Changes

{{IMSMANG}} includes an embedded GIS component, the [[Map Pane]], based on ESRI’s ArcGIS ArcEngine 10.1 that allows users to visualise mine action information on an integrated map without moving to another application. While {{IMSMANG}} implements includes many standard GIS features, information managers can augment the provided capabilities with should consider to use an external GIS applications such as ArcGIS Desktopin order to perform GIS analysis of the data in {{IMSMANG}}. The map used in {{IMSMANG}} Map Pane (the background map) should be customise so it fits the needs of the Mine Action Programme. Since these the customisations can of the background map will have an impact on the performance and usability of the system{{IMSMANG}}, it is important to consider test the implementation before sending the necessary new background map and GIS customisations for {{IMSMANG}} prior to beginning widespread use of the systemend-users.

{{IMSMANG}} is designed to support a variety of users from information managers to operations users. Recognising that each user or group of users may require a different set of maps, {{IMSMANG}} allows users to visualise data on maps individually tailored for their needs. For example, users in a regional mine action programme Mine Action Programme office may need only maps of their region to display data while education coordinators may need only vector map layers to visualise education activity data.

Using ESRI’s ArcGIS Desktop productsan external GIS application, programmes information managers can create custom .MXD files (or ArcMap-formatted maps) for each clientuser, allowing users to visualise common data on different background mapsin the Map Pane. Customisations of.MXD files can include adding and modifying raster and vector layers, label display, scale management and many other GIS functionslayer properties.

Changing the symbology used to display data in {{IMSMANG}} is a multistep multi-step process (as shown in the figure below) that should only be undertaken by advanced users with an understanding of GIS. Further, as with all map customisation activities, this process requires the use of ArcGIS Desktop productsan external GIS application.

* All map changes, including symbology customisations and .MXD changes, affect only the client on which they are applied. To propagate share these changes to other clients on the server, the customised files must be copied to each client installation and the map reimported.* If changes do not appear to be taking affect as expected in the newly updated map, delete and rebuild the client sandbox to ensure the GIS has client uses the most up-to-date data.}}

All geospatial data in {{IMSMANG}} is stored in WGS1984 decimal degree format, but {{IMSMANG}} can display data in virtually any coordinate system. {{IMSMANG}} comes with all the coordinate systems available to ArcGIS Desktop ESRI's products like WGS1984 and MGRS, yet information managers can add other systems their programmes use including UTM and national custom coordinate systems. Using the Coordinate System manager, information managers can add coordinate system and projection (or .PRJ) files to {{IMSMANG}} and establish a set of relevant systems that can be used for coordinate data entry and visualisation.