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SignalPro can accept RF planning best practices requires a seamless manner in which files can be transferred within other solutions for consistency

As such SignalPro has built in functionality that allows for many different geographic file formats for import . These can be imported within the Map Layers menu. Some formats are more preferred than others. Utilizing these

Utilizing the formats/steps below is considered best practice for bringing complex geographic files into SignalPro.

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Michael please can you add screen shot of a file being imported and in SP map

  • MapInfo MIF and MID, or BNA, are our preferred formats for loading large/complex geometries into SignalPro.

  • KML, SHP, and TAB files are also supported , (but support is more limited.limited due to on-going 3rd party changes)

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Most algorithms and automations within SignalPro require a BNA file

--Michael please define which - this is a very vague comment

  1. EDX recommends converting all GIS data files into MapInfo MIF and MID format first before loading into SignalPro.

    • To do this, follow the steps below:

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      • Open in MapInfo

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      • Disaggregate

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      • Save as MIF + MID

  1. If a BNA conversion is necessary, convert the MIF and MID to BNA using QGIS, a free software available for download: https://www.qgis.org/en/site/

    • To convert the file, follow the steps below:

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      • Open MIF and MID in QGIS

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      • Export to BNA: From Layers panel, select layer → right click → Export → Save Feature As → Format: “Atlas BNA”

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Michael Lauber please can you add pictures of it in signalpro after conversion