Import local data to fire map template

GeorgeDurkee

Hi: I'm putting together a fire map book and Plans maps for our local community fire district. It's just one station and a fairly small response area. I've downloaded both the Fire Run Book & Fire Station Wall Map templates. I've also atteneded a couple of sessions at the UC and watched the instructional videos.

Alas, I'm missing how to actually get my data into the GDB as well as create my own grid index for our station's response area.For the latter, I can use one of the two Grid Index tools but wonder if there's something built into the Fire Map Book template.

Also, how do I semi-easily get my data (which isn't much: streets, parcels, hydrants, response boundary) into the GDB so the scripts run in both DDP and Street Index. I assume they're looking for specific fields to run correctly??

Thanks for any help anyone can give.

George

IanMurray

Hi George,

When I'm putting data into the LGIM(similar to what you are doing), I usually make copies of the datasets I want to import, identify which GDB FC are matches to the data I have(or breakdown my datasets into seperate classes as needed).  Then I identify which fields needs to be converted to match those of the template GDB, and alter all those fields so the names match.  I then truncate the existing GDB template feature class, removing their existing data then add my own data to the feature class by using Append with the option "No Test" selected.

Also, check out http://proceedings.esri.com/library/userconf/proc14/papers/460_238.pdf I used that as my guide when I got started with LGIM.