MapInfo ProViewer 9.5 User Guide
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1. UTM Central Meridian 30 ED50 UTM Central Meridian 33 Zone 36 UTM Central Meridian 36 ED50 UTM Central Meridian 39 Zone 37 ED50 UTM Central Meridian 42 ED50 UTM Central Meridian 45 Zone 38 ED50 GK Central Meridian 27 GRS80 GK Central Meridian 30 GRS80 GK Central Meridian 33 GRS80 GK Central Meridian 36 GRS80 GK Central Meridian 39 GRS80 GK Central Meridian 42 GRS80 GK Central Meridian 45 GRS80 UTM Central Meridian 27 Zone 35 GRS80 UTM Central Meridian 33 Zone 36 GRS80 UTM Central Meridian 39 Zone 37 GRS80 UTM Central Meridian 45 Zone 38 GRS80 Features Added in Previous Versions of ProViewer This section provides a history of the previous changes to the ProViewer product New in ProViewer 9 0 Curved Labels Improve the Look of Your Maps We added curved labels as a new feature in MapInfo Professional 9 0 Curved labels are labels that follow the curve of streets rivers and other linear map features as shown in the next figure Maps created with curved labels can be displayed in ProViewer and older maps can be modified in MapInfo Professional 9 0 to display this new functionality However older maps do not display this feature automatically and you cannot use ProViewer to display curved labels if the map has not been created using this feature If you open a map with curved labels in an older version of ProViewer you will get an2. 8 MapInfo ProViewer 9 5 Added Fijian Coordinate Systems We have added the following coordinate systems Fiji Map Grid WGS72 Fiji Lat Long Viti Levu Clarke 1880 datum Added Finnish Coordinate Systems We have added the following coordinate systems Finnish Coordinate Systems 2003 Finnish KKJ Zone 0 through Zone 5 Finnish Coordinate Systems Old 1996 Finnish KKJ Zone 0 through Zone 5 Finnish Coordinate Systems Old 1990 Finnish KKJ Zone 0 through Zone 5 Added French Coordinate Systems We have added the following coordinate systems Lambert I Carto Paris Borne monde p27571 Lambert II Carto Paris Borne monde p27572 Lambert III Carto Paris Borne monde p27573 Lambert IV Carto Paris Borne monde p27574 Lambert I Nord Paris Borne monde p27561 Lambert II Centre Paris Borne monde p275620 Lambert III Sud Paris Borne monde p27563 Lambert IV Corse Paris Borne monde p27564 Syst mes fran ais M ridien de Paris Borne Europe V7 8 Lambert I Carto Paris Borne Europe p27571 Lambert II Carto Paris Borne Europe p27572 Lambert III Carto Paris Borne Europe p27573 Lambert IV Carto Paris Borne Europe p27574 Lambert I Nord Paris Borne Europe p27561 Lambert II Centre Paris Borne Europe p27562 Lambert III Sud Paris Borne Europe p27563 Lambert IV Corse Paris Borne Europe
3. Map Scale A statement of a measure of the map and the equivalent measure on the earth Often expressed as a representative ratio of distance such as 1 10 000 This means that one unit of distance on the map for example 1 inch represents 10 000 of the same units of distance on the earth Map Window A window that allows you to view a table as a map Node An endpoint of a line object or an endpoint of a line segment which is part of a polyline or region object Raster A type of computerized picture consisting of row after row of tiny dots pixels Raster images are sometimes known as bitmaps Aerial photographs and satellite imagery are common types of raster data found in GIS A computer image can be represented in raster format or in vector format Record All the information about one object in a database or a table A record in a table corresponds to a row in a Browser Selection A data item or set of data items chosen for inspection and or analysis In Browsers and in Map windows items can be placed in the selection set by clicking on them individually Map windows also have special tools for selecting multiple items on a spatial basis Status Bar A bar at the bottom of the screen that displays messages that help in using MapInfo ProViewer Table Information databases are organized as tables Tables are made up of rows and columns Each row contains information about a particular geographic feature event etc Each colum
4. Mar UTM 58S IGN53 p2995 Nouvelle Cal donie Lifou UTM 58S IGN56 p2981 Mayotte Combani1950 UTM 38S IGN p2980 Mayotte RGM04 UTM 38S IGN Mayotte Cadastre 1997 UTM 38S IGN St Pierre et Miquelon UTM 21N IGN1950 p2987 Syst mes fran ais M ridien de Greenwich MIW avant 3 Obsol te Lambert I Carto Greenwich Obsol te Lambert II Carto Greenwich Obsol te Lambert III Carto Greenwich Obsol te Lambert IV Carto Greenwich Obsol te Lambert I Nord Greenwich Obsol te Lambert II Centre Greenwich Obsol te Lambert III Sud Greenwich Obsol te Lambert IV Corse Greenwich Obsol te R union IGN R union RGR 92 UTM 40 sud IGN 1989 p10012 PDN Gauss Laborde R union IGN p4626 LABORDE Madagascar Laborde Madagascar m tre Laborde Madagascar kilom tre Laborde Madagascar Added German Coordinate Systems We have added the following bounded coordinate systems Gauss Kruger DHDN bounded Zone 1 through 5 What s New in MapInfo ProViewer 9 5 10 MapInfo ProViewer 9 5 Updated Irish Coordinate System We have updated our Irish Coordinate System as follows Irish Grid Irish Transverse Mercator ITM Added Libyan Coordinate Systems We have added the following coordinate systems LTM 2 Zone 5 through 13 LTM 2 Zone 13 UTM Zone 32 LGD
5. MapInfo ProViewer 9 5 4 MapInfo ProViewer 9 5 Installing MapInfo ProViewer To install MapInfo ProViewer 1 Click the Start button 2 Click Run and type or browse to the ProViewer setup exe file Click the OK button to begin the installation The Welcome screen appears 3 Click Next to continue to the License Agreement dialog box 4 Click I accept the Terms and click Next to display the Customer Information dialog box Complete these fields with appropriate entries to continue 5 Click Next to display the Destination Folder dialog box 6 In this dialog box click Next to accept the default path or click Change to select a new path The Ready to Install dialog box displays 7 Click Install to begin the file transfer The Installing dialog box appears Note The NET framework is installed as part of the MapInfo ProViewer 9 5 installation 8 When The InstallShield Wizard Completed dialog box appears click Finish to complete the installation of MapInfo ProViewer What s New in MapInfo ProViewer 9 5 This section contains information about the new features of ProViewer 9 5 Please note that due to the extensive additions to the maps and layout features tab files and wor files created in MapInfo Professional 9 5 cannot be displayed using the ProViewer 9 0 product These are the new features you may see in your 9 5 maps New WFS T Functionality Enhanced Labels Improve the Look of Your Maps Pen
6. p27564 Syst mes fran ais M ridien de Paris Borne France V7 8 Lambert I Carto Paris Borne France p27571 Lambert II Carto Paris Borne France p27572 Lambert III Carto Paris Borne France p27573 Lambert IV Carto Paris Borne France p27574 Lambert I Nord Paris Borne France p27561 Lambert II Centre Paris Borne France p27562 Lambert III Sud Paris Borne France p27563 Lambert IV Corse Paris Borne France p27564 Syst mes fran ais RGF93 M ridien de Greenwich Borne monde France Lambert 93 Borne monde p21540 Syst mes Fran ais RGF93 M ridien de Greenwich Borne Europe France Lambert 93 Borne Europe p2154 Chapter 1 Introduction to MapInfo ProViewer User Guide 9 Syst mes fran ais RGF93 M ridien de Greenwich Borne France France Lambert 93 Borne France p2154 DOM TOM IGN R union RGR92 UTM 40S IGN p2975 PDN Gauss Laborde R union IGN p2990 Antilles Fran aises RRAF1991 UTM 20SN IGN p2989 Guadeloupe Ste Anne UTM 20N IGN p2970 Guadeloupe Fort Marigot UTM 20 IGN p2969 Martinique Fort Desaix UTM 20 IGN p2973 Guyane RGFG95 UTM 22N IGN p2972 Guyane CSG67 UTM 22N IGN p2971 Guyane RGFG95 UTM 21N IGN p3313 Guyane CSG67 UTM 21N IGN p3312 Nouvelle Cal donie Grande Terre UTM 58S IGN72 p3060 Nouvelle Cal donie
7. turned Autoscroll off More Nodes Increased the number of nodes permitted per object for regions polylines and multipoints Added support for the ASRP version 1 2 raster format Added New Datums Projections and Ellipsoids including Chinese Coordinate Systems Guernsey Grid Coordinate System Hellenic Geodetic Reference System Baltic Projections Lithuanian and Latvian New Zealand Geodetic Datum 2000 New Belgian Coordinate System Additional British National Grid Coordinate System New Grid Handler Added the Arc Grid Handler to support the use and display of ESRI grid files New in ProViewer 7 8 Improved File Handling Open MapInfo Professional 7 8 workspaces and table files This includes tab files referencing ESRI Shapefiles and table files containing new projections WFS and WMS Support View workspaces and tab files that reference Web Map Service WMS and Web Feature Service WFS layers Large Crosshair Selection Support for selecting nodes more precisely Supports Larger Excel Files Open tab files that reference larger Excel files more than 32K rows Enhanced Centroid Snap Capabilities Enhanced 3DMap Viewing Improved PrismMap lighting Removed 255K character limit in Layout and Map windows in workspaces Displaying a Map in MapInfo ProViewer 16 MapInfo ProViewer 9 5 Upgraded raster handlers Upgraded the LeadTools to version 13 MrSID SDK 3 2 to provide support f
8. 05 System 45 Bornholm p45001 KP2000 Jylland Fyn p18401 KP2000 Sjaelland p18402 KP2000 Bornholm p18403 New in ProViewer 8 5 More Room on the Status Bar We have enlarged the Status Bar cursor location and file name fields to ensure that this information is more readable We have also simplified the coordinate entry to display in decimal degrees Printing Large Images Improved Customers printing large images such as destination page size D E or A0 previously reported problems using MapInfo ProViewer Some of the printing problems stemmed from a 28 000 pixel limitation that we have addressed in this version of MapInfo Professional Pitney Bowes MapInfo no longer supports the Windows 95 or 98 operating systems which allowed us to remove this restriction Features Added in Previous Versions of ProViewer 14 MapInfo ProViewer 9 5 Better Support for GRD Files MapInfo Professional 8 5 added a new preference that allows you to display Vertical Mapper GRD maps as grid files and not as raster files Vertical Mapper creates GRD TAB files that display using the raster handler The new preference contains a Grid option so you can view Info tool information about 3D GRD maps Raster Image Reprojection Enhanced In MapInfo Professional we added automatic image reprojection for registered raster data such as satellite and aerial photo images scanned maps grids seamless tables and WMS data Previously map professionals were r
9. 2006 through UTM Zone 35 LGD 2006 LTM 16 155 A new Datum for Libya LGD 2006 its parameters Ellipsoid International ShiftX 208 4058 m ShifYy 109 8777 ShiftZ 2 5764 m Added Netherlands Coordinate System We have added the following bounded coordinate system Netherlands National System mm acc Added Polish Coordinate Systems We have added the following coordinate systems PUW 42 GK Zone Pulkowo 1942 p3333 PUW 42 GK Zone 4 Pulkowo 1942 p3334 Poland ETRS89 CS92 p2180 GUGiK 80 p3328 Universal polar stereographic WGS84 Polish Lambert conformal 1965 1 p3120 1965 2 p2172 1965 3 p2173 1965 4 p2174 1965 5 p2175 ETRS89 Poland CS2000 zone 5 p2176 ETRS89 Poland CS2000 zone 6 p2177 ETRS89 Poland CS2000 zone 7 p2178 ETRS89 Poland CS2000 zone 8 p2179 Added Romanian Coordinate Systems We have added the following coordinate systems Romanian Stereo 1970 Romanian Transverse Mercator Chapter 1 Introduction to MapInfo ProViewer User Guide 11 156 Dealul Piscului 1970 datum for Romania Krassovsky Ellipsoid 3 Shift X 28 Shift Y 121 Shift Z 77 Added Swedish Coordinate System We have added the following coordinate system ST74 p3152 Added Turkish Coordinate Systems We have added the following coordinate systems UTM Central Meridian 27 Zone 35 ED50
10. Clause Added to Text Statement Coordinate System and Datum Enhancements Chapter 1 Introduction to MapInfo ProViewer User Guide 5 New WFS T Functionality Proviewer 9 5 allows the user to open 9 5 version tab files that are related to the new WFS T functionality Who Can Read tab Files Created Using WFS T At Pitney Bowes MapInfo we try to keep tab files as backward compatible as possible to preserve your investment in our product Some of the changes to the WFS T do not allow us to do this for MapInfo Professional 9 5 Below are these cases and their file format requirements Enhanced Labels Improve the Look of Your Maps In Proviewer 9 5 you can open up MapInfo Professional wor files containing maps with enhanced labels Labels Look Better in MapInfo Professional 9 5 You may notice that the rotated and horizontal labels that display in your maps look better We have incorporated a new anti aliasing process that is based on the latest graphic rendering technology This technology helps us improve the realism of your map by removing the jagged label and text display in low resolution maps These label enhancements are also visible in the Layout window the Browser window although not the Redistricter window and the Legend window If you open a WFS T Layer and Then is this table compatible with previous versions of MapInfo Professional Save it locally and do not select the Allow Edits check box Yes pre 9 5 M
11. MapInfo ProViewer Version 9 5 USER GUIDE Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor or its representatives No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying without the written permission of Pitney Bowes Software Inc One Global View Troy New York 12180 8399 2008 Pitney Bowes Software Inc All rights reserved MapInfo the Pitney Bowes MapInfo logo MapInfo Professional and MapInfo ProViewer are trademarks of Pitney Bowes Software Inc and or its affiliates Americas Phone 518 285 6000 Fax 518 285 6070 Sales 800 327 8627 Government Sales 800 619 2333 Technical Support 518 285 7283 Technical Support Fax 518 285 6080 www mapinfo com Adobe Acrobat is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States Contact information for all Pitney Bowes MapInfo offices is located at http www mapinfo com contactus Products named herein may be trademarks of their respective manufacturers and are hereby recognized Trademarked names are used editorially to the benefit of the trademark owner with no intent to infringe on the trademark June 2008 Introduction to MapInfo ProViewer Welcome Congratulations on your choice of MapInfo ProViewer the easy way to see print and share electronic desktop maps This convenient ma
12. apInfo Professional users can read this tab file Make changes and commit them to the WFS T server Yes pre 9 5 MapInfo Professional users can read this tab file Make changes and do not commit them to the WFS T server No pre 9 5 MapInfo Professional users cannot read this tab file What s New in MapInfo ProViewer 9 5 6 MapInfo ProViewer 9 5 Horizontal Labels with Enhanced Rendering Set to None Horizontal Labels with Enhanced Rendering Set to Anit Alias Chapter 1 Introduction to MapInfo ProViewer User Guide 7 Pen Clause Added to Text Statement In MapInfo Professional 9 5 a user can now change the style of the leader or callout line associated with a text object In the example below the callout has a dashed red line style Saving this text object in a wor file will produce a 9 5 version wor file Proviewer 9 5 can then open the new wor file Coordinate System and Datum Enhancements Added Belgian EPSG Code We have added a new EPSG Code Belgian National System 7 parameters p31370 Added Croatian Coordinate System We have added the following coordinate system Gauss Kruger zone 5 Added Egyptian Coordinate System We have added the following coordinate system Egyptian Transverse Mercator Added Estonian ESPG Codes We have added EPSG Codes for Estonian coordinate systems L EST97 EUREF89 p3301 L EST 1992 EUREF89 p3300 What s New in MapInfo ProViewer 9 5
13. e Handling improved in version 7 8 15 File Open Dialog new support added in version 7 0 16 Find command using in version 9 0 12 G GRD Files support changes in version 8 5 14 H Help changes in version 8 5 14 getting online 21 Homeland Security Fonts in version 9 0 12 HotLink using multiple in version 9 0 12 L Labels enhanced in version 9 5 5 Legend displaying a map s 21 M Map displaying in ProViewer 16 MapInfo Professional getting more out of maps with 22 N Node Support changes in version 8 0 15 P Pen Clause new in version 9 0 7 Printing changes in version 8 5 13 Projections new in version 8 0 15 new in version 9 0 12 new in version 9 5 7 ProViewer displaying a map in 16 features added in 7 0 16 features added in 7 8 15 features added in 8 0 15 features added in 8 5 13 features added in 9 0 11 features added in 9 5 4 installing 4 understanding the toolbar 17 Index User Guide 28 R Raster Images AirPhoto handler upgraded in version 8 5 14 ASRP support added in version 8 0 15 handlers upgraded in version 7 8 16 reprojection changes in version 8 5 14 support for new formats added in version 7 0 16 Ruler icon 19 S Select icon 18 Shapefiles support for ESRI _ added in version 7 0 16 Snap Command centroid _ enhanced in version 7 8 15 Statistics icon 19 Status Bar changes in version 8 5 13 T Technical Support getting 21 Time and Date Time Data opening in ver
14. elp topic you can use the mouse wheel to scroll up and down through the topic as you read This is the quick way to get through help topics and move on to getting your work done Type too small Zoom in If you press and hold the Ctrl key while you use the mouse button to scroll through a topic the type displays in a larger font so you can read the text clearly Access to the most current MapInfo Professional documentation is easier At the bottom of each help topic there is a web address that takes you to the Pitney Bowes MapInfo web page From there you can get the latest MapInfo Professional documentation or peruse documentation for other products You must be connected to the Internet for this feature to work Can t find a favorite topic Save it in the Favorites tab You can store topics you refer to all the time on a Favorites tab which persists from session to session Chapter 1 Introduction to MapInfo ProViewer User Guide 15 To save a favorite topic in the Favorites tab 1 Open the Help System by doing one of the following Click Help in a dialog box Select Help gt MapInfo Professional Help Topics 2 Click the Search tab and display the topic you want to save 3 Click the Favorites tab and click Add The Help System adds the topic to the list New in ProViewer 8 0 Autoscroll now more consistent The T key is now used to toggle Autoscroll on and off It used to be that A turned Autoscroll on and T
15. error Features Added in Previous Versions of ProViewer 12 MapInfo ProViewer 9 5 New Data Sources May Display in Version 9 0 Maps In MapInfo Professional version 9 0 Pitney Bowes MapInfo partnered with a third party vendor named Safe Software and incorporated some of their Feature Manipulation Engine FME technology This gives MapInfo Professional 9 0 users more flexibility in creating maps using the following data sources ESRI ArcSDE ESRI Personal Geodatabase MDB AutoCAD DWG DXF Microstation Design DGN ESRI ArcInfo Export E00 USGS Spatial Data Transfer Standard CATD DDF VPF NIMA NGA FT Timeand Date Time Data May Display in Version 9 0 Maps If your organization maintains time or date and time specific data your map creators may use a new time and date time functionality to display this information in your thematic maps Using this new feature your new maps can display time sensitive data thematically Using the Find Command in Remote Tables The Find command Select gt Find is available for linked remote tables regardless of whether they are indexed Neither the table nor a column in the table needs to be indexed for the Find command to be available If the selected column in the search table does not have an index an index will be created when you click OK in the Find dialog box For native tables and linked remote tables this newly created index is permanent Multip
16. estricted to reprojecting the vector maps You are now able to view maps created using this feature AirPhoto Raster Handler Upgraded We have incorporated the latest AirPhoto Raster Handler 4 23 into the 8 5 release of MapInfo Professional You are now able to review map files created with this new AirPhoto format Coordinate System Enhancements The following are the coordinate system enhancements for this version ETRS based Coordinate Systems Added We have added the following ETRS based projections to our PRJ file Transverse Mercator Zone 26 39 Lambert Conformal Conic and Azimuthal Equal Area Lithuanian and Latvian Coordinate Systems Added We have added the following Latvian Coordinate Systems to the PRJ file LKS 92 and Longitude Latitude LKS 92 We have added EPSG codes to the following Lithuanian Coordinate Systems LKS 94 Baltija 92 Longitude Latitude LKS 94 and KS 1942 Zone 4 Estonian Coordinate System Added We have added the following Estonian Coordinate System L EST 97 Swedish Coordinate System Added We have added Swedish Coordinate Systems for Aviation maps South African Coordinate System Zones Added We have added several Gauss Kruger Coordinate System zones New Help System Enhancements We have updated the MapInfo Professional Help System to provide new functionality that you may already be using in other Microsoft products Reading help topics gets easier When you click in a h
17. g questions such as Where are my best customers located Where should I place my next sales office How can I increase my sales MapInfo Professional answers these questions in a straightforward manner reducing the time it takes to make smarter decisions Glossary This section contains a list of terms we use to describe ProViewer features and capabilities A 24 MapInfo ProViewer 9 5 Term Definition Browser A window for viewing a table or a database a spreadsheet or a text file in tabular form Coordinate An X Y location in a Cartesian coordinate system or Longitude Latitude location in an earth coordinate system Coordinate systems represent locations on a map relative to other locations Earth coordinate systems may use the Equator and the Greenwich Prime Meridian as fixed reference points Plane coordinate systems describe a two dimensional X Y location in terms of distance from a fixed reference point and are usually in the first quadrant so that all coordinates are positive Degrees of Longitude Degrees of Latitude and Decimal Degrees Degrees longitude and latitude are coordinates used to represent locations on the surface of the Earth Longitude or X coordinate represents a location s east west position where any location west of the Prime Meridian has a negative X value Latitude or Y coordinate represents a location s north south position where any location south of the Equato
18. how distance between two points on a Map window 1 Choose the Ruler button and position the cursor which displays as a cross anywhere on the map and click The Ruler window displays Distance and Total As you move the cursor the Distance measurement changes in the Ruler window To measure the distance between two points click the first point and double click the second To measure the length of a path containing two or more segments continue the process clicking once at the end of each segment to keep a running total of the length of the path A Brief Tour of the World wor Workspace 20 MapInfo ProViewer 9 5 Using the Zoom Icons The Zoom options give you control over the display of the Map window 1 Open a Map window and click the Zoom in button Position the cursor anywhere on the map Full featured Pitney Bowes MapInfo products allow you to determine the range for example 0 to 3 miles 2 to 5 miles at which each layer is visible in a Map window 2 To see the effect of zooming click the Zoom in icon anywhere on the map The map redraws at the new zoom level Notice that the information changes in the Zoom section of the Status Bar to reflect a new zoom level 3 To specify the zoom level of the map click the Change View button and enter a new zoom level At different zoom levels new information displays on the map reflecting the visibility of the different map layers that comprise World wor Chapter 1 I
19. le HotLink Capability Added We added the ability to access more than one HotLink definition per map object When you click a map object with multiple HotLinks a list of options are displayed which allows you to access different types of content for a single map object Homeland Security Fonts Added Your map creators now have access to new standard fonts prepared by the Office of Homeland Security These fonts were developed to standardize the way emergency circumstances and industries are depicted in maps Specifically the new symbols are Incidents These fonts show various hazardous circumstances such as fires police activity and other dangers Infrastructures Stage 01 04 These fonts show various industrial environments including farms factories financial businesses etc in a wide variety of complex frames to indicate severity Natural Events These fonts show areas of natural disasters such as hurricanes tsunamis volcanoes and other natural events Operations Stage 01 04 These fonts show various emergency circumstance symbols such as ambulances biohazard and Red Cross type symbols in a wide variety of complex frames to indicate severity New Projections and Coordinate Systems Supported The following are the projections and coordinate system enhancements for this version Added Bosnia Herzegovina Coordinate Systems We have added the following projections Bosnia Herzegovina Zone 5 Bosnia He
20. n contains a particular kind of information about the items in the table MapInfo Professional tables can contain graphic objects representing geographic objects Such tables can display as maps Toolbars Windows that contain a variety of buttons used to access tools and commands for mapping and drawing Vector A coordinate based data structure commonly used to represent map features Each object is represented as a list of sequential x y coordinates Attributes may be associated with the objects A computer image can be represented in vector format or in raster format Term Definition 26 MapInfo ProViewer 9 5 Workspace A saved configuration of open MapInfo Professional tables and windows Zoom Layering A setting that determines the range for example 0 3 miles 2 5 miles etc at which a layer is visible in a Map window Term Definition User Guide 27 Index Numerics 3D Viewing enhanced in version 7 8 15 A Autoscroll changes in version 8 0 15 C Character Limit Removed 255K _ in version 7 8 15 Coordinate Systems new in version 8 0 15 new in version 8 5 14 new in version 9 0 12 new in version 9 5 7 Crosshair new support added in version 7 8 15 Curved Labels added in 9 0 11 D Data Sources opening in version 9 0 12 Datum Enhancements new in version 9 5 7 Displaying a Map 16 E Enhanced Labels new in version 9 5 5 Excel Files larger file support added in version 7 8 15 F Fil
21. ntroduction to MapInfo ProViewer User Guide 21 Displaying the Map Legend The map s legend explains the meaning of the different shapes colors and fill patterns 1 Open a Map window and click the Legend button or select the Options menu and the Show Hide Legend command Note Not all maps have legends 2 Choose the Map menu option and the Previous View command to return the map from the beginning We have provided the icon descriptions the Glossary and the online help to support you as you navigate through more mapping adventures Getting Online Help Use ProViewer s comprehensive online Help including sections on menu commands and dialog box descriptions to answer your ProViewer questions Getting Technical Support If you encounter problems installing MapInfo ProViewer our technical support specialists can help Technical Support for MapInfo ProViewer is limited to installation issues For workspace related issues see the MapInfo Professional user who created the workspace Want to do MORE 22 MapInfo ProViewer 9 5 For questions concerning the installation of ProViewer contact Technical Support at 518 285 7283 or visit the Pitney Bowes MapInfo website www mapinfo com Want to do MORE Consider MapInfo Professional the premier desktop mapping product for business and government MapInfo Professional allows users to access their own data to see relationships between data and geography answerin
22. or MG3 files and updated the current raster handlers to handle multi threading specifically for ECW and the Government handlers ADRG ASRP CADRG CIB NITF New in ProViewer 7 0 Microsoft Windows like File Open Dialog Box Support Added You can now use My Documents Desktop etc button options that have been added to the File Open Dialog Box ESRI Shapefile Support Added You can now open tab files that reference ESRI Shapefiles Raster Format Support Added You can now open tab files that reference ECW MrSid JPEG 2000 ADRG CADRG CIB and NTIF raster format files Displaying a Map in MapInfo ProViewer To explore the basics of desktop mapping concepts let s explore the World wor workspace which is installed with ProViewer To display a map in the ProViewer product 1 Click the Start button select the All Programs MapInfo and MapInfo ProViewer to display the ProViewer window 2 Click the button or from the File menu select Open button to display the Open MapInfo Tables or Workspaces dialog box Note You cannot open MWS files created with MapInfo Professional in ProViewer 3 Click the Data directory and click Open 4 Click the World directory and click Open Chapter 1 Introduction to MapInfo ProViewer User Guide 17 5 Select the World wor entry and click Open to display the World workspace Understanding the ProViewer Toolbar The toolbar icons at the top of the MapInfo ProViewer window can help yo
23. p viewer opens tables created using Pitney Bowes MapInfo products such as MapInfo Professional MapX or MapXtreme and displays them in Map and Browser windows It also opens workspaces and re creates Map Browser Graph and Layout windows exactly as they were created in MapInfo Professional Using this product you can display and print maps and workspaces created in any version of the Pitney Bowes MapInfo product line The purpose of this chapter is to familiarize you with the basics of MapInfo ProViewer and provide resources for you to become familiar with it You can also get installation assistance from Technical Support if necessary using information in this document Installing MapInfo ProViewer 4 What s New in MapInfo ProViewer 9 5 4 Features Added in Previous Versions of ProViewer 11 Displaying a Map in MapInfo ProViewer 16 Understanding the ProViewer Toolbar 17 A Brief Tour of the World wor Workspace 18 Getting Online Help 21 Getting Technical Support 21 Want to do MORE 22 1 What s New in
24. r has a negative Y value Field A field in a table corresponds to a column in a Browser A field contains a specific type of information about an object such as Name Abbreviation Land Area Price Population etc The record for each object consists of the object s values for each of the fields in the database Graticule A grid of horizontal latitude and vertical longitude lines that display on an Earth map spaced at a regular distance for example every five degrees every fifteen degrees Used to establish a frame of reference Latitude The horizontal lines on a map that increase from 0 degrees at the Equator to 90 degrees at both North 90 0 degrees and South 90 0 degrees Poles Used to describe the north south position of a point as measured usually in degrees minutes seconds or decimal degrees above or below the Equator Legend The part of a map that explains the meanings of different colors shapes or fill patterns used on a map A legend can also include a scale Appendix A Glossary User Guide 25 Longitude The vertical lines on a map that run from the North to the South Poles used to describe the east west position of a point The position is reported as the number of degrees East 0 to 180 0 degrees or West 0 to 180 0 degrees of the Prime Meridian 0 degrees Lines of Longitude are farthest apart at the Equator and intersect at both Poles and therefore are not parallel
25. rzegovina Zone 6 Bosnia Herzegovina Zone 7 Chapter 1 Introduction to MapInfo ProViewer User Guide 13 Added Luxembourg Projections We have added the Luxembourg 1930 Gauss p2169 Luxembourg projection Added S JTSK KROVAK Coordinate System We have added a new S JTSK projection to serve the Czech Republic and Slovakia We have added using new Projection 32 and new Datum 1020 Added Swedish Coordinate System We have added the ST 74 projection Updated EPSG Aliases for Swedish Coordinate Systems We have added two new EPSG aliases for Swedish coordinate systems to the PRJ file to maintain consistency with the latest update to MapXtreme EPSG 2326 EPSG 3152 Updated Hong Kong EPSG Code We have added the Hong Kong 1980 Grid System p2326 EPSG code entry Updated Australian Victorian Coordinate System We have added the following Australian bounded projections VIC VicGrid66 AGD 66 VIC VicGrid94 GDA 94 VIC AMG Zone 54 AGD 66 VIC AMG Zone 55 AGD 66 VIC MGA Zone 54 GDA 94 VIC MGA Zone 55 GDA 94 VIC Longitude Latitude AGD 66 VIC Longitude Latitude GDA 94 Updated Danish Coordinate System Entries We have added the following Danish projections UTM Zone 32 Euref89 p25832 UTM Zone 33 Euref89 p25833 UTM Zone 32 ED 50 p23032 UTM Zone 33 ED 50 p23033 System 34 Jylland Fyn p34003 System 34 Sjaelland p340
26. sion 9 0 12 Toolbar using the Ruler icon 19 using the Select icon 18 using the Statistics icon 19 using the Zoom icons 20 Toolbar icons in 17 W WFS Support added in version 7 8 15 WFS T functionality new in version 9 5 5 WMS Support added in version 7 8 15 Z Zoom icons 20
27. u perform mapping work easily and efficiently The Help System contains a detailed explanation of each icon Icon Name Icon Name Icon Name Open Print Help Select Zoom In Zoom Out Change View Grabber Info Tool Drag Map Window Ruler Show Hide Legend Label HotLink Show Hide Statistics Select Boundary Marquee Select Radius Select A Brief Tour of the World wor Workspace 18 MapInfo ProViewer 9 5 A Brief Tour of the World wor Workspace Use the World wor to review the map layers and experiment with these icons to become familiar with their functionality You can think of a workspace as a map with transparencies stacked on top of it Each layer contains data that pertains to the entire map For example World wor includes the Ocean the Countries and the World Capitals layers Using the Select Icon This is the Select tool s default cursor Position the cursor over any region to display the name of the region There are several selection icons that allow you to select map features and group regions for display See the Help System for more about the specific properties of each icon Select Polygon Graph Select Unselect All Invert Selection Icon Name Icon Name Icon Name Chapter 1 Introduction to MapInfo ProViewer User Guide 19 Using the Statistics Icon Click the Statistics icon to display more about a selected country in the Statistics window Using the Ruler Icon The Ruler tool can s
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