Method and System to Provide a Region Explorer Function for Selecting Regions of Interest of Agricultural Data Layers and to Provide Data Metrics for the Regions of Interest

A computer implemented method for selecting a region of interest in a field view of a graphical user interface (GUI) of a software application comprising:

• receiving a user input to select a region explorer function from a mapping option of the GUI;
• generating a pop up window or a side by side window for a region explorer view based on the user input;
• receiving, with the field view, a multipoint user input for selecting the region of interest in the field view;
• and
• automatically generating and displaying in the region explorer view data metrics for a first parameter in the region of interest based on the multipoint user input, wherein the data metrics comprise one or more of a minimum data value in the selected region, a maximum data value in the selected region, a histogram for the data values in the selected region, and a number of acres selected in the region of interest.