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SMS Basic and Advanced Manual
How to save a workspace.
Follow these steps to save a workspace:
1. Go to the File menu and select Save Workspace or Save As Workspace. Use Save Workspace to override
the current workspace if there is one. Use Save As Workspace to save your work as a separate workspace,
which allows you to have multiple workspaces.
2. Depending on the option selected above and whether a workspace is currently in use already, you will be
asked to enter a name to save the workspace file as.
3. Click Save.
Note:
Workspaces are not to be used for backing up system data. Workspaces do not actually store any data, but instead
store locations and links to data that was open when the workspace was saved. To properly create backups of the
data you have in the system, go to the Services menu and select Backup and perform a backup of your system which
can be used to fully restore your data that was in the system at the time of the backup.
How to open a workspace.
Follow these steps to open a saved workspace:
1. Go to the File menu and select Open Workspace or Recent Workspaces.
2. If you selected Open Workspace, you will get an Open dialog with a list of the workspaces that you have
saved and can open. Select a file and click Open. Your saved workspace should now open.
3. If you selected Recent Workspaces, you will now see a second menu listing the workspaces that have been
recently saved or opened. Select a workspace from this list and it will open automatically.
or
1. Double click on an software workspace icon.
2. The software will automatically start and load the saved workspace that you selected.
Note:
If you have removed data from the system that was part of a saved workspace that you try to open, the information
that was removed will be ignored when the software tries to restore the map(s) and layer(s) that were open when you
saved the workspace. The deleted data will not restore when you open the workspace. Workspaces are not for backup
purposes. The Backup option under the Services menu should be used to make a proper and fully restorable backup
of your system data.
How to geo-reference an Image.
Follow these steps to geo-reference an imported image file:
1. Select data from the Management tree and create a map to use as a reference for the image that will be
imported or have (3) Lat./Lon. points ready to use for referencing the image.
2. From the File Menu, select Import and then Image File…
3. Now using the Open File dialog, select the location and name of the image file to be imported and click
Open.
4. Follow the instructions on the Image Geo-reference window and click Accept after you have selected three
reference points in each selection window or keyed in (3) Lat./Lon. points.
5. The Image Clipping Options dialog will no appear. Select one of the clipping options for the image you are
importing and then click the Next> button.
6. Now the Image Import Settings dialog will appear and you must select a management type for the image,
either Management Tree, Background, or Temporary reference for the Boundary Editor. Once you have
made you selections click the FINISH button.
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If the Background option was selected then you can select the image as a background through the
Map menu. To do this, select the Set Background… icon on the Map toolbar or go to the Map
menu and select Set Background and then select the image to use as a background.
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If the Management Tree selection was made then enter in the required management selections
and then click Accept.
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If the Temporary Reference option was selected then the Boundary Editor will automatically open
and have the image displayed as a background layer while the editor is open.
7. The image can now be selected from the management tree and added as a map layer or selected for display
as a background, or used temporarily in the Boundary Editor.
How to download imagery from the internet
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