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User's Guide For TEM_WHM.AML

Installation and Setup

  1. Start ARC
  2. Make a workspace within which to work. Use the createworkspace command from the ARC prompt. For example, type:

createworkspace myworkspace

  1. Then move into the workspace with the 'w' command. For example:

w myworkspace

  1. Now put three sets of data into the workspace:
    • TEM ecosystem data,
    • TEM spatial data, and
    • wildlife ratings tables.

    TEM ecosystem and spatial data

    If you are working on a provincial government UNIX box, then the TEM ecosystem and spatial data can be found at:

    $AW/wld/tem/r*/<project_name>

    where * refers to a region number.
    Within each <project_name>, the spatial data coverage is named *ecp_*. For example, the ARC coverage for the kirbyville creek TEM is named tecp_krb. Copy this to your workspace with the command

    copy $AW/wld/tem/r4/kirbyville/tecp_krb kirb

    This will copy the coverage to your workspace and name the coverage 'kirb'. The spatial data will be in an INFO file titled kirb.pat, and the ecosystem data will be in an INFO file titled kirb.tem. If wildlife ratings table(s) is/are available they will be in an INFO file titled kirb.*rat. At this point you will be ready to run tem_whm by following instructions in step 5 below.

    If you are not working on a provincial government UNIX box, the TEM ecosystem and spatial data can be downloaded by following instructions in the user guide for tem_whr.aml.

    Wildlife ratings tables

    If wildlife ratings tables are not available in $AW and not available, they can be made by using the ArcINFO data capture tool named tem_whr.aml.

    1. Run tem_whr.aml (a user's guide is here) to generate a list of unique ecosystem units in a TEM database and save the list in CSV format.
    2. Open the CSV file with Excel and apply ratings to the ecosystem units.
    3. Run tem_whr.aml to convert the CSV file into INFO format. Now the wildlife ratings table will be ready for use with the tem_whm.aml mapping tool.
  2. Run the tem_whm mapping tool by typing the command

    &run tem_whm

    If you are not working in the provincial government's UNIX environment, you may need to copy tem_whm.aml and tem_mnu_hlp.aml into your workspace before attempting to run the tool.