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Tempus Telcosys (P) Limited

Telecom Tutorials

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Instruction to MAPINFO


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This course is intended to give a brief

introduction to MAPINFO on the following

aspects:

To get a knowledge of basic functions of MAPINFO and

be familiar with normal operations of MAPINFO

To carr out network planning! optimi"ation and map

maintenance withMAPINFO


Targets of the Course


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Contents


Chapter 1 Introduction to Mapinfo

Chapter 2 Major Mapinfo Operations


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Outline


Mapinfo functions

Mapinfo basic concepts

Mapinfo toolbars

Mapinfo table maintenance


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Preface

Mapinfo is an electronic map processing software developed bAmerican Mapinfo# It provides Map$asic scripts for secondar

development#

Mapinfo provides such functions as measurement analsis! buffer

analsis! polgon analsis! table combination and so on#



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Mapinfo Basic Concepts

Mapinfo tableMapinfo workspace

%aster image

Map laer

Map ob&ects



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Mapinfo table

A table in Mapinfo is different from a common one# It is a logical table! but composes of multiple

phsical files# A table in Mapinfo includes:

'ata table: It includes graphical information or not# It composes of rows and columns! wherein!

rows are for different record and columns for the corresponding fields#

%aster table: It is different from data table and has no records! fields! inde( and so on# It is animage that can onl be displaed in the Mapinfo window#

Here, table in Mapinfo refers to pure data table or

table containing both data and graphical

information, but excluding raster table.Note:


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Mapinfo table consists of the five

tpes of files listed((( )file name*#tab: used to describe

data structure

((( )file name*#map

can be either a pure data file or adata+graphical information &oint file#

((( )file name*#id

An inde( file created when using

,Find- command#

((( )file name*#ind

.hen a table contains graphicalinformation! I' file acts as the

inde( of the graphical files to &oint

the data and the graphical

information#

((( )file name*#dat/(ls/dbf

'atabase file as the data source ofan Mapinfo table# 0an be either 6/30/16www.tempustelcosys.com


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Mapinfo workspace

.orkspace is a set

including multiple tables in a

map window# 5ere! a set is one

that composes of multiple paths

to open the relative tables

instead of that containing

multiple of tables phsicall#

The user can save thecurrent workspace after opening

all necessar tables! and then

open the workspace directl if

those tables are re6uired againne(t time#



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%aster

%aster is a kind of bitmap since it is composed of numerous picture points# Activate the

raster first before creating a vector map# Mapinfo raster supports the following tpes of

files: ((7#gif! ((7#&pg! (( 7#tif! (( 7#p(c! (( 7#bmf )windows bitmap*! (( 7#tda! (( 7#bll )spot

satellite map*#

8se of raster

As background of Mpinfo map

As an independent map

As a reference for creating a vector map



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Map laer

9enerall! a map includes various

kinds of information! but onl

one kind of information is

concerned during the analsisfor a specific target# Therefore!

it is recommended to create

different laers for information

of different kinds to make

convenience for the specific

analsis#

9enerall! a laer corresponds to

one Mapinfo table! but it can

also corresponds to multiple

tables b seamless map laers

3aers can be classified into 6/30/16www.tempustelcosys.com


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Map laers

3aer control

%ight click in the ,Map- window to select ,3aer 0ontrol-! then make the corresponding

settings in it:



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Map laers

3aer 0ontrol;%emove;

%emove one or more laers from

the map# In fact! the act onlremoves the laer from the current

windows instead of the memor!

and the can be restored b

clicking

Add one or more laers to the map

window# 0hoose from the listbo( of

opened tables#

;3abel>

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Map laers

3aer 0ontrol

;'ispla>

8se this dialog bo( to

specif displa attributes formap laers#

;Thematic>

0hoose to displa the

,Modif Thematic 3aer-

dialog bo(# 8se this dialogto modif the attributes of a

thematic map#

;%eorder>

8se the ;8P> and 'own>

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Ob&ects in an map

'ot

3ine

region



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Toolbar is a group of commands possessing a certain features# It is a kind of short cut menu and can be

placed anwhere in the screen

Tool Manager

Tool Manager! as shown below! is used to manage toolbars.


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Mapinfo Toolbars

Mapinfo toolars inclu!es"

Main toolar

#rawin$ toolar

%tan!ar! toolar

Tools toola



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Mapinfo TableMaintenanceMapinfo table maintenance

Maintain table structure :

,Table/Maintenance-

8pdate data in a table :

,Table/8pdate 0olumn-0ombination : ,Table/0ombine

Ob&ects using 0olumn-

%ename table :

,Table/Maintenance/%ename

Table-Table import/e(port : ,Table/

Import/1(port

5ere! we onl give an introduction

to ;8pdate 0olumn> and use it as

an e(ample for other operation#6/30/16www.tempustelcosys.com


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Mapinfo TableMaintenance

8pdate data in a table using the

,Table/8pdate 0olumn- menu

8pdate 0olumn allows ou

to change a column?s value

based on its own data or data

from another table automaticall!

it will alleviate our work# This is

done b using the special &oint

between two tables! usual thecell name! to update the data in

one table or import the data

from one table to another

Operating steps:0reate a table )usuall using 6/30/16www.tempustelcosys.com


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Mapinfo TableMaintenance8pdate data in a table using the


Operating steps:

4elect ,Table/8pdate 0olumn-

to pop up the ,8pdate0olumn- dialog! as shown

below# 0hoose the table to

be update! then choose the

source table! finall choose

the column to be updated#



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Operating steps:

Following the above! make the

corresponding settings inthe ,4pecif @oin- dialog

bo(! as shown below#



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Operating steps:

Following the above! then

specifing the process for the

return result and click


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Mapinfo Major Operations

4E3 4elect and Find

3abeling function

0reate Mapinfo Thematic Map

0onfigure raster image and create vector mapOutput the screen with laout window

Perform drive test analsis using Mapinfo

3abeling network indices geographicall


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SQ Select! and "ind!

4E3 4elect

4tructure Euer 3anguage )4E3*

provides a powerful 6uer

platform that makes a feature

of simple language andconvenient operation# 4E3

platform presents a graphical

dialog to facilitate selecting

data source and 6uer

conditions! and generates 4E3

sentence before e(ecuting the4E3 sentence# Finall! it

generates a temporar table to

displa the results! as shown

below#



textbox


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Find

This function help to find the

desired information correctl

and 6uickl! then displa the

information in the map in a

specified form#



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Operating steps:

4elect ,Euer/Find- or press

the ke combination

;0trlF> directl# If this

command is used for the

first time! the dialog bo( on

the left pops up! prompting

to input the corresponding

settings# If otherwise! that

on the right pops up#


Keep them as blank generally

Select the mode to

display the results


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Operating steps:

Input the corresponding

information in the blank te(t

bo( and then click


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abel

In Mapinfo sstem! the user can specif

the content! position and stle of labels#

The user can either label the ob&ect

with the content of a particular column

in a table or create an e(pression to set

up and displa custom labels#

$ choosing label lines! the user

can control whether a line or arrow

connects the ob&ect ou want to label!

or position the label to fall in a

particular location relative to the ob&ect#

The user can control the look of the

label b choosing different fonts# 6/30/16www.tempustelcosys.com


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abel

&'ael Options( !ialo$


Set the position of the label

Select the source of the

label


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Create Mapinfo The#aticMap0reate thematic map

$ased on the data from the table!

use different kind of color!

character and graphic to

displa the ob&ect# Thus the

data can be geographicall!

directl and visuall displa on

the map window#



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Create Mapinfo The#aticMap

Operating steps:

In the menu bar! 0lick map!

choose ;create thematic map> !

use the right window to select

thematic map tpe )In the

following section! we use

;ranges thematic map> as an

e(ample*

In the right window! select data

source for the thematic map



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$egister $aster I#age andCreate %ector Map%egister raster image

%aster image is some kind of

bitmap# %egister raster image

can make it contain both

longitude and latitude# It is

recommended to choose at

least three special points! such

as the road cross! school! hotel

and so on! and then measure

both the longitude and the

latitude with 9P4 for them#The points canGt belong to the

same straight line# For the

points! the more the better#



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$egister $aster I#age andCreate %ector MapOperating steps:

Find at least three points that

must not in the same line #

Measure both the longitude and

the latitude with 9P4In the Mapinfo! select ,File/Open

Table- to pop up the ,Open

Table- dialog# 4elect ,%aster

Image- and then select a file!

click


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In the map! click the points

measured before one b one

to pop up the ,add control

point- dialog bo(# Input the

longitude and latitude for ,Map

2- and ,Map J- respectivel#

Finall! click


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$egister $aster I#age andCreate %ector Map0reate vector map

0reate a vector map using the

registered raster image as the

reference# The vector map is a

standard digital map file that

can be opened b man

software applications#

Operating steps

Open the raster image file

configured

4elect ,File/New Table-! and then

make sure to check ,Add to

0urrent Mapper- in the popped

up dialog# 0lick


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In the ,0reate New Table- dialog

bo(! input the file name before

click


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&sing a'out (indo) toCon*gure Output4elect ,New 3aout .indow- to pop up

the dialog as below then configure the

laout window#



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Mapinfo can help to perform drive test

analsis b displaing drive test results

in various graphics modes and

processing measurement data# The

ma&or methods include creating

thematic map! labeling and statistics#The most used analsis includes:

%eceiving level analsis

%eceiving 6ualit analsis

0ell coverage analsis

%esults output



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+ri,e Test anal'sis usingMapinfo%eceiving level analsis

0reate a thematic map b taking

the receiving levels gotten from

the drive test as the data

source of the thematic map! to

displa the receiving levels in

the Mapinfo window as per the

actual test path! as shown

below#



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+ri,e Test anal'sis usingMapinfo4teps:

0onvert the file obtained through

the drive test into the TA$ file

that can be identified b the

Mapinfo# Open the drive test

file! and meanwhile the map

file#

0lick ,Map/0reate Thematic Map-

to pop up the ,0reate Thematic

Map- dialog# 0lick


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4teps:

4elect the data sources of the

thematic map# 5ere the data

sources are the drive test table

and the receiving level in it! as

shown in the upper right figure#

0lick


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4teps:

Following the above! select

;0ustomi"e> to divide the

receiving level into segments!

and then set the number ofranges before clicking


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Following the above! make the

corresponding settings as below#


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Following the above! customi"e

the legend as below#


Save the settings as a

template


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Thus finish the receiving level

analsis! as shown below#



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+ri,e Test anal'sis usingMapinfo0ell coverage analsis

Mapinfo can help to perform cell

coverage analsis with its

labeling function# It labels the

data )such as 3A00I* that

can identif an e(clusive cell

on the drive test path so that

the user can know which cell is

the current service cell and

then optimi"e the network

coverage! as shown below#



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+ri,e Test anal'sis usingMapinfoOutput analsis results

There are three methods to output

the measurement results after

drive test analsis#

0op the screen and then dosome specific process

8se ,File/4ave .indow As-

8se ,.indow/New 3aout

.indow-

3aout window is preferred to outputthe analsis result# It uses .J4I.J9

).hat ou see is what ou get*

manner# This makes it more effective

and accurate comparing to other two#

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+ri,e Test anal'sis usingMapinfoOutput analysis results



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-eographicall' abeling.et)or/ Indices9eographicall 3abeling network

indices

0reate a thematic map for

network indices# The specific

operating steps are given

below#

B# Add a column in the $T4

topological table to la the

network indices

D# Open the 12013 file

including the network

indices in Mapinfo! and the

corresponding TA$ file will

be generated automaticall#

K# Import the network indices

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