NAME:  Conefor Inputs for ArcView 3.x

Aka:  conefor_inputs.avx

Last modified:  October 9, 2008

AUTHOR:  Jeff Jenness
  Wildlife Biologist, GIS Analyst		Email:  jeffj@jennessent.com
  Jenness Enterprises				Web Site:  http://www.jennessent.com) 
  3020 N. Schevene Blvd.			Phone:  1-928-607-4638
  Flagstaff, AZ 86004       USA

DESCRIPTION:  Conefor Inputs is a custom-made GIS extension for ArcView 3.x, ArcGIS 9.x and ArcGIS 10 developed by Jeff Jenness Enterprises (www.jennessent.com) specifically for the Conefor Sensinode 2.2 software (CS22). 

The instructions for installation and use of the extension provided below have also been included as part of the CS22 users manual. CS22 software and manual can be freely downloaded from http://www.udl.es/usuaris/saura/cs22.htm or from http://www.conefor.udl.es/cs22.htm.  

Conefor Inputs allows easily obtaining from a theme in ArcGIS (e.g. shapefile) both the node file and the connection file (as a distance file) directly in the format required by CS22. The distances in the connection file calculated by this extension are edge-to-edge Euclidean (straight-line) between all the features (e.g. patches) of a theme, with the option to analyse either all features or only those within a specified distance (see below). The text node and distance files provided by this extension are directly usable (with no change) in CS22.

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General Instructions:
1) Begin by placing the "conefor_inputs.avx" file into the ArcView extensions directory (../../Av_gis30/Arcview/ext32/). 

2) After starting ArcView, load the extension by clicking on File --> Extensions , scrolling down through the list of available extensions, and then clicking on the checkbox next to the extension called "Conefor Inputs." 

3) The Conefor Inputs tool will appear in your View button bar as a button with a D on it: 


Detailed operating instructions, plus explanations of the algorithms used, are available in the attached PDF file "Conefor_ID.pdf".

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Enjoy! Please contact the author if you have problems or find bugs.
  Jeff Jenness				jeffj@jennessent.com
  Jenness Enterprises 			http://www.jennessent.com 
  3020 N. Schevene Blvd. 		(928) 607-4638
  Flagstaff, AZ  86004 
  USA 

Updates to this extension and an on-line version of the manual are available at 
http://www.jennessent.com/arcgis/conefor_inputs.htm