Mapping - Revision history

John.devonshire at 18:35, 16 October 2013

2013-10-16T18:35:36Z

John.devonshire: /* Setting Mapping Defaults */

2013-10-16T18:35:17Z

‎Setting Mapping Defaults

Administrator: /* Viewing Locations on the Map */

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‎Viewing Locations on the Map

Administrator: /* Viewing Contracts on the Map */

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‎Viewing Contracts on the Map

Administrator: /* Using Proximity to Chart */

2013-07-29T15:24:36Z

‎Using Proximity to Chart

Administrator: /* Numbering Faces on a Map */

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‎Numbering Faces on a Map

Administrator: /* MapTool View Menu */

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‎MapTool View Menu

Administrator: /* MapTool Tools Menu */

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‎MapTool Tools Menu

Administrator: /* Geocoding Sites */

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‎Geocoding Sites

Administrator: /* Geocoding Sites */

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‎Geocoding Sites

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		+	== Setting Mapping Defaults ==
		+	Ad Manager allows you to set your mapping defaults to allow users the ability to customize their mapping environment.
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		+	To set mapping defaults, go to the Tools-Options menu item from the main Ad Manager Explorer window. From here, click on the Mapping Page to set your default information for mapping.
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		+	[[File:New_Mapping.JPG]]
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		+	Once you have set up your mapping, you can specify the default Map you wish to use, along with the desired Coordinate System. To select the default map to use, click on the Map dropdown list and select the predefined map to use. To select a Coordinate System, click on the Coordinate System button. Traditionally, the Latitude/Longitude coordinate system is most commonly used.
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		+	Ad Manager also allows you to identify the location of the files that are used to create the maps. There are 2 different folders where maps can be retrieved from, the Application folder and the Personal Folder. The Application folder is the location on the network where the mapping data is stored. If you are going to be using your machine when not connected to the network, then you can use the Personal Folder option to identify the location of maps on your computer. By default, Ad Manager will use maps stored in the application folder; this can be set by clicking on the ellipsis ([[File:New_ellipsis.JPG]]) and finding the appropriate folder. If you wish to use maps from a local source, click the Use personal folder check box and identify the location of the maps by clicking on the ellipsis ([[File:New_ellipsis.JPG]]) and finding the appropriate folder.
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		+	Ad Manager has default symbols to be used to represent different items. Any time you are mapping a Site, Face or Faces scheduled to a Contract or Subcontract, the symbol seen in the Object Style box will be used. Any time Ad Manager needs to show available Faces on a map, the symbol seen in the Available style box will be used. If you wish to change either of these symbols, click on the appropriate symbol. Ad Manager will display a window where a different symbol can be selected based on its Font Type, Size, Color, Background and Effects. Once you have the desired font (as seen in the Sample area of the Symbol Style window) click OK.
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		+	The Auto-Label feature allows you to have items labelled every time they are mapped. Click on the Auto-Label check box of the appropriate item (Object Style or Available Style) to activate this feature. If you want to change the font used to label items, this can be done by clicking on the appropriate button marked "Abc". Ad Manager will display a window where a different symbol can be selected based on its Font Type, size, Color, Background and Effects. Once you have the desired font type (as seen in the Sample area of the Text) Style window, click OK.
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		+	Default position allows you to identify the desired Latitude, Longitude and Zoom Level to use on the Site Map Page.

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	For more detailed information about using geosets in MapInfo, contact our product support team.		For more detailed information about using geosets in MapInfo, contact our product support team.
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−	~~== Setting Mapping Defaults ==~~
−	~~Ad Manager allows you to set your mapping defaults to allow users the ability to customize their mapping environment.~~
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−	~~To set mapping defaults, go to the Tools-Options menu item from the main Ad Manager Explorer window. From here, click on the Mapping Page to set your default information for mapping.~~
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−	~~[[File:New_Mapping.JPG]]~~
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−	Once you have set up your mapping, you can specify the default Map you wish to use, along with the desired Coordinate System. To select the default map to use, click on the Map dropdown list and select the predefined map to use. To select a Coordinate System, click on the Coordinate System button. Traditionally, the Latitude/Longitude coordinate system is most commonly used.
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−	Ad Manager also allows you to identify the location of the files that are used to create the maps. There are 2 different folders where maps can be retrieved from, the Application folder and the Personal Folder. The Application folder is the location on the network where the mapping data is stored. If you are going to be using your machine when not connected to the network, then you can use the Personal Folder option to identify the location of maps on your computer. By default, Ad Manager will use maps stored in the application folder; this can be set by clicking on the ellipsis ([[File:New_ellipsis.JPG]]) and finding the appropriate folder. If you wish to use maps from a local source, click the Use personal folder check box and identify the location of the maps by clicking on the ellipsis ([[File:New_ellipsis.JPG]]) and finding the appropriate folder.
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−	Ad Manager has default symbols to be used to represent different items. Any time you are mapping a Site, Face or Faces scheduled to a Contract or Subcontract, the symbol seen in the Object Style box will be used. Any time Ad Manager needs to show available Faces on a map, the symbol seen in the Available style box will be used. If you wish to change either of these symbols, click on the appropriate symbol. Ad Manager will display a window where a different symbol can be selected based on its Font Type, Size, Color, Background and Effects. Once you have the desired font (as seen in the Sample area of the Symbol Style window) click OK.
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−	The Auto-Label feature allows you to have items labelled every time they are mapped. Click on the Auto-Label check box of the appropriate item (Object Style or Available Style) to activate this feature. If you want to change the font used to label items, this can be done by clicking on the appropriate button marked "Abc". Ad Manager will display a window where a different symbol can be selected based on its Font Type, size, Color, Background and Effects. Once you have the desired font type (as seen in the Sample area of the Text) Style window, click OK.
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−	~~Default position allows you to identify the desired Latitude, Longitude and Zoom Level to use on the Site Map Page.~~

	== Using Proximity to Chart ==		== Using Proximity to Chart ==

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 The MAP TOOL allows you to view any number of locations at once by spotting the map by displaying a previously saved query as the means of selecting Faces. For instance, if you regularly need to see where all your bus shelters are located, you might save this query on the Ad Manager explorer window as a public or personal filter. Or you might have a special folder containing queries that will search for available Faces in given time periods. Remember that a filter saved in this way is dynamic, meaning that the results of displaying it on the map may vary depending on inventory conditions.
-For information on how to save the filter for future use, see Creating a View.
+For information on how to save the filter for future use, see [[FAQ and General Info#How to...|How to Filter]].
 To open the Map Tool, click [[File:New_map_tool_button.JPG]] or go to the Tools menu and select Map.
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 The Finder options will then display, allowing you to modify the search criteria for the existing map layer. Upon closing the Map Tool, you will have the opportunity to save any Face filters you have mapped.
-You can also map Faces using the drag and drop method of mapping from a filter. For information on how to map by this method, see Drag and Drop Faces on a Map.
+You can also map Faces using the drag and drop method of mapping from a filter. For information on how to map by this method, see [[Mapping#Drag and Drop Mapping|Drag and Drop Faces on a Map]].
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-For more information about the Site Map page, see Map.
+For more information about the Site Map page, see [[Site#Map|Map]].

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 It is also possible to view the Contract - Detail screen from the Map Tool by highlighting the layer name and selecting Properties from the File Menu.
-You can also map Contracts using the drag and drop method of mapping from a filter. For information on how to map by this method, see Drag and Drop Contracts on a Map.
+You can also map Contracts using the drag and drop method of mapping from a filter. For information on how to map by this method, see [[Mapping#Drag and Drop Mapping|Drag and Drop Contracts on a Map]].
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 It is also possible to view the Subcontract - Detail screen from the Map Tool by highlighting the layer name and selecting Properties from the File Menu.
-You can also map Subcontracts using the drag and drop method of mapping from a filter. For information on how to map by this method, see Drag and Drop Subcontracts on a Map.
+You can also map Subcontracts using the drag and drop method of mapping from a filter. For information on how to map by this method, see [[Mapping#Drag and Drop Mapping|Drag and Drop Subcontracts on a Map]].
 == Viewing DemoTrack Demographics ==

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 A common and highly useful source of map data is a digital phonebook product such as ProCD or InfoUSA which can be used to build a list of client locations (contact us for recommended products). Once this information has been saved in a database (.dbf ) format it can be imported into the Ad Manager Data Library and made available for use in the Map Tool.
-To import a data file into the Ad Manager Data Library, see Add a Client to the Library.
+To import a data file into the Ad Manager Data Library, see [[Mapping#Adding a Client to the Library|Add a Client to the Library]].
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 === Using Proximity To Chart ===
-Once you have created a proximity buffer around a map layer or specific selections on a map layer, you need to map the Subcontract that you will chart. To do this, see Map a Subcontract .
+Once you have created a proximity buffer around a map layer or specific selections on a map layer, you need to map the Subcontract that you will chart. To do this, see [[Mapping#Viewing Contracts on the Map|Mapping a Subcontract]].
 Next, you will need to map available Faces that fit the criteria of the selected Subcontract. Highlight the Subcontract layer and go to Tools - Show Available Faces.
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 To chart your Subcontract only using the proximity criteria selected, go to the Non-matching Tab and highlight all the faces listed there. Click on the Delete [[File:New_delete_button.JPG]] button to release them from your Subcontract. Next, go to the Matching Tab and highight the Faces in the Available Locations list that you wish to add to your Subcontract. Click on the Assign face(s) to the Subcontract [[File:New_add_button.JPG]] button, and the new faces are assigned to the Subcontract. Ad Manager will check for potential conflicts before it assigns the new Faces to the Subcontract. Always check the Summary Tab before closing to ensure you have met your showing requirements.
-Once you have charted all the Faces you need, click on the Close button. Your map will now show the updated charting of the Subcontract with all your Face symbols within or outside the proximity area, as chosen in your criteria. You may now close the Available Faces layer on your map, if you wish to print it. See Printing a Map.
+Once you have charted all the Faces you need, click on the Close button. Your map will now show the updated charting of the Subcontract with all your Face symbols within or outside the proximity area, as chosen in your criteria. You may now close the Available Faces layer on your map, if you wish to print it. See [[Mapping#Printing a Map|Printing a Map]].
 == Viewing Contracts on the Map ==

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-For detailed information on Ordering your Faces, see How to Sort.
+For detailed information on Ordering your Faces, see [[FAQ and General Info#How do I...|How to Sort on a Column]].
 To remove sequential numbering from your map, go to Tools - Number Labelling - Show. This will return the labelling back to using Face numbers.
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 To remove all labelling from your faces, double-click on your layer and click in the Auto-Label check box so that it blanks out, then hit OK.
-For detailed information on Mapping Contracts and Subcontracts, see Map Contracts or Subcontracts. For more information on mapping Faces, see Map a Site or Face.
+For detailed information on Mapping Contracts and Subcontracts, see [[Mapping#Viewing Contracts on the Map|Map Contracts or Subcontracts]]. For more information on mapping Faces, see [[Mapping#Charting from the Map|Map a Site or Face]].
 == Printing a Map ==

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 The Load, Save as and Delete items on this menu are used to display a saved map view, to save a display as a map view, or to delete a saved map view respectively. A saved map view, such as "Milwaukee Downtown", is a particular display which for some reason you want to save for further use at another occasion. For example, if you have a map consisting of the entire market, you may want to save views of each borough, individually so that if you need to create a map of "Milwaukee Downtown", for instance, you can just load that view. Creating a single map of the market and then saving views is helpful if you sell your products over a wide area because it allows you to map your Sites, Faces, Postings, Contracts or Subcontracts once and then use your saved views to print them.
-When the map display is of Faces assigned to a Subcontract the Save to Subcontract option enables you to save the map view directly to the Subcontract itself. This will make the view available when you are on the Map Views tab of the Subcontract. It is particularly useful if you have a very complicated map that you do not want to re-create over again and you know you will use it repeatedly. You can see a list of all such saved views when you are on the Subcontract Map Views tab; by double-clicking on a view you will launch the Map Tool window with the view. For more information on saved views, click here.
+When the map display is of Faces assigned to a Subcontract the Save to Subcontract option enables you to save the map view directly to the Subcontract itself. This will make the view available when you are on the Map Views tab of the Subcontract. It is particularly useful if you have a very complicated map that you do not want to re-create over again and you know you will use it repeatedly. You can see a list of all such saved views when you are on the Subcontract Map Views tab; by double-clicking on a view you will launch the Map Tool window with the view. For more information on saved views, [[Mapping#Move Around the Map|click here]].
 == Move Around the Map ==

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 Show Available Faces enables you to map the available Faces for the Subcontract layer selected. For instance, if you have previously displayed a Subcontract on the map, this option will automatically search the database for available locations that correspond to the particulars of that Subcontract, such as media type, date range and market. It is possible to display multiple Subcontracts simultaneously, together with available Faces for each. You cannot, however, assign a Face from one available layer to a different Subcontract.
-The Number Labelling option allows you to number your Subcontract Face symbols using sequential numbers ( 1, 2, 3,...). For more information on how to number Faces sequentially, click here.
+The Number Labelling option allows you to number your Subcontract Face symbols using sequential numbers ( 1, 2, 3,...). For more information on how to number Faces sequentially, [[Mapping#Numbering Faces on a Map|click here]].
-Current tool allows you to select a tool for use. The current tools menu choices are: the Select Tool, the Zoom In tool, the Zoom Out tool, the Pan tool, the Label tool, the Details tool and if you have a Subcontract layer currently highlighted, the Accept and Release tools. For more information on these tools, see Map Tool Buttons.
+Current tool allows you to select a tool for use. The current tools menu choices are: the Select Tool, the Zoom In tool, the Zoom Out tool, the Pan tool, the Label tool, the Details tool and if you have a Subcontract layer currently highlighted, the Accept and Release tools. For more information on these tools, see [[Buttons#MapTool Buttons|Map Tool Buttons]].
 Layers shows you what layers are mapped at the current zoom level and allows you to move them up or down in the map order by using the [[File:New_move_up_button.JPG]] and [[File:New_move_down_button.JPG]] buttons to move the highlighted layer.
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 Themes allows you to save the current map custom settings as a theme to be applied at a later date.
-The Proximity tool allows you to draw a circle around a selected item or around all items on a selected layer. This is a very useful means of locating available Faces that lie within, or perhaps outside, a certain distance from the selected points on the map (such as the client's commercial locations). You can create and display multiple proximities on the map simultaneously. For more information on using the Proximity tool, click here.
+The Proximity tool allows you to draw a circle around a selected item or around all items on a selected layer. This is a very useful means of locating available Faces that lie within, or perhaps outside, a certain distance from the selected points on the map (such as the client's commercial locations). You can create and display multiple proximities on the map simultaneously. For more information on using the Proximity tool, [[Mapping#Using Proximity to Chart|click here]].
-Reports opens the Reports menu giving you access to run a report. For more information on reports, click here.
+Reports opens the Reports menu giving you access to run a report. For more information on reports, [[Reports|click here]].
 == MapTool View Menu ==

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 You can also use the Center the Map on this Site tool [[File:New_centre_button.JPG]]  to help you position the Site on the map. Clicking on this button will position the map so that the Site appears in the middle of the view pane.
-For more information on the Site Map Page, click here.
+For more information on the Site Map Page, [[Site#Map|click here]].
 == Label Items on the Map ==

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 Open the dialog box for the first Site that you want to geocode and bring the Map Page into focus. Use your Zoom in [[File:New_zoom_in.JPG]] and Zoom out [[File:New_zoom_out_button.JPG]]  buttons as well as your Pan tool [[File:New_pan_button.JPG]]  to find the approximate area where the Site is located. Click on the Set latitude/longitude tool [[File:New_set_lat_long_button.JPG]] to engage it, then click on the map at the precise location of the Site. This will place the symbol at the correct location and also "read" the Site's latitude and longitude off an invisible layer on the map, writing it directly into the Site in Ad Manager. If your symbol is not exactly right where it should be, simply repeat this step until you are satisfied that you have correctly positioned the Site on the map. To preserve the Site's latitude and longitude in the database so that this Site will always appear in the correct spot, simply save the Site in the usual manner.
-For information on how to maneuver around the map, click here. For information on saving a Site, click here.
+For information on how to maneuver around the map, [[Mapping#Move Around the Map|click here]]. For information on saving a Site, [[Location How To#Adding a Site|click here]].
 TIP: Once the first Site is saved you can record its latitude and longitude and enter these into the corresponding fields for the next Site on the list. By default the zoom distance will come up the same every time you open a Site. By entering the previous Site's location, you will approximate the position of the next Site, which will only require fine-tuning using the Set latitude/longitude tool.