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1. Joint Photographics Experts Group 28 1 rotation information 2 display option This message will pop up every time you make an action regarding the layer including trivial actions like zoom or pan so be sure to images into non rotated rasters If the rotation is insignificant you may prefer to simply ignore the message by checking the option Hide warnings for this layer This option prevent the appearance of the message for the current session but it will pop again the next time you launch your project 4 2 Import data The Import data option from the menu Data allows you to import some existing information into your construction layers You can only import lines or points geometries T he process is made in 3 different steps 4 2 1 Stepi Import data File type ESRI s shapefiles O csy files semi colon separated 1 the Import data option allows two types of data choose the one you want to import 2 Go to the next step of the import or cancel the operation 4 2 2 Step2 If you choose to add a shapefile the following step comes ahead 29 Import data Select a file LEOAME Bureau SHP shapefile shp Browse File informations Geometry type Points Number of features 320 er 1 Directory path of the shapefile 2 data information of the shapefile 3 allow to go back to or to continue to If you choose to import data
2. OossEsoooo s i 8 1 Reimported layers 2 Example of two layers with edited symbology The redactor mode is very usefull to see if a label lies in every polygon A non attributed polygon won t have any class 50 Chapter 10 Functionalities In ToolMap you have several windows providing you some extra tools or informations They are described below 10 1 Information window The information window is accessible with the menu window information window It displays information about selected feature or layer 10 1 1 Feature tab i Informations ES Feature Layer Selected features 4 0BJ_CD 0BJ_DESC Moraine_Type Glacier_Type bord de terrasse de kame de piedmont 0BJ_CD 0BJ_DESC 8000 Border of Drifts_PLG a Mm 1 Selected feature 1D 2 Features type and attributes Right clicking on a feature ID gives you can access to a contextual menu with the following operations e Move to center the screen on the selected feature e Zoom to adjust the scale to display the selected feature on the whole screen this option does not work for the point type layers ot e Remove from selection remove a feature from your selection e Select this feature only unselect all the other features in your selection e Copy data to clipboard copy the informations of the selected feature 10 1 2 Layer tab The Layer tab of the Information window displays all the informations
3. remove the selected object import import an object export export the selected object 3 Save or cancel the objects modifications 22 4 Number of objects in the selected spatial type 5 Number of selected objects 3 4 3 Edit attributes The attributes can be modified with the option Project Edit Object At tribute Project Definition GravitFeat_PLG GravitFeat_L GlacStruct_L MO Number of layer s 9 1 List of available layers you can modify them by double clicking on it 2 Objects management controls add a new layer delete the selected layer Update update the project saving the modifications Cancel Cancel the modifications 3 Number of available Layers 3 4 4 Settings The settings edition is activated with the option Project gt Edit Set tings Project Settings The project settings tab of the project settings window allows to manage the export and backup properties _ 1 Export data type Shapefile Graphics EPS 23 2 Export file path 3 Backup file directory Scale The scale tab of the project settings window allows managing the i Project settings Project settings Scale Define usables scales Scal 1 50000 1 10000 1 5000 ol z Order ser defi t di Sort descending CA 1 List of defined scales Following operations can be realized in the list e Ed
4. 11 1 3 Note about word files tfw 44 44 45 46 46 A 48 50 50 l 52 52 52 55 313 313 50 50 ot Chapter 1 Installation 1 1 Windows The installation of ToolMap is rather simple First you have to download the windows installer It can be found on our web site http www crealp ch fr tcolmap telechargement html The setup wizard will then guide you through the in stallation process ToolMap 2 2 1213 Setup me Welcome to the ToolMap 2 2 1213 Setup Wizard This wizard will guide you through the installation of ToolMap 2 2 1213 Itis ri hat you close all other applications before starting Setup This will make it possible to update n relevant system files without having to reboot your El computer 2 TOOLMAP Click Next to continue Choose whether you want to install ToolMap only for yourself or for all users using the computer administrator privilege required as ToolMap 2 0 879 Setup me Choose Users Choose for which users you want to install ToolMap 2 0 879 Select whether you want to install ToolMap 2 0 879 for yourself only or for all users of this computer Click Next to continue Install for anyone using this computer O Install just for me Once you have activated the next step the wizard will generate a de fault destination folder for the installation you can of course change the destination f
5. 36 Symbology Unique Multiple Category Column OBJ_DESC iv Name Query E dolomite limestone ZH OBJ_DESC dolomite limeston quartzite SM OBJ_DESC quartzite SM Ml oyosum z OBJ_DESC gypsum ZH _ micaschist SM OBIJ_DESC micaschist SM Classify Add La 1 List of attribute header 2 List of the different attributes related to the header 3 Symbology controls e Classify Generate the classes depending of your choice in 1 e Add Add a new class you will have to write the query yourself e Remove Remove the selected class e Remove all Remove all the classes 4 Validate or cancel the changes 5 1 4 Images Symbology Transparency Yo OK Cancel 1 Transparency management 2 Apply or cancel the modifications 31 Chapter 6 Features Selection The tools allowing you to select features in the visualization window are regrouped in the Selection menu e Select V select one or more object in the current layer in edition e Select by Feature ID select an object with its ID e Clear Selection Ctrl D clear the current selection e Invert Selection unselect the current selection and select all non se lected objects 6 1 Single Selection Regardless you want to make a simple or a multiple selection you have to be in edition of the correct construction layer to target an object You hav
6. LJ import Polygon contour value Border of E Con 1 Layers name T his name is used as the output file name when exporting the layer 2 Spatial layer type line point polygon 3 Name of the polygon contour This field is only displayed for polygon layers The polygons in ToolMap are constructed with lines while the object kind is stored into a label At the creation of the project the line related to the layer is automatically generated but you will have to create it yourself if adding a new polygon layer on an existing project Object kind definition The objects belonging to a layer are defined in the Object kind tab of the Thematic layer Definition window Thematic layer definition Layer options 1 List of defined objects Following operations can be realized in the list e Sorting objects by clicking on the list header e Editing the objects characteristics by double clicking on an object e Reorganizing objects order with a contextual menu 16 2 Objects management controls Import Add an object Edit Object Code Description Cancel a Code numerical value duplicates are allowed but not recom mended This code will be exported as OBJ_CD field when the layer is exported b Description a textual description of the object This value will be exported as OBJ_DESC field when the layer is ex ported Delete one or several selecte
7. Select a file ttings LEOAME BureaulSHPicsv csv File informations add a CSV file the following step comes ahead Number of columns 2 Number of rows 50 1 Directory path of the CSV file 2 Information on the CSV file 3 allow to go back or to continue to step 2 2 Step2 2 The CSV files are composed of columns of data separated with commas you will have to choose wich column you want to assign to the X and Y coordinates _ Import data Select columns For import X column column 1 4380 Y column Column 2 78800 x 1 List of the columns which can be assigned as X or Y coordinates 2 allows to go back or to continue to 90 4 2 3 Step3 Import data 1 List of layers within the data will be imported with the shapefile im port the choice is restricted to the geometrical type of the data 2 import the data or cancel the operation 4 3 Table of contents options 1 a Activate the display of the layer a Deactivate the display of the layer 2 Edition mode activated the layer is underlined 4 3 1 contextual menu The contextual menus are opened by right clicking on a layer of the table of contents They vary according to the selected layer Lines qwn_combioula shp e Name of the layer e Edit this layer construction layers only Remove layer support themes only e Move the selected layer in the tab
8. 2 0 879 Setup Eo Completing the ToolMap 2 0 8 79 Setup Wizard ToolMap 2 0 879 has been installed on your computer Click Finish to close this wizard El Create Desktop Shortcut TOOLMAP ToolMap can now be launched using either the desktop icon or the menu entry located in Programs gt ToolMap2 gt ToolMap 1 1 1 Silent Installation ToolMap may also be installed without requiring the user to select options or click next This mode also called unattended installation may be partic ularly useful for system administrator trying to deploy ToolMap on multiple computers without the hassle to go through all the wizard pages Installing The following command line may be used for the silent instal lation of ToolMap InstallToolMap_d967 exe S INSTDIR C Program Files ToolMap2 AllUsers e S inform the installer to be silent e INSTDIR Path for installing ToolMap e AllUsers or Current User Install ToolMap for all users admin istrator privilege required or for the current one only Uninstalling The following command line may be used for uninstalling ToolMap silently CA Program File ToolMapA uninst exe S 1 2 Mac OSX Download the ToolMap s DMG file from http www crealp ch fr toolmap telechargement html and then double click on it A new Finder window sim llar to the one illustrated bellow should appear TOOLMAP Drag the icon into your applic
9. Raster World File Y Get Cell Value Get Raster Properties Es Subtypes Es Table Es Workspace 8 Geocoding Tools Favorites Search Results Build Raster Attribute Table Delete Raster Attribute Table 62
10. Recent open a project which had already been opened recently 20 3 3 1 Special cases The project do no more exists it was whether deleted or moved Open failed The project Combioula_exercise2 was not Found It was maybe moved or deleted Please try opening another project Remove this project from recent projects If the box is checked it will automatically erase the project from the list of the recent projects The folder you selected is not a ToolMap file Open failed Opening Bonnard project failed Error Bonnard isn t a ToolMap project Cancel The project was made on an older version of ToolMap and need to be upgraded Open failed Converted projects can no longer be loaded by previous versions of ToolMap The project Combioula_exercise2 is no longer supported version 220 Would you like to convert it to the newer version version 221 Operations Backup and convert Convert only Cancel AAA The backup and convert option generates a backup of your project in the old version of ToolMap and upgrade the current project The convert only option simply converts the version of your project Be aware that your project will no more be readable by older ver sion of ToolMap e Your version of ToolMap is not up to date you ll have to download the Open failed The project ToolMapforDummies is not s
11. Shortcuts The Shortcut option of the attribution menu allows to assign shortcuts to facilitate the attribution Target Lines JIRANI 1 Drop down menu allowing to select the construction layer which are assigned the shortcuts 2 List of the shortcuts and descriptions Following operations can be realized in the list e Edit the shortcuts characteristics by double clicking on it e Reorganize the list of shortcuts with the contextual menu by right clicking 3 List of shortcuts management controls add a shortcut delete a shortcut The suppression can also be made with the DELETE or BACKSPACE keys The shortcuts edition window looks like the following Edit Shortcut Function Key eq H Descri ption emergence eau soul terraine A stries glaciaires ancien stade glaciai cordon de blocs levees de blocs par apport d avalanches faille chevaucl hement limite tectonique ligne tectonique Border of Drifts_PLG bord de terrasse de kam ordon morainique vallum morainique Border of GravitFeat_PLG v 50 1 List of key functions available which can be assigned to a shortcut 2 Description of the shortcut 3 Object kind associated to the shortcut the shortcut can attribute more than one object 4 Apply or Cancel the modifications At the attribution with a shortcut you have a message in the status bar that confirms the attribution shortcut
12. orientation Portrait or Landscape 2 Choose the layout of your data The upper option will display Object Attributes below the Objects Kinds the lower option will display them next to each other Checking the use very simple decorations box in the next window will allow you to print a lighter version of the document 3 7 Close the Project To quit the project you just have to click on the upper right icon or select the option Project gt Exit Portable Document Format Portable Document Format Portable Document Format 21 Chapter 4 Spatial Data management The data management is made through the Data menu it contains the fol lowing elements e Link data Ctrl O reference a support layer which will be dis played in your project e Unlink data Ctrl W unlink a layer e Import data import data into one of your construction theme 4 1 Link data The Link Data option from the menu Data allows loading some support themes for the vectorization of the construction layers T hose support themes can be vector data shp or raster data tif Pd and Esri s binary GRID In the opposite of the construction layers the support themes are not stocked in the project but only referenced 4 1 1 Rotation Some of your files may have rotation information which is not yet supported by ToolMap In that case you will see the following message Rotation Warning Rotation
13. very small lines 93 Redactor Mode The redactor mode allows you to export your layers and reimport them into ToolMap so you can check the consistency of your data The process is made 54 with the Export Layer option from the Project menu Export Layer yers Boreholes_PT Water_Outflow_PT V Planar_Structures_PT o a Erosional_Structures_L Instability_Structures_L HO Tectonic_Boundaries_L Unconsolidated_Deposits_PLG Instability_Structures_PLG Bedrock_PLG SNORWOOOOoOO Settings Add layers to the project Replace existing layers OK cancel 4 1 List of all your layers check those you want to reimport as shapefile 2 Layers selection controls 3 Settings e Add layers to the project If checked automatically import the layer s into the project e Replace existing layers If checked replace the pre existing version of the same layer 4 Validate or cancel the operation The reimported layers will appear in the table of content as support layers Like other layers you can access to the symbology window with the contextual menu This window allows you to classify the different objects in your layers Symbology Unique Multiple Category Column 0BJ_DESC x H Name Query ws dolomite limestone ZH OBJ_DESC dolomite limeston E quartzite sm OB _DESC quartzite SM a gypsum ZH OBJ_DESC gypsum ZH E micaschist sm OBJ_DESC micaschi
14. 1 Points symbology E Unique Multiple If coo EEE Radus 8 ga 0 t ax Lona 1 Points style management you can change the color and the radius of the points 2 Transparency management 3 Apply or cancel the modifications The points have an additional option found on the other tab of the window multiple Under this tab you are able to attribute two different symbology to your lines The differentiation of the points is made through the Symbology 1 Query selected for the differentiation 2 symbology management of the two classes 3 transparency management The symbology is directly connected to the attribution of the point changing its attributes may instantly change its symbology This option can be very helpful to highlight specific classes 34 5 1 2 Lines OK Cancel 1 Lines style management you can change the color the width and the symbol of the lines There are six choices of shape The Transparent line option may be used to hide the lines The Oriented line option display a double line solid and dotted side by side This option could be used to check for consistency when some lines have to been drawn in a certain direction Choices are e Transparant line a Solid line b Dotted line c Dashed line d Dot dashed line f f Oriented line 2 Transparency management 3 Apply or cancel the modific
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16. Export a project 3 6 1 Export Layers The exportation allows generating layers which were defined at the spatial model level in order to be used in others programs The export path and format have to be beforehand defined see chap Settings The exportation is made with the option Export Layer from the menu Project When selecting this option the following window appears Export Layer OOOOOoo0o00 1 List of the layers defined in your data model 2 Layers selection controls e All select all the layers e None remove all the selected layers e Invert invert your current selection 3 Export or cancel the exportation When Exporting a Polygon Layer ToolMap automatically create a col umn NB_LABELS in the resulting file This column is filled for each polygon with the number of labels inside that polygon 26 3 6 2 Export Model as PDF Once the spatial model of a project is set you can get a PDF layout of it using the Export Model as PDF tool Project Export Export Model as PDA The following window will then open Export Data Model Layout Type O iT One Page O One layer per page Layout Gobject Kind a Object Attribute Object Kind Object Attribute 1 Choose to either print your data model on a single page or with one layer only per page The later allows you to choose between several paper sizes from AO to A4 and
17. RESEARCH CENTER ON ALPINE ENVIRONMENT ps a AA TOOLMAP ToolMap User Manual Author L SCHREIBER L AMEZ DROZ C CREALP October 19 2012 Contents 1 Installation 1 1 WindOwWsl lt gt incor inicios aa 1 1 1 Silent Installation Aaa asas PETER 2 1 Menu bah 2 2 Toolbar 2 a 2 2 1 Selection tooll 0 0 0 0 20 2000 000004 TRI 2 2 3 Edition TOON oe Reed eRe HED Rw 2 2 4 Attribution tools 2 2 0 Information tool PA PE HE He 23 Table of Coment 2 4 Status bar o oo a a a O aa aaa ee 2 5 1 Project management TER 20 5 Fditor tools s p se ko eek ee Ree ER ee mi 2 5 4 Attribute tool 2 5 5 Others 3 Project Management 3 1 New project 3 1 1 Generalities 3 1 2 Spatial model 3 3 Open a project 3 3 1 Special cases 3 4 MiG AI 3 4 1 Edit the project properties O42 Edit objects seres Reb eed ea EE 3 4 3 Edit attributes 0 0048 ara e 3 5 Save and restore a project Sl Backup y ies parra GEe Eee OH AREA 3 6 Export a project e 3 6 1 Export Layers 0 0 2 eae 3 6 2 Export Model as PDF 3 7 Close the Project 000 4 Spatial Data management aaa ANAL OLA lt p bee eo RSPR EES Se beh as a a A
18. add Attribution based query by Layer O by Object Kind O From selected feature O Generic query O SQL query expert Geometry based query O by Length O by number of nodes O Look For Duplicates By creating queries on the layers you want to check you can through the selection and the multiple symbology have clean view of your features allowing you to highlight incorrect attributions 9 2 Geometrical Validation The Validation menu includes the option Dangling Nodes which allows to highlight the geometrical errors of the lines related to polygonal layers The problematic nodes are identified with a red and white circle The geometrical validation tool window looks like the following Structured Query Language Structured Query Language 3Structured Query Language 59 o SS a a ES 2 GravitFeat_PLG Rocks_PLG 1 Research extent Search search the errors Clear clear the highlighting of the errors There is basically two types of errors 9 2 1 Dangling nodes The polygon is not closed This is mainly due to a bad snapping Make sure to use the snapping panel efficiently 9 2 2 Missing attribution The nodes are correctly snapped but the seg ment between the highlighted nodes is badly attributed it shall have the same object kind as the orange lines This is actually a semantic error but sometimes you can miss it with the queries because of
19. as the Statistics tool 8 Window windows management 9 Help The Help Menu provides various help functions as well as options for reporting a bug 2 2 Toolbar The toolbar is accessible on top of the application window right under the menu bar It allows to quickly access to the different main tools available in ToolMap Most of the toolbar buttons are grayed out while no project is open 2 2 1 Selection tool J 2 2 2 Navigation tools Select one or several geometrical objects e e Zoom to the maximum extent of all visible layers i y e gt Zoom in or out into the visualization window o Pan the view in any direction e Go back to the previous zoom extent 2 2 3 Edition tool Draw a new object Modify an existing object QA e Modify shared node 2 2 4 Attribution tools A p e Display the Object kind panel e E Display the Object attribute window 2 2 5 Information tool e Display the identification window 2 2 6 Scale o 1 5000 Mibrop down menu of available scales User defined scale can be set using the Project gt Edit Settings menu 2 3 Table of Content The table of content shows a list of all the layers loaded in the project It looks like the following 1 Construction layers they are automatically generated at the creation of the project and can be edited They are displayed using a bold font 2 Support Themes they
20. ations The lines have an additional option found on the other tab of the window multiple Under this tab you are able to attribute two different symbology to your lines The differentiation of the lines is made through the Symbology Unique Multiple Query Layer Bedrock_PLG v Selected features Unselected features Color MM Color i Symbol Solid line y Symbol Solid line im Width 2 With 1 Transparency J OK Cancel 1 Query selected for the differenciation 30 2 symbology management of the two classes in this case the selected features are all the lines with the Bedrock_PLG attribution 3 transparency management The symbology is directly connected to the attribution of the line chang ing its attributes may instantly change its symbology This option can be very helpful to highlight specific structures 5 1 3 Polygons ta am a Border Color of Color a Y 1 Polygons style management you can change the border width and color as the fill color and style Following styles are available a b c d Solid fill Backward Diagonal hatch Forward Diagonal hatch Cross hatch Vertical hatch No Fill e f rr iT esl eae M X_ Maa 2 Transparency management 3 Apply or cancel the modifications If your imported polygons have attributes you can class them to have a multiple symbology see also Redactor mode
21. ations folder to install Drag the ToolMap icon into the Applications folder to install ToolMap Once ToolMap is installed you can safely eject it s disk image Click on the ToolMap disk icon on the Desktop and then press CMD E Delete the DMG file by dragging it to the trash 13 Linux ToolMap is actually only available as Debian DEB package for Ubuntu To install ToolMap you may either run the following command line sudo dpkg i toolmap_2 4 1337_amd64 deb or use your favorite package manager Chapter 2 User Interface Overview The ToolMap user interface integrates the following elements 1 Menu bar 2 Toolbar 3 Table of content 4 Visualization and editing window 5 Status bar 2 1 Menu bar In the menu bar nine menus are available each of them will lead you to different options 1 Project This menu contains all options related to the project manage ment 2 Data This menu allows the user to add or import support data into the project 3 View The view menu contains all options for navigating and zooming into the displayed data 4 Selection This menu contains tools for managing the selection 5 Edition All tools related to the editing process are located into this menu 6 Attribution This menu contains the tools used when attributing datas Y Validation This menu contains the tools used to check the objects and layers before exportation as well
22. bottom of the window 1 see also attribute orientation for further information Thematic layer definition Layer options Layer name some_name Layer type Point x Object Attribute lt DE Bown io Ca Gee 3 2 Create from template The option Project New Project From template allows you to create a new project with the same layers objects attribute as an existing one This option will create a new project from an existing template The creation is made through the two following steps 19 New project from template file Select a template File oolMap Training 04_BACKUP Combioula_User s_guide tmtp lo Template information Date Comment IF the Facts don t fit the theory change the facts 1 existing template path 2 Template information New project from template file New project information Path C Documents and Settings LEOAME Bureau T Name ToolMapforDummies 2 i Cm lona 0 1 Directory for the new project 2 Name of the new Project 3 Creation controls e Back Return to the previous window choose another template e Finish Create the new project with the current settings e Cancel Cancel the creation of the new project 3 3 Open a project There are two possibilities to open an existing project e With the option Project gt Open open a project saved on your computer e With the option Project
23. cannot be edited 10 2 4 Status bar The status bar at the bottom of the application window provides additional information like geographical coordinates or the number of features selected 2 5 Keyboard shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts have been set to the most used functions to make the use of Toolmap easier and quicker Under Mac OSX Ctrl is replaced by the standard CMD Cmd button 2 5 1 Project management e Ctrl N Create a new empty project e Ctrl Alt N Create a new project based on a template Ctrl Alt O Open an existing project e Ctrl S Backup the project Ctrl Alt S Save the project as a template Ctrl Alt E Open the export layer window e Ctrl O Link data e Ctrl W Unlink data 2 5 2 Navigation tools e Z Zoom tool e H Pan tool e lt Previous zoom e Ctrl 0 Zoom to the full extent e Ctrl R Refresh display 11 2 5 3 Editor tools e V Selection tool Ctrl D Clear Selection Ctrl Z Remove the last vertex D Draw a feature M Modify a feature Ctrl T Move a shared Node Ctrl V Display the vertex positions window DEL Delete the selected objects Ctrl X Activate the line cutter tool Ctrl F Merge the selected lines Ctrl I Create intersections Ctrl Alt F Flip the selected line change the orientation Ctrl G Display the snapping panel ENTER OR TAB Finish a segment or apply the modifications ESC Cancel an edition or modification 2 5 4 Attribute
24. combioula_fri 2011 03 01 140227 tmbk 01 mars 2011 14 02 27 re lt 3 backups in C Documents and Settings LEOAME Mes documents mon dossier backup 1 List of the backups with their characteristics and comment The list can be ordred by each of the characteristics 2 Backups management controls e Delete Delete the selected backup s e Restore Restore the selected backup When clicking on this option a window asks you the confirmation of the restoration process Confirm restoring project Are you sure you want to restore backup combioula_fri 2011 03 01 091636 tmbk This will erase your actual project e Close Close the window and return to your current project 3 The Backup path beforehand defined in the Settings 3 5 2 Template You can create templates of your project with the option Save as template from the menu Project The creation of a template is made as such Save template Enregistrer dans 04 BACKUP vl O28 amp amp 29 Poste de taval a Combioula_User s_guide tmtp e DD ES is 1 template files tmtp x 25 1 Path where the template will be stored 2 Name of the template and the format 3 Save the template or cancel the operation After saving your template you can enter a comment that will appear if you use the create from template option 1 Comment on the template 3 6
25. d objects The suppression can also be made with the DELETE or BACKSPACE keys import list of objects from files of following format CSV Format lt Code gt lt Description gt lt Theme gt lt Frequency gt TXT Format lt Code gt TAB lt Description gt TAB lt Theme gt TA B lt Frequency gt 3 Save or cancel the object modifications Attributes definition The attributes management is made from the At tributes tab of the Thematic layer definition window Thematic layer definition X Layer options 1 List of defined attributes Following operations can be realized in the list e Sort attributes in alphabetical order by clicking on the Name or Type header e Edit an attribute characteristic by double clicking on it e Reorganize the list of attributes with the contextual menu by right clicking 17 2 Attributes management controls Add an attribute Delete one or several pre selected attributes The suppression can also be made with the DELETE or BACKSPACE keys 3 Save or cancel the attributes modifications An attribute is defined by e A name the name cannot contain spaces or reserved words an nexe e A type of data Text Integer Float Date Enumeration Edit Object Attribute E Attribute name 0 ttributes ty d options Enumeration sr f 2 lowed val Code Descri ption LO ld ka Import E
26. division must be done The two lines will then have the attributes of the original line 43 7 1 7 Merge Line Allows merging the selected lines The selected lines have to be adjacent the lines must have a begin end vertex in common e Select lines e Activate the tool several cases are possible 1 Same attributes no consequences 2 Different attributes gt the user has to define the attributes to keep 3 1 non attributed object the user has to define the attributes to keep 4 Same polarity no consequences 5 Different polarities the polarity becomes left to right 7 1 8 Create intersection Allows creating intersections between lines which cross themselves All the segments created will keep their previous attributes e Select a line which cross another one e Activate the tool The tool will generate microscopic lines if they cross themselves on a vertex 7 1 9 Flip fline The Flip line option allows to reverse the polarity of the selected line To check the polarity of the line you have to either open the vertex editor see and check the coordinates of the first vertex or use the Oriented line symbology 7 2 snapping During the vectorization of a point or line feature the snapping function allows to hang on the nodes of an existing feature The snapping can be done on the features of the active layer i e current edition and or on features belonging to other layers construc
27. e features option from the menu Attribution allows you to assign a same attribute to all the selected features having the same object kind Object attribute multiple features Type Fields sondage 2 Material Target 10 BY Save Cancel Apply 1 List of the objects kind corresponding to the selected features the value in bracket indicates the number of selected features corresponding to the same kind 2 List of the attributes corresponding to the layer of the selected object kind 3 Value of the selected attribute the value can be a text an integer a float a date or an enumeration type in this case a text There you can assign the new value to all the selected and concerned features Only one attribute can be edited at once apply your modification be fore making another changes 4 Attribution batch controls Save save the modifications and close the window Cancel cancel the modifications and close the window Apply apply the modifications without closing the window a message appears to confirm the succeed of the operation Batch attribution succeed 1 TYPE Primary set For 9 Features 8 4 Object Kind Panel The object Kind Panel from the menu Attribution allows you to activate three options if checked 48 1 2 3 8 9 Full attribution immediately open the advanced attribution window after the basic attrib
28. e two ways to select a unique feature e By using the selection tool Activate the selection tool by clicking on it in the toolbar or by selecting it in the menu Selection Then simply clik on the object you want to select in the visualization window e By using the Select by Feature ID tool Every object in a ToolMap project has a unique ID you can also select a precise object if you know its ID 38 6 2 Multiple Selection The multiple selection is made with the selection tool You can either click and drag your cursor to select all the features within the rectangle or by selecting single features one by one maintaining the Shift key 39 Chapter 7 Edition All the edition tools are regrouped in the menu Edition which contains the following elements Remove last vertex CTRL Z Draw feature D Modify feature M Move shared Node Ctrl T Edit vertex Ctrl V Delete selected feature Del Cute line Ctrl X Merge line Ctrl F Create intersection Ctrl I Flip line Ctrl Alt F Snapping Ctrl G 7 1 Edition tools To edit objects with the different tools in ToolMap you will have to enter the edition mode Select the layer to edit in the table of contents 40 e Activate the Edit Layer option in the pull down menu This operation activate the edition menu Remark only one layer can be edited at once 7 1 1 Draw feature The draw tool allows creating new features Point type layer e Activate the tool the edition cu
29. he Attribution menu or by clicking on the Object Kind button in the toolbar 46 1 The current construction layer in edition 2 The list of objects related to the construction layer defined in 1 This list can be reordered using a contextual menu The objects are distributed in two categories e Frequent objects e Less frequent objects The assignation of the object kinds to one or the other category is made at the level of the object kind definition cf chap Edit object 3 The Attribute button allows validating the attribution of the selected features You can assign more than one kind to the selected features The Info button allows displaying the kind of the selected features enable only for a single selection Object kind attribution scheme 8 2 Object attribute Some layers have linked attributes which describe the related objects The attributes can be assigned with the Object attribute single feature window This window can only be displayed when selecting an unique object It is available through the Object Attribute single feature option of the At tribution menu or by clicking on the Object Attribute button in the toolbar Object attribute single feature a 1 Name of the Layer 2 Attributes 3 Save or Cancel the modifications 4 Number of attributes available AY 8 3 Object attribute batch The Object attribute multipl
30. ions Mouse clicks Mouse clicks 1600 Attributions Attributions 179 Intersections Intersections 64 Elapsed time Elapsed time 02 14 43 Recording ET _ 1 Statistics of the current session it displays the number of clicks made in the visualization window the number of attribution and intersection you made i e the number of time you used the function intersection or attribution if you attribute five objects at once it is considered as one 2 The sum of all the statistics you made on this project 3 Statistics management allow you to start or stop a statistic session Clicking on start or stop immediately close the window 4 The export option isn t available yet 59 Chapter 11 FAQ 11 1 Rotation Warning 11 1 1 Introduction Some raster files have associated rotation information T his indicates that an appropriated rotation should be applied for the raster to be correctly dis played ToolMap display a Warning when such files are encountered because displaying those files with rotations isn t supported yet To still use those images we need to convert them into non rotated raster 11 1 2 Using ArcGIS 1 Load the raster 2 Right click the raster name in the Table of contents 3 Choose Data Export Data 4 Select the Location file Format and file name 5 Press Save 60 The new raster is now correct and didn t contain anymore rotation infor mation Export Raster Da
31. it a scale by double clicking on it e reorganize the list of scales with the contextual menu 2 Scales management Add a new scale Delete one or several preselected scales The suppression can also be made with the Delete or Backspace keys e Management options of the scales list The list can be ordered with the options of the order drop down menu Sort ascending Sort descending User defined ordered by the user 3 Save or cancel the settings modifications 3 5 Save and restore a project 3 5 1 Backup When working on ToolMap the changes are automatically and constantly saved Because of that it is safe to create frequent backups of the project The Backup function from the menu Project allows you to make backups of your current project At the creation of a backup you can write a comment about your save 24 Backup Backup comment The comment will appear in the Manage Backup win dow The Manage Backup window is accessible with the option Manage backup from the menu Project This window lists all the backups stored in your backup file The name of the backups is automatically generated following this model Projectname Y YY Y MM DD HHMMSS Manage Backup sa oE File Name Date Hour Comment a combioula_fri 2011 03 01 091636 tmbk 01 mars 2011 09 16 36 il Fait beau en Valais combioula_fri 2011 03 01 140126 tmbk 01 mars 2011 14 01 26 Mais il manque un peu de neige us
32. le of contents To the top Ctri Home Up Ctri PgUp Down Ctri PgDn To the bottom Ctri End ol e Display management of the vertex line and polygon layers type only e Symbology management This option can also be activated by double clicking on the layer see chap Symbology 32 Chapter 5 Visualization The different tools allowing you to explore your project in the visualization window are stored in the View menu it regroups the following elements Previous zoom lt go back to the previous displayed scale available only if you have once changed the scale Zoom by rectangle Z This tool uses a click release action click on the left button of the mouse and drag it it makes a rectangular ghost The zoom factor is inversely proportional to the size of the rectangle The type of zoom is determined by the direction of the drag Left to right zoom in Right to left zoom out Pan H Move the map with a drag and drop action Zoom to full extend Ctrl 0 Adjust the scale to display all the activated layers zoom to layer Adjust the scale to display the whole selected layer Refresh Ctrl R Refresh the screen 5 1 Symbology The symbology windows allow you to manage the style of each layer You have several options available depending of the layer style They are accessi ble by double clicking on the layer name in the table of content or with the option Symbology of the contextual menu 33 5 1
33. ll not run correctly if the project isn t stored on a local disk 3 1 1 Generalities The Project Properties tab of the Project Definition window allows to com plete some generic project information Project Definition Comments 1 Define the author of the project 2 Comments about the project 3 Saves the properties modifications of the project this button is enabled only when at least one layer is created 4 Cancel the properties modifications of the project 14 3 1 2 Spatial model The Spatial Model tab of the Project Definition window lists the layers Each layer contains objects and may have attributes Project Definition 1 List of layers defining the spatial model several operations can be re alized in this list e Editing the characteristics of a layer by double clicking on it e Sorting layers by clicking on the list header e Reorganizing layers order with a contextual menu 2 Layers management controls add a layer delete one or several selected layer s the suppression can also be made with the DELETE or BACKSPACE keys 3 Number of layers 4 Number of selected layers 5 Save the project modifications this button activate only when at least one layer is created 6 Close the window without saving the modifications Layers Definition The Thematic layer definition window appears when adding a new layer 15
34. older ToolMap 2 0 879 Setup lalo Choose Install Location Choose the folder in which to install ToolMap 2 0 879 Setup will install ToolMap 2 0 879 in the following Folder To install in a different Folder click Browse and select another folder Click Install to start the installation Destination Folder cre as Space required 55 1MB Space available 7 7GB If you click on the install button the installation will begin Otherwise you can go back to change settings or simply cancel the operation If you decided to launch the installation a progress window will pop up The installation process should be pretty fast A ToolMap 2 0 879 Setup lok Installing Please wait while ToolMap 2 0 879 is being installed Extract libmysqld dll 42 LALALALA LL mm i LLL LI Output Folder C Program Files ToolMap2 Extract ToolMap2 exe 100 Extract toolmap2 pdb 100 Extract ToolBasView exe 100 Create Folder C Documents and Settings All Users Menu D marrer Programmes To Create shortcut C Documents and Settings All Users Menu D marrer Programmesi Create shortcut C Documents and Settings All Users Menu D marrer Programmes Extract gdal17 dll 100 Extract geos_c dll 100 Extract libmysqld dll 42 Once the installation has been completed you ll have the choice to create a desktop shortcut before closing the setup wizard A ToolMap
35. on the selected layer ax A Feature Layer Embedded table Name generic_lines Genera l informations Vector type is Lines Number of feature s 395 Extent of the layers y min 114000 00 y max 116000 00 Database Size Total project size is 0 70 Mb M 10 2 Layouts You can access ToolMap s different layouts using the Layout option of the Window menu These allows you to use three different kinds of windows disposition e The Default layout which is the one you get when first launching ToolMap This is the one displayed in the User Interface Overview 1 The Vertical layout which includes all the useful windows in a vertical display 2 The Horizontal layout which includes the same windows than the Ver tical layout but do so in the left border and the bottom of the display window IS You can freely close any of the tabs you wish using the corresponding menu or reorganize your tabs by clicking and dropping them where you want them to be ToolMap will then remember your new custom layout and display it when you launch it You can switch back to one of the three base layouts anytime by simply selecting them again in the Window menu 10 3 Statistics The statistics window is accessible with the option Statistics of the menu Tools It allows you when launched to count some of your editing activities EA Statistics Actual session Total 3 sess
36. rsor displays e Vectorize the point with a left click Line type layer e Activate the tool the edition cursor displays e Vectorize the line with the mouse each left click creates a vertex e Cancel the last vertex of the segment in edition Remove last ver tex Ctrl Z option of the Edition menu e Finish the construction of the object with the ENTER or TAB key e Cancel the segment in creation with the ESC key 7 1 2 Modify feature The modify option allows modifying features Point type layer e Select a point e Activate the tool the modification cursor displays e Modify the position of your selected point with the cursor Al Line type layer Select a line Activate the tool the modification cursor displays Modify the vertex position with the cursor by dragging it Cancel the modification of the current segment with the ESC key Apply the modifications with the ENTER or TAB keys Insert or delete a vertex with the contextual menu Delete selected vertex Apply modifications Cancel modifications ESC Insert vertex active when the cursor point on a segment of the line Delete selected vertex active when the cursor point on a vertex Apply the modifications Cancel the modifications 7 1 3 Move shared node The Move shared Node allows to move a vertex which is assigned to more than one line The point is to move a vertex by keeping the boundaries of every lines related to it This tool i
37. s activated using the menu Edition Move shared node Ctrl T or using the corresponding button in the toolbar 7 1 4 Edit Vertex Allows modifying the geographical coordinates of the vertexes e Select a feature e activate the tool T he following window pops up Edit Vertex Position 42 1 Geographical coordinates of the vertexes defining the geometry of the feature 2 The coordinates can be directly edited in the table add a new Vertex the insertion is made after the current se lection The X Y coordinates have to be edited The insertion of a vertex without coordinates provokes an error message at the update of the geometry Update suppression of the selected vertex Display Vertex Visualization of the selected vertex 3 Update or cancel the current modifications 4 Selected feature ID 5 Number of vertexes of the selected feature 7 1 5 Delete selected feature allows deleting the selected features e Select the feature s e Use the option Delete selected feature of the Edit menu or use the DELETE key In the case of a multiple selection a window appears asking a confirmation of the suppression 7 1 6 Cut line The cut lines option allows cutting lines The cut can only be done on a vertex e Select a line e Activate the tool with the menu or with the shortcut Ctrl X the tool cursor displays e click on the vertex where the
38. st SM Classify Add OK Cancel 4 1 List of auto generated filters for the classification The layer can be classified with the objects kind or with the attributes if some 2 List of the generated classes depending of the selection in 1 The classes are actually generated with queries You can modify them for improved classes 3 Symbology controls 313 Classify Generate the classes depending of your choice in 1 e Add Add a new class you will have to write the query yourself Remove Remove the selected class e Remove all Remove all the classes 4 Validate or cancel the changes By double clicking on a class you can edit its own symbology Edit Symbology Name dolomite limestone ZH Query OBJ_DESC dolomite limestone ZH Edit Symbology Enabled Several options can be changed e you can enable disable a class by checking or not the option The dis abled classe is not displayed in the GIS Window and its name appears erayed in the symbology list e You can change the visual effect of your class by clicking on edit sym bology you are able to change the style the color the width and the transparency Those layers can then be displayed like any other support themes ToolMap Ossona_complet Jog Project Data View Selection Edition Attribution Validatio Nindow Hel te gt A PA x E A wee 7 d nt J j y S
39. ta 41 pillon_ai tif Extent C Data Frame Current e Raster Dataset Original C Data Frame Current selected Graphics Clipping Raster Dataset Original Spatial Reference Output Raster Use Renderer Square Cell Size cx cy e 466610398 8 466754561 Force RGB Raster Size columns rows 0 ezo ooo ar MoData as Property Bands 1 Pixel Depth 6 Bit Uncompressed Size 52 18 MB Extent left top right bottom 548001 6705 107000 7491 621999 9153 160002 6327 Spatial Reference Unknown Location DiiL51SIG TECTONIQUE IMG gt Mame 41 pillon_ ailing Format IMAGINE Image spear Compression Quality Compression Type MONE x l 1 100 Save Cancel 11 1 3 Note about word files tfw Since ArcGIS 9 2 no more word files tfw are written and the georeferencing information is now stored in a aux xml file see ESRI help http tinyurl com 68ykjqu It is however possible to manually create such word file using Export Raster Word File tool from the ArcToolBox 61 ArcToolbox Generalization Es Indexes Es Joins Es Layers and Table Views Es Projections and Transformations Sy Raster E Raster Catalog E Raster Dataset E Raster Processing ig Raster Properties 2 Add Colormap 2 Batch Build Pyramids 2 Batch Calculate Statistics Build Pyramids Se Fee ee l Calculate Statistics Delete Colormap Export
40. test Attribution DONE x 597566 1972 y 114619 7183 1 Selected features ol Chapter 9 Validation The validation allows verifying the geometrical and semantic meaning of the objects It is done with the menu Validation e Queries Panel e New query Remove selected query e Run selected query Dangling Nodes 9 1 Semantic Validation The semantic validation of your data is made with the use of queries The queries are available in the Queries panel You can activate it by clicking on the Queries Panel option in the Validation menu Queries Deser 1 List of available queries Several operations are available with a con textual menu e Run query run the selected query 52 e Use query for symbology Use the query for the multiple symbol ogy display e Edit query SQU Open the Edit queries window allowing you to work on the SQI code of your query Edit queries Description Poly Drifts_PLG lines 0 Target Lines HA Queries SQL Select statement SELECT OBJECT_GEOM_ID FROM generic_aat INNER JOIN dmn_layer_object ON OBJECT_YAL_ID OBJECT_ID WHERE THEMATIC_LAYERS_LAYER_INDEX 8 a a Query description b Construction layer on whom the query will be applied c Definition of the query in sau language e Add query Display Query wizard allowing you to easily create a new query Query Wizard Choose which type of query you want to
41. tion layers and vectorial support themes 44 The snapping is defined by the following elements a Tolerence map unt 4 Lay Vertex BeginjEnd Yes 1 The capture tolerance of nodes in edition the tolerance zone is figured out with a circle on the screen 2 The involved classes 3 The constructions layers implicated Vertexes and or nodes from start and arrival Double clicking on the corresponding element does the activation or the deactivation 4 Snapping management controls add a snapping theme delete a snapping theme The suppression can also be made with the DELETE or BACKSPACE keys Clear Snapping reinitialization The Space key temporarily deactivates the snapping 45 Chapter 8 Attribution The attribution function allows assigning descriptive properties to the se lected feature or group of features The descriptive properties of an object are defined by the following elements e The object kind e The attributes bounded to the layer of the object The access to the attribution functions is made with the menu Attribution e Object Kind e Object Attribute single feature Ctrl A e Object Attribute multiple features Ctrl Alt A Object Kind Panel e Orientation interactive mode Ctrl Y e Shortcut 8 1 Object kind This level of attribution is made with the object kind panel This panel can be activated with the object kind option of t
42. tool Ctrl A Display the Object attribute window Ctrl Alt A Display the Object attribute window batch Ctrl Y Set Orientation tool 2 5 5 Others Ctrl L Display the log window Ctrl Alt R Run the selected query Ctrl Alt I Display the information Window 12 Chapter 3 Project Management The whole management of the project is made with the menu Project which includes the following options New Project create a new project Open open an existing project Recent open a recently used project Backup create a backup of the project Manage backup open the backup management window Save as Template save your project as a template Export Layer export a layer or the project as shapefile Export Model as PDF export your data model as PDFP Edit edit the project Exit quit ToolMap 3 1 New project To create a new project select Project New Project gt Empty The dialog box illustrated bellow appears Portable Document Format 2Portable Document Format 13 1 Project Path 2 Project name 3 Units meters Kilometers Lat Long Actually this option isn t en abled and projects are always using meters as their units 4 Projection system no projection Swiss projection Actually this op tion isn t enabled and only no projection is supported 5 Create a new empty project and activate the next step 6 Cancel the creation of the project ToolMap wi
43. upported by this version of ToolMap project version 222 Please consider upgrading ToolMap to a newer version Upgrade Download new version of ToolMap A 3 4 Edit a Project The Edit option from the menu Project allows editing the characteristics and components layers objects attributes settings of the current project 21 3 4 1 Edit the project properties The layers and attributes of the project can be modified with the Project Definition function of the Edit submenu The first tab Project Properties of the window allows modifying the prop erties of the project like the name of author and the eventual comments See chap Generalities The second Tab Spatial Model allows modifying the layers see chap Spatial model and the attributes see chap Attributes definition 3 4 2 Edit objects The objects can be modified with the menu Project Edit Objects kind They are distributed in the three spatial kinds point line and polygon Objects Kind definition leg 1 List of objects defined by spatial type Following operations can be realized in the list e Sort objects by alphabetical order by clicking on the Code De scription Layer or Frequency header e Edit the objects characteristics by double clicking on it e Reorganize the list of objects with the contextual menu by right clicking 2 Objects kind management controls add an object
44. ution of an object Empty list after attribution automatically clear all the object kind previously selected after the attribution Auto display attributes automatically display the attributes when se lecting an object Attribute orientation to point In the case where the object can be oriented you can give a feature an orientation You have two ways to do it From the Object attribute window just enter the value in the proper attribute Object attribute single feature arget Material Some text attributes the number in bracket is the maximal number of characters this number is defined in the attributes properties The orientation attribute Attribution controls Number of attributes available With the option Set orientation interactive mode CTRL Y from the menu Tools your cursor also change and you will be able to assign an orientation with a click and release action ToolMap 2 1 1021 combioula_fri iew Edition Attribution Tools Selection Queries Window Help Notes x 598187 8937 y 1154 1 Selected features Angle 130 49 1 The orientation cursor 2 The orientation indicator Once you have release the click the value of the orientation indicator is attributed to the feature If you don t drag your cursor enough an error message will pops up telling you that there isn t enough data to compute the orientation 8 6
45. xport Attribute creation Cena O 1 Attribute name 2 Attribute type 3 Attribute options each type has different options in this case the enumeration type Following operations can be realized in the list e Sort the values of the list by alphabetical order by clicking on the Code or Description header e Edit values characteristics of the list by double clicking on it e Reorganize the list of values with the contextual menu by right clicking 4 Enumeration management controls 18 add a new value delete one or several pre selected values The suppression can also be made with the DELETE or BACKSPACE keys Import import lists of values two types of format can be imported CSV Format lt CODE gt lt Description gt TXT Format lt CODE gt TAB lt Description gt Export export the list of values in TXT files 5 Save or cancel the list of values modifications Orientation of a point type object It s possible to orientate an object of a layer However several constraints have to be considered e The spatial type of the layer has to be a Point type e The data attribute type has to be a Float or an Integer type e Only one attribute per Layer can be oriented Activation of the orientation In the Object Attribute tab of the Thematic layer definition window you have to select the attribute by clicking on it and then activate the case Ori entation Field at the

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