Free Sectorization Add-In

The Sectorization Add-In provides an easy way to show angular coverage of antennae of different technologies. This tool assumes you have a point table of antennae that contain azimuth and technology information. This is particularly useful to show coverage overlaps and gaps in a cellular phone communication network.

To install:*

  1. Download the file sectorization-addin.exe.
  2. Open the file or choose the Run command from the Start menu, and browse to the sectorization-addin.exe file in the folder where you downloaded the file.
  3. Click OK and follow the step-by-step instructions to install the add-in.

*The Sectorization Add-In works only with Maptitude 2017 or higher.

Sectorization Addin for Maptitude

To Use the Sectorization Add-in:

To Create New Sectors

  1. Open your antenna layer in a map and make it the working layer.
  2. Choose Tools>GIS Developer's Kit>Add-Ins and click Sectorization to open the Sectorization dialog box.
  3. Choose whether to create sectors for All Features or a selection set in the first drop-down list. 
  4. Choose the field that contains the kind of technology of each antenna (e.g., GMS900, GMS1800, etc.) from the Technology drop-down list.
  5. Choose the field that contains information about the antenna azimuth (angular deviation from the North) from the Direction drop-down list.
  6. Click Choose Technologies to choose the technologies that you want to display.
  7. Adjust the sectorization parameters: Bore Length (and units) and Bore width (degrees).
  8. Click OK. Maptitude asks for a file name for the output sectors layer. Enter a name and click OK.

Maptitude creates the sectors, adds the new layer to the map, and adjusts the map scale to show all the sectors that were created. You may want to zoom in to see a detailed display of a small area.

To Load an Existing Sectors Layer

  1. Choose Tools>GIS Developer's Kit>Add-Ins and click Sectorization to open the Sectorization dialog box.
  2. Choose the Load Existing Sectors tab (This tab will be displayed by default if the working layer is not an antenna or sector layer).
  3. Click Load and choose the file that contains your sector layer and click OK. The Choose the Technology Field dialog box is displayed.
  4. Choose the field with the technology information from the drop-down list and click OK.
  5. The sector layer is added to the map and the Create New Sectors tab will be activated.
  6. Click OK to close the dialog box or go to step 3 below to modify the bore length and bore width of the sector layer you just added.

To Modify Bore Length and Bore Width of Sectors

  1. Open a map that contains your sectors layer.
  2. Choose Tools>GIS Developer's Kit>Add-Ins and click Sectorization to open the Sectorization dialog box.
  3. Choose whether to create sectors for All Features or a selection set in the first drop-down list.
  4. Choose the field that contains information about the antenna azimuth (angular deviation from the North) from the Direction drop-down list. (The Technology drop-down list and the Choose Technologies button are disabled. Changes will be applied to all technologies.)
  5. Adjust the sectorization parameters: Bore Length (and units) and Bore Width (degrees).
  6. Click OK.