Here are the steps. You will need QGIS to export into ArcGis ASCII format. You can download it at EDX Wireless allows users to use different types of mapping files, however certain formats must be converted before they can be used inside of SignalPro
This particular article will take you through the steps of converting USGS TIFF files to be compatible in SignalPro.
Step 1
To covert a TIFF file QGIS will be required. This can be downloaded from this link https://download.qgis.org/ or from this URL https://qgis.org/In en/site/forusers/download.html
Step 2
From within QGIS open the raster .
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Then go to Raster->Conversion->Translate
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Then choose as shown below
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Step 3
Navigate to the Raster tab select → Conversion → Translate
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Step 4
Next select Project CRS:… Be sure the
Ensure it is projected to WGS84 ..
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Then Click save to file
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Then Give the file a name and choose file type ASC files
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And then hit run…
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Then close out QGIS and open EDXCV. It can be typically be found in with the correct UTM zone if applicable.
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Step 5
The file needs to be saved in the ASC format, select save to file under the converted section
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Step 6
Ensure a name is given to the saved file and ASC files is selected for the file type
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Step 7
Once saved you will return the Translate window, It is now ready for conversion. At this point select “Run”
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Step 8
QGIS can be closed.
Go to C:\Program Files\EDX\SignalPro\bin and open EDXCV.
This can also be opened from within SignalPro under the Utilities tab
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Step 8
Run that and you will get the following dialog choose file_>New
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Then Conversion->Land the program from the bin to launch
Once it is open go to File → New
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Step 9
Open the Conversion tab and select the Land Use (Clutter) file conversion
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Choose the asc file you Step 10
Select the ASC file that was created in QGIS as the source and a new clutter.gcv file as the destination. The
Select the conversion type is to ArcView ASCII Grid to EDX .GCV format
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Press the Set Geographic parameters button and set the dialog as this:
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Hit Ok then Start Conversion and you should have the converted fileStep 11
Select the “Set Geographic parameters” button. Set the parameters to the source data to be converted.
Set the reference longitude & Reference Latitude
To note, When the data uses the UTM coordinate system the Reference Longitude is determined by the “Zone Number”.
The longitude is calculated as follows: Ref_longitude = Zone_number * 6.0 - 180.0 - 3.0
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The format of the source data should be defined x,y meters, Decimal Degrees or lat/long and seconds. This can be determined by viewing the .DAT file associated with the data
Step 12
Once all of the geographic parameters have been configured,
Select Ok and then Start Conversion
The conversion at this point will start. A successful conversion will display a sample image in EDXCV.
Please note once the conversion is complete the display can take a few second to minutes to display.
This is now ready for use in SignalPro
The same process is also used to convert Terrain Data
For additional questions, please contact the EDX Wireless, Inc. Support Team.