Locus Track

Overview

The GeoRover Locus Track extension is developed by SAIC to work with the commercial ESRI ArcGIS Desktop software (ArcView®, ArcEditor™, or ArcInfo®). The extension loads a single toolbar into the ArcMap™ component of ArcGIS, streamlining and enhancing the process of creating, editing, importing, and sharing data with a combination of robust and flexible interactive editing tools and data import/export wizards. The tools present many of the most common and requested functions in a simple, efficient interface, greatly reducing the steps required to accomplish basic tasks, saving valuable time and reducing required training.

Features

• Interactive (point-and-click) and coordinate-based tools for creating, editing, and deleting points, lines, and areas

• Tools can edit existing shapefiles and geodatabase feature classes (personal, file, and enterprise ArcSDE®), and can create new shapefiles “on-the-fly” within the ArcMap interface

• Supports DD, DM, DMS, UTM, MGRS, and XY coordinate formats. All tools employ robust, smart, and flexible coordinate parsing capabilities

• Wizard-driven import of points, lines, or areas from coordinates in any delimited text (.csv, .txt, .tab, etc), Excel® spreadsheet, database (Access, Oracle®, SQL Server®, etc.), or even semi-structured copy/pasted text

• Export Wizard capable of exporting ArcMap layers into common formats, such as HTML pages, Excel spreadsheets, text, and customizable PowerPoint® slide show products

• Attribute editing tool allows for one-step database editing of any layer and the ability to add new attribute fields

• Add coordinate attributes (Lat/Lon, DD, DM, DMS, UTM, MGRS, or XY) to any point layer for one-step coordinate conversion. Coordinate attributes are verified and updated each time point features are moved or edited

• Add one or more linked files (video, images, audio, documents, slides, spreadsheets, databases, etc.) or Web sites to any point, line, or polygon feature

Benefits

• Significant reduction in training required for basic ArcGIS use

• Faster more flexible interface for operational use

• Compatible with any ArcGIS datum/coordinate system

• All tools are fully compatible with enterprise (ArcSDE) databases

• Automatically generate, convert and update thousands of coordinate attribute records added to any point layer in seconds

• Create complete PowerPoint presentations from ArcMap data layers. Slide elements (visual content, title, bullets) are automatically generated from map data and are fully customizable

• Significantly eases user transition from FalconView™ to ArcGIS

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Using the Locus Track tools, generate ArcGIS data products or ArcGIS-derived products in seconds. Import Excel® spreadsheets (with coordinates) into geodatabase feature classes with a few mouse clicks or generate entire PowerPoint® presentations and web pages from ArcGIS layers within seconds.