![Google Earth Lease Maps - Simple](earthapps_leases_simple_sm2.png)
RockWorks | Utilities | EarthApps | Polygons | Leases | Simple
This program:
- Reads a listing of data from the Datasheet Editor: Public land survey location descriptions (Range, Township, Section, Location, and Meridians)
- Creates a KML output file with these leases, using a preset color. The lease polygons will be clamped to the ground.
- Creates a KMZ (zip) output file, containing the KML file.
- Loads the KMZ file in Google Earth.
! This tool requires that you have downloaded the RockWorks Landbase. See the Landbase Overview for a discussion and for coverage maps and tables.
See also: Google Earth Lease Maps - Advanced
Menu Options
Step-by-Step Summary
Menu Options
- Input Columns: The prompts along the left side of the window tell RockWorks which columns in the input datasheet contain what data.
Click on an existing name to select a different name from the drop-down list. See a sample data layout below.
- Title: Column that contains the name for the lease, which will be plotted as a label in the output map.
- Meridian: Select the name of the datasheet column that contains the Principal Meridian in which the Township is located. This is required in the event that a project spans more than one Meridian.
- Range: Select the name of the column in the datasheet that contain the Range numbers. These must be entered with the Range number followed by the letter "E" or "e" or "W" or "w", with no spaces separating the number and letter. The number must precede the letter.
- Township: Select the name of the column in the datasheet that contain the Township numbers. These must be entered with the Township number followed by the letter "N" or "n" or "S" or "s", with no spaces separating the number and letter. The number must precede the letter.
- Section: Select the name of the column in the datasheet that contain the section numbers. These must be entered with the Section number (1 - 36) in which the lease is located.
- Legal: Select the name of the column in the datasheet that contain the location descriptions. The lease locations can be listed in either quarter/quarter format or lot numbers. See the example and link below.
Step-by-Step Summary
- Access the Utilities program tab.
- Create a new datasheet and enter or import your lease data into the datasheet. (More info.)
Or, open one of the sample files and replace that data with your own. (In this example, the sample file = "RockWorks17 Data\EarthApps Samples\Leases_Simple_01.rwDat")
![Google Earth Polyline Maps - Single](earthapps_leases_simple_fmt2.png)
- Select the RockWorks | Utilities | EarthApps | Polygons | Leases | Simple menu option.
- Enter the menu options as described above.
! Tip: If you're working with one of the sample .rwDat files, you can load its specific menu settings by (1) clicking on the Menu button at the top of the window, (2) clicking Load from RCL, and (3) browsing for the .rcl file with the same name as the .rwDat file you're working with.
- Click the Process button to continue.
The program will create a KML file containing these lease rectangles, clamped to the ground. It will create a KMZ (zip) file containing the KML file. The Google Earth KML and KMZ file names will be assigned automatically.
- If RockWorks displays the KMZ name in a popup window for your reference, you can confirm:
- Automatically load file into Google Earth: Be sure this is checked if you want to display the output at this time.
- Show this message every time a KMZ File is Created: If checked, this window will be displayed each time a Google Earth output is created. Uncheck this if you prefer not to see this window in the future.
(Both of these settings are also available via the Preferences menu.)
- Click OK to continue or Cancel to cancel the operation.
The resulting map will be displayed in Google Earth, if requested.
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