Borehole Manager | Edit | Coordinate Converter (to Easting/Northing)
Use this program to compute borehole Eastings and Northings (in the Location table's Collar Coordinates tab) from coordinates currently stored in the Other Coords tab. RockWorks will convert the coordinates based on the project's current coordinate system.
Example: Let's say you have only longitude and latitude coordinates for your borehole locations, which are displayed in the Other Coords tab. The Collar Coordinates tab shows your coordinate system (set up when you created your project) as UTM meters, WGS-84 (NAD-83), Zone 13. But, the Eastings and Northings are all set to "0". Since it's the Collar Coordinates which are required for mapping and modeling, you can use this Coordinate Converter program to compute these Eastings and Northings in bulk from the available lon/lat values.
! This program offers an initial database backup, and the option to convert only the holes where the Easting and Northing are not set (e.g. values of "0").
See also: The To Easting/Northing button on the Other Coords data tab for coordinate calculations for individual holes.
Menu Options
Step-by-Step Summary
Menu Options
- Other Coordinate Projection: Use these settings to select which of the existing Other Coords fields you wish to use to compute the Collar Coordinates Eastings and Northings.
- Longitude/Latitude: Select this option to compute borehole Eastings and Northings from Other Coords / Longitude and Latitude coordinates.
- Local Coordinates: Select this option to compute borehole Eastings and Northings from Other Coords / Local Coordinates.
- PLSS: Select this option to compute borehole Eastings and Northings from Other Coords / PLSS (Public Land Survey System) locations.
! This option requires that you have downloaded and installed the RockWare LandBase.
- State Plane: Select this option to compute borehole Eastings and Northings from Other Coords / State Plane coordinates.
- Expand this heading and click to the right to select the State Plane Zone for these coordinates.
- UTM: Select this option to compute borehole Eastings and Northings from Other Coords / UTM coordinates.
- Expand this heading to select the Datum and Zone for these coordinates.
- Boreholes to Process:
- Do All Boreholes: Select this option to perform the coordinate translation on all boreholes in the project.
- Do Only Enabled Boreholes: Select this option to perform the coordinate translation on all active boreholes.
- Only where Easting/Northing are not set: Check this box if the coordinate conversion is to be done for those holes (all or enabled as specified above) whose Easting and Northing coordinates are currently set to 0,0. This is a means of protecting existing, valid, coordinates.
Step-by-Step Summary
- Access the Borehole Manager program tab.
- If necessary, disable any holes whose Collar Coordinates are not to be computed.
- Select the Edit | Coordinate Converter (to Easting/Northing) menu option.
- Enter the requested menu options, described above.
- Click the Process button to continue.
- When prompted if you wish to first make a backup copy of the current database, choose Yes or No as you wish. (We recommend Yes.)
- If a backup was requested, RockWorks will notify you of the name and location of the backup archive - click OK to continue.
The program will read the selected coordinates listed in the Other Coords tab for the requested boreholes and translate them to the current project coordinate system, recording the new coordinates in the Collar Coordinates tab Easting and Northing fields. It will display a window notifying you of the number of holes which were converted.
See also
RockWare home page