Borehole Manager | Edit | Coordinate Converter (from Easting/Northing)
Use this program to convert borehole Eastings and Northings (in the Location table's Collar Coordinates tab) to another coordinate system, for reference, in the Other Coords tab. RockWorks will convert the coordinates based on the project's current coordinate system.
! This program offers an initial database backup, and the option to convert only the holes where the Other Coords fields are not set (e.g. values of "0").
See also: The From 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 Other Coords fields you wish to compute, from the existing Collar Coordinates Eastings and Northings.
- Longitude/Latitude: Select this option to compute longitude and latitude coordinates from the borehole Eastings and Northings.
- Local Coordinates: Select this option to compute Local Coordinates from the borehole Eastings and Northings.
- PLSS: Select this option to compute PLSS (Public Land Survey System) locations from the borehole Eastings and Northings.
! This option requires that you have downloaded and installed the RockWare LandBase.
- State Plane: Select this option to compute State Plane coordinates from the borehole Eastings and Northings.
- Expand this heading and click to the right to select the State Plane Zone for these coordinates.
- UTM: Select this option to compute UTM coordinates from the borehole Eastings and Northings.
- 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 the other Projectare not set: Check this box if the coordinate conversion is to be done for those holes (all or enabled as specified above) whose selected Other Coords fields 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 Other Coords values are not to be computed.
- Select the Edit | Coordinate Converter (from 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 Easting and Northing coordinates for the requested boreholes and translate them to the selected projection, recording the new values in the Other Coords tab. It will display a window notifying you of the number of holes which were converted.
See also
RockWare home page