
[-defdefine TermUsedForMap "map"-]
[-defdefine TermUsedForMap_InitialLettersUppercase "Map"-]
[-defdefine OtherOptionSections-]
[-defdefine DescriptionOfDefaultCoordinateSystem "default coordinate system"-]
[-defdefine DescriptionOfBasedOnCurrentDocumentFileName "The name of the file you are currently working with in &app_name; will be used as the base file name."-]
<section id='WCGIS_ExportingMapsToGIS_id'  webfilename='exportingtogis'>
    <title>
        Exporting &TermUsedForMap_InitialLettersUppercase;s to a Geographic
        Information System
    </title>
    <para>
        &app_name; allow you to export &TermUsedForMap;s to a Geographic
        Information System (GIS) in the following formats.
    </para>
    <unorderedlist>
        <listitem>
            <para>
                ARC/INFO Shapefile (SHP)
            </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
            <para>
                AutoCAD Data Exchange Format (DXF)
            </para>
        </listitem>
    </unorderedlist>
    <note type='warning'>
        <para>
            Use the AutoCAD DXF format as a last resort, only if no alternative
            is available. DXF is a poorly-documented format, which results in
            different applications interpreting the same DXF file in different
            ways. You can expect fewer problems using another format, such
            as ARC/INFO Shapefile.
        </para>
    </note>
    <section id='WCGIS_ExportingMapsToGIS_DialogBox_id'>
        <title>
            Export to GIS Dialog Box
        </title>
        <para>
            To export a &TermUsedForMap; to a Geographic Information System
            (GIS), follow these steps.
        </para>
        <orderedlist>
            <listitem>
                <para>
                    Choose <menutext>Export to GIS</menutext> from the <menutext>File</menutext>
                    menu. The Export To GIS dialog box appears.
                </para>
                <exhibit>
                    <img
                    src='WCGISxWCF_ExportingMapsToGIS_DialogBox_ScreenCap.png'/>
                </exhibit>
            </listitem>
            <listitem>
                <para>
                    <italic>Format</italic> - Select the GIS format that you want
                    to use to export the &TermUsedForMap;. Press the Properties button
                    to display the <link
                    target='#WCGIS_ExportingMapsToGIS_OptionsDialogBox_id'>GIS Export
                    Options dialog box</link>, which allows you to set the export
                    options associated with the selected format.
                </para>
            </listitem>
            <listitem>
                <para>
                    <italic>Output Filename(s)</italic> - Specify the name(s) of the
                    file(s) that the exported &TermUsedForMap; will be written to.
                    Depending on the export format, more than one file may be created.
                    You specify a <termtext>base file name</termtext>. The names of
                    all output files are constructed from this base name by changing
                    the extension and/or adding a suffix.
                </para>
                <para>
                    At the bottom of the box labeled Output Filename(s), the files
                    that will be created are listed, based upon your current selections
                    for the export format and the base file name.
                </para>
                <para>
                    Select the method used to specify the base file name. You have
                    two choices.
                </para>
                <unorderedlist>
                    <listitem>
                        <para>
                            <italic>Create based on current document file name</italic> -
                            &DescriptionOfBasedOnCurrentDocumentFileName;
                        </para>
                    </listitem>
                    <listitem>
                        <para>
                            <italic>Create based upon this file name</italic> - Type the base
                            file name in the box provided. Press the Browse button <img
                            src='WCF_ThreeDotsButton_Figure.png'/>, located to the right of
                            the text box, to display the Open File dialog box, which allows
                            you to browse for the file.
                        </para>
                    </listitem>
                </unorderedlist>
            </listitem>
        </orderedlist>
    </section>
    <section id='WCGIS_ExportingMapsToGIS_OptionsDialogBox_id'>
        <title>
            GIS Export Options Dialog Box
        </title>
        <para>
            Use the GIS Export Options dialog box to control how a &TermUsedForMap;
            is exported to a GIS.
        </para>
        <exhibit>
            <img
            src='WCGISxWCF_ExportingMapsToGIS_Options_DialogBox_ScreenCap.png'/>
        </exhibit>
        <para>
            The GIS Export Options dialog box is a Multiple Page dialog box.
            See <iref target='WCF_MultiplePageDialogBoxes_id'/> for more information.
            The pages on this dialog box vary, depending on which GIS format
            you selected.
        </para>
        <section
        id='WCGIS_ExportingMapToGIS_OptionsDialogBox_CoordinateSystem_id'>
            <title>
                Coordinate System Page
            </title>
            <para>
                Use the Coordinate System page of the <link
                target='#WCGIS_ExportingMapsToGIS_OptionsDialogBox_id'>GIS Export
                Options dialog box</link> to select the coordinate system that
                coordinates are exported in.
            </para>
            <exhibit>
                <img
                src='WCGISxWCF_ExportingMapsToGIS_Options_CoordinateSystem.png'/>
            </exhibit>
            <para>
                Choose <italic>Export in the default coordinate system</italic>
                to use &DescriptionOfDefaultCoordinateSystem;.
            </para>
            <para>
                Choose <italic>Export in the following coordinate
                system</italic> to specify a coordinate system. See <iref
                target='WCGISxWCF_CoordinateSystemControl_id'/>.
            </para>
        </section>
        <section
        id='WCGIS_ExportingMapsToGIS_OptionsDialogBox_LevelOfDetail_id'>
            <title>
                Level of Detail Page
            </title>
            <para>
                Use the Level Of Detail page of the <link
                target='#WCGIS_ExportingMapsToGIS_OptionsDialogBox_id'>GIS Export
                Options dialog box</link> to control how much background map detail
                is exported.
            </para>
            <exhibit>
                <img
                src='WCGISxWCF_ExportingMapsToGIS_Options_LevelOfDetail.png'/>
            </exhibit>
            <para>
                Many background maps specify a minimum scale at which various
                features should be displayed. As you zoom in on such a map, additional
                detail is displayed. The intent is to prevent excessive detail
                from cluttering a &TermUsedForMap; when it is displayed at a small
                scale. See <iref target='WCGIS_BackgroundMapFormats_id'/>.
            </para>
            <para>
                Use the Level of Detail page to control how &app_name; uses this
                recommended scale information when you export a &TermUsedForMap;
                to a GIS. You have two choices for how &app_name; determines how
                much detail to export.
            </para>
            <unorderedlist>
                <listitem>
                    <para>
                        <italic>Export with the level of detail currently displayed on
                        the screen</italic> - The level of detail is the same as that
                        currently displayed by the &TermUsedForMap; on your computer's
                        monitor.
                    </para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem>
                    <para>
                        <italic>Export with a level of detail appropriate for display
                        at a scale of</italic> - The level of detail is the same as
                        if the &TermUsedForMap; was displayed at a scale you specify.
                    </para>
                </listitem>
            </unorderedlist>
        </section>
        &OtherOptionSections;
    </section>
</section>

