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The following sections discuss the creation of polygon, line and point geometries separately:
 
The following sections discuss the creation of polygon, line and point geometries separately:
 
* '''[[#Drawing a polygon | Drawing a polygon]]'''<br/>Location types that support a polygon geometry include [[Location types and symbology#OperationArea|Operation area]], [[Location types and symbology#ForecastArea|Forecast area]], [[Location types and symbology#OperatingZone|Operating zone]], [[Location types and symbology#PermanentClosure|Permanent closure]], [[Location types and symbology#SkiRun|Ski run]] and [[Location types and symbology#AvalanchePath|Avalanche path]].  
 
* '''[[#Drawing a polygon | Drawing a polygon]]'''<br/>Location types that support a polygon geometry include [[Location types and symbology#OperationArea|Operation area]], [[Location types and symbology#ForecastArea|Forecast area]], [[Location types and symbology#OperatingZone|Operating zone]], [[Location types and symbology#PermanentClosure|Permanent closure]], [[Location types and symbology#SkiRun|Ski run]] and [[Location types and symbology#AvalanchePath|Avalanche path]].  
* '''[[#Drawing a line | Drawing a line]]'''<br/>Location types that support a line geometry include [[Location types and symbology#Road|Road]], [[Location types and symbology#Rail|Rail]], [[Location types and symbology#Route|Route]], [[Location types and symbology#ControlRoute|Control Route]],[[Location types and symbology#SkiRun|Ski run]] and [[Location types and symbology#AvalanchePath|Avalanche path]].
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* '''[[#Drawing a line | Drawing a line]]'''<br/>Location types that support a line geometry include [[Location types and symbology#Road|Road]], [[Location types and symbology#Rail|Rail]], [[Location types and symbology#Route|Route]], [[Location types and symbology#ControlRoute|Control Route]], [[Location types and symbology#SkiRun|Ski run]] and [[Location types and symbology#AvalanchePath|Avalanche path]].
 
* '''[[#Drawing a point | Drawing a point]]'''<br/>Location types that support a point geometry include [[Location types and symbology#OperationArea|Operation area]], [[Location types and symbology#SkiRun|Ski run]], [[Location types and symbology#AvalanchePath|Avalanche path]], [[Location types and symbology#WeatherSite|Weather site]] and [[Location types and symbology#ShotPlacement|Shot placement]].
 
* '''[[#Drawing a point | Drawing a point]]'''<br/>Location types that support a point geometry include [[Location types and symbology#OperationArea|Operation area]], [[Location types and symbology#SkiRun|Ski run]], [[Location types and symbology#AvalanchePath|Avalanche path]], [[Location types and symbology#WeatherSite|Weather site]] and [[Location types and symbology#ShotPlacement|Shot placement]].
  

Revision as of 13:47, 27 November 2015

REQUIREMENTS
Permission Operation Administrator and higher
Connectivity Online only

This document describes how to create location geometries with the available drawing tool directly in the InfoEx system.

Step-by-step description

The following sections discuss the creation of polygon, line and point geometries separately:

ISSUE The system currently does not support multi-geometries (i.e., multiple, separate polygons, lines or points associated with a single location).
Workaround: Please contact InfoEx support staff at the CAA to discuss possible solutions.
JIRA: -772 (Aug.13, 2013)

Drawing a polygon

Location types that support a polygon geometry include Operation area, Forecast area, Operating zone, Permanent closure, Ski run and Avalanche path.

1. After entering the name and abbreviation of a location move to the map to enter the appropriate geometry.
2. Drag the map to the desired general location zooming in or out if necessary.
3. To show the geometries of all of your existing locations, click on the ButtonShowLayersOff.png button. The button will change to ButtonShowLayersOn.png when the geometries are shown.
4. To show the boundaries of the mountain range polygons used for creating the mountain range associations in the InfoEx report, click on the ButtonShowMtnRanges.png button.
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Fig. 1: Drawing a polygon
To draw a polygon on the map, click on the ButtonDrawPolygon.png button. This will turn your cursor into a circle and you can start creating corner points for your new polygon by click on the map at desired locations (Fig. 1).
NOTE Please note that this tool only allows you to draw the initial polygon corner points. You cannot edit points with this tool. Move on to the next instruction point if you have made a mistake or want to edit your polygon for other reasons.
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Fig. 2: Editing a polygon. Note the smaller, faint points between the main corner points.
To edit your polygon, click on the ButtonEditShape.png botton. This will turn your cursor into an arrow and in addition to the regular circles at on the corner points, the polygon will now also have smaller and faint circles in the middle between each corner points. You have the following options for editing your polygon:
  • To edit an existing point, click on it and drag it to the desired new location
  • To increase the complexity of your polygon, add an additional point by clicking on one of the faint point between two existing corner points and drag it to the desired location
  • To delete an existing point, double-click on it.

To completely erase your Polygon and start fresh, click on the ButtonDrawPolygon.png button and draw your polygon again.

7. Once you are happy with the shape of your polygon, click on Add in the left panel of the application to submit the new location to the InfoEx database. If you have forgotten to complete one of the required fields, you will get an error message and the incomplete field will be highlighted with a red frame.
NOTE Depending on the complexity of your geometry and the speed of your internet connection, submitting your location to the database might take up to a minute. Please be patient!

Drawing a line

Location types that support a line geometry include Road, Rail, Route, Ski run and Avalanche path.

1. After entering the name and abbreviation of a location move to the map to enter the appropriate geometry.
2. To navigate on the map, click on the ButtonMouse.png button. You can then click and drag the map to the desired general location. You can also use the familiar Google Earth navigation tool in the top right corner of the map to navigate around.
3. To show the geometries of all of your existing location, click on the ButtonShowLayersOff.png button. The button will change to ButtonShowLayersOn.png when the geometries are shown.
4. To show the boundaries of the mountain range polygons used for creating the mountain range associations in the InfoEx report, click on the ButtonShowMtnRanges.png button.
5.
Fig. 3: Drawing a new line
To draw a new line on the map, click on the ButtonDrawLine.png button. This will turn your cursor into a circle and you can start creating points for your new line by click on the map at desired locations (Fig. 3).
NOTE Please note that this tool only allows you to draw the initial corner points. You cannot edit points with this tool. Move on to the next point if you have made a mistake or want to edit your line for other reasons.
6.
Fig. 4: Editing a line. Note the smaller, faint points between the main corner points.
To edit your line, click on the ButtonEditShape.png botton. This will turn your cursor into an arrow and in addition to the regular circles at on the corner points, the line will now also have smaller and faint circles in the middle between each corner points (Fig. 4). You have the following options for editing your polygon:
  • To edit an existing point, click on it and drag it to the desired new location
  • To increase the complexity of your polygon, add an additional point by clicking on one of the faint point between two existing corner points and drag it to the desired location
  • To delete an existing point, double-click on it.

To completely erase your line and start fresh, click on the ButtonDrawLine.png button and draw your line again.

7. Once you are happy with the shape of your line, click on Add in the left panel of the application to submit the new location to the InfoEx database. If you have forgotten to complete one of the required fields, you will get an error message and the incomplete field will be highlighted with a red frame.
NOTE Depending on the complexity of your geometry and the speed of your internet connection, submitting your location to the database might take up to a minute. Please be patient!

Drawing a point

Location types that support a point geometry include Operation area, Ski run, Avalanche path, Weather site and Shot placement

1. After entering the name and abbreviation of a location move to the map to enter the appropriate geometry.
2. To navigate on the map, click on the ButtonMouse.png button. You can then click and drag the map to the desired general location. You can also use the familiar Google Earth navigation tool in the top right corner of the map to navigate around.
3. To show the geometries of all of your existing location, click on the ButtonShowLayersOff.png button. The button will change to ButtonShowLayersOn.png when the geometries are shown.
4. To show the boundaries of the mountain range polygons used for creating the mountain range associations in the InfoEx report, click on the ButtonShowMtnRanges.png button.
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Fig. 5: Drawing a new point location (weather site)
To draw a new point location on the map, click on the ButtonDrawPoint.png button. This will turn your cursor into the default symbol of current location type and you can create your point location by clicking on the map at desired locations (Fig. 5).
NOTE When you drawing a weather site on the map, its elevation field is automatically filled with the value we extract from the digital elevation model of Google Earth. You can always overwrite the value manually.
6. To change the location of your point, click on the ButtonEditShape.png botton. This will turn your cursor into an arrow. Simply click on the point location and drag it the the desired location.
7. Once you are happy with the location of your point location, click on Add in the left panel of the application to submit the new location to the InfoEx database. If you have forgotten to complete one of the required fields, you will get an error message and the incomplete field will be highlighted with a red frame.

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Functionality tested by

  • Dec. 22: Pascal Haegeli