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1.
From the Scenario Detail menu, click on "APPLY PLACETYPE
USING A SHAPEFILE". |
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2.
The resulting page will show a list of shapefiles that
have
been uploaded in the past. If no shapefiles are available,
you can upload a new shapefile from this page. |
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3.
Click on "Browse" to select the shapefile
on your computer you'd like to upload. |
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4.
The uploaded shapefile must meet the following requirements:
- The
shapefile must be in the Geographic NAD83 coordinate
system.
- The
shapefile must be zipped with a program such as WinZip.
- The
zip file should include the .shp, .shx and .dbf for
the shapefile.
- No
database fields are required to be specified
in the DBF file for a shapefile to be used
to apply place
types.
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5.
Click on "Upload Selected Shapefile" to
start your upload. |
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6. Follow the steps below once
the shapefile has been uploaded:
- Once the shapefile has passed verification, click on the link to have Places process the shapefile.
- While Places is processing the shapefile, the page will reload automatically.
- Once processing is done, click on the link to go back to the Apply by Shape Manager.
- Click on the "Apply on Map" link next to the shapefile you just uploaded.
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7.
The "Apply Shape" layer has been added to the clickable
"Layers" list. Zoom in to an area that you know there
are polygons in
the
shapefile just uploaded. |
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8. The
polygons from your shapefile will show up with dark black outlines. |
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9.
Select "Mark
Place Type" from the command menu and then
select the place type you'd like to mark.
Refer to Lesson 3 - Working with the Map - Marking Place Types for additional details on Marking Place Types. |
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10.
Clicking on a polygon will mark all parcels that are contained within the polygon with the place type you have selected. |
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11.
You can uncheck the box next to "Apply Shape" along
the left hand side of the screen to go back into "normal" mark
place type mode. |