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<p>Various windows in IMSMA allow you to To import geospatial data from external source files. These external source files can be either Excel spreadsheets (with a .xls or .xlsx file extension), or shapefiles the shapefile (with a .shp file extensionformat).</p><p>To import geospatial data:</p>

<li>Click the [[Image:EditReportIcon.png | Import Points]] button.</li>:The Open window displays[[Image:PointandPolyListWindow.png|500px|center]]</li>

<li>Navigate to the directory where the file that you would like to import is located.</li><li>Select the file name(.shp format)</li><li>Click Double click on the file name or click the '''Open''' button.</li>:The geospatial data from the spreadsheet is appended to any existing data in the Points or Polygons table. </ol></ol>

{{note|'''[[Image:EditReportIcon.png]] Import Points''' button imports both point and polygon shapefiles. Point shapefile will be imported into '''''Points table''''', Polygon and Polyline shapefiles - into '''''Polygon and Polyline Points''''' table.}} {{Note|If the selected coordinate reference system at the Point and Polygon/Polyline List window is different from the coordinate reference system specified in the .prj file, the coordinate data will be re-projected to the selected coordinate system specified at the Point and Polygon/Polyline List window.}} {{Note | The used decimal symbol in the shape file must be the same as the Regional settings of the importing computer.}} ==Shapefile Import Business Rules==__NOEDITSECTION__===Point Shapefile Import Business Rules===__NOEDITSECTION__{| class="wikitable"|-|[[Image:Point attributes1.png|300px|center]]<div align="center">'' Attribute table ''<p/div>|[[Image:Point attributes2.png|400px|center]]<div align="center">'' Attribute properties''</div>|-|} To import geospatial data from a point shapefile, the file must be created according to the following business rules:<ol><li>A PointID value is a mandatory field and should be provided for each point and be unique across all coordinate data listed in the Points table. It should be of '''Short Integer''' type.</pli><li>A PointType is a mandatory field and should be provided for each point. It must correspond to the Geospatial Point types list defined by IMSMA. The field should have '''Text''' type.</li></ol> [[Image:Point import.png|700px|center]]<div align="center">'' Points imported into {{IMSMANG}}''</div>Download the example of a Point shape file from '''[[Media:PointImportTemplate.rar|here]]'''. ===Polygon Shapefile Import Business Rules===__NOEDITSECTION__{| class="wikitable"|-| [[Image:Polygon_attribute.png|500px|center]]<div align="center">'' Attribute table''</div>| [[Image:Polygon attributes2.png|450px|center]]<div align="center">'' Attribute properties''</div>|} To import geospatial data from a polygon shapefile, the file must be created according to the following business rules:

<li>If the selected coordinate reference system at the Point The Polygon attribute table must contain field called '''PolyID''' of '''Short Integer''' type and Polygon/Polyline List window is different from the coordinate reference system specified in the have a '''value''' e.g.prj file, the coordinate data will be re-projected to the selected coordinate system specified at the Point and Polygon/Polyline List window0 or 1.</li> <li>If a PointID value is not provided in the shapefileCoordinate Format, Coordinate System, Bearing, Distance, Point ID, Point Number, Point Type, each coordinate data will be automatically assigned a unique PointID value.<X/li><li>If a PointID is provided in the shapefileLong, it must Y/Lat are optional to be unique across all coordinate data listed in included into the Points attribute table and in the Polygon/Polyline Points table on the Point and Polygon/Polyline List window.</liol>  [[Image:Polygon import2.png|700px|center]]<lidiv align="center">If the coordinate data is a point on a polygon/polyline, a unique PolyID value must be provided.'' Polygon imported into {{IMSMANG}} ''</lidiv><li>The PolyID value must be unique across all polygons/polylines data listed in Download the Points table and example of a Polygon/Polyline Points table on the Point and Polygon/Polyline List windowshape file from '''[[Media:PolygonImportTemplate.rar| here]]'''.</li></ol>