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1.Location Fields 1ERCB Plats 1B.C. Locations 1

2. Filter By Company 2Selecting a Company 2Facilities Filtered 2Removing Foreign Pipelines and Wells 2

3. Map Display 3Options and Filter Links 33a. Pipelines 4

Pipeline Options 4Filtering Pipeline Data 4

3b Wells 5Well Plats 5Divestco Logs 5CBM Reports 5Custom Well Lists 5The More Info Menu 6The Well Options Screen 6Newly Licensed Wells 6Well Labels 6Managing Custom Well Lists 6Well Filtering 7Water Wells 7CBM Control Wells 7

3c. CultureCulture Options 8Roads 8Bridges 9Cities and Towns 9Reserves 9Parks and Special Areas 9Lakes and Rivers 9Grid Lines and Grid Text 10Environmental Datasets 10Weather Stations 10Canada Land Inventory Data 10Bedrock Geology 10Stream Sediment Chemistry 10

Sand and Gravel Deposits 11Waste Disposal Siting 11Drift Thickness 11Kimberlite Pipes 11Fault Lines 11AGRASID Soil Data 12Contours 12Traplines 12Crown Land 12County Boundaries 12Twp-Rge Road Labels 12Wildlife Units 13Forest Management Agreements 13Forest Management Units 13Non-Permit Areas 13Forest Protection Areas 13Cutlines 13Water Crossing Restrictions 14Groundwater Protection 14Drilling Spacing Units 14Airstrips 14Hospitals 14Coal Mines 14Coal Holes 15Alberta Survey Control Markers 15GPS Photos 15Landfills 15ERCB Waste Disposal Sites 15

3d. Spills and Complaints 17Filtering Spills and Complaints 17

3e. Facilities 18The Facility Information Window 18Filtering Facility Data 18

3f. Parcels and Telus 19Telus 19Parcels 19Parcel Reports 19

3g. Dispositions 20Filtering 20

3h. Title Mapping and Waypoints 21

USING ABADATA

Contents

AbaData Help

i. Contents

Title Mapping 21Waypoints 21

3i. Aerial and Satellite Photography 22Invoicing 22Quality 22

3j. Crown Mineral Text and Agreements 23Text 23Agreements 23

3k. County Map 24Set County 24

3l. WCSS 25WCSS Area Boundaries 25WCSS Control Points 25

4. Save Map 26Retrieving Saved Maps 26Sharing the Map With Other Users 26Retrieving Maps Shared by Other Users 26

5. Reports 27Reports For Selected Areas 27Global Reports 27Report Options 27

6. High Pressure Labeling 28Increasing the Text Size 28High Pressure Labeling Tools 28Deleting Labels 28Creating Labels 28Drawing a Leader 29Moving Labels 29

7. Details and GPS Tools 30GPS Tools 30Getting GPS Coordinates 30Zooming to GPS Coordinates 31

8. Waypoints 32Adding Waypoints 32Waypoint Alerts 32Managing Groups 32Importing and Exporting 32Importing From a GPS Device 33Waypoint Signs 33

9. User Water Wells 34Adding a User Water Well 34Adding a Quarter-Section 34

10. Distance Markers 35From Point 35From Line 35

11. Drawing 36Drawing Shapes 36Text and User Road Labels 36Altering Drawing Elements 36Approximate Work Areas 36Importing and Exporting Polygons 37

12. Direction Map 38Creating Maps 38The Toolbar 39

13. Crown Mineral Agreements Search 4014. The AbaData Toolbar 41

Print Map 41Copy Map to Clipboard 41Select Map Object 41Pan Around Map 41Zoom In 41Zoom Out 41Zoom Previous 41Zoom to Pipeline/Well/Other Location 41Show Information 42Enlarge/Shrink Label Text 42Measure Distance 42Remove Saved Distances 42Change Measuring Units 42Highlight Pipelines/Wells 42Un-HighlightPipelines/Wells 42View/Download Company’s Facilities 42Export DXF Files 42Open Map Legend 43Stop/Clear Map 43Begin Timeout Timer 43View AbaData Support Options 43Log Out of AbaData 43

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Administer Your Account 43

No Map Displayed 44Check Your Browser 44Adding a Trusted Site 44Managing Add-Ons in Internet Explorer 44Internet Explorer 8 45

Unable to Print Map 46Check for Toolbars 46Removing Toolbars 46

TROUBLESHOOTING

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AbaData Help

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Using the location fields in AbaData is the quickest way to zoom the map screen to any area in Alberta, British Columbia or Saskatchewan.

To quickly zoom to locations in British Columbia, click on the BC button and theZoom to BC Location window will appear. Enter the Quarter, Unit, Block and Group num-bers to zoom to the location.

A valid B.C. location ID will look like this: A 089 A 093 P 01

To view township survey drawings provided by the ERCB, zoom to any township inAlberta and click the ERCB Plats link, which will open a window containing a list of avail-able plats in the township you’ve entered.

ERCB PLATS

B.C. LOCATIONS

1. Location Fields

AbaData Help

TIP:To quickly advance from one field to the next, enter the

maximum number of characters that field can hold. For exam-ple, in the section field, enter “01” and the cursor will auto-matically move to the township field. Enter “025” and thecursor will automatically move to the range field as shown inthe video above. Click the Go button to zoom to the locationentered.

If a section number is not entered, the map screen willzoom to the entire township.

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1. Location Fields

The Filter By Company tool allows the user to easily distinguish a given company’sfacilities in the map window, and also to remove facilities belonging to other companies.

To select a company, choose the company in the drop-down list, or start typing thecompany name to limit the number of choices available. To select multiple companies,hold the Shift key down and press the down or up arrow key, or press Ctrl and individu-ally click on the companies you’d like to select.

It is also possible to select a company by entering the ERCB business associatecode. To do so, click the Company Code link.

Once a company is selected in the Filter By Company field, the facilities that do notbelong to that company will become black in the map window, and those that do belongto the selected company will be in colour as in the image below.

To remove facilities not associated with the selected company, click the options linknext to the Pipelines or Wells checkbox in the Map Display area. You’ll notice there is anoption to remove foreign wells, or foreign high pressure pipelines as in the following im-ages.

To remove the foreign facilities, simply un-check the appropriate box, click the OKbutton in the options screen and the map window will adjust as in the image below.

To remove filtering from the map window, delete the selected company from the Fil-ter By Company field if you have typed part of the company name. If not, click on “Selectone or more of the following.”

REMOVING FOREIGN PIPELINES AND WELLS

FACILITIES FILTERED

SELECTING A COMPANY

2. Filter By Company

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2. Filter By Company

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The Map Display area is where you can determine which layers of information willappear in the map window. Place a checkmark in the box next to the layer you’d like tohave displayed. By default, the pipelines and wells layers will be checked.

To more precisely control the information displayed, use the Options links next to thePipelines, Wells, Culture and Telus layer checkboxes, or the Filter links next to the Spillsand Complaints, Facilities, Crown Mineral Agreements and Dispositions checkboxes.

Clicking on these links will enable you to choose from more specific options, andgive you the ability, for example, to display only pipelines that carry a given substance,or that were licensed during a specific time-frame.

For more detailed information on the available filtering options and the layers avail-able in the Map Display area, please consult the AAbbaaDDaattaa UUsseerr GGuuiiddee or use the linkson this page to navigate to the desired help file.

OPTIONS AND FILTER LINKS

3. Map Display

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3. Map Display

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When pipelines are selected in the Map Display area hover the cursor over apipeline graphic in the map window to access data as in the image below, or double-clickto access a more-detailed report.

Use the options available along the right-hand side of the ERCB Pipeline Informa-tion window to view company information, or create a report including all pipelines in thecorresponding licence. You can also quickly access information on spill incidents alongthe pipeline as reported to the ERCB.

To make the pipeline more visible on the screen, click Highlight Line, or HighlightEntire License to quickly view all pipelines included in a given license number.

It is also possible to attach files saved on your computer to the pipeline graphic byclicking the Attached Files tab, then the Attach File button to browse your computer andfind the file you wish to attach. The file can be of any type, and will be available to anyuser who logs in with the same username and password.

For a more detailed definition of the terms distinguished by a blue font, hover thecursor over the term. The definition will appear in a pop-up window.

Click the Options link next to the Pipelines checkbox to open the window pictured tothe right. On this screen, you’ll be able to create pipeline labels and filter the pipeline in-formation displaying on the map screen.

To create pipeline labels, check the appropriate checkbox. High pressure pipeline la-bels will include the information selected on this screen. For more help with creating andmodifying user-defined labels, please refer to the HHiigghh PPrreessssuurree LLaabbeelliinngg help file.

Labels are also available for the Low Pressure pipelines, Irrigation and Water Co-Ops information layers.

To filter the pipeline information on the map screen, check the corresponding box.Pipeline data can be filtered by licence date, substance, size or status. If you engage afilter, only pipelines that meet the criteria you’ve established will display on the mapscreen. Click the OK button on the Pipeline Options window to engage the filter.

FILTERING PIPELINE DATA

PIPELINE OPTIONS

3a. Pipelines

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4 Pipelines

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When wells are selected in the map display area, hover over a well symbol on themap screen to quickly view company information, or double-click to open the ERCB WellInformation screen. Hover over some of the terms displayed on the information screenfor a more detailed definition.

It is also possible to attach files saved on your computer to the well graphic by click-ing the Attached Files tab, then the Attach File button to browse your computer and findthe file you wish to attach. The file can be of any type, and will be available to any userwho logs in with the same username and password.

Click the Open Well Plat link to open a well survey drawing of the site if available.The drawing will be in .pdf format. There are more than 350,000 well plats available inAbaData (as of December, 2009).

If you are are subscribed to the Divestco Log Data service, click the Request Di-vestco Log to view the log data. This information is not directly available in AbaData.More information on Divestco log data services is available at wwwwww..ddiivveessttccoo..ccoomm.

CBM reports are used to view the number of water wells that fall within certain dis-tance ranges from a coalbed methane well, however, they can be created for any well inAbaData. Before creating a CBM report, ensure water wells are selected for display onthe well options screen. Click the Create CBM Report link to create coloured radius lines

around the well, and refer to the corresponding spreadsheet to view more detailed infor-mation on the water wells that fall within the distance ranges. Please note, however, thatthe locations of water wells in AbaData are approximate.

Custom well lists include wells represented by user-defined symbols. From theERCB Well Information window, click the Add to Custom Well List link to add the well toan existing list. Custom well lists can be managed on the well options screen. See thefollowing page for more information on creating and managing custom well lists.

CUSTOM WELL LISTS

CBM REPORTS

DIVESTCO LOGS

WELL PLATS

3b. Wells

AbaData Help

5 Wells

AbaData Help

6 Wells

The More Info menu is a dropdown list that includes all of the additional data pro-vided by the ERCB for the selected well. Each data type can be accessed individually, orselect the All Data option to view all available data for the well. The data will appear inspreadsheet format. For more information please refer to the AAbbaaDDaattaa UUsseerr GGuuiiddee.

Click the Options link next to the Wells checkbox to open the Well Options windowpictured below. From this screen, you can customize the well information appearing onthe map screen. To engage a filter or view an additional layer on the map screen, checkthe corresponding box.

Newly Licensed wells are provided by the ERCB on a daily basis. The wells are rep-resented by this symbol: When newly licensed wells are selected for display, clickthe symbol in the map window to view the associated data.

Wells are labeled with the location numbers by default. Check the With Companybox to include the company name. To enlarge the label text, click the Enlarge Label Texticon in the top toolbar:

For directional or horizontal wells, the downhole and surface locations will be repre-sented by different symbols, and a broken line will connect the two locations. This linecan be removed by un-checking the Show Downhole Lines checkbox.

For locations with multiple directional wells, the label and/or well symbol can bemoved to the surface or downhole location to more clearly identify the wells as in the

next image.You can also determine whether the oldest or newest event appears by default on

the ERCB Well information window by making the appropriate selection.

Click the Manage link next to the Custom Well Lists checkbox to create or alter cus-tom well lists. The following window will appear.

Click the View Wells link to open the list, and the Delete link to delete it. You canalso determine which list appears on the map screen by checking the appropriate boxunder Show.

MANAGING CUSTOM WELL LISTS

WELL LABELS

NEWLY-LICENSED WELLS

THE WELL OPTIONS SCREEN

THE MORE INFO MENU

7. Wells

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You can select a new symbol for a list by clicking the coloured symbol next to thewell list name. A variety of colours and shapes are available. When the list of wells is dis-played, you can add wells individually, or add groups of wells by entering the quartersection location number. Click the Add Category link to create a new list with a uniquesymbol.

A list of unique well IDs in a text file can also be used to create a custom well list. Todo this, click the Upload File Button and browse to the .txt file. The format is as follows:EE/LL-SS-TTT-RRWX/R (eg. 00/01-18-039-03W5/0).

To filter the well information displayed on the map screen, check the correspondingboxes. For example, to view only flowing gas wells, check the Filter by Status box andthe Flowing Gas box. The well information can be filtered by status, licence date, spuddate or rig release date. Additionally, you can choose to view only wells with H2S contentas reported by the ERCB.

Check the Water Wells box to display Alberta Environment water wells. You canthen double-click on the water well symbols on the map screen to view the associateddata. Alberta Environment water wells are represented by this symbol:

The Water Well Information window includes links to lithology, chemistry and pro-duction test data for the selected well that can be accessed if available.

Any AbaData user can add user water wells to supplement the water well data pro-vided by Alberta Environment. User water wells are represented by this symbol on themap screen: When user water wells are selected for display, double-click on thesymbol to view the information provided by the user. The blue areas on the map repre-sent quarter sections that contain no water wells, as indicated by AbaData users. Formore information, please refer to the UUsseerr WWaatteerr WWeellllss HHeellpp FFiillee.

Alberta Environment Monitor Wells are represented by this symbol: The symbol can also be double-clicked on the map screen to access associated

data. Labels are also available for water wells, and the dataset can be filtered to display

only water wells with chemistry data available. The Show Distance Lines on CBM Reportoption will show distances to each water well from the well selected when the report wascreated.

Check the Control Wells box to view coalbed methane control wells. You can thenchoose to display desorption control wells or pressure and flow control wells as definedby the ERCB. To limit the wells displayed by zone, make the appropriate selection in theFilter Zone menu. When control wells are selected for display in the map screen, you’llbe able to double-click control well symbols to access associated data.

CBM CONTROL WELLS

WATER WELLS

WELL FILTERING

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Click the options link next to the Culture checkbox to open the window below. Youcan add layers to the map screen by checking the corresponding boxes. Please notethat some layers in the culture section will overlap, and are therefore impossible to viewsimultaneously. By default, the Roads, Bridges, Cities and Towns, Lakes and Rivers, Re-serves, Parks/Special Areas, Grid Lines and Grid Text layers will be selected. For culturesymbol definitions, please refer to the AAbbaaDDaattaa LLeeggeenndd.

The Roads layer includes unimproved roads (broken lines) and paved roads (solidblack lines). Major Highways are labeled, and you can hover over some paved roads onthe map screen to view a pop-up label as in the image below.

CULTURE OPTIONS

ROADS

3c. Culture

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8. Culture

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9. Culture

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The bridge symbols on the map screen can be double-clicked to access associateddata. AbaData users have submitted photos of some bridges. Click the link on the BridgeInformation window to access the photos where available. New bridge photo submis-sions are welcome. CCoonnttaacctt AAbbaaccuuss DDaattaaggrraapphhiiccss LLttdd. for details.

The Cities and Towns layer includes also includes villages, hamlets and othersmaller localities. Cities and towns will appear in yellow on the map screen.

Reserves are represented by pink areas on the map screen. Hover over reserveareas on the map screen to identify them.

This layer includes all federal and provincial parks, recreation areas, forest reservesand wildlife reserves.

Hover over larger water bodies on the map screen for an identification that will ap-pear in a pop-up label.

BRIDGES

LAKES AND RIVERS

PARKS AND SPECIAL AREAS

RESERVES

CITIES AND TOWNS

TIP:You can zoom directly to reserves, lakes, parks or munici-

palities by clicking the Zoom to Pipeline/Well/Other Locationtool in the AbaData toolbar:

10. Culture

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The Grid Lines layer includes lines that distinguish townships, sections and quarter-sections. Grid text labels the same areas.

The AbaData Environmental Datasets include Historical Sites, Exploration Re-stricted Areas, Natural Sub-Regions, Seed Zones, Wildlife Zones, Provincial Environ-mentally Significant Areas and Rocky Environmentally Significant Areas.

When these layers are selected in the Culture Options, affected areas will changecolour on the map screen. Hover over these layers to view related data, and refer to thethe eennvviirroonnmmeennttaall ddaattaasseett lleeggeenndd for more detailed information on the relatedclasses and codes.

Activate the weather stations layer to view current temperatures and detailedweather reports and forecasts for Environment Canada weather stations. When the layeris activated, current temperatures at each weather station will appear on the mapscreen. Double-click the temperature icon to open the Weather Report window.

The Canada Land Inventory dataset includes designations for agriculture, forestry,ungulates, recreation and waterfowl. When a layer is selected, hover over the mapscreen to view associated data, and check the CCLLII LLeeggeenndd IInnffoorrmmaattiioonn document orthe CCaannaaddaa LLaanndd IInnvveennttoorryy WWeebbssiittee for more detailed information.

Select this layer to view Bedrock Geology data provided by the Alberta GeologicalSurvey. Hover over an area to view associated data. The regions differentiated by colourare visible when the map screen is zoomed to the entire province.

Select this layer to view Stream Sediment Chemistry reports from the Alberta Geo-logical Survey. Double-click the blue symbols on the map screen to access the associ-ated data.

STREAM SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY

BEDROCK GEOLOGY

CANADA LAND INVENTORY DATA

WEATHER STATIONS

ENVIRONMENTAL DATASETS

GRID LINES AND GRID TEXT

11. Culture

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Select this layer to view AGS sand and gravel deposit information. The deposits ap-pear as coloured polygons on the map screen. Double-click a polygon to view the asso-ciated information.

Check the AGS - Waste Disposal Siting box to view the suitability of potential wastemanagement sites as indicated by the Alberta Geological Survey. Hover over a colouredpolygon to view the related data.

Select this layer to view AGS glacial drift thickness information for selected points onthe map. Hover over a coloured line to view the related data. This data can also be ac-cessed when the map screen is zoomed to the entire province.

Select this layer to view kimberlite pipe locations as indicated by the Alberta Geolog-ical Survey. Hover over the diamond-shaped symbol on the map screen to view the as-sociated data.

Check the Fault Lines box to view Alberta fault lines. Double-click the red lines onthe map screen to view the associated data, as provided by the Alberta Geological Sur-vey. Fault lines are visible when the map screen is zoomed to the entire province.

FAULT LINES

KIMBERLITE PIPES

DRIFT THICKNESS

WASTE DISPOSAL SITING

SAND AND GRAVEL DEPOSITS

TIP:Many of the Alberta Geological Survey layers are visible at

the provincial scale. Click the View/Download Company’s Fa-cilites Button in the toolbar: Then click the Zoom toProvince link in the View Options section to adjust the mapscreen to the initial view of Western Canada.

12. Culture

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Select the AGRASID Soil Data layer to access detailed soil information provided byAlberta Environment. When the layer is activated, double-click the polygons on the mapscreen to access the associated data. You can also click the View Soil Layers button toview more comprehensive information on the soil horizons in the selected area.

Check the Contours box to display contour lines on the map screen. Hover over acontour line to view the elevation of the line in metres above sea level. The contour linesin AbaData are spaced 10 metres apart, and are labeled every 50 metres.

Select the traplines layer to view trapline boundaries and owner information as inthe image below.

Checking the Crown Land box will turn areas held by the Crown in Alberta a grey-blue colour as in the image below.

Turn on the County Boundaries layer to view pink boundary lines on the mapscreen, along with county identifier label as in the following image.

Select the Township and Range Road Labels layer to identify township and rangeroads as in the image below. The labels will display around the perimeter of a township.For more help with user road labels, please refer to the DDrraawwiinnggs helpdocument.

TWP-RGE AND USER ROAD LABELS

COUNTY BOUNDARIES

CROWN LAND

TRAPLINES

CONTOURS

AGRASID SOIL DATA

13. Culture

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Check the Wildlife Units box to view Alberta Wildlife Management Units. The bound-ary lines are also visible when the map screen is zoomed to the provincial scale.

Check the FMAs box to view Alberta Forest Management Agreement Boundariesand hover over coloured areas to view the forest company involved.

Select the FMUs layer to view Alberta Forest Management Units, and hover over thecoloured areas on the map screen to view the unit name.

Check the Non Permit Areas box to view the affected areas on the map screen. Thecovered areas will change colour as in the image below.

Select this layer to view areas designated as Forest Protection Areas by the Albertagovernment. The affected areas will change colour as in the image below.

When cutlines are selected, they will display on the map screen as in the imagebelow. Cutlines have no associated data.

CUTLINES

FOREST PROTECTION AREAS

NON-PERMIT AREAS

FOREST MANAGEMENT UNITS

FOREST MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS

WILDLIFE UNITS

14. Culture

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The Water Crossing Restrictions layer includes management-area data and restric-tion lines. Hover over the lines on the map screen to view associated data.

Select the Groundwater Protection layer to view depths and formations that requiregroundwater protection as indicated by Alberta Environment. More information is avail-able in this ppuubblliiccaattiioonn.

Select the Drilling Spacing Units layer to display the units as below. Hover over aunit to identify it on the map screen.

Check the airstrips box to view Alberta airstrips as provided by Aviation Alberta.Double-click the airstrip symbol to access associated data as below.

Once hospitals are selected, hover over a hospital symbol to view related data as inthe image below. To view information on the five nearest airstrips or hospitals from anypoint on the map screen, click the Nearest link in the Reports section.

Select the coal mines layer to view coal mine locations in Alberta. The symbols canbe double-clicked to access associated data.

COAL MINES

HOSPITALS

AIRSTRIPS

DRILLING SPACING UNITS

GROUNDWATER PROTECTION

WATER CROSSING RESTRICTIONS

15. Culture

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Check the coal holes box to view Alberta coal hole locations. Double-click the coalhole symbol to open the window pictured below. Make a selection in the More Info menuto access additional information where available.

Check the ASCMs box to view Alberta Survey Control Marker locations. The sym-bols can be double-clicked to view associated data. ASCM ID cards can also be ac-cessed by clicking the Open ASCM ID Card link.

Select this layer to view photographs of various locations in Alberta and GPS coordi-nates. Hover over symbols to view related information, and double-click to view photos.Users are welcome to submit GPS photos. Please ccoonnttaaccttAbacus Datagraphics Ltd.for details.

Activate the Landfills layer to view Alberta landfill sites as provided by Alberta Envi-ronment. Double-click to view associated data, including location and operator details.

This layer includes approved ERCB waste disposal sites. Double-click the site iconsto view associated data, including operator contact information.

ERCB WASTE DISPOSAL SITES

LANDFILLS

GPS PHOTOS

ALBERTA SURVEY CONTROL MARKERS

COAL HOLES

16. Culture

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Check the Spills and Complaints box to view spills and complaints data as reportedto the ERCB. Selecting the layer will activate the symbols as shown below. Double-clickon a symbol to view information on any spill or complaint incident reported within a legalsubdivision. Symbols are located at the centre of the LSD, and may represent multipleincidents.

Click the Filter link next to the Spills and Complaints checkbox to open the Spillsand Complaints Filter window as in the next image. Spills and complaints data can be fil-tered by year, pipeline license number, company or spill or complaint type. When a filteris engaged, only the relevant information will be displayed on the map screen.

For example, if EnCana Corporation is selected in the Company window and onlyBlowout is checked in the Spill Type list, only blowouts involving EnCana will display onthe map screen.

FILTERING SPILLS AND COMPLAINTS

3d. Spills and Complaints

TIP:Spill data can also be accessed by double-clicking on

pipeline graphics or clicking on the Spills/Complaints link inthe reports section. For more information, please refer to thePPiippeelliinneess or RReeppoorrttss help files.

AbaData Help

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17. Spills and Complaints

Check the Facilities box to display the facilities symbols shown below. Like theSpills and Complaints layer, the symbols for facilities are located at the centre of thelegal subdivision, and may represent multiple facilities. Double-click a symbol to view areport containing information on the facilities within the LSD.

When the ERCB Facility Information Window (shown below) is open, click the ViewLicencee/Operator Info link to acess company contact information. Hover over blue textwith the cursor to view a detailed definition of certain terms, as in the image above. Flar-ing, venting and production data will appear for selected facilities where available.

Click the filter link to open the Facility Filter window. Facility data can be filtered byoperator, licencee, type or status. All data is as supplied by the ERCB. When a filter isengaged, only the selected information will display on the map screen.

FILTERING FACILITY DATA

THE FACILITY INFORMATION WINDOW

3e. Facilities

TIP:Facilities data can also be accessed by clicking on the Facili-

ties link in the reports section. For more information, pleaserefer to the RReeppoorrttss help file.

AbaData Help

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18. Facilities

Check the Telus box to display Telus trench locations on the map screen. Thisdataset contains information for trench locations only, and does not include informationon the type or number of lines in the trench.

Click the Options link to add labels to Telus trench lines on the map screen.Please note that as of January 2010, Telus stopped updating the Telus Trench data,

but the layer will still be available for AbaData users. Please ccoonnttaacctt Abacus Data-graphics Ltd. for details.

Check the parcels box to display registered plans of survey boundaries in Albertaand Saskatchewan. This layer includes pipline right-of-ways, subdivision plans, condo-minium plans and other surveyed items.

Parcel graphics in AbaData include a survey plan number as in the next image. Formore information on a particular survey plan, visit the AAllbbeerrttaa GGoovveerrnnmmeenntt SSPPIINN 22WWeebbssiittee and search for the plan number.

Click the Report link to create a parcel mapping report. The window pictured belowwill appear. Enter a location or choose an urban area to create a report containing regis-tered survey plans. The search results will appear in the same window.

PARCEL REPORTS

PARCELS

TELUS

3f. Parcels and Telus

TIP:Pipeline locations as provided by the ERCB are approxi-

mate. Use pipeline right-of-way boundaries to more accuratelydetermine pipeline locations where possible.

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19. Telus and Parcels

Check the Dispositions box to display disposition boundaries on Crown land whereavailable. The boundaries and activity ID designation will appear on the map screen asin the image below. No added data is available by double-clicking, but you can hoverover an area covered by a disposition agreement to see the company involved.

Click the Filter link to open the window pictured in the next image. Select a clientand a disposition or reservation type (if desired) to engage the filter. Only informationthat meets the filter requirements will be displayed on the map screen.

FILTERING

3g. Dispositions

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20. Dispositions

TIP:Create a land status report in areas where graphical dispo-

sition data is unavailable. For help with this, please refer tothe RReeppoorrttss help file.

Check the Title Mapping box to display Land Identification Numeric Code numbers,which can be used to retrieve title information. Visit the AAllbbeerrttaa GGoovveerrnnmmeenntt SSPPIINN 22WWeebbssiittee to search the titles and registered documents database.

When the layer is active, the map screen will change colour as in the image above.Hover over an area on the screen to view the LINC number.

Check the Waypoints box to activate the layer. This box must be checked in order toview, create or edit waypoints and waypoint signs, or to generate a waypoint report.

Please refer to the WWaayyppooiinnttss help document for more information.

WAYPOINTSTITLE MAPPING

3h. Title Mapping and Waypoints

TIP:Generate a Title Mapping report to create a text file con-

taining multiple LINC numbers. Please refer to the RReeppoorrttss helpfile for instructions.

AbaData Help

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21. Title Mapping and Waypoints

Check the Aerial Photos box to activate an aerial photo layer. Aerial photos are sup-plied by VVaallttuuss IImmaaggeerryy SSeerrvviicceess. A date or date range will be visible in the top-leftcorner of the screen when the aerial photo layer is displayed. Click the Aerial Photos linkto change the text to Satellite Photos, then check the box to view a satellite image.

Satellite images are provided by SSPPOOTT IImmaaggee. Satellite images appear in black andwhite and do not include a date reference.

Line or point-based layers (pipelines, wells, roads, user-created drawings) will bevisible over an aerial or satellite image. Other image-based layers (eg: county maps,parks and natural areas) will not appear.

The quality and age of aerial and satellite photos will vary depending on the loca-tion, though aerial photos are available in normal or higher resolution. Higher resolutionphotos will require more time to load. Please ccoonnttaacctt AAbbaaccuuss DDaattaaggrraapphhiiccss if you’dlike to access higher-resolution aerial photos.

QUALITY

3i. Aerial and Satellite Photography

TIP:Avoid panning the map or using the zoom tool while an

aerial or satellite photo layer is activated. This will slow thepage loading process. Each time the map screen is altered,new information is required to complete the photo layer. Alter-natively, try to adjust the map screen before activating an aer-ial or satellite layer whenever possible.

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22. Aerial and Satellite Photography

Check either the Crown Mineral Text (Deeper Rights) or (Shallow Rights) box toview the rights holder and some agreement details on the map screen as below. Deeperand shallow rights text cannot be viewed simultaneously.

Select the Crown Miineral Agreements layer to access more detailed mineral agree-ment data. Areas covered by agreements with the Crown wil become gray on the mapscreen. Double click on an area to view the associated data as in the image below.

Crown mineral agreements can be filtered by year of expiry. Click the Filter link nextto the checkbox and select a year in the dropdown menu to engage the filter.

CROWN MINERAL AGREEMENTSCROWN MINERAL TEXT

3j. Crown Mineral Text and Agreements

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23. Crown Mineral Text and Agreements

Select the County Map layer to view maps provided by rural municipalities in Al-berta, including counties, municipal districts and special areas, where available. A por-tion of the map will appear in the map screen, and you can adjust the zoom level asusual.

Please note that other layers in line or point form (pipelines, wells, parcels etc.) willdisplay on top of the county map layer, but image or polygon layers (aerial photos, titlemapping) cannot be viewed over a county map.

Click the Set County link to view a list of available maps, or to change the map dis-playing in the map screen. Note that changing the selected municipality will not zoomthe map screen to that area. You must first adjust the location on the map screen, thenselect the municipality you’d like to view.

SET COUNTY

3k. County Map

TIP:The county map layer is an actual representation of the published map,

and often contains a map legend and contact information. Use the pan andzoom tools to adjust the map screen, but note that zooming out too much willcause the layer to disappear.

AbaData Help

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24. County Map

Check the WCSS Area Boundaries box to view Western Canadian Spill Servicesarea boundaries when the map screen is zoomed to the provincial scale. Double-click anarea to view the associated data, which includes contact information and spill-responseequipment in the area.

When the WCSS Control Points layer is selected, you can access the information byfinding a control point on the map screen, or by clicking the Search link. If known, enterthe control point name and click the Zoom To button to display the control point on themap screen. Otherwise, click the link to choose a control point from a list.

The WCSS Area Search window allows you to zoom to a control point on the mapscreen, or open an information sheet in .pdf format. Double-click the control point sym-bol and click the Open Control Point button to access the same information sheet.

WCSS CONTROL POINTSWCSS AREA BOUNDARIES

3l. WCSS

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25. WCSS

You can save your map by clicking on the Save Map link in the Map Display areapictured below.

Click the Save Map link to open the following window:

You can now give the map a name and click OK to save a copy of the map screenon the Abacus Datagraphics server. The map will not be saved locally on your computer.Once the map has been saved, you’ll see a message indicating the map was saved suc-cessfully.

To open a map you have saved, click the View Saved Maps for this User link, andopen the file you wish to view. When you open the map, the image will again be live inthe map window, and you’ll be able to alter the layers or information displayed.

When you open a saved map, all options, layers and selections in the Map Displayarea will be as they were when the map was saved, including any filtering you weredoing at the time.

Finally, because the map is live, it will include any updates that were made to Aba-Data since the map was saved, including new ERCB pipelines and wells.

To share your map with other AbaData users, select the file you would like to sharein the View Saved Files window, then click the Edit Share button. Next, click on the Add

Users to List link.You can search for a particular user by typing in the name or company fields. Please

note that only users listed in the database as the contact for a particular account will ap-pear in the list.

If another AbaData user has shared a map with you, click on the View Saved MapsShared from Other Users link, which will open a new window. You can then select thefile, and then click Open File to view the map.

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RETRIEVING MAPS SHARED BY OTHER USERS

SHARING THE MAP WITH OTHER USERS

RETRIEVING SAVED MAPS

4. Save Map

TIP:To save a copy of the map locally on your computer, click

the copy map to clipboard icon located in the top toolbar:You’ll then be able to paste the map into Microsoft Paint, or

other programs that can import image files such as Word, Out-look etc. It’s also possible to save the image file to your com-puter, print to .pdf or e-mail the image.

AbaData Help

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26. Save Map

Reports can be generated from an area selected in the map window, or the entireAlberta database.

To create a report from information within a specified area in the map window, first se-lect the area using the arrow tool in the top toolbar. Hold down the left mouse button tocreate a window. When the area is selected, it will become dark as in the image below.You can also hold the Shift key and select multiple map objects or areas individually.

You can now generate a report for the area selected. Remember, though, that youcan only create reports for layers that have been selected in the Map Display area andare showing on the map screen.

An example of a pipeline report created from the selected area is on the precedingpage. Click the View in Excel button to view the report in Microsoft Excel or save the re-port as an Excel file.

It is possible to create global reports for some of the information layers, includingpipelines, wells, companies, facilities, spills and complaints and land status. To do so, clickon the link for the information you’d like to create the report for, but do not select an area inthe map window. If pipelines is chosen, for example, the window below will appear.

You’ll be able to filter the information and create a report from the entire pipelinedatabase. Please remember, though, that global reports will only contain data on facili-ties in Alberta. For more information on each specific report, please refer to the AbaDataUser Guide.

To specify the information contained in a pipelines, wells or well production report,click on the Options link in the Reports section. Check the desired boxes to customizethe report.

REPORT OPTIONS

GLOBAL REPORTS

REPORTS FOR SELECTED AREAS

5. Reports

AbaData Help

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27. Reports

The tools in the High Pressure Labeling section allow you to customize the labelsassociated with ERCB high-pressure pipelines. To alter pipeline labels, you must firsthave selected them for display in the map window. To do so, click on the Options linknext to the Pipelines checkbox in the Map Display area, then select the Default Labelsand User-Defined Labels as pictured below. You can also determine the information con-tained in the label by checking the corresponding boxes.

When the pipeline labels are activated with the default selections, the labels will dis-play as in the image below.

You’ll notice that initially, the label text is quite small. The text at this size will be legiblewhen printed, but if you’d like to increase the size on the screen click the Enlarge LabelText icon in the toolbar:

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In crowded areas, you may notice the labels will overlap and become difficult to read.To reduce the clutter in the map window, you can use the High Pressure Labeling tools.

You can delete labels individually, or delete all the labels in a given area at once.First click on the Delete link, and then on the label you wish to delete. To delete a groupof labels, click Delete and then create a window on the map screen with the arrow tool.All of the labels within the window will be deleted.

You can also create labels for one pipeline or a group. To create a single label, clickon the Create Single tool, then on the pipeline you wish to create a label for and finallyclick the location you’d like the label to appear on the map screen. To create a group,first hold the shift key and select pipelines individually as in the image below, then clickon the Create Group tool and finally click the location you’d like the label text to display.

CREATING LABELS

DELETING LABELS

HIGH PRESSURE LABELING TOOLS

INCREASING THE TEXT SIZE

6. High Pressure Labeling

TIP:In crowded areas, a map detail may also be useful. For

help with this, please refer to the DDeettaaiillss aanndd GGPPSS TToooollss help doc-ument.

AbaData Help

28. High Pressure Labeling

29. High Pressure Labeling

To more clearly associate labels with pipelines, you can use a leader. First, click onthe Draw Leader tool, then click on either side of the pipeline or group of pipelinesyou’ve labelled, then double-click near the label text.

To move labels, Click on the Move Labels tool, then on the label you wish to move(or draw a window if you’d like to move a label group), then on the new location.

MOVING LABELS

DRAWING A LEADER

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The Details tool will allow you to create a map detail that will more clearly showpipelines in a congested area. To create a map detail, click on the Create link, then drawa window around the area you’d like to create a detail for.

A new window will appear with detailed information for the area you’ve selected. Thepipelines will also be labeled by default, and you’ll be able to customize the labels. Forhelp with this, please refer to the High Pressure Labeling help file.

To use the GPS tracking functions in AbaData (Start Tracking, Pause, Stop), youmust have a GPS device installed and attached to your computer. For more informationon this, please refer to the AAbbaaDDaattaa UUsseerr GGuuiiddee.

To get coordinates from any point in the map window, click the Get Coords link, andthen the point you’d like coordinates for.

The coordinates will be displayed in both the WGS 84 and NAD 83 systems. You’llalso see the following symbol on the map screen at the point you selected:

Click the Clear Points link to delete the symbol.

GETTING GPS COORDINATES

GPS TOOLS

7. Details and GPS Tools

AbaData Help

30. Details and GPS Tools

31. Details and GPS Tools

AbaData Help

To zoom the map window to specific coordinates, click Zoom to Cords and enter thecoordinates. You can also enter a distance in metres to determine the width of the mapscreen.

ZOOMING TO GPS COORDINATESLINKS TO MORE INFORMATION:

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Waypoints and waypoint signs are a means to add user-defined elements to themap screen. To use waypoints you must first check the Waypoints box in the Map Dis-play area.

To add a waypoint, click the Add Waypoint link. The window pictured below willopen, and you’ll be able to add a waypoint by entering the GPS coordinates or by select-ing a point on the map screen.

Next, you’ll see the window below, and you’ll need to choose a symbol and enter acomment. Once this is done, click OK to save the Waypoint. The symbol you’ve chosenwill appear on the map screen.

Hover over the symbol with your cursor to see the comment you entered, or double-click to re-open the Add Waypoint window.

Waypoints can be set to expire on the Add Waypoint screen. First, click the Alertstab and choose the date you’d like the Waypoint to expire. Next, type an alert messagein the text field and click the Activate Alert button. The first time you log into AbaDataafter the expiry date, you’ll see a notice indicating the waypoint has expired.

The alert will remain active until it is cancelled by the user or the waypoint isdeleted. To delete waypoints, select them on the map screen with the arrow tool andclick the Delete link under Waypoints.

Waypoints can be organized into groups. Click on the Manage Groups link, andyou’ll have the option to create groups and view lists of waypoints in a given group.You’ll also be able to select which groups you’d like to display on the map screen. Whengroups are created, they’ll appear in a dropdown list on the Add Waypoint window.

Waypoints can be imported from or exported to an ASCII text file. The file must becomma-delimeted, and in a specific format. For more details, please refer to the sectionon Waypoints in the AAbbaaDDaattaa UUsseerr GGuuiiddee.

IMPORTING AND EXPORTING

MANAGING GROUPS

WAYPOINT ALERTS

ADDING WAYPOINTS

8. Waypoints

TIP:Waypoints can also be imported to and exported from AAbbaa��

DDaattaa LLIITTEEttmm via the same process. This can be useful if you’reusing the GPS Tracking function in AbaData LITE, and storing alarge number of worksites.

AbaData Help

32. Waypoints

33. Waypoints

AbaData Help

Waypoints can be imported directly from a Garmin GPS device attached to yourcomputer by a USB cable. To do this, the GGaarrmmiinn CCoommmmuunniiccaattoorr plug-in must be in-stalled.

Waypoints and waypoint signs funtion similarly, but waypoint signs resemble trafficor pipeline warning signs. The symbols available are shown in the Add Waypoint Signwindow pictured below.

Once a waypoint sign is added to the map, the user can double-click the symbol onthe map screen to add inspection information or comments as in the image below.

WAYPOINT SIGNS

IMPORTING FROM A GPS DEVICELINKS TO MORE INFORMATION:

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The tools in the User Water Wells section allow users to add water wells to the mapscreen to supplement the water well data provided by Alberta Environment. User waterwells and water wells must first be selected in the well options screen as in the imagebelow.

To add a user water to the AbaData map, click on the Add Well link. You’ll then havethe option of entering GPS coordinates for the well or choosing a location on the mapscreen. The next screen will allow you to enter well owner information and comments.

Your user water well will now appear on the map, represented by a purple encircledW symbol. Alberta environment water wells are represented by the same symbol in blueas in the next image.

The blue quarter sections above represent areas where no water wells are present,as indicated by AbaData users. To add a proofed quarter section, select the quarter-sec-tion with the arrow tool on the map screen, then click the Add Quarter link. The windowpictured below will appear, and you’ll be able to enter your name and comments if de-sired.

ADDING A QUARTER-SECTION

ADDING A USER WATER WELL

9. User Water Wells

TIP:Please note that proofed quarters are submitted by Aba-

Data users, and are not verified by Abacus Datagraphics Ltd.or any other organization or government body.

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34. User Water Wells

The distance marker tools in AbaData can be used to mark a buffer area around anypoint or line on the map screen.

To create a distance buffer around a point on the map, click the From Point link,input the distance in Metric or Imperial units and click OK. Then choose the point you’dlike to be at the centre of the buffer.

You can then create a dimension label and a buffer area label if needed by clickingon the corresponding links. An example is below. Distance markers will be visible on themap should you choose to add an aerial or satellite photo layer.

Follow the same procedure to create a distance buffer from any line object on themap. This can be a high or low-pressure pipeline graphic or a line drawing created bythe user.

To delete distance markers, click the Remove Markers link.

FROM LINE

FROM POINT

10. Distance Markers

TIP:Once a distance buffer is created, it can be used to select

an area of the map from which you’d like to create reports. Forexample, the distance marker above could be used to gener-ate a report containing all pipelines or wells that fall within thebuffer. The report would be created by simply selecting thearea within the buffer, then clicking the appropriate link in theReports area.

AbaData Help

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35. Distance Markers

There are several drawing tools available in AbaData used to create shapes andtext on the map screen. When using the drawing tools, you can customize the appear-ance of lines, polygons or text each time they are created, or you can determine defaultappearances for items by clicking the Defaults link, which will open the window picturedbelow.

Once a drawing element is created on the map screen, use the Toggle Layer link totemporarily remove or add the drawing layer to the screen. This tool will not permanentlydelete drawing items.

The methods used to create lines or polygons on the map screen are similar. First,click the Draw Line or Draw Polygon Link and choose the desired colour and style. Thenclick on the map screen at the location you’d like to start drawing. Then, click at eachpoint you’d like the line to change direction, or for each corner of the polygon. Finally,double-click at the end point.

If you’re creating a polygon or circle, you’ll have the option to include a label indicat-ing the area covered by the shape. You can also create a custom label if desired. Theimage on the following page contains an example of a polygon, line, user road label andtext added to the map screen.

To add text to the map, click the Add Text link, type the text into the Text field andchoose the desired size, colour and style. Then, click the point on the map screen you’dlike the text to start, and again to indicate the direction of the text path.

The Add Road Label tool allows you to create labels for undefined roads in Aba-Data. To do this, you must first select the User Road Labels layer for display in the cul-ture options screen. Then click the Add Road Label link, enter the desired text, and clickon the map screen to place the label.

Once created, drawing elements can be edited, moved or deleted. To do so, first se-lect the object on the map screen with the arrow-shaped Select Map Object tool. To se-lect multiple objects, hold the shift key and select each one individually, or create awindow around all the objects you’d like to select. Then, click on either the Edit, Move orRemove links to alter or delete the object.

Approximate work areas are pre-defined drawing elements consisting of a box or cir-cle and a label with an arrow. An example is below. To create an approximate work area,click on the Box or Circle link, create the desired shape, click on the Label link and finallyclick within the shape and the location you’d like to place the text.

APPROXIMATE WORK AREAS

ALTERING DRAWING ELEMENTS

TEXT AND USER ROAD LABELS

DRAWING SHAPES

11. Drawing

AbaData Help

36. Drawing

37. Drawing

AbaData Help

The coordinates of a polygon can be exported from AbaData in a text file. To do so,first select the polygon on the map screen, and then click Export Polygon. You’ll then beable to open the text file or save the file to your computer. To import a polygon from anASCII text file, click the Import Polygon link and browse to the appropriate location onyour computer.

IMPORTING AND EXPORTING POLYGONSLINKS TO MORE INFORMATION:

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The AbaData Direction Map component provides quick access to uncluttered mapsdetailing roads, wells and surface features in Alberta, B.C. or Saskatchewan. Click onthe Direction Map link and the window below will appear. You’ll be able to enter locationsby legal land description number (or BC Geographic System number), or choose a mu-nicipality, lake or reserve in Saskatchewan or Alberta.

You’ll also be able to adjust the appearance of the map by selecting whether to in-clude a yellow map background, township and range road labels, a township and sectiongrid or well symbols and labels. If you have saved waypoints in AbaData, you can in-clude them on the Direction Map.

To enter multiple legal land description numbers, change the number in the # of Lo-cations Field to the desired number. The corresponding number of lines will appearbelow the field to a maximum of 30.

Click the Create button at the bottom of the window to generate the map. The loca-tion(s) you’ve entered will be represented by a blue star. Paved roads will appear asblack lines on the map, unimproved roads as red lines and municipalities as yellowareas. In B.C., unimproved roads are represented by brown, broken lines.

Use the zoom tools on the toolbar to get a better view of the area around your loca-tion. You can also measure the distance to your location from any starting point as in thenext image. The information in the Map Title field will appear when the map is printed.This can be edited if required.

CREATING MAPS

12. Direction Map

TIP:Aerial and satellite photos are available in Direction Map, and can be used

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Pan around map. Click and drag the map screen.

Open map legend. View well symbol legend.

Show satellite photo. Add a satellite photo layer.Show aerial photo. Add an aerial photo layer.

Measure distance. Measure distance between map objects.

Remove saved distances. Delete all measured distances.Change measuring units. Change to Metric or Imperial units.

Enlarge text. Click to enlarge well label text.

Zoom previous. Click to zoom to your previous view.

Zoom in. Click or create a window to zoom in.

Print Map. Click to access the options for your printer.

Copy Map to Clipboard. Click to copy the map image.

Pointer. Hover over some map objects to identify them.

Zoom out. Click the map window to zoom out.

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View Support Options. Get support contact information or viewsupport documents and video tutorials.

Click on Crown Mineral Agreements Search to find details on agreements associ-ated with a specific company. After you click the link, you’ll see the window picturedbelow.

Enter a full or partial company name and click the Find button. Then, click on thecompany name and click the Search button. You’ll then see a list of townships containingthe selected company’s Crown mineral agreements

Click a township number to zoom the map screen to that township. The areas cov-ered by the agreements will be represented by grey squares. Click on the area to viewthe agreement details.

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14. The AbaData Toolbar

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41. The AbaData Toolbar

The icons in the AbaData toolbar allow you to interact with the map screen and per-form a number of different tasks.

Click the print icon to print the map. This action will print whatever is showing on themap screen. You’ll also be able to title the map, remove the yellow map background ifdesired, and remove the label legend and ERCB dates (the date the map data is currentto) in the window pictured below.

To adjust the map scale, check the Print to Scale checkbox and enter the new scalein the empty field, or choose from the available defined sizes.

Please note that selecting print in the Internet Explorer file menu will not print themap screen.

Click this icon to copy the map image to the clipboard. You can then paste theimage into Microsoft Paint, or any other program that can open image files. The imagecan then be printed to .pdf, e-mailed or stored locally on your computer.

Use the Select Map Object tool to select objects in the map window. Selected ob-jects will turn a dark colour. When hovering over certain objects, an initial amount of datawill appear. Double-click on pipeline or well symbols to open related data. You can alsouse this tool to create a window to select multiple objects, or hold down the Shift key andselect multiple objects individually.

The Pan Around Map tool can be used to move the map in any direction. Click andhold the left mouse button to pan the map.

The Zoom In tool will zoom the map to a selected area. Click once on the map tozoom in an incremental amount, or hold down the left mouse button and create a win-dow to zoom to the selected area.

Using the Zoom Out tool, click on the map window to zoom out an incrementalamount.

The Zoom Previous tool will return the map screen to the previous view. You can re-turn to prior views to the beginning of your AbaData session if desired.

Use this tool to zoom to a particular pipeline, well, field, location, saved waypoint orLINC number by entering the appropriate number or choosing from the drop-downmenus. If you zoom to a pipeline or well, the selected object will automatically be high-lighted on the map screen.

ZOOM TO PIPELINE/WELL/OTHER LOCATION

ZOOM PREVIOUS

ZOOM OUT

ZOOM IN

PAN AROUND MAP

SELECT MAP OBJECT

COPY MAP TO CLIPBOARD

PRINT MAP

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Use the Show Information tool to retrieve data linked to map objects instead of dou-ble-clicking. The same data will be displayed in either case.

This tool will enlarge or shrink pipeline or well label text on the map screen. The de-fault label size is small, but is legible on a printed map.

Click this icon to measure distances on the map screen. You can choose to save thedistance on the map, or simply view the distance without saving. If you click at multiplepoints along a line, the distance between each point and a total distance will be calcu-lated. Double-click to finish the line and generate the total distance.

This tool will remove saved distances from the map screen.

Use this tool to change the measuring units to Imperial or Metric.

This tool will highlight pipelines or wells on the map screen. Once highlighted, youcan create reports from the highlighted objects by clicking on pipelines or wells in theReports section.

Click on this icon to un-highlight any highlighted pipelines or wells on the mapscreen.

Click this icon to open the View Company’s Facilities window pictured on the follow-ing page.

The options on this screen allow you to download pipeline, well or production datafor a given company. You can also view information for a specific company at the provin-cial level by checking the corresponding boxes in the Layer Options section. The greenareas in the image below represent facilities (gas plants, oil batteries etc.), pink areasare pipelines and red areas represent wells. You can also select the township grid fordisplay at this scale.

Click the Export Map icon to export the information showing on the map screen to a.dxf file that can be used in AutoCad. This process carries two limitations: The map cannot be more than one township in size, and the file will contain the pipeline, well, roadand township grid layers only.

EXPORT DXF FILEVIEW/DOWNLOAD COMPANY’S FACILITIES

UN-HIGHLIGHT PIPELINES/WELLS

HIGHLIGHT PIPELINES/WELLS

CHANGE MEASURING UNITS

REMOVE SAVED DISTANCES

MEASURE DISTANCE

ENLARGE/SHRINK LABEL TEXT

SHOW INFORMATION

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Click this icon to open a map legend. The legend contains descriptions of all thesymbols used in AbaData. It also contains links to information detailing the AAbbaaDDaattaaeennvviirroonnmmeennttaall ddaattaasseett codes and the CCaannaaddaa LLaanndd IInnvveennttoorryy Class and Subclasscodes. The legend is available in pdf or jpeg format.

Use this tool to unselect any areas or objects you’ve selected on the map screen.Alternatively, you can use the Esc key.

This tool allows you to keep your AbaData session active for a selected amount oftime. Normally, when a session is inactive for 15 minutes, the user is logged out by thesystem. To disable this process, click the icon and enter the number of minutes you’dlike to keep the session active (any number can be entered).

The window pictured above must remain open to keep the session active. It can beminimized, but not closed.

Click this icon to view AbaData support contact options, ways to find support docu-ments or training options.

Click the Log Out button to end your AbaData session and make your account avail-able for the next user. If you close the Internet Explorer window instead of using the LogOut button to end your session, your account will not be available until your session timesout.

If this occurs and you need immediate access, please ccoonnttaacctt AAbbaaccuuss DDaattaaggrraapphh��iiccss to make the account available.

The Admin tool allows you to set default settings that will be in effect for anyone log-ging in with the same username and password.

ADMINISTER YOUR ACCOUNT

LOG OUT OF ABADATA

VIEW ABADATA SUPPORT OPTIONS

BEGIN TIMEOUT TIMER

STOP/CLEAR MAP

OPEN MAP LEGEND

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If you are able to log in to AbaData but unable to view a map on the map screen(and your initial screen looks like the one in the image below), you likely need to down-load and install AAuuttooDDeesskk MMaappGGuuiiddee VViieewweerr. Click the link to begin downloading,then choose Run.

AbaData is only compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer. If you are using a differ-ent browser (such as Firefox, Opera, Safari, Chrome etc.), you can download and InstallIInntteerrnneett EExxpplloorreerr for free.

If you have installed the MapGuide Viewer and are experiencing the same problem,you may need to add the Abacus Datagraphics Website as a trusted site in Microsoft In-ternet Explorer. To do so, first click tools, then Internet Options as in the image below.

Next, click the Security tab, then the green checkmark to change the zone toTrusted sites. You may need to uncheck the box at the bottom of the window that selectsserver verification as a requirement for all sites. You’ll then be able to addhttp://www.abacusdatagraphics.com to the Websites list.

Next, click the Default Level button to view the default security settings for all sites inthe trusted sites list. Slide the selector to Low, then click the Apply button.

The MapGuide Viewer is an Internet Explorer add-on, and it must be enabled foryou to view maps in AbaData. To see if it is enabled, click Tools, select manage Add-ons,then click Enable or Disable Add-ons as in the image below.

MANAGING ADD-ONS IN INTERNET EXPLORER

CHECK YOUR BROWSER

ADDING A TRUSTED SITE

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45. No Map Displayed on Map Screen

In the next window, ensure Add-ons currently loaded in Internet Explorer is selectedin the drop-down menu, and then find Autodesk MapGuide Active Active X Control in thelist and ensure it is enabled. If it is disabled, choose enable at the bottom of the windowand click OK.

Managing add-ons is similar in Internet Explorer 8, but some of the screens have adifferent appearance. If installed and enabled, the Autodesk MapGuide Active X Controlwill appear in the Manage Add-ons window in the Toolbars and Extensions Group.

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Most printing problems in AbaData are caused by search toolbars or other browser add-ons that conflict with the AutoDesk MapGuide Viewer, such as the Yahoo, Google and Win-dows Live toolbars in the image below. If you have any search toolbars installed, they willappear when you start Internet Explorer.

In some cases, AbaData users with search toolbars installed have experienced no prob-lems. However, search toolbars can cause a variety of issues related to printing, copying themap image and repeated browser crashing. Most commonly, users are unable to access theprint options for their local printer after clicking the Print Map icon in the AbaData toolbar.

If you are experiencing any difficulties with AbaData and have a search toolbar installed,we recommend first removing the toolbar to eliminate it as a possible cause.

There are several ways to disable installed search toolbars. You can simply right-clickon empty space above the search toolbar in the browser to access the context menu in theimage below, then un-check the search toolbar to disable it.

To uninstall the toolbar from your computer, access the Start menu, then the ControlPanel as in the image on the following page. If you are using Windows XP, double-click theAdd or Remove Programs icon. If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7, double-clickthe Programs and Features icon. You’ll see a list of the programs installed on your computer.

Select the toolbar you wish to remove, then select either Remove or Uninstall, depend-ing on the version of Windows you’re using.

REMOVING TOOLBARS

CHECK FOR TOOLBARS

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TIP:Be careful when downloading new programs from Websites,

as search toolbars are often included by default with the down-load. You’ll need to remove the default selection in order toavoid installing the toolbar:

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