Importing Cross Sections

This topic describes how to import a cross section image into the Cross Sections and Contours folder. If you wish to import an image into Leapfrog Works that is not a cross section, import it into the GIS Data, Maps and Photos folder using the Import Map option. See Importing a Map or Image for more information.

Leapfrog Works supports the following file formats for importing cross sections:

PNG files (*.png)
JPEG files (*.jpg, *.jpeg)
TIFF and GeoTIFF files (*.tiff, *.tif)
Windows Bitmap files (*.bmp)
Graphics Interchange Format files (*.gif)

You can import a single cross section image or multiple images.

To import a single cross section image, right-click on the Cross Sections and Contours folder and select New Cross Section From Image. Navigate to the folder that contains the image, select the file and click Open.

If the image contains georeference data, it will be imported into the Cross Sections and Contours folder.
If the image does not contain georeference data, the New Cross Section From Image window will be opened so you can add the georeference data. See Manually Georeferencing Images. Once you have georeferenced the image, click Import. The image will be imported into the Cross Sections and Contours folder.

There are two ways to import multiple cross section images:

Right-click on the Cross Sections and Contours folder and select New Cross Section From Image. Navigate to the folder that contains the files you wish to import. Select the images and click Open. The images will be imported and added to the Cross Sections and Contours folder.
In the File Explorer, select all the files you wish to import. Drag and drop them into the Cross Sections and Contours folder in Leapfrog Works.

All images will be imported and added to the Cross Sections and Contours folder. If an image does not contain georeference data, you will need to open the image and add the information manually, as described in Manually Georeferencing Images.

Once you have created a cross section, you can edit it or use it to evaluate geological models, interpolants, distance functions and surfaces. See Evaluations.