Register a coverage for digitizing in Workstation ArcInfo

Summary

Below is the command sequence to register a manuscript map (taped to a digitizer) to a coverage in ArcEdit or Edit Tools.

Procedure

• In ARCEDIT:
  
  

  Code:
  Arc: ARCEDIT
  Arcedit: &TERMINAL 9999
  Arcedit: DISPLAY 9999
  - set terminal and display types
  Arcedit: EDIT <cover_to_digitize_into>
  - Specify coverage to add features to
  Arcedit: EDITFEATURE <feature_to_add>
  - Specify feature to add
  Arcedit: DRAWENVIRONMENT <feature ... feature>
  - Specify features to draw
  Arcedit: DRAW
  - Initial drawing
  Arcedit: DIGITIZER <digitizer_type> <port>
  - Specify your digitizer and the port it is connected to
  Arcedit: COORDINATE DIGITIZER <edit_cover>
  - Register your paper map to the coverage
  - enter tic ID on puck
  - press “A” to accept tic ID
  
  - locate puck over tic
  - press “A” again to accept location
  
  - repeat for other tics
  - enter a tic ID of “0” to stop registering tics  

  
  
• In Edit Tools:
  
  

  Code:
  Arc: ARCTOOLS EDIT
  Edit Tools -> File -> Coverage: Open
  - Select coverage and feature to digitize
  Edit Tools -> Display -> Draw Env: General
  - Select features to display
  Edit Tools -> Edit -> Digitizer Setup
  - Select digitizer type and port
  Edit Tools -> Edit -> Coordinate Device
  - Select DIGITIZER
  - Enter tic ID on puck
  - Press “A”"A" to accept tic I
  - Locate puck over tic
  - Press “ "A" again to accept location
  - Repeat for other tics
  - Enter a tic ID of "0"” to stop registering tics  

  
  
  

  Note:
  If you are unable to register your tics, check with your System Administrator to determine if your digitizer and/or station file are properly set. These
  files are located in $ARCHOME/digform and $ARCHOME/stations directories.  

  
  Related ArcEdit commands:
  
  

        DIGITIZER
        COORDINATE
        &TERMINAL
        DISPLAY
        &STATION  

  
  For information on setting up a digitizer ArcDoc> Contents > System
  Administration > Interfacing graphics devices > Setting up your
  digitizer.
  
  For information on creating a station file look at the AML &STATION directive
  and ArcDoc > System administration > System setup > The ARC/INFO
  directory structure > stations.