Difference between revisions of "Add Place"
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To add a place to IMSMA: | To add a place to IMSMA: | ||
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| − | <li>Enter | + | <li>Enter a unique identifier for the place in the '''Place ID''' field.</li> |
<li>Enter the name of the place in the '''Place Name''' field.</li> | <li>Enter the name of the place in the '''Place Name''' field.</li> | ||
| − | <li>Select | + | <li>Select the '''Type''' from the drop-down list. Note that a type value must be selected.</li> |
| + | {{Note | Place Type is mandatory}} | ||
<li>Enter a description of the place in the '''Description''' field.</li> | <li>Enter a description of the place in the '''Description''' field.</li> | ||
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<li>If there are any fields in the Custom Defined Fields section, enter data in those fields.</li> | <li>If there are any fields in the Custom Defined Fields section, enter data in those fields.</li> | ||
<li>Enter the place address in the '''Address''' field.</li> | <li>Enter the place address in the '''Address''' field.</li> | ||
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<li>Do one of the following:</li> | <li>Do one of the following:</li> | ||
*To add the new place, click the '''Save''' button. | *To add the new place, click the '''Save''' button. | ||
| − | + | *If you do not want to save the new place, click the '''Cancel''' button. | |
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Revision as of 17:35, 29 May 2014
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To add a Place, your IMSMANG user account must belong to a User Role that has permission Places" with Read and Write level. Contact your IMSMANG Administrator if you have questions on permissions. |
To add a place to IMSMA:
- From the Data Entry menu, select Places.
- Click the
button.
The Place List window displays.
The Place Editor window displays.
Place Editor Window
- Enter a unique identifier for the place in the Place ID field.
- Enter the name of the place in the Place Name field.
- Select the Type from the drop-down list. Note that a type value must be selected.
- Enter a description of the place in the Description field.
- If there are any fields in the Custom Defined Fields section, enter data in those fields.
- Enter the place address in the Address field.
- To select a country structure area, click the
button to select the country structure area.
The Country Structure Selection window displays.
- From the Country Structure Selection window:
- Select the country structure. Click the
icons to expand the country structure tree. - Click the OK button.
- Select the coordinate reference system that you would like to use from the Coordinate System list.
- Select the coordinate format from the Coordinate Format list.
- There are several options for entering geospatial data. These options and the page on which you can find additional information are listed in the table below.
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Place Type is mandatory |
The Country Structure Selection window closes.
| Entering Geospatial Data for a Place | |
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| If you want to… | Refer to… |
| Manually add geospatial points and polygon/polyline points | Manual Geospatial Data Entry. |
| Draw on the map to specify point, polygon, and polyline coordinates | Draw on the Map to Specify Geographic Coordinates. |
| Import geospatial data from excel | Import Geospatial Data from Excel. |
| Import geospatial data from shapefile | Import Geospatial Data from Shapefile. |
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You can preview the points that you have entered on a map by clicking the  button.
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- Do one of the following:
- To add the new place, click the Save button.
- If you do not want to save the new place, click the Cancel button.
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