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mMAPS 2.3 User Guide

mMAPS

Table Of Content

1. Introduction to mMAPs ................................ ................................ .............................. 3

. 2 mMAPS Base………………………………………………………………………………………………………… . 5

3. Mapping - m MAPS Features ................................ ................................ ....................... 6

4. Styles & Symbols get Easier. ................................ ................................ ....................... 7

5. GUI Conventions ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 8

6. Working with mMAPs ................................ ................................ .............................. 11

6.1 mMAPS at a glance ................................ ................................ ................................ 11

6.2 Opening a Map file ................................ ................................ ................................ . 12

Site Creation 6.3 ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 13

6.3.1 : Create site data from excel/csv/.txt - ................................ ............................. 13

6.4 Export Point Data ................................ ................................ .............................. 14

7. Working with Layers ................................ ................................ ................................ 20

7.1 Managing Layers in mMAPs ................................ ................................ ................... 20

User Guide


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7.2 GUI in TOC Window ............................................................................................... 21

7.3 Working with layers in TOC window....................................................................... 22

7.4 Search a Location .....................................................................................................23

7.5 Reordering Layers.....................................................................................................24

7.5.1 Resizing Labels..................................................................................................24

7.5.2 Getting Layer Information............................................................................... 25

8. Grid............................................................................................................................... 27

9. Calculate Distance and Area......................................................................................... 29

10. Thematic...................................................................................................................... 31

10.1 Create Thematic..................................................................................................... 31

10.2 Save Thematic ....................................................................................................... 34

10.3 Load Thematic ...................................................................................................... 35

11. Cell Search .................................................................................................................. 36

12. Neighbors Audit .......................................................................................................... 38

Neighbors Addition and Deletion................................................................................. 41

13. Drive Length Calculation.............................................................................................. 45

14. Query........................................................................................................................... 46

15. Layer Offset................................................................................................................. 48

16. Google View................................................................................................................ 49

17. Merging of two layers................................................................................................. 50

18. Characteristics of Selection ........................................................................................ 52

19. Start Editing............................................................................................................... 54


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19.1 Editing of the Layer:-........................................................................................ 54 19.2 Editing of the Layer from Attributes:- ............................................................. 55

19.3 Editing of the export layer:- .............................................................................56

20. Distance Matrix.......................................................................................................58

21. MapProperties........................................................................................................60

22. Default Layer...........................................................................................................62

23. KML Converter........................................................................................................ 67

24. Transmission Link ................................................................................................... 69

25. Super Polygon .........................................................................................................75

26. Ring buffer………………………………………………………………………………………………………....78

27. Voronoi…………………………………………………………………………………………………………......80

28. Spatial Query...........................................................................................................82

29. Prediction File Analysis............................................................................................84

30. Plugin.......................................................................................................................86

31. Coverage Analysis....................................................................................................88

32. KPI Analysis..............................................................................................................89

33. CM Validation (Clash Report)...................................................................................91

34. Histogram.................................................................................................................93

35. CPICH Power Distribution.........................................................................................93

36. Site Sharing...............................................................................................................94

37. Geo Coding................................................................................................................95

38. Feedback....................................................................................................................96


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1 Introduction to mMAPS mMAPS helps the telecom business by its efficiency contributing to perform better both

technically and financially. It was developed to be independent from the mobile telecomm

vendors therefore it may be used during the post processing by the vendors and the mobile operators, too.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

OS Windows XP Professional/Window 7/Window8 or Higher

PROCESSOR Pentium IV or Higher

MEMORY 1 GB or Higher

HARD DISK 40 GB or Higher

SOFTWARE .Net Framework v4.0 & Visual FoxPro

With mMAPS, you get the complete range of computer mapping at your disposal. You can

display your Geo reference data as points, lines, polygons etc. You can also make thematic

and run queries on the working data. mMAPS makes you visualize the distance between

various sites and even in case of co-located sites of different technologies; it can show you

the sites with different shapes and sizes. With mMAPS you can visualize all your digital data and have everything at your fingertips. You can use any map available from mMAPS

like street / highway maps to world maps. You can also create your own maps .After you’ve

organized your data visually, you’ll save the results to files, or send them to any of the

dozens of printers and plotters through mMAPS.

Today, we deal with huge quantities of information Site data, physical data, distances and

various other physical attributes. mMAPS helps you store all this information digitally and makes it visible on your computer screen at the click of a finger.


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mMAPS provides enhancements in the following areas:

1. mMAPS is the tool every RF Optimization engineer dreams to have into his own arsenal

with its efficient and powerful features.

2. Its features are based on long years of working experience into the field of telecommunications (Radio Communications).

3. mMAPS is doing the ‘dirty’ work of audit & optimization of the mobile (3G & 2G) telecomm

networks based on advanced mathematical algorithms and innovative ideas allowing the

optimization departments / engineers to more efficient usage of their working time and to

focus on the real issues / troubleshooting.

4. mMAPS is an efficient RF tool which can help RF Engineers to see events on Maps. I t’s easy

to use and reduces the processing time.

5. mMAPS is developing & improving continuously trying to ensure constantly the better

satisfaction of its clients (vendors & mobile telecomm operators).

Windows Compatibility

mMAPS is Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home, windows 2007 and Office

compatible(all windows 32- bit systems), so you will feel right at home with its windowing

environment. It is designed to fit smoothly into your work environment, so it only changes the results you get, not the way you work.


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2 mMAPS Base:

• Map Server 1.0 - Map Server is an open source development environment for building spatially enabled internet applications. It can run as a (CGI) program or via

MapScript which supports several programming languages.

• Visual studio 2010 - Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development

environment (IDE) from Microsoft. It is used to develop computer programs for Microsoft Windows, as well as web sites, web applications and web services. Visual

Studio uses Microsoft software development platforms such as Windows API,

Windows Forms, Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Store and Microsoft

Silverlight. It can produce both native code and managed code.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Gateway_Interface

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_development_environment



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_program

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_program

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_site

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_site

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_application

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_service

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_service

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_API



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Forms

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Forms

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Presentation_Foundation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Presentation_Foundation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Store

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Silverlight

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Silverlight

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_code

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Managed_code


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3 Mapping - mMAPS Features We have made several important changes to simplify your work and enhance the look of your

maps:

value.

We are using visual elements of mMAPS to make the application more visually appealing and

consistent with other Windows XP products. If you use mMAPS on Windows classic or with

Window 7, and you have set your current display theme to Windows classic (in the Themes

or Appearance tabs) or window 7 (in the Window Color and Appearance folder) you may

notice that the dialog box elements display differently as shown in figure above.

Due to this variation there is no change in the product functionality, the functionality will be always

same.

Note : - File name should not contain space, special character or start with any numerical


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4 Styles & Symbols get Easier.

Now day a lot of users are facing lots of problem to share a color or styles or symbols, we have

added reference grids to list boxes in the symbol style, font style, and color to make it easier.

In the latest version of mMAPS a user can change the symbols, change the boundary width, angle

and size color as per desire requirements.

1. Just go to the “Layer Properties” of any layer in the “MAP TOC window”

2. Go to “Styles” in “Layer Properties”.

3. Select the desired “symbol” or “color”.


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5 GUI Conventions The GUI conventions of mMAPS are designed so as to match the appearance of the GUI. The

objective is to make the user confortable in using the interface and visualize the various GUI applications.

General GUI:-

ICON USAGE

- create a new layer file(.shp)

- to open a layer file(.tab or .shp)

- save a complete workspace(.map)

- print the on screen data

- to add a layer(.tab or .shp)

- to add a rectangular grid layer

- view TOC(layer control)

- view legend

- zoom in

- zoom out

- zoom to full extent of the current map window

- pan tool

- info tool to get information of the selection

- feature information of a line element

- feature information of a circular selection

- Selection By point

- Select by Rectangle

- Clear Selection

- Zoom to Selected Area

- See Information’s about a Layer


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To Merge two layers

- Represents Thematic Settings

- Get drive length of Particular Layer

- measure distance and area

- Start Editing a layer

- Stop Editing a layer

GUI for editing:-

ICON USAGE

- To Add new feature/symbol

- To draw circles

- To draw new lines

- To draw rectangles for polygon layer

- To draw new polygons

- Combine and rotate

- To modify/edit the shapes Polygons

- Save polygon after editing

More GUI convention:-

ICON USAGE

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Cell(BCCH, SC & BSIC) search

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To search for pervious BCCH

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To search for next BCCH

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Visualize Table 232 for GSM network

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To add a default layer for editing

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Import neighbor


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To visualize the neighbor data

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To Add Neighbor

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To Delete Neighbor

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Selected Cell Neighbor Export

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All Cell Neighbor Export

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Logs of all editing done in the project

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To display Google maps

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Import/Create Transmission Link from Excel

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Add new Link

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Delete Exist new Link

Export Link Data

Apply legend on Transmission Link


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6 Working with mMAPS

6.1 mMAPS at a glance


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6.2 Opening a Map file

To open a workspace:

1. Select File > Open Map. The Open dialog box is displayed.

2. Select Map file (*.map) from the drop-down list.

3. Specify the name, directory and drive for the workspace you want to open.

4. Click OK.

Any previously opened tables and windows will be left untouched when you open a map.

When you exit mMAPS, the mMap map (.map ) stores the last session when you intensely save the map;

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To open a map:

1. Choose File > Open map. The Open dialog box displays.

2. Choose map (*.map) from the Files of type drop-down list.

3. Specify the name, directory and drive for the workspace you want to open.

4. Click OK.

How Renaming Tables Affects map.

When you change the name of a table listed in a map, you invalidate the workspace. Table names are stored in the workspace file, so if you change the name of the table, the workspace

cannot find it.

For example, you created a map called CUSTOMER MAP that contains the table ROAD. If you

later rename the ROAD table to DELHI, mMAPS will not be able to open the ROAD.MAP map.

It will try to open the ROAD table and not be able to locate it.

To work with the data in your database, you open the file or table that contains the data.


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6.3 Site Creation

mMAPS support excels, comma-separated values and tab delimited files to import site

data to the map. In the import option we have two types format to import site data, Import

Point Data and Import Point Data from Excel.

Import Point Data support comma-separates values and tab delimited format and import point

data from excel support only excel file.

6.3.1 Create site data from excel/csv/.txt:-

1-Point Data:

1. Click on File in main menu.

2. Move cursor on Import and select the option Import Point Data from Excel (This option will be used only for excel file format for rest two select Import Point Data).

3. Window named Import Point Data from Excel will appear (as shown in figure).

4. Browse the path of the excel file and load the file.

5. Click on Set Decimal, a window appear ‘Decimal Value’ in which every field except Lat,

Long field of your excel file will mention in the FieldName column with the default value

‘0’ in column DecimalPlace. Lat, Long field have a default value ’10’ in column

DecimalPlace.

This value represents the decimal place of the number. Give value of 5(or any up to your

requirement) to Latitude and Longitude and other (if you have any field in float).

6. Then click on Load, a message appear “Layer created successfully. Do you want to add

For non - Directional Data

For Decimal Value


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you whole information about the site.

the layer on Map”, Click Yes.

7. Site Data will open on the map as shown in figure.

8. Click on the icon ( Feature Info ) to check the information of any site or sector and click on that particular site . This will open a window name Identity Result which will give


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2-Directional Data:-

1. Click on File in main menu.

2. Move cursor on Import and select the option Import Point Data from Excel (This option will be used only for excel file format for rest two select Import Point Data).

4. Browse the path of the excel file and load the file. Format excel files are as.

Multiple Technologies

Test Data Base.xls

5. Click on Set Decimal, a window appear ‘Decimal Value’ in which every field except Lat, Long field

of your excel file will mention in the FieldName column with the default value ‘0’ in column

DecimalPlace. Lat, Long field have a default value ’10’ in column DecimalPlace.

This value represents the decimal place of the number. Give value of 5(or any up to your requirement) to Latitude and Longitude and other (if you have any field in float).

6. After this set the values of Sector Length and Beam Width either manually or take it from excel

, to differentiate the sites of multiple technologies. As shown in figure.

3. Window named Import Point Data from Excel will appear (as shown in figure).


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7. Then click on Load, a message appear “Layer created successfully. Do you want to add the layer

on Map”, Click Yes.

8. Site Data will open on the map as shown in figure.


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give you whole information about the sector.

Single Technology Presantation on Maps: -

Multiple Tec hnology Prese ntation on Map: -

9. Click on the icon ( Feature Info ) to check the information of any site or sector and click on that particular sector. This will open a window name Identity Result which will


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6.4 Export Point Data mMAPS can also have export option which helps to export the point data form the map and save it to the excel and comma-separated values file. It will help to fetch the data from

shape file or tab file from the map in excel and comma-separated values (.csv) format.

Steps to export point data in excel file:-

a. Go to View on the main menu, open TOC.

d. Move the cursor to the Option, on extreme down right of layer attribute window.

e. Click on Options, and select from the drop down.

f. From this drop down window as shown in above figure, select the format in which file is needed (as in figure Export to XLS is selected).

g. Give path to save the exported file, and click Save.

b. Select the point layer whose export is needed.

c. Click on the icon to open attribute table of that layer.


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h. Once file is saved a message will appear “Excel File exported successfully”.


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7 Working with Layers

In mMAPS, each table is displayed as a separate layer. Each layer contains the attribute info

for the map objects, such as regions, points, lines etc.

Once you have created your layer, you can add data to the layers edit data or reorder the layer display.

7.1 Managing Layers in mMAPS

The key to control your map layer is the TOC window. It shows all the layers contained in

the current Map file in the order of display and their attributes. These attributes can be viewed on the map using labels. The icons above each check box column represent the

attributes.

It is easy to change a layer’s, or multiple layers’, attributes using the check boxes.

You also have options available to change the Display and Label settings just by double clicking

the layer.

You can also modify thematic maps and reorder, add, or remove layers.

To Open a TOC (which will open a table of all layers you have in your map):-

1. From View of main menu, open TOC or press Ctrl+T.

2. This will open a window Map Toc, in this window you will able to see the list of layer

present on the map.

3. In TOC you can move your layer up and down by using move a layer UP and move a layer DOWN

4. Visibility of the layer can also be select by clicking on the check box in the second column

(Name Visible) of the TOC.


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5. For display the labels of the layer click on the check box in the third column (Name Label)

of the TOC.

6. Display properties of the site symbol can be modified from the Layer Properties option, to

open layer properties click on the icon .

7. Rests of the option available in the TOC are mention in the next topic GUI in TOC

7.2 GUI in TOC Window

ICON USAGE

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Add a layer

- Refresh the map window

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Zoom to a particular layer

Label properties

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Open attributes

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Layer properties

Window .


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Delete a layer

- Move a layer UP

- Move a layer DOWN

- Set transparency of raster image

7.3 Working with layers in TOC window

To access the Layer Control dialog box:

1. In the Map window, do one of the following:

• On the Map menu go to “View” and Click “TOC”

• Click the Layer whom you want visible.

• If you want labeling of layer click on label, if you wish to change label properties click .

• To change the properties of layer, click and change the properties.

• To delete any layer click .

• To add any new layer in TOC window , click .

• To refresh TOC window click .

• To scroll up and down the layers in TOC window click .

When you create a thematic in mMAPS, the thematic shading is added to your map as a separate layer. It is drawn on top of the layer, from which it gets the raw data. Separating

thematic layers from its base layer provides you with several important options:

• Graduated symbol thematic maps do not require that your base layer contain point objects. Instead, graduated symbol objects are built regardless of the map object type. Therefore, even if

your base layer contains region or line objects, you will still be able to create a graduated symb ols

map.


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• You can have multiple thematic layers per base layer. In some cases, you do not have to add

another base layer to the map to create another thematic layer.

• You can use Layer Control to turn the display on or off for a given thematic layer. The l ayer it is based on can continue to display.

7.4 Adding a Layer to the Map

You can add a layer to the current Map window at a time or use the multi -select functionality to add multiple layers simultaneously.

7.5 Search a Location

To search a location or for finding any latitude-longitude in the map follows below mention

steps:-

1. Click on the Operation in the main menu.

2. Click on Go to XY (you can also use Ctrl+G to open this feature).

3. A window Go to XY appears as shown in figure, input the latitude and longitude need to search.

4. Click OK, the location will show comes in the center.


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7.6 Reordering Layers

Map layers display in the order that they are listed in the Layer Control dialog box, with

the bottom layer drawn first and the top layer drawn last. It is important to order your

layers correctly.

7.6.1 Resizing Labels

You can resize the labels of the various layers using the layer properties interface on the TOC

window.

Here you can resize, change font, change angle of label, allow overlapping text, as well as change

color of the labels.


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7.6.2 Getting Layer Information

You can use the Info tool to get information pertaining to the map layer.

Click on any of the tools and the map object to view the attribute information about a layer.

, or


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8 Grid

3. Set the range for the Grid measure according to your need and then Click “Make Grid”.

4. Save the Grid at a particular path and then open this Grid from the same as shown

To create rectangle grids follow given steps: -

1. Click on the button “Add Grid Layer”. 2. A window name Frmgridextent will appear.

below.


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Your grid will look like the below given figure.


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9 Calculate Distance and Area

1. To calculate distance and area select button from the menu bar.

2. A “Measure” window appears in top with two options, one for “Distance” and second for

“Area”. Make your selection.

3. Then Select the measuring unit in which you want to measure the distance and Area from

the “Display Units” option.

4. Now select the point on map and drag it till the point where you need to measure

distance. This feature will help you to measure the distance between two geospatial

points.

For example you can see the straight line made in the below given figure and the calculated

distance is shown in the “Current Distance” option of the “Measure” window.


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Similarly using the same feature you can measure the area. Area can be measure by drawing a polygon of any shape for which we needs to calculate the area.

For example you can see the polygon made in the below given figure and the calculated area

shown in the “Total Area” option of the “Measure” window.


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10 Thematic

10.1 Create Thematic

1. Go to “Analysis” and select “Thematic” or follow short cut key “Ctrl+H” this will leave you on

the window name “Thematic Window”.

2. Select the layer and the fieldname from the drop down.

3. Select the “From” and “To” and set the values for ranges one by one and click “Add”. Similarly

add all the ranges you want.

4. Click on “Stats” to check the Sample Count of each range and click “OK”.


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Thematic can be created in three ways by Ranges, Custom and Individual.

In the Ranges option you just need to select the attribute and the no. of ranges you in

the Total Ranges box, this will give you auto created ranges according to the values given in your attribute.

In Custom Thematic option is used by classifying the ranges manually by using From and To

option.

In Individual Thematic option user just need to select the attribute from the drop down given in the thematic window and click Classify, this will automatically create the ranges

by taking all the individual value of the attribute in the thematic ranges.

For example you can see in the below given window the ranges in the “Map Legend” window and log file with the different ranges of RSRP in different color.


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10.2 Save Thematic

After create thematic just click at save option for saving of thematic.


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After that provide the destination path, File name and then save this file.

1. For Load the Thematic file click on Load option then give the path where you have saved

the file and then open this file.

2. Now this file has been loaded.

3. After loading the thematic file click on STATS option for calculate the sample counts and click ok. The loaded thematic will show on your map.

10.3 Load T hematic


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11 Cell Search

1. Go to “Tools” in the main menu and open cell search or click on button or use short cut

Ctrl+F10.

2. A window appears for Cell Search.

3. Select the site layer from the drop down window.

4. In Field 1 select the BCCH, BSIC or Scrambling Code and provide the value.

5. If you want to search two option in a combination you can select “AND” & “OR” feature

from the drop down provided as operator.

6. It also have next & previous icon to chec k for next BCCH & there interference cells.


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12 Neighbors Audit

1. Click on Tool in main menu.

2. Move cursor on Neighbors and select the option Import Neighbor Data.

3. Window named Import Neighbor Data will appear (as shown in figure).

4. Browse the path of the *.csv and *.txt file and load the file. The format of Neighbor data is shown

in figure:-


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5. Then click on Create Neighbor, Importing will be started. Do you want to import neighbor on

Map”, Click Ok after complete the processing bar (as shown in figure).

6. Neighbor Data will import on the map.

7. Click on the icon (Show Neighbor) to check the Neighbor of any sector, click on that

particular sector. This will open on a map which will show you whole neighbor of the sector also

shows one way (With red line), Co-Channel (With green line) and ADj-Channel (With yellow line).


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Multiple Technologies Neighbors Presentation:-

Single Technology Neighbors Presentation: -


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Neighbors Addition and Deletion

12.1 Neighbor Addition

1. Click on the icon (Add Neighbor) to Add new neighbor.

2. Select any cell (Parent Cell) for which we require to add neighbor by clicking and holding left

key and drag it up to target cell.


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3. Window named “Add Neighbor” will appear (as shown in figure).

4. Click on Add, a Window will appear named “Add both way or one way”(as shown in figure).

5. After adding neighbor the updated data will automatically save at the location of imported

neighbor data in new text file.


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12.2 Neighbor Deletion

1. Click on the icon (Delete Neighbor) to delete neighbor.

2. Select any cell (Parent Cell) for which we require to delete neighbor by clicking and

3. Window named “Delete Neighbor” will appear (as shown in figure).

4. Click on Delete, a Window will appear named “Delete both way or one way”(as shown in

figure).

holding left key and drag it up to target cell.


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5. After delete neighbor the updated data will automatically save at the location of imported

neighbor data in new text file.


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13 Drive Length Calculation

1. Go to ”Analysis” in the main menu, and click on “Drive Length”

2. A Select Layer window appears, in which select the layer from the drop down whose

distance is to be calculated and Unit in which you want to get the result .

Output window provide the total distance of the selected layer, as shown in given below

figure.


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14 Query 1. Go to “Analysis” in the main menu, and click on “Query” or use short cut Ctrl+Q.

2. Attribute Query window appears.

3. Select “Table” on which query need to be implement.

4. Select layer field and operator form the drop down window to create the query.

5. Apply condition on “Field”.

6. To check the Query click on Verify Query.


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7. Then click on “Find” and go to “options” in the down right of output window and click on “Export

to Layer”.

8. You can also use other options like Export to CSV, Export to xls, and Zoom to selection or search.

Query will be created as a different layer on Map TOC, this can be saved as shape (.shp) file.


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15 Layer Offset 1. Go to Map TOC select the layer and double click on the layer to open the “Layer

Properties” window.

2. Enter the values of “Offset X” and “Offset Y” you can change the unit of the offset from

the drop down given below in the layer properties.

3. Click “OK”. Output will shift the layer and provide a duplicate layer. This feature will help

you to compare the values of two layers.


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16 Google View 1. Go to “View” of the main menu and select “Google Map”

3. You can change the “Map Type” by double click on the Google Map Layer on the TOC, which

will take you to the window “Google Map Properties”

2. Figure given below is the snapshot of the Google view.


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17 Merging of two layers

• A very intelligent feature which is required by most of the technical people is merging of layers. mMAPS launch along with this features , here you will be able to merge two layer of

select layer in Layer1 and Layer 2 to be merged and save the same at any output location

with desired filename.

same type . To do this just Go to “ Operations ” of the main menu and select

“ GeoProcessing ” or icon on .

A Merge layers window will be opened and ask for the layers for merging. We have to


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• Save the output merged file at any desired location with desired name.

• After editing done go to “ Stop editing ”

• After that finally in Message layer box click “Yes” to load on map and “No” to just save.


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18 Characteristics of Selection • Selection is a temporary table, when we make point or rectangular selection mMAPS create a table

to selected objects.

• Selecting from the screen: Select selection, point selection, Rectangle Select tool, Radial select,

polygon select.

• When you select map objects in a Selectable layer, mMAPS highlights the objects


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• To convert selections into permanent tables, on the “menu” click “selection” and after” Save As”.

Once you’ve saved the temporary selection table as a permanent table, you can treat the new

table like any other table. Selection tables are totally dependent on the table from which th ey

were created.

• Using the Point Select Tool

Use the Select tool to select objects one at a time or to select all objects that are

generally in the same area of the Map window. You select an object by clicking it using

the mouse.

• Using the Rectangle select Tool

Use the Rectangle Select tool to select multiple objects at a time or to select all

objects that are generally in the same area of the Map window. You select the area by

dragging over the area or objects using the mouse.

• Using the Clear selection

Use the clear selection to deselect all of the selected objects. You use this most

often when you have selected too many objects and want to start over. To select an object using the Select tool:

- Choose the “clear selection” button from the Main toolbar.

• Using the Zoom to selection

Use the Zoom to selection icon to zoom to the layer/selected area on the extent

on maps. This is also available on the Selection tab in main menu or can be run by using

Ctrl+z.


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19 Start Editing

Making the Layers “Editable”

To make changes to the layer objects, you must make the layer editable. You can only make

one layer editable at a time.

To make a layer editable, we have provided the START EDITING and STOP EDITING buttons.

We can select the layer we want to edit using the drop down box and then start editing.

We can save the edits or save it as another layer.

19.1 Editing of the Layer:-

To start the editing of any layer, first click on the button (Start Editing) to enable editing

on the layer and follow the below mentioned steps:-

2. Once editing option is enabled, now the required editing of the layer can be done, there are

multiple options available for edit. Suppose site need to be relocated, select the site.

3. Move it to the correct place by select drag and drop.


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4. When all the editing is done click on the button (Stop Editing) to disable the enable option.

5. After that a window appears that will give message that layer is being edited, and ask to save.

6. Click Save.

19.2 Editing of the Layer from Attributes:-

Please click on button for show attributes. The window will appear with layer attributes. Follow

the below mentioned steps:-

1- Click “Option” button for editing the value. Multiple options available as shown in above

picture.

2- Click “Start Edit Mode”.


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3- Change the value of data as per your requirement, than click on “Stop Edit Mode” it will ask

to you for saving it, click ok and data will save automatically on MAP.

19.3 Editing of the export layer:-

Please click on button start edit mode for edit. Follow the below mentioned steps: -


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1- Click “Option” button new feature as shown in above picture and click on map where

you have required adding new route. As shown in below picture some route added at

layer.

2- Click “Stop edit mode” to save added layer.

3- The value of added layer will be change from show attributed option. Description of same

available at 19.2.


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20 Distance Matrix This tool can be used to calculate the distance from two layers or single layer a selected object

(or group of objects i.e. Layer) to the closest objects of same or different layer within the

defined range or radius.

To perform this task go to Tool > Distance Matrix, below given window will be opened.

• Give the input for Origin Layer which means the layer whose object would be you origin to find

the distance with respective Field.

• Then select the Target Layer, the layer which will be considered as the object to be considered

while calculating the distance from the origins.

• Select Unit for the output of result (distance).

• Then enter range or the radius to specify how far you need to do this calculation.

• Co-located sites: - This option is given to consider the co-located object (object on the same

Latitude-longitude). If you want consider the points on same Latitude-longitude.

• Click Find for results.


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• To take this export on excel click on “Export to Excel” and save it to the desired location.


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21 Map Properties

• In the latest version of mMAPS software tool we can view and change the projection of maps along with units.

• For this just go to “View” in the main menu and select “Map Properties”.

• As shown below anyone can also change the units.

A Window will be open in the map screen with the name “ FrmMapProperties”

Now anyone can view and change the projection and units as shown below


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• Save the output merged file at any desired location with desired name.


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22 Default Layer

Put the number of field/column you have required to add in table and cl ick ok the window will appears.

Put the field name as per your requirement and click ok. A window will appear with multiple layer type, click one of its which you need to create.

For creation of polygon/ line layer/ circle etc. we use default layer.

To create default layer click on this icon a window will appears as shown in figure.


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After click ok it’s ask for file name. Provide the file name and then click on ok. Default layer successfully

created and will display in MAP TOC.


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ICON USAGE

- To Add new symbol

- To draw circles

- To draw new lines

- To draw rectangles for polygon layer

- To draw new polygons

Click for polygon creation and start drawing on map a window will appears with asking for

name of fields.Put the name of fields and click ok.

After that click start editing which enable multiple layer


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We can see its field value by applying labeling on it.

A polygon will create at Map window. To save it click stop editing fetures and it wil l ask

for saving it. After saving it a polygon will create with it assign values on fields.


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We can also check the value of polygon by clicking at polygon.


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23 KML Converter

Click to set the label properies of layer. Than click ok. The window will apear as

Open Site Dat a base for which you need to convert KML on MAP.

To create default layer click on this icon a window will appears as shown in figure.

Right Click on Map Go to “MAP TOC” on top


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Go to Filesave as select Layer change Foramate to .KML and click ok. This

will generate a KML file at your location.

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24 Transmission Link

24.1 Create Link

1. First create point data before creating Transmission link.

2. Go To FileImport Import Point Data from Excel Click Orientation none Import excel data Select Latitude/Longitude field Put name of file than click

ok your data will create at map.

3. Click icon for importing data from .csv file. The mendotory fields of this files

as below,however you can add fore filed as per your requirement.

Link

Name SITE_A Long_A Lat_A SITE_B Long_B Lat_B Modulation Frequency


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4. After importing the window will appear as below picture. Click load.

5. The link layer will Created at map with label of site link name.

Use icon for thematic at link.

This display also available at Google Map with multiple views.


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24.2 Add new Link

24.2.1 Click Icon for adding new link.

24.2.2 Select any site (SiteA) for which we require to add link by clicking and holding left key and

drag it up to SiteB (For End). Click add The window will appear as shown in below picture.


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24.2.3 Put Modulation and Frequency value than click Add. The windows will appear with

confirmation message. Click “Yes” to display created link at Map.


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24.3 Delete Old Link

24.3.1 Click Icon for delete a link.

24.3.2 Select site (SiteA) for which we required to delete link by clicking and drag it up to SiteB (For

End). The window will appear as shown in below picture.

24.3.3 By Clicking Delete link will delete from Map.


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24.4 Export Transmission Data

After add/Delete you can export your data by clicking icon in .csv format.


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25 Super Polygon

Open two different polygon layer.

Click selection Boundary OverLay. Window will appear like below


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Final result for intersection as below.

Click Intersection or Union . Data will save at desired place.


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26 Creating Ring Buffer

Ring Buffer window will appear. Put the desired radius and the Unit of measurement.

For Creating Ring buffer. S elect some sites on which you want to put Ring shown as below.

After that, Go to Analysis , Se lect Ring Buffer.


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Ring Buffer Created. It will show like this given as below. One can now get the information about the

sites under Ring & also Copy the Ring data to a sheet.


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27 Voronoi For creating Voronoi, open the sitedata & then Go to Analysis & Select Voronoi.

FrmVoronoi1 window will appear.

• Select the Layer on which you want to put Voronoi.

• Select the field on the basis of which you want Voronoi layer.

After Selecting both the fields. Select OK & then Add the layer on the map.


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Voronoi layer will look like this as shown below.


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28 Spatial Query 1. Go to “Analysis” in the main menu, and click on “Spatial Query”.

2. Spatial Query window appears.

3. Select “Table”, put conditions & give Destination table & then select value field on which

query need to be implement.


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4. After that you will get the output in excel format by clicking on Export.

5. It will calculate area of that boundary.


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29. Prediction File Area 1. Go to “Analysis” in the main menu, and click on “Spatial Query”.

2. Select “Table”, put conditions & give Destination table & then select value field on which

query need to be implement.


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4. Calculate area according to that value for each site within the boundary.


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30 Plugin (.csv files) 1. Click on Plugin to import .csv files.

2. After importing the .csv logfile select X & Y field, save the file.


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3. Open the .shp file then it will show you the output as shown in figure.


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31 Coverage Analysis with Drive Route File This feature is used to calculate “Area” & “number of samples” of CW drive route on a Range basis.

1. Go to “Analysis” in the main menu, and click on “Coverage Analysis”.

2. Coverage Analysis window appears.

3. Select “Layer” on which query need to be implement.



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32 KPI Analysis KPI Analysis feature is mainly used to analyze the SD Drop rate, TCH Drop, HOSR, CSSR etc.

1. Click on “Analysis” from the main menu & click on “KPI Analysis”.

2. Select the KPI file (.csv) on which query need to be implement.

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3. Two types of query one is simple Query & other is Query with Condition.

4. On the basis of Query we can display colour on sites.

5. By clicking on show grid, attributes will open & we can export it in excel & .csv file.


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33 CM Validation ( Clash Report)

This feature supports all the technologies like GSM/UMTS/LTE.7 types of Clash Report are:

1. BCCH Clash Report

2. BCCH-BSIC Clash Report 3. Adjacent Clash Report

4. Scrambling Code Clash Report

5. PCI Clash Report

6. PCI-MOD-3 Clash Report

7. PCI-MOD-30 Clash Report

1. Go to “Analysis” in the main menu, and click on “CM Validation –Clash Report”.

2. A window of Clash Report will appear.


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3. Select layer & add neighbour file then click on any clash report on the basis of technology. 4. By clicking on show all it shows all the clashing by lines on sites.

5. We can also check the clashing of individual cells by clicking on column of table.

6. Export data in excel format.


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34 Histogram of BCCH/PSC/PCI 1. Click on “Analysis” from the main menu & click on “Histogram”. 2. After that select the layer & the field based on technology. 3. Graph is generated by clicking on graph.

35 CPICH Power Distribution

1. From the histogram we will get the CPICH Power Distribution Graph.


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36 Site Sharing

1. Go to “Tools” in the main menu, and click on “Site Sharing”.

2. A window of site sharing will open & then select the tables or fields.

3. A window site sharing will appear & also calculated the distance between source & two targets.


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37 Geo Coding

This feature is basically used for customer complaint on the basis of Address & Lat Long.

1. Click on “Tools” from the main menu & click on “Geo Coding”. 2. Then by the help of address, show lat/long will give you the latitude & longitude & on clicki ng

the google map it will go to that address & creates a layer of geocode.

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38 Feedback

1. Click on “Help” from the main menu & click on “Feedback”. 2. If you want to share any feedback or snapshot of any error then use this feature by simply

filling all the details like Name, Company Name, Email id etc. 3. It will automatically send to this id ([email protected]).


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