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1. Emailaddres Organization Mapset Peloponnesus y Usertype Regular Help Submit Illustration 5 Register Tab DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 10 Login in SMS Application From the Login Tab users may login to SMS Before logging in the application user must receive an email by the SMS administrator providing a valid User name and a password By sign in the SMS application user automatically initiates a thread on the SMS server All data handling and actions are monitored and handled by this thread Home Peloponnesus Sicily Login Register User Authentication Username Password Sign In Illustration 6 Login Tab User may sign in the application By closing the browser automatically the closes the work section and cancels the thread on the SMS server In order to continue user needs to log on to the system again initiating a new thread on the system Data Management In the SMS application user can load data in the application with two different methods By mounting the data repository on his workstation or by using the data load function through the application Two type of data have been tested as of today Raster data grids and vector data shapefiles Raster data can be imported as ASCII grids ASCII format is a neutral format that can be easily transferred Shapefiles can be imported directly to the SMS application Data Load Method Storage Mount In SMS applica2. SOILPRO SMS Application Soil Monitoring Software Soul Monitoring Soil Management SMS application User Manual 1 Table of Contents Prefac6 O 2 System Reguirements sssseeeeeeeeeeeeteeeee tere a enaa eaa Naa a UNA Naa Ua Naa Kaa EEEE Naa Ua aan Naa AAEE RA 2 Base Maps A a eK E AMV THE N N e L exatenctamteveeereachs 2 Part A Use OF SMS Application ssekmimuttousistastaulsskataaeTekysaamusta old lied 4 Coordinate System for Region PelopoONNeSUS ccccccccccnonooonnncnnnoncnananananonnnnnnnos 5 Coordinate System for Region SicilY cccocooococonncncnnnooonannnnnnncnnnnnononononcnnnos 5 Launching SMS Application oosssssouuuumn nannaa naan aa aa a aan aan eaa aa eaa annan annan 6 SMS Layouts aiiin i E R RAEE RENEE chi SANNI N NNUNN NUKKE KNN KAVA ANU E 6 Features of SMS Application cnar aaa a r a A a E NEE EERE 8 User Managements sms issa met s taken deana de aod dad aida ie 8 SMS User RegistratlOn sss mts te n n oe capos 8 User Management OptiOnS ouuuuusssooo aa aa a a a a aa aa aa aa aa nana nannaa 9 LOBIRN SIVISAPPIICA OM masa otsa stunt taa s ene va vaasa N arat aetim osk MN 10 Data MINIBAR Tae dea 10 Data Load Method Storage MOUNt oooooocccccnncconcnooonnnnnnnnncnanannnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 10 Data Transfer to data Servelam sasmsmmsuvmsivasa maasaita a tia 12 Data Load Method Application D
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4. SOILPRO is a ind Governance projects The o EU Member States in line wit Illustration 9 Drag amp Drop TS Comparer amp Local Disk C SB peloponnesus sollprosms dyndns org 2 This procedure will take from several minutes up to 1 hour depending the available bandwidth and data volume All selected data will be transferred to the SMS data server in the selected location Data from one location will not be available to other locations For security reasons user is authorized to mount only one location in the data server DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 13 Data Load Method Application Data Upload SMS user can upload data through the application In the Location Tab at the last section user can upload data by using the Data Upload tool The tool works in two steps Data Upload Choose File no file chosen Upload Illustration 10 Data Upload Section In the first step user chooses afile to upload by clicking on the Choose File button A data browser will appear and user can navigate to the selected location 5 onen xi 600 e Libraries Documents tmp v data v Search data El Organize y New folder B fil e Favorites i Y Documents library P voissa data A Libraries Name Date modified Type Size _ Documents J Music 23 12 2010 5 8 lle Pictures E area dbf 15 3 2009 2 4 OpenOffice or 1KB E videos area pri 15 3 2009 2 4 PRI Fil
5. be created on the server by the database administrator Within this database projects are organized by project areas stored in subdirectories called locations A location is defined by its coordinate system map projection and geographical boundaries Each location can have several mapsets When creating a new location GRASS automatically creates a special mapset called PERMANENT where the core data for the project can be stored Data in the PERMANENT mapset can only be added modied or removed by the owner of the PERMANENT mapset however they can be accessed analyzed and copied into their own mapset by the other users The PERMANENT mapset is useful for providing general spatial data e g an elevation model accessible but write protected to all users who are working in the same location as the database owner To manipulate or add data to PERMANENT the owner would start GRASS and choose the relevant location and the PERMANENT mapset This mapset also contains the DEFAULT WIND file which holds the default region boundary coordinate values for the location which all users will inherit when they start using the database Additionally a WIND file is kept in all mapsets for storing the current boundary coordinate values and the currently selected raster resolution Only the Database Administrator have the option of switching back to the default region at any time In the databases all data are stored in the local coordinate system For example f
6. Data Upload section user can upload data to the SMS data server Alternative user can have a direct access to the SMS data server by mounting the server in his workstation Under Models tab there are two sections Model List section and Model Upload Form section In the first section user may browse available models execute a model or delete it In the second section user can write a new model and submit it For further details please refer to GIS Modeling in SMS CAF Ures c EC rEealuito UI oO SMS web application of a geographic information system based on GRASS GIS platform is basically a shell application allowing the user to guery and manipulate a part of the database over the Internet and expand the capabilities of the application In this way SMS makes geographic information available to the citizens and users of each network at any time and from any location All citizens stakeholders and LRa s concerned will have easy access to the application and will be able to manage geographic data display of different layers etc and display and query the database In general there are following groups of functionality in the SMS application User Management User in order to have access to SMS functionality it is required to register providing limited information and contact details Registered users will be given a user name and a password for secure access to SMS application and also data storage in the SMS Server User management respons
7. Delete Run r mapcalc elev 1000 if dem gt 1000 0 dem nullQ Terraflow Show Delete Run Illustration 28 View Model in Model List User from the Model List can view the model and can run the model The results are found in the Layers section under Location tab Home Peloponnesus Models Layers 1 elev 1000 I slope 30m F aspect 30m I Info Color Map Info Color Map Info Color Map Illustration 29 Results In Layer Browser DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 31 DRAFT VERSION
8. GeoTIFF format file User can use GeoTIFF in any GIS or CAD system and associate it with his datasets or can be used as single image for reporting in any text editor or other relevant software The resolution of the GeoTIFF is in accordance with the spatial resolution of the selected layer Legend is in html format and allows the user to increase or reduce size without any detail loses In order to succeed maximum compatibility in the zip file user will also find a tfw file World file Data downloading Under the Location tab in the Data List section user can select to download data or DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 22 to download map Alternative user can delete both data and map Data List dem Download Data Download Map Delete dem map zip x dem zip 0 5 16 5 MB 4 mins left e 0 6 36 4 MB 11 mins left Illustration 20 Data and Map download procedure Data downloading Data e Open a windows explorer and navigate to the download folder e Open dem zip e Open the ascii file using world pad it will take few minutes e Examine the file header DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 23 a 8 09707 dem WordPad Home View Cut n gt T mos la o 00 apy x A Say Replace Paste B 7 U ake x Pr A ls Picture Paint Date and Insert roy x drawing time object iL Selectall Clipboard Font Insert Editing AREA AE E s neols 7086
9. S application briefly informs visitors for the scope of SMS application and SoilPro Project The Life logo is in accordance to the Life funding provisions User may choose to which location to navigate As until today there are two locations in the SMS database Region of Peloponnesus Greece and Region Sicily Italy Not registered users may navigate in the application and browse available data and models For further information on user management please refer to User Management Options There are 5 distinct tabs in the SMS application Home tab hosts the welcome screen of the application Peloponnesus and Sicily tabs Location tabs enclose the information and models for the two project Locations Login tab and Register tab facilitate user register and access the application Home Peloponnesus Sicily Login Register YO Illustration 3 SMS tabs All Location tabs have an identical structure When a Location tab is selected user has access to Home tab Location tab and Model Tab DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 8 Peloponnesus Models Illustration 4 Peloponnesus Location Location tab encloses four section Layers Data List Data Pending and Data Upload In Layers user can browse all available layers in the selected location In Data List user can download data relevant maps or can delete selected layers In Data Pending section User can import data to the SMS application from the data storage server In
10. ap files in georeference format and the appropriate legend With this files user can create maps in reports or use the information in any GIS system In both cases user must follow the following steps e Open a windows explorer and navigate to the download folder e Open dem_map zip e Open Legend html Map in Report User can use any image viewer or image processing software to view the image file or even in a word processing software In an image viewer coordinates stored in the georeference file will not provide any spatial information Legend can be opened in any browser Legend is stored in vector html format User can magnify legend without any loss of detail In the example below a map in word pad is shown User can incorporate map information in any report or document DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 24 18 x o o O Calibri u A i F Es E 84 Find Co s 24 Replace Paste PTA gt Fi Picture Paint Date and Insert 7a M B 7 Ud A El a eo pana mane object 103 select all Clipboard Font Insert Editing 31211 E 11213141516171819 110111112113 1144451161171 Digital Elevation Model Region Peloponnesus s O O amp lO 110 17 a aa ae 0 Gm m Illustration 22 Map in World Pad Map in GIS User can import any map data in any GIS or CAD system since all map files have georeference Coordinates and all relative metadata are stored in the Geo TIFF In the following e
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12. d by default in degrees Home Peloponnesus Models Model List denon Show Dete En ee ae as aspect_30m sl slope 30m my watershed demo Show Delete Run Aspect show Delete Run mydemo show Delete Run myks Show Delete Run My Hydro Model Show Delete Run Terraflow _Show Delete Run Illustration 25 Model List Section Available Models User from the Model List can view the model and or can execute run the model The results are found in the Layers section under Location tab DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 28 Home Peloponnesus Models aspect 30m I slope 30m F Info Color Map Illustration 26 Model results in Layer Browser There are additional commands which work with DEMs depression areas can be filled with r fill dir and flowlines calculated with r flow Watershed analysis can be done with r watershed and on massive grids with r terraflow For more information please visit http grass fbk eu gdp html grass64 full index html Raster map algebra SMS through GRASS provides the very powerful map calculator r mapcalc This module is best used on the model builder as there you have flexible cursor support provided by the shell It operates cell by cell using a moving window technology To start with some simple operations an example is provided to filter all pixels with elevation higher than 1000m from the Pelop
13. ding on your computer speed internet connection type and server load The average load time is about ten seconds SMS application is linked to the web portal of SoilPro project SMS application is aiming to all soil users and stakeholders For this reason it is designed to facilitate the communication between stakeholders with limited knowledge to IT technigues and with minimum support When initiated the welcome screen appears DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 7 Home Peloponnesus Sicily Login Register Welcome to SOILPRO SM SMS Soil Monitoring Software is a web based application developed by the University of Athens in collaboration with CRA ABP The application supports all critical functions required for soil monitoring and management based on the soil monitoring methodology developed by CRA ABP The use of Information Technology and the web environment renders the aforementioned methodology fully operational at the level of Local and Regional Authorities LRAs Project Description The project LIFEOS ENV IT 00428 SOILPRO began on ist January 2010 and will last four years until 31st December 2013 SOILPRO is a project financed among the LIFE Environment Policy and Governance projects The overall objective of the project is to halt soil degradation in EU Member States in line with the European Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection Illustration 2 SMS Welcome screen The Welcome screen in SM
14. e 1KB area sbn 15 3 2009 2 4 SBN File 1KB 8 Homegroup area sbx 15 3 2009 2 4 SBX File 1KB M Computer _Jarea shp 15 3 2009 2 4 SHP File 98 KB area shx 15 3 2009 2 4 SHX File 1KB Su Network M AANT LAPTOP 18 INTRACOM File name dem v fan Files v emt 4 Illustration 11 Data Selection Finally user must click on the Upload button and the data will be uploaded to the data server of SMS application DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 14 Data Upload Choose File gem Upload v Uploading 4 Illustration 12 Uploading procedure In some browsers user can monitor the upload process of the upload Data Import As soon as data are transferred to data server SMS application reacts and provides information to SMS users on data availability User has to follow the next steps in order to finalize data import to SMS application e Login in the SMS application using provided user name and password e Select the desired location tab e Move to Data Pending section Data Pending area Delete Import dem Delete Import Illustration 13 Data Import SMS application understands automatically the data type that is located in the dataserver In the example above dem is an raster ascii file and area is a shapefile User needs to select import in both layers in order to finalize import procedure The result will be visible in the first section of Location tab Layers where
15. e several months or years old Google Maps uses a close variant of the Mercator projection so it cannot show areas around the poles A related product is Google Earth a stand alone program which offers more globe viewing features including showing polar areas DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 4 In Part A of the User Manual user can find a detailed description of the SMS application SMS application is a Web application designed to provide support to Local Authorities and soil users with minimum IT knowledge and limited support SMS is a shell application able to host almost any soil monitoring or soil management procedure In order to succeed this SMS development team designed SMS based on GRASS GIS software an open source GIS application SMS takes advantage of the rich functionality of Grass GIS and delivers this functionality over the WEB SMS s architecture is modular The basic modules include the data handling module the data repository soil management monitoring modules and mapping module The application is based on the functionality of GRASS GIS and through a communication channel allows users to communicate with the core GIS software through predefined models or through new scripts SMS database is based on GRASS GIS data structure modified in order to communicate with the web interface All data are stored in a directory referred to as a database located on the web server This directory has to
16. g polygon boundaries to simplify the land cover classes in a data layer o Spatially Aggregated Result is a number or a set of numbers E g Calculating the total area of each habitat type in a given county o Spatially Explicit What form should the final product s take m Points lines routes or polygons o Spatially Aggregated What attributes are needed in the table s e After determining what the output should contain identify the possible inputs o Layers containing needed attributes o Layers containing the needed points or polygons o Layers that can be used to produce the needed points or polygons E g a point coverage that can be buffered to provide polygons DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 26 SMS application supports most of the raster functionality of GRASS GIS GRASS is traditionally known for its powerful raster processing capabilities All classical functionality plus time series data processing and models are available While image processing command names differ in the first character i instead of r they are generally fully integrated in SMS application Any image map from an aerial camera or satellite can be used as a normal raster map Additional support is available to handle multispectral maps More sophisticated methods such as orthophoto generation and image classication are supported as well Through GRASS SMS supports pixelwise operations on raster maps as well as focal ne
17. ibility is preformed by the System administrator SMS User Registration User registration requires the following fields to be completed by the user First and Last Name User s email address the Organization user represents the Mapset he wishes to work with and the UserType Please Refer to User Management Options DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual Below or press Help for more information on user previlliges By submitting his details user will receive by the system administrator a user name and a password by email User Management Options There are four different type of users in SMS application General Public e Can view data all locations e Can view models all locations e Itis not necessary to register Regular User e Can view data all locations e Can view models all locations e Can download data single location Power User e Can view data all locations e Can view models all locations e Can download data single location e Can upload data single location e Can delete data single location e Can create models single location e Can delete models single location e Canrun models single location Admin e Has full access to all locations Home Peloponnesus Sicily Login Register Welcome to the SOILPRO SMS registration form Please fill in the details below and you will be contacted with your SOILPRO SMS account details First name Last name
18. ighborhood and global full map calculations Also buffers watersheds of lines slope aspect and curvature maps can be created and raster algebra can be performed SMS Model Interface In the Location tab under the Model tab there are two sections The Model List and the Model Upload Form In the next section examples of SMS scripting will be demonstrated Digital elevation model DEM analysis In SMS user can calculate slope and aspect from a DEM with r slope aspect First user reset the current region settings to those of the input map then calculate slope and aspect command explanation link g region rast dem p Area definition http grass fbk eu gdp html grass64 g region html r slope aspect el dem as aspect 30m Parameter calculation http grass fbk eu gdp html grass64 r sl slope 30m z slope aspect html In the above table the two commands that will be used in the model are demonstrated In the Model Upload Form user can write in each line a command At the top user must provide a unique name for the model DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 27 Model Upload Form Please set model name demo_molel Model steps E a region rast dem p S r Slope aspect el dem as aspect 30m sl slope 30m 1 2 3 4 Sl N 6 7 8 9 Illustration 24 Model Upload Form Both maps are calculated in one step Note that horizontal angles are counted counterclockwise from the East Slopes are calculate
19. lite les s i ha Y ies Rio df Pio s Aegioj a 2074000 TO a Fach Korinthos DER E Kopw6ec salamina IS a ED Athina Aarva 7 S in E Illustration 17 Updated colormap For manual color selection user has to identify the number of classes and the corresponding legend text By selecting Color below the layer s thumbnail the Color Style Selection Tools initiates The following steps have to be taken e Provide the number of ranges e Select color using the interactive color selection tool for each class e Provide a text description for each class e Submit request SMS application User Manual 20 Layers Colorstyle Selection Automatic aspect z submit Manual Select number of ranges E Rfis Hf Gh sk Be vin s imet value color z0ooE E name fow value Fas color p2e148 N name medium value fss7 color Jbse122 i name fign value kass color passe Ml name faipine submit Illustration 18 Colormap Selection Tool Manual Color Selection SMS will recreate all image files and maps associated with the specific layer The process will take few seconds A new thumbnail will appear in the Layer section All images and maps associated with any layer is automatically generated in SMS These images can be altered and modified according to user needs if color is selected below the thumbnail e For viewing the layer user needs to select it b
20. m best on computers with a high speed internet connection similar to digital subscriber line DSL cable or faster It is not recommended for computers using dial up modem based internet connections SMS uses standard Google Maps as base map information Google Maps compiles base layer imagery from satellite and aerial photography data sources As sources range from one to three years old there is some variation in guality of images and DRAFT VERSION w SMS application User Manual some areas may appear blurry discolored or covered in clouds Generally there is high resolution imagery for populated areas Some remote areas however have high level detail while some urban centers do not depending on the availability of images Zooming in and out increases or decreases the level of feature details on a landscape Where data are out of date some feature details including villages and small roads may be missing or spatially inaccurate Google Maps uses a Layers feature to superimpose details of interest for example Roads Borders Populated Places Terrain etc onto base imagery Google Maps is a web mapping service application and technology provided by Google free for non commercial use that powers many map based services including the Google Maps website Google Ride Finder Google Transit and maps embedded on third party websites via the Google Maps API Google Maps satellite images are not in real time they ar
21. nrows 7254 xllcorner 245019 15625 yllcorner 4027916 5 cellsize 30 NODATA value 9999 9999 39999 999999991 299993999 1999 9999 9999 39999 9999 29999 9999 99999999 9999 9999 9999 9999 3999 9999 9999 99995 9999 529999 9999 99994 9993 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 19999 9999 9999 99994 9999 29999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999w 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 99992 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 29999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 Illustration 21 ASCII File in World Pad The ascii grid file in the header contains information about the size of the grid coverage It contains the number of grid columns ncols the number of rows nrows the coordinates of lower left corner xllcorner yllcorner the grid cell size cellsize and the no data value NODATA_value After the header the grid file body contains values for each cell Data downloading Map In SMS application users can download m
22. nted colors elevation maps relative ranges of raster values to elevation color ramp etopo2 colors for ETOPO2 worldwide bathymetry topography evi enhanced vegetative index colors gdd accumulated growing degree days grey grey scale grey eq histogram equalized grey scale grey log histogram logarithmic transformed grey scale grey1 0 grey scale for raster values between 0 0 1 0 grey255 grey scale for raster values between 0 255 gyr green through yellow to red haxby relative colors for bathymetry or topography ndvi Normalized Difference Vegetation Index colors population color table covering human population classification breaks population_dens color table covering human population density classification breaks precipitation precipitation color table 0 2000mm precipitation monthly precipitation color table 0 1000mm rainbow rainbow color table ramp color ramp random random color table rstcurv terrain curvature from r resamp rst rules create new color table based on user specified rules read from stdin ryb red through yellow to blue ryg red through yellow to green sepia yellowish brown through to white DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 19 slope r slope aspect type slope colors for raster values 0 90 srtm color palette for Shuttle Radar Topography Mission elevation terrain global elevation color table covering 11000 to 8850m wave color wave US 7 SAmfissa N WEWE Satel
23. onessus DEM in a model r mapcalc elev_1000 if dem gt 1000 0 dem null In the Model Upload Form user can write in the command in a single line At the top user must provide a name for the model DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 29 Model Upload Form Please set model name select_over_1 000m Model steps 1 r mapcalc elev 1000 if dem gt 1000 0 dem nulli Submit Illustration 27 Writing a model in Model Upload Form The command embedded in double quotes contains an if statement if higher than 1000m with a then option copy the pixel values and an else option write No Data if the condition is not satisfied The null function is a reserved word which inserts a No Data value for the actual raster cell being processed There are a couple of further functions available such as mean min max sin cos etc The map calculator can accept more than one input map New maps can be generated from calculations performed on a set of input maps Additionally adjacent values can be considered e g to generate ow through a landscape DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 30 Home Peloponnesus Models Model List demo_molel Show Delete Run my watershed demo Show Delete Run Aspect Show Delete Run mydemo Show Delete Run myls Show Delete Run My Hydro Model Show Delete Run select_over_1000m _ Show
24. or the Peloponnesus Region all data are in EGSA87 coordinate system SMS reprojects all data from the local coordinate system to world coordinate system and overlay DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 5 them on Google Maps base map infrastructure SMS uses a web server and a data server Web server provides access to World Wide Web and data storage server provides all functionality and security to data management and handling Extending spatially the areas regions of SMS application is possible by adding a new Location to the central database Any new Location must have a well defined coordinate system and specific extends Only the system administrator of the system have the authority to extend spatially the SMS database Coordinate System for Region Peloponnesus The Hellenic Geodetic Reference System 1987 or HGRS87 Greek ElMAnvik Tew etik 2Uotn Ma Avadopac 1987 or ETZA 87 is a geodetic system commonly used in Greece The system specifies a local geodetic datum and a projection system In some documents it is called Greek Geodetic Reference System 1987 or GGRS87 HGRS87 datum HGRS87 specifies a non geocentric datum that is tied to the coordinates of the key geodetic station at the Dionysos Satellite Observatory DSO northeast of Athens 38 078400 N 23 932939 E The central pedestal CP at this location has by definition HGRS87 coordinates 380 4 33 8000 N 230 55 51 0000 E N 7 m Although HGRS87
25. s Layers In Layers all available layers are visible through a thumbnail image Illustration 14 Browse Data in SMS e For viewing the layer user needs to select it by ticking the tick box above the layer s thumbnail e Then select map and the selected layer s will be superimposed over google maps base maps F Soa ninio 9 Thermo CS en topov TEI Satellite M k Etoliko Nafpaktos nedeg Aruu v a CH Rio ere Polis Cy v En CEEA yllio Salam neo Ene Athina CESE SMS application User Manual 17 Google Maps provide a standard base map infrastructure with up to date information User may change the base map from Map to Satellite There is a Pan Button a Zoom in Zoom out Bar At the top right user may switch on off the selected layers or to reduce layer transparency Automatically a pop up window will appear on user s screen If a Legend is available for the selected layer the legend will appear on the pop up window else the window will be empty Modification of Layer s color scheme User can modify the default layer s color scheme automatically or manually Automatically user can select from a series of predefined color pallets a more suitable palette for the selected layer By selecting Color below the layer s thumbnail the Color Style Selection Tools initiates Layers Colorstyle Selection Automatic elevation y submit aspect a pspectcolr beyr bgyr byg of ranges byr cel
26. sius corine curvature R 255 H o G 255 S fo B 255 v 100 FFF grey255 gyr haxby ndvi Illustration 16 Color Selection Tool For the Digital Elevation Model there are several predefined color palettes For example elevation provides vivid colors for DEMs Then click submit SMS will recreate all image files and maps associated with the specific layer The process will take few seconds A new thumbnail will appear in the Layer section All images and maps associated with any layer is automatically generated in SMS These images can be altered and modified according to user needs if color is selected below the thumbnail DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 18 e For viewing the layer user needs to select it by ticking the tick box above the layer s thumbnail e Then select map and the selected layer s will be superimposed over google maps base maps Below user can find a brief description of the basic standard color pallets that are available in SMS application aspect aspect oriented grey colors aspectcolr aspect oriented rainbow colors bcyr blue through cyan through yellow to red bgyr blue through green through yellow to red byg blue through yellow to green byr blue through yellow to red celsius blue to red for degree Celsius temperature corine EU Corine land cover colors curvature for terrain curvatures from v surf rst and r slope aspect differences differences orie
27. thumbnails will be available for all imported layers In the Data List section user may download raw data a georeferenced map file with a legend if exists or to delete the layer more information in the appropriate sections Although ASCII grid files have a straight forward import procedure for shapefiles import needs more attention by the User A shapefile is actually a set of several files Three individual files are mandatory to store the core data that comprises a DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 15 shapefile shp shx dbf and other extensions on a common prefix name e g area The actual shapefile relates specifically to files with the shp extension but alone is incomplete for distribution as the other supporting files are required There are a further eight optional files which store primarily index data to improve performance Each individual file should conform to the MS DOS 8 3 filename convention 8 character filename prefix period 3 character filename suffix such as shapefil shp in order to be compatible with past applications that handle shapefiles though many recent software applications accept files with longer names For this same reason all files should be located in the same folder Mandatory files e shp shape format the feature geometry itself e shx shape index format a positional index of the feature geometry to allow seeking forwards and backwards g
28. tion user can import data in the application server by a simple copy paste procedure Initially user needs to mount the storage space of the data server e Open a windows file explorer e Type in the address tab soilprosms dyndns org DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 11 O soilprosms dyndns org PT N L z O JY PE Network soilprosms dyndns org File Edit View Tools Help Organize w Network and Sharing Center view remote printers gt Favorites J J J J g Libraries peloponnesu sicily s vd Homegroup j Computer 2 l anal Mial fd Illustration 7 Data Storage Server Available Locations The above path provides access to the data server storage A user name and password will be provided to the user by the database administrator User needs to select the location to upload data Peloponnesus or Sicily Alternative User can mount to his workstation one of the two locations e Right click on the selected location Peloponnesus or Sicily e Select Map Network Drive e Drive will appear as a local drive in user s workstation DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 12 E 0 x go ju v Network soilprosms dyndns org v Search soilprosms dyndns org Bl File Edit View Tools Help Organize w Network and Sharing Center X Favorites 3 Libraries 2 Homegroup j Computer amp Local Disk C G peloponnesus soilprosms dyndns org Z
29. uickly e dbf attribute format columnar attributes for each shape in dBase IV format Optional files e prj projection format the coordinate system and projection information a plain text file describing the projection using well known text format e sbn and sbx a spatial index of the features e fbn and fbx a spatial index of the features for shapefiles that are read only e ain and aih an attribute index of the active fields in a table or a theme s attribute table e ixs a geocoding index for read write shapefiles e mxs a geocoding index for read write shapefiles ODB format e atx an attribute index for the dbf file in the form of shapefile columnname atx ArcGIS 8 and later e shp xml geospatial metadata in XML format such as ISO 19115 or other schemas e cpg used to specify the code page only for dbf for identifying the character encoding to be used In each of the shp shx and dbf files the shapes in each file correspond to each other in sequence That is the first record in the shp file corresponds to the first record in the shx and dbffiles and so on The shp and shx files have various fields with different endianness so as an implementor of the file formats you must be very careful to respect the endianness of each field and treat it properly DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 16 Data Browsing The first section in the location tab i
30. uses the GRS80 ellipsoid the origin is shifted relative to the GRS80 geocenter so that the ellipsoidal surface is best for Greece The specified offsets relative to WGS84 WGS84 HGRS87 are Ax 199 87 m Ay 74 79 m Az 246 62 m The HGRS87 datum is implemented by a first order geodetic network which consists of approximately 30 triangulation stations throughout Greece and is maintained by the Hellenic Military Geographical Service The initial uncertainty was estimated as 0 1 ppm 1x10 7 However there are considerable tectonic movements that move parts of Greece towards different directions causing incompatibilities between surveys taking place at different times Coordinate System for Region Sicily g efinicion DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 6 To get started using the SMS web application right away just type the following address into your web browser or click on the link below http www soilpro eu en webgis Alternative go to SoilPro eu and from the main menu choose WEBGIS C fi O www solpro eu en home Y EN Huepon vio 3 Other LIFEOS ENV T 000428 Language English Italiano Greek monitoring for soil protection Q ABOUT NEWS DOCUMENTS WEBGIS E LEARNING GALERA E Ma v e WO mu mo Illustration 1 Soilpro web site The first time you access the application a large amount of information is transferred to your computer and it may take up to 60 seconds for it to load depen
31. vices EKPA has cooperated with CRA ABP to produce this user s manual This manual will contain information and instructions for the use of the application but also provides an analysis of customization needs along with the description of the processes reguired for adding on the application new monitoring features based on the specific characteristics of the application area e g new monitoring objects such as new thematic layers like for instance vegetation types new monitoring procedures such as the use of aerial photography etc In the first part the User Manual provides information on the use of SMS application In the second part a detailed section provides information for each model related to soil monitoring and management The web application is linked with the project s web portal which is designed as a facilitator of several other project activities such as the internal communication of project partners and the training application e course SMS is a Web based application The User side client reguires a web browser The User side web application is designed for Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 0 or higher and Mozilla Firefox 2 0 or higher or Google Chrome All browsers are available for free Additional web browsers may work but have not been tested and are not supported Your computer should also meet the minimum system reguirements provided by the manufacturer of the browser you are using The web application will perfor
32. xample a mapfile from region Peloponnesus is imported in ArcGIS Ee Edit View Insert Selection Tools Window Help Dgug ex 0 J 2 amp 08 a 25 0800 6575 Georeferencing Y Layer dem tif Aly i E Layers EM ARAS O Hydronet S O shoreline E O pelop3 E M dem tif RGB M Red Band_1 H Green Band 2 MM Blue Band 3 Wh BOr BERESUT OD A a a Jo wr u A gt r amp 4 2 gt 554910 51 4249451 36 Unknow 4 Illustration 23 Map in ArcGIS Drawing y kA Ole AJ DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 25 GIS Modeling in SMS Models in SMS is a process of creating new GIS products from existing products by simulating a process In SMS models are realized by writing Scripts Scripts are simple text files that e Store commands in a text file that are then executed e Can include parameters that allow a script to be used with many different layers or with different settings e Scripts can be written SMS s model builder Before a user chooses a modeling method and start to work there are a number of steps user should go through e The first and most critical is to determine what the OUTPUT of the modeling process should be e Is there a need for spatially explicit or spatially aggregated results or both o Spatially Explicit Result is a GIS data layer E g Dissolvin
33. y ticking the tick box above the layer s thumbnail e Then select map and the selected layer s will be superimposed over google maps base maps e A pop up window will provide the associated legend of the layer In case the pop up window does not appear please check your browser whether pop up windows are blocked DRAFT VERSION SMS application User Manual 21 Untitled Goog N O about blank dem legend Low Medium High Alpine Illustration 19 Layer with Legend Data Handling Data in SMS can be handled according to user rights There are two types of data that can be handled in SMS Raw grid data initial or produced in raster format and map data In the first case user can download for the selected layer a compressed file containing the ascii grid file In the second case user will download a compressed file containing a georeferenced file of the selected layer and the associated legend file in html format The georeferenced file is in GeoTIFF format GeoTIFF is a public domain metadata standard which allows georeferencing information to be embedded within a TIFF file The potential additional information includes map projection coordinate systems ellipsoids datums and everything else necessary to establish the exact spatial reference for the file The GeoTIFF format is fully compliant with TIFF 6 0 so software incapable of reading and interpreting the specialized metadata will still be able to open a
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