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Importing Geographical Coordinates
This tech tip explains how to import geographical
coordinates into Civil Designer. |
Importing the data
Data files of points are sometimes supplied in the
form of geographical coordinates. There is an existing
function (Geo Topo) for importing geographical
coordinates but that function expects a particular
file format as generated by GPS processing software.
This function imports data files in fixed column or
delimited format with the Latitude and Longitude
values being either in decimal degrees or in D.MMSS
format.
Note: that latitudes in the southern
hemisphere and longitudes in the western hemisphere
must be entered as negative values.
In Survey Mode
File Menu › Import › Geo Coords
Select the file to be imported, click Open
to continue
From the preview, select the correct File Type (NOTE: Preview does not
show the whole file)
Click Next to continue.
Click on each column to assign names.
Once the columns have been assigned names, click Finish to
continue.
Select the destination surface for the imported points.
The data will then be imported into Civil Designer.
Additional information is available in the Civil
Designer online help |
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Last Updated:
September 14, 2007
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