Pictometry Administrative Training
Scheduled 9:00AM
Mike Horan
Pictometry International
Customer Support
mike.horan@pictometry.com
888-771-9714 Ext 249
Training Objectives
• Pictometry Team
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Craig Witmer – Regional Vice President
Matthew Thomas – District Manager
Kevin Beers – Regional Technical Manager
Mike Horan – Implementation Manager
Claudia Friedman – Trainer
Robert Kulpa – Deployment Specialist
Jeremiah McGrath – Customer Relations
Email Address Format – first.last@pictometry.com
Administration EFS 2.7
Training Objectives
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Brief Product Suite Demonstration
Discussion: Delivery Drive Contents
Discussion: Image Data and GIS Data
Installation / Upgrade of Applications
Administrative Applications
ESRI Integration Information
Administration EFS 2.7
Demo: Client Product Suite
• Electronic Field Study 2.7
• Pictometry ArcMap Extension
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Brief Product Suite Demonstration
Discussion: Delivery Drive Contents
Discussion: Image Data and GIS Data
Installation / Upgrade of Applications
Administrative Applications
ESRI Integration Information
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Switch Control!!
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Training Objectives
• Discussion: Delivery Drive Installers
– EFS 2.7
– ArcMap Extension 1.4
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Brief Product Suite Demonstration
Discussion: Delivery Drive Contents
Discussion: Image Data and GIS Data
Installation / Upgrade of Applications
Administrative Applications
ESRI Integration Information
Administration EFS 2.7
Pictometry Imagery
• Consists of ORTHOS and OBLIQUE Imagery
– Communities – 12”
– Neighborhoods – 4”
– Ortho Sector Tiles – 1 Meter and 6”
• US State Plane 1983
• Texas Central
• JPG with World Files
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GIS Data - Uses
• Search Functions for EFS
– Address Search Profiles
• Workspace Functions
– Overlay
– Query
– Labeling
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Auto Labeling
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Brief Product Suite Demonstration
Discussion: Delivery Drive Contents
Discussion: Image Data and GIS Data
Installation / Upgrade of Applications
Administrative Applications
ESRI Integration Information
Administration EFS 2.7
Installing EFS 2.7
Minimum Hardware Specifications
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Desktops, Laptops and Vehicle Rigs
Windows NT, 2000, XP
Pentium III 600MHz (or better)
256MB of RAM
Display Resolution 1024x768 (or better)
Hard Drive Space
• EFS Application – 60MB of available space
– Mouse
– Network Interface Card
• If the Library is stored on the network
• Can be wired or wireless
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EFS - Points of Configuration
• Post install of EFS requires additional
configuration
– Image Tool Properties (warehouses)
– Address Search Setup
– SDE Credentials
– Any other non-default settings desired
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New Install of EFS?
• Run the installer
• Leverage Pictometry Configuration File
– .PCF files created in EFS Config Editor
– New license automatically used
– EFS is installed FULLY CONFIGURED
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EFS Documentation
• Is installed along with the application!
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Documentation
• Listing of documentation that we provide
– EFS 2.7 User Guide
– Getting Started
– Quick Reference Guide
• Can make this available to whomever
needs access to it. You can print as many
as needed.
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Brief Product Suite Demonstration
Discussion: Delivery Drive Contents
Discussion: Image Data and GIS Data
Installation / Upgrade of Applications
Administrative Applications
ESRI Integration Information
Administration EFS 2.7
EFS Configuration Editor
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Administrative Tool Only
Captures desired settings into a file
The file is a ‘Pictometry Configuration File’
The PCF file is used during the install of
EFS on to remaining PCs
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Address Search Functions
This setup information is tracked in a unique
location in the computers registry. Address
Search Profiles added via a PCF file are
always additive.
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Steps for
EFS Configuration Editor
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Install EFS and fully configure as desired
Install the EFS Configuration Editor
Create a PCF file
Copy PCF into the EFS Installer Folder
– Only ONE PCF file should be there at a time
• Install EFS on additional machines
• Directions:
– EFS 2.7 SysAdminGuide.pdf
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Address Search Functions
• Address Search Setup and Profiles
• Based on GIS Data Attributes
• Search for ‘Addresses’ based on
– Parcel or Centroid file
– GeoCode from Street Centerlines
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GIS Data
• Recommended Data Attributes
– Address Lookups
• Parcel or Address Points with parsed fields for
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Street Numeric Address
Pre-Direction
Street Name
Post Direction
Street Type
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GIS Data
• Recommended Data Attributes
– GeoCode Lookups
• Street Centerline Layer with fields for
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Pre-Direction
Street Name
Post Direction
Street Type
Address Range – Left Hi and Left Lo
Address Range = Right Hi and Left Lo
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Address Search Functions
• A profile defines one ‘search’ setup
• Pictometry creates ‘index’ files (.pdx)
– MUST be kept in lockstep with GIS Updates
• You can ‘export’ and ‘import’ Address Profiles
• You can incorporate them into .PCF files
• Note: This configuration component is an EFS
configuration, NOT a workspace item.
• Directions:
– EFS 2.7 User Guide Chapter 1 Pg. 1-26
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Workspace Optimization
• Without Optimization, users can experience
‘slowness’ when images are being viewed, panned
and navigated
• Usually, the ‘slowness’ results when EFS needs to
‘render’ the GIS data on the images
• Can also be seen when performing a GIS Query
• Optimization minimizes the ‘hourglass’
• INDEXING of GIS Shapefiles = Optimization
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Spatial Index
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Shape File Indexes
• There are 4 types of Shape File Indexes that may be created
• All index files have a .pdx extension:
– Spatial Indexes
• Speeds Rendering of Vector Data as it overlays imagery
• Manual Creation and Maintenance is required
– Query Field Indexes
• Speeds up GIS Query (or may be required if file is too large)
• Manual Creation and Maintenance is required
– Address Search Profile Indexes
• Used for Lookup Functions
• Initial Creation Automatic / Manual Maintenance
– Auto-Labeling Indexes
• For the option to even work
• Initial Creation Automatic / Manual Maintenance
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Shape File Indexes - Details
• All index files follow the following rules
– Index files are created and maintained in the same
folder where the shape file resides
– Note: Beware of Permissions Issues
– Index files always have a .PDX extension
– Index files follow the naming convention of:
• SHAPEFILENAME_FIELDNAME.PDX
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Shape File Indexes - Details
• All index files follow the following rules
– Spatial Index
• Has a special ‘name’ of SHAPE in filename of the index
• Ex: StreetCenterlines_SHAPE.PDX
– Query Field Indexes
• Uses chosen field name in filename
• Ex: Parcel_PIN.PDX
– Address Search Profile Indexes
• Every Search Profile requires a PAIR of index files
• One for the field associated with ‘NUMBER’ in the
profile. Ex: Address_HNUM.PDX
• One for the field associated with ‘STREET NAME’ in
the profile Ex: Address_STNAME.PDX
• If a Search Field is NOT associated, you still get an
index. Ex: Address_.PDX
– Auto-Labeling Indexes
• Every Auto-Label requires a PAIR if index files
• One is a SPATIAL INDEX (above)
• One for the field being used for label
Ex: StreetCenterlines_FULLNAME.PDX
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Shape File Indexes
• Creation and Maintenance
– Spatial Indexes
• Workspace’s GIS Layer Properties – PDX tab
• Annotate Pulldown – Shapefile Maintenance
• Custom Toolbar – Shapefile Maintenance Button
– Query Field Indexes
• Workspace GIS Layer ‘Search’ – PDX tab
• Annotate Pulldown – DBF File Maintenance
• Custom Toolbar – DBF Maintenance Button
– Address Search Profile Indexes
• When creating or ‘editing’ profile where PDXs are not present
• Annotate Pulldown – DBF File Maintenance
– Auto-Labeling Indexes
• Workspace’s GIS Layer Properties – PDX tab (Spatial)
• Annotate Pulldown – Shapefile Maintenance (Spatial)
• Annotate Pulldown – DBF File Maintenance (Display Field)
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Suggested Shape File
Maintenance Procedures
• Stage ‘New’ GIS Layer in a STAGING folder
– Review the ‘PRODUCTION’ data location to
determine indexes that are present
– Recreate the required indexes in the STAGING
folder
– Copy new GIS files AND index files into the
PRODUCTION folder once they are created
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Training Objectives
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Brief Product Suite Demonstration
Discussion: Delivery Drive Contents
Discussion: Image Data and GIS Data
Installation / Upgrade of Applications
Administrative Applications
ESRI Integration Information
Administration EFS 2.7
Sector Planner
An administrative tool that automates the creation
of subwarehouses
• Subwarehouse = a standalone subset of your delivery
• Locate or create a shape file of the boundary of desired
area
• Locate available space for the new subwarehouse
• Using Sector Planner, create the subwarehouse
• Directions
– Subwarehouse-Sectorplanner.pdf
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Brief Product Suite Demonstration
Discussion: Delivery Drive Contents
Discussion: Image Data and GIS Data
Installation / Upgrade of Applications
Administrative Applications
ESRI Integration Information
Administration EFS 2.7
ArcMap Extension
• Prerequisites
– Microsoft .NET1.1(ArcMap 9.0 and 9.1)
– Microsoft .NET 1.1 and .NET2.0 (ArcMap 9.2)
– Install ArcMap
• Or ensure that ESRI’s ArcMap .NET is installed
– Run the Pictometry Installer
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ArcMap Script
• Prerequisites
– ESRI ArcMap
– Pictometry EFS
– Code for a custom ArcMap tool
• Passes desired coordinates to EFS
• Use of the programmatic ‘COM’
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Training Objectives
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Brief Product Suite Demonstration
Discussion: Delivery Drive Contents
Discussion: Image Data and GIS Data
Installation / Upgrade of Applications
Administrative Applications
ESRI Integration Information
Administration EFS 2.7
Thanks for Coming
Questions?
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