xyLocator

Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN) for Support of Biological and Ecological Assessments

screenshot of xy utility EDEN xyLocator is a program for extracting data from spatial hydrology time-series. Data is extracted for specific x,y positions over the time range supplied by the user. The user can also choose among outputs for water stage, water depth, ground elevation (DEM), and days since dry-down (counting from the start of the specified time range).

The user supplies EDEN xyLocator with a tab-delimited or comma-delimited text file. The first row is a header. Each following row is a point position that the user wants extracted from the EDEN dataset. The row must include a position name, x coordinate and y coordinate. Coordinates must be in UTM, zone 17N, NAD83 projection.

Note: the latest version of the xyLocator was updated with new "Days Since Dry" calculations. Please see the User's Guide (below) for more information.

CERPZone users, please see information below.

Installation

You will need the following files:

Required for execution of the program:

(Note: if you previously installed other EDENapp tools, then you may have some or all of these items already installed)

xyLocator.exe (.zip, 174 KB, currently at v. 1.4, updated July 24, 2008)
- xyLocator can be copied to any location on your computer
Microsoft .Net version 2.0 (download from Microsoft's website)
- Note: this may already be installed on your machine. Go to: Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. If Microsoft .Net Framework is installed, it will appear in this list
netCDF dlls (.zip, 176 KB)
- Extract all the files in netcdf-3.6.1-win32.zip and copy them to c:\windows\system32

Required User Input Files:

EDEN DEM file for ground elevation (.zip, 170 KB)
- Must be in netCDF file format (.nc)
- Please note: This file is a modification of the EDEN DEM released in October of 2007 (i.e., eden_em_oct07) in which the elevation values have been converted from meters (m) to centimeters (cm) for use by EDEN applications software. This file is intended specifically for use in the EDEN applications software.
- Metadata is also available for this DEM and has been included in the EDEN DEM zip file.
EDEN daily water level surfaces (must be in NetCDF file format (.nc))
xy points files (see User's Guide below for more information)

User's Guide (pdf, 220 KB, updated July 24, 2008)

Notes:

xyLocation can only run on a Windows machine
The netCDF dll is required to use xyLocator. Extract all the files in netcdf-3.6.1-win32.zip and copy them to c:\windows\system32

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Running EDENapps from CERPZone:

The EDENapps tools can be run from CERPZone by users who are not able or do not wish to download the EDENapps tools to their computers. CERPZone allows users to run the tools directly from the Citrix server.

To run the tools from CERPZone, users must obtain a CERPZone username and password at http://www.evergladesplan.org/AccessRequest/

To go to the EDENapps tools on CERPZone, got to https://www.cerpzone.org/help/eden.aspx for instructions to access the tools through the Citrix server. If you have any questions regarding EDEN Tools on Cerpzone, please contact cerpgishelp@evergladesplan.org.

Note: New CERPZone users will need to contact the CERP GIS Team (cerpgishelp@evergladesplan.org) to be added to the EDEN application user's pool.

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