GISMO/GEBndPlan Overview

Geographic Information System Mapping Object

GISMO

GISMO is the mapping and display application in Edulog

GISMO runs ElPlot and GEBndPlanElPlot allows you to access stops, runs,

boundaries, and students to produce plots or to analyze your data in a variety of ways

GEBndPlan

GEBndPlan allows you to perform boundary planning and enrollment projection tasks

Some things you can do with GEBndPlan: Map students by school grade and gender Select students by school and grade to obtain

tallies Use boundaries to select stops and students Produce reports and plots

Running GEBndPlan

BPServer is a new application that must be running before you can start GEBndPlan

In version 9.2 BPServer is set up to run automatically when your server is started

You can close BPServer if you don’t plan on using GEBndPlan

The Gismo Window

Map Display

Map Legend

Main menus (top)

Display tools (side)

Zooming and Panning

The tool bar on the right of the main window has a variety of tools for zooming and panning in the window

As you move your mouse over each tool, you will see info about what that tool does in the bottom left of the GISMO window

Measurements and Scale

The scale in the toolbar displays the current width of the screen (top of screen)

A new measuring tool allows easy screen distance calculation

Changing the Display and Adding Labels

The buttons beside the check boxes allow you to change the appearance and label the various object classes

Display and Labels

Here are the options of display and labels for the boundary class of objects

Making Custom Labels

You can add any text you want to the label by going to the Edit option on the label screen and typing in additional text in quotation marks

Plot Layouts

View > Plot Layout gives you the window for mapping your Gismo session

Buttons in the lower left also allow you to quickly change views

Mapping Themes

Themes allow you to show data subsets visually

In PTS 3, it was the “alternate tally field” Here you can create and save themes for a

variety of data subsets

Mapping Themes

Go to Editors > Theme then select the object class you want to work with

Edit each group in the class using the expression and display features

Exit the Theme Editor, then right click on the display button and “Apply Theme” on the main legend window

Select the theme you want and click on OK

Getting a Legend on Your Map

Once you have created a theme, and seen it displayed on your map, drag the name of the item into the plot window to see the theme legend on you printed map

Selecting Map Objects

Before you can edit objects on your map, analyze your data, or perform tallies you have to select items

Selecting Objects on the Map

The selection tool bar allows you to select items on the map easily

Setting a Target choosing a Target item indicates to the system which kind

of data you want to analyze

Selection Tool Bar

Setting the “via” and “mode” selections completed your setup for selection

These can be changed on the fly to select or unselect any of the available, loaded data items

GISMO Boundary Planning

Using GEBndPlan for Analysis

Using DataSets

In boundary planning, you work with snapshots of the master data called datasets

Datasets allow you to narrow your focus and improve performance

Creating New DataSets

A new button in the tool bar brings up the DataSets wizard

Building a New DataSet

The first thing you do is pick a school or set of schools

Choose Boundaries

The next step is to choose any existing boundaries that you want to use

The default will be boundaries posted to the schools you have added

Choose Data Fields

Next, choose the data fields you want to use

Select Students

Select the student group you want to see using the data fields already selected

Leaving this blank will bring in all students

Unique Value Lists

The unique value list allows you to create separate lists quickly

For example, if you want to build a separate list for each school quickly, add school here

Save and Name Your List

The last step asks you to name your DataSet Now you will see this in a list when you open

DataSets

Working with DataSets

Once you have created your dataset, use the legend check the data items you want to see

Use the tool bar above the map to show the exact boundaries and students within your dataset you want to work with

Selecting Students

Set the Target to Students

Selecting Students

Set the “via” option to polygon Set the Mode option to add

Selecting Students

You may now draw a polygon around any group of students to select those students

Click on the “select objects” button and draw a polygon

Selecting Students

The students you just circled are now “selected”

Selecting by Objects

Once something is selected, you may also use that selected object to select other objects

The most used option is to select students by selected boundaries

Students Selected by Boundary

Students in this map were selected by boundary

First both boundaries were “added” to the selection

Then, students were selected via selected objects

The Data Analysis Window

After any selection has been made (no matter how it is done), the data analysis window will show that selection in spreadsheet format

Data Analysis Window

Once data are selected, click on the analysis window tool

Rearrange your windows to your liking

A Data Analysis Tool

This creates a powerful tool to let you see the results of changes to an attendance area as you add or remove students

Then, you can create the boundary to match the desired population

Working With Analysis

Click on the tab at the bottom of the analysis window that indicates the type of data that you have selected to see the data

Working With Analysis

Once you have selected items and sent them to an analysis window, you can use the query tool to select and arrange the data on those objects

Tally Ho

Boundary Planning includes a feature for tallying students

Once you display students and boundaries, it is a snap

This is a great tool for quickly seeing data any way you want to see it

Tallying Student Data

First select the boundary you want to tally (inside or outside)

Then “Execute Tally”

The Power Tally

Now you can slice and dice the data any way you want by changing the options on the right

Enrollment Analysis

While a group of students is selected, you may see that selection as it would fit into a school building

You may edit the configuration of each school to match current or projected size

You may also project the data several years ahead to see the impact as students progress through the school

Creating and Modifying Boundaries in GISMO

Creating New Boundaries

Remember that a DataSet must be loaded before you can create boundaries

Choose the create objects tool Boundaries require at least 3 points Once the boundary has 3 points you can

switch to edit mode by clicking the create objects button again to deselect it

Creating/Editing Boundaries

Remember to use <Ctrl z> to undo any steps you don’t like

Switch to the idle tool when you return to boundaries after zooming, panning, etc. (top of right side menu)

Modifying Boundaries

Display boundary Check boundary legend in tool Use show boundary tool to select what you want

to edit Select boundary (or boundaries)

Target – boundaries Via - point Mode – add Click on boundary with select objects tool

Modifying Boundaries

Choose the edit objects tool to switch edit mode

Move a point by clicking and dragging Add a point with a right-click Delete by selecting the point and clicking on

the delete tool or delete on the keyboard The highlighted area will change to your new

boundary when you save your changes

Snapping Points to Objects on the Map

The edit configuration menu is the down arrow tool or reached by going to Edit > Edit Configuration

Tracing Objects

The Edit Configuration menu is also where you set the tracing options

Working with Snap/Trace

You will find you go back and forth between using the snap/trace options and placing new points

You can use the <ctrl> key to temporarily take you out of snap/trace mode to place new points for your boundary

Master Data

While you are working with boundaries in GEBndPlan, your changes only exist in the datasets you have loaded

When you are happy with the edits you have made to your boundaries, you can “update master data”

You can choose which new or edited boundaries to save

Undo Comes to Boundary

Because of the way data is stored and saved in GEBndPlan, you can undo multiple steps of boundary edits

<Ctrl> z functions a the undo option This will take you back several steps of edits

in the boundary that is open

Documentation

An approximately 100 page manual is available for using GEBndPlan