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3.14 Editing Geographic Data

In Atoll, you can edit geo data that you have imported or you can create geo data by, for example, adding a vector layer to the Population folder and then adding polygons. The following types of geographic data can be edited: Clutter classes (for more information, "Editing Clutter Class Maps" on page 152) Contours, lines, and points (for more information, "Editing Polygons, Lines, and Points" on page 56) Population maps (if they are in vector format, i.e., Erdas Imagine (16-bit), AGD, DXF, SHP, MIF, or TAB format) (for more information, "Editing Population or Custom Data Maps" on page 153) Geoclimatic maps (for more information, "Editing Population or Custom Data Maps" on page 153) Traffic data maps Custom data maps (for more information, "Editing Population or Custom Data Maps" on page 153).

3.14.1 Editing Clutter Class Maps

Clutter class maps and certain traffic maps are raster maps. You can edit these maps by creating or modifying polygons. In this section, the following are explained: "Creating a Clutter Polygon" on page 152 "Editing Clutter Polygons" on page 152 "Displaying the Coordinates of Clutter Polygons" on page 153. "Deleting Clutter Polygons" on page 153

3.14.1.1 Creating a Clutter Polygon

In Atoll, you can modify imported clutter class maps or create your own maps by adding data in the form of polygons. You can later edit and export the polygons you have created. All modifications you make to clutter class maps are taken into account by propagation model calculations. To create a polygon: 1. Click the Geo tab in the Explorer window. 2. Right-click the Clutter Classes folder. The context menu appears. 3. Select Edit from the context menu. The Editor toolbar appears with a clutter or traffic list, a polygon drawing tool a polygon deletion tool , and a Close button (see Figure 3.15). ,

Figure 3.15: Editor toolbar 4. From the list, select the clutter class for the polygon you want to create. Clutter classes are defined on the Descriptions tab of the clutter classes Properties dialogue.

5. Click the polygon drawing button (

). The pointer changes to a pencil (

).

6. Click once on the map where you want to begin drawing the polygon. 7. Click each time you change angles on the border defining the outside of the polygon. 8. Double-click to close the polygon. You can copy the exact coordinates of a closed polygon by right-clicking it on the map and selecting Properties from the context menu.

3.14.1.2 Editing Clutter Polygons

You can edit clutter polygons by moving existing points of the polygon or by adding or deleting points.

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To edit clutter polygons: 1. Click the Geo tab in the Explorer window. 2. Right-click the Clutter Classes folder. The context menu appears. 3. Select Edit from the context menu. The Editor toolbar appears (see Figure 3.15). 4. Select the polygon. You can now edit the clutter polygon by: Moving a point: i. Position the pointer over the point you want to move. The pointer changes ( ).

ii. Drag the point to its new position. Adding a point: i. Position the pointer over the polygon border where you want to add a point. The pointer changes ( ).

ii. Right-click and select Insert Point from the context menu. A point is added to the border at the position of the pointer. Deleting a point: i. Position the pointer over the point you want to delete. The pointer changes ( ).

ii. Right-click and select Delete Point from the context menu. The point is deleted.

3.14.1.3 Displaying the Coordinates of Clutter Polygons

To display the coordinates of the points defining the polygon area: 1. Click the Geo tab in the Explorer window. 2. Right-click the Clutter Classes folder. The context menu appears. 3. Select Edit from the context menu. The Editor toolbar appears (see Figure 3.15). 4. Right-click the polygon and select Properties from the context menu. The Properties dialogue appears with the coordinates of the points defining the polygon and the total area. You can select and copy the coordinates displayed in the Properties dialogue of the polygon.

3.14.1.4 Deleting Clutter Polygons

You can delete clutter polygons. To delete a clutter polygon: 1. Click the Geo tab in the Explorer window. 2. Right-click the Clutter Classes folder. The context menu appears. 3. Select Edit from the context menu. The Editor toolbar appears (see Figure 3.15). 4. Click the polygon deletion tool ( ). The pointer changes ( ).

5. Click the polygon you want to delete. The polygon is deleted.

3.14.2 Editing Population or Custom Data Maps

Some geographic data maps, for example, population maps, and custom data, are made up of individual vector objects. You can modify and create these geo data maps by adding a vector layer and then adding vector objects (contours, lines, and points) to this layer. To create a vector layer and vector objects on a geo data map: 1. Click the Geo tab of the Explorer window. 2. Right-click the geo data object, the Population, or the Custom Data folder, to which you want to add a vector layer. 3. Select Add Vector Layer from the context menu. A new data object called "Vectors" is created in the selected geo data object folder.

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4. Right-click the new vector layer. The context menu appears. 5. Select Edit from the context menu. The vector tools on the Vector Editor toolbar are activated. You can also activate the vector tools by selecting the vector layer to edit from the Vector Editor toolbar list. Because Atoll names all new vector layers "Vectors" by default, it might be difficult to know which Vectors folder you are selecting. By renaming each vectors folder, you can ensure that you select the correct folder. For information on renaming objects, see "Renaming an Object" on page 37.

6. To draw a polygon, click the New Polygon button (

) on the Vector Editor toolbar:

a. Click once on the map where you want to begin drawing the contour. b. Click each time you change angles on the border defining the outside of the contour. c. Double-click to close the contour. 7. To draw a rectangle, click the New Rectangle button ( ) on the Vector Editor toolbar:

a. Click the point on the map that will be one corner of the rectangle. b. Drag to the opposite corner of the rectangle. c. Release the mouse to create the rectangle defined by the two corners. 8. Right-click the new polygon or rectangle and select Properties from the context menu. 9. Enter a value: Population: Enter a value in the Population field to indicate the number of inhabitants or the population density. Custom Data Map: The value you enter will depend on the type of custom data map you created. ) or the New Rectangle ( ) button on the Vector Editor toolbar.

10. Press ESC to deselect the New Polygon (

11. For Atoll to consider the new vector layer as part of the data map, you must map the vector layer. Right-click the the Population, or the Custom Data folder. The context menu appears. 12. Select Properties from the context menu. The Properties dialogue appears. 13. Click the Data Mapping tab. For the following geo data: Population Map: i. In the Field column, "Population" is selected by default.

ii. If the vector layer contains a population density, select the check box in the Density column. If the vector layer indicates the number of inhabitants, and not the population density, clear the check box in the Density column. Custom Data Map: The data you map will depend on the type of custom data map you created.

You can edit the vector objects as explained in "Editing Polygons, Lines, and Points" on page 56.

3.15 Saving Geographic Data

Atoll allows you to save your geographic data files separately from saving the Atoll document. Atoll supports a variety of both raster and vector file formats (for more information, see "Supported Geographic Data Formats" on page 129). Saving a geographic file separately from saving the Atoll document enables you to: Save modifications you have made to an external file: If you have made modifications to geo data, you can export them to a new external file. Update the source file with modifications you have made: If you have made modifications to a geo data type in Atoll, you can save these changes to the source file. Combine several raster files into one file: If you have several small raster files in one folder of the Geo tab, you can save them as one file. Export an embedded file to be used in another Atoll document or in another application: You can save a file to an external file, in the same format or in another one. Create a new file from part of a larger one: You can select part of certain geo data types and then save the selected part as a new file.

This section explains the following: "Saving Modifications to an External File" on page 155 "Updating the Source File" on page 156

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