SCIMS Online Support Guide

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SCIMS

Online Support Guide

November 2012

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Document Status Version 1.7 01/11/2012 Author Owner Version 1.7 01/11/2012

Approval

Name Role All Version date Revision

John Kelaher and Cheryl Wheeler

Land and Property Information Surveying Division

John Kelaher New SCIMS release

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Document Summary ... 2 Recommended Viewers ... 4 Contact us ... 5 Access ... 6 News ... 7 Introduction ... 8 Navigation ... 9 Search Facility ... 10 Advanced Search ... 11 Map Contents ... 14 Basemaps ... 16 Dock Toolbar ... 18

Drag & Drop ... 27

SCIMS Operating Tools ... 28

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For best performance the recommended browsers are: Mozilla Firefox

Google Chrome

SCIMS Online is also supported in Internet Explorer versions 8+ and Apple Safari.

The SCIMS Online support guide provides information on how to use SCIMS Online. The information in this guide is also available within the SCIMS Online environment it can

be accessed by clicking on theHelp icon in the SCIMS toolbar or the Dock toolbar - see page 24.

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Contact us

Please email us with any suggestions you may have on how we can improve the site to better meet your needs.

Check our Newspage before emailing us with development suggestions. High demand improvement suggestions will be prioritised accordingly.

T: 02 8258 7516 Mail SCIMS Help Survey Services GPO Box 15 Sydney NSW 2000 E: [email protected]

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Access

SCIMS Online can only be accessed through the SIX -Survey Services Portal. There are two access points within the Portal.

1. Using Spatial Services tab-SIX Viewer-SCIMS Online.

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News

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Upgrade SCIMS Online updated to the new LPI viewer environment allowing

for improved performance, imagery and map display.

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Introduction

SCIMS (Survey Control Information Management System) Online provides access to the Geodetic, Metadata and imagery related to Control Survey Marks and a wealth of spatial (location based) information across the whole of NSW.

Key functions include the ability to:

• graphically select Survey Marks for the download of all data sets

• navigate by searching on an address, Lot/DP number, suburb name, LGA, Point of Interest (POI), road intersection or survey mark

• display the latest high resolution imagery and publication quality topographic maps.

SCIMS Online will display the Welcome & Help window. This window provides

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Navigation

Zoom in/out

Roll mouse wheel forward/back

Zoom slider

Click the arrow at the top or left click and hold left mouse button down on the controller and drag up/down.

Zoom in with box

Hold shift + left mouse click & drag a box.

Zoom out with box

Hold shift + ctrl + left mouse click & drag a box. Tip – the smaller the drag box is, the larger the zoom out extent is.

Pan

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Search facility

Navigate to the area of interest using the search facility:

To perform a search, enter your query and hit Enter, or click Search. You can search using any of the following criteria:

• Lot/DP (e.g. 1/1000)

• Suburb (e.g. Wollstonecraft) • Town (e.g. Singleton)

• Address (e.g. 68 Pitt St Sydney) • Survey Mark (e.g. PM100)

• Any named topographic point of interest (e.g. Homebush Bay).

If the search finds a unique feature, the map will zoom directly to the location and highlight the feature.

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Advanced Search

To open the Advanced Search pane, click on the Search dropdown button and select Advanced.

Select the tab that corresponds with the search you would like to perform.

Address

Enter Number, Road Name, Road Type, and Suburb or Postcode (Tip - You must enter a Road Name and either the Suburb or Postcode).

Click Search or Enter, and a table will be added to the bottom of the pane containing the search results. If there are no suitable results, the table will display

No matching records found.

Lot

Enter Lot (NA for Strata Plan), Section (optional), Plan Number and Plan Type (Strata or Deposited Plan).

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Suburb

Enter the Suburb or Town name. Click Search or Enter.

If the Suburb or Town is found, the map will zoom directly to the location and highlight the feature boundary.

LGA

Enter the Local Government Area (LGA) name. Click Search or Enter.

POI

Enter a named topographic Point Of Interest (POI) eg. 'Opera House'. Click Search.

The search will return anything containing the search query. The results are prioritised by City, Town, Suburb, with any other features following.

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Placing your mouse cursor over a result in the list will highlight the feature on the map with a flag. Click on the result to zoom to that feature.

Once you have zoomed into the approximate area of interest, selecting the

Current Extent checkbox and search that will restrict the search to find features within that extent.

Intersection

Enter the two intersecting Road Names and Road Types, as well as the Suburb or Postcode (Tip - You must enter either the Suburb or Postcode).

Click Search or Enter.

Survey Mark

Enter Mark Type, Mark Number, or Trig Name. ClickSearch.

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Map Contents

Click on the Map Contents button to open the Map Contents menu. The menu can be closed by clicking the button or anywhere outside the Map Contents pane. The Map Contents controls the features which will be displayed on the map. A checkbox next to a layer's name means that layer will be shown on the map.

Check the box next to your chosen layer to turn on the layer features. If they do not appear there may be no features available at your current scale, try zooming in. Uncheck the box to turn the layer off.

By default the Map Contents will only display the current Map Layers. However

Graphics Layers will also be displayed upon performing drag & drop of a new graphics layer. Refer to the Drag & Drop help section.

Click on the arrow next to the map layer to access a context menu, from which you can change the transparency, The Survey Marks layer has the option to display the legend (also available through the Show Legend in Dock Toolbar.

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Click the View Metadata option to open a new tab with information about that layer.

To re-order layers, click and hold the layer label and drag it to the desired position. When released, the position will change in the list and the layer's features on the map will have been reordered.

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Basemaps

Click on the Basemaps button to open the Basemaps menu. The menu can be closed by clicking the Basemaps button or anywhere outside the Basemaps pane.

The Basemaps menu shows the currently selected foreground and background

Basemaps. You can transition between these two basemaps using the slider, or by clicking on either the foreground or background tile.

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To view the basemap details, place the cursor on the Basemaps tile and click the

info icon. Placing the cursor on the Basemaps tiles in the gallery will open a popup menu containing a preview image and description of that basemap. Click the Details link to open a new browser tab with an information page provided by the basemap source.

If the preview image shows a blank white tile or a grey tile stating Map data not

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Dock Toolbar

This page provides information on the tools available within the SCIMS environment. When a tool is active, the tool's icon will have an orange light above it. To deactivate that tool, either click the icon again, close the tool pane, or activate another tool.

Zoom to NSW

Left click on Zoom to NSW to change map extent to whole of NSW.

Zoom to Previous Extent

Left clicking on the Zoom to Previous Extent tool will return the map to the previous extent (if available). Subsequent clicks will continue to cycle through previous extents.

Zoom to Next Extent

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Show Legend

Selecting this tool will display a legend which defines the icons depicting the survey mark position. Each icon relates to the survey mark type and the accuracy of the spatial data held for each mark within the SCIMS database. Also includes a description of the mark status.

Area Tool

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Left click on the map to start marking the boundary. Clicking again will end the current line segment. Double click to complete the boundary and calculate the area and perimeter of the polygon you have drawn.

To deactivate the tool you can close the pane, click the Area Tool icon on the toolbar, or activate another tool.

Disclaimer

The Area tool is provided for information purposes only and it is to be used as an approximation measurement tool only. Potential inaccuracies in the mapping registration of imagery and overlay datasets mean that the Area Tool is for approximate measurement and not for any legal or quotation purposes. LPI accepts no liability for loss, damage, or costs that you may incur relating to any use or reliance upon the information in this Area Tool. Please read the full SIX Terms and Conditions of Use.

Distance Tool

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Left click on the map to start measuring. Clicking again will end the current line segment, and the measurement will be displayed in the tool pane.

To finish the measurement, double-click on the map.

To deactivate the tool you can close the tool pane, click the tool icon on the toolbar, or activate another tool.

Disclaimer

The Distance Tool is provided for information purposes only and it is to be used as an approximation measurement tool only. Potential inaccuracies in the mapping registration of imagery and overlay datasets mean that the Distance Tool is for approximate measurement and not for any legal or quotation purposes. LPI accepts no liability for loss, damage, or costs that you may incur relating to any use or reliance upon the information in this Distance Tool. Please read the full SIX Terms and Conditions of Use.

Coordinate Tool

When the tool is activated, the Coordinate Tool pane will display. To move the pane, click + hold the blue title bar and drag the pane.

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The maps are displayed in a Geographic Coordinate System (GCS). You may change to a projection type using the dropdown button. This will convert the selected point in geographic coordinates into coordinates in your selected projection. This will not re-project the maps into your chosen projection.

If a valid set of coordinates are contained in the fields, the tool will attempt to convert the coordinates to the selected projection. If the conversion is not successful an error message will be displayed.

To pan/zoom to a location, enter the coordinates in the fields, and click the GO

button. The map will move to the point entered. The Reset button will clear the current coordinates.

If you are using a mobile device (i.e. tablet/ iPad), you will have an extra button,

Current Location. This will attempt to approximate your location using the device's built in GPS, or network signal.

Disclaimer

The Coordinate Tool is provided for information purposes only and it is to be used as an approximation measurement tool only. Potential inaccuracies in the mapping registration of imagery and overlay datasets mean that the Coordinate Tool is for approximate location identification and not for any legal or survey purposes. LPI accepts no liability for loss, damage, or costs that you may incur relating to any use or reliance upon the information in this Coordinate Tool. Please read the full SIX Terms and Conditions of Use

Identify Tool

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You may choose one of four options when performing an identify operation:

Identify Features by Point

This option is selected by default. Allows for the selection of one point at a time.

Identify Features by Rectangle

Allows for the selection of one or more features at a time using a rectangle as the selection tool. Click and drag a rectangle on the map, all features within that area will be identified.

Identify Features by Polygon

Allows for the selection of one or more features at a time using a polygon as the selection tool. Click a point on the map to start drawing the polygon. Continue clicking to add further points, then double click to complete the polygon. All features within that area will be identified.

Remove Selection Graphic

Click this to button to remove the current selection graphic from the map.

Identify results include Suburb, LGA, Lot, Address, Parish and Imagery. Each set of results is displayed as a separate category in the tool pane. Clicking on an individual result will zoom to its location and highlight the feature.

Different results may be available at different scales. For example, Lot results may not be available in some areas at scales beyond 1:144,448. Try zooming in closer before using the identify tool to view these results.

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Print/PDF Tool

The Print/PDF Tool provides the ability to generate a print preview, which you can then print or view/save as a PDF file. Zoom into the area of interest and click the Print/PDF Tool.

When the tool is activated, the Print/PDF pane will display. To move the pane, click + hold the blue title bar and drag the pane.

Select a template from the drop down menu. Enter any desired information you would like on your map in the fields available. Click the Preview button to

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Once the preview has been generated, you may zoom in/out or pan the map to attain your required extent. Click the Generate PDF button, which will generate and open a PDF version of your map in a new window. From here you may save or print the PDF file as required.

To return back to the map view, click the Close button on the top left corner in the window to return to the SCIMS Online view.

Disclaimer

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Help

Left clicking on the Help tool will open the Welcome & Help pane. There are four tabs which can be selected to find out more information, the Welcome, Help & Tips, Contact Us/Feedback and Contributors tabs.

Help & Tips

Select the Help & Tips tab for standard viewer operations or select the SCIMS Online Help for specific SCIMS Operations. This will display the SCIMS Online Support Guide in another display screen.

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Drag & Drop

The viewer supports drag & drop functionality in Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. Drag & Drop is not supported in current versions of Internet Explorer or Safari. The drag & drop functionality enables other data sources to be overlaid with the data provided in the viewer.

Click the item you want to import, drag it and drop it anywhere on the map. If successful the new data will show on the map, and appear as an operational layer in the Map Contents under the Graphics Layers node.

The following formats are currently supported by Drag & Drop: - ArcGIS REST endpoint URL

- KML endpoint URL

- CSV file containing Latitude and Longitude fields - JSON file containing ESRI JSON formatted content - Geo-tagged image files

Tip – For CSV files, there must be headers Latitude and Longitude with coordinates in decimal degrees.

Eg

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SCIMS Operating Tools

All SCIMS tools are situated under the map image screen.

The SCIMS tools pane can be collapsed and reinstated using the arrow situated in the middle and above the dividing line between the Map and SCIMS Tools panes.

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Standard SCIMS display

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Mark Selection

Select survey marks to suit requirements using Rectangle, Polygon, Radial or load survey marks from file.

Note: If more than 100 survey marks have been selected, a message will appear saying Too many survey marks were returned. Please restrict the search to a smaller area.

Rectangle Search

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New - denotes new search

Add - to add survey marks selected previously

Remove - remove survey marks selected previously

To initiate search, left click, hold and drag to surround survey marks required and release left click to finish. Search area will appear highlighted with yellow tint and a red dashed line.

Any survey marks within the defined area will appear in the Properties summary section of the screen. Survey marks can be selected and spatial data downloaded. See Download section

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Polygon Search

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Multiple selection modes are available: New - denotes new search

Add - to add survey marks selected previously Remove - remove survey marks selected previously

To initiate search, left click on map to start, left click for each point that will enclose the survey marks you require. Once defined area is complete, double left click. Search area will appear highlighted with yellow tint and a red dashed line. Any marks within the defined area will appear in the Properties summary section of the screen. Survey marks can be selected and spatial data downloaded. See

Download section.

Radial Search

Select Select survey marks by radius to query SCIMS by defining a circle around area of interest.

A separate box allows the change of radius of the search to suit your requirements. The default is 350 metres with the option to select 1100 metres. Alternatively, the required radius value can be typed in.

To initiate search, left click on map to set centre of radius. Search area will be highlighted with yellow tint and a red dashed line.

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Load Survey Marks from Files

To initiate search select Load Survey Marks from File. Survey mark type and number can be entered individually or copied from a pre-existing list and pasted into the notepad. Left click submit and results will appear in the Properties summary section of the screen.

Marks do-not have to be in the same geographic location; however, if they are disparate from each other the map view will be affected. Click reset to remove text.

Survey marks can be selected and spatial data downloaded. See Download

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Once survey marks have been selected a summary of the marks appear in the Properties summary section of the screen. Survey mark icons on the map will be surrounded with a yellow circle. There are three selection options, Co-ordinates (C), Sketch Plan (S) and Data Summary (D).

Properties Summary Section

The properties summary section displays the following data relating to survey marks selected in the map screen and allows for a number of operations:

Mark

The mark type and number. Place cursor over mark number and the icon on the screen for that mark will display a red flag to indicate the position of the mark.

Trig Name

The name of the Trig Station or an additional description (alias) of any survey mark.

Status

The current reported status. This includes reports of the marks physical state. ie Destroyed, Not Found, Unstable, Restricted Access, Subsidence Area.

Data Accuracy/Date

The current Class /Order and date of update in the horizontal and vertical spatial data.

Download

Once survey marks have been selected a summary of the marks appear in the Properties summary section of the screen. Survey mark icons on the map will be surrounded with a yellow circle. There are three selection options, Co-ordinates (C), Sketch Plan (S) and Data Summary (D).

Properties Summary Section

The properties summary section displays the following data relating to survey marks selected in the map screen and allows for a number of operations:

Mark

The mark type and number. Place cursor over mark number and the icon on the screen for that mark will display a red flag to indicate the position of the mark.

Trig Name

The name of the Trig Station or an additional description (alias) of any survey mark.

Status

The current reported status. This includes reports of the marks physical state. ie Destroyed, Not Found, Unstable, Restricted Access, Subsidence Area.

Data Accuracy/Date

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Data Summary

The properties summary screen allows for the free access to a summary of metadata for each survey mark (this will not include MGA co-ordinates or AHD height). This can be accessed by a left click on the survey mark number (underlined in blue) in the Mark field. This will display the following in a new window:

In the case of Trig stations it will supply all recorded metadata such as access and physical structure of the survey monument

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Search Date button

To download spatial data as it was at a previous date. Use the Search Date arrow down tab to select a previous date. Once new date is selected the properties summary screen of each mark might change to reflect any changes in spatial data or accuracy. If a mark was not in SCIMS at the changed date it will appear in the Properties screen but will be greyed out with no class/order.

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The spatial data for the selected mark will appear as it was at the date entered and the download file will have the heading Search Date as at (selected date), the date that the search was performed will be at the bottom of the report.

Note: Once search for required date is completed reset the date to the current date.

Clear Items button

This button clears all check boxes selected for download.

Remove all button

This button removes all survey marks from the property summary screen.

Select for download

Spatial data can be downloaded by selecting the survey mark required from the properties summary screen. Three columns allow the selection of the type of data required. Selection can be mark by mark (for each type of data) or select the entire column by ticking the box at the bottom of each column.

Co-ordinates

To download the geodetic spatial data for the survey mark/s selected. This includes:

• MGA co-ordinates-Zone Class/Order-Source • GDA values

• AHD Heights - Class/Order-Source • GRS80 (were available)

• Geodetic related values, Grid Convergence, Combine Scale Factor, AUSGEOID09 value

Sketch

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Data Summary

To download the Full Summary Report. This includes the Data Summary Report above (i.e. all metadata) and includes the full geodetic information from above. The yellow map icon circle changes colour to orange, brown or black depending on how many selection options (C, S, or D) have been ticked, one, two, or three, respectively.

Map Display

It is important to create the “map display” with all elements you require prior to proceeding to checkout.

View Cart Button

This button allows you to view the items in currently in your cart.

Add to Cart

This button allows you to add the selected survey marks to your cart for purchase. Spatial data can be downloaded in different file formats. After selection of the data required for each survey mark and the map display is tailored to the requirements select the Add to Cart button. This will display a Summary selection screen.

Summary Selection Screen

This screen displays a summary of the current search results and allows the user to a tailor the output file/s.

Search Results @:

This displays the date the search was performed.

Search Date as at:

This displays the date entered in the Search Date field. The default is the date the search was performed

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Survey Mark Selected

The next section is a summary of the accuracy of the spatial data for the survey marks selected and the total cost of the current search transaction.

Save File Options

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Client Reference

User can identify the search transaction with a reference related to their survey task. This reference will appear on all search results and the monthly invoice.

Note 1 - This field is restricted to 10 alpha/numeric characters, no special characters or spaces.

Note 2 - Users are requested to use the Confirm button to submit the search results to the cart. Using the Enter key in the Client reference field, will cause problems with the map screen display. To reset the map screen display close SCIMS Online then restart.

File Type

Select from three file type options See File Types Section

Projections

This section allows the change of the MGA zone for the horizontal co-ordinates or the selection of GDA values (Latitude and Longitude).

Default is the Zone in which the survey mark lies. Only zones valid for NSW are available.

Witness Marks

Select to download any witness mark or eccentric station related to a survey mark selected

Cancel Button

Cancels current request and returns to search screen

Confirm Button

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If the search attracts a fee it is added to the shopping cart and allows the user to

View Cart or Continue Shopping to perform another search.

View Cart Button

All searches performed and not finalised for payment will be listed.

Txn

The transaction number allocated by SCIMS at time the search is committed.

Reference

Client reference entered at summary screen selection stage

Marks

Number marks selected for download.

Cost

Cost of chargeable marks selected for download.

Duplicates

Lists any mark duplicated in a previous search committed within the current

session.

Remove

Remove the search committed for purchase.

Proceed to checkout

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D o wn l o a d D a ta F i l e s

Data files will be delivered through the My Documents site within the SIX Portal. If the data files attract a fee they will be delivered to the My Documents site after theSCIMS Online Support Guide checkout process is completed ₃₄ 01/11/2012 Release Version 1.7 If the search attracts a fee it is added to the shopping cart and allows the user to

View Cart or Continue Shopping to perform another search.

View Cart Button

All searches performed and not finalised for payment will be listed.

Txn

The transaction number allocated by SCIMS at time the search is committed.

Reference

Client reference entered at summary screen selection stage

Marks

Number marks selected for download.

Cost

Cost of chargeable marks selected for download.

Duplicates

Lists any mark duplicated in a previous search committed within the current

session.

Remove

Remove the search committed for purchase.

Proceed to checkout

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File Types

Three file types are available.

PDF

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Comma Separated Variable (CSV)

Creates a standard text format file, containing spatial data only. This file is suitable for download into other applications.

Search Date:,03-MAR-2011 Horizontal Datum:,GDA94 Vertical Datum:,AHD71 Mark,Name,Status,Height,Class,Order,Source,MGA Easting,MGA Northing,Zone,Class,Order,Source,CSF SS69303,,D,2.391,LB,L2,206062,333946.808,6252238.741,56,B,2,230153,0.999940 SS69308,,D,2.159,LB,L2,206062,333856.241,6252259.123,56,B,2,230153,0.999940 SS91557,,,2.594,B,2,234558,333972.742,6252246.768,56,C,4,234492,0.999939 SS91576,,,2.324,B,2,234558,333818.733,6252233.851,56,C,4,234492,0.999940

MOSS

Creates a MOSS format text file containing spatial data only. This file is suitable for download into specific Roads & Maritime Services applications.

Search Date:,03-MAR-2011 Horizontal Datum:,GDA94 Vertical Datum:,AHD71

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Checkout

This process will only be activated for commercial users.

Organizations have been graded on previous SCIMS Online purchase history; to determine if monthly accounts will be issued and only selected users will have an option to select Credit Card or Account. Credit Card customers can establish an Account option by committing to a Direct Debit facility with LPI

C h e c k o u t S u mma ry S c re e n

Itemizes the searches to be paid for and downloaded. Select Next to proceed.

Select Cancel to return to map selection for additional searches.

Checkout Payment Screen

Select payment method Credit Card or Account.

Credit Card

• Enter appropriate valid card details • Select next to proceed

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Account

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Contact Information Screen

Change allowable fields. Select Next to continue or Cancel to return to SCIMS.

Confirmation Screen

Displays relevant information re payment by Credit card or account. Select

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Receipt Screen

This screen displays the receipt number for credit card purchases and allows the printing of a copy of the Tax Invoice and receipt codes.

Access to Search Files

Once all checkout process is completed searches will be activated and the files will be released into MyDocuments. The time to access the files will vary depending on the amount of data to be created.

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Copyright

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Disclaimer

This document has been produced as a guide only. Information is correct at time of printing and is subject to change without notice. © November 2012 LPI (B) P12/10/066

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