How to view maps – DAVIS FMS 3.9.3 DriveRight (8186) User Manual

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1. Start the MapPoint application.

2. Select

Import Data Wizard from the Data menu.

3. Using

the

File dialog box find select the GPS.TXT file and click Open.

4. "Tab" should be selected to separate the data. Click Next.

5. All exported fields appear in the next dialog box. Column headings are included and

should be detected by the program. All the columns should have as their
data type except Latitude and Longitude. Check to make sure the Latitude and
Longitude were detected correctly. If they are not, correct them. Click Finish.

6. Select

Multiple Symbol and click Next. These instructions show you how to color code

accident log points by speed at T0. T0 is the middle point of the accident log.

7. In "Select the data filed or column to map" list, select highSpeed. In "Divide the data you

chose above by" list, select . In "Show the data by" list, select Latitude &
Longitude. Click Next.

8. Enter the speed divisions you want to use and the color for each division.

9. Click

Finish to plot the points.

10. In the left frame, right click highSpeed by Latitude & Longitude. Select Properties.

Open the Balloon tab and select gpsDateTime, highSpeed and any other fields you want
to view.

11. Zoom in enough to see individual points, right click on a point, and select Show

Information, to look at data for that particular point.

12. MapPoint allows you to navigate around on the map pretty well. Some useful keystrokes

are ’+’ to zoom in and ’-’ to zoom out. Also, you can draw a box
around an area and then click in it to zoom into it. You can scroll the map using your
mouse by just positioning the mouse cursor on the side of the map you want to scroll into.