Creating Sites

If sites cannot be imported, create them using the New Site page.

Locate the sites using Google Earth(TM) or Bing. Copy the latitude and longitude of each site.

To insert a Network Site in LINKPlanner, either click Project, New Network Site , or click New Network Site . To insert a Subscriber Site follow the same process selecting either New Subscriber Site or click the New Subscriber Site . The appropriate New Network Site or New Subscriber Site page is displayed. The following process is the same for both types of site.

The following is an example of a completed New Network Site Page page:

New Network Site Page

Name: Enter the site name.

Maximum Height: Enter the maximum antenna height (above ground) allowed at the site. The units are set in the Options/Preferences page (feet or meters).

Latitude and Longitude: The latitude and longitude must be in a format which can be understood and must use the WGS84 frame of reference. The following formats are supported:

Format	Examples
Decimal degrees prefixed by sign to indicate point of Compass: + means North or East. - means South or West.	+12.34567 -12.34567
Decimal degrees and point of Compass.	12.34567N 12.34567E
Degrees, decimal minutes and point of compass.	12:34.567S
Degrees, minutes, decimal seconds and point of compass.	12:34:56.7W

WGS84 is used by Google Earth(TM) and all GPS equipment, but sometimes the GPS is set to some other frame of reference.

LINKPlanner stores site coordinates to 5 decimal places (~1m). If the coordinates are entered to a higher precision then the value will be rounded.

Description: Enter the site description.