Geospatial <p>There are several options to enter geospatial data for a into IMSMA<sup>NG</sup>:<br />* Manual Data Entry Form is entered by clicking * Drawing on the Map* Importing from Excel spreadsheet * Importing as a shapefile</p> To enter the geospatial data into IMSMA<sup>NG</sup>, click on [[ImageFile:Pencil.png]] button icon on the Data Entry Form Editor windowdata entry form. <p>The interface to enter geospatial data consists of two tables: a Points table, and a Polygon and Polyline Points table. </p>
[[Image:fig46b.png|center|250px|''Figure 46b. Point and Polygon/Polyline List window. '']]
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This displays the Point and Polygon/Polyline List window.
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[[Image:PointandPolyListWindow.png|center|500px|''Point and Polygon/Polyline List Window'']]<div align="centerleft">
''Point and Polygon/Polyline List Window''
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There are numerous options for entering geospatial data into a Data Entry Form. These options include:
*Entering the data manually
*Drawing on the map
*Importing data from a spreadsheet
{{note| For more information about class="wikitable" width="600"|-| align="center" colspan="2" | '''Buttons for Entering Geospatial Data'''|-| width="150pt" | '''Button'''| width="450pt" | '''Description'''|-| align="center" | [[Image:PreviewGeoIcon.png | Preview Geospatial Data]] || Allows you to preview the geospatial data on the map.|-| align="center" | [[Image:GeoDataIcon.png | Draw on Map]] || Allows you to record the geospatial data entry, refer by drawing on the map.|-| align="center" | [[Image:FieldTemplateIcon.png | Add]] || Allows you to manually enter geospatial data.|-| align="center" | [[Image:FieldViewIcon.png | Modify]] || Allows you to manually change the selected point.|-| align="center" | [[Geospatial DataImage:EcksButton.png | Delete]] || Allows you to remove the selected point.|-| align="center" | [[Image:EditReportIcon.png | Import Points]]|| Allows you to import geospatial data from a spreadsheet.|}} <p>From the Point and Polygon/Polyline List window, you can enter geospatial points in one of several ways: manually, by drawing on the map, or by importing data from a spreadsheet. These options for entering geospatial points are discussed in the following sections. After you have entered the points, IMSMA displays the calculated area size and line length of the geospatial data on each of the summary windows.</p>
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