ezilink results training session 1 – show and tell for the ministry of forests, lands and natural...
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eziLink™ RESULTS Training
Session 1 – Show and Tell
For the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
Overview of Session
Part 1 – eziLink™ Overview Part 2 – Spatial Manipulation Part 3 – Editing an Existing XML Part 4 – Spatial Only Submissions
eziLink™ Overview
Part 1
What is XML/GML
XML – Extensible Markup Language GML – Geography Markup Language XML/GML – attribute and spatial data in a single file.
XML Schema …
What is eziLink™
eziLink is a tool for development and electronic submission of XML/GML files.
FTA RESULTS WASTE FSP LEXIS
eziLink is not business tool eziLink Validation -> ESF Validation - > RESULTS entry.
Important Features and Tools
Submission Wizard eziLink Submission Form Toolbar Add a Stocking Standards Amendment Adding Additional Opening Items Load Dataset WMS Layer Calculating Areas and Lengths Upload Submission and Get ESF Submission Status Project Directory User Manual
Submission Wizard
eziLink link uses a submission wizard to assemble submission data
Key features for the eziLink wizard Coordinate System – BC Albers ESF Submission Metadata and RESULTS Submission Metadata Key Selection
• Opening Tenure Key• Opening ID Key
Action Codes – Control whether you are inserting, updating, or amending an opening item. Forest Cover and Milestones do not have action codes.
Add Tenure option – populates to multi tenure screen in RESULTS.
eziLink Submission Form
Content Window
Map Window
Attribute Window
Window Configuration
Warning Symbol
Toolbar
New
Load Submission
GeneratePDF
Upload Submission
Search ESF
Fence Zoom Previous
Change Styles
Zoom
Pan Measure Undo Drawing Toolbox
Select Features
Zoom to Full
Extent RedoOutput Window
Get ESF Submission
StatusSave
OpenLoad
DatasetZoom In/Out
Feature Info
Zoom Next
View/Edit Attributes
Add a Stocking Standards Amendment
Use this feature to add stocking standard details to a Silviculture Prescription open or to add an approved variation to the SSID in a Site Plan opening.
To add right click on the applicable Stocking Standards node -> Add a Stocking Standards Amendment…
Adding Additional Opening Items
Used to add multiple RESULTS submission types into one XML
Right Click on the Opening node -> Add Opening Items…
Load Dataset
Use either File -> Load Dataset, Load Dataset Button or Right Click on Working -> Load Data set.
Used to load spatial files into eziLink.
• Shape file• DGN
Add WMS Layer
Allows the user to load, Ortho, Trim and various other WMS layers into eziLink.
To add use either Layer -> Add WMS Layer… or right click on the Working category -> Add WMS Layer…
Calculating Areas and Lengths
Use for calculating RESULTS polygon areas
Tools -> Calculate Areas and Lengths
Upload Submission and Get ESF Submission Status
When the XML is ready, it can be uploaded to the ESF through eziLink. Either by using the Upload button on the toolbar or file -> upload submission.
Once the submission has been uploaded the ESF status can be checked using the Get ESF Submission Status… button or file - Get ESF Submission Status…
Project Directory
Brings XMLs located in one folder into a project directory window. The user can use the project directory window to:
Filter Submissions Batch upload Submissions View status of batch uploaded
Submissions• Accepted• Submitted• Rejected• Not Submitted
To open go to Project -> Open Project Directory…
User Manual
Contains details on every feature of eziLink, as well as a detailed section on spatial data manipulation.
Help -> User Manual…
Fields that will likely be Added to eziLink
Planting Activities Inter-tree Spacing Min. Accept. Inter-tree Spacing Min. Accept. Density Request Key Bid Price Per Tree
Survey Activities No. of Plots Min. Plots per Stratum
Questions
Part 1
Spatial Manipulation
Part 2
Drawing Toolbox
Select Features Select Parts Select LineStrings Move Selected Items
Draw RectangleDraw PolygonDraw LineString Draw Point
Insert Vertex Delete Vertex Move Vertex
Snap Vertices Snap Vertices to Selected Vertex Split LineStringNode LineStrings
Change Styles
Right click on a spatial layer and select Change Styles to:
Change colours Apply colour theming by
attribute Apply labels by attribute Add decorations to line
work (i.e. start and end arrows)
Changing the styles of spatial layers can make them easier to distinguish in the map window.
Tools Menu
Important Features: Union, Bisect and Combine Overlay Geometry Function - Uses various
geometric functions to manipulate spatial
Buffer Validate Selected Layers
Many features in the Tools Menu can also be accessed by right clicking on the map window.
Copying and Pasting to eziLink Layers
Turn off all working and eziLink Layers except the layer you want to copy from.
Right Click on polygon in the map window, Select Copy.
Right click on the opening item. Select Paste Selected Items.
Remember to union if you have more than one feature that needs to be attached to one opening item.
Add New Layer
Spatial editing should not be done on eziLink layers. Spatial editing in eziLink layers can cause the GML to become invalid.
Editing should be done on “working” layers. Either the dataset that is loaded into the submission or by adding a new empty layer to the submission.
Questions
Part 2
Editing an Existing XML
Part 3
Editing an Existing XML
You can use an existing XML as a template to another XML or help to speed up the data entry process. You may choose to edit an existing XML for:
Forest Cover submissions where only a portion was surveyed or treated
Speeding up creation of XMLs where the data is similar.
Important! – Make sure to update the opening key info so that you don’t update the wrong opening. Also make sure to update the spatial attached to the XML.
Questions
Part 3
Spatial Only Submissions
Part 4
Spatial Only Submissions
Opening Definitions Disturbance Activities No spatial only submissions for Forest Cover
Forest Cover updates must be full attribute and spatial updates as this is required for inventory updates via VRIMS
Questions
Part 4