{{Note | You have to specify the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinate_system Coordinate System] and Coordinate Format you would like to use before starting to enter the geospatial data. }} <p>There are several options to enter geospatial data into IMSMA<sup>NG</sup>{{IMSMANG}}:<br />* [[Manual Geospatial Data Entry | Manual Data Entry]]* [[ Draw on the Map to Specify Geographic Coordinates | Drawing on the Map]]* [[Import Geospatial Data from Excel | Importing from Excel spreadsheet ]] * [[Import Geospatial Data from Shapefile | Importing as a shapefile]]
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To enter the geospatial data into IMSMA<sup>NG</sup>{{IMSMANG}}, click on [[File:Pencil_for_points.png]]icon on in the data entry formData Entry Form Editor window. <p>The interface to enter geospatial data mainly manually or by drawing on the map consists of two tables: a Points table, and a Polygon and Polyline Points table.</p>[[Image:PointandPolyListWindow.png||500px|''Point and Polygon/Polyline List Window'']]<div align="left"></div>
[[Image:PointandPolyListWindow.png||500px|center]]<div align="center">'' Point and Polygon/Polyline List Window ''</div><center>{| class="wikitable" width="600500"
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| align="center" colspan="2" | '''Buttons for Entering Geospatial Data'''
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| align="center" | [[Image:PreviewGeoIconPreviewPoints.png | Preview Geospatial Data]] || Allows you to preview the geospatial data on the map.|-| align="center" | [[Image:EditReportIcon.png | Import Points]] || Allows you to import geospatial data from an Excel or shape file.
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| align="center" | [[Image:GeoDataIcon.png | Draw on Map]] || Allows you to record the geospatial data by drawing on the map.
| align="center" | [[Image:FieldViewIcon.png | Modify]] || Allows you to manually change the selected point.
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| align="center" | [[Image:EcksButton.png | Delete]] || Allows you to remove delete the selected point.|-| align="center" | [[Image:EditReportIcon.png | Import Points]] || Allows you to import geospatial data from a spreadsheet.
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The difference between the columns ''X / Lon & Y / Lat'' and ''X / Longitude & Y / Latitude'' is described [[Summary Window#Data area - Geospatial tab|'''here''']].
After you have entered the polygon/polyline points, {{IMSMANG}} displays the '''total''' calculated area size and line length of the polygons and/or polylines.
==Point types==__NOEDITSECTION__
Which point type should be used depends on:
# if is it a single point;
# if is it a point that is part of a polygon / polyline;
# the type of contamination.
<p>From the Point and Polygon/Polyline List window, you can enter geospatial types used for recording of areas are of two main types; * single points in one ;* part of several ways: manually (see [[Manual Geospatial Data Entry]]), by drawing on the map (see [[Draw on the Map to Specify Geographic Coordinates]]), by importing data from excel spreadsheet (see [[Import Geospatial Data from Excel]]), or from the shapefile (see [[Import Geospatial Data from Shapefile]])polygon.
<br /><br />More information on point types is available '''[[Point Types|here]]'''.
You have to specify the ==Poly Property==__NOEDITSECTION__ [[httpImage://enPolyProp1.wikipedia.orgpng|300px|center]]<div align="center">'' Completion Report with 2 polygons ''</wiki/Coordinate_system Coordinate System] div>Poly Property is used for being able to distinguish between polylines and Coordinate Format you would like to usepolygons in Map Pane. Example: in a Completion Report (Type of Activity) with Status Completed there are two polygons:# one cleared with MDD asset# one cleared with Mechanical asset.
==Preview Geospatial Data==__NOEDITSECTION__
You can also preview geospatial data:
[[Image:GIS Preview Geodata.png|500px|center]]<br /div align="center">After you have entered the points, IMSMA displays the calculated area size '' Point and line length of the geospatial data on each of the summary windows.Polygon/Polyline List Preview window ''</pdiv>
{{New_6.0 | More functions have been added to the Preview window. It amongst other things possible to add labels. It is also possible to change the order of the themes.}}