Mick I know that CDR-Group based in Hope near Sheffield have a good converter but not sure of its latest functionality. You would hope that OS would produce fully polygonised buildings and water features etc. but I don't believe that is the case (yet). For example in Landline data you can end up with a single polygon for the outline of a whole array of building structures such as a row of terrace houses but each house is identified in a separate boundary layer as lines. The main comment I have is that the onus should be on the original data providers to capture data as the user community needs rather than on whizzy translators/converters that get in the realms of Artificial Intelligence trying to bend-over backwards to get round fundamental difficulties for data application. OK, it would not be practical to appease everyone but sometimes we are talking about humble arc-node topology and polygonising fundamental elements such as buildings and lakes. Just a thought, Mike _______________________ Mike Eden Senior Technical Services Manager RSK Environment (UK) Ltd. +44 (0)1928 726006 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -----Original Message----- > From: Mick Donn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 25 June 1999 08:23 > To: MapInfo List > Subject: MI GB - OS NTF to MapInfo Translation Software > > > Has anyone come across a fairly cheap (sub �1000 ish) NTF to MapInfo > translator that does the following? > > a) generates seed data correctly, allowing the user to scale the seed > symbol / polyline at translation time. > > b) allows the user to set text to a variable size .i.e. not > so that it looks > OK at just 1:1250 > > c) produces fully structured polygon data automatically, so > that buildings, > fields, vegetation / land form limits, water features and > road edges are > converted into closed polygons with the correct associated seed data > attached. > > d) allows the user to set the associated text record for the > map object to a > meaningful description instead of say 321 (i.e. a feature code). > > We presently use an old version of BYDESIGN NTF Classic, > I've seen some of > both Dotted Eyes Polywiz and what was the Data Consultancy's > translated > data. All do some of what I want, but not everything. The closest > solution seems to be > the Polywiz app combined with NTF Classic, together with > some MapBasic > table updating written in house. The only problem is that is > time consuming > and also out of my budget. Has any one got any > views / comments on MapInfo NTF translators? > > Mick Donn > > NYMNPA > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put > "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
