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An Example
AKITAM is an easy-to-use geographic data viewing program which was developed for the U.S. Army in Alaska. It is used in the Integrated Training Area Management (ITAM) program by range control personnel to display and query information about training areas. It uses thematic maps and orthophotos to display a background on which to display selected themes. It’s a stand alone application and only requires Windows 95 or Windows NT to run.
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The user is presented with a series of different screens asking for increasingly specific
information. The program starts by asking the user to choose an Army installation.
The interface is simple and presents the user with three clear choices and an information
button.
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The next choice to make is the map layer of interest. The user is again provided with
clear choices to choose from or a button to go back to change to a different post.
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The layer choice can be made by either clicking in the list of names or the particular
area of interest on the map. The feature chosen will be the area of interest on the final
screen.
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The final map is composed by selecting the map background and/or overlays. Large buttons
toggle layers on and off. There are tools to zoom and pan, view full extent, identify
features and print maps. The user can also either go back or quit. A legend or overview
map may be alternately displayed. Contours are described by checking the elevation box.
Cursor coordinates are displayed in both MGRS and UTM coordinate systems.
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A photo and text are provided in the identify dialog.
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For more information contact: Cal Bagley, (970) 491-3324,
CBagley@CEMML.ColoState.EDU
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