introduction to mapinfo professional

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Introduction to MapInfo ProfessionalHere are some key concepts and words you'll want to be aware of before usingMapInfo Pro:

• Table• Workspace• Browser • Mapper • Grap• !ayout• "b#ect• Geocoding• $elections• %edistricting• &oining Tables• Tematic Map

ou can display your information in a (ariety of ways in a Map Window ) Here aresome skills you will ac*uire in te process of using MapInfo)

• +nderstanding ,oom !e(el• -anging a Map's ,oom !e(el• +sing Buttons to -ange a .iew• %eturning to a Pre(ious .iew• .iewing an /ntire !ayer • $etting Map Window "ptions• .iewing a Table in Two Map Windows

MapInfo uses tables and workspaces to manipulate your data) Here are someterms and tasks tat refer to layers:

• Working wit !ayers• +sing Map !ayer -ontrol• %eordering0 1dding and %emo(ing !ayers• +sing te Info Button• $tyle "(erride• -loning a Map• $a(ing a Map


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Objects, points, labels all combine in (arious layers to produce a map)

Tabular information from a Browser window can also be displayed as an ob#ect)

/ac layer contains a different type of information) -ombined tey become auseful map)


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2rom te Layer Control dialog you control ow MapInfo displays layers ofinformation)

$ometimes te information you are working wit may be *uite large) ou canselect pieces of information) Here are a few terms you will ear more about:

• .iewing $tatistics• $electing %ecords• %enaming $elections• $electing using a 3uery• $a(ing $elections and 3ueries• +nselecting Map "b#ects

Get more from your information data by performing queries:


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• 1dd points to your map in a (ariety of ways• Background on !ongitude and !atitude -oordinates• +sing -reate Points wit !atitude and !ongitude• +sing -reate Points wit te +ni(ersal Translator • Make your table mappable

1ccess information easily by finding it:

• 2ind a country• Inde4 a field• %e5specify a searc• 2ind a city• 2ind an address• 2ind an intersection

Put information on te Map by geocoding :

• Geocode to 6 digit ,IP codes• $treet le(el Geocoding• Interacti(e Geocoding• $elect +ngeocoded results• 1ssign geograpic coordinates to your data to get it on te map

Truly see your data by building thematic maps:

• -alled Teme or -olor -oded maps• -olor or sading pattern tat represents underlying data• -reate a %anged Tematic Map• -reate an Indi(idual .alue Tematic Map


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• /dit a !egend• $a(e a Tematic Template• $a(e a Tematic Map• +nderstand Tematic !ayers• &oin Tables for Tematic $ading•

Geograpic &oins

Te +$ Population for 7889 data can be represented differently tematically)

/asily label your maps in a (ariety of ways:

• Interacti(e !abeling• !abel $ettings• 1utomatic !abeling• /diting0 %emo(ing0 and $a(ing !abels• +sing te -osmetic !ayer • Typing Te4t• $a(e -osmetic "b#ects

-reate buffers to elp you select information from your data)

• Buffering 1round Point "b#ects• +sing te Boundary $elect Button• $a(ing Buffer %esults• Buffering !ine 2eatures


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Publis your maps wit a professional look using a Layout window and OLE features:

• -artograpic !egends• Printing a $ingle Window• +sing te !ayout Window and 2rames• Mo(ing and %esiing a 2rame• 1dding Te4t to te !ayout Window• -reating a clip region• $a(ing a window as a BMP or WM2• /mbedding a MapInfo Map into anoter application

Here are te basics we ope you learned ere before you mo(e onto te ne4tlesson)

• Map "b#ects are linked to data records)• !ayer -ontrol ;tink of transparencies on an o(eread pro#ector


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Here are some ideas to get you tinking:

• Include a Map in a M$ Word %eport)• +se MapInfo data in an /4cel spreadseet or cart)• +se Har(ard grap or anoter dedicated carting package to grap data)•

+se a map in a multimedia presentation)• $ow a map on te World Wide Web)• $ow cange o(er time by morping troug se(eral tematic maps)

!et's mo(e on to learn more about MapInfo Professional=

Geographical Concepts

Maps a(e a language of teir own) Here are some concepts you'll find elpful)

What is Geography?

Geograpy is te art and science of location=

Tere are all types of Geometry and Geograpy)


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• Medical Geograpy• Historic Geograpy• 1erial Potograpy• -ultural Geograpy• Political Geograpy•

Pysical Geograpy

.isual display can also elp wit oter types of analysis) $patial 1nalysis is aboutanalying cange o(er space and time

Maps can tell stories) Te following map tells you about te location of %abiesinstances)

By adding te4t and legends a map can come ali(e and tell a story)


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Cartography is te art and science of making maps) In GI$0 it is also tegeograpic presentation and (isual interpretation of data)

GIS stands for Geograpic Information $ystems

1 Map is a grapic representation of part of te eart's surface)

• It con(eys information easily and readily to a reader)• 1 snap5sot of time)

1 Coordinate System is used to reference map locations) /ac point is recordedas a single 40y location)

Coordinates are numbers used to represent a location on a map usually in teform of longitude0 latitude)

MapInfo uses decimal degrees as we see in te following world map)


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1 projection is a matematical con(ersion used to create a flat map seet from asperical surface) How to display a > dimensional ob#ect ;te eart< on a ?

dimensional surface ;your computer screen


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Wit MapInfo Professional you can start by using maps by performing tefollowing tasks:

Geocoding 55 Taking tabular data and gi(ing it a geograpical twist by assigningAob#ects to its records)A

Thematic Shading 55 Making tabular data easy for a reader to understand)

Redistricting and Buffering to elp answer AWyA and AWat If)A

!et's mo(e on to learn more about MapInfo Professional=

Displaying Your Data

In tis lesson you will complete te following:

• "pen a map and display it in Map and Browser windows) • $elect particular records and Grap tat data) • $a(e your map display as a workspace and reopen te workspace) • +se te Info tool to retrie(e data)

!et's display a map table in bot a Browser and Map window) /(ery MapInfoProfessional map is based on one or more tables of information) Tese tablescontain geograpic data tat can be displayed on screen) Te key to MapInfoProfessional is its ability to manipulate database information grapically in a Map

window as well as in its tabular form in a Browser)

Viewing your Map

To open te $tates table in a Map window:

7) $tart MapInfo Professional )?) -oose "pen a Table in te 3uick $tart dialog)


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>) -lick "pen)

Te "pen Table dialog displays) Te data for te tutorial lessons is located in tedirectory MapInfodatatutCdatatutCusa) Tis data eiter resides on te -@ orwas installed to your MapInfo Professional folder during installation)

D) "pen te +$1 folder0 coose $tates and click "pen)

1 Map window displays wit a map of te +nited $tates)

Te Map menu displays on te Menu bar) 1s te type of information you displaycanges0 te Menu bar may also display window5specific menus)

Viewing a!ular Data

To see your data as te4t0 in databaseEspreadseet format you will use a Browserwindow)

To (iew te $tates table in a Browser window:

o -oose Window F ew Browser Window

Te tabular information associated wit te $tates table displays)

Glance at te menu at te top of te screen) ote tat te Browse menu asreplaced te Map menu on te Menu bar)

o -oose Window F Tile Windows so we can see bot windows)


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Graphing and "electing

!et's create a grap tat compares te population of se(eral states) 2irst0 we'llmake a selection from te $tates table0 and coose states we wis to display inour grap)

1. -lick te $elect button from te Main toolbar)?) "n te map click on tree or four states)>) ou can old down te $HI2TF key and click to select more tan

one state)

1s you click0 notice tat te small bo4es in te left5and column of te browserare also igligted) ou can also select records from te browser by clicking

tese bo4es) Try it) -lick on a bo4 to select a state from te Browser window)%egardless of were you make te selections0 tey display in bot windows)

Te selected states are now in a temporary table called $election) Te selectedstates can now be (iewed separately from te rest of te $tates table)

To create a grap of your selected states:

7) -oose Window F ew Grap Window)?) -oose ew Grap Window)>) $elect a grap type and template)

D) -lick e4t)6) -oose $election from te Table drop5down list)) $elect PopC7889 from te 2ields Table drop5down list and click

1dd)J) !ea(e te oter options as is and click "K)

Te grap displays) 1gain0 notice tat te Grap menu replaces te Browsemenu on te Menu bar) Keep in mind tat you cannot make any canges to te


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underlying data troug a Grap window) 1 grap is only a (isual representationof tabular data)

Te Grap window is called 3uery7 grap) "nce you (iew a selection in awindow0 MapInfo Professional renames it to 3uery) Tese *ueries will be

numbered se*uentially ;i)e)0 3uery70 3uery?0 and so on


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Te workspace is sa(ed as tut7)wor 5tis e4tension designates te file as aworkspace) ow tat we a(e sa(ed our workspace0 letLs close all open tables)

• -oose 2ile F -lose 1ll)

To reopen te workspace0 coose 2ileF"pen Workspace) $pecify Tut7) Teworkspace opens wit te tables specified in your session) ou'll notice teselections are no longer sa(ed) Tere are a number of items to be aware ofwen using workspaces) -eck your MapInfo Professional online %eferenceGuide or online Help for more information on workspaces)

Finding Infor$ation

2inally0 weLll display some information about our states)

1. -lick on te title bar of te Map window)

2. 2rom te Main Toolbar0 click te Info button ) >) Position te cursor o(er any state and click) MapInfo Professional

displays an Info tool window tat contains te table information associatedwit te selected state)

-ongratulations0 you are now ready to mo(e on to te ne4t lesson) -oose 2ile F-lose 1ll to end tis session)

Mapping in &ayers

ou are now ready to practice using layers) 1s we learned in te +serLs Guide0youLll use layers to combine a (ariety of information into a single map and seete geograpic relationsips between data)

In tis lesson0 youLll complete te following:

• 1dd and remo(e layers) • %eorder layers) • Make layers /ditable and $electable) • !abel ob#ects in a layer)


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• /4periment wit seamless layers)

Managing &ayers

ou can use !ayer -ontrol to reorder0 add and remo(e layers0 and cange ow

and wen layers are displayed) !etLs become ac*uainted wit te !ayer -ontroldialog) !et's open a few maps first:

7) -oose 2ile F "pen) 2rom te "pen dialog you can coose$tatecap0 $tates and +sCiway tables) To select se(eral files atonce0 oldi down te -trl key as you click eac file)

?) -lick "pen) 1 Map window displays wit te tree maps)

>) -oose Map F !ayer -ontrol) Te !ayer -ontrol dialog displays)


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Here you'll see all of our layers in addition to te cosmetic layer) Te !ayer-ontrol ceck bo4es indicate te following:

-eck Bo4 /4planation

.isibleBy default0 eac layer is (isible) To make a layer in(isible0 clear te.isible bo4)

/ditableBy default0 eac layer is not editable) Tis means you cannot make anycanges to a layerLs map ob#ects0 suc as resaping0 deleting0 oradding new map ob#ects) To modify a layerLs ob#ects0 ceck te /ditablececk bo4)

$electableBy default0 all layers are selectable) Tis means you can makeselections in te map by using any one of te $elect buttons) To make alayer unselectable0 clear tis bo4)

!abel-eck tis bo4 to turn automatic labels on for a layer) Modify automaticlabels using te !abel button)

'eordering

%igt now we can clearly see all te layers) MapInfo Professional attempts tologically place tables ;as layers< in a Map window wen opening tables or using!ayer -ontrol) Wen opening tables using te default option 1utomatic or addinglayers toug !ayer -ontrol0 MapInfo Professional looks at te type of mapob#ects tat are in te table) Wen MapInfo Professional finds a layer containingmostly te4t0 tat layer will become te topmost layer) MapInfo Professional willten place points layers underneat te4t0 lines underneat points0 and polygonsunderneat lines)

If we place te states layer on top of te igways layer0 igways would

disappear)

7) $elect te $tates layer)?) -lick te +p button from te %eorder group and mo(e it to te middle)>) -lick "K)

otice tat te igways are no longer (isible)


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'e$o#ing a &ayer

!et's remo(e a layer from te map) To remo(e te state capitals from our map:

1. -lick te !ayer -ontrol button)?) $elect $tatecap and click %emo(e from te !ayers group)3. -lick "K.

Te map redisplays witout te state capitals) To re5add te layer:

4. -lick te !ayer -ontrol button and click 1dd from te layersgroup)

Te 1dd !ayer dialog displays)

6) -oose $tatecap from te 1dd !ayers list and click 1dd)) -lick "K to close te !ayer -ontrol dialog)

Te map redraws sowing te new layer you a(e added)

If you open two tables tat contain te same type of map ob#ect0 for e4amplepolygons0 it will make te layer of te first table opened te bottom5most layer)Wen te second table is opened0 its map layer will be placed on top of te firstpolygon layer) Tis bea(ior is also true for oter types of map ob#ects)

Viewing an (ntire &ayer

To (iew all of te ob#ects associated wit a map layer witin a Map window0 usete .iew /ntire !ayer command)

7) -oose Map F .iew /ntire !ayer)

Te .iew /ntire !ayer dialog displays)

?) -oose te layer you wis to (iew from te .iew /ntire !ayer drop5down list) ote tat one of te options is 1ll !ayers)

>) -lick "K)

Changing the )ppearance of a &ayer

1t times you may want to cange te appearance of a layer) It is possible to dotis witout permanently canging te table)

7) -oose Map F !ayer -ontrol) "pen te Map menu)?) select te $tates layer)


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>) -lick @isplay)

Te $tates @isplay "ptions dialog displays) In tis dialog you can o(erride tedefault style settings tat determine ow tis layer displays in a Map window)

D) -eck te $tyle "(erride bo4 to o(erride te default style of a layer)6) -lick te %egion $tyle button)

Te %egion $tyle dialog displays)

) -lick te 2oreground drop5down list from te 2ill group bo4)J) 2rom te color palette0 coose a new color)) -lick "K to accept te color coice)8) -lick "K to accept te @isplay "ptions)79)-lick "K to close te !ayer -ontrol dialog)

*oo$ &ayering

Many layers tat you use in your Map windows may only be appropriate to use atcertain oom le(els) ,oom layering allows you to a(e le(els of detail displayedon a map tat make sense) Te oom layering feature allows you to specify arange of oom le(els for te layer to be displayed in)

In our map0 if you oom out too muc0 te $tatecap layer will practically co(er upte lower D states) We will set up te Map window so tat te $tatecap layer is

only (isible if te map is oomed in to a (iew of 60999 miles or less)

7) -oose Map F !ayer -ontrol)?) $elect te $tatecap layer)>) -lick @isplay)D) -eck @isplay witin ,oom %ange)6) /nter 6999 for te Ma4 ,oom)) -lick "K at te @isplay "ptions dialog and click "K to close te

!ayer -ontrol dialog)

ow te capitals will only be displayed if te oom le(el is 60999 miles or less)

-lick te ,oom5out button and click on te map until te state capitals disappear)

Duplicate Map Windows

"nce you a(e customied a (iew of your map0 you may want to create a clone0or copy of te Map window) In tis way you can see two (iews of a map at tesame time0 peraps coosing to oom in for one (iew ;to create an inset


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• -oose Map F -lone Window

1 duplicate map displays)

• -oose 2ile F -lose 1ll before we begin te ne4t topic)

"ea$less &ayers

$eamless map layers enable you to put se(eral tables of te same type0 suc ascounty boundaries and water boundaries0 togeter and treat tem as if tey wereone layer) Tis feature is especially useful wen you want to display a (ectorbackdrop for your map) $ince a seamless layer is actually made up of se(eraltables0 you can cange display attributes0 cange labeling0 or use te !ayer-ontrol dialog for an entire group of tables at one time)

ou can build your own seamless layer or use some MapInfo Professional

samples) !etLs e4periment wit an already created MapInfo Professionalseamless layer:

1. -oose 2ile F "pen) ?) 2rom te MapInfo@ataTutCdataTutCusa+$1@- pat0 double5click on

@cCwater0 a seamless layer tat displays water for te entire Wasington@- area)

Tis layer is made up of tree tables0 water areas for 1le4andria .irginia;.aale4w


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edit a seamless layerN te editable bo4 is una(ailable) -lick -ancel) ou can alsodisplay a Browser of any of te tables tat make up te seamless layer)

• -oose Window F ew Browser Window) Te $elect base Table dialogdisplays) /nter a description of te base table to find) Te Browser for te

seamless layer displays) /ac table is listed wit its pat)

-ongratulations0 you a(e completed tis lesson) -oose 2ile F -lose 1ll beforemo(ing on to te ne4t lesson)

+pening Files

In tis lesson0 you'll learn ow to open our sample @cCcust file in some of temost common formats) Tese formats include @B2 ;database format


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6) -oose te default file caracter set Windows +$ O W)/urope;A1$IA


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7) -oose +sC-ustomer from te list)?) -lick "K)

Te information displays in a browser)

MapInfo Professional can read and write to data tat is in 1ccess format)

Be sure to ceck te MapInfo Professional online elp or %eference Guide formore information on using M$ 1ccess tables)

)"CII files

MI Pro also accepts delimited 1$-II te4t files) 1 space0 tab0 comma0 or oterspecial caracter must be used to separate one field from anoter) MapInfoProfessional will prompt you to indicate wat delimiter is being used and if tetest's first line sould be used as a column eading)

ou can open a delimited 1$-II te4t file in any te4t editor ;suc as otepad orM$ WriteD6 B1G"% $T$/A0AW1$HIGT"A0A@-A0A?99?9A0AProductionA


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A1!21%"A0A&+1 &%A0AD?D9 >8TH $TWA0AW1$HIGT"A0A@-A0A?997A0AProductionA

ou cannot open non5delimited te4t filesN for e4ample0 like tose wit fi4ed5lengts fields cannot be opened directly in MapInfo Professional)

It is now possible to (iew and use tis data in MapInfo Professional0 includingdisplaying it on a map) Howe(er0 we cannot edit 1$-II te4t files in MapInfoProfessional) @elimited 1$-II te4t files are read5only in MapInfo Professional)

(-cel spreadsheets

MapInfo Professional supports bot /4cel and !otus 75?5> spreadseet formats)!et's open an /4cel spreadseet)

Before opening a spreadseet in MapInfo Professional0 you need to know te

answers to te following *uestions:

• Wat is te cell range of te data you wis to accessQ MapInfoProfessional needs to know wat portion of te spreadseet you wis toaccess) Wen defining te cell range0 do not include column eadings)

• Has te cell range of data been gi(en a range nameQ ou can refer to terange of data you wis to access wit a name tat is created in tespreadseet software) If you create a range name for a range of cells0 donot include column eadings)

• @oes te first row abo(e te cell range of data contain column eadingsQPlace column eadings in te first row abo(e te cell range of data)

To open our sample spreadseet:

7) -oose 2ile F "pen)?) 2rom te 2iles of Type list coose Microsoft /4cel)>) -oose @cC-ust located in mapinfodatatutCdatatutCusa+$1@-)D) -lick "pen)

Te /4cel Information dialog displays wit te /ntire Workseet specified as terange) -lick "K)

Te spreadseet displays in a Browser window)

$preadseets are read5only in MapInfo Professional)

-ongratulations0 you a(e completed tis lesson) -oose 2ile F -lose 1ll to endte lesson) !et's mo(e on to learn more about MI Professional=


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Putting It on the Map

e4t0 we'll place customers on te map) Before you can do tis0 eac of yourrecords must be assigned geograpic coordinates)

In tis lesson0 youLll use our dBase file of registered customers wit our sample@- street map to display te locations of tese customers on te street map) ou

will complete te following:

• Bring in a dBase format registrant database) • !ink te position of eac data record to a map location) • @isplay your data on te map)

2irst0 weLll open te registrant database:

1. -oose 2ile F "pen) Te "pen dialog displays) 2rom te patMapInfo@ataTutCdataTutC+sa+$1@- coose dBase @B2 from te2iles of type drop5down list)

2. -lick on te file %egistr)dbf) -lick "pen) >) Te dBase @B2 Information dialog displays) -lick "K)

Te dBase database of registrants displays in te Browser window) $crolltroug our customers and familiarie yourself wit te data)

)ssigning Coordinates

Before you can display your data on a map0 you must first assign R and coordinates to its records) ou assign R and coordinates by matcingaddresses in te %egistr database wit addresses in a street map table) -reating

tat matc is called geocoding)

e4t0 we need to open te map on wic we want to place te registrants:

1. -oose 2ile F "pen) -lick on te file @cwass) -lick "pen) ?) -lick te Map windowLs ma4imie button) Te Wasington @- street map

displays)


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ou now a(e a map to geocode ;@cwass< and data to geocode to te map;%egistr


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1. -oose Table F Geocode) Te Geocode dialog displays) ?) -oose te following options in te Geocode dialog:

• 2rom te Geocode table drop5down list0 coose %egistr) • 2rom te +sing -olumn drop5down list0 coose 1ddress) •

2rom te $earc table drop5down list0 coose @cwass) • 2rom te 2or "b#ects in column drop5down list0 coose $treet) • 2rom te Mode options0 coose Interacti(e) • -lick "K to start te process)

MapInfo Professional stops at te first non5matcing address and displays ageocode dialog) It sows you a list of alternati(e addresses or street numberranges0 depending on te record) -lick "K for addresses you can recognie ascorrect matces suc as $t for $treet) "ccurrences of $t) instead of $t or using

1(e) instead of 1(e are te most common differences) $ince street5le(elaccuracy is not tat important for our purposes0 coose to geocode tose records

to te first displayed selection)

Displaying Your Data on the Map

ow0 weLll display te customers on te street map:

1. -lick te title bar of te @cwass Map window to make it acti(e)

2. 2rom te Main Toolbar0 click te !ayer -ontrol button ) Te !ayer-ontrol dialog displays)

3. 2rom te !ayer options0 coose 1dd) Te 1dd !ayer dialog displays) D) 2rom te 1dd layer list0 coose %egistr and click 1dd) Te %egistr layer is

placed #ust below te -osmetic !ayer) -lick "K) Te street map re5displays wit eac of te customers on te map represented by an arrow)

To (iew te information and indi(idual registrants:

Te records in te %egistr table now as coordinates assigned to eac recordbased on te location information in te @cwass table) Te coordinates enablete records to be displayed on te map of Wasington @-) ow0 wen you doselections among te registrant records0 based on te contents of oter columns0te results can be displayed geograpically on your map)


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$uppose you wanted to know wic customer was represented by a particularsymbol:

1. 2rom te Main Toolbar0 click te Info button ) ?) Position te cursor o(er any symbol and click) MapInfo Professional

displays an Info tool window tat contains te information on te selectedregistrant) -lick in te Info tool window and scroll troug te data)

-ongratulations0 you'(e put data on te map) -oose 2ile F -lose 1ll beforemo(ing on to te ne4t lesson)

"electing

In tis lesson0 we will practice selecting records from a MapInfo Professionaltable) We will manually select records from a map using selecting buttons ;on5screen selecting


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table) Tis will allow us to filter te database for records tat meet a certaincondition)

Te tables tat you use wit MapInfo Professional can be *uite large) Tis beingte case0 (ery often tere is a need to work wit a subset of a table) MapInfo

Professional pro(ides a number of ways to do tis) Tere are tools you can useto select data from your maps ;on5screen selecting< as well as te ability to *ueryte tabular data to e4tract only tose records tat meet some specified condition)

In tis lesson0 youLll use te sample bicycle %egistrants table and te Wasington@- street map to complete te following:

• $elect ob#ects by using te $elect0 %adius $elect0 Boundary $elect0 andMar*uee $elect tools)

2irst0 weLll open te registrants and @- street tables as maps)

7) -oose 2ile F "pen)?) 2rom te pat MapInfo@ataTutCdataTutC+sa+$1@-0 coose %egistr

and wile olding down te -trl key0 coose @cwass)>) -lick "pen) Bot maps display)D) To make sure all of te registrants are in (iew0 place te mouse o(er te

map0 rigt click and coose .iew /ntire !ayer)

$elections can be made from a Map window using any of te $elect buttons)Tis is known as selecting geograpically)

"electing Geographically !etLs start by e4perimenting wit te $elect button)

Te $elect button is used to select ob#ects one at a time) $imply click on anob#ect or record to select it) To select multiple records0 click on tem one at atime wile olding te $ift key down)

1lways keep in mind tat a selection is a temporary table) 1fter making aselection0 you are ten able to use it in a map0 create a grap of it0 browse it0 or

perform oter analysis on it) Most of MapInfo Professional's capabilities can beused on a selection or on an entire table)

ouLll use te $elect Tool to select ob#ects from a $electable layer) It is tedefault tool and displays as an arrow wen positioned o(er your Browser window0Map or !ayout) ou can select ob#ects indi(idually or as a group)

To select ob#ects indi(idually:


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1. 2rom te Main Toolbar0 click te $elect button )?) -lick on one of te arrows) otice its appearance canges to sow it is

selected)>) -lick on anoter arrow) otice it is selected0 but te first one is no longer

selected)

To select more tan one ob#ect:

• Hold down te $ift key and click tree arrows) otice eac remainsselected)

1s te ob#ects are selected on te map0 tey are also stored as a selection andcan be (iewed in a Browser window:

7) -oose Window F ew Browser Window) Te ew Browser Windowdialog displays)

?) 2rom te Browse table drop5down list0 coose $election and click "K) TeBrowser tat contains your selections displays)

-lick on te title bar of te map to make sure it is acti(e)

To cancel te selection of indi(idual ob#ects ob#ects:

• Hold down te $ift key and click on one arrow) otice tat te selectionof te arrow you clicked is cancelled)

To cancel te selection of all selected ob#ects:

• -lick somewere on te map but0 not on an arrow or click te +nselect 1ll

button )

otice tere are no selections on te map)

Keep in mind0 you cannot use te $elect tool to select ob#ects from separatelayers) 2or e4ample0 you cannot select an arrow and a street from te map at tesame time) "b#ects must reside in te same $electable layer)

he Mar.uee "elect ,utton

Te Mar*uee $elect button can be used to select ob#ects tat fall witin aspecified rectangle) $imply click and drag to draw a rectangle) ote tat teMar*uee bo4 selects from te topmost selectable layer in your map)


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1. -lick te Mar*uee $elect button)?) Press te left mouse button0 ten old and drag to draw a

rectangle)

he 'adius "elect ,utton

Te %adius $elect button can be used to select ob#ects tat fall witin a specifiedradius of your starting point)

+sing te %adius $elect button:

1. -lick te %adius $elect button)?) Press te left mouse button0 old and drag to draw a circle on te

map)

1s you draw0 notice tat te status bar at te bottom of te window displays teradius of your selection circle)

In tis e4ample0 note tat te selection was made from te topmost selectablelayer0 %egistr)

he ,oundary "elect ,utton

+se te Boundary $elect button to find and select ob#ects witin a region)

+sing te Boundary $elect button:

1. -lick te Boundary $elect button)?) -lick inside a state0 but not on a customer or city)

In tis e4ample0 MapInfo Professional selects all records from %egistr witin tegi(en boundary) Te %egistr table is te topmost selectable boundary layer in tisMap window) Terefore0 MapInfo Professional will select registrants witin tegi(en area)

By using !ayer -ontrol to make some canges to te Map window0 it is possibleto cange wic table te selection will come from)

By eiter clearing te selectable ceck bo4 for te %egistr layer0 or byreordering te layers so tat you can select records from te street layer insteadof te customer layer)


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he Polygon "elect ,utton

Te Polygon $elect button allows you to draw a custom polygon in a Mapwindow and ten searc and coose ob#ects witin tat polygon)

7) -lick te Polygon $elect button)?) -lick in te Map window to begin drawing a custom polygon)>) @ouble5click wit te left mouse button to close te polygon and

select te ob#ects tat fall witin it)

Viewing the Contents of a "election

To (iew te contents of a selection0 you can create a browse window)

7) Make a selection using any of MapInfo ProfessionalLs $elect

buttons)?) -lick Window F ew Browser Window)>) -oose $election from te Browse Tables list and click "K)

In#erting "elections

+se te In(ert $election feature to cancel te selection of ob#ects you may a(eselected and select tose tat weren't) 2or e4ample0 if you a(e selected ework $tate from a map of te +nited $tates and coose In(ert $election0 ework $tate will be unselected and all oter states on te map will be selected)

7) Make a selection using any of MapInfo ProfessionalLs $electbuttons)

?) -oose 3uery F In(ert $election ;or you can click te In(ert$election button from te Main Toolbar


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&a!eling Your MapIn tis lesson0 we'll use MapInfoLs labeling features to create map labels) !abelsenable you to display (alues0 or te names of streets0 cities0 countries0 or otergeograpic features on te map) We will also learn ow to place titles and oterdescripti(e te4t on our maps)

Creating &a!els

Tere are se(eral ways to assign labels to a map) !et's start interacti(ely by

using te !abel button from te Main toolbar to label our state capitals map)

7) -oose 2ile F "pen) 2rom te "pen dialog coose $tates and$tatecap from te MapInfo@ataTutC@ata+$1 folder)

?) -lick "pen)

3. -lick te !abel button)D) Wen you click on a map ob#ect wit te !abel button0 MapInfo will

place a te4t label near tat ob#ect)6) MapInfo labels are obtained from te underlying data associated

wit te map ob#ects ;te default is to use te first column in tetable


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)uto$atic &a!eling

ou can set automatic labeling of a layer by using te !ayer -ontrol dialog)

7) Wit your mouse pointer inside te map0 rigt5click and coose !ayer

-ontrol)?)

Te label column of ceck bo4es turns labels on and off for eac layer)

3. -eck te label bo4 for te $tatecap layer ;underneat te label icon ) Wit te $elect button0 double5click on a label)


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Te !abel "ptions dialog displays)

o /4periment wit canging some of te settings for te label)

'e$o#ing &a!els

To remo(e labels:

1. $elect a label;s< using te $elect button )?) Press te @elete key on te keyboard or coose /dit F -lear)

"a#ing &a!els

To sa(e labels0 sa(e a workspace) Te workspace will sa(e your desktopconfiguration ;your map0 grap0 and browse window layout< and labels)

7) -oose 2ile F $a(e Workspace)?) Type tut? and click "K)


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If you close te table you are labeling or sut te window witout sa(ing telabels0 MapInfo will ask if you wis to sa(e a workspace)

Creating itles

To create a title0 use te Te4t button from te @rawing toolbar)

Before you can add te te4t to your Map window0 you must a(e an editable maplayer) 1n editable layer accepts new map ob#ects wen tey are drawn in temap and allows you to modify e4isting map ob#ects by deleting0 resaping0 andcanging te style of tem)

!et's make te -osmetic layer editable) 1s discussed in te +ser's Guide0 te-osmetic layer is placed in e(ery Map window and cannot be reordered from tetop or remo(ed) Tink of it as a piece of transparency laid o(er top of your basemaps) +se it for creating test map ob#ects and placing additional annotation on

te map tat you cannot create troug labeling0 suc as titles)

1. -lick te !ayer -ontrol button)?) $elect te -osmetic layer)>) -eck te bo4 underneat te Pencil column)D) -lick "K)

Wit te cosmetic layer editable0 you can add0 delete or modify its contents) Te$tatus Bar indicates wic layer is editable:

1. -lick te Te4t button on te @rawing toolbar)?) -lick in te Map window were you wis to position your title)>) Type any prase you want to display as a title)

ow tat you a(e a title in your -osmetic layer0 you migt want to sa(e it) Tereare two ways you can sa(e wat you a(e created in te cosmetic layer:

• $a(e your session to a workspace) "b#ects in te -osmetic layer aresa(ed)

• $a(e te ob#ects ;te4t or oterwise< from te -osmetic layer into a newtable) ou can ten re5use te table wit different maps)

-ongratulations0 you'(e completed tis lesson= -oose 2ile F -lose 1ll beforemo(ing on to te ne4t lesson)


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Wor%ing with &ayoutsWit MapInfo ProfessionalLs !ayout window you can create professional lookingmaps) We'll e4plore creating a legend and printing single and multiple windowson a single page) Te !ayout window is an area were windows are organiedfor output to an output de(ice suc as a printer or to a file) Te elements on eacpage can be maps0 browsers0 graps0 legends0 te4t0 or oter grapic ob#ects)Windows ;maps0 browsers0 and graps< are represented by rectangular framestat you can sie and position) Te border and fill of eac frame can be modified)ou can also draw lines0 figures0 or coose te4t tat enances te clarity oraestetic *uality of your output)

1fter performing analysis on your data and creating te final maps0 browsers0and graps0 you may desire to arrange se(eral different windows onto a pageand print it)

Before we use te !ayout window0 let's open some maps)

7) -oose 2ile F "pen) -oose %eststop0 Trainrt0 Trainrt?0 Biketour)?) -lick "pen)

1 map of te layers displays)

Creating &egends

2irst0 we'll create a cartograpic legend) 1 cartograpic legend is a simple way toadd additional annotation to a map) It pro(ides a means to display cartograpicstyles as well as teme legends for an acti(e Map window)

1 cartograpic legend will display cartograpic and tematic frames tat includea legend title0 subtitle0 and map layer styles) 1 cartograpic legend can be placedin a layout window or output using MapInfo ProfessionalLs "!/ capability)

!etLs start by creating a legend for our map)

7) -oose Map F -reate !egend)?) Te -reate !egend 5 $tep 7 of > dialog displays) We want to display all

te layers in te legend0 so lea(e te settings as tey are and click e4t)>) Te -reate !egend 5 $tep ? of > dialog displays) +se tis dialog to cange

te title of te legend window or cange grapic descriptions for eaclayer)


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D) Tis information can always be modified at a later date) 2or now0 acceptte defaults and click e4t)

6) Te -reate !egend 5 $tep > of > dialog displays) +se tis dialog to modifyte titles for eac layer) 1gain0 you can cange tis information later) 2ornow0 accept te defaults and click 2inis)

Te legend displays) otice0 as wit oter types of windows0 wen te !egendwindow is te acti(e window it displays in te Menu bar)

"nce te cartograpic legend as been created0 it can be edited if necessary)/dits include adding layers and canging te legendLs title0 layer descriptions0and window orientation)

!et's cange te cartograpic legendLs window orientation) 1 cartograpic legendcan be displayed witin a window using a portrait orientation or landscapeorientation:

!et's cange te current orientation to landscape)

7) -oose !egend F %efres !egend)

Te %efres !egend dialog displays)

?) Press !andscape)>) -lick "K)

If you now wanted to sa(e te legend0 you must sa(e it in a workspace)


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ow tat our map and legend are complete0 letLs discuss printing wit MapInfoProfessional) We will focus our discussion first on page setup and single windowprinting) 2irst0 close te !egend window by clicking on 4)

Printing a "ingle Window

Before working wit MapInfo Professional's !ayout window0 be sure you a(e sette printer options as you need tem) %emember0 you can also print any Map0Browser0 or Grap window by coosing 2ile F Print) Te contents of te acti(ewindow are printed)

Wen printing a window0 you can cange te number of copies0 pages to print0 or print *uality) ou can also a(e MapInfo Professional print to a file by setting your printer dri(er appropriately)

To set up your first !ayout window:

7) -oose Window F ew !ayout Window) Te ew !ayout Window dialogdisplays) -oose "ne 2rame for Window)

2. -lick "K) 1 !ayout window displays) It contains te Bikemap workspace)


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!etLs enlarge our layout:

1. 2rom te Main Toolbar0 click te ,oom5in button )?) Place it o(er te wite layout page and click two times)

)d0usting the &ayout

e4t0 weLll ad#ust te frameLs position in te !ayout window:

1. 2rom te Main Toolbar0 click te $elect button )?) -lick on te Bikemap map in te !ayout window) Its frame and andles

display)

3. @rag it down te page a bit)

ow tat we a(e a map in te !ayout window0 we will open a Browser and addtat to te !ayout window)

7) -oose Window F ew Browser Window) -oose te Biketour table todisplay te Biketour Browser) To add te Browser to te !ayout window0we must add a frame to contain te Browser)


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?) -lick on te !ayout window's title bar to make it acti(e)

3. 2rom te @rawing Toolbar0 click te 2rame button )D) Mo(e te cursor o(er te !ayout window0 abo(e te tour map) "n an

empty section of te window0 click and drag te cursor diagonally0 creatinga dotted bo4)

6) %elease te mouse button) MapInfo Professional displays te 2rame"b#ect dialog) Make sure tat te Biketour Browser is listed in te Windowdrop5down list) -lick "K)

) MapInfo Professional places te Browser in te frame)

e4t0 sie te frame to fit te browser:

7) -lick on te $elect button from te Main Toolbar)?) -lick te Browser frame)

>) @rag te andles to allow te frame to fit te browser)

To align te browser:

7) $ift5click te map to select it)?) -oose !ayout F 1lign "b#ects) Te 1lign "b#ects dialog displays)3. 2rom te Horiontal drop5down list for selected ob#ects0 coose 1lign

-enter) -lick "K) Te !ayout window displays)


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ou could also add te legend to your layout window by using te same metod)

)dding e-t to Your Map

e4t0 weLll add some te4t to describe your map and browser:

7) Ma4imie te !ayout window by clicking te windowLs Ma4imie button)

2. 2rom te @rawing Toolbar0 click te Te4t $tyle button ) Te Te4t $tyledialog displays) 2rom te 2ont sie drop5down list0 coose > point0 bold0and red te4t color)

3. 2rom te @rawing Toolbar0 click te Te4t button and click under teBrowser frame in te !ayout window) Type te title: ?999 Bike Tour)

Mo#ing Ite$s in the &ayout

!etLs place te title abo(e te Browser) ItLs easy to mo(e te4t0 ob#ects0 or framesin te !ayout window)

1. 2rom te Main Toolbar0 click te $elect button )?) -lick anywere on te te4t you a(e #ust typed to select it0)Hold down te

mouse button and drag te te4t to te middle of te !ayout window) To


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mo(e any ob#ect in te !ayout window ;including frames) %elease te mouse button0 and MapInfo Professional mo(es te te4t tote new location)

2inally0 you can send tis !ayout window to a printer:

7) -oose 2ile F Print) Make sure tat your output is directed to teappropriate de(ice) ;If your output is not directed to te correct outputde(ice0 you can cange tese settings by using te 2ile F Printer $etupoption)<

?) -lick "K)

Trougout tis lesson we a(e been polising te output for final printing andpresentation) ote0 owe(er0 tat !ayout windows are linked to all te oterwindows tey contain) If you make a cange to a Map window0 tat cange is

immediately reflected in te frame containing tat window) Te same is true forcanges made to a Browse or Grap window) 1ny frames containing tesewindows will also be canged) ou can see ow te ob#ects in te !ayout windowcange by performing some simple operations on te oter windows) 2ore4ample0 you can oom in on a country and ten see te frame containing temap automatically updated)

To sa(e your work in te !ayout window you'll need to sa(e it in a workspace)

To close your work coose 2ile F -lose 1ll) -ongratulations0 you are now readyto mo(e on to te ne4t lesson)

1sing he$atic Maps for )nalysis

Tematic mapping allows you to see patterns and trends in your data) ou canwatc tem de(elop in te (ariety of tematic maps MapInfo Professional allowsyou to construct) ou can (iew your data by using any MapInfo Professionaltematic template altering te defaults to create your own)

In tis lesson0 you will practice tematic mapping to complete te following:


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• -reate a Point %ange Tematic map to sow grapically te amount ofpledges by eac registrant in our sample database)

• -reate a Graduated $ymbols map to soe te amount of registrants'pledges by)

Creating a Point 'ange he$atic Map

We begin our e4ploration of tematic mapping by creating a ranged tematicmap) In tis type of map a single color or style of a symbol represents a range of(alues) 2irst0 weLll open te %egistrant and @- $treet maps)

7) -oose 2ile F "pen) Te "pen dialog displays)?) 2rom te pat MapInfo@ataTutCdataTutC+sa+$1@-0 coose %egistr

and wile olding down te -trl key0 coose @cwass)>) -lick "pen) Bot maps display)4. To make sure all registrants are in (iew0 rigt click o(er te map and

coose .iew /ntire !ayer) Te .iew /ntiore !ayer dialog displays)

5. -oose te %egistr layer from te .iew /ntire !ayer drop5down list andclick "K)

ou are now ready to represent eac registrant by a symbol tat represents tesie of teir pledge)

7) -oose Map F -reate Tematic Map) Te first -reate Tematic Map 5$tep 7 of > dialog displays)

?) e4t0 select te type of tematic map you wis to create) MapInfoProfessional allows you to create se(en different types of tematic maps)

/ac type as its own purpose and uni*ue *ualities)

Te types of tematic maps include:

%anges: /ac color represents a range of numerical (alues) Bar -arts: 1 bar grap is placed o(er eac ob#ect being

saded) Pie -arts: 1 pie cart is placed o(er eac ob#ect being

saded) Graduated $ymbol: $ymbols of different sies are used to

represent te magnitude of te data) Tat is0 large symbols

represent large (alues and small symbols represent small(alues) @ot @ensity: @ots are placed on te boundary map so tat

te totalnumber of dots represents tat region's data (alue)

Indi(idual: /ac uni*ue (alue is gi(en its own color orsymbol)


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Grid: 1 surface tematic interpolating point data o(er aregion)

ou also need to select a tematic template) 1 thematic template containstematic map settings0 suc as color coice0 range metod0 and legend

settings) Tese templates are to be used during current and futuresessions) 1 template must be cosen eac time a tematic map iscreated)

2or eac type of tematic map0 tere are a (ariety of predeterminedtemplates to coose from) In te case of ranges or indi(idual (aluetematic maps0 you need to know te type of grapic ob#ect you wis tosade) Tese types of tematic maps a(e templates for point0 line0 andregion ob#ects)

7) -lick te labeled %anges button and coose te template Point

%anges @efault) -lick te e4t button)

4. Te second Tematic dialog displays) Here you specify te table you areusing and te field you will sade) Te data can eiter be in te table tatyou are sading0 or it can come from anoter table) Te data we are usingis in te same table) 2rom te Table drop5down list0 coose %egistr) 2romte 2ield drop5down list coose Pledges) -lick e4t) Te tird Tematicdialog displays.


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6) Tis dialog pre(iews te ranges it as calculated for population) WeLllcange te map legend to 60 ranges) -lick -ustomie %anges0 cange tenumber of ranges to 6 and click %ecalc) -lick "K)

) -lick "K) Te saded map and its legend tat e4plains te sadingdisplay)


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ou can sa(e te alterations you made to te default template as a newtemplate and use it again wit different data)

7) -oose Map F Modify Tematic Map)?) -lick $a(e 1s) Te $a(e Teme to a Template dialog displays) In te

amebo40 type Pledge%anges for te template name and click "K) Tisnew template will now display in te template list first in te Tematicdialog)

>) -lick "K)

ou can sa(e tis template we a(e altered by assigning 6 ranges and use itagain wit different data) 1ll tematic templates can be modified0 deleted0 andnew templates can be created)

7) -oose Map F Modify Tematic Map)?) -lick $a(e1s0 type Pledge%anges for te template name and click "K)

Tis new template will now display in te first Tematic dialog)

>) -lick "K)

1sing Graduated "y$!ols

$o far we a(e used tematic maps to describe important relationsips based onrange of (alues) Howe(er0 MapInfo Professional also allows you to describerelationsips based on points or lines) e4t0 weLll use a graduated symbol map todistinguis registrants by te sie of teir pledge)


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2irst0 youLll a(e to clear te map:

1. 2rom te Main Toolbar0 click te !ayer -ontrol button ) Te !ayer-ontrol dialog displays)

?) Higligt %angesbyPledges0 click %emo(e0 and click "K) -lick @iscard in

te sa(e Map "b#ects dialog)>) -lick on te !egend WindowLs -lose button to close te window)

e4t0 weLll assign proportionally sied symbols to eac registrant based on teirpledges)

7) -oose Map F -reate Tematic Map)?) 2rom te first Tematic dialog0 click on Graduated0 coose te Graduated

$ymbol @efault template and click e4t)

7) In te second Tematic dialog0 coose %egistr) 2rom from te 2ield drop5down list0 coose Pledge and click e4t)

?) Te tird Tematic dialog pre(iews te symbol sies) -lick te $ettingsbutton) We'll set te sie of te largest symbol greater tan or e*ual to699) Te oters will recalculate accordingly) -lick "K)

3. !et's cange te legend a bit) -lick !egend and set te title to %egistrants 1ccording to Pledge 1mount) -lick te Te4t button and ceck Italic andBold) -lick "K)


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4. -lick "K in te -ustomie !egent dialog) 5. -lick "K in te trid Tamtic dialog to display te map and legend)

/ac registrant symbol is now sied according to te sie of teir pledge)

2inally0 let's create a legend to reflect all layers of te map)

7) -oose Map F -reate !egend)

?) -lick e4t at te first -reate !egend dialog to include a legend for all telayers)

>) -lick 2inis in te second -reate !egend dialog to use te defaultsettings for te legend)

Te new legend window wit all te layers represented displays)

To sa(e your tematic map0 simply sa(e it as a workspace)



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'edistricting%edistricting is a powerful feature designed to elp you manage territories anddistricts efficiently and easily)

In tis lesson0 youLll use te sample $tates and +sCcustg maps to complete tefollowing:

• 1ssign customers to e4isting districts) • %eassign customers to new districts)

)ssigning Custo$ers

2irst0 weLll open te +sCcustg and $tates tables as maps:

1. -oose 2ile F "pen) Te "pen dialog displays) ?) 2rom te pat MapInfo@ataTutCdataTutC+sa+$1 click +sCcustg and

$tates)tab wile olding down te -trl key) -lick "pen) Te +nited $tatesand +sCcustg map display)

>) -lick te ma4imie button)


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Potential customers in te +$ are represented by a purple star) Most of ourpotential customers in our +sCcustg table a(e already been associated wit aspecific sales territory depending on teir location0 ;0 /0 - and W


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Te sum of te order amount is displayed along wit te number of customers ineac territory) /ac territory is labeled wit its name from te +sCcustg table)

Howe(er0 one territory is denoted by ) Tis group of customers as not beenassigned to any territory)

!etLs assign a few of tem now)

2irst0 weLll need to display tem by using some sort of symbol:

1. In te @istricts Browser0 click on te symbol for in te symbol column;te tird column


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3. 2rom te Main Toolbar0 click te ,oom5in button and click on-alifornia)

4. In te @istricts Browser0 click on te bo4 preceding W to target te westterritory)

5. -lick te title bar of te +sCcustg0 $tates map to make it acti(e)

6. 2rom te Main Toolbar0 click te $elect button ) J) Hold down te $ift key and click on two or tree customers marked by

te cross) 1s tey are selected0 notice ow te data in te @istrictsBrowser canges to reflect te customers being assigned to te Wterritory) ou can see te impact teir addition as on te sum of ordersand count for te W territory)

Howe(er0 tese customers are not permanently assigned until you say tey are)Te @istricts Browser gi(es you te ability to e4periment wit (arious scenarioswitout making any final canges)

If you decided you didnLt want tese customers to be added to te W territory0you could see ow tey migt impact te -entral territory:

• In te @istricts Browser0 click te bo4 preceding te - territory) Tecustomers0 since tey are still selected0 are now reassigned to te -entralterritory) 1gain0 notice ow te cange affects te sum order amount andcount fields)

To make tese ob#ects permanently part of te -entral territory:

•

-oose %edistrict F 1ssign $elected "b#ects) Tose customers will bepermanently assigned to te central territory once you sa(e your table)

ou could ten use te same procedure to assign customers marked by a crossto oter territories)

)dding and Deleting Districts


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Te %edistrict feature also allows you to easily create or delete e4istingterritories) 2or e4ample0 you could assign tose unassigned customers to aMiscellaneous territory)

To add a district:

1. -lick te title bar of te @istricts Browser to make sure it is acti(e) ?) -oose %edistrict F 1dd @istrict) 1 new district is added to te @istricts

Browser) -lick te bo4 preceding tis district) We will now assign somecustomers to te new district)

Wile pressing te $ift key0 click on oter customers marked by te cross)

otice tat tese customers are now part of te new district) 1gain0 tesecanges are not final until you assign te ob#ects ;%edistrict F 1ssign $elected"b#ects


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&a!eling the Map

2irst0 weLll open te Bike tour map:

7) -oose 2ile F "pen)

?) 2rom te pat MapInfo@ataTutCdataTutC+sa+$1@-0 coose Biketour)>) -lick "pen) Te Biketour map displays)D) %igt click o(er te map and coose .iew /ntire !ayer) -oose 1ll !ayers

from te .iew /ntire !ayer drop5down list and click "K)

2irst0 letLs label te map and make te -osmetic layer editable:

7) -oose Map F !ayer -ontrol) Te !ayer -ontrol dialog displays)?) $elect te Biketour layer if it is not already selected and ceck its

1utolabel bo4)>) -lick on te -osmetic !ayer0 click /ditable0 and click "K) Te map

displays wit te street names labeled)

Drawing on the Map

e4t0 weLll e4periment wit drawing on your map) !etLs draw some lines tatmigt represent some alternate routes during a bike tour)

Tere are nine drawing tools on te @rawing toolbar) Tese tools allow you todraw and modify ob#ects on your map) ou can also use tese tools to customiete colors0 fill patterns0 line types0 symbols0 and te4t on te map)


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1. 2rom te @rawing toolbar0 click te !ine button )?) Position te cursor o(er any igway) -lick0 drag0 and release on anoter

igway)>) To know ow long a linear ob#ect is wile drawing it0 press te %uler button

found in te Main toolbar prior to te use of te !ine button) Te distance

of te ob#ect will be sown in te %uler window)

!etLs make te line a railroad route to denote te railroad crossing on our biketour)

1. 2rom te Main Toolbar0 click te $elect button )?) @ouble5click on te line) Te !ine "b#ect dialog displays)>) -lick te !ine $tyle button)D) -oose te railroad track style0 red for color and a sligtly wider widt)6) -lick "K0 and click "K in te !ine "b#ect dialog) Te line displays wit our

new style)

e4t0 weLll draw some arcs:

7) %eset te line style first) -lick te !ine $tyle button and coose a blackline)

2. 2rom te @rawing Toolbar0 click te 1rc button )>) Position te cursor o(er a road) -lick0 drag0 and release te arc) @raw

anoter arc anywere on te map)


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e4t0 weLll draw a rectangle to indicate a populated area on te route:

1. 2rom te @rawing toolbar0 click te %ectangle button )?) Position te cursor o(er a $tate Higway) -lick0 drag and release te

rectangle)

If you want to cange te style of te rectangle:

1. 2rom te Main toolbar0 click te $elect button )?) @ouble5click on te rectangle) Te %ectangle "b#ect dialog displays)>) -lick te $tyle button) -oose as te Pattern)D) -lick "K and "K again)

Te rectangle displays transparently)

Creating Map +!0ects

e4t0 weLll create some oter types of map ob#ects)

2irst0 clear your drawings from te -osmetic layer)

• -oose Map F -lear -osmetic layer and click @iscard)

!etLs add a new route to our table:

7) -oose 2ile F ew Table) Te ew Table dialog displays)


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?) -eck te 1dd to current Mapper bo40 clear te "pen ew Mapper bo4and click -reate) Te ew Table $tructure dialog displays)

>) In te ame bo40 type ame and click -reate)D) 2rom te -reate ew Table dialog0 type newtour in te 2ile name bo4 and

click $a(e)

ow0 we'll add a new polygon to te map to represent te alternate tour)

To draw a polygon:

1. 2rom te @rawing toolbar0 click te Polygon button )?) @raw a polygon anywere on your map) -lick to start it on a road and

press te $ key to turn snap mode on)>) $nap mode will ad#oin te polygon to te borders of te route) Mo(e to

anoter road and click once at te end of eac polygon node) -ontinuedrawing te polygon by clicking at eac endpoint) otice as you snap te

boundaries te cursor becomes larger and wen you click0 te cornerssnap to te e4isting route)

D) @ouble5click to end and close te polygon) Wen you are finised0 press $to turn $nap mode off)

!etLs associate information wit your new polygon:

1. 2rom te Main toolbar0 click te Info button )?) -lick on one of your ob#ects)


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>) -lick in te ame field in te Info tool window and type a name you coulduse for te area suc as o(ice %t) Tat name is now associated wityour new polygon)

D) -lick te Info Tool window -lose button)6) -lick te Info Tool0 and click on te polygon you #ust associated wit te

route) Te window redisplays wit o(ice %t) listed as te name)

(diting the Map

2inally0 weLll edit some of te ob#ects you a(e drawn) 2irst0 close te Info toolwindow by clicking its -lose button icon)

7) 2rom te Main toolbar0 click te $elect button)?) -lick te polygon you drew) Handles display around te polygon)>) -oose /dit F %esape)D) -lick on a node and drag it to te new position) %elease te mouse to

cange te polygonLs sape)

Te polygon resapes itself according to were you placed te rode)

2inally0 weLll smoot te polyline lines so tey cur(e:

7) 2rom te Main toolbar0 click te Polyline button)@raw a polyline anywereon your map)

?) -lick te $elect button and click on te polyline to select it)>) -oose "b#ects F $moot) Te sarp edges of te polyline become

smoot)

)utotracing

+se MapInfo ProfessionalLs 1utotracing feature to easily trace borders0 e(entose made up of many nodes)

2irst0 letLs remo(e te ewtour layer and make te -osmetic layer editable:

1. -lick te !ayer -ontrol button ) Te !ayer -ontrol dialog displays)?) Higligt ewtour and click %emo(e) -eck te /ditable bo4 for te

-osmetic layer)

>) -lick "K)

ow0 weLll trace te nortern borders of te route:

• Press te $ key to turn snap on)

ou may find tat you need to trace ob#ects on your map e4actly) 2or e4ample0 acable may need to trace streets0 or you may need to trace te border of a region


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in order to create an ad#acent region) MapInfo Professional makes tis an easyprocedure wit te $nap to odes feature) Te $nap feature makes it easier totrace an ob#ect or ob#ects on a map0 suc as se(eral streets in succession)

Pressing te letter U$L on te keyboard turns on te $nap feature) ;$napping

works wit all of te tools e4cept te Grabber tool0 te @rag Map Window tooland te Te4t tool)< Te $tatus Bar indicates wen $nap is turned on)

Wen te $nap feature is turned on0 te mouse pointer is ApulledA to te nodes of oter selectable ob#ects) ;ou may tink of te nodes as being magnetic) @oubleVclick to end te tracing) !etLs display our border)

2irst0 youLll need to sa(e te traced border from te -osmetic !ayer to a newtable)

7) -oose Map F $a(e -osmetic "b#ects)?) -oose ew from te Transfer -osmetic "b#ects to !ayer drop5down list)>) -lick $a(e) Te $a(e "b#ects dialog displays))

D) Title te layer ortrt and click $a(e)6) -lick te !ayer -ontrol button)) Higligt Biketour and click %emo(e) -lick "K) Te new traced border

displays)


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Voronoi Polygons

ou can create a .oronoi polygon to generate te a polygon from a designatedset of tree points or more) Te polygon can be created witin te same layer0 orby selecting points from one layer and placing te .oronoi polygon in anoterlayer) -reate a .oronoi polygon to easily create e4clusi(e trade and co(erageareas for point data) +se .oronoi to specify trade areas for a retail application orwork wit dense point data in a more presentable way)

!et's try creating one:

7) -oose 2ile F -lose 1ll to close your pre(ious lesson)?) -oose ew from te Transfer -osmetic "b#ects to !ayer drop5down list)>) -oose 2ile F "pen)D) 2rom te pat MapInfo@ataTutCdataTutC+sa+$10 coose $tates and

$tatecap) Te $tates map wit its capitals displays)

e4t0 we'll create our polygon from tree state capitals:

7) Make te $tatecap layer editable by coosing Map F !ayer -ontrol0 clickte /ditable bo4 and click "K)

?) $ift5click on any tree state capitals0 we'll coose te capitals from Te4as0ew Me4ico and "klaoma)

>) -oose "b#ects F .oronoi) Te .oronoi 2iled .alues dialog displays) We'llcoose o @ata0 since we do not want any data associated wit ourpolygon)


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D) -lick "K) MapInfo Professional draws a polygon wic represents tearea between te points in te tree states)

-ongratulations0 you a(e completed tis lesson) -oose 2ileF -lose 1ll beforemo(ing on to te ne4t lesson)


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,ufferingBuffering is a powerful pro4imity analysis tool) $ince buffers are regions0 you cansearc for ob#ects inside of tem) Wen creating a buffer you control te sie orradius of te buffer) 2or e4ample0 you can use MapInfo Professional to create a765mile buffer around all your retail outlets) Ten0 you can select all te recordsfrom a point file ;peraps competitorsL stores or your own customers< tat arelocated witin te buffer)

In addition to selecting ob#ects witin a specified radius of one ob#ect suc as acity0 MapInfo Professional also makes it easy to select ob#ects witin a radius of

oter ob#ects) 2or e4ample0 weLll use a sample customer database togeter witbot te $tates and -ityC7?6 maps to find out ow many cities are witin 69miles of some of your 2lorida customers)

2irst0 youLll need to create a buffer around tose customers and ten use teBoundary $elect tool to select ob#ects ;cities< witin te buffer range)

WeLll open our customer tables and display tem wit te $tates map)

7) -oose 2ile F "pen) Te "pen dialog displays)?) -lick on $tates)tab and -trl5click on +sCcustg)tab) -lick "pen)

>) -lick te ma4imie window button)

Te map enlarges to a full5screen sie)

ouLll also need to mo(e te map and oom in so we can see 2lorida:

1. 2rom te Main toolbar0 click te Grabber button ) Place te and onte map and mo(e te map until 2lorida is in full (iew)

2. 2rom te Main toolbar0 click te ,oom5in button ) Place te cursor on2lorida and click twice) 2lorida is in full (iew)

To make te customers easily identifiable0 letLs cange teir symbol and color:

7) 2rom te Main toolbar0 click te !ayer -ontrol button) Te !ayer -ontroldialog displays)

?) -lick on +sCcustg and click on @isplay) Te @isplay "ptions dialogdisplays)


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>) $elect $tyle "(erride and click te $tyle button) Te $ymbol $tyle dialogdisplays)

D) 2rom te $ymbol drop5down list0 coose te cross)6) 2rom te -olor drop5down list0 coose red and coose ?D pt as te sie)) -lick "K in te $ymbol $tyle dialog and click "K in te @isplay "ptions

dialog)J) WeLll also need to make te -osmetic layer editable) ou remember tatte -osmetic !ayer is te top transparent layer were we draw ob#ects0 inour case0 buffers) Wit te -osmetic layer igligted0 select te /ditablebo4)

) -lick "K) Te map re5displays wit customers represented by a red cross)

e4t0 using te Boundary $elect tool0 weLll select te customers witin 2loridatat we want to put a buffer around)

1. 2rom te Main toolbar0 click on te Boundary $elect button )?) -lick inside 2lorida ;not on a customer


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Te $tatus dialog displays0 and te map displays wit te buffers drawn aroundte customers) To get a better (iew of our customers and buffers0 weLll cangete buffer symbol style:

7) -oose "ptions F %egion $tyle) Te %egion $tyle dialog displays)?) 2rom te 2ill Pattern drop5down list0 coose for no fill and click "K) Te

Buffers display as transparent circles around te customers) -lick in tewater to cancel te selection of te buffers)

To get a better look0 weLll turn te customer display off and lea(e only te buffers:

7) 2rom te Main toolbar0 click te !ayer -ontrol button) Te !ayer -ontroldialog displays)

2. $elect +sCcustg0 %emo(e0 and click "K) Te map re5displays sowingonly te buffers)

e4t0 to see wic ma#or cities fall witin a 69 mile radius of some of ourcustomers0 we also a(e to open our -ityC7?6 table)

7) -oose 2ile F "pen) Te "pen dialog displays)?) @ouble5click on te -ityC7?6)tab file) Te cities and buffers display as

sown in te following figure)


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e4t0 weLll select tose cities in 2lorida witin a 69 mile radius of our customers)

7) 2rom te Main toolbar0 click on te Boundary $elect button)?) -lick witin te buffer area on te bottom left of 2lorida ;be sure not to

click directly on a buffer or city) -lick inside te buffer


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-ongratulations0 you a(e completed tis lesson= -oose 2ile F -lose 1ll toclose tis session before mo(ing on to te ne4t lesson)

Integration Made (asy

MapInfo Professional integrates wit your oter software applications)

+sing your ig *uality MapInfo Professional maps in your oter publisingapplications is easy) ou can simply copy and paste tem or actually buildMapInfo Professional maps wile in your word processing or spreadseetapplications) ou can also use Microsoft 1ccess files directly in MapInfoProfessional) Map your 1ccess data easily0 edit it in MapInfo Professional anduse it again in Microsoft 1ccess)

In tis lesson weLll bot copy and embed a map a map to an "!/ program sucas Microsoft Word)

"a#ing a Window to a Graphics File For$at

1n option for creating output is to sa(e a window into a grapic file format)MapInfo Professional can capture a window into any of te following formats:Windows bitmap0 Windows metafile0 Windows /nanced Metafile0 &P/GIntercange 2ormat) Portable etwork Grapics 2ormat0 Tagged Image 2ile2ormat0 TI22 -MK and Potosop >)9 format) Grapics files in tese formatscan easily be incorporated into most word processors0 spreadseets0presentation programs0 and grapics packages)

7) -oose 2ile F "pen) $elect te Biketour0 Trainrt0 Trainrt?0 and%eststop tables)

?) -lick "pen)

To sa(e a copy of tis window as a grapic file:

7) -oose 2ile F $a(e Window 1s)?) Type te file name Bikemap)>) Make sure tat te $a(e as Type drop5down list indicates te

format you desire) !et's specify Windows Bitmap)


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D) -lick $a(e)

Copying a Map

e4t0 weLll copy tis Map window into anoter "!/ program suc as Microsoft

Word)

7) -oose /dit F -opy Map Window)?) $tart your oter "!/ program) 2rom your oter program0 coose /dit F

Paste)

Te map displays in your oter application)

($!edding a MapInfo Professional Map

ou can also embed a MapInfo Professional map directly in an "!/ containerapplication suc as Microsoft Word or -orel @raw) /mbedding gi(es you accessto a AminiA MapInfo Professional program were you can create0 display0 and edita map for presentation0 reporting or publising)


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2irst0 close MapInfo Professional) Ten0 from witin your "!/ containerapplication suc as Microsoft Word or -orel @raw:

7) -oose Insert "b#ect)?) -oose MapInfo J)9)9 map

Te embedding program becomes acti(e)

7) ou can now use te AminiA MapInfo Professional program to create orimport a MapInfo Professional map witin Microsoft Word or any "!/container application)

?) -oose Table F "pen)>) 2rom te pat MapInfo@ataTutCdataTutC+sa+$1@- coose biketour)

1 portion of te bike tour map now displays in your program)D) 2rom te AminiA MapInfo Professional program0 coose Map F .iew /ntire

!ayer and click "K in te .iew /ntire !ayer dialog) Te entire map

displays in te frame)


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Wen a map is embedded you a(e te ability to edit it) Wen you rigt5click onte map0 a sortcut menu will display) Tis menu pro(ides access to somecommonly used menu items from MapInfo Professional) 1lso included is accessto te MapInfo Professional map ob#ect)

2or e4ample:

7) %igt5click on te embedded map)?) -oose MapInfo Map "b#ect F "pen)

1 MapInfo Map in Window screen will display) 1t tis point you can cange temapLs oom0 layer control configuration0 create and modify tematic maps0 andfind map ob#ects)

To close te MapInfo Map window:

o

-oose 2ile F /4it and %eturn to @ocument)

If you doubled5 clicked on te map and want to return to te document0 #ust clickoutside of te map ob#ect but witin te document)

he Drag Map Window ,utton

It is also possible to drag and drop a Map window directly from MapInfoProfessional into anoter application) To do tis you need to a(e MapInfoProfessional and te oter application bot (isible on te screen at once)

$elect te @rag Map Window button0 and click and drag from inside te Mapwindow to te oter application) "nce o(er te oter application0 release temouse button) ;%eleasing te mouse button is te AdropA of drag and drop)<

ou can also use te @rag Map Window tool to drag a map into MapInfoProfessional itself) Te result of doing tis is te same as te Map F -lone .iewcommand)

-ongratulations0 you a(e completed tis lesson) -oose 2ile F -lose 1ll beforebeginning te ne4t lesson)


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ool Manager

MapInfo Professional's Tool Manager as andy add on programs tat wille4pedite your work e(en more= 2rom te Tool Manager you can easily add andaccess ToolsE+tilities)

7) -oose Tools F Tool Manager to display te Tool manager dialog)

?) 2rom ere you can coose to add your own tools ;programs created in teMapBasic @e(elopment en(ironment) Wen you select te !oaded ceck bo4 for a tool0 it can be accessedfrom te Tools menu) $ince we'll use te HTM! Image Map tool in a laterlesson0 select tis tool and ceck te load bo4) -lick "K to close te ToolManager dialog)

D) -oose Tools and notice HTM! image map displays as a selection)

%efer to te MapInfo Professional User's Guide for a complete listing anddescription of oter elpful tools)

-ongratulations0 you a(e completed tis lesson) -oose 2ile F -lose 1ll beforecontinuing on to te ne4t lesson)


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Pu!lishing Maps to the We!

Te HTM! Image Map tool generates an HTM! image map and correspondingimage from a map window containing a polygon layer) +se it to create &P/G orPG images and apply a user5designated title and copyrigt)

!et's take a look at tis tool) 2irst0 let's open our $tates map)

7) -oose 2ile F "pen)?) $elect te $tates map and click "pen)

Te $tates map displays)

>) Te HTM! Image Map tool is a(ailable from te Tool Manager) $ince weloaded tat tool during a pre(ious lesson it is a(ailable directly from teTools menu) -oose Tools F HTM! Image Map)

Te HTM! Image Map dialog displays)


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2rom ere0 you'll set te options to publis your map)

We'll use te defaults wic will create an HTM! Image of our $tates tablenamed $tates)

D) $elect te states layer and click 1dd) Te layer is added to te !ayers inte image map list)

6) $pecify a HTM! file name) -lick te Browse button to display te HTM!2ile ame dialog) 1ccept te default name0 $tates0 and click $a(e)

) -lick "K)

Te $tatus dialog indicates te process progress) It may take a few minutes) 1nHTM! image of te $tates table0 named $tates is created) It will be placed in tepat indicated in te file name pat)

ou can ten open te image in your Internet Browser)

-ongratulations you a(e completed tis lesson) -oose 2ile F -lose 1ll beforemo(ing on to te ne4t lesson)


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Hot&in%ing your +!0ectsMake map ob#ects or labels acti(e by linking tem to files or Internet +%!s) "ncelinked0 you can launc te associated file or +%! by clicking on te map ob#ect or label) Te type of file could be a bitmap0 a MapInfo Professional workspace0table0 or MapBasic program0 an e4ecutable or any type of file wose e4tension isassociated wit an application installed on your system)

Hot!inks are not a(ailable for tematic0 grid0 raster0 or cosmetic layers) Hot!inksare also a(ailable in te Browser window)

1sing the Hot&in% ,utton

!et's try an already configured Hotlink) Hot!ink +%! addresses e4ist in te$tates0 +$ -apitals0 -anada0 and -anadian -apitals Maps) ou'll need to a(eaccess to te Internet before you attempt tis)

-oose 2ile F "pen) -oose te $tates Map and click "pen)

e4t0 we'll acti(ate our Hot!ink)

7) -lick te !ayer -ontrol button

?) -lick Hot!ink from te !ayer -ontrol dialog)

>) 2rom te $tates Hot!ink "ptions dialog0 coose +%! for te 2ilenamee4pression)


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D) In te 1cti(ate Hotlink on group0 coose "b#ects)6) -lick "K to close te dialog)) -lick "K to close te !ayer -ontrol dialog)

7. $elect te Hot!ink Button from te Main toolbar) Te cursor firstdisplays as a pointing andN wen te cursor passes o(er an acti(e ob#ect

it displays as ) Te link associated wit te acti(e ob#ect displays inte $tatus Bar)

) -lick on ew ork $tate to launc te +%!)

our Internet Browser displays te +%! address for ew ork $tate information)

Hot&in%s in ,rowser Windows

If a Browser window contains a Hot!ink field0 te field name is underlined0 andte Hot!ink tool is enabled) To launc a Hot!ink field in a Browser window0 click

on a Hot!ink field wit te Hot!ink tool) ou cannot edit data in te table wilete Hot!ink tool is enabledN owe(er0 you can mo(e and resie Browser fields)

1lso0 Wen using an "!/ embedded map tere is no Hot!ink tool a(ailable)


he Meta Data ,rowser

1s geospatial data consumers begin to realie te ad(antage of te Internet as acommunication medium0 tey need fast0 affordable0 interoperable tools to accessdigital imagery and geospatial information) Tis information can ten be locallyintegrated for planning0 operations0 and mission assessment) +sers today need

te ability to easily browse0 access0 recei(e0 process0 and fuse suc data fromgo(ernment0 commercial0 and academia sources)

+sing te Web and searc engines to find content located all o(er te Internet isa necessity) Tere is so muc information out tere tat it is a time consumingand painful task to take tousands of searc results and narrow tem down totose few meaningful sites containing te content you need)


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1 wide (ariety of organiations collect geospatial data in (arious forms0 eiter forteir own use0 or for tird parties) Tese organiations set up clearingouses tatallow users access to tis dataN owe(er0 a specific searc (eicle is necessary)Te MapInfo Meta @ata Browser is suc a (eicle)

MM@B is an intelligent Internet searc client designed for spatial dataconsumers) MM@B enables te end5user to collect information about geospatialdata0 a(ailable from (arious clearingouses0 as well as to compare and analyete deli(ered metadata) MM@B is used for (arious in*uiries regarding geospatialdata0 suc as: does te data e4istQ0 were is te re*uested data and ow may Ipurcase itQ0 and does tis data fit my needsQ Tis information can sa(e manyours of searcing for te appropriate data) Te MM@B will capture tismetadata and return it to te end5user (ia te MapInfo Meta @ata Browser)

MM@B can directly access all currently acti(e $@I clearingouses byimplementing te standards for metadata ser(ices) MM@B can communicate witany new pri(ate or go(ernmental clearingouse created in accordance wit te2G@- -ontent $tandard for Geospatial Metadata0 wic supports te 1$I,>8)69 standard for *uerying protocol) MM@B is beneficial to small businesses0organiations wit restricted budgets0 and go(ernmental bodies)

Features include2

• 1bility to build a *uery based on a list of metadata attributescorresponding to te 2G@- standard)

• A-rawlsA te Internet to locate metadata based on a user5defined *uery • Mapping interface to coose area of te world were spatial data is

needed • Many functions to analye and refine results of metadata searc • Multi5platform because it is written in &a(a • Windows 860 80 or T0 +IR • -an be customied • +ser friendly interface and conte4t5sensiti(e elp

(nhanced Features in MMD, "il#er • MM@B $il(er enables you to bypass te limits of te current 2G@-

;2ederal Geograpic @ata -ommittee< gateway solutions to metadatasearces)


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• MM@B $il(er remo(es te limits on te number of clearingouses tat canbe accessed at one time) MM@B $il(er lets you (iew and analye a *uerystatus at any stage of te spatial metadata *uery

• MM@B $il(er can process concurrent *ueries wit a ma4imum of ten)

To take a look at MM@B0 install it from te MapInfo Pro -@ and launc it byselecting Tools F Meta@ata Browser !auncer)

-oose "n te Web to access more tutorials=

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