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The default installation directory for MAEviz is a folder with the same name, "MAEviz" so you should be able to launch the software by going to Start -> Programs -> MAEviz.
Ingestion Steps
Create Local Repository
This step is optional and will show you how to create a local repository for MAEviz if you haven't already done so. This will prepare a local directory to accept datasets that MAeviz ingests.
Building Dataset
- Go to the File menu near the top of the application and select Import. This should bring up the dialog seen below.
- From the dialog box, expand the Data selection and select Dataset and click Next. You should see something similar to the image below.
- From the dialog drop down menu, select Shapefile and click Next. You should see a dialog similar to the one in the image below.
- From the dialog, click the Browse button and select the building shapefile you want to ingest and click the Next button. You should see a dialog similar to the one below.
- From the dialog drop down menu, select Building Inventory v5.0 and click Next. You should see a dialog similar to the one below.
- From this dialog, you will notice each field has a drop down menu next to it. The field name on the far left is the field MAEviz found in your dataset and the drop down menu contains all of the fields you could map it too. Select the appropriate mappings (e.g. as we mentioned above, you could map s_type to struct_typ). For some fields, there will also be a unit type drop down selection (e.g. dollars for building value). Currently, if other currency types besides dollar and turkish lira are required we will need to add the conversion to MAEviz. When finished, click Next.
- If other fields are present, the next dialog screen will give you some options to assign friendly names and units to those fields. You can safely ignore this and click the Next button. You should now see the dialog below.
- From this dialog you can select the repository to ingest the dataset to, provide a descriptive name for the dataset (e.g. Memphis Residential Buildings), and a version number. After entering the required information, click the Finish button.
If your dataset is large, you may need to wait a few minutes for MAEviz to ingest the dataset. A progress bar will indicate if MAEviz is still working on the dataset. Once that finishes, your dataset should now be available in the repository you ingested to.
Fragility Mapping Dataset
Conclusion
At this point, you should be able to use the building damage tutorial to create a building damage result for your ingested building data.