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DigiTerra Explorer v5 ®
User Guide © Copyright 1996-2008, DigiTerra Ltd.
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Table of contents
1
INSTALLATION, REGISTRATION, THE FIRST START OF THE PROGRAM .. 5
1.1
Handling the touchscreen of the Pocket PC ......................................................................................... 5
1.2
Installing and using ActiveSync............................................................................................................. 5
1.3
Install DigiTerra Explorer to a desktop PC ......................................................................................... 7
1.4
Update DigiTerra Explorer Software ................................................................................................... 8
1.5
Connect the Pocket PC to the Bluetooth GPS ...................................................................................... 8
1.6
Start DigiTerra Explorer on your Pocket PC .................................................................................... 11
1.7
The program set up, and how to use it................................................................................................ 11
1.8
Basic user settings ................................................................................................................................. 12
2
MAPPING.......................................................................................................... 14
2.1
The view................................................................................................................................................. 14
2.1.1
Load / create / save a map .................................................................................................................. 14
2.1.2
Link maps .......................................................................................................................................... 15
2.1.3
Map publications, using DMP formats .............................................................................................. 16
Zoom the view in / out, move.............................................................................................................................. 16
2.1.4
Zoom in / out the map ........................................................................................................................ 16
2.1.5
2.2.2 Pan map..................................................................................................................................... 18
2.1.6
2.2.3 Rotate and tilt the map, plan view............................................................................................. 18
2.1.7
Using saved views settings ................................................................................................................ 19
2.2
Handling the layers of the view............................................................................................................ 19
2.2.1
Add, display, save layer(s)................................................................................................................. 20
2.3
Display vector layers, thematic mapping............................................................................................ 22
2.3.1
Thematic mapping of points contain geometrical items .................................................................... 23
2.3.2
Thematic mapping of line objects ...................................................................................................... 24
2.3.3
Thematic mapping of the areas .......................................................................................................... 26
2.3.4
Labels................................................................................................................................................. 27
2.3.5
Display symbols................................................................................................................................. 28
2.3.6
Operations on the map ....................................................................................................................... 29
2.3.7
Selection............................................................................................................................................. 29
2.3.8
Display information ........................................................................................................................... 31
2.3.9
Measure on the view .......................................................................................................................... 31
2.3.10
Draw and edit a map ..................................................................................................................... 33
2.4
To export and import a map, the supported formats ........................................................................ 41
2.4.1
Export................................................................................................................................................. 42
2.4.2
Import................................................................................................................................................. 42
2.5
Handling attribute ................................................................................................................................ 42
2.5.1
Edit datafields .................................................................................................................................... 43
2.5.2
Using datatable template.................................................................................................................... 44
2.5.3
Link datatables ................................................................................................................................... 45
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