Hi Tim, Can't answer all questions but one at least: > Our old mapping system dynamically loaded the maps it needed to display based on the filename. The filename contains the easting and northing of the bottom left corner of the image.
> As far as I know mapinfo can't do this - you need three reference points per image. Besides - I still need to register *all* of the maps. If you know the coverage of a tile and it is rectified (say 1km) you actually know all four corner coords. So now creating the Tab files should be straight forward. >Could I create one table with lots of raster images in it? There is the Seamless Table Manager Tool (SEAMMGR.MBX) that allows you to have one table that refers to multiple Rasters. I don't know enough about it to advise you on it though. Probably the on the fly creation and displaying implemented by you in your app using MapX is going to be the most efficient implementation. Rgds Erik Erik R Nielsen Senior Consultant Atkins Transport Planning Euston Tower 286 Euston Road London NW1 3AT * Tel : 020 712 12393 * Fax : 020 712 12111 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.atkinsglobal.com -----Original Message----- From: Tim Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 July 2004 09:57 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI-L Registering *lots* of raster maps Hi List, I am new to mapinfo and I've just managed to register a raster image and create a table for it. I have got lots of raster 'tiles' that make up an entire map. Problem is, I have over a million of them! Obviously I can't manually 'register' all of these maps - I'd be doing it for the rest of my life! What's the best way to do this? If I wrote a tool to automatically create the tables, can mapinfo dynamically choose which tables to display? - because my geoset isn't going to be very happy with 1,000,000 tables. Could I create one table with lots of raster images in it? Our old mapping system dynamically loaded the maps it needed to display based on the filename. The filename contains the easting and northing of the bottom left corner of the image. As far as I know mapinfo can't do this - you need three reference points per image. Besides - I still need to register *all* of the maps. I can't 'stitch' them together. This is too time consuming as we have several sets of a million tiles! I'm thinking that I might need to dynamically create a table and load it whenever the map moves or is zoomed. I'd use MapX to display the maps and I can then do dynamic table manipulation. Damn this is tricky. Thanks for any help listers. Kind regards Tim Smith --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 12464 This message has been scanned for viruses by BlackSpider MailControl - www.blackspider.com This email and any attached files are confidential and copyright protected. If you are not the addressee, any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing, nothing stated in this communication shall be legally binding. --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 12465
