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Import & Export

Functions in
ICS Telecom V9
March 2010

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Introduction

Import Vectors into ICS Telecom

Import images into ICS Telecom
Import Station data into ICS Telecom
Export coverage from ICS Telecom

Raster
Vector

Export Station Information

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What programs that will be used?

Either ICS Telecom V9 or HTZ Warfare V15

Global Mapper V11 with ATDI plug-in

Google Earth
Microsoft Excel

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Files in ICS Telecom

Generally 2 types of file:
16-bit raster file
8-bit raster file

Vector files
Station Files

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DTM, Best server 16bit,

Town raster (*.geo, *.ic2)
Map image, clutter, coverage
results, most other coverage
raster results, Polygon masks
(*.img, *.sol, *.ic1, *.fld, *.ift
*.blg, *.fdw, *.fdu, *.plg)
Coma delimited file (*.csv, *.vec)
Custom file unique to ICS Telecom
and HTZ Warfare (not backward
compatible) - *.ewf

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Vectors and Rasters

Two types of vector
Polygon vector (area, county, required service area)
Polyline vector (line, road, railway)
Image Raster
Data Raster

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Vector Data in ICS Telecom & HTZ Warfare

Get exact format:

Map / vector layer/ new vector file
Map / vector layer / edit vector file

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Importing Vectors into

ICS Telecom
Google Earth Polygon Vector (*.kml)
ESRI shape polygon vector (*.shp)
MapInfo polygon vector (*.mif)
+ associated files

ICS Telecom
or HTZ
Warfare

Google Earth Polyline Vector (*.kml)

Global Mapper
or other convertor

MapInfo polyline vector (*.mif)

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Import Vectors
Demonstration:
Google Earth *.kml file (polygon and polyline)
ESRI shape file *.shp (polygon)
Mapinfo file *.mif (polyline)
Example of using polygons and polyline in ICS Telecom &
HTZ Warfare
DEMONSTRATION

Load Telecom
Set up vector file
Load data into Google Earth and save
Import Vectors

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Import Station Data

Excel station information (*.csv)
Google Earth information (*.kml)

Limited

ICS Telecom
or HTZ
Warfare

ICS Manager
Excel station information
Other Station Databases

ICSTEL2K2.mdb Database

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Import Image into ICS Telecom

Import image from Google Earth into ICS Telecom
Import geo-referenced TIFF into ICS Telecom
Geo-Tiff Image (*.TIFF & *.TFW)

ICS Telecom
or HTZ
Warfare

Google Earth Image (*.jpg)

Global Mapper

Geo-referenced *.ic1 file

DEMONSTRATION

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Export Coverage
Select type of coverage to be exported
(composite coverage, best server coverage,
coverage, interference etc.)

ICS Telecom
or HTZ
Warfare

Google Earth information (*.kml)

Raster format (*.tif & *.tfw, *.bil, *.asc)
Vector Polygon format (area)
ESRI Shape format (*.shp)
Mapinfo format (*.mif)
Vector Polyline format (contour)
ESRI Shape format (*.shp)
Mapinfo format (*.mif)

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Export Station Information

To Google Earth (*.kml)

To ESRI Shape file (*.shp)
To Excel / Coma delimited file
To Access or ODBC connection

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Thank you for attending

This webinar covers most of the import & export
features within ICS Telecom and HTZ Warfare

Any Questions?
The next slides identifies some useful websites
that have tools that can help manipulate data
sets

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References & Useful Sites

http://www.atdi.co.uk/
http://www.globalmapper.com/product/download.htm

http://www.tatukgis.com/Home/home.aspx
http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=14569
http://www.zonums.com/kml2shp.html (kml to shp converter)
http://www.safe.com/index.php
http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html

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