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Can I import GPS line data in the HealthMapper?

April 26, 2017Data GPS healthmapper import line

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Can I import GPS line data in the HealthMapper?

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YES. GPS line data can be imported into HealthMapper from HealthMapper/Tools/Extensions/Import Geographic Data/import lines into shapefile. However, before performing this operation, the original file needs to be transformed The coordinates of each point of his line should be indicated as follows in a text file. ID,PTID,Lat,Long 1,1, 10.55686,16 1,2, 11.55686,16.45545 1,3, 10.55456,16.56565 1,4, 10.55686,16 1,5, 11.55686,16.45545 1,6, 10.55456,16.56565 The ID field corresponds to the line number. If there is only one line the ID will always be 1. PTID corresponds the point number or index. Lat and Long are the geographic coordinates.