For Help– Call MISS DIG at 248.370.6430 Polygon Maintenance User Guide 3/2015

MISS DIG User Guide

Polygon Maintenance

STEP 1 HOW TO START

Complete a mapping account (RMAM) application using the following link: http://newtin.missdig.org/newtinweb/rma_signup.html

Choose “RMAM” access type in the down drop menu of the application.

Upon receiving email confirmation from MISS DIG that the account has been activated, complete the mapping pro-gram download (Member Poly Maintenance) to have access to your code database.

See “MISS DIG Newtin Program Install Guide” for instructions to complete the download of MEMBER Polygon Maintenance onto your computer.

Once the download is complete, you can view your database at any time.

To add or delete shapes, phone MISS DIG mapping department at 800.482.7161 for “full” access to your code database.

Double CLICK the downloaded file in

your computers C: drive or the

RMAM menu to start the program.

Input the member code you wish

to maintain

Select the county where you have

underground facilities.

Select “VIEW” to review the mapped database.

Select “EDIT” function to add or delete polygon shapes.

Select the

correct

PLACE, street or

address range

from the

list. It will then

highlight on the

map.

Fill-in “Place” and “Street” fields,

then CLICK “STREET” -or-

Fill-in “Place”, “Street” and “Cross”

fields, then CLICK “CROSS” -or-

Fill-in “Street” and “Cross” fields,

then CLICK “FIND” in the “Inter”

TAB -or-

Use the “Jump” TAB to jump to:

Lat/Long

Grid #

Polygon Name

Use the navigation tool bar menu:

Left CLICK and hold while dragging your cursor to

zoom to any area on the map.

Use “MOVE” map feature to navigate the map

Then use the “IN” or “OUT” buttons.

or use buttons “1” through “5” to zoom in and out

in the map

CLICK “County” to see the entire county map

CLICK “Show Names” and “County Grids”

to display grid names/numbers

Notice the Poly count display

CLICK “Hide Grids” to work on a clear screen.

CLICK “Legend” for color code guide.

CLICK “Place” or “Near”, then click the screen to highlight PLACES and STREETS, respectively. See the lower, left-hand corner of the screen.

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TOOLS

STEP 2 HOW TO NAVIGATE Use these tools to navigate to an area on the map:

For Help– Call MISS DIG at 248.370.6430 Polygon Maintenance User Guide 3/2015

P-Draw Freehand polygon Left CLICK, hold. Drag to use. Release to end shape. L-Draw Freehand lines

P-Line Straight, line segments Left CLICK, release. Move. Single

CLICK to create line. Double

CLICK to end. Poly Polygon using vertices.

Edit Edit Polygon

Delete Delete Polygons from Selection

Undo Undo Changes to Polygons

When you have

completed map-

ping,you are

responsible to up-

date the PLACE

Notification

report for your

code. Check your

PLACES before you

exit this program.

BEFORE YOU EXIT: CLICK the “PLACE”

tool, then CLICK the map to verify

where you have placed shapes. The municipality in the area you are

clicking will appear in the lower, left

hand corner of the screen. CLICK the screen wherever your

shapes appear. Take note of ALL the

PLACES you have positioned shapes.

If you have facilities in those PLACES,

they should be in your PLACE

notification report.

The shapes shown are

part of your database

when you see

“Posting Complete”

CLICK “Post” to

update your

database with

your grid

changes.

CLICK “OK”

to proceed.

STEP 4 POST YOUR SHAPES

STEP 3 ADD SHAPES

CLICK “Place Requests”

on the main menu of

your RMAM account or

your RMAL account to

update your PLACE

notification report.

After the addition of grids or shapes:

Change the setting of a PLACE from “ALWAYS” to “LEVEL”.

Add or delete PLACES after updates.

Before you exit the update screen:

The same PLACES must be added to your DESIGN code.

The correct setting for DESIGN codes is “ALWAYS”.

Only delete a PLACE from a DESIGN code when the

PLACE has been removed from all facility codes.

All shapes are created with

a minimum 250 foot buffer.

Modify Modify Polygon Properties

Copy Copy Polygon Properties

Remark Modify Polygon Remarks

After you draw each shape, the

Polygon Properties Box will appear.

Name your shape and add remarks if

desired. The information you

add will appear when you CLICK

“Show Names” on the tool bar.

STEP 5 UPDATE YOUR PLACES!