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1. 70 Centre Page tool vs Changing layers Circles Colouring map Combine Areas operation Combine Polygons tool Combining areas eese eere iet trt teet ettet Co ordinates map to a Copy paste oe Pareto o a t eret Copyright Copyright statement Create a boundary line Create a new eerte entrent tenente Create an area Creating an Inset Map 2 Cropping 4 4024244 0 20001 000 0 00000 00284 Cut ertt ret ret He dread Cutting aime eerte tenete D Data Captures zs oa ee et e eere dt De Irist llation n Delete Node Demonstration Maps 5 De Select enero tri ttti trono DISCO aise eee een atre et RR Distance measurements Dividing areas Drag Node tool metere nitent Draw line ire tt ttr recae tet Draw Arrow tool Draw Measured Shape 3l Draw Measured Shape l6 Draw on a map Draw Polygon Draw Polyline Draw Rectangle DXF Formater a ERE eerte
2. D6 ADDING A TITLE BLOCK er i are reete D nee i ped ine erbe E e e Roc D re YE PRSE NER D ZADD ATEGEND ER RD Rt d ERE aua qu cer n pal vex dus Eve ve D 8 EXPORT THISAREA AS ANEW sitne erre lo ehe e EE ERR e Chee D 9 EXPORT MAP AS A CAD OR GIS FILE 2 ae ay Re DLLO EMALA MAP T Open a Map supplied by Pear Technology D 11 2 Map supplied from CAD D 12 PLOTTING 6 404 RR A E D 12 1 Plot Single Trees according to specified dimensions D 12 2 Plot Trees directly from Tree Survey Results D 11 3 Single Trees As Tree Symbols D 11 4 Plot trees as symbols directly from a survey D 11 5 Plot trees as symbols directly from a survey APPENDIX E GEOREFERENCING OR DRAWING 442 80 Il INTRODUCTION TO PT MAPPER PRO PT Mapper Pro has been designed specifically for those who are not IT specialists and who are unlikely to be working on mapping as their main profession but who nevertheless need a competent easy to use robust system to help them in their work About PT Mapper PT Mapper can handle a wide variety of maps and images but increasingly the maps are likely to be based
3. redo ee bl de ege 4 USING PT MAPPER PRO 1 1 1 sess sese sonne 13 4 SCREEN EXPLANATIONS ei cer rete fere Te eee pcr erede eet eret e caet e 4L P I Tabbed Maps Eo UR Se OPERARI FERE LANE I T 4 1 3 Customisable Toolbars 4 1 4 Status 4 2 MENU LISTS AND TOOL ICONS 4 2 4 Objects DB DIVER MERE 5 2 1 Add a New Layer 5 2 2 The Active Layer 5 2 3 Changing the Layer Order 5 2 4 Making Objects on a Layer Visible or Not 5 2 5 Making Objects on a Layer Selectable or Not 5 2 6 Pen Parking Layer i ee e RN RR ERE EN SEXO E eter 5 2 4 Set All Layers iere epp 5 2 8 Moving an Object Objects to Another Layer wets 5 2 9 Edit the Layer 5 2 10 Transparency e He E e p OR Ortu e ipee bee A P das ba a eee eR e e Eds 5 2 1E Layer Number ae eee eto AVE EN ERE Tg Pe NEUE e Eee EGESTAS AVE EE 5 3 LAYER THEMES LAYER GROUPS AE ws 5 4 LAYER SCALE RANGES C 5 5 SELECTING C
4. 5399 4 34 Three Corner 8200 2 69 Home Meadow Me re 2990 528 South Clump 8085 2 94 Fe D 5 Woodside North 5377 4 26 Black Woodside South 5249 Verlin 542 8052 cena 9 15 Copy a Map into a Report or Document Open the required map in PT Mapper Pro Select Edit Copy All on the top Menu line Switch to the receiving application eg Microsoft Word Excel Publisher Powerpoint and position the cursor at the required location Click on Edit Paste Special and select Device Independent Bitmap Paste Special Source Unknown K Paste Unformatted Text Picture Windows Metafile Bitmap Device Independent Bitmap Picture Enhanced Metafile Unformatted Unicode Text picture This Format can take up lot of memory and disk space but is exactly what you see on the screen i Inserts the contents of the Clipboard as a bitmap Click OK and the map will be pasted into your document to give a good quality image 56 The map image can be re positioned re sized as usual 9 16 Adding Trees to a Map Trees or tree symbols can be added in several ways according to requirements Remember to first make the correct layer the Current or Active layer 9 16 1 Plot Single Trees according to specified dimensions Click on the Trees button to bring up the Tree control panel Layers Trees M Tree Speci
5. Parcel Boundaries 1 4865 135 OSGB 523871 75 191673 08 4682m 135ha 2128 0 m 88 4 1 1 Tabbed Maps Fast switching between maps by clicking on tab Close a map by clicking on the red cross for that map on the tab label 4 1 2 Layers Full details on Layers and Layer Controls are given in Section 5 Double click on Eye symbol to make that layer active Right click a layer to add a new layer or change properties e Eye denotes thatall features on the map that layer are visible Click on Eye to make layer non visible Padlock denotes that all features on the map that are on that layer are locked they cannot be edited or deleted Click on Padlock to change status Change ALL Layers control at bottom of LH panel Other buttons are for selecting Group Themes or Visible Scale Range modes 4 1 3 Customisable Toolbars Right click on tool bar line to add remove tool icons Right click again in Toolbar grey area to complete customisation 4 1 4 Status Bar Parcel Boundaries 2 1540 9 12 522233 00 190423 96 2331 7m 13 89 1099 1 m 1789 Bottom of screen From Left to Right gives information on e Layer that the selected object s is on and in brackets the number of objects selected Identifier and Description of selected object if available e Full Easting and Northing Ordnance Survey Grid Co ordinates in metres e Length of selected line s in chosen units Area of selected polygons
6. Telephone email fax your supplier with this number cedet da e MESS lis Please allow up to 24 hoursfor the Registration To buy this copy of PT Mapper or to request an extension Unlock Key to be sent back to you please contact your supplier details on the installation CD Please quote this number 90303209 and ask for a Registration Key Enter the Registation Keyhee When you have your Registration Unlock Key type the number in here The program will then be opened for indefinite use 2 5 De Installation From the Desktop click on Start Settings Control Panel Add Remove Programs Click on PT Mapper Pro and then on the Remove button De installation will be thorough and will not impact other programmes or your maps 2 6 Updates In PT Mapper click on Help Check for Updates and your program can be automatically updated via the Internet Updates from a CD can be installed as for a first time installation the new programme will simply overwrite the old This will not affect any maps that have been saved provided that they have not been saved in the same folder as the PT Mapper Pro programme 3 STARTING PRO 3 1 Timelock To enable users to try out PT Mapper Pro before committing themselves to a purchase the programme comes with a 14 day timelock it To continue using PT Mapper Pro beyond this time a Registration Unlock Key is required which will be specific to each computer The R
7. Text size be locked the map page or screen regardless of Lock Size to scale EG Pieper Locked to Map means that the text will stay the same size relative to other map features regardless of scale used Locked to Page means the text stays the same size relative to the paper size 6 7 6 Add asymbol Symbols To add a Map symbol click on the button 32 6 8 Markers The Place Marker tool gives this control panel d PT Mapper Professional SWiorraine pcie File Edit View Tasks Objects Draw e B Layers Trees Text Marker Click here to change marker colour Symbol e Size of marker metres Adjust up or downas required Size approx metres 5 Draw Markers Enter co ordinates here then click on Plot to place Spot Marker marker at precise location Easting Northing Use Lat Lon values Spot Marker Marker Types Each time you create a marker on a different layer the layer name will appear here Select the Marker Layer then click on Up Down arrows to adjust size of ALL markers in one go Resize 6 8 1 Place a Marker Make an appropriate layer the Current layer crayon in front of layer name Choose one of the available markers by clicking on it Change the colour if necessary Set the size can be adjusted later Click on the Draw Markers button and click on the map where you wish the cen
8. c sscsossssssssesesarssencsscsssarssenesousscnesesesausnenseassneasenenaeasenensescsscasenesaeacsaeasesesaeasesenssacecosenecansesaes 9 7 SPLIT AREAS E G FIELDS AND PLOTS OF LAND 256 a di 9 8 COMBINE AREAS 0 ERU EN x UE Tre TRU E ERR cet Ro Vea 9 9 COLOURING AREAS OF A MAP oerte ire err dere i 9 10 CHANGE AN OBJECT S LAYER 9 11 GROUP LAYERS INTO THEMES 9 16 1 Plot Single Trees according to specified dimensions esses eene ten 9 16 2 Plot Trees including Canopy Spread directly from Tree id Results 9 16 3 Plot trees as Markers directly from a survey 9 16 4 Single Trees As Tree Symbols EIER e Ure doe rH a 10 SAVE THE 60 lO GENERA m I 10 2 BACK UP 10 3 BACK UP OPTION LEATROU BLESH OO TING wets ER SE 61 l E MAP CLEANER M M 1 2 MAP 11 3 OTHER PROBLEMS TE TT T 1 3 1 5 61 E CARI ERN rp M 62 11 3 3 Area won t divide L1 3 4 Printing e eerte Re debe euet en dunt 62 MES dnb erc HP
9. Plot Tree tree on map and Legend Options click Heading Template A Y Draw Legend Import Tree Survey As soon as you plot a tree on map new layers will be added to the existing list of layers one for uncategorised and one for each of the 55837 retention categories To facilitate export to CAD in DXF format when layer colours can be lost the retention category is automatically added as a Description If this is not wanted it can be removed in the Identifiers section D 12 2 Plot Trees directly from Tree Survey Results Tree surveys carried out with a tablet PC or hand held device can be used with PT Mapper to automatically plot trees on a map For this to function it is essential that a The survey results are available as a Comma Separated Variable text csv text file Can be created in Excel The survey data must include easting and northing coordinates to match the map b Canopy spread has been recorded Coordinates from the survey match those of the map usually metres 75 Surveys carried out using the formats supplied by Pear Technology with the Tree Minder product will be fine and other surveys can be accommodated provided they meet the above criteria To plot trees from a survey open the map select the Trees tab and click on the Import Tree Survey button to get this screen Import Tree Survey Data Drag and drop columns from the grid into the text boxes Double click a text box to clea
10. 82 E Email a Emailing a map Evaluation Exclude Area tool sse Export a selected area Export SHP format Export to CAD xx Export to GIS 45 ste dt eei eh F Field splitting File import A FittoPage ziitoanec nebenbei em Od Fit to Page tool it E as 15 S ZE dt gti te TI eder 3l G Geo referencing a 80 GIS export to Google Earth links ax Group Objects tool 2022 16 Identifiers Operation 2221 34 Identify tool nto rires l6 Import from CAD i ee 27 Import maps xx 7 Import Shp 11 65 Importing OS 25K 63 Inset Installation Introduction J Jat Son 7 Joitislines eoe pb et eie iba 30 JOIN LINES trt 18 JPG formata iate e crees 37 K Keyboard shortcuts essent 20 L LAYER Stops e ee te eei e Layer Groups Layer name 2222222 Layer number de e Layer order changing Layer Scale Ranges Layer selection proble
11. D 5 Printing part of the map Suppose we want a print at 1 500 of the area Zone B on A4 paper A Tree Survey Company a ton le Map Automatically N Select File Page Set Up and you will see that the map is set for A4 paper and a scale of 1 1250 Leave the Paper Size at A4 and set the scale to 1 500 then click OK to return to the map Check that the Page Outline layer is Selectable green tick Zoom in around the area of interest so that Zone B is centred on the screen and then click on the Centre Page tool 9 The Page Outline will appear around the area of interest Click View Page tool 1 to check that the desired 70 area will show the page when printed If not use the Move tool to fine adjust the page position over the map remember that the Page Outline can only be selected at a corner You should have something like this Page outline represents a sheet of A4 at a scale of 1 500 PT Mapper operates a what you see is what you get format for printing whatever sits within the Page Outline margins is what will print out So the Page Outline gives a continuous Print Preview Clicking on File Print or on the Print tool will now print out this part of the map at precisely 1 500 4 automatically adding a border and screening ou
12. 7 PT Mapper Professional C Documents and Settings John Cowling My Documents Wear Technology PTMapper Sample Maps Warm Demo mpd e RJIAOBBAMeeceojnamniuusgtelhex 3zlDIux New Map ERCADocuments and Settings Farm_Demo mpd E C Documents and Settings ManarDemo3 md Pen Parking 9 0 General Surface IANOR DEMO E Woodend ome Marsh Reeds or Saltmarsh esos Rough Grassland Scrub or Heath Multi Surface Winter Wheat Spring Bare Winter Dil Seed Rape 3 Et g 5 E z R n Polygon Closing Link General Line Detail Pecked Line Detail Bottom of Cif op of Cit Bottom of Slope Top of Slope Parish Boundary Text Ikm Grid Lines 05 Sheet Numbers Title Box Tile Text Tite Lines na gt gt gt Pd bd bd a gt ba gt gt gt gt BLEORONDNDEDRDRDNDNDNDRD NORD NCNDIDRDNDNC NC NC IDRORORONC EORR B npDSEDOBSBDODCONBSEUDBEBEEDLI E Frame Page Outline 21454 32 191929 81 1694 6 272 Legend can easily be added to the map using the Legend tool See Section 6 11 9 10 Change an Object s Layer Suppose a field now has a different crop or is part of a different farm tenancy you can easily update your map by moving the field from one
13. Layout Enables the Toolbar positioning to be changed and or extra space made available if more tools are required p General Page Setup Set application layout options NB Options marked with will not take effect until PT Mapper is restarted Add more toolbar space for additional toolbuttons CB main toolbar Left hand side of map panel Align start of main toolbar with edge of map panel Increase left hand panel width by percent of nominal Set maximum tool tabs displayed to 4 e Cancel Shortcuts For practiced users keyboard shortcuts can speed up map editing work This panel enables shortcuts to be created or reset General Page Setup Layout Shortcuts Short cut keys are 4 7 0 9 and F1 F12 with optionally Shift Ctrl Alt Single key shortcuts without Shift Ctrl Alt will operate only when working in the Map panel Function Group Drawing Tools Layer Tools Map Operations C Others Select a function and press shortcut kev s Clear Clear All 20 5 LAYERS 5 1 Layer Overview Maps are constructed in layers of information eg a layer for buildings one for roads one for field boundaries etc These layers can be thought of as a book of transparencies where the pages can be brought to the front of the book or placed further back Looking down through the book layers at the front may block the view of layers further b
14. The link is temporary and always under your control we cannot access your computer at a later date without you first supplying us with your ID and Password 62 APPENDIX A Using Raster Maps Al General In digital mapping there are two basic types of map vector and raster Most farm and estate maps supplied by Pear Technology are based on vector data where maps are constructed in a number of layers and every single feature on the map can be individually selected Ordnance Survey MasterMap and Land Line maps are examples of vector products Raster maps are analogous to digital photographs all detail is embedded into one layer and zooming in results in individual pixels being evident and a very grainy image Raster maps are generally less suitable for detail mapping work but they do provide a relatively inexpensive backcloth map For UK farming and estate management applications the Ordnance Survey 1 25000 raster maps digital equivalent of the Explorer series provide an inexpensive but good quality background map A lOkm x lOkm tile imports straight into PT Mapper Pro ready scaled and geo referenced and gives a good quality image IMPORTANT Once OS raster maps have been imported they can be saved as normal However PT Mapper saves where the raster image is saved rather than another copy of the same map This saves disk drive space by eliminating the need to save multiple copies of the same raster map BUT it does mean that if
15. 62 APPENDIX USING RASTER MAPS o ne ure no n Nea o v uk en an o Sv e un ge ne ane eye o en ve rh n ae aan 63 puel d C 63 A2 IMPORTING ORDNANCE SURVEY 1 25 OR 1 10 MID SCALE RASTER MAPS eret 63 A3 SCANNING Y QUR OWN MAP ies qu oben deae dentro este ve Rig e OV aee EE re UR Reda 64 4 SCANNED E a Pee ee re RENE a 64 APPENDIX B WORKING WITH SHP 5 65 IMPORTING A SHIP FILE ia re ee ss o ete tere ie tales Nove tates tese ee re e e e n ed eer 65 B2 EXPORTING ASHP etre a ee ae E vetere PE 65 APPENDIX C TRANSFERRING MAPS TO A MOBILE 67 APPENDIX D TREE PLOTTING EXERCISES 68 D FOEN A D Z IMPORE ASURVEY tee bee Pe tia eden eie oa 5 D 4 ADJUST THE ROOT PROTECTION AREA RPA dic ux A 5 OFTHE MAP sth dro ve ded R
16. ATTOW i oe RR TRE A DN AERE ER CERTA IER 6 7 l Adding Text to a Map e ee ete e e e ese ae Ede e ei LEVA 6 7 3 Move amp ss is 6 74 Rotate di RR ec eni ai en nto ean ori halal 6 9 IDENTIFIERS 6 9 View Existing Identifiers ee 6 9 2 Add cei 6 9 3 Edit an Identifier or Description 0 eecessesesssesecescsesceeseseececseseececneseseenesesesencaesescncaesescacaeseseneaeacueseneacaeseseasaeseacasacseneseeeeeee LEGEND CREATION LEE 38 6 12 STREET FINDER P P 6 03 SCHEDULE MAKER 6 13 1 Display a Schedule 6 13 2 Save the Schedule des ME GOOGLE EARTH LINK do RE cii ie fr hene narro oou Poo reno eaa n en ouk ge na enn aon a Ne sa yeu n En RN RR Pon 42 Lea IPRINITV IE Mar eerie EUROS RU 7 2iPRINT PAGE Xe ee eee AU 7 2 1 Key points about the saker ee e dee anes exeat radere Pee Rene dr 7 2 2 Set Papet Size and Map Scale soe IEEE HORN eset eases eR
17. Area Tip Make all layers non selectable locked except those that are needed Units can be changed in the Units section on the top Menu line 9 3 1 Combine Existing Areas Add a layer called for example Area Boundary and make this the current layer and give the layer a line colour that will show up well Position the new layer well down the list so that the new boundary will sit on top of existing features Make all the layers for the constituent parts selectable eg Buildings General Surface Multi surface Water Hold down the Ctrl key and click inside each polygon to select it Click on the Combined Areas tool to create a new polygon De select R 9 3 2 Draw a New Boundary If the area of interest does not match existing boundaries you can draw a polygon using the Draw Polygon tool D Add a layer called for example Area Boundary and make this the current layer and give the layer a line colour that will show up well Position the new layer well down the list so that the new boundary will sit on top of existing features If you wish to snap to existing boundaries make these selectable Use the Draw Polygon tool D above but to snap onto existing boundary lines hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard as you draw Position the cursor over the start point must be a node so that you get a cross hair Left click and move to the NEXT junction Get a cross hair and left click again The line will then snap to all intervening
18. Click inside each part and the area and perimeter distance will appear in the Status Bar at the bottom of the screen STEP 4 Discard the Split Line Deecselect all objects by clicking on the De select tool X Select the split line by clicking one end of it then Discard it 50 The positions for the fence line be easily determined by using the Draw Polyline tool gt and measuring the distance along each boundary A You can use the Text tool to write the areas in each part field 9 8 Combine Areas Supposing that in the above example the fence was a temporary feature only and that we now want to re combine the two areas into one This is simple Make the layer you want the combined boundary to the Current layer 2 Select one area by clicking inside it 3 Now select the Combine Areas tool and click the other adjoining area PT Mapper Pro will create new boundary on whichever layer is the Current layer The original boundaries will still be there but can be discarded by selecting them and using the Discard tool X 9 9 Colouring Areas of a Map Areas on a map can be coloured differently to represent different categories of area for example cropping or farm tenancies The principles apply to any application where areas of the map need to be coloured differently In this example we ll use cropping Create a new layer for each crop type give it a unique colour and positi
19. Ctrl key and select all the lines that make up the boundary i 3 Click on the Join Lines tool Ld 30 6 6 6 Draw Polygon Select the Draw Polygon tool D As soon as you move the cursor into the map window it will change to a pencil shape Single click to start a shape single click to change direction double click to terminate drawing Note that PT Mapper always joins the first point to the last point drawn so that it is always a polygon The area will be shown on the Status Bar at the bottom of the screen Switch Off Right click 6 6 7 Draw Rectangle Select the Draw Rectangle tool As soon as you move the cursor into the window it will change to pencil shape Single click to start a rectangle single click to at the next corner then keeping the mouse button depressed drag down and click at the third corner Single click to terminate drawing If you want a rectangle that is exactly parallel to the page edges hold down the x or the y key of the keyboard while you draw Switch Off Right click NB Use the Draw a Measured Shape tool to draw rectangle of specified dimensions 6 6 8 Draw Measured Shape Circle Box or Line This tool enables you to draw a line of a specified length and angle draw a rectangle of specified dimensions or draw a circle of specified dimensions Click on the Draw Measured Shape tool to get this control panel Layers Shapes Shape Line C Box C Circle Dimension
20. Label No dimension label C Show dimension label Dimensions Line length 84 Bearing 90 In each case specify the required dimensions select the Draw Shape tool and then click at the required start point on the map and PT Mapper Pro will draw the object you have defined Note that the object will be drawn on the Current layer 6 6 9 Draw Arrow Select the Draw Arrow tool position the cursor where you want the tip of the arrow then drag to the end of the shaft Release the mouse button and your arrow will be drawn automatically scaled 6 7 Text 6 71 Adding Text to a Text can be added to the map in any font type that is installed on the computer Font size and colour can also be A chosen and text can be rotated so that it lines up with a road or stream etc Selecting the Text tool this control panel will give you 3l PT Mapper Professional Lorraine pc e Lucy User Manuals Farm Dem File Edit View Tasks Objects Draw Tools Units Options Help IGS FR ACHE4He eH 4 4 Layers Trees Text Manuais Fam Type your text in here Drum amp A PARTNERS MANOR DEMO Tet 023 S248 9689 Far 023 S247 m Set Text colour Font We Arial zm Use layer colour settings Having entered your tex
21. PDF Writer or similar as your printer The PDF software will take over and invite you to save the resultant PDF file in a folder of your choice This pdffile can then be emailed as an attachment 8 2 Create a PNG Format Map PNG is a format that is similar to JPG but gives better quality images PNG files can be opened with any standard image software such as Microsoft Picture Manager Paint or by simply double clicking on the filename Open the map Select File Export Raster to get this screen Export data to Raster I EL File Fi C PNG png file C TIFF 80 file C JPEG ipg file Items Width of exported image pixels 4800 Map panel 1200 Printer width 4760 Export all objects Export selected objects Check the boxes as shown above set the Width of exported image to 5000 minimum to ensure decent quality click on the Export button and save the PNG file If the resultant image does not have adequate quality repeat the exercise but increase the Width of Exported Image setting to say 7000 Thelarger this number the better the quality butalso the larger the resultant file 9 Typical Tasks This section describes how to measure distances divide areas combine areas red line areas etc 9 1 Draw lines and Measure Distance 45 Assume that we want to measure the distance from B via point in the above example Choose the layer you wish
22. Page Outline will just give a best fit around the selected object s 6 4 8 Centre Page Zoom in around the area of interest on the map so that it is centred on the screen Click on the Centre Page tool aid and the Page Outline will automatically centre around on the view Note that the page outline may not be visible depending on the scale that has been set in File Page Set Up 6 5 Selecting Objects on the Map IMPORTANT Good practice is to lock all layers except the few that are needed This minimises the risk of accidentally moving or deleting map features Make sure that the layer s for the objects you wish to select are unlocked i e selectable 6 5 1 Point Objects Examples are tree symbols markers position the cursor over the object to get a cross hair and left click The object will be highlighted and can now be edited using the Text tool A moved e or deleted X 7 6 5 2 Lines Lines can only by selected where there is a node Position the cursor at either end of the line or on a corner to get a crosshair and left click The line will be highlighted and can now be edited using the Move Node tool moved e or deleted X 6 5 3 Polygons Polygons be selected by left clicking inside them or by clicking boundary node get the cross hair The A polygon will be highlighted and can now be edited using the Move Node tool ER moved or deleted X If you click inside a polygon that sits within l
23. Reeds or Saltmarsh Rough Grassland Scrub or Heath E Muti Surtace Inland Water Road Track Path Historic Interest Structure Pylon Polygon Closing Link Bottom of Cliff Top of Cliff Bottom of Slope Top of Slope Parish Boundary District Boundary EstBay of Page Outline OOo 199190 lt SEDED 4999999999999999999 NDENDNDNDN NONDNDNONDND NONO Pees DEBEBEBDBd In this example Building and Road Names will only become visible when the zoom in gives an on screen scale of 1 3000 or greater N B The Scale Range settings will also apply when printing So in the above example if the map is printed at a scale of 1 5000 Building Names and Road Names will not show Scale Ranges have to be set layer by layer using the Layer Properties panel 25 Edit Layer Properties Line Style Line Width M Line Colour Pixels Metres Line Style Fill Style Fill Polygons Fill Colour Hatch Style General Layer Building Names Set the Scale Range here Theme Name Text Transparency Number Visible from Scale v toSeale 1 3000 Visible Selectable Active Cancel 5 5 Selecting Objects on a Map For any object to be selected so that it can be moved changed copied the layer that it is on must be set to Selectable i e the padlock sy
24. Remove Layer a Page 0 age mm Properties Click on Add layer to get Edit Layer Properties Click here to Line Style select LINE Line Width 2 Line Colour colour Check this box if you Pixels Metres Line Style want a fill colour Fil Style Click here to select line v Fill Polygons Fill Colour style Click here to select FILL General Give your colour new layer a Layer Name y name Theme Name Layers can be arranged into Transparency Number 105 groups or Visible from Scale 1 1 v toScale 1 Infinity themes 7 Vv you have set the properties for your new layer click Apply if you wish adding further layers or click on OK to close the pop up and return to the main screen Your new layer will now be in the list of layers with a crayon pen symbol in front of it to denote that anything now drawn or written on the map will go onto this layer b PO Pen Parking b Woods Island Buildings Guide Lines Page Outline a a a P a Pi B o o o o 22 5 2 2 The Active Layer PT Mapper needs to know which layer to use if something is added to the map To do this one layer is designated the active layer To make a layer the Active layer double click on the Eye symbol in front of the layer name The Eye will change to a pencil symbol The Active layer can
25. a scanned map For those who want a blank page for sketching in there is a file called BlankMap mpd These will appear in the Recently Used list under the File menu when you start PT Mapper Pro for the first time Map Units Although the PT Mapper Pro default setting is to show distances in metres and areas in hectares the units of measure can be changed by selecting Units on the top menu line However map co ordinates shown on the Status Bar at the bottom of the screen will always be in centimetres default setting but lat long can also be used by selecting View Options on the top menu line Jargon Throughout this Guide we have tried to minimise jargon However there are some terms which are difficult to escape Here they are Each line section a vector map is joined at a node the node point represents set of easting and northing coordinates stored in the map file These nodes become visible as black dots on a red line when a map object such as a line or building is selected Nodes can be dragged cut deleted or inserted using the mapping tools Polyline Any line on the map which can be made up of any number of sections Polygon An enclosed area with any number of sides Examples would be buildings ponds fields The area within a boundary can only be measured if the boundary is a closed i e sealed polygon Layers Maps are constructed in layers or overlays analogous to overhead transparencies Each type of
26. associate two identifiers with an object on the map In this case the main ID is the Parcel Number and the Area is the second shown under the Description label 6 9 2 Add an Identifier Make the layer you wish to have the Identifier and Description added to the Current layer Selected object TE Pr Mapper Prol Lucy User ManualstFarm Demo mpd File Edit View Tasks Objects Draw Tools UM Options Help 218 5 15 lt 450 Layers Trees Identifiers Lorraine pe e LUSyQUser Manuals Farm_Demo mpd Current Selection wT Type in the ID of me the selected object sd lt 5399 7000 7 Description SS D 4 34 166 or edit existing ID E IV Show Identifier on map s 17 Show Description on map Na Identifiers Maximum 12 characters D Descriptions Maximum 31 characters Home Meadow Check these boxes Bi gt F 324 Sl to show the ID and Select ID objects Remove IDs E Desc ription on the Order identifiers by Description M Search a 1 250 Woodside North NE 534 5377 m The Penning 4 26 520 001 4563 0 38 4631 1 38 ll 4671 0 06 hrs Black Wood 4750 0 03 4865 135 4887 0 N 8 001 mu 224 5121 061 ga ua Woodside South 5249 6 42 N 5296 001 5249 y V Pa
27. category click on the marker name in this box and click on the or Adjustment Markers can be placed at specified coordinates using the middle section of the panel If you wish to link the trees on the map to Excel or Access records it is important that each tree is given a unique identifier on the map and that this same identifier is used in the data source If you havea set of layers specifically for tree mapping rather than add these layers to each new map you can set up a group of Themed layers See Section 10 12 for details 78 D 11 5 Plot trees as symbols directly from a survey r gt Import Comma Separated Values s Drag and drop columns from the grid into the text boxes Double click a text to clear an entry Data Point Position Labels optional Use values from these columns to add labels to the data points Positions can be in 05 Easting and Northing or in WGS84 Longitude Latitude format Easting or Longitude Northing or Latitude Descriptions Identifiers Categories optional Marker Symbol Select the marer symbol style and size Size is approximate sjmbol height in map metres 46358629 9906736 9912221 0 2 Cancel Remember this format Essa Noting ues Tas tonbe POW 4 E g drag and drop the Tree ID column header into the Identifiers box A Open the relevant backgrou
28. change the scale or the paper size the Page Outline the map will change in size but the bottom left corner always remains in the same position To move the page over the area of map for which you require a print use the Centre Page tool Remember The area of map that sits within the Page Margins is that which will be printed Enlarged scale eg changing from 1 10000 to 1 2500 smaller Page Outline relative to size of map Reduced scale eg changing from 1 500 to 1 1250 larger Page outline relative to size of map 7 3 Selecting the Printer When you select File Print the standard Windows Printer selection screen will appear The default printer will normally be selected but you can change to another printer here if you wish At the same time a white frame will appear within the Page Outline to mask off unwanted detail 7 4 How to Print the Whole Map Click on the View Page tool and check that the map sits centrally within the Page Margin dotted lines If the Page Outline is large enough but is off centre use the Centre Page tool or the Move tool to slide the Page Outline to position Note that the Page Outline has its own layer and that this layer must be Unlocked selectable If the Page Outline is not large enough to cover the map you need to either change to a larger size paper or to reduce the scale Do this by selecting File Page Set Up If the Page Outline is too large for the map you can
29. change to a smaller size paper eg A3 to A4 or you can enlarge the scale Do this by selecting File Page Set Up 7 5 Printing Best Fit to Page If the scale is not too important and you simply want a best fit to page set the paper size in File Page Set Up zoom in on the required area and use the Centre Page tool to centre the page Make sure that the Page Outline layer is selectable and use the Drag Node tool to drag the corners of the page in or out to give best fit Once the Page Outline is set around the map you can print 7 6 Making Lines Print Thicker A common problem is that a line that looks thick on the screen say 2 pixels will still be a thin line when printed This can be overcome by setting the Layer Properties for the line to be 5 or 6 pixels thick An alternative is to set the Line Thickness in Layer Properties to be in metres However the thickness you choose will depend on the scale you use when printing but typically would be the range 3 10 metres The other disadvantage of this method is that the line will only become visible when you zoom in since the screen cannot resolve widths of only a few metres except on high zoom in 43 7 7 Printing Examples 7 7 1 Paper size currently set to Wish to print whole map on A4 Assume current scale is 1 5000 on A3 To print a whole map on A4 the scale must be reduced in order to get the map to fit onto the smaller paper size e In File Page Set Up click
30. in the column typical example of when this might be used is when tree survey data is imported into a map the areas could be divided into layers based on overall condition B 2 Exporting a Shp File Select File Export to get a selection screen 65 Export Shapefile Source C Current Selection Polygons Current Layer 4 Whole Map 6 AlTypes Data Latitude Longitude WGS 84 Grid Coordinates Include shx and dbf files Choose the desired options and click on Save 66 APPENDIX C TRANSFERRING MAPS TO A MOBILE DEVICE Important For PT Mapper Pro to be able to transfer a map and associated survey schemes to a mobile device it is essential that a Microsoft Active Sync Windows XP or Windows Mobile Device Centre Vista Windows 7 is installed on your computer These are freely available from the Microsoft Downloads web site b Itis also essential that PocketGIS software is installed both on your office PC and on the mobile device Survey schemes need to be previously set up and saved in the Surveys folder in My Documents VWPear Technology WP TMapper Surveys Open the map you wish to use for your survey If this isa large map you may wish to create a map of just the area to be surveyed using the Copy Page tool since this will make the map much faster to transfer to and operate on a mobile device Select the PocketGIS tool and the left hand control panel will change Ensure th
31. malfunctions you will be able to recover your maps Note that when working with very large file sizes held on a server maps take a long time to open and a long time to save in which case we recommend that you temporarily save your map to a local drive whilst working on it and only save it back to the server when your work has finished To save your map select File Save or Save As and PT Mapper Pro will save your file with a file extension of MPD IMPORTANT e Using File Save will save your map under its current name thereby over writing the previous level e Using File Save As will enable you to save the map under a new name thereby retaining the previous level If carrying out extensive work on a map we recommend that you save the map periodically under a different name eg Farm Demo la mpd then Farm Demo l b mpd etc finally saving the finished version as Farm Demo 2 mpd In this way you protect your work and can always backtrack to a recent level if anything goes wrong 10 2 Back up e There is no other automatic back up save facility in PT Mapper Pro Therefore it is important you save your map whenever you have successfully completed changes that you wish to keep e PT Mapper Pro does offer the option to save copy of a map file on opening the map This will be saved as Filename bak To use this select Options on the Menu line and then Options again and check the relevant item in the Options list e As with any comput
32. on the scale selection box and choose 1 10000 e Set the Paper Size to A4 Check that in Printer properties your page size is also set to A4 e Centre the page around the map using the Centre Page 7 or Move tool e Now click on File Print 7 7 2 Problems a Whole map won t quite fit onto a sheet of A4 at a scale of say 1 10 000 Select File Page Set Up and overwrite the scale to say 1 1 1000 Or see 7 5 above b Map prints out on several sheets of A4 Paper size is still set to A3 but you have A4 paper in the hopper or your printer is still set up for A3 paper Check using File Page Set Up first the File Print Printer Properties 7 7 3 Map is currently 1 10 000 A4 You want a map of a small area at say 1 1250 A4 This is a frequent requirement for printing detailed maps of buildings single fields etc e In File Page Set Up click on the scale selection box and choose 1 1250 e Centre the page around the area of interest using the Centre Page ul and or Move tool e e Now click on File Print 44 8 Emailing Maps To email a map to somebody who does not have Pear software there are two possibilities 8 1 Create a PDF File For this it is essential that you have PDF writer software installed on your computer Pear Technology s help desk can advise on free or low cost packages available on the internet Assuming that you do have this software installed Open the map Select File Print and choose
33. parking layer Place Markers operation 33 76 Plotting vou eee ede e Esp PNG format PocketGIS PocketGIS link Polyling ee aoa Presentations an Print Page ote ele diee nes 83 Print View dite aeter rite Pe reb Printing Printing examples Printing problems 22 Printing worked 70 Problems selecting an object sss 61 Problems with printing Problems Map Cleaner PT Maplink PT R Raster Raster maps Red line an area ia Redraw Map tool x Registration teen Removing boundaries Reports vetito Re positioning a map Root Protection Areas ue text actes tee bie ade Rotate tool nie ceni ini eme tereti db tette S Saving a Schedule sse Saving the map dece eret een b ee ee e oen Scale Ranges Scanned maps Scanning a map Schedule Maker operation SOOM asta Poses deese Select objects on map Selecting Selecting lines etre iei s Selecting objects on the map Selecting Selecting the Page O
34. selected object s Redraw Map Particularly when on a high degree of Zoom In it is necessary to refresh the screen display This can be done by scrolling zooming out or clicking on this tool 4 2 3 Tasks Brings up the Text controls Identify Brings up the ID Control Panel Lets you associate names numbers to map objects eg field numbers to field boundaries so that other software can link to the map Legend Tool Lets you add a legend or key to a map simply by selecting the relevant layers Marker Enables you to select a marker design tree gate stop cock etc and place it on the map Draw Measured Shape Lets you plot a line of specified length and bearing draw a circle of specified diameter area or circumference or draw a rectangle of specified dimensions Title Block Lets you select from a range of pre defined Title Blocks Schedule Maker Produces a Schedule list of all parcels on selected layers Street Finder Displays list of all road names Click on a name and the map is immediately centred at that place PocketGIS Tool Brings up the PocketGIS Link panel that allows maps and associated data capture schemes to be transferred in one go to a mobile device Google Earth Link Select an area or line on the map then click on the Google Earth tool to launch Google Earth and overlay the selected object s on an aerial image Can also draw on Google Earth and Copy PasteK ML backto the map 4 2 4 Objects De s
35. the keyboard and clicking on each wanted ID or if in a block of ID s click on the top one in the list hold down the Shift key and click on the bottom With the ID s now selected click on the Select ID Objects button in the Identifier panel 6 10 Title Blocks This facility automatically places a title block on your map The scale date compass rose and Copyright statement will automatically be included within the tidle block Click on the Title Block tool Ed to bring up the Control Panel 12 T Manuals Farm Em x View Tasks Objects Draw Tools Units Options Help JH amp Hl i g lAomHBE fe amp oe amp 90ue gsgsekhe x zziem bIxx iems Layers Trees Identifiers Tite Box foraine po e Luoy User Manuals Faim Demompd Page Orientation Portrait Landscape Title Box Page Seale Fn Tool Title Box Templates Page Outline Remove Tile Bos from Map Title Box panel Save Title Box as Template ee Parcel Boundaries 1 5377 4 265 0568 520804 44 191826 34 8651 426 ha 19317 269 Pre formatted Title Boxes set up for 4 2 Al AO paper Select one of these then click the icon beneath to choose the corner of page in which you wish to position it To re position it click on the Centre Box button then click on the map where you want its centre to be To add your own name map name etc first make all ot
36. to draw on and make it the Current layer l Select the Draw Polyline tool e When you move back to the map area a pencil symbol will show 2 Single click at point move the pencil to point C and single click then continue on to point B with a clean double click to terminate the line 3 Right click to switch off the drawing tool The length of the line will be shown on the Status Bar at the bottom of the screen Note that the Status Bar also shows the distance and the angle from the last mouse click Units can be changed by selecting Units on the Menu line 9 2 Create Boundary Lines Make sure all the layers of the features that you are likely to want to snap to are selectable Use the Draw Polyline tool as above but this time hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard as you draw Position the cursor over the start point must be a node so that you get a cross hair Left click and move to the NEXT junction Get a cross hair and left click again The line will then snap to all intervening nodes It is essential that you position the cursor at each and every cross roads or junction get a cross hair and left click Fast double click to terminate drawing and right click to switch off the Draw tool Hold down Ctrl get cross hair and left click at each Hold down Ctrl get cross hair and left click at each junction junction Hold down Ctrl get cross hair and left Click at each junction 46 9 3 Create Boundary
37. used as well as the Map Cleaner Click on Tasks in the Menu line and click on the Map Expert tool MAP Expert Extra Tests Polygons Polylines Groups References Identifiers Kemel Layers colours correction Texts Boundings Actions All tests Doughnuts Sorting Ready to use Retum Click on All Tests and a diagnostic on the map will run Click OK and any problems found will be fixed If problems are found they will be listed 11 3 Other Problems 11 3 1 Can t select an object a Make sure that the layer the object is on is selectable Tip if you re not sure which layer the object is on switch to Layers mode and click on the All Selectable button to make all layers selectable Now click on the object at a node and it should select Once selected you can see which layer it s on by looking at the Status Bar at the bottom of the screen b doesn t work try selecting another object the map then returning and trying again 61 11 3 2 Slow to print Printing the first copy of a map on a laser printer and on some makes of inkjet printer can take 2 3 minutes Don t be alarmed just try to be patient 11 3 3 Area won t divide If you are having trouble splitting an area such as a development plot or a field into different parts it s probably because the area is not a polygon or the split line does not meet or cross the area boundaries To extend the line beyond the boundary to be split sele
38. 45 pear PT MAPPER PROFESSIONAL for FARM amp ESTATE MANAGEMENT USER MANUAL Version 5 62 and higher Pear Tech ices Lt usiness Centre Harts Way Tel 023 9249 9689 info pe gy co u www p y co u CONTENTS CONTENTS 3 I INTRODUCTION TO PT MAPPER 1 1 4 6 06 6 7 2 INSTALLATION 1 66 6 66 9 2 V PT MAPPER RRO LICENCE STATEMEN d edet s teer Eee 2 2 ORDNANCE SURVEY COPYRIGHT 6 es T 2 3 INSTALLATION bai rettet rrr dive toe ne e i e er pea cause ed adu Lee IIR VERAT 2 4 REGISTRATIONL rrr Een eee cd eR ELE e RR UU ERR KR RR HR S 2 5 DE INSTALLATION 2 6 3 STARTING PT MAPPER 1 1 1 6 I CAN i dHo c Oc M 3 2 OPEN AN EXISTING nt B anes a m sit 3 3 OPTIONS SE Te UP reete reete e nre ed DA ce PR RE TR ER ee epe a EA ee ERN ER 3 4 IMPORT FORMAT Sa tpe
39. 5837 2012 tree shadows and Root Protection Areas will be drawn if data is provided see User Manual Spread N m Spread E W Spread W m Use canopy diameter to define canopy size 5 Spread S m Root Protection Area optional Number of stems Number of Sterr Stem diam mm 1 of 5 Stem 1 mm En 55837 2005 data Identification optional Identifiers Tree ID Retention Category optional Categories Category Column entries must contain A B C U oR BS583 V11QTree ID 05767 02 47042011 105752 98 Tag Number TPO No Remember this format In Conservat Tree Common Apple Hall s Crab Yew Common Ye If a survey is carried out using the Pear Technology data capture sch emes in a mobile device PT Mapper will recognise the file structure and you can click on Import to plot the trees on the map The trees will be plotted with 68 canopy spread determined the 4 compass point measurements the stem diameter and the root protection area will be automatically calculated and plotted from the stem diameter figure Each tree will be coloured and labelled according to its tree retention category as defined in 55837 Click on the Import button pop up box will appear with the message 12 records read from the file No errors detected Click OK and the trees will be on the map Tree Survey Company ress Information Contact Inf
40. Create sequential identifiers automatically Enter the first ID in the Import to Layer sequence eg ID 001 Current Layer New layer Categories optional Assign items to different layers based on values in this column Point Data Marker Select marker symbol style and size Size is y dk approximate symbol height in map metres 092 VersionDat Theme ThemeCount Calculated Chang 20130703 Water 1 70150 22564 20130 10000001611 10123 18 20131201 Roads Track 1 7934 574552 20131 4 If the shp file has an associated dbf file with attribute information eg tree identification numbers check the Use dbf column and select the appropriate column from the drop down list PT Mapper will automatically create an identifier for each object from the selected column Similarly a second column can be selected which will be assigned as the Description part of the ID Alternatively the column headers can be dragged and dropped into the matching box If the categories box is left blank then all of the features imported from the file will be added to a single map layer ldentifiers and descriptions will be added to a separate layer It is often useful to divide the data into separate layers on a map This can be done automatically when the data is imported simply draga column header into the Categories box PT Mapper will assign the features to different layers according to values
41. Draw ISBWsS eo OHHlA Layers Trees Text Markers Symbol sooss Size of marker in metres Adjust up or downas required Size approx metres 5 Draw Markers Spot Marker Easting Northing Use Lat Lon values Enter coordinates here then click on Plot to place Spot Marker E marker at precise location Marker Types Each time you create a marker on a different layer the layer name will appear here Select the Marker Layer then click on Up Down arrows to adjust size of ALL markers in one go Resize D 11 4 Plot trees as symbols directly from a survey Make an appropriate layer the Current layer crayon in front of layer name Choose one of the available markers by clicking on it Change the colour if necessary Set the size can be adjusted later Click on the Draw Markers button and click on the map where you wish the centre point of the marker to be File Ese View Tak Objects Draw lt 4 4037 6 41 2 5 West Lane Ged 52286129 191257 86 1807 m 105 77 By creating markers for different features on separate map layers can provide a list of all the marker types on a map bottom section of panel To adjust the size of all markers in a given
42. E 5 5 Selecting Areas xus en EI On D pe oper eta uie iO o M OQ erra ie codons 5 5 2 5 LINES END 5 5 3 Selectirig Text ea ee eire stn sues ON lere ese res 6 BASIC OPERATIONS 1 1 1 1 4 6 27 6 1 27 3 m 6 2 IMPORT A MAP FROM CAD OR OTHER SOFTWARE crees tette tenenene tenete tentnete 27 6 3PAGE SET UP AND SCALING 6 4 3 6 4 4 View All Objects 6 4 5 Scroll ens E 6 4 6 View Selected Object 6 4 7 Fit Page to Selected Object s 6 4 8 Centre Pages RERO OH ATRORWHITE OW HEIN I te GE 6 5 SELECTING OBJECTS ON THE MAP 6 5 1 Point Objects 6 5 3 x 6 5 MI Jug A 6 6 DRAW ON THE MAP s LIMMPIGUAP E 6 6 2 Joining Lihes gg ettet re CR esee 6 6 3 Joining Line Segments m 6 6 4 Cutting a Line sss 6 6 5 Joining Lines to make a Polygon 6 6 8 Draw Measured Shape Circle Box or Line 6 6 9 Draw
43. Ee Z3 SELECTING THE PRINTER 222 2 tierno etn teorie ett lesse 7 4 HOW TO PRINT THE WHOLE MAP s e RM 5 tes Z 5 PRINTING BEST FIT 3 bro bei Selah bod aee deb eee aR ee el Re 7 6 MAKING LINES PRINT THICKER 2 22 ner cera a esee aee ado 77 PRINTING EXAMPLES 5 ehe ete dre cds ga ed eee gel 7 7 1 Paper size currently set to Wish to print whole map on 4 7 7 3 Map is currently 1 10 000 on A4 You want a map of a small area at say 1 1250 4 44 4 9 TYPICAL TASKS 1 1 6 6 6 6 45 9 1 DRAW LINES AND MEASURE DISTANCE 9 2 CREATE BOUNDARY E i ER is 9 3 CREATE BOUNDARY AREA ee e RR etd e e Eee e RU DR Roten lotte e br eie dire e Deed 9 3 Combine Existing Areas ette te NIS PO ERR RES EH UR S S A QUERER OR 9 3 2 Draw a New Boundary 9 4 RED LINE AN AREA 9 5 DRAW A CIRCLE 9521 Concentric E M 9 6 AREA OF NEW PATH OR TRACK
44. Parking Layer It is good practice to set ALL layers to the locked position before saving a map This prevents moving or deleting objects by accident Because objects on the Active layer must be both Visible and Selectable we need to assign an empty layer as the Active layer a parking place for the pen symbol so that all other layers can be locked Try to avoid using the Pen Parking layer for any other purpose 5 2 7 Set All Layers PT Mapper has tools available to facilitate locking all layers in one go At the bottom of the Layer panel you will see Zug Clicking on the appropriate symbol will set all layers to that state EXCEPT the Active layer You can return to the previous status by clicking on the Return arrow 23 5 2 8 Moving an Object Objects to Another Layer It s inevitable that you will sometimes want to change an object from one layer to another This is easy Select the object make the receiving layer the Current layer by clicking on the layer name then select the Move to Layer tool The object will now be on the desired layer 5 2 9 Edit the Layer Name Click on the Layer name to highlight the text Then right click select Properties and edit the layer name there 5 2 10 Transparency If a shape is drawn on a layer that has a solid colour fill all objects sitting beneath that layer will be obscured This can be overcome by making the layer with the shape on it translucent Move the slider bar to the right
45. Software Go to File New to create a new blank map window Go to File Import and select the format of the map or drawing that you wish to import Important If you wish to import a CAD drawing it must be in DXF format not DWG If you only have the latter you can ask your supplier to re issue in DXF format 27 6 3Page Set Up and Scaling PT Mapper allows you to work with any paper size at any scale It defaults to A4 but if you wish to change to A3 or larger then go to File Page Set Up and select the required paper size If your chosen printer does not have A3 capability you will have to choose Custom Size and then select from the drop down list Options General Page Setup Layout Shortcuts Set page layout properties for current map Poper size ntc Custom size 3 297 x 420mm v Paper scale 1 2500 X Orientation Page Margins cms 1 50 Bottom 1 50 Left 1 50 Right 1 50 Portrait Landscape Cancel Having chosen your paper size the page outline may still not cover the required area on the map Therefore go back to File Page Set Up and make the scale smaller i e a larger number The drop down list of scales gives the most commonly used scales but you can overwrite the value in the scale box with any figure Important If you change the paper size or the scale the Page Outline will need to be re centred over the appropriate area of the map See Centre Page in the
46. ack so the sequence of layers is important Woodland Woodland HOW THE MAP APPEARS ON SCREEN AND ON PAPER HOW THE MAP IS CONSTRUCTED In PT Mapper the list of layers for the above example on the left side of the screen will look like Layers Text WL FPePakn 5 b Island 5 a O 8 0 Guide Lines Page Outline Note that e All map features on the same layer will have the same colour and line style according to the layer settings e You can haveas many layers as you like Good practice is to put different types of map object on their own layer e Layers can be removed but note that ALL objects on that layer will then be deleted e Objects can be moved from one layer to another e Layers can be grouped into Themes eg a town council may want to show bus shelters street lamps waste bins seats all on different layers but these could be grouped into one Assets theme Then if the council want a map that doesn t show assets this theme can be switched off 21 5 2 Setting Up Layers 5 2 1 Add a New Layer To add a new layer first decide whereabouts in the list of layers you want the new one to be The further down the list the more to the front objects on the new layer will be Left click on the layer immediately above the desired location to highlight that layer name Now RIGHT click to get a pop up menu Layers Tex Pen Parking Add Layer b Q Guidelines
47. all blocks then try importing it again Start PT Mapper select File New to open a blank map page Select File Import and then DXF File PT Mapper will look at the coordinates in your file and make an assumption on whether they are mm cms or metres Import C Denvilles dxf Change Inferred Units if the scale Status Ready is incorrect File Information File Type PT Mapper Export File Units inferred Cancel Mo of groups 3599 Your map should appear on the screen Check the scale by selecting the Draw Line tool c and measuring the length of a building single click to start drawing and then read off the distance on the Status Bar at the bottom of the screen If the scale is wrong it is likely to be out by a factor 10 100 or 1000 in which case re import the DXF file but change the Inferred Units to match the original Problems a CAD files can contain spurious points along way from the main map To test for this zoom out one level Now drag a rectangle around the right half of the screen and click on the View jel Selected Objects tool If there is any map detail it should now fill the available screen space Click on View All Objects how repeat the process for the left side of the screen If there are map objects here try deleting them and then View All Objects again this time only the right hand objects should show If this is the correct map area the Page can be centred a
48. also be called the Current layer the Working layer or the Target layer 5 2 3 Changing the Layer Order To re position a layer in the list of layers for example to ensure that text will be displayed on top of areas that havea fill colour simply drag and drop the layer name to the desired position 5 2 4 Making Objects on a Layer Visible or Not A great benefit of digital mapping is that objects on a map can be temporarily hidden For example a farmer may have layers for the various crops and he may have also drawn on his map the location of water pipes and electricity cables If a cropping plan is required clutter on the map can be reduced by making the water and electricity layers non visible Layers can be made Visible Non visible simply by clicking on the Eye symbol to the left of the layer name 5 2 5 Making Objects on a Layer Selectable or Not Another great benefit of digital mapping is that maps can be easily modified and updated However it can also be easy to do this accidentally so good practice is to lock all those layers whose objects do not need to be edited Lock a layer by clicking on the Padlock symbol to the left of the layer name Red open padlock denotes that objects on this layer can be selected edited Red pen denotes Active layer Anything Buildings drawn or created on the map will go onto this layer Green closed padlock denotes layer is locked No objects on this layer can be selected edited 5 2 6 Pen
49. arger polygon eg the map frame PT Mapper will select first the polygon whose layer is higher up the list If this is not the correct polygon click again and the next polygon will be selected To avoid unwanted polygons being selected make their layers locked unselectable 6 5 4 Multi selection To select multiple map features hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard and left click on each object as above 29 Alternatively make sure that only the layers of the required objects are unlocked Now drag drag not draw rectangle that comfortably surrounds all the objects you wish to edit move or delete Drag a rectangle by imagining the top left corner of a box that surrounds the objects position the cursor at that point hold down the left mouse button and drag across and down You will see a faint rectangle overlaid on the map as you drag On releasing the button all selectable objects contained within the dragged area will be selected 6 6 Draw on the Map 6 6 1 Draw Line Select the Draw Polyline tool lt As soon as you move the cursor into the map window it will change to pencil shape Single click to start a line single click to change direction double click to terminate drawing Right click to switch off the Draw If you want a line that is exactly parallel to the page edges hold down the x or the y key of the keyboard while you draw The Draw Polyline tool also acts as a Tape Measure As you draw the distance and a
50. at your mobile device is zm inel Doaron eo spon apm Dema rod connected Only check this box if using a tablet or laptop PC for the survey List of survey schemes saved in My Documents Pear Technology PT Mapper Surveys Select the survey or survey schemes that you may require when on site from the list shown Give the survey a brief title that will help identify it in future and click on the Write button The map and associated surveys will be transferred to the mobile device PT Surveyor is a separate program that enables you to modify and or create your own survey schemes 67 APPENDIX D TREE PLOTTING EXERCISES D I Open Map Open the map Tree Demo mpd which is found My Documents Pear Technology PT MapperlSample Maps amp Un a Per A Tree Survey Company Address Informabon Contact information Example Map Trees Drawn Automatically N D 2 Import a Survey Select File Import Tree Survey and browse for the file Tree Survey Demo csv found My Documents Pear Technology PT Mapper Sample Maps Open the file to get this screen Drag and drop columns from the grid into the text boxes Double click a text box to clear an entry Tree Position Tree Canopy Geo teferenced data Select at least one canopy radius column Easting Easting Northing Northing Tree Height Optional Height Height 5
51. be coloured red 26 6 BASIC OPERATIONS 6 1 Open a When PT Mapper first opens up you will see a blank page Inter ersion File Edit View Tasks Objects Draw Tools Units Options Help lH 515 1 0 2 lt 526451 Layers New Map Pen Parking ef O Page Outline This rectangle represents your sheet of paper usually set to A4 by default but changeable in File Page Set Up 968 778 58 0 Important PT Mapper operates a continuous print preview Whatever sits inside the margin of the page shown by a dotted line within the page outline is what will come out on the printer provided that the correct size paper is in the printer See the section on Printing To open a demo map go to File Open and browse to My Documents Pear Technology PT Mapper Sample Maps and choose one of those available Look in Sample Maps ex Ee Blank Map mpd Tree Demo mpd 7 Farming mpd ManorDemo3 mpd ManorScanned mpd mastermap Demo mpd File name Farm Demo mpd Open Files of type Map Documents Cancel To open your own map go to File Open and browse to where your map has been saved This map must be in the Pear mpd format If it isn t you will need to Import it see Section 6 2 6 2 Import a Map from CAD or Other
52. cannot be used by two different people in two different places at the same time Copyright 201 Pear Technology Services Limited 2 2 Ordnance Survey Copyright The Ordnance Survey digital map data incorporated with this software are protected by Crown Copyright They can only be used as demonstration evaluation data with PT Mapper Pro and may not be copied resold or distributed in any other form without the prior written permission of Ordnance Survey extracts used in this manual are reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO Crown Copyright 2011 All rights reserved 2 3 Installation Requires Windows XP Vista or 7 Will also run under Windows Terminal Server Will not run on Apple systems unless Windows is also installed Insert the CD wait a few seconds and PT Mapper Pro will automatically start to install then follow the on screen instructions A short cut icon will automatically be placed on your Desktop 2 4 Registration To enable users to try out PT Mapper Pro before committing themselves to a purchase the programme comes with a 14 day timelock on it To continue using PT Mapper Pro beyond this time a Registration Unlock Key is required which will be specific to each computer The Registration Unlock Key can be obtained from your supplier usually on receipt of payment Until the programme has been registered print outs will have Unregistered Copy superimposed on the map Registration for
53. ch off required Transform Displays a panel which lets objects be scaled up or down and or rotated by a specified angle relative to the main map Draw Polyline Select the Draw Polyline tool As soon as you move the cursor into the map window it will change to a pencil shape Single click to start a line single click to change direction double click to terminate drawing If you want a line that is exactly parallel to the page edges hold down the x or the y key of the keyboard while you draw The Draw Polyline tool also acts as a Tape Measure As you draw the distance and angle appear on the Status Bar at the bottom of the screen Switch Off Right click Draw Polygon Select the Draw Polygon tool As soon as you move the cursor into the map window it will change to a pencil shape Single click to start a shape single click to change direction double click to terminate drawing Switch Off Right click Draw Rectangle Select the Draw Rectangle tool As soon as you move the cursor into the map window it will change to a pencil shape Single click to start a rectangle single click to change direction Single click to terminate drawing If you want a rectangle that is exactly parallel to the page edges hold down the x or the y key of the keyboard while you draw Switch Off Right click NB Use the Draw a Measured Shape tool to draw a rectangle of specified dimensions Draw Arrow Select the tool position the cursor wher
54. ct the line then use the Move Node tool to drag the end of the line over the boundary 11 3 4 Printing problems a Map prints on several sheets of A4 This is probably because your Page Size is set to A3 but your printer has A4 paper Either print onto A3 paper or go to Print Mode click on the Page Set Up button and set the Page Size to A4 Note that you might also have to change the scale in order that a sheet of A4 accommodates the map b Only part of a map prints out This is probably because the Page Outline does not sit over the desired part of the map Go to Print Mode zoom out so that you can see the Page Outline relative to the map and ensure that the outline encloses the area you want You can select the Move tool move the cursor to one corner of the Page Outline until you get a cross hair then hold the left mouse button down and drag the page to the desired position 11 4 Help There is now a direct link to the Pear Technology remote access support service First call the Pear Technology Support line on 023 9249 9689 and if the problem or question can best be resolved by establishing remote access to your computer the support specialist will ask you to click on Help then Pear Support This will give password and ID which will enable temporary remote access to your computer such that the support specialist can examine the problem on your computer or use the link to demonstrate how best to go about a particular task
55. ctions wrong Start new maps with Page in Landscape orientation Reload most recently used map document at start up Automatically keep a backup when opening map file Display Layers by Theme as Layer List default style Show OS Grid Reference of pointer position in status bar Show coordinates of pointer position in Latitude Longitude Update Title Box date before saving or printing a modified map Reverse order of bilingual names in Streets tab eg Welsh English Omit page margins outline when printing pages We recommend you start with the Options as shown above 3 4 Import Formats Select File New to create a blank map page Click on File Import and select from one of the following formats Edit View Tasks Objects Draw Tools Units Options Help 10 New Map Open Save Save z Export Import OS Landline Import DXF file si Import Shapefile d Ime Import KML data Import CSV file ntn Import MIF MID file Decoy Allotments Lucy mpd Import MPD File Bradley Allotments mpd Import RPA file HOLLY PC Blakes Allotments mpd Import Raster Select Import Raster and browse to Pear Technology PT Mapper Samples folder then choose SJ53 an example of Ordnance Survey s 1 25000 scale mapping See Appendix A for more deta
56. e you want the tip of the arrow to be then drag to the end of the shaft Release the mouse button and your arrow will be drawn automatically scaled 4 2 6 Tools Join Lines Use for joining two or more lines together The lines must be end to end See Section 6 6 Drag Node Use for adjusting position of nodes Select the object to be modified select the Drag Node tool apply the cursor to the node which requires re positioning and when the cursor changes to a cross hair drag the node to the required position Switch Off Right click Delete Node Select the object to be modified Select Delete Node tool and apply cursor to a node and when it changes to a cross hair click to delete the node Switch off Right click Cut Object Used for cutting lines or polygons e g splitting off one area from another Can cut a line with a line line with a polygon a polygon with a line and a polygon with a polygon Single shot operation no switch off required Buffer tool Enables a buffer to be drawn around a line around the outside or inside of a boundary ID Dialogue Displays the old style MAPS ID dialogue box Combine Areas Enables two or more polygons eg fields or buildings to be combined into one Original polygons are retained but can be discarded if required Overlapped Area Enables the common area shared by two areas to be separately identified and measured Useful in measuring area of water buffer areas in fields i
57. ect File New to get a blank page Select File Import Raster and browse to the required file To try an example browse to My Documents Pear Technology PT Mapper Samples ManorScanned bmp 64 APPENDIX WORKING WITH SHP FILES The Shape shp format is becoming a common data interchange format Many GPS systems will export their data in shp format which is likely to be in WGS84 Lat Long coordinates To portray this data onto a flat Cartesian coordinate map such as an Ordnance Survey map requires conversion from Lat Long to in the case of Great Britain Ordnance Survey National Grid PT Mapper does this for you and lets you export your data in shp format so that it can be used by other applications Importing a Shp File On starting PT Mapper click on File New to get a blank map page Then select File Import Shapefile PT Mapper will automatically determine the conversion required and convert the data into Cartesian coordinates Once opened all the usual PT Mapper operations can be carried out r Import C Users Pear TopographicArea shp If required drag and drop column headings from the grid into the Identifiers and Descriptions boxes Double click in the boxes to clear them Identification optional Description optional Use values from this DBF column to add Use values from this DBF column to add identifiers and labels to the data description labels to the data Identifiers Descriptions
58. ectone ot eie eM e RR Re Vector maps View All is us Miew DUUM M A MEE View Page 2 View Selected Objects inu View Selected Objects tool 29 View Whole Page eese netten nentne 15 7 Pv 15 Zoom In and Zoom Out sss 28 Zoom Qut seem eta eet tide dpt 15
59. egistration Unlock Key can be obtained from your supplier usually on receipt of payment Until the programme has been registered print outs will have Unregistered Copy superimposed on the map Telephone email fax your supplier with this Registration for PT Mapper number Please allow up to 24 hours for the This evaluation copy can be used for 14 more days Click on the Continue button to pro Registration Unlock Key to be sent back to you To buy this copy of PT Mapper or to request an extension please contact your supplier details on the installation Please quote this number 90303209 and ask for a Registration Key When you have your Registration Unlock Key type the number in here The program will then be Enter the Registration Key here SS Continue opened for indefinite use 3 2 Open an existing map Click on File Open and select the Farm Demo map Look in EQ Sample Maps fag E3 Map mpd Demo mpd Farming mpd Demo mpd File name Farm Demo mpd Open Files of type Map Documents mpd vi Cancel 3 3 Options Set Up Click on Options in the top Menu line to get copy of your map will be Options saved whenever you first Page Setup Layout Shortcuts open a map This enables you to backtrack if things go Select optional fun
60. elect De selects all objects and switches off all tools i e puts the map back into neutral Also Single right click switches off tools Double right click de selects object s Move Click on this tool to select Move then drag the selected object to where you want it to be Switch Off Right click Nail Locks a node to its current position Used if you want to rotate a building about a corner Slide Select the object then this tool hold the Shift key down and slide the object to its desired position Do NOT use the mouse buttons simply slide the mouse Rotate Select the object then this tool hold the Shift key down and rotate the object Do NOT use the mouse buttons simply slide the mouse Delete Object Deletes the selected object s Group Objects Links objects so that they can be treated as one Often used when trimming a map Ungroup Objects Undoes the grouping so that objects are now treated individually Select Enclosed Selects all available objects ie those on selectable layers within the selected polygon Select Neighbours Selects all those selectable objects that touch or cross a selected line or polygon Often used in connection with trimming a map Move to Layer Moves the selected object s to the selected layer Useful for when you ve drawn objects on the map or added text to the map and then realised that the new objects were on the wrong layer Switch Off Single shot operation no swit
61. ely above the Inland Water layer in the layer list Make it a black line pixel thick and with a red fill colour Make it the Current layer Make all other layers non visible and non selectable so that the whole map disappears using the Change All icons at the bottom of the Layer Control Panel Now make just the Inland Water layer visible and selectable Drag a rectangle around the whole map by holding the left mouse button down in the top left of the map area keeping the button depressed and dragging across and down so that the rectangle outline comfortably encloses all the water features Release the left mouse button and al features within the rectangle will be selected Click on the Buffer tool amp and set the spacing 10 m Layers Trees Legend Parallels Parallel Line C Draw inside e Create a closed border area buffer Spacing 10 Draw Parallel line Corners Sharp C Round Ends G 2 Dragged rectangle outline Note If you only select one object make sure the Create a closed border area buffer is ticked Click Ok and all the water courses and ponds will Om boundary constructed around them De select and make all the map layers visible using the Change All icons atthe bottom of the Layer Control panel Your map should now look like this Eun sx lt lt E CADocumenis ard Setingsh Fam x West
62. er records it is essential to create back up copies of all your critical maps from time to time 10 3 Back Up Option If you do not want PT Mapper Pro to automatically save a copy of your map whenever you first open it you can switch this function off by selecting Options on the Menu line at the top of the screen The select Options again and choose the General tab De select the back up option here 60 TROUBLE SHOOTING Map Cleaner During map creation and editing digital maps can become degraded due to double mouse clicks creating duplicate nodes zero length texts being left on the map or zero length lines being created The Map Cleaner facility enables PT Mapper Pro to detect and repair these types of problem thereby keeping the whole system robust and trouble free If you do experience any untoward problems run the Map Cleaner Click on Tasks in the Menu line and click on the Map Cleaner tool If problems are found they will be listed Cleaner x Object Types 1 C Lines C Tests Polgons Groups Help 6 All Clean Total errors 3 04763 Duplicated coordinates 04764 Duplicated coordinates 04765 Duplicated coordinates Click on the error s to highlight them and they will be highlighted on the map Click on the Clean button and they will be fixed 11 2 Map Expert This offers some additional map cleaning features and can be
63. eview e The inner dotted line represents the margin or limit of printable area printers cannot print to the edge of a page Keep the area of interest within this dotted margin e Page Outline is on its own layer and so can be set Visible or not Selectable or not The Page Outline can be selected by clicking on any corner of the page outline on the map Ensure you get the cross hair before you click e Once selected the Page Outline be moved over the map area using the Move tool d or the Centre Page tool ad or the Fit Object to Page tool 9 A e corners of the Page Outline can be dragged in or out using the Move Node tool 7 2 2 Set Paper Size and Map Scale Select File Page Set Up to get this screen 42 PT Mapper Options E im General Page Setup Layout Shortcuts Click here to change paper size For sizes that your default printer cannot handle select Custom Set page layout properties for current map Size then choose the custom size required in the box below Paper size Custom size z Paper scale 1 10000 Click here for pre defined scales Use Orientation Page Margins cms smaller scales higher numbers to get whole op 1 50 ottom 1 50 s C Pott 6 Landscape map onto a page Overtype figure in box to Left 1 50 Right 1 50 choose non standard scales ow Lx f E u If you
64. fication Enter just radius figure ERR Bp Identifier for tree and font for circular canopy or 4 figures for irregular M Tree Spread Enter at least one radius size selection canopy SE Usually only applies to m Retention BS5837 surveys Cie C None CB Cu Click here then position cursor at centre point of Root Protection Area optional Diam mm For 2 5 stems use semicolons between individual values tree map click Single stem vs multi stem and Stem Diameter affect Tree has more than five stems calculation of Root Protection Area Shadow optional Tree Height m Plot Tree Legend Options Heading emplate Draw Legend Import Tree Survey 57 As soon as you plot a tree map new layers will be added to the existing list of layers one for uncategorised and one for each of the BS5837 retention categories To facilitate export to CAD in DXF format when layer colours can be lost the retention category is automatically added as a Description If this is not wanted it can be deleted 9 16 2 Plot Trees including Canopy Spread directly from Tree Survey Results Tree surveys carried out with a tablet PC or hand held device can be used with PT Mapper to automatically plot trees on a map For this to func
65. g Winter Whaat OSR Linseed Long Term Ley 57358 14958000 0320455 The layers are listed in alphabetical order Choose the Field Boundaries layer and it will shift into the right hand box with all the parcel numbers showing below Position the cursor over any parcel number or ID in the list and that area will immediately be highlighted and centred on the map Now click on the layer name Field Boundaries in the right hand box and the layer will be restored to the main list Select the layer Spring Barley and you should see 2 fields listed 39 6 13 2 Save the Schedule When you have the required list click on the File button at the bottom of the left hand panel and save the file You can now switch to Excel and open it but remember to select Files of Type Text csv in Excel 6 14 Google Earth Link To install Google Earth go to http www earth google co uk and select Downloads Installation is straightforward and only takes 3 4 minutes In PT Mapper select the area line or object then click on the Google Earth icon e above the map PT Mapper will launch Google Earth and take you to that very place with the boundary or line that you selected superimposed on the aerial image In Google Earth you can use the Plot Area or Plot Line tools to draw on the aerial image Select Add Path dt View Tools Add Help Search FlyTo Find Businesses Directions Fly to e
66. g 94043 nem a 3 7 Allotment boundaries can be transferred backto map dg Earth Gallery gt gt Primary Database Borders and Labels 1 awareness ED wore Google Eye alt start TY Guid s zi P 7 Give path and colour chos we ooe 2 Leave this pop up on the screen move the cursor onto the map and draw your line clicking at each change in direction When you have finished drawing click the OK button on the pop up N B Each line requires its own Name so it may be better to draw a single continuous line copy it to PT Mapper and then edit it there In the example below we have drawn the allotment boundaries as a single line Google Earth Edt Toos Heb Search FmdBusnesses Directions Fyto e g 94043 Boundaries drawn as a single continuous line Temporary Places S PT Mepper Selection kml Polygon 206 Layers Earth Gallery gt gt E S amp Primary Database TEP Borders and Labels Places Photos OE Roads C ocean E street view 9 1 weather Le Gallery Giobal awareness 9 ED File Edit Tools Add Search Fly To Find Businesses Directions Fly to e g 94043 v Places E HS My Places amp Sightseeing this Folder and click on the jay button below to start the tour PT Mappe
67. grouped wayleaves and easements could make up another group field cropping another etc This can make the structure of a map containing a large number of layers much easier to 24 follow Each group be treated as a single layer i e all the layers within that group be switched on or off at once To switch between modes click on the Mode Selection icons at the bottom of the Layers panel Dof BE layer Order ans Scale Range Scale Range Layer Themes To group a set of layers into a Theme click on the Themed Layers icon Then right click on any Theme heading and select Add Theme Now drag and drop the layers onto that Theme 5 4 Layer Scale Ranges On large maps in file size terms it is better to set some layers so that they only become visible when you have zoomed in beyond a certain scale This leads to faster operation because the computer doesn t have to spend time re drawing map features that can only be seen at the larger scales features such as text Click on the Scale Ranges icon at the bottom of the Layers panel A typical OS MasterMap will present this type of display File Edi View Tasks Objects Draw Tools Units 1 1 1 3000 Building Names Road Name Classification 1 5000 General Text Area Names 1 10000 Buildings Building Outline 1 20000 iz General Line Detail isible at all Scales Pen Parking E General Surface E Woodland E Marsh
68. her layers except the Title Text layer non selectable then select the Text tool A to get the Text control panel Click the text in the Title Block to be edited This will appear in the Text editing panel on the left and can be overwritten with the desired wording Initially just set the text in the top section to give your company name address and contact telephone numbers then switch back to Titles Mode in the LH panel and click on the Save Title Box as Template button You can use coloured text and change the font style if you wish These settings will be saved as part of the template Edt View Tacks Objects Draw Unts Options Office lt gt 5 gt SOURAV le Box As you type into the text editing box in the Control Panel the text changes on 1 Company Name Screen Company Address Company Contact Info ae Map Title MEE DATE 4104 2014 N Test Osertation Arge loeogaphi 30 N ilename Postion Easing 40500 70250 E Relocate Test Title Tet O 5 NENNEN 1 MEN You can give this template a name eg My Company A4 On saving this name will be added to the list of title blocks so that you can select this template each time you wish to place a title box onto an A4 map You wi
69. il 3 5 Home scanned Maps Refer to Appendix A for information on working with a scanned map However a demo scanned map is available in the c Program Files PT Mapper Pro Maps folder and will appear in the recently used file list seen on first starting PT Mapper Pro 4 USING PT MAPPER PRO 4 1 Screen Explanation PT Mapp File 9 1 C ORPEXXOSZE SRUKA VERE Layers Trees 12 WE Pen Parking 9 0 General Sufac a Parcel Boundfiies E Woodland b Q Marsh Rgfds or Saltmarsh b Rough Gfassland Scrub or Heath Q E MuliSuface Inland Water Culvert b O Road QD Track b E Path Buildings Building Outline b E Structure O Pylon M Q Polygon Closing Link b General Line Detail Pecked Line Detail b Q Bottom of Cliff b Top of Cliff Q Bottom of Slope b Top of Slope Parish Boundary Farm Boundary Q Field Names Q E Parcel Numbers b Text b Q km Grid Lines 05 Sheet Numbers Tile Box Tile Text Q Tile Lines b Frame aL Page Outline J amp A PARTNERS Tet 23 S249 9619 Fax C23 8247 Une 31 Beoscmesh BC Hars Farm Way Havant 1HS MANOR DEMO N A SIS uF
70. in Set All Layers at the bottom of the Control Panel 71 Now click each red cross for the 3 Title Block layers changing them to Green Ticks By doing this you have arranged it so that the only selectable layers are these 3 Title Block layers Now drag yes drag not draw a rectangle that comfortably encloses the whole Title Block to select it Use Move tool to slidethe Title Block to the required position De select using D 7 Add a legend To adda legend to BS 5837 tree survey plans open the Trees tab select a template from the drop down list adda title optional and click on Draw legend The legend will be added to the bottom left corner of the plan or if snap to the side of title box if one is on the map To change the title enter a new title and click on Add legend again To move the legend make sure the Tree Legend layer is selectable click inside the legend select the move tool and then drag the legend to the new position If you have changed the appearance of some of the Tree layers e g changed the line colour on the RPA layer and want this shown in the legend then simply click on the Add Legend button again the changes will be applied to the legend At this time it is not possible to alter the contents of the legend BS 5837 2012 Survey Tree Number Shading Arc Root Protection Area Crown Spread Legend Options QO w Q Heading Category A Category B Category C Uncateg
71. in chosen units e Distance and bearing of cursor from last click Ordnance Survey Grid Reference for the cursor position 4 2 Menu Lists and Tool Icons A full set of tools can be viewed by right clicking anywhere in the grey toolbar area The tool bars can be fully customised to suit your needs Customise Toolbars 1 a edit View Objects Draw Tools Tasks ToolBar Toolbar Customisation 7 Move buttons within New Map Open a new map document toolbar by dragging them to a new position 27 Open an existing map file Move buttons from one toolbar to another in the Save Map Save current map document same way 4 Print Page Print current page Add buttons to a toolbar dragging them from Print View Pint current view this form and dropping them on the toolbar dj Import OS GML data Import GML data file Remove buttons from a E 3 toolbar by dropping them lf Import DXF file Import DXF data into the red panel below aig Import Shapefile Import Shapefile Right click on a toolbar to save changes and return to normal operation lg Export DXF file Export DXF data file Do kd Export Shapefile Export Shapefile The tool bar icons can be extended into 2 rows if required Click on View Options Layout The changes will take effect on re starting PT Mapper 4 2 1 Edit 4 2 2 View Paste Here Pastes selected object s at cursor position Pa
72. in the Layer Properties panel to increase the level of transparency 7 PT Mapper Professional Edt View Tasks Objects Draw Tools Unis Options BHd35lcolmBAoHBHA S co4 amp G49mddsauEelkd4x 4 Layets Text E New Map EJC Documents and Settings Layer Example mpd BlNewMep 5 Pen Pakina Page Duline Te i X x a ACER Farm 00 24 ev 2 ds Fields 1 gt s Transparency set to 70 o Sarn i y 4 SN 1 Layer Properties 2 X 356531 93 334125 13 582 1 212 51565341 5 2 11 Layer Number In the Layer Properties pop up a Layer Number is given for each layer These are automatically assigned by the program and they only become important when you want to copy and paste objects from one map to another Suppose that the Buildings layer on one map has a Layer Number of 30 and that the receiving map already has a Layer Number 30 that has been assigned to Water Courses Copying and pasting a building to the second map will place the original building on the Water Courses layer This can be avoided by ensuring that layers which contain objects for copying pasting have the same number as the receiving map 5 3 Layer Themes Layer Groups PT Mapper defaults to showing all the layers in Layer Order mode However it is possible to group sets of layers together For example all tenancy layers could be
73. layer to another Make sure that all layers are un selectable locked Make the crop or tenancy layer selectable Make the receiving layer the current layer by double clicking on the Eye symbol Click inside the field whose crop has changed to select it click on the Move to Layer tool amp and the crop layer will be switched to the current layer You can do this for multiple areas by multi selecting hold down the Ctrl key while you select all the fields or areas you wish to change The select the Move to Layer tool as before 9 11 Group Layers into Themes This feature is useful when a map has a large number of layers since the layers can be managed as Themes rather than as individual layers For example all cropping layers could be grouped into a Cropping Theme All Tenancies could be grouped into a Tenancies Theme Once the Themes have been set up the map structure will have a more logical layout and it will be easier to work with Using the Cropping example in Section9 9 click on the Theme icon E at the bottom of the Layers control panel The Layers Control panel will change to 52 File Edit View Tasks Objects Draw Layers Root 0S Layers Land Use Text Each Theme can be expanded by clicking on the icon beside the Theme name add a Theme right click on an existing theme name and select Add Theme from the pop up menu To move existing layers into the Theme gr
74. ll need to save different templates for different sizes of paper Logos You can insert a logo crest in your title box but they must be in BMP or TIF format If your logo is only available as a jpg file open it in Microsoft Paint and re save it as a high resolution BMP or TIF file Take a map with an existing Title Box Edit the box to make room for the logo Import the logo File Import Raster and browse to your logo This will appear over the map and may be far too A large Use the Move Node tool to re size it dragging the corners and then make the Title Logo layer the Current layer and move the selected logo to this layer using the Move to Layer tool 4 Further adjust the logo size to fit the space available Save the Title Box as a template Use the Move Node and Move Tools to size and position the logo within the Title Block Save as a new template Example 37 pear Pear Technology technology Tet 023 9249 9639 Fax 0239247 B425 Land Management Support Emi infog peartechnolagy co uke Southwick SCALE DATE 1 2500 04 12 2010 MAP FILENAME Big Meadow mpd Pear Technology Services Ltd Email co uk Maps based on Ordnance Survey MasteiMap or 7 25000 Mic scele data with the permission of the Controller of HMSO Crown Copyright 6 11 Legend Creation Tool PT Mapper includes a tool for automatically creating legends on a map Click o
75. map object can be placed on its own layer and each layer can be switched on or off independently and given its own colouring system Map Types Vector Map is constructed in layers with each type of feature on its own layer Each line building text object is individually selectable and editable OS Land Line and MasterMap data are examples and are invariably more expensive but more accurate than raster maps Raster Map is a single image over which vector lines polygons text can be added Just like a digital photograph individual objects cannot be separated from the rest of the map OS 1 25000 Mid scale is a good example a home scanned map would be another 2 INSTALLATION 2 1 PT Mapper Pro Licence Statement This software is protected by both United Kingdom copyright law and international copyright treaty provisions Therefore you must treat this software just like a book except that you may copy it onto a computer to be used and you may make archival copies of the software for the sole purpose of back up and protecting your investment from loss By saying just like a book Pear Technology Services Ltd mean that the software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one location to another so long as there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it is being used at another Just like a book that cannot be read by two different people in two different places at the same time the software
76. mbol must be set on Unlocked Good practice is to make ALL layers non selectable padlock closed except the one layer you need to be selectable This avoids accidental editing of other objects 5 5 1 Selecting Areas Make sure its layer is selectable then click inside the area or at a node on the boundary Problems a If the cursor is inside one polygon which is inside another e g a pond within a field and both layers are selectable PT Mapper Pro will select first one then the other in cyclic rotation When selected the nodes will show and the line will be red b If you click inside an area and it doesn t select first check that its layer is selectable If the layer is selectable click at a node on a boundary you will see a cross hair when the cursor is over a node If the boundary line selects check that an area is given on the Status Bar at the bottom of the screen If no area is shown it s probably because the boundary line is not a closed polygon 5 5 2 Selecting Lines Make sure its layer is selectable Lines can only be selected where there is a node so any corner or bend will do or the extreme ends of the line To be sure that the cursor sits over a node move the cursor slowly along the line it will change to a cross hair when it is over a node 5 5 3 Selecting Text Make sure the text layer is selectable then click on it to select it When selected a small black square will appear in each corner and the text will
77. ms ET Layer rre oe 24 Layers description tren 21 Layers active 22 22211 23 Layers add new Layers moving object to different layer 52 layers orderinin eere tr Rr Reds Layers visible and selectable Legend creation Licence Linking map to data Links to other 34 Make a Polygon esee ertet tette 30 Map Cleaner Map cut outs ju Map Expert operation sese 61 Expert tool Map scale Map units Map open a n Maps adding adjacent sse 12 Marker S Markers tool Measure distance Tom Menu Lists Move text 5 ettet dte Multi sel ection nonion Options ET Options Menu eere rr etr etie ee need 19 Options Set Up nda ere eet tree ee Ee re Ree edt 1 Ordnance Survey 25000 tps depen eiie 63 Overlapped Area 18 Page margin oid aee e etd t deca Pag outin uto ge la del e euer 5 eter dents e tyi aen Page size PDF format Pen
78. n farming applications Exclude Area Enables one area that is contained inside another to be separated Border Area Creates a polygon of the gap between an island and an outer polygon Very useful for creating Red Lines or headlands for fields Map Cleaner Performs a diagnostic on current map and enables correction of any problems found Map Expert Displays the MAPS Expert facility 4 2 7 Units Different units for length and area can be selected Options Help Feet Yards v Metres Kilometres Miles Sq Feet Sq Yards 54 Metres Acres v Hectares 5 Kilometres 4 2 8 Options General Default settings can be changed using the Options menu Unless you are an experienced user it is recommended that you stay with the settings as shown Page Setup Layout Shortcuts Select optional functions Start new maps with Page in Landscape orientation Reload most recently used map document at start up Automatically keep a backup when opening a map file Display Layers by Theme as Layer List default style Show 05 Grid Reference of pointer position in status bar Show coordinates of pointer position in Latitude Longitude Choose a coordinate grid system when starting map Update Title Box date before printing map Reverse order of bilingual names in Streets tab eg Welsh English Page Set Up More normally accessed via File Page Set Up
79. n the tool to bring up the Legend control panel Multi select hold keyboard Ctrl down to select those layers for which a legend is required Note that if a layer has a fill colour then it will be displayed the legend as a box Layers without fill colours will appear as lines Edit View Tasks Objects Draw Tools Units Options Help JH 2 oc nV l AoBEBA eoe amp aSnuigsgEelhRex 32z 4D5I s vueuma ayers Trees Legend Lorraine po e Lucy User Manuals ManoDemo3 mpd T J amp A PARTNERS o v i a 023 S248 9689 Fac 023 9247 8425 a S x8 A Nw MANOR DEMO s Show cropping A TEE a 2 by creating new _ Show tree planting using Maps Symbols font set Include OS Layers in list Legend Heading Legend Format Change legend width 4 Number of Columns Two Thee Spring Barley m margar Winter Wheat 0 42ha OSR Linseed OSGB 434622 32 145280 80 Move Legend box Switch to the Layers tab and make the Legend layer selectable unlocked Click on a corner of the Legend box to select it then use the Move tool to drag and drop the legend to its new position Legends can be created as 1 2 or 3 columns and the width adjusted using the up down counter 6 12 Street Finder On maps based on OS MasterMap data any map supplied by Pear si
80. nce October 2008 will apply the Street Gazetteer tool allows you to select a road or street name from the list presented and zoom in to that road 38 A Edit View Tasks Objects Draw Tools Help OBE 515 ODF ACHE 48 2 QQMulad ag Layers Trees Streets 1 Shrewsbury Avenue Parc Glyndwr Monmouth NP25 mpd Search Street BIGHAM CLOSE ROAD BLAKE STREET IBLESTIUM STREET BOHUN BROOK CRESCENT BUCHANAN CL BUCKHOLT BURGAGE CARBONNE CARBONNE CASTLE CLOSE CASTLE HILL CAXTON VIEW CHAPEL CHARLES CHARLES ROAD HEOL SIARL CHARTIST RISE CHAUCER WAY CHAUCER WAY CHERRY WALK CHESTNUT TERR CHIPPENHAMGATE CHURCH FARM Church Street CILGANT SHELLEY CINDERHILL STREET CLAYPATCH CLOS BIGHAM CLOS BRIALLEN CLOS CATHERINE CLOSE COMMON ROAD CORNFORD CLOSE CORNWALLIS WAY FFORDD CORNWA COURTFIELD CRAIG Y DORTH VIEW DIXTON CLOSE DIXTON CLOSE DIXTON ROAD DRIVE DRIVE jen Parking 1 OSGB 349828 26 21201989 70751 34250 6 13 Schedule Maker This facility enables you to quickly list all those objects with Identifiers on a particular layer so if you select TPO Trees for example you will see a list of all your TPO Trees Or if you have managed woodlands with assigned compartment numbers you can list those compartments the OS Sheet N
81. nd map Select File Import CSV File and browse for the CSV text file The above screen will show drag and drop the column headers into the matching boxes so that knows what the key columns are Then choose the font size for the identifiers and the required symbol Drop a column header into the Categories box if you want to divide the data into different layers based on the values in that column The colour of the markers on each layer can then be changed e g highlight poor condition trees in red To change the colour of all of the markers on a layer go into the layer properties and adjust the line colour If the format being used is a common one for your application click on the Remember this format button so that the set up is retained for future use then click on Import 79 APPENDIX E GEOREFERENCING OR DRAWING Frequently our customers will be asked to work with maps provided by their clients that are not georeferenced i e their coordinates do not match those of the Ordnance Survey grid system If a GPS is to be used for on site surveys it is vital that the map is correctly scaled and correctly referenced against the OS grid system This tool will help you to do this quickly and easily The method does require that the true OS coordinates can be established for at least one point on the map Ideally this would be a cross over point for OS grid lines or for example the corner of a building You may ha
82. ne ction 18 West Lane markers 1 Grid 522861 29 191257 86 1807 m 105 6 9 Identifiers IMPORTANT This section is essential if you wish to link your map now or at some stage in the future to a spreadsheet a database programme or to use your map in conjunction with PT Maplink Objects such as field boundaries houses trees property boundaries etc can be given a unique identifier that enables your map to be linked to other software such as estate management software and Pear Technology s crop management programme Fieldman Farmer When you click on an object that has an identifier the other programme can recognise this and present information on the map about that object Examples would be cropping history for a field tenancy details for a property etc Maps supplied by Pear Technology will already have Identifiers assigned but they can be added changed or removed at any time They are only required if you want to link features on your map to information held in other software Compay Predut Microsoft Excel and Access Excel and Access via PT MapLink via PT Maplink Pear Technology Fieldman Farmer Adviser Pear Technology MapLink Landmark Computer Systems Key Property property management Estate Computer Systems QUBE Property Management This list is likely to grow over time so please contact Pear Technology if you wish to link to other prog
83. next section 6 4 Navigate around the Map 6 4 1 Zoom There are several ways to zoom in out on a map Left click on the Zoom tool a or position the cursor on the map and repeatedly left click to zoom in or out centred at that point Right click to de select the tool Click the Zoom tool then drag a rectangle around the area you wish to zoom in on Right click to de select Use the and keys on the Numerical Keypad section of the keyboard to quickly zoom in or out Use the mouse wheel depending on the set up for the mouse 6 4 2 Pan Left click on the Pan tool position the cursor on the map and repeatedly drag and drop the map around the screen 6 4 3 View Page Click on the View Page tool 1 and the Page Outline will fill the screen 6 4 4 View Objects Click on the View All tool n and the whole map will fill the screen 28 6 4 5 Scroll The map can be scrolled left right or up down by using the scroll bars in the PT Mapper screen Alternatively if you have a full sized keyboard the scroll keys on the number 2 4 6 8 keys can also be used 6 4 6 View Selected Object If you select a boundary on the map so that it appears red and the nodes are visible the click on View Selected Objects the selected object or objects will fill the available screen area 6 4 7 Fit Page to Selected Object s Select a boundary or line on the map click on the Fit to Page tool 9 the
84. ngle appear on the Status Bar at the bottom of the screen Switch Off Right click 6 6 2 Joining Lines Make sure that the required layers are visible and selectable 2 Position the cursor on the end of one line so that you get a cross hair then click to select the line Ly 3 Select the Join Lines tool position the cursor on the end of the line you wish to join to get a cross hair and left click The two lines will join 4 Note that if the two original lines are on the same layer the joined line will also be on that same layer If the two original lines were on different layers the joined line will be placed on the current layer 6 6 3 Joining Line Segments Although a line may visually appear to be continuous it can be made of separate segments To make two segments a continuous line hold down the Ctrl key select both lines by clicking at an end or at a bend where there is a node 1 then click the Join Lines button 6 6 4 Cutting a Line Select the line by clicking at an end or ata node then select the Cut tool and apply the cursor to the node which you wish to cut When you get a cross hair left click and the line will now be in two segments 6 6 5 Joining Lines to make a Polygon This facility is used when a single polyline needs to be transformed into a closed polygon Make the appropriate layer the current layer by clicking on the layer name Make all other layers non selectable 2 Hold down the
85. nodes is essential that you position the cursor at each and every cross roads or junction get a cross hair and left click Fast double click to terminate drawing and right click to switch off the Draw tool 9 4 Red Line an Area Objective is to create a thick red line that sits just inside the boundary line Select the boundary to apply a red line to Select the Buffer tool amp Click on the Draw lining button to add a red line boundary If you need to adjust the width of the red line click inside the red line to select it and press Delete be careful not to delete the boundary by mistake Adjust the Red Line width to suit and then click on the Draw Lining button 47 M Red Lining Red line width on page mm Draw Lining 9 5 Draw a Circle Suppose you want to draw a circle of 250m radius e In Layers mode create a new layer called Circle Set as the Current layer and position well down the list so that it sits over other map features e Select the Draw Measured Shape tool and in the left hand control panel chose Circle and set the radius to 250m and number of segments to 48 Click on the Draw Shape button Number of segments determines how round the circle will be e g8 segments would give an octagon East Lane a Boundary A circle of 250m radius and 48 segments will be generated the more segments the
86. nows what the key columns are Then choose the font size for the identifiers and the required symbol If the format being used is a common for your application click on the Remember this format button so that the set up is retained for future use then click on Import 9 16 4 Single Trees As Tree Symbols Make the appropriate layer the Active layer Use the Text tool Al choose Maps Symbols as the font set and select the desired tree symbol there are several to choose from Click on the symbol and it will appear in the text creation box Click on the Add Text button position the cursor on the map and click The text symbol can be enlarged or reduced by adjusting the font size and re positioned using the Move tool The trees can be replicated using repeated text placements or by using the Copy Object tool If you wish to link the trees on the map to Excel or Access records it is important that each tree is given a unique identifier on the map and that this same identifier is used in the data source If you havea set of layers specifically for tree mapping rather than add these layers to each new map you can set up a group of Themed layers See Section 10 12 for details 59 10 SAVE THE 0 Saving maps works in the exactly the same way as saving other files Maps can be saved on your local hard drive or on a server Either way it is essential to maintain effective back ups so that if your computer
87. o an area beside the original Re size the paper and or scale so that both maps are now on the page 7 PT Mapper Professional C Documents and SettingsUohn Cowling My Documents Pear Technology PTMapper Sample Maps Farm_Demo mpd Edt View Tasks Objects Draw Tools Units Options G Ajlo OMASAAR eA Layers Shapes Tile Box Text Pen Parking 8 E General Surface Parcel Boundaries E Woodland March Reeds or Saltmarsh 8 E Rough Grassland Scrub or Heath Q E 5 8 E hand water Culvert F E Rod Fe E Track i 8 E Path i ORIGINAL Buildings i Buicing Dutine E Stucue 9 Pio FQ _ Polygon Closing Link Genera Line Detail t QE Pecked Line Detail Bottom of Citt Topot Ci FARM BUILDINGS Bolo f Slope Slope Parish Boundary Fam Boundary Field Names Parcel Numbers Text Ikm Grid Lines S Sheet Numbers u wo Qa Tite Box Bi nmn a a a a a i E Tite Text Tite Lines Fiame Page Dutine 9999906993909 Li Di 500 5 m 100 9 14 Buffer Lines and Polygons For example 0 metre protection zone around water courses Open the demo map Farm demo mpd Adda layer Water Protection Zone immediat
88. on Ordnance Survey s MasterMap data The software enables you to e Measure distances and areas accurately e Add text e Colour areas for different categories of planting land use ownership etc and add a Legend e Automatically add your organisation s name contact information logo scale date to a map in a Title Block Automatically add a colour key to your map View print the whole map or parts of a map at any scale on any size paper e Draw utilities services special features onto the map e Create themes or groups of layers which can be switched on or off at will Open more than one map at a time making it easy to copy paste from one map to another Export selected areas of a map to create a new independent map of the chosen area e Export a map and associated data capture schemes in a single step into a mobile data capture device e Exchange maps with other mapping GIS CAD software e Link to Google Earth for aerial imagery Draw on Google Earth and copy paste back onto a map Demo maps For Windows XP computers demo maps can be found in the My Documents Pear Technology PTMapperYSample Maps folder For Vista Windows 7 users the demo maps are found in Desktop Libraries Documents Pear Technology PTMapper Sample Maps folder They include a An example of an OS large scale MasterMap vector map b The Farm Demo map an example of a finished farm map c An example of Ordnance Survey 1 25 raster maps d An example of
89. on it near the top of the list of layers File Edit View Tasks Objects Draw Tool jug Layers Shapes b a Pen Parking 8 General Surface b a Parcel Boundaries b Woodland b Marsh Reeds or Saltmarsh b Rough Grassland Scrub or Heath 8 E Multi Surface Winter Wheat Spring Barley Winter Oil Seed Rape Permanent Grass Maize Potatoes EJ Inland Water B B a B a B B L3 Culvert O Road Path Buildings Building Outline Structure Pylon 999 99 9 9 o El oO Make the first of the Crop layers eg Winter Wheat the Active layer Hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard and click inside each Winter Wheat field until they are all selected On the Menu line at the top of the screen select Edit Copy then Edit Paste This creates a duplicate of all the selected fields on the Field Boundaries layer Keep these selected click on the Move to Active Layer tool and all the selected field boundaries will now be moved to the Winter Wheat layer and will take up the colour you allocated to the Winter Wheat layer Repeat the process for each of the other crop types By creating duplicates of the field boundaries and moving these to the appropriate layer you can switch off the Crop layers and still have the base map intact 5 Save the map under a different name so that your master map remains intact
90. on the Split Line Choose the layer you wish to draw the split line on and make this the Current layer Make ALL other layers non selectable EXCEPT the layer of the area to be split It is essential that the area being split is a polygon and not a series of lines so if necessary first create a boundary for this example See 9 3 Make sure that the layer the boundary is on is Selectable Now select the Draw Polyline tool and draw a line which starts OUTSIDE the area and finishes OUTSIDE the area This line can be imagined as a cheese cutting wire and will be used to cut the area into two 49 A With this split line selected take the Move tool or the Drag Node tool and move the line slowly up or down As you do so the area either side of the line will be shown so you can adjust the position of the line to give the desired area if you wish Start outside the field and finish outside the field Select the Move tool or the Drag A Node tool a apply it to one end of the line so that you get a cross hair PT Mapper Pro will immediately show the area on either side Once the line is in position de select it by clicking on the De select tool STEP 2 Select the boundary to be split by clicking inside it STEP 3 Make the Split Select the Cut Object tool and apply the cursor to one end of the split line When and only when the cursor changes to a cross hair left click and the area will split
91. orised 0 120m m Template 4 Y Draw Legend D 8 Export this area as a new map With the Page Outline set up as above you can easily print off selected areas of your main map but sometimes it is useful to create a completely independent map of the desired area In PT Mapper Pro this is easy Scale and position the page as outlined above Select Edit Copy Page on the top Menu line The new map will appear Use File Save As to save this new map under its own name The original map remains unchanged Note that any text crossing the map threshold will either need to be moved onto the map or deleted You may also want to re size the text D 9 Export Map as a CAD or GIS File Having created your map in PT Mapper you may need to supply itto a client in a format that can be used in their system This is straightforward let s take AutoCad as an example where DXF is the standard exchange file format With the required map open select File Export and select DXF File from the list 72 For other GIS products select Shape for ESRI ArcView products MIF for MapInfo D 10 Email a Map There are two ways to email a map where the recipient does not have PT Mapper a AsaPDF file This requires that you havea PDF Creation program your computer PrimoPDF DeskPDF Scansoft are suitable products search the web using Google b PNG format image This format is similar to JPG butis better q
92. ormation Example Map D 3 Change Colours Suppose you want to change the colour of the Root Protection Area from diagonally hatched grey to square hatched orange In the list of layers highlight the Root Protection Area layer right click and select properties tick the Filled box anda White rectangle will appear Click on this to get the standard Windows colour palette and change the fill colour to orange and the hatching to square D 4 Adjust the Root Protection Area RPA Zoom in on this tree using the amp tool Constraint line Right click to de select the Zoom tool or click on the De select tool 5 69 Let s assume that there is constraint of some kind along the line shown above and we need move the Root Protection Area RPA zone back behind this constraint but then re adjust the RPA shape to get back to about the same area First change the units of Area to Sq Metres Units on the top Menu line Click inside the RPA to select it and note its area on the Status Bar at the bottom of the screen In this example it should read 152 18 sq metres A Now select the Drag Node tool 7 and apply the cursor to one node outside the constraint line get a cross hair hold the left mouse button down and drag the node in Repeat for the other nodes Now the area has to be reset to its original figure 152 sq m in this case by dragging other nodes out You could end up with a shape something like this Constraint line
93. oup expand the list of the Root or other groups and drag and drop the layers into the new Theme Root b a Pen Parking of Parcel Boundaries gt Potatoes a Maize b a Winter OSR a Bl Permanent Grass Farm Boundary b Field Names Parcel Numbers 5 Text 1km Grid Lines 05 Sheet Numbers Drag and drop into the Crops Theme Title Lines b Q O Frame b Page Outline OS Layers Land Use Text Crops b al E Winter Wheat 9 12 Cutting out a Map Suppose that your master map is set to 1 10000 scale on A4 paper but that you want a map of some buildings ata scale of 1 500 and that you want to save this map as a completely new map without affecting the master This is easily done e Select File Page Set Up and set the scale to the chosen value e Zoom in so that the area of interest fills the screen and use the Centre Page tool ail to centre the page around this area Use the Move tool to fine adjust its position Select Edit Copy Page You may need to delete unwanted text and change font sizes but the map can now be saved under a new name given a title block Section 6 10 etc 9 13 Creating an Inset map This is useful if you wish to enlarge a section of a map and show it as an inset on the original for example a map of a town centre or of a group of buildings or a cluster of trees The method is straightfo
94. r 55837 2005 data If F Tec h a ol Sc h n 23 b entry used with the PocketGIS software PT Tree Position Tree Canopy en Mapper will automatically recognise the Georeferenced data Select at least one canopy radius column fo rmat an d structure o f th e f Easting Easting IN Spread 5 Spread 5 Identifiers Tree ID Northing Northing Spresd E m Spread W m Set the ID font size and click on the Import button to import and plot the Use canopy diameter to define canopy size Tree Height Optional Retention Category optional Categories Category tree locations Height m Height Protection rea optional 55837 2012 tree shadows Number of stems Number of Ster Column entries must contain and Root Protection Areas A B C U or R will be drawn if data is Stem di 1of5 provided see User Manual em diam men 10 Stem Lima En Common If you wish to import from your own survey drag the column headers onto the matching box above so that PT lt Cancel Remember this format Mapper knows which of your columns are eastings northings Tree ID etc Common Ye You can then click on Remember this Format to avoid having to repeat for the next survey D 11 3 Single Trees As Tree Symbols The Place Marker tool gives this control panel 76 File Edit View Tasks Objects
95. r Selection kml e PT Mapper Selection kml v Polygon 138547 Temporary Places v e PT Mapper Selection kml Y Polygon 206 2 alo Select Edit Copy Now bring PT Mapper to the screen and click on Edit Paste KML The line or boundary you drew will now automatically be placed on the map on the ACTIVE LAYER 4l Allotment boundaries transferred ready for editing o54 5 z8u rz s5 7 Printing PT Mapper Pro enables you to print the whole map or parts of a map at any scale and on any size paper that your printer can handle There are two ways to print Print View prints whatever is on the screen with a frame surrounding it Ideal for quick prints when scale doesn t matter 2 Print Page prints whatever the Page Outline sits over You can define whatever paper size and scale you want using File Page Set Up If you use the Title Block facility a title block be added to the print out If you use the Edit Copy Page facility a completely separate map of the chosen area can be created first 7 1 Print View Zoom in and scroll until the desired map area fills the screen Then go to File Print View 7 2 Print Page 7 2 1 Key points about the page e What you see is what you get i e whatever part of the map sits within the margin of the page outline is what will be printed if you select Print Page amp The Page Outline gives you a continuous print pr
96. rams 6 9 1 View Existing Identifiers Open the example farm map Farm demo mpd found My Documents Pear Technology PTMapper Sample Maps and click on the Identifier tool to get this screen 34 pper Profes ine pc e Lucy User Manuals Farm_Demo mpd File Edit View Tasks Objects Draw Tools Units Options Help 1 96 9 9 amp 1 3j sl Layers Trees Identifiers ALontaine po e Lucy User Manuals Faim_Demo mpd Current Selection J amp A PARTNERS Identifier Tet 3 S249 9809 Fer 023 9247 2425 i540 net Farm Way PO THE E Description MANOR DEMO 312 V Show Identifier on map 57 Show Description on map Identifiers Maximum 12 characters Descriptions Maximum 31 characters BOIkREXX OSE GOUKA VERE Select ID objects Remove IDs Order identifiers by Description Search 1 0160 004 10164 043 10188 4 35 10427 001 10432 0 70 10614 1 80 2 10758 027 0853 179 1110 003 1483 430 1770 1 62 2099 1 97 2202 0 32 2218 249 2309 1 82 2457 027 2730 2 10 2767 6 20 2990 528 bd I D Parcel Boundaries 11 1540 912 1 523885 50 19192614 13971 m 9 12 ha 1656 0 m 74 Unlock the Parcel Boundaries layer click inside any field to select it and that field s ID will be shown in the left hand Identifier panel It is possible to
97. rcel Boundaries 1 15377 4 26 OSGB 522616 58 191872 63 1865 1 m 4 26 ha 1200 m 276 Enter the ID and Description if required into the appropriate boxes check the boxes if you wish to have them visible on the map and then click on the Apply button If displayed on the map the ID and description will be placed on the current layer 35 The Identifier can be a maximum of 12 alpha numeric characters The Description can be a maximum of 32 alpha numeric characters Identifiers must be unique on the map 6 9 3 Adding field numbers and areas Select field click on the ID tool Click on to adda field number Click on to add the area 6 9 4 Edit an Identifier or Description Select the object on the map click on the ID tool e and the ID will be shown in the list box Change the ID click OK and on de selecting the object the map will be automatically updated 6 9 5 Deleting an Identifier Select the object on the map switch to ID s Mode 2 and the ID will be shown in the list box Click on the Remove button and on de selecting the object the map will be automatically updated 6 9 6 Locate The Identifiers can be used to locate areas or objects on a map Enter the ID into the search box as you type PT Mapper will display the object with that ID 6 9 7 Select a Number of Objects by their ID s In Identifier mode multi select the relevant ID s by either holding down the Ctrl key on
98. re are the rounder the circle will be 9 5 1 Concentric Circle To draw another circle of say 00 radius concentric with the first change the Radius setting to 100m and click on the Centre Shape button in the left hand control panel 9 6 Area of New Path or Track Suppose we are laying a new 2 metre wide path and we want to know its area 48 Stepl Add a new layer or selectan existing and use the Draw Polyline tool gt to draw the route of the path Switch the Units top of screen to Square Metres Glebe House Layers Trees Legend Parallels Step 2 Parallel Line Z With the drawn line selected click on the Buffer tool lt lt lt C One side and set options as shown Enclose area buffer between lines Spacing 12 Draw Parallel line Step3 2 metre wide strip is created Area will be shown on Status Bar at bottom of screen Centre line can now be selected a and Discarded X Use Drag Node tool A to drag ends of path into line with plot boundary Qy Glebe House 9 7 Split Areas e g Fields and Plots of Land PT Mapper Pro makes it very easy to split one area from another and to know what the resultant areas will be after the split This technique is useful for splitting fields for different cropping woodland areas into compartments dividing up building plots showing problems and areas of treatment etc or splitting any plot of land STEP I Draw and Positi
99. round the map and the file saved as a MPD file b If the map appears OK but the scaling is wrong it is probably because the wrong units were selected on Import Check with the supplier what units they used then import the file again If you have these or other problems please contact Pear Technology and we will do our best to help 74 D 12 Plotting Trees Trees can be plotted in any of 3 ways a Using the Tree tab control panel b Using the Markers tool e to add a marker on the map showing the tree position c Importing from a tree survey file and plotting either as symbols or as tree canopies with root protection areas and tree shadow also shown D 12 1 Plot Single Trees according to specified dimensions Click on the Trees button to bring up the Tree control panel Trees i Layers Identifier for Tree Specification tree and font Enter just radius figure 8 size selection for circular canopy or 4 figures for irregular canopy Tree Spread Enter at least one radius N E Si W Retention Category A C None BS 5837 2012 retention categories C B CU Root Protection Area optional Diam For 2 5 stems use semicolons between individual values Root Protection Area enter stem diameter and number of stems Tree has more than five stems Shadow optional Click here then Tree Height FM position cursor at centre point of
100. rward Create a new map of just this area as described in 9 10 above Close the original map 53 Make all layers the new selectable then drag a rectangle to comfortably enclose the WHOLE map so that everything is selected John Caveling Wy Documents Pear Techn TMapper Sample Farm Buildings mpd ip H fie amp eojganueudzxsgtelhd4x 44zDIuxxiemeusmui Layets Share Tite Eae Test Neu Map ES CADocameris and ESCADocuments ard Setingst ManeiDeinpd MuliSufece Rost Few Teck Few E bb Pug Corina Lins Fe aD General Line Detail ame Da Page Due osabtb surisg gt ENS 822717 6 19178904 4 _ laaman On the top Menu line select Tools Transform Advanced to get this pop up Transformation Centre of Operation XPos 51852939 YPos 16358218 cm Geometric Operation Scale free Scale x 5 Scale Y 5 Rotate free Ange 0 In the Transform pop up panel set the X Y Scale Factors to say 5 and click on OK Zoom out so that you can again see the whole map and drag a rectangle around the whole map to select everything Select Edit Copy to copy to the clipboard Now re open the original map and select Edit Paste Here to paste the enlarged map t
101. ste Google KML Pastes onto map lines areas drawn in Google Earth Zoom Select then click on map Right click to switch off or Select then drag a rectangle around area of interest Right click to switch off Zoom Out As for Zoom In Fast Zoom In Out Use the Numerical keypad the RHS of your keyboard switch the Num Lock on then use Ctrl and or Ctrl and to zoom in or out Pan Left click to select the tool place the cursor on the map hold the left mouse button down and drag the map View All PT Mapper Pro will fit all map objects to the map window This is the mode that PT Mapper Pro uses when opening a map so the map will fill the available screen area View Page Fills the map window area with the page outline Note the page outline is only shown when the Print tab is selected View Selection Provided that its layeris selectable each object on a map e g line building text can be selected by clicking on When it is selected it will appear highlighted in red If you then click on View Selected Object tool PT Mapper Pro will fit the selected object s to the map window See 5 1 on Selecting Objects Centre Page Lets you centre the page around the area of interest Centre the area of interest on the screen then click on the Centre Page tool Fit to Page Select object or objects on the map click on the Fit to Page tool and the Page Outline will immediately provide best fit around the
102. t click on the Add Text to Map Add Text button then click on the map Alignment Style OEA Occ IN RE where you want the text to be Lock Size to C Page 4 C Screen Test Oenaion Text appears on map While it is s E highlighted in red the control panel can Postion i B be used to edit adjust the text Easting 52135654 TT 5 Nothing 18237445 xs Re position the text with the Move tool 6 7 2 Edit Text Set all layers to non selectable then make the relevant text layer selectable select the text by clicking inside it then A select the text tool 2 to make the changes 6 7 3 Move Text Set all layers to non selectable then make the relevant text layer selectable select the text by clicking inside it then use the Move tool E or select the Slide tool I hold down the Shift key on the keyboard and slide the text to its new position by moving the mouse do NOT use the mouse buttons when using the Slide tool 6 7 4 Rotate Text Set all layers to non selectable then make the relevant text layer selectable select the text by clicking inside it then select the Rotate tool hold down the Shift key the keyboard and simply rotate the selected text by moving the mouse do NOT use the mouse buttons 6 7 5 Text Alignment The text will be aligned to the top left centre centre top centre etc Add Test to Map according to these settings Alignment
103. t the adjacent area D 6 Adding a Title Block Now let s add a title block Click on the Title Block tool Eq to get the Title Box control panel Choose 4 select which corner of the page in which you wish have the title block by clicking on the appropriate block in the Title Block Control Panel You will be asked if you want to replace the existing Title Block say Yes The Title Box will appear in whichever corner of the Page Outline you chose In the list of layers make the Title Text layer selectable by clicking on the hand for that layer Now click on the text within the Title Block that you want to change Edit this using the Text Control Panel on the left to overwrite with your own text Adda map title under Description and enter the map filename under Map Reference if you wish to save this particular view for future reference Click on the De select tool when finished The Title Box can be re positioned by using the Centre Title button in the Title Box control panel Or you can fine adjust its position as follows Click on the Default Pen Parking Layer name to make this the active layer crayon symbol in front of layer name In Layers tab click on the Red Cross
104. tion it is essential that a The survey results are available as a Comma Separated Variable text csv text file Can be created in Excel The survey data must include easting and northing co ordinates to the full 8 digits to match the map b Canopy spread has been recorded Co ordinates from the survey match those of the map Surveys carried out using the standard formats supplied by Pear Technology with the PT Mapper Pro and Tree Minder products will be fine and other surveys can be accommodated provided they meet the above criteria To plot trees from a survey open the map select the Trees tab and click on the Import Tree Survey button to get this screen Import Tree Survey Data If a Pear Technology Scheme has been used with the PocketGIS software PT Mapper will automatically recognise the format and structure of the file Pear Technology standard Tree Survey format recognised Tree Position Tree Canopy Identification optional Geo eferenced data Select at least one canopy radius column Easting Easting Spread N 5 Spread 5 Identifiers Tree ID Set the ID font size and click on the Import button to import and plot the Northing Northing E Spread E Spread w Use canopy diameter to define canopy size Tree Height Optional Retention Category optional tree locations Height m Height m Root Protection Area optional Categories Category BS5837
105. tre point of the marker to be By creating markers for different features on separate map layers PT Mapper can provide a list of all the marker types on a map bottom section of panel To adjust the size of all markers in a given category click on the marker name in this box and click on the or Adjustment 33 Markers can be placed specified co ordinates using the middle section of the panel PT Mapper Professi i ALucAUser Manuals Farm Demo mpd er se m Sm File Edit View Tasks Objects Draw Tools Units Options Help lg id zecln lAOoBHBAfe amp o amp 9S2 0ujgsgeelke x az2z z 502 10lxx amp Layers Trees Markers Lomaine pc e Lucy User Manuals Farm_Demo mpd General Surface WHMIS wf Parcel Boundaries Woodland E March Reeds or Saltmarsh Rough Grassland Scrub or Heath b MuliSulace Inland Water HE 6 41 Road Track E Path Buidngs Building Outine E Structure Prion VP Q _ Polygon Closing Link General Line Detail Pecked Line Detail Bottom of Cit Q Top of Clif Bottom of Slope Top of Slope Parish Boundary Lower House 9 Fam Boundary 8 Field Names Parcel Numbers 0 Text 0 tkmGiid Lines 8 0 OS Sheet Numbers Title Box amp E Title Text E Tile Lines a E Frame LL Page Outi
106. tree shadows will be Number of steme Number of Stems Column entries must contain drawn if data is provided A B C or R Stem diameter mms Stem Dia mm Common If you wish to import from your own survey drag the column headers onto the matching box above so that PT Mapper knows which of your columns are eastings northings Tree ID etc Horse Chestr Common Hc 46364147 9912221 Horse Chestr Common He lt gt You can then click on Remember this Format to avoid having to repeat for the next survey See Appendix D for worked examples 58 9 16 3 Plot trees as Markers directly from a survey Import Comma Separated Values Drag and drop columns from the grid into the text boxes Double click a text box to clear an entry Data Point Position Labels optional Positions can be in 05 Easting and Northing or in Use values from these columns to add WGS84 Longitude Latitude format labels to the data points Easting or Longitude Easting Identifiers Tree ID Northing E g drag and drop the Tree ID column header into the Identifiers box Marker Syfhbol ie marker symbol style and size Size is imate symbol height in map metres 0 0 2 Remember this format Open the relevant background map Select File Import CSV File and browse for the CSV text file The above screen will show drag and drop the column headers into the matching boxes so that PT Mapper k
107. uality To use this in PT Mapper select File Export Raster and PNG to get this screen Export data to Raster file 9 5l File Format C PNG file Set this figure to 5000 min The higher this E pa fie number the better the image quality but the Item 4 a m all objects Width of exported image pixels 600 bigger the file to email Map panel 1200 Printer width 4760 Select Export d Export selected objects Current Page 4 Area Cancel Maps Export Save in B Client Maps y E3 File name area 5 Survey Save Save as type PNG File png Cancel Option Once saved the be emailed as an attachment recipient can open using the standard Windows Media viewer no special software is required D II Other Operations D 1Il I1 Open Map supplied by Pear Technology Start PT Mapper select File Open browse for the map which will havea file extension MPD click on Open and your map will be displayed D 11 2 Map supplied from a CAD source If you are using maps supplied by a client it is probable that the map will have been created using a CAD package If so it is essential that you are supplied with a map file in DXF format not DWG which is native to AutoCAD only 73 Ask your supplier to save the map as a georeferenced file If you are having difficulties importing a DXF file ask your supplier to explode
108. umber the area in hectares and the area in acres The list can be saved as a text file csv format and opened in Excel for further editing 6 13 1 Display a Schedule Select the Schedule tool to get this screen PT Mapper Professional C Documents and SettinesUohn Cowling My Documents Pear TechnologylP TMapper Sample MapsWanerDemo3 mpd Fie Edt Tacks Objets Draw Tode Unts Options Help gids oc uR AoBB S ecoejgnanuidusgeRex x z eoruxesej memum Layer TiteBos Schede p Listing ule Parol Layer Label Leyor New Map SC Docuneris and Setings Fam_Demampd E amp CADecumenis and Setngs AManoxDemo3 mad_ J 8 A PARTNERS Show cropping plens Tinamo by creating new Layer Descintion F thal os Tie Layer 90104 NGDS34 NGOEES 00329 Field Bo NGIE33 Field Bo NG2651 Field Bo NG3279 Field Bo NG3648 Field Bo NG5090 NGBI23 Bo NG6333 Field Bo NGBTEB Field Bo NGESOA Bo NGBBDB Field Bo NG7181 Field Bo Field Bo NGB044 Field Bo NG8I30 Bo NG8326 Field Bo NGBEOS Field Bo NGB909 Field Bo Field Ro NGB984 Field Bo NGS006 Field Bo NGSRSS Field Bo fm margin 0 42ha 40m Q 9ha Shaw treo planting using Maps Syrrhals font set 2 Sprin
109. utline T SHIP forrm at e eee heo etre Slide tool cd tee be tee repens Snap to line mm Split INE ced tee terne ee Splittirig afeds ao ee eite prete eie tn rte Us Status Bar Street Finder Street Gazetteer Survey schemes tenente T Tabbed maps Tape Measure T nancy plans iasi deterrere reete 32 Text edit os us TeXCTOt te ise a olent te tegit Text tool iiien ien fretta eed eir Text adding Text editing Themed layers Themes of layers 9 11 Title Block 2 14 16 36 Title Block adding to 71 Tide Blocks o Toolbar descriptions eee 14 Toolbar layout 19 Toolbars ee Tools customisation Transform command Transform selection 54 Translucent layers 24 Transparency BA P Tree 57 75 Tree survey example sse 68 Tree SUrVeys ete 75 Tree Surveys importing eee 68 Trees adding to map Trees importing survey 58 76 Trees plotting on map Trial Trouble shooting 84 V V
110. ve to ask your client to place a marker on the map whose coordinates are known On the top Menu line select Tools gt Transform gt Georeference Map to get this control panel Layers Trees Transform Map Or click on any node whose coordinates are known The current coordinates are shown here To relocate the map click a position on the map and enter new coordinates Current Coordinate New Easting m New Northing To change the map scale draw or select line of known length on the map and enter its required real world dimension Enter the OS coordinates here in metres Line Length Change Grid System Label New Grid Label All or part of a map can be resized by a given factor or rotated to a Advanced specific angle The ideal is if there are OS grid lines on the map If so establish the Easting across position is and the Northing position up in this order Usually the OS grid references can be read from the plan Enter the target coordinates for this point and click on the Transform Map button The whole map will be moved to its correct location 80 81 Boundary 2 04424 000 1 00000 0000000 Buffer a line Buffer line operation CAD export CAD importing from 2 Centre Page con ete ed eor atate Centre page
111. you delete or move the original raster file PT Mapper will not be able to find it If this happens you will see a screen like this Feb mH f toel amp aduggsgrse J and Satin E NewMas Demo EAC Docuneris and Seti Vet D A message will appear inviting you to search browse for the raster map A2 Importing Ordnance Survey 1 25 or 1 10 Mid scale Raster Maps Create a folder on your c hard drive called say OS Data and copy your OS map tiles from the CD they have been supplied on into this folder If you do not have any OS tiles available use the sample OS tile SJ53 tif found in My Documents Pear Technology PT Mapper Sample Maps folder Start PT Mapper Pro and select File New to get a blank page Now select File Import Raster and browse to the map file A sample OS 1 25K tile SJ53 is available in My Documents Pear Technology PTMapper Samples If you have more than tile to import click on Import another File otherwise click on Finish and the map will display correctly located and scaled 63 A3 Scanning Your Own For best results Use a resolution of 200 300 dpi Make sure that the map is vertically aligned on the scanner bed Try to use original maps where possible since photo copies can introduce errors Save the file as an un compressed bitmap bmp format or uncompressed TIFF A4 Opening a Scanned Map On the top Menu line sel

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