At 01:12 AM 02/25/2000 -0700, Neil Havermale wrote:
>Consider the Geometry Manager from MapInfo.
>
>It is a topology snapper and a slice and dicer for intersection. It works
>as a checker for most of MapInfo's topology issues. It has been handy to
>soften the brutal reality you tend to run into during digitazation or after
>importing data.
>
>The technology while not lightening in speed is reliable. Its routines are
>from the Spatialware project and they have performed as expected. I
>undestand both MapBasic and MapX can execute it as well.
>
>If you have a large detailed job and/or do lots of map slice and dice then
>its for you.
> a faf adf
These observations are all true (and the software is also useful for
creating polygons out of line work); however, I find it difficult to call
it a "manager." It does promote and ensure topology, but that doesn't help
you manage the problems that come up.
For instance, I have a file that I have to edit constantly, and has been
through nearly three years of changes. It went from 1,232 polygons to 7,021
polygons after running Topology Manager on it! How am I supposed to
handle 5,789 additional, tiny, polygons manually? And "Yes," I do know how
to draw maps properly.
Steve Wallace
GIS & Market Information Manager
Florida Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
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