AFOPro Spatial At this point the spatial data should be ready for use with the AFOPro Spatial Tool....

AFOPro Spatial

At this point the spatial data should be ready for use with the AFOPro Spatial Tool. This tutorial shows the user how to use AFOPro Spatial to…

•Properly attribute the Planned Land Unit Theme •Create regulatory setbacks shapefiles •Export the Spatial Database

Part 2:Creating the Spatial Database

Getting Started

2. Add appropriate themes Images, Planned Land Units (fields), SSURGO Soils, streams, ditches/waterways, wetlands, wells, homes, etc.

3. Zoom to the farm

4. From View Menu select Properties. Set Map and Distance Units.

1. Open ArcView with a new View

Turning on the AFOPro Spatial Extension

From the File menu select Extensions

Click the check boxnext to AFOPro Spatial



Four new buttons appear in the ArcView toolbar

AFOPro Spatial Tools

Runs the AFOPro Spatial wizard which createsan .mdb file that easily imports into AFOPro


Attributes existing fields shapefile with Tract Number,Field Number, Acres, and Land Use to become aCST Planned Land Units Theme


Creates setback shapefile at a specified distance from selected features in existing shapefiles.


Launches the AFOPro Spatial Help Files

Spatial Data Prep: Step 4

Attribute Planned Land Units

Make sure that the Planned Land Unit theme is active. This is indicated by a slightly raised grey box around the theme. Single click on the theme to make it active.



Choose the Select Feature Tool and click inside one of the fields.



The selected field becomes highlighted Click on the AFOPro Spatial Attribute Tool



From the drop down list selectthe Planned Land Units themeand click OK

The next window alerts the user that the selected Planned Land Units theme is not a valid NRCS CLU Theme indicating that AFOPro Spatial will not recognize it. Click Yes to make the layer compatible.



Click OK. Fields theme is now valid Planned Land Units theme



Populate cells in the Fields Attributes Form



Click Apply to save attributes of selected field



Click inside the next field



Click Get Attributes Button to see attributes of the selected field



Repeat this process until all fields required for the CNMP have been attributed

Close the window when this process is complete



To unselect fields click the Clear Selected Features button while the Planned Land Units theme is still active.


Create Setbacks Shapefiles using AFOPro Spatial Buffer Tool



Make the appropriate resource theme active by single clicking on the theme symbol. The active theme is indicated by a slightly raised grey box around the theme symbol



Using the Select Feature Tool…



Single click on one of the features in the active theme



Now hold the shift key and single click on the other features of the ponds theme that require a setback.



Once all ponds that require a setback are selected, click on the AFOPro Spatial Buffer Tool.



Buffer Tool Form

First: Select which shapefile to apply setback distances to



Buffer Tool Form

Second: Type in setback distance



Buffer Tool Form

Third: Click the Browse button. Browse to the folder where the setback shapefile will be saved and name it.



Buffer Tool Form

Fourth: Select where the setback should lie in relation to the polygon features selected. This decision is only required for polygon resource themes



1. Inside and Outside

Examples

2. Inside Only (Property Line)

3. Outside Only (Pond, Wetland)

Click Cancel to close Buffers Window



Buffer Tool Form

Click OK to create Setback shapefile.



The new setback theme now appears at the top of the theme list and all selected features of the ponds theme have a 100 foot setback.



Now repeat the process for the streams theme.


Run the AFOPro Spatial Wizard

Once all regulatory setback themes have been completed the AFOPro Spatial wizard may be run.



Before running the wizard make the Planned Land Units theme active by single clicking on the theme symbol.



Using the select feature tool and the shift key select allfields required for the CNMP



1. Fields selected from the Planned Land Units theme

Final check before running the AFOPro Spatial wizard



2. Setback themes complete




3. SSURGO Soils theme present




Click the AFOPro Spatial wizard tool



Displays Copyright information and givesa short description of the tool’s purpose

Introduction Screen

Click Next



Fields Screen

Select the Planned Land Units theme or themes that have fields selected for use in the CNMP by single clicking on the name.

Click Next



Fields Screen

An info window appears that displays the number of fields selected in each Planned Land Units theme. Click OK.



Buffer Themes Screen

Select the setback (buffer) themes from the list by single clicking on the theme name. Any areas where manure cannot be applied



Buffer Themes Screen

Select a location for the exported spatial database to be saved and name it.Click Next



Soils Screen

Select the SSURGO Soils theme from the list by single clicking on the theme name. If one does not exist click Next.

Click the browse button and browse to the appropriate NASIS Database.Click Next



Finish Screen

Provides a summary report that describes the steps for importing the spatial data into AFOProClick Finish

For Additional Information, Interest in AFOPro for your State, or Technical Assistance

•Contact Mark Evans

•803-777-7600•[email protected]

• Wes Standish •803-777-7600•[email protected]

•Visit (To Download AFOPro)

•http://www.esri.sc.edu/Projects/usda/application_development/afopro.asp

mailto:[email protected]

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http://www.esri.sc.edu/Projects/usda/application_development/afopro.asp

AFOPro Spatial

Part 3:Using the Spatial Database

Part 3 is the final tutorial for AFOPro Spatial that walks the user throughthe process of…

• Importing the spatial data into AFOPro Core

• Analyzing that data by simply opening the .mdb file created by AFOPro Spatial.

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