com
• Data collection was interrupted during an operation
• You see visual issues that syncing does not resolve