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Import & Export

Functions inICS 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 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 DTM, Best server 16bit,

Town raster (*.geo, *.ic2)8-bit raster file Map image, clutter, coverage

results, most other coverage

raster results, Polygon masks

(*.img, *.sol, *.ic1, *.fld, *.ift*.blg, *.fdw, *.fdu, *.plg)

Vector files Coma delimited file (*.csv, *.vec)

Station Files 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

ICS Telecom

or HTZ

Warfare

Google Earth Polygon Vector (*.kml)

ESRI shape polygon vector (*.shp)

MapInfo polygon vector (*.mif)

+ associated files

MapInfo polyline vector (*.mif)

Google Earth Polyline Vector (*.kml)

Global Mapper

or other convertor

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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 TelecomSet up vector file

Load data into Google Earth and save

Import Vectors

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Import Station Data

ICS Telecomor HTZ

Warfare

Excel station information (*.csv)Google Earth information (*.kml)

Limited

ICSTEL2K2.mdb DatabaseExcel station information

Other Station Databases

ICS Manager

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

DEMONSTRATION

ICS Telecom

or HTZ

Warfare

Geo-Tiff Image (*.TIFF & *.TFW)

Geo-referenced *.ic1 file

Google Earth Image (*.jpg)

Global Mapper

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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

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 datasets

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References & Useful Siteshttp://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

http://www.atdi.co.uk/http://www.globalmapper.com/product/download.htmhttp://www.tatukgis.com/Home/home.aspxhttp://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=14569http://www.zonums.com/kml2shp.htmlhttp://www.safe.com/index.phphttp://www.safe.com/index.phphttp://www.zonums.com/kml2shp.htmlhttp://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=14569http://www.tatukgis.com/Home/home.aspxhttp://www.globalmapper.com/product/download.htmhttp://www.atdi.co.uk/

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