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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 DTM, Best server 16bit,
Town raster (*.geo, *.ic2)
8-bit raster file Map image, clutter, coverage
results, most other coverage
raster results, Polygon masks
(*.img, *.sol, *.ic1, *.fld, *.ift
*.blg, *.fdw, *.fdu, *.plg)
Vector files Coma delimited file (*.csv, *.vec)
Station Files 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) ICS Telecom
MapInfo polygon vector (*.mif) or HTZ
+ associated files Warfare

Google Earth Polyline Vector (*.kml)

Global Mapper
MapInfo polyline vector (*.mif)
or other convertor

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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
Limited ICS Telecom
Excel station information (*.csv)
or HTZ
Google Earth information (*.kml)
Warfare

ICS Manager

Excel station information

ICSTEL2K2.mdb Database
Other Station Databases

DEMONSTRATION:

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 Import Image into ICS Telecom
Import image from Google Earth into ICS Telecom
Import geo-referenced TIFF into ICS Telecom
ICS Telecom
Geo-Tiff Image (*.TIFF & *.TFW) 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
Google Earth information (*.kml)
Raster format (*.tif & *.tfw, *.bil, *.asc) or HTZ
Warfare
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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