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Datasource - File containing
the default geodetic
parameter (geodata.xml).
Custom Data - File containing
the custom geodetic
parameter. File loaded or
saved by the user.
Geodetic Objects - See list
above.
Add/Remove - Add and
remove folders and
categories.
Search - Search parameters.
Each category can be
searched by it’s unique
parameters (e.g. Name,
EPSG Code)
Save / Save As - Save changes
to a custom file (data to
xml and view to xvw).
Lock Icon - Indicates readonly parameters (default
ones).
Warning Icon - Indicates
incomplete parameters.
Edits - Add, remove, edit,
information or copy
objects.
At the top of the Edit Geodetic Datasource dialog box two paths will be listed, the path to the main Geodetic Datasource
file which is protected from user modification, and the Custom parameter file, where all of the user-defined definitions are stored.
On the left hand side of the dialog box, objects are organized into Categories tree. To explore the sub-categories of
a category, click the plus sign (Windows) or arrow (Macintosh) to the left to see categories listed underneath. To see
the entries at any particular level of category, click the category itself. With a category selected, the pane to the right
will list the individual objects within the category.
New categories can be created by clicking the New Category button
. A new category will be created titled New
Category. Within each category you can create subcategories. Only user-defined categories can be deleted using
.
the Delete Category button
User objects can be organized via dragging and dropping within the dialog box. Like other databases the columns
are re-sizable, and when column headings are clicked will sort information alphabetically/numerically.
The default objects (in black) are installed with MAPublisher. They are read-only and indicated with a lock icon.
Custom objects are indicated in blue, they can be edited and deleted. Incomplete objects are indicated in red with
an exclamation mark (warning icon). Particularly, some of the default datum shifts are pointing to external grid files
(.gsb) that are missing. These files cannot be distributed by Avenza due to copyright or government regulations and
have be acquired separately. To find the required file, refer to the value column in the Definition tab of the Datum
Shift Viewer. For example, the file nb7783v2.gsb from the datum shift "NAD83 (CSRS) (1) Canada - New Brunswick" is
A2/8
Appendix 2: All About Coordinate Systems
The Geodetic Datasource