<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 5:24 PM, Suzan Reed <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:suzan@suzanreed.com" target="_blank">suzan@suzanreed.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div style="margin:0px"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Myriad Pro';min-height:14px"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Myriad Pro'"><b>1. Using the Area tool</b></div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Myriad Pro'">a. Trace the exact outline of the building touching all four corners. Accuracy is important. </div></div></blockquote><div>I am not sure where it should go in the instructions, but we want the base of the building as it sits on the ground, not as it appears to the satellite. For example, if a building has a peaked roof and the satellite is not directly overhead ("off nadir"), the roof will make it look like one end of the building is triangular. We don't want that triangle traced. </div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Myriad Pro'">b. Identify a Building by the shadow it casts and the color of the roof. </div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Myriad Pro'">c. Buildings are often close together so be sure the corners do not touch (gray dot). </div></div></div></blockquote><div>or overlap. Buildings should also not overlap roads or waterways in most cases.</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Myriad Pro'">d. Draw your Building as square as possible. Don’t make odd shapes. </div></div></div></blockquote><div>Unless of course it is not square in reality. </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Myriad Pro';min-height:14px"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Myriad Pro'"><b>2. On the left side of the Tasking Manager look for Building Features. <br>
Scroll down to Building and click.</b> </div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Myriad Pro'">a. This will designate your trace as a Building. </div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Myriad Pro';min-height:14px"><br></div></div></div></blockquote><div>The first time I think you have to click a second button that says "building" to indicate that it is a generic building.</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Myriad Pro';min-height:14px"></div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Myriad Pro'"><b>3. Next, </b><span style="text-decoration:underline"><b>while the Building is still selected</b></span><b>, press the ’s’ key. <br>
This squares the building and is an important step that must be done. </b></div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Myriad Pro'">a. If the building isn’t selected when ’s’ is pressed, “shed” will show. Go back and reselect the building and then press ’s’ again. </div></div></div></blockquote><div>"If nothing happens, your building wasn't drawn with corners that were close enough to 90 degrees. Adjust the building and press 's' again" </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Myriad Pro';min-height:14px"><br></div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:'Myriad Pro'"><br></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div>