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1. bres Print Map Ctrl P Exit Ctrl E Figure 2 5 Menu Bar gt File Selection 2 3 2 Menu Bar gt Tools The Tools menu option provides various functions assisting users see Figure 2 6 The Finders option provides many tools to facilitate rapid location of specific geography The use of each finder is detailed in section 2 5 Finders CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 17 Tools Options Map Help Finders d Layer Settings Ckrl L Setup Geography Cbrl G Figure 2 6 Menu Bar gt Tools Selection 2 3 2 1 Layer Settings The Layer Settings menu option see Figure 2 7 allows users to change the way the various layers in the Incident Location Tool are viewed Layer Control i Layer Control An V Visible IV Splined Text Counties M Visible 4 Outline l City Street Labels Lakes l County Labels Font Mileposts Fill Colors Outline Colors 14 County Road Labels Courier New y Railways l Milepost Labels Rivers l Primary Route Labels Font Size Roads m 14 Survey Section Labels Survey Sections A Townships Define Custom Color 00 Solid Fill y e i 6 0123456789 lt gt RBABCDEFCHIJELMNO PY ia PORSTUVUXYZ 1 abede fghijklmmopgqrstuvwxyz Preview Fill Style Define Custom Color OK Apply Reset Cancel OK Apply Reset Cancel Figure 2 7 Menu Bar gt Tools gt Layer Settings The Layers2. occcccccccncoconcnncccncnnconononnnnonnnnonononononnnnnonanennononeninonos 38 1 0 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION 1 1 Installation Procedure 1 1 1 Requirements The CTRE Incident Location Tool can be installed from a CD ROM or over a network The program runs on Windows 9X NT 2000 and XP operating systems and may require up to XX megabytes of free disk space The CTRE Incident Location Tool functions as an extension of the lowa Department of Transportation s Traffic and Criminal Software TraCS Please consult TraCS documentation for information on how to start the Incident Location Tool from within TraCs 1 1 2 Setup Double click LOCTOOL EXE on the CD ROM setup disk A screen will appear as shown in Figure 1 1 2 ILT 4 2 0 Setup Welcome to the ILT 4 2 0 Installation Wizard Itis strongly recommended that pon exit all Windows programs before running this setup program Click Cancel to quit the setup program then close any programs you have running Click Nest to continue the installation WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and International treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and Will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law Back Cancel Figure 1 1 CTRE Location Tool Setup Click the Next button A screen will appear allowing you to enter information to personalize you
3. option of the Finders menu under the Tools menu First select the desired County Then select a specific township from the Township List Only townships contained in currently active region will be listed Click Close to exit the finder Right clicking on the Map Window and selecting Township Finder from the pop up menu will also access this finder Township Finder Select Mame of Township Desired Township County Figure 2 18 Township Finder 2 5 4 Intersection Finder Incident Location Tool supports the lookup of roadway locations by intersection with another roadway railroad or stream Three separate tools exist for each type of intersection lookup This section will detail the use of the Roadway Intersection Finder Operation of the Railroad or River Intersection Finders CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 24 will work in the same manner Figure 2 19 shows the Roadway Intersection Finder and identifies its features Each of the intersection finders is accessed from the appropriate item on the Finder menu under the Tools menu Each intersection finder is divided into separate Query Sections each displaying a different database attribute Intersections are located by successively narrowing the roadway features from the currently active region using the database fields found in each Query Section Selecting an item from a Query Section automatically reloads all sections below it with a smaller subset of the enti
4. Once the file has been obtained using the search feature you choose the appropriate file and select Load Directory If the file is known you may select Locate File Manually and then point to the appropriate directory using the dropdown menu It is important to remember that in order to load the file the folder must appear to be open as in Figure 1 15 CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 8 File search Search Cancel search All Drives ER 3 ShapeData 3 bariffir ea l ShapeData Figure 1 15 Manual Location of Directory CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 9 You should then see the Geography Loader map like the one in Figure 1 16 Geography Loader Select desired county or counties using the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON or RIGHT CLICK to make selections from a MENU When desired area is selected select CREATE DATASET command using BUTTON below or RIGHT CLICK to select command from MENU AAA 2 22 AAA AAA Exit Figure 1 16 Geography Configuration Map By running the mouse pointer over the map the counties will highlight yellow and their names will appear Click on the county or counties whose data you wish to use They will turn red on the map To deselect click again the county will turn back to the previous color CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 10 Click the right mouse button to access the following drop down menu shown in Figure 1 17 Geog
5. 1 2 2 Geography Reconfiguration 2 3 3 Menu Bar gt Options Options Map Help GPS Tracking SPS Settings Scale Bar Scale Bar Settings Inset Map Autohide Inset Map Map Extents Easting and Morthing Map Scale Label Finder Locations Clear Finder Labels Figure 2 9 Menu Bar gt Options Selection 2 3 3 1 GPS Tracking Incident Location Tool is equipped to support direct interface with GPS equipment This functionality enables the location of a vehicle to be displayed in the Map Window and allows the extent of the map to be moved as the position of the vehicle changes GPS Tracking can be enabled or disabled by selecting GPS Tracking from under the Options menu see Figure 2 10 CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 19 Reset Velocity Units d T Coordinate Units Right Display Bank a Figure 2 10 GPS Tracking Console and Locater There are options that can be configured on the Right Display Bank see Figure 2 10 There is also a locater shown on the map pointing to the current location of your signal 2 3 3 2 GPS Settings Selecting GPS Settings from the Options menu displays a dialog box allowing you to configure the GPS Tracking options The Configuration Manager GPS Console dialog box is shown below see Figure 2 11 Enabling Pop Up Menu allows you to access the configuration menu by right clicking on the Right Display Bank see Figure 2 10 y Coordinate Units Meters it
6. a His Data Enap ftatus T Yes W Ho Y Lere man Figure 4 7 Results of a measurement from an intersection 4 4 Incident Location on a Divided Roadway The fourth example illustrates an incident location scenario where the incident occurs on a four lane divided highway When an incident is placed on a divided section of roadway the software prompts the user to indicate which set of lanes the incident occurred on i e the westbound lane versus the eastbound lane The incident has the following criteria e A crash in the southbound lane of Interstate 35 near mile marker 117 Locate the scene of the incident using the Milepost Finder Place the mouse cursor near the mile marker and left click on the Map Window Select Locate Incident from the Incident Placement Menu A screen should appear like that shown in Figure 4 8 Location Data Display E x Locational Diagram 7 Instructions Click on a red dotto designate the lane direction where the incident occurred Click Accept when done Click Cancel if lane direction is not applicable m Lane Direction Description gt Figure 4 8 Divide highway incident placement CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 36 To designate the lane direction where the incident occurred click one of the red Lane Direction Marker dots representing the side of the roadway where to incident occurred If the incident cannot or should not be designa
7. 2 3 3 5 The Inset Map Selecting Inset Map from the Options menu displays a small map of the entire active region in the upper left hand corner of the Map Window Selecting Autohide Inset Map from the Options menu will turn the inset map off when the Map Window is at full extent This feature is enabled by default The small yellow rectangle indicates the area of the currently active region displayed in the Map Window Very small map extents will be displayed as a point within the Inset Map Maroon colored areas of the Inset Map represent the location of municipalities within the active region Map Window Extent Figure 2 14 Incident Location Tool Inset Map CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 21 2 3 3 6 Map Extents The current Map Extent is shown in the Status Bar see Figure 2 3 Selecting Map Extents from the Options menu will toggle its visibility 2 3 3 Easting and Northing The current Easting and Northing of the cursor position is shown in the Status Bar see Figure 2 3 Selecting Easting and Northing from the Options menu will toggle its visibility 2 3 3 8 Map Scale The current Map Scale of the Map Window is shown in the Status Bar see Figure 2 3 Selecting Map Scale from the Options menu will toggle its visibility 2 3 3 9 Label Finder Locations The Finder tools are used to find locations on the map easily Labels will be placed on the map allowing you to quickly find the locations found using the Finde
8. If Snap On is enabled movement of the mouse pointer near roadway segments in the Map Window will cause the mouse to snap or move directly on top of the nearest line segment see Figure 3 4 This feature is intended to ensure that locations designated using Incident Location Tool lie exactly on DOT centerline cartography an important requirement for roadway safety analyses ls sr E 181 st Figure 3 4 Mouse Cursor Snapping to Intersection The snap feature is enabled by default and should normally be left on Special circumstances occur when snap may need to be disabled These events are discussed in Measuring an Incident Location from an Intersection in the Incident Location Examples section To disable snap click Snap Off 3 1 2 Measure Settings CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 30 The Incident Placement Menu provides commands for measuring distances on the Map Window Menu options are available to specify the units displayed when measuring distances and to enable or disable measuring in the Map Window Specify measure units using the Measure Units sub menu By default Incident Location Tool measures distances in feet Select an alternate distance unit using the left mouse button to select an option Measure settings persist and are not reset after the software shuts down w FT YO MI M kM Figure 3 5 Measure Unit Settings Activate measuring by clicking Enable Measuring on the Incident Placement M
9. NAD33 Projected Point Data UTM Zone 15 NAD83 Divided and Grade Crossing Data Iowa Road Segment Identifiers Snap Status Y Yes N No Y Figure 4 14 Results of Overpass Underpass Incident Location CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 39
10. be copied from the data source directory to the ShapeData folder located in the installation directory This may take several minutes depending on the amount of data and the speed of your machine CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 13 1 2 2 Geography Reconfiguration You can reconfigure your geography at any time as long as you have access to the source data directory with the statewide map files Go to the Tools pull down menu on the top Menu Bar and select Setup Geography as in Figure 1 20 The Geography Loader map will appear CTRE Incident Location Tool File Tools Options Map Help 5 Finders Layer Settings Ctrl L Setup Geography Ct Figure 1 20 Setup Geography in Tools pull down menu CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 14 2 0 THE GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE All interaction with Incident Location Tool is performed through the graphic user interface GUI The Incident Location Tool is designed to minimize complexities often encountered when using geographic information system GIS software and provide a simple way to locate crashes and other incidents The interface consists of a Map Window an Inset Map Command Buttons a Scale Bar a Menu Bar and a Status Bar Figure 2 1 Users should at least be familiar with the Command Buttons At the simplest level Incident Location Tool only requires the use of the Command Buttons to locate a crash or incident More experienced users will
11. find other features useful for more quickly finding particular geographic areas These features are discussed in depth within subsequent sections of this User Manual Command Buttons Toolbar Main Map Window Menu Bar CTRE Incident Location Tool File Tools Options Map Help Ss One Inch 0 0879 Miles Scale Bar Miles 0 05 0 1 0 15 Inset Map wa ATA op aie ah e lA E Pi AEITAOL E de E oe 1 E id A dATE EMOOWE NW APPLEWOOD 2ST gta CTReLe a D HUW STURBRIDGE BT 4 En NW 3RD ST Status Bar Extent 00 60 00 55 Miles Easting 447 128 10 Northing 4 620 761 54 Scale 1 5567 59 a Figure 2 1 Location Tool User Interface The following sections offer more detailed description of the interface components and their basic functions CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 15 2 1 Command Buttons As previously mentioned all actions necessary to locate an incident can be accessed using the seven command buttons shown in Figure 2 2 Six of the seven buttons perform specific map operations Previous Next View Zoom In Out View All Figure 2 2 Command Button Toolbar Locate Incident Pan View 2 1 1 View All Pressing the View All button displays the Map Window s full extent At this level not much detail is shown in the Map Window More detailed map information is displayed to the user as the Map Window is Zoomed to a subset of its entire extent Opera
12. 20 Feet being seen while measuring If this occurs simply select the distance best approximating the actual measured distance or zoom the Map Window in closer for higher resolution Figure 4 6 shows how close the screen resolution permitted the measuring of 120 feet Eaten 00 25 00771 Mikes Eons 449 8 Nortero 4 637 ROT Teala 11853 LE Figure 4 6 Locating an Incident 120 Feet from an intersection CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 35 Once the appropriate distance has been measured from the intersection right click the mouse and select the Locate Incident button on the Incident Placement Menu to designate the location A form should appear similar to the one shown in Figure 4 7 This ends the measuring example Incdent Location Dats terii abion Forni E E ji Data for the bekien Locator appear in the Tree re belra Reme tho dala be anauia poo ss deb fhe corsa kedani Loc hon 2 kek ACCEPT diha dahnad Incederi Location Dala ane conari Dick COMCEL to setuen bo the map in order be define a diferent Incideri Locaton Diek SANE lo tare a copy of inciden Location Data ur youi iam ue Cisk PAINT bo par this fom ca Lotalion Til Version X K i Map Vernon Loc tion Captura Tina LESA EDO LE hoe AR Literal Deasrriptina LIT ST peering 121 Fad East Fro s W CIRCLE DF an LIT UT Gengqraphir Print Bata HABI a Frojected Point hata UTA Eom 15 et Be a Divided and Grade Croeoing Data a Tire Enad Esprest Identiiisra
13. Black Valid Entry WELCH AVE Database contains WELCH AVE Red Invalid Entry Database does not contain WELCH ST Figure 2 20 Example of valid and invalid database searches The Intersection Finder automatically finds a location on the map once a valid selection is made from each Query Section on the Finder Right clicking on the Map Window and selecting the appropriate Intersection Finder from the pop up menu will also access the finders The Road Rail and Road River Intersection Finders are shown below see Figures 2 21 and 2 22 Intersection Finder Road Rail Select Names of Primary Route and Crossing Feature Roadway Railway F Figure 2 21 Intersection Finder for Railroads Intersection Finder Road River Select Names of Primary Route and Crossing Feature Second Roadway County Figure 2 22 Intersection Finder for Rivers CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 26 2 5 5 Milepost Finder Incident Location Tool provides support for finding map locations using primary road milepost markers To use the Milepost Finder activate the finder by clicking on the Milepost Finder option of the Finders menu under the Tools menu First select the desired County Then select the desired Route Only milepost markers pertaining to the above two selections will be listed Finally select a particular Milepost marker from the Milepost List Click Close to exit the finder Right clicking on the Map
14. Drive in the town of Huxley Finish by selecting 1 St from the list of streets intersecting North Circle Drive Figure 4 3 shows the results of this process CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 33 1 int i kirni Lexa mz Tool Mie Took Options Hap Heb Boo aros East FEK 00 62 Hier Nothing 4630205 05 Soset Figure 4 3 Location found using Intersection Finder Once the vicinity of the incident has been located enter Incident Location Mode by clicking on the Locate Incident button of the Command Button Toolbar To designate the location of the incident left click on the Map Window when the snapped cursor is on the intersection and select Locate Incident from the Incident Placement Menu A form should appear similar to the one shown in Figure 4 4 This ends the example of using a finder to locate an incident Incident Location Data Yerification Form Data for the Incident Location appear in the Tree Viewer below Review the data to ensure you are defining the correct Incident Location Click ACCEPT if the defined Incident Location Data are correct Click CANCEL to return to the map in order to define a different Incident Location Click SAVE to save a copy of Incident Location Data for pour own use Click PRINT to print this form Location Tool Version X XX Map Version gt Location Capture Time 12 30 2003 11 00 40 AM Literal Description N CIRCLE DR and 1ST ST J Geographic Point D
15. E Sraa 1 Pee Figure 3 2 Dynamic Labeling of Highway Street Names 3 1 Incident Placement Menu All incident locations are designated while in Incident Location Mode All location functions are accessible through a pop up menu called the Incident Placement Menu The Incident Placement Menu will only display when the software is placed in Incident Location Mode To display the Incident Placement Menu click the left mouse button while over the Map Window The Incident Placement Menu provides access to all commands necessary for location designation Figure 3 3 shows the Incident Placement Menu as it appears over the Map Window CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 29 Locate Incident Locate Incident w Snap Un Snap Uff Measure Units Snap On Off Enable Measuring I M Opti Wii Meaeuning easuring Options Figure 3 3 Incident Placement Menu 3 1 1 Locate Incident This menu command controls when and where an incident location will be designated When the mouse cursor in the Map Window best represents the location of the incident being identified select the Locate Incident menu item to designate the crash Several forms may appear depending on the location designated Each possible type of scenario is discussed in detail in the section entitled Incident Location Examples 3 1 1 Snap On and Snap Off The Snap On and Snap Off menu commands control how the mouse pointer behaves during Incident Location Mode
16. IPFUIEDOS 12 19 50 PA r Literal De oriplion TO y Inleritlate 0075 Milepoirt 117 Guerras Foint Data PROP H Fevpected Foist Bale UTH Bone 1 ROPE 2 Divided and Grale Cromeing Dala Towa Eoad Sepma Donki fiers gt Snap flatlus Y Yea E Bok p Figure 4 10 Results of locating an incident on a divide facility Do not confuse lane direction with direction of travel Itis possible for a car traveling west to be in a northbound lane In all cases the software can tell the lane direction from the database and the cartography and will choose the correct lane direction regardless of the orientation of the roadway This concludes the example of locating an incident on a divided roadway CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 37 4 5 Incident Location on an Overpass or Underpass The final example illustrates an incident location scenario where the incident occurred under an overpass When an incident is placed on an overpass the software prompts the user to indicate whether the incident occurred on or below the overpass The incident in this scenario has the following criteria e Acrash on Highway 30 underpass of Interstate 35 in the eastbound lane direction Locate the scene of the incident using the Intersection Finder Incident Location Mode by clicking on the Locate Incident button on the Command Button Toolbar Move the cursor to the intersection and select Locate Incident from the Incident Placement Menu A screen s
17. Incident Location Tool 4 X Incident Location Tool Version 4 2 0 Dan Gleseman and Reg souleyrette Copyrights 1996 2002 2003 lowa State University All Rights Reserved CE ORE Center for franspoartabian Resarch ano Edtealiodr User s Manual A lowa Department of Transportation Eye Center for Transportation Research and Education CONTENTS A Sete T E earth see eee eae anti gaa batman ateee 3 O INSTALLATION and CONFIGURATION iveccair etetni nitori tetni denied roscado 1 dal ARStalatio miro cod Oscar io cicd 1 leal Regue Suspender cie 1 AR e AE 0 Eg A 1 lade Restat MESSAGG wis tavt teste nadadora sea 5 LAA ADPICATION MAINTCN ANG Snesere ene dt adidas 5 WEES MAMAS PAWN cists i ansesacte Rata a la atretd hasan weiwieatimaa lags udeeyesuatiabasicetesnan 6 12 GONNA COO AD NY e o a a a 7 1 21 Frs Une ON o a e ST 7 122 Geography RECONIOUrA Oense aa a a a E a 14 20 The Graphie Use Mi o ados a E la 15 2 1 GOMMAnd BUON Sd 16 A A Senet a a a e a 16 22 PVEVIOUS INGXL MIS Wo id eiii 16 213 Zoomin and Zoom OUl aeea dto 16 ZA Ran Macri 16 2 Locate Mecenas initial 16 22 E Y LO CN A O eE OO o nated ete auth enc ceia sake eam cnades 17 ca neces tenets the taken lee hate cat Bis abe Da kareG tie ahi eh cee aciane a 17 2 9371 A a a the hes ateteh oi hands 17 200 2 MENU Bar gt TOS alas 17 AA nie ehh lai os aad cn ad lame ies ie Recetas las 18 2 8 2 2 SOUP GSOGFAD NY oisceesicis the idee e de ds 19 2 3 3 Menu Bar gt ODIOS s
18. TH ST and DUFF AVE Geographic Point Data NAD33 Longitude 93 6106 Latitude 42 0301 Projected Point Data UTM Zone 15 NAD33 Iowa Road Segment Identifiers E Snap Status Y Yes N No Y Cancel Save Print Figure 4 2 Results of a simple incident location 4 2 Incident Location Using a Finder The second example illustrates a more complex incident location scenario For this example it will be assumed that the location on the map where the incident occurred is not known therefore a finder will be used to locate an incident with the following criteria e Acrash located at the intersection of 1 Street and North Circle Drive in Huxley In this example the Roadway Intersection Finder will be used to find the location Activate the finder by selecting the appropriate finder from the Tools menu First select Story County from the left hand side County Query Section Select Huxley from the pull down list of cities or enter Huxley into the search box depending on preference Once this is done all streets in Huxley should be shown in the listbox of the Name Query Section To further eliminate US highways from inclusion in the final query select Municipal from the listbox in the Class Query Section Type N Circle Dr into the Name Query Section s searchbox or select N Circle Dr from the listbox depending on the mode Doing this will load only the cross streets for North Circle
19. Window and selecting Milepost Finder from the pop up menu will also access this finder Milepoint Finder Select Desired Milepoint Desired Roadway m Figure 2 23 Location Tool Milepost Finder 2 5 6 Point Finder Incident Location Tool provides support for finding map locations using handheld GPS equipment The GPS unit must first be configured to output coordinate units that are from the same projection and datum as that used by the Incident Location Tool base map Currently Incident Location Tool is using a Universal Transverse Mercator Projection and the North American 1983 Datum All handheld GPS units tested were able to output coordinates in this projection To use the Point Finder activate the finder by clicking on the Point Finder option of the Finders menu under the Tools menu Enter coordinates Long Lat or Projected NAD83 to locate by using the keyboard or the command buttons on the form When finished click the Find button using the left mouse button To exit the finder without locating a point click the Close button Right clicking on the Map Window and selecting Point Finder from the pop up menu will also access this finder CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 27 Point Finder Enter Coordinates of Desired Point Point Finder Input Type f Geographic Coordinates Projected Coordinates Figure 2 24 Point Finder If the point entered is valid for the currently active region the locat
20. age will appear showing the progress of installation as shown in Figure 1 7 2 ILT 4 2 0 Setup Updating System The features you selected are curently being installed Initializing A E5E 5 5 Wise Installation Wizard Cancel Figure 1 7 Installation Progress You will know the installation was successful by seeing the message shown in Figure 1 8 CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 4 ie ILT 4 2 0 Setup installed Click the Finish button to exit this installation Back Eancel Figure 1 8 Installation Successful 1 1 3 Restart Message If your operating system is missing certain system files or has old versions of certain files the installation may ask you to restart the machine and run setup exe again This does not mean that there is anything wrong with your machine or with the installation lt indicates that the Incident Location Tool requires additional or more recent files these will be installed automatically The new files will be activated upon restart 1 1 4 Application Maintenance If an installation is already present see Figure 1 9 the following message will appear Three options are available You can Modify application features Repair missing or corrupt files registry keys and shortcuts or Remove the application from your machine CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 5 A ILT 4 2 0 Setup Application Maintenance Select the maintenance oper
21. allation Wwizand Back Next gt Cancel Figure 1 3 Destination Folder CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 2 You will then be asked to select a state to install as shown in Figure 1 4 After selecting the proper state press the Next button to continue 5 ILT 4 2 0 Setup Select State Please select which state you would like to install C Delaware C Florida C Georgia f lowa C Mew York C South Dakota Wise ngtallation Wizand Figure 1 4 State Selection A message will appear see Figure 1 5 allowing you to choose two additional features to install Select the desired features Click the Next button to continue ie ILT 4 2 0 Setup Select Features Please select which additional features you would like to install CICS Client Address Lookup Wise Installation Wizand lt Back Cancel Figure 1 5 Additional Features CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 3 A message will appear see Figure 1 6 allowing you to start the installation or move back to change setup information Once you are ready to start the installation press the Next button iR ILT 4 2 0 Setup Ready to Install the Application Click Hest to begin installation Click the Back button to reenter the installation information or click Cancel to exit the wizard Wise Installation Wizand lt Back Cancel Figure 1 6 Begin Installation During the installation a mess
22. ata NAD33 Projected Point Data UTM Zone 15 NAD33 Divided and Grade Crossing Data Iowa Road Segment Identifiers Snap Status Y Yes N No Y Accept E Cancel Save Print Figure 4 4 Results of a simple incident location 4 3 Measuring an Incident Location from an Intersection The third example illustrates an incident location scenario where the incident occurred a known distance from an intersection For this example the location where the incident occurred will be the same as the previous example The incident has the following criteria CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 34 e Acrashon 1 Street measuring 120 feet East from the intersection of 1 Street and North Circle Drive in Huxley Locate the intersection of 1 Street and North Circle Drive using the Command Buttons or a finder Place the mouse cursor at the intersection of the two streets and left click on the Map Window The Incident Placement Menu should appear as shown in Figure 4 5 AI A ali Pie Took Options Map Help Boao Bane a Ener 00 23 00 20 Mie Coreg 4046 20 heg ERT Sake 1 1 Figure 4 5 Beginning a measure operation from the Incident Placement Menu Select Enable Measuring to begin measuring Move the mouse cursor east until the distance indicates that the mouse cursor is 120 feet away from the Start Point Limitations of screen resolution may prevent the actual distance of 1
23. ation to perform Modify Change which application features are installed Displays the Select Features dialog which lets you configure individual features Repair a Reinstall missing or corrupt files registry keys and shortcuts T Preferences stored in the registry may be reset to default values C Remove E Uninstall ILT 4 2 0 from this computer Wise Installation Wizard back Cancel Figure 1 9 Application Maintenance 1 1 5 Uninstalling Double click LOCTOOL MSI on the CD ROM setup disk A message see Figure 1 9 will appear on the screen Select the Remove option and press the Next button A message will appear see Figure 1 10 to confirm the removal of the application Press the Next button to continue with uninstalling LT 4 2 0 Uninstall ILT 4 2 0 Uninstall This vill remove ILT 4 2 0 from your machine Are you sure you want to continue Click the Nest button to remove the application Click the Cancel button to exit the uninstall process Figure 1 10 Application Uninstall CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 6 A successful uninstall will be confirmed by seeing the message shown in Figure 1 11 IR ILT 4 2 0 Setup uninstalled Click the Finish button to exit this installation Back Cancel Figure 1 11 Successful Uninstall 1 2 Configuring Geography 1 2 1 First time Configuration The first time you launch the Incident Location Tool from TraCS see TraCS d
24. enu A black triangle will be drawn in the Map Window indicating the Start Point of any measures made see Figure 3 6 A label will appear next to the mouse cursor indicating the distance of the mouse cursor from the Start Point To change the distance units use the procedure mentioned in the previous section Start Point Measured Distance Snap Point Dynamic Street Label Figure 3 6 Measure Tool in use If the cursor is near a vertex of two line segments the Snap feature of the software may prevent the measuring of small distances By Default the Snap feature is disabled during measuring If desired reactivate Snap by choosing Snap On from the Incident Placement Menu CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 31 4 0 INCIDENT LOCATION EXAMPLES This section of the manual illustrates several examples of incident location All of these examples were performed using either Story or Polk County in central lowa 4 1 Simple Incident Location Example The first example illustrates the simplest incident location scenario For this example only the Command Buttons will be used to locate an incident with the following criteria e Acrash located at the intersection of 9 Street and Duff Avenue in Ames In this example it is assumed that the incidents location is well known by the Locator This is the most likely time when only the Command Buttons will be used to locate an incident Other tools exist within the software for the desi
25. gnation of lesser know locations The first step is to find this location on the Map Window Using the Zoom In Command Button draw a rectangle in the approximate location zoom again if necessary to fill the Map Window with the location Figure 4 1 shows the location as found Est n 00 2 00 20 das Tang HIE Wort LEA Seek 34 Figure 4 1 Intersection where incident occurred Once the vicinity of the incident has been located enter Incident Location Mode by clicking on the Locate Incident button on the Command Button Toolbar To designate the location of the incident left click on the Map Window when the snapped cursor is exactly in the intersection and select Locate Incident from the Incident Placement Menu A form should appear similar to the one shown in Figure 4 2 This ends the example of simple incident location CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 32 Incident Location Data Yerification Form E i xi Data for the Incident Location appear in the Tree Viewer below Review the data to ensure you are defining the corect Incident Location Click ACCEPT if the defined Incident Location Data are correct Click CANCEL to return to the map in order to define a different Incident Location Click SAVE to save a copy of Incident Location Data for your own use Click PRINT to print this form Ei Location Tool Version X XX Map Version Location Capture Time 12 30 2003 10 49 13 AM Literal Description NIN
26. hould appear similar to that shown in Figure 4 11 Grade Separation Inquiry Tool E The database indicates the existence of a grade separated underoverpass near the selected location Did crash occur on or under a grade separation Figure 4 11 Locating an Incident on an under overpass This screen is only indicating that conditions in the database indicate the existence of an underpass or overpass near the location of the incident If the overpass or underpass is not directly involved in the incident simply click No and the incident will be located following normal procedures In this example the incident did occur on an underpass so click Yes A form resembling Figure 4 12 will appear Grade Separation Inquiry Tool l E Pleaze indicate on the diagram whether the crash occurred on or under the grade separation and specify the route where the crash occurred O On Overpass Route Interstate 0035 O Below Overpass Route 115 0030 Figure 4 12 Designating the location of the incident on a grade separation This form places the correct crossing route name on the overpass and places the name of the feature being crossed below the overpass Do not draw any other conclusions from the picture it is only a representation of a typical overpass Click the bottom option button indicating that the crash occurred on Highway 30 and then click Accept The screen should look similar to that of Figure 4 13 Notice that we must now se
27. ident This button places Incident Location Tool in Incident Location Mode The use of this button is described in detail in the section Locating an Incident Using Incident Location Tool CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 16 2 2 Status Bar Information about the Map Window s current extents and the X Y position of the mouse cursor appears in the Status Bar Figure 2 3 The current scale of the Map Window is also shown in the Status Bar Use these tools to record specific X and Y coordinates and to know the span of the Map Window extent Map Window Extent X Coordinate of Y Coordinate of in miles Cursor Cursor Extent 01 11 00 79 Miles Easting 446 683 94 Northing 4 620 704 92 Scale 1 7 966 7 4 ee Figure 2 3 Status Bar Map Scale in miles Note will change based on Scale Bar units 2 3 Menu Bar The Incident Location Tool GUI settings and tools can be accessed using the Menu Bar located just above the Command Buttons see Figure 2 4 The specific functions associated with each menu are detailed in the following sections File Tools Options Map Help Figure 2 4 Menu Bar 2 3 1 Menu Bar gt File This menu has three options see Figure 2 5 Select Save Map to access a dialog box allowing you to save the current map Select Print Map to access a dialog box allowing you to print the current map To exit the software and quit locating incidents select Exit File Tools Options Map Save Map
28. in the Map Window using the County Finder To use the County Finder activate the finder by clicking on the County Finder option of the Finders menu under the Tools menu Select a specific county from the County List Only counties contained in the currently active region will be listed Click Close to exit the finder Right clicking on the Map Window and selecting the County Finder from the pop up menu will also access this finder County Finder Select Name of County Desired County Figure 2 16 County Finder 2 5 2 City Finder Incident Location Tool can quickly show the extent of a particular city located in the Map Window using the City Finder To use the City Finder activate the finder by clicking on the City Finder option of the Finders menu under the Tools menu First select the desired County Then select a specific city from the City List Only cities contained in the selected County will be listed Click Close to exit the finder Right clicking on the Map Window and selecting City Finder from the pop up menu will also access this finder CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 23 City Finder 3 Select Mame of City Desired City County Figure 2 17 City Finder 2 5 3 Township Finder Incident Location Tool can quickly show the extent of a particular township located in the Map Window using the Township Finder To use the Township Finder activate the finder by clicking on the Township Finder
29. ion entered will be centered in the Map Window and the map will zoom in closer to the vicinity of the entered point If the coordinates entered do not represent a valid map point an error message will appear Figure 2 25 Click OK to close the error message FinderMana J ar Invalid coordinates Figure 2 25 Invalid Coordinates Error Message CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 28 3 0 LOCATING AN INCIDENT USING INCIDENT LOCATION TOOL Crashes are located in Incident Location Tool using the left mouse button and the Command Button Toolbar s Locate Incident button The Locate Incident button must be depressed before a location can be designated Figure 3 1 Locate Incident Button Locate Incident Pressing this button enables Incident Location Mode While in Incident Location Mode the software will dynamically label features on the Map Window If the mouse cursor is near the intersection of differing streets Incident Location Tool will include both street names in the dynamic label The label displayed includes all available street designations from the roadway database Street names can include city county 911 and primary route designations Incident Location Tool determines which names are appropriate to display based on the DOT functional classification of each roadway CIRE inadent Location Toul File Took Ofer Map Ea el gt gt foja Dynamic Label Ese DO 24 00 25 Mies Essing HEAT Moth ES
30. lect the land direction as was done in the previous example Select the red Lane Direction Marker corresponding to the eastbound direction CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 38 Location Data Display x f Locational Diagram r Instructions Click on a red dotto designate the lane direction where the incident occured Click Accept when done Click Cancel if lane direction is not applicable r Lane Direction Description NB EB US 0030 Accept Cancel Figure 4 13 Selection of Lane Direction Select the Accept bottom to finish location the incident A form will appear similar to that shown in Figure 4 14 Notice the grade separation description included in the literal description of the incident This concludes the example of locating an incident on a grade separation Incident Location Data Yerification Form Fe Tf 1 Data for the Incident Location appear in the Tree Viewer below Review the data to ensure you are defining the correct Incident Location Click ACCEPT if the defined Incident Location Data are correct Click CANCEL to return to the map in order to define a different Incident Location Click SAVE to save a copy of Incident Location Data for pour own use Click PRINT to print this form me Location Tool Y Location Capture Time 12 30 2003 1 11 03 PM Literal Description NB EB US 0030 underpass of Interstate 0035 Geographic Point Data
31. ll Unselect All Select County 4 bo C Select County D Eo Hi Select County tI to M Select County NM Eo wi Select County 4 Eo 2 State Patrol Regioins Region 2 Cancel pedons Region 4 Region 5 Region 6 Region Region 6 Region Y Region 10 Region 11 Region 12 Region 13 Region 14 _ A_ lt A Create Dataset Exit Figure 1 18 Selecting a Patrol Region A list of the selected counties and or regions may be viewed by selecting View Selection List from the drop down menu A list will appear as shown below in Figure 1 19 CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 12 Select desired county or counties using the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON or RIGHT CLICK to make selections from a MENU When desired area it selected select CREATE DATASET command using BUTTON below or RIGHT CLICK to select command from WENU Geographic Selection List k Selected Jurisdictions AA Create Dataset Exit Figure 1 19 Geographic Selection LIst To deselect all counties select Unselect All from the menu To select all counties select Select All Due to database size and performance reasons it is strongly recommended that Incident Location Tool never load all counties After the desired counties are selected select Create Dataset to load the Map Window with the selected geography This can be done directly from the Geography Loader window or from the drop down menu The relevant map data will
32. ocumentation for how to do this you may get a message see Figure 1 12 prompting you to Setup Geography the process by which the county data files are installed into the map data folder CTRE Location Tool i i Geographic data are not found Proceeding to Geography Setup Figure 1 12 Geography Setup Press OK to continue If the program has difficulty finding the source directory that contains the statewide map files you will be prompted see Figure 1 13 to help locate the directory on the CD drive network or local machine CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 7 CTRE Location Tool A 4 Unable to Locate Statewide Geography Files Would wou like to locate these files yourself e me Figure 1 13 Proceed to Locate Geography Press OK to continue You must now choose from the following options see Figure 1 14 Directory containing statewide map tiles cannot be found Use search utilities if directory location is unknown or manually locate the directory using Locate File Manually Search Mode _ Sesich Specific Dive Local Drives C CD ROM Only C Locate File Manually Cancel Search All Drives C Network Drives C Removable Drives Search Results Close Load Directory Director to load C ShapeDatasboriffinila ShapeD ata Figure 1 14 File Search If the directory location is unknown search drives by choosing appropriate option and clicking Search
33. r installation This screen is shown below in Figure 1 2 CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 1 3 ILT 4 2 0 Setup A ol x ik User Information Enter the following information to personalize pour installation Full Mame Organization flow State University The settings for this application can be installed for the current user or for all users that share this computer You must have administrator rights to install the settings for all users Install this application for f Anyone who uses this computer Only for me CTRE Wise Installation Wizard lt Back Cancel Figure 1 2 User Information After you are satisfied click the Next button to continue You will receive a message see Figure 1 3 allowing you to change the directory that Incident Location Tool will be installed in OR to begin the installation using the default directory It is suggested that you use the default directory To do this simply press the Next button on the screen iR ILT 4 2 0 Setup E Destination Folder Select a folder where the application will be installed The Wise Installation Wizard will install the files for ILT 4 2 0 in the following folder To install into a ditterent folder click the Browse button and select another folder ou can choose not to install ILT 4 2 0 bp clicking Cancel to exit the Wise Installation Wizard Destination Folder C Program Files CTRE Location Tool Browse Wise Inst
34. r tools Selecting Label Finder Locations from the Options menu will toggle the visibility of these labels 2 3 3 10 Clear Finder Labels Selecting Clear Finder Labels will remove all previous labels from Incident Location Tools memory and they will no longer be available 2 4 Map Window The Map Window of Incident Location Tool is the main interface point between software and user All location operations are performed on the Map Window While locations are designated on highways and streets the Map Window contains other spatial data layers to assist users in finding specific map locations Layers will vary based on how Incident Location Tool is configured for your state Layers include information concerning the location of county and corporate limits rivers and streams highways and streets townships sections and milepost marker locations Example layers are shown below i County and City Borders ii Rivers and Lakes iii Streets CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 22 iv Railroads v Townships and Sections vi Milepost Markers Figure 2 15 Map Layer Details 2 5 Finders Incident Location Tool provides functionality to query specific features contained in each Map Window layer Incident Location Tool does this through software tools called Finders The functions offered by each finder are detailed below 2 5 1 County Finder Incident Location Tool can quickly show the extent of a particular county located
35. raphy Loader O Select desired county or counties using the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON or RIGHT CLICE to make selections from a MENU When desired area is selected select CREATE DATASET command using BUTTON below or RIGHT CLICK to select command trom MENU Create Dataset View Selection List Select All Unselect All Select County pA bo C Select County D Eo H Select County 1 to M Select County NM Eo wi OBRIEN Select County Wy Eo Z OSCEOLA State Patrol Regioins PAGE PALO ALTO PLYMOUTH POCAHONTAS POLK POTT AW ATT AMIE POWESHIER RINGGOLD SAC SCOTT SHELBY SILA Cancel i TAMA TAYLOR UNION AN BUREN Create Dataset Exit Figure 1 17 Selecting a County If you do not know the map location of a county they may be selected by choosing the appropriate Select County option on the drop down menu This will provide an alphabetical listing of counties to choose from see Figure 1 17 County regions may also be selected by moving the pointer over Select Patrol Regions A list showing the regions will appear and may be selected from as shown below in Figure 1 18 CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 11 Geography Loader Select desired county or counties using the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON or RIGHT CLICK to make selections from a MENU When desired area i selected select CREATE DATASET command using BUTTON below or RIGHT CLICK to select command from MENU Create Dataset View Selection List Select A
36. re database For example selecting a city name from the City Select Query Section will cause all Query Sections below it to contain items relating only to the selected city To refill Query Sections with all data for the currently active region select an item from the topmost County Select Query Section Intersection Finder Road Road Select Names of Primary Route and Crossing Feature First Roadway Second Roadway Toggle Switch Figure 2 19 Intersection Finder for Roadways The Intersection Finder supports both the selection of database item names from a Drop down List and the direct key in of item names from a Searchbox The List Search Toggles located on each Query Section of the finder switch between these modes see Figure 2 19 The icon on each List Search Toggle indicates the current mode of each Query Section Names typed in while in Search Mode must appear exactly the way as they appear in the database Ifa name is not in the database the search text being typed will turn red in color see Figure 2 20 Notice the change in Toggle Switch icon To see the first most similar text found in the database toggle over to List Mode This is useful if the text you are typing begins black but turns red after a few letters are entered Backspacing until the letters once again turn black and then toggling over to List Mode will show the most similar item in the database CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 25 Road paa
37. sts i Velocity Lrute Miles Per Hour o Right Display Bank ie Enabled Disabled Pop Up Menu f Enabled Disabled Default OF Cancel Apply Figure 2 11 Configuration Manager GPS Console 2 3 3 3 Scale Bar Incident Location Tool displays a Scale Bar in the upper right hand corner of the Map Window for reference see Figure 2 12 The Scale Bar is fixed length and represents a specified distance within the map As the map is zoomed in or out the scale bar will update to the current map extents Selecting Scale Bar Settings from the Options menu will allow you to configure the Scale Bar Figure 2 12 Scale Bar CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 20 2 3 3 4 Scale Bar Settings Selecting Scale Bar Settings from the Options menu allows you to customize the Scale Bar to your preference see Figure 2 13 When the Scale Bar Configuration is accessed the Apply button is disabled This button becomes enabled once a change is made The Cancel button will exit and change the settings to the precious Apply or to those present before the configuration was accessed The OK button applies the changes and exits The Default button changes the settings to the defaults set up for your state Scale Bar Config ES Screen Units lnchez Centimeters Units Miles Map Units Meters Miles 0 05 Default Figure 2 13 Scale Bar Configuration
38. tab allows users to change the colors and visibility of the map layers in Incident Location Tool The Layers tab allows users to make layers invisible by clearing the Visible box and allows users to specify the Outline color of each layer The Labels tab allows users to change the label color of map features i e street names county names city names in Incident Location Tool In addition to color changes the Labels tab also allows users to change font type and size Just like the Layers tab the Labels tab offers the option to make individual labels invisible by choosing the appropriate label and clearing the Visible box One additional feature that the Labels tab offers is the option to have Splined Text See Figure 2 8 This is accomplished by checking the Splined Text box for the appropriate label The OK button exits the Layer Control screen and saves the applied changes The Apply button applies the changes that the user has made The Reset button changes the settings back to those present before Layer Settings was accessed The Cancel button allows users to exit the Layer Control screen without making changes CTRE Incident Location Tool User Manual Page 18 MW 3TH ST Figure 2 8 Splined Text Vs Non Splined Text 2 3 2 2 Setup Geography The Setup Geography menu option allows the user to change the currently active region using the Geography Configuration Map Detailed instructions for changing geography are located in section
39. te by clicking with the left mouse button When the Map Window is at full extent this button is disabled 2 1 2 Previous Next View Incident Location Tool saves the extent of the Map Window as the map view changes Pressing the Previous or Next buttons will show the previous or next map view held in the extent collection Operate by clicking with the left mouse button These buttons disable when the current map extent shown is the first or last in the collection This functionality is exactly similar to that of Forward and Back buttons common to web browser software 2 1 3 Zoom In and Zoom Out These buttons allow a user to manipulate the map extent with the mouse Operate by clicking with the left mouse button With Zoom In enabled holding down the left mouse button will draw a rectangle indicating the desired map extent Clicking either the Zoom In or Zoom Out once will change the map extent by a predefined amount When the Map Window is at full extent the Zoom Out button is disabled The Zoom In button is automatically selected when the Full Extent button is depressed 2 1 4 Pan Map This button also allows a user to move the Map Window left right up or down without changing the zoom extent Operate by clicking with the left mouse button Once enabled click and hold down the left mouse button on the Map Window and drag the mouse in the direction desired This button is also disabled when the Map Window is at full extent 2 1 5 Locate Inc
40. ted in a particular lane simply click Cancel and the incident will be located following the normal procedure For this example the southbound lane is represented by the red dot located at the left side of the form Do not confuse the mile marker dot with the Lane Direction Marker Click the left Lane Direction Marker The screen should look similar to that of Figure 4 9 Notice the lane direction description included in the literal description of the incident Location Data Display x Locational Diagram Instructions Click on a red dotto designate the lane direction where the incident occurred Click Accept when done Click Cancel if lane direction is not applicable m Lane Direction Description gt SBAVEB Interstate 0035 Accept Cancel Figure 4 9 Selecting Lane Direction Select the Accept button to finish the locating procedure The results will be summarized in a form similar to that shown below in Figure 4 10 lncdent Location Dota Werle ation Form z 25 Data He the banien Location apei in the Tios Vivas balis Fissi the data bo errue pou ae defining the pomeri Inoderi Location Diek ADCEPT Wf the defined Incident Location Data ae conect k CANCEL to reium do fhe ron cd do chalna a Meer inca Labor Dick SHWE to seve a cope of Incident Location Dista for pour own upe a Dick PRINT hyp gad Ue Lor a Location T l Version 11 _NX a Map Veroion Location Capers Tina ES
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