The Situation Mapping User Guide ¶

This module is under contruction:

• HaitiGISToDo

To Create a Location: ¶

​http://haiti.sahanafoundation.org/prod/gis/location/create

1) Type in the Specific Name of the Location in the "Name" Field.

2) Select the Type of Feature that your Location is from the "Feature Class" drop-down menu (the feature class determines the Marker).

3) Select a Parent Location based on your Specific Location.

4) Select a Marker for the Map based on your Location. - NOTE: SELECTION OF A MARKER WILL OVER-RIDE THE FEATURE CLASS MARKER ON THE MAP

5) Select a Feature Type (Point, Line, or Polygon.)

6) Enter in either the Well-Known Text for Line and Polygon or Latitude and Longitude for Point (Lat. and Long. will be in decimal degrees.)

7) Select "Save"

Conversion Tool Help ¶

1) Select the conversion tool (If needed)

2) Select either the "in GPS Format" tab or the "in Deg Min Sec Format" tab

• GPS Format is 18° 32' (That would be entered "18" deg "32" min)
• Deg Min Sec Format is 18° 32' 10" (That would be entered DD "18" MM "32" SS "10")

To edit a Location: ¶

​http://haiti.sahanafoundation.org/prod/gis/location/

If there is a marker attached to feature then it is used (over-rides all)
If not then it checks if there's a marker for it's feature_class
If so, it uses it
If not, then it falls back to the default marker