Can I import scanned maps into The Fire Zone and add symbols to them?
A. When it comes to scanned images, there are a couple of things to keep in mind. As far as the scanner goes, any scanner is going to work. The real issue lies in the file formats that scanners save to. A scanned image is usually created in a format referred to as a Raster file format. This includes Bitmap (BMP) TIFF, PCX, and other similar formats. Raster files consist of little pixels or squares that are grouped together to make up the larger picture. Raster files are large and not very flexible in their use. You can think of them in the same way that you would a photograph. Files that are created in CAD programs use an entirely different file format all together. CAD files are referred to as VECTOR file formats. They are mathematically generated entities that are made up as true lines rather than pixels. They can be altered and changed because they are created in a mathematical machine language. In other words, the computer can read a Vector file (like a book) but can only look at a
