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Import & Export Functions in ICS Telecom V9 March 2010
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Introduction • • • •
Import Vectors into ICS Telecom Import images into ICS Telecom Import Station data into ICS Telecom Export coverage from ICS Telecom – –
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Raster Vector
Export Station Information
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What programs that will be used? • Either ICS Telecom V9 or HTZ Warfare V15
• Global Mapper V11 with ATDI plug-in
• Google Earth • Microsoft Excel
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Files in ICS Telecom Generally 2 types of file: 16-bit raster file 8-bit raster file
Vector files Station Files
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DTM, Best server 16bit, Town raster (*.geo, *.ic2) Map image, clutter, coverage results, most other coverage raster results, Polygon masks (*.img, *.sol, *.ic1, *.fld, *.ift *.blg, *.fdw, *.fdu, *.plg) Coma delimited file (*.csv, *.vec) Custom file unique to ICS Telecom and HTZ Warfare (not backward compatible) - *.ewf
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Vectors and Rasters • Two types of vector – Polygon vector (area, county, required service area) – Polyline vector (line, road, railway) Image Raster Data Raster
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Vector Data in ICS Telecom & HTZ Warfare
Get exact format: Map / vector layer/ new vector file Map / vector layer / edit vector file
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Importing Vectors into ICS Telecom Google Earth Polygon Vector (*.kml) ESRI shape polygon vector (*.shp) MapInfo polygon vector (*.mif) + associated files
ICS Telecom or HTZ Warfare
Google Earth Polyline Vector (*.kml)
Global Mapper or other convertor
MapInfo polyline vector (*.mif)
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Import Vectors Demonstration: Google Earth *.kml file (polygon and polyline) ESRI shape file *.shp (polygon) Mapinfo file *.mif (polyline) Example of using polygons and polyline in ICS Telecom & HTZ Warfare DEMONSTRATION
Load Telecom Set up vector file Load data into Google Earth and save Import Vectors
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Import Station Data Excel station information (*.csv) Google Earth information (*.kml)
Limited
ICS Telecom or HTZ Warfare
ICS Manager Excel station information Other Station Databases
ICSTEL2K2.mdb Database
DEMONSTRATION:
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Import Image into ICS Telecom • Import image from Google Earth into ICS Telecom • Import geo-referenced TIFF into ICS Telecom Geo-Tiff Image (*.TIFF & *.TFW)
ICS Telecom or HTZ Warfare
Google Earth Image (*.jpg) Global Mapper
Geo-referenced *.ic1 file
• DEMONSTRATION
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Export Coverage • Select type of coverage to be exported (composite coverage, best server coverage, coverage, interference etc.)
ICS Telecom or HTZ Warfare
Google Earth information (*.kml) Raster format (*.tif & *.tfw, *.bil, *.asc) Vector Polygon format (area) ESRI Shape format (*.shp) Mapinfo format (*.mif) Vector Polyline format (contour) ESRI Shape format (*.shp) Mapinfo format (*.mif)
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Export Station Information
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To Google Earth (*.kml) To ESRI Shape file (*.shp) To Excel / Coma delimited file To Access or ODBC connection
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Thank you for attending This webinar covers most of the import & export features within ICS Telecom and HTZ Warfare
Any Questions? The next slides identifies some useful websites that have tools that can help manipulate data sets
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References & Useful Sites http://www.atdi.co.uk/ http://www.globalmapper.com/product/download.htm
http://www.tatukgis.com/Home/home.aspx http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=14569 http://www.zonums.com/kml2shp.html (kml to shp converter) http://www.safe.com/index.php http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html
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