Training
WinCan VX Map

16.12.2020
WinCan Version 2020.9.x

Training for Map users: guidelines

The following training guide is providing a check list for WinCan Map trainers to make sure the most important subjects regarding the usage of WinCan Map are shown in detail and that the users are able to understand what they really need in order to import and visualize geographic data and finally to transfer them form WinCanMap into WinCanVX.

Concept of WinCan Map

WinCan Map is an additional module to WinCanVX and allows the user to import existing pipeline data provided by GIS managers (engineer offices, local water authorities etc.). The pipeline data usually are queried from a geographic information system (GIS) and sent to the TV operator as a file package in the SHAPE format.
The operator then imports the SHAPE files into WinCan Map where the pipeline network can be visualized on a background map. The objects to be inspected (i.e. sections and manholes) must then be selected and transferred into WinCanVX.
After this data transfer the operator is able to select a section in WinCanVX and have it shown directly in WinCan Map and vice versa. Uninspected and inspected sections are highlighted in different colours so the operator always gets a direct information about the inspection progress.

Import SHAPE files and show layers

• Components required for SHAPE file packages: SHP, DBF, SHX

• Check the SHAPE file set for sections and the SHAPE file set for manholes

• Import SHP files into WinCan Map and show them as graphical layers

• Verify that the section and manhole layer perfectly match to each other

• Check the projection system for your region or country and apply it to all layers

• Save the group of layers you imported in WinCan Map as a Map project (*.ttkgproject)

• Set Map project as the startup project

Navigate to a specific object or location

• Free navigation via hand icon and zoom via mouse wheel

• Navigate/Zoom to selected layer

• Navigate/Zoom to selected object

Show GIS data

• Check the field contents for sections: section name, upstream manhole, downstream manhole etc.

• Check the field contents for manholes: manhole name, depth etc.

Modify layer properties

• Change the aspect of lines (sections) and dots (manholes) to improve object visualization

• Display specific information to the objects (section name, pipe diameter, manhole name etc.)

• Save modified layer properties to the current Map project

Assign GIS-fields to WinCan fields (field mapping)

• Field mapping for section layer:

• Field mapping for manhole layer:

Transfer data into WinCanVX

• Select an object (section or manhole) or a group of objects and transfer the selection to WinCan VX

• Select a record in WinCan an show the corresponding object in MAP

• Activate the option Select and Zoom so MAP can zoom directly to the selected object.

• Select an object in MAP and show the corresponding record in WinCanVX

Edit layers

• Understand the difference between GIS-layers (layers based on data provided by the engineer) and WinCan layers (layers based on data provided by WinCan).

• Add new manholes to the layer WinCan_Manholes

• Change the position of an existing manhole selecting the layer WinCan_Manholes.

• Change the course of an inspected section selecting the layer WinCan_Inspections, in order pipeline bends can be visualized in WinCan Map.

Add background layers

• Add a DXF-plot providing outlines of streets and buildings as reference points for the pipeline network.

• Add Map tiles showing georeferenced satellite images from the NOKIA server that improve geographic orientation within the pipeline network.

Data Output

• Set output extent

• Print output and save it as a PDF document

• Export output as separate layers in the SHAPE format