MI-L Re:Converting Vector maps to registerd Raster Images
Jasper, In order to produce high quality raster backdrop from vector data you can use the following approach. 1. Print your vector data from MapInfo (layout or mapper) to a postscript device (you can obtain postscript drivers and postscript definition file for freefrom adobe, hp drivers are also good for this approach if your original maps were designed for D, E size prints) 2. Using PhotoShop (or any other software that can rasterize ps file correctly) rasterize the resulting ps file at the required resolution while keeping a 1:1 ratio for the layout size you set in step 1. You'll have to makecompromises - file size - resolution - quality require. Uncompress tif output is a safe bet as an output rater format. 3. To register the results use MapInfo. (you don't need fancy raster registration software if you put a grid/graticule in your vector map before print/output to ps (step1). 4. Keep in mind file sizes will be large and processing might be slow. 5. Any other questionsfeel free to contact me. Best Regards, Jacques Gelinas GéosphèreGéomatique__http://www3.sympatico.ca/geosphere221 Chemin FreemanBureau 200Hull (Québec)J8Z 2A8819-770-0202 Dear listmembers, I am relatively new to MapInfo and me and the organization I work for are facing the problem of trying to create a registered raster image file from a vector background map. We cannot use the vector map because of copyright reasons. We have already tried the save window as an image file and then to register the image file again. This works okay, but if you view the image in MapInfo and you zoom in the view gets really distorted, because of the low resolution.I wonder if there is a way to increase the resolution in MapInfo or whether there are tools for creating a registerd raster image from vector maps. Thanks in advance for helping me with this problem.Yours sincerely, Jasper de Fockert Jasper de Fockert New Map of the Netherlands Postbus 30833 2500 GV Den Haag tel: 070-3028498 fax: 070-3625017 @ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI: Interesting Link
To all MapInfo enthusiasts I was pleased to see that spatialplus plus site has been reopened. I'm sure that every MapInfo user will find something useful at the following link. http://www.spatialplus.com/ Regards, Jacques Gelinas GéosphèreGéomatique__http://www3.sympatico.ca/geosphere265 Chemin FreemanHull (Québec)J8Z 2B1819-773-4239
MI ECW question
We find the ECW compression utility to be the one the best mapping tool innovation to come along in a while. We've presently starting aforest inventory mapping project for which we will be producing over 2000 orthophotos using PCI OrthoEngine. The ortho outputs are producedin tif/twf format whichare then compressed at 1:20 using the FREE ECW compression utility. The results go from 20 meg to under 1meg per photo. We made accuracy/quality checks. The results are more then acceptable. Unfortunately MapInfo does not read the geocoded information within the ECW. So re-registering 2000 ECW files within MapInfo was out of the question. Can anyone confirm this? We also tried the MapImagery add-on without any luck. Also because MapInfo does not offer Stream Mode Digitizing we had to look at using ArcView which allows full stream mode digitzing capabilities and automatic snapping features. Oh yes, Arcview also reads the geocoded information from the ECW file like a charm. ArcView also can curve text along features. But that is another issue. Jacques Gelinas GeosphereGeomatique__http://www3.sympatico.ca/geosphere265 Chemin FreemanHull (Quebec)J8Z 2B1819-773-4239
RE:MI Looking for Animal Fonts or Font tools in general
Lindsay, There is two tool that we use to create/combine true type fonts. 1. Fontographer by Macromedia 2. CorelDraw V9 Note that the font that you create must be of type "symbol" otherwise MapInfo ignores them. This is why you don't see all your loaded fonts when you open the symbol tool(s). Also in order to get the desired inserting point, size ect... there are numerous design rules one must follow. As for animal font you might find what you need at this site http://www.mapsymbols.com/ Hope this helps a bit Regards, Jacques Gelinas GéosphèreGéomatique__http://www3.sympatico.ca/geosphere265 Chemin FreemanHull (Québec)J8Z 2B1819-773-4239 Hi listers -I am looking for TrueType or equivalent Windows font files with animalsymbols in them - things like bison (buffalo), wolverines, marten andgrizzly bears - not the standard horses ducks chickens thing. I have acouple of fonts from Microsoft - Animals1 and Animals2 but they don't coverall the species I need. I also need birds and fish... My request:1: Anyone know where I can find these font files with relatively obscurespecies in them?Or2: Anyone know of font tools I can use to create these files myself (eitherfree/shareware or $$ware)?I could use the symbol editor (and have extensively in the past) but at thecost of flexibility - you can only use the results in MI while the TTFversion can be used in MI and elsewhere.Thanks all,Lindsay GilesSenior GIS AnalystAXYS Environmental Consulting LtdSuite 600-555 4th Ave. SWCalgary, ABT2P 3E7
RE: MI dispersion
Antoine This might not be the full solution your are looking for but it might be a work around. With VM use the "region to grid function" and set the "grid cell size" to correspond to a pre selected thematic range value (this is the logical part). Once the grid is created within the region you can convert the grid back to points. Obviously each required polygon will have to be selected, gridded and converted back to points. You will also have to do some testing to determine the required range values. I believe Vertical Mapper has a SDK kit. Regards Jacques Gélinas Cartographer GéosphèreGéomatique__http://www3.sympatico.ca/geosphere265 Chemin FreemanHull (Québec)J8Z 2B1819-773-4239 --- Does anybody know where i can find some code fragment (or algorithm) doing a logical dot dispersion in a polygon
RE:MI GIS file format Descriptions
Ted Try http://www.gisdatadepot.com/helpdesk/formats.html Regards Jacques Gélinas GéosphèreGéomatique__http://www3.sympatico.ca/geosphere265 Chemin FreemanHull (Québec)J8Z 2B1819-773-4239 - Does anyone know a link to a place that has a brief writeup on all themajor GIS file formats.What I am looking for is a paragraph or two describing each format.Any ideas?--Ted Florence[EMAIL PROTECTED]
SUM: Reading BIL file in MI
Original Question I have a raster .bil file (with header .hdr) that MI raster engine will not recognize. The same file can be read in ArcView and Image Alchemy. Page 256 of the MI 5 manual does indicate that the BIL (spot) image format can be read. I wonder what causes MI to reject this file? Maybe there are numerous flavors of the BIL format? The .hdr file looks like this: NCOLS 478 NROWS 480 NBANDS 3 NBITS 8 SKIPBYTES 0 __ Thanks to Bill Wemple of MapInfo for his quick response. The required .hdr file formatfor reading the colour BIL filementioned above into MapInfo is as follows. NCOLS 478 NROWS 480 NBANDS 3 NBITS 8 BAND_RGB 123 Bill also gave me the info required for geocoding the image. For the time being loading the images into MapInfo will be enough to please the client. Thanks again Jacques Gélinas GéosphèreGéomatique__http://www3.sympatico.ca/geosphere265 Chemin FreemanHull (Québec)J8Z 2B1819-773-4239
Reading raste BIL file in MI
I have a raster .bil file (with header .hdr) that MI raster engine will not recognize. The same file can be read in ArcView and Image Alchemy. Page 256 of the MI 5 manual does indicate that the BIL (spot) image format can be read. I wonder what causes MI to reject this file? Maybe there are numerous flavors of the BIL format? The .hdr file looks like this: NCOLS 478 NROWS 480 NBANDS 3 NBITS 8 SKIPBYTES 0 Thank you I will SUM Jacques Gélinas GéosphèreGéomatique__http://www3.sympatico.ca/geosphere265 Chemin FreemanHull (Québec)J8Z 2B1819-773-4239
Sum: MI6 and VM2.1
Thanks to Flavio Hendry of Geographic Information Solutions for replying to my question regarding the coexistence of VM2.1 with MI6.0. According to Flavio there is no problem running VM2.1 under MI6 Also found out that programs compiled with; lets say version 4.1 of MapBasic should be compatible with MI version 4.1 and all subsequant versions. However if you compile a program using MapBasic 6 and try to load it in MI 5.5 it might not work. So I assume that because VM2.1 was compiled with aolder version of MapBasic it should always be upward compatible. Regards, Jacques Gelinas GosphereGeomatique__http://www3.sympatico.ca/geosphere265 Chemin FreemanHull (Quebec)J8Z 2B1819-773-4239
MI6 and VM2.1 - Are they compatible?
I would like to know if MapInfo 6.0 and Vertical Mapper 2.1 are 100% compatible. I Will SUM. Thank you Jacques Gelinas GeosphereGeomatique__http://www3.sympatico.ca/geosphere265 Chemin FreemanHull (Quebec)J8Z 2B1819-773-4239
MI SVG support in MapInfo and Links
For those of you interest in Scalable Vector Graphic technology here are a few interesting sites. A detailed Moscow map can viewed using the Adobe SVG plugging for IE5 and NE4 at the following link http://www.adobe.com/svg/main.html SVG mapping capabilities can also be viewed at DBXGeomatics http://www.dbxgeomatics.com/home.asp Food for thought and open discussion. Will MapInfo provide an svg export filter in the likes of those found in Adobe or Corel products? Generally speaking, can SVGeventually be an viable alternative to expensive corporate map servers? Have a nice weekend, Bonne fin de semaine, (next time I'll add the Spanish version) Jacques Gelinas GeosphereGeomatique__http://www3.sympatico.ca/geosphere265 Chemin FreemanHull (Quebec)J8Z 2B1819-773-4239
RE: MI State of the World Atlas
Derek, In cartographic terms I believe you are refering to Cartogram maps. As far as I know there are no unique software solution to make these maps (If there is I would like to know). Chapter 10 of Cartography Thematic Map Design by Borden D. Dent addresses this type of mapping. ISBN 0-697-22970-X Knowing the technics describe by Mr. Dent you can then use a combination of MapInfo, and a graphic package of your choice (and a lot of trial/error/patience) to create cartogram maps. Hope this helps a bit... Jacques Gelinas GéosphèreGéomatique__http://www3.sympatico.ca/geosphere265 Chemin FreemanHull (Québec)J8Z 2B1819-773-4239 Hello-Does anyone know of a program or tool that can make maps like those inMichael Kidron's "State of the World Atlas," where countries are distortedto represent their size in a certain category? Is this just an artist'srendering or was some software used to produce them?Thanks,Derek --Derek E. BedarfGIS ManagerThe Environmental Company, Inc.2496 Old Ivy Road, Suite 300Charlottesville, VA 22903804.295.4446 (phone)804.295.5535 (fax)http://www.tecinc.com http://www.tecinc.com--
MI SUM: Vertical near-side perspective (plus fun map)
In summary I did not get any answers from the List. I conclude (until proven wrong) that MapInfo does not handle the Vertical near-side perspective projection. However, Arcview does. Maybe a future version of MapInfo will allow forthis projection... In the meantime for those interested I've put up two simple maps showing the smoking population in percentage for Canada for 1985 and 1999. Which province has the highest percentage of smokers? Does Eastern Canada smoke more or less the Western Canada? http://www3.sympatico.ca/geosphere/infomaps.htmlEnjoy Havea nice weekend (Bonne fin de semaine). Jacques GéosphèreGéomatique__http://www3.sympatico.ca/geosphere265 Chemin FreemanHull (Québec)J8Z 2B1819-773-4239 Original question I would like to know if MapInfo can somehow handle a Vertical near side perspective projection. In the past I've used ArcInfo to reproject the data and import it back in MapInfousing a "non-earth" setting. It worked OK, however this time around I would like to know if I can bypass this step. Thank you - I will SUM Jacques Gélinas
RE: MI Georeferenced tif image
Tony We use a product called Geographic Transformer from Blue Marble Geographics http://www.bluemarblegeo.com/. It does what you want. I believe the pricing is around $799US. You should also take a look at ERMapper's http://www.ermapper.com/free image compresion software. It can compress files smaller then 500mb to a more "manageble" size. Hopethishelps a bit Jacques Gelinas GeosphereGeomatique__http://www3.sympatico.ca/geosphere265 Chemin FreemanHull (Quebec)J8Z 2B1819-773-4239 Hi All,Can anyone tell me if it is possible to get a 300mb tif file into 10*30mb individual tiles and keep the tif header information that has the pixel vs real coords in it?ie. I want to crop it to 10 files so its managable and it still is georeferenced.RegardsTony
MI Vertical near-side perspective.
I would like to know if MapInfo can somehow handle a Vertical near side perspective projection. In the past I've used ArcInfo to reproject the data and import it back in MapInfousing a "non-earth" setting. It worked OK, however this time around I would like to know if I can bypass this step. Thank you - I will SUM Jacques Gélinas GéosphèreGéomatique__http://www3.sympatico.ca/geosphere265 Chemin FreemanHull (Québec)J8Z 2B1819-773-4239
MI RE: KGMV4.exe download
Daniel, Sometimes zip .exe don't get accross properly. Try downloading the same file using a different browser (the highest version possible). If it does not work, I'm sure that I or someone else can send it to you in the form of an e:mail. Cheers, Jacques Gélinas Géosphère Géomatique http://www.travel-net.com/~geosphere 265 Freeman Hull (Québec) J8Z 2B1 tel. 819-773-4239 fax. 819-773-4263 - Services cartographiques et de SIG personnalisés pour professionels canadiens depuis 1995 - - Personalized cartographic and GIS services for Canadian professionals since 1995 - Hi, I downloaded KGMv4.exe from the Directionsmag site. Could somebody tell me how i can run it. It does'nt work. The message is that the zip file is damaged (it's not a zip file) or i don't have the application to run it. I'm not a computer wizard so help me please. Thank's. __ -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI JPEG - problem reading brightness and contrast values from JPEG file
I might be wrong but it seems that MI does not recognize the brightness settings in a JPEG file that was set and save using Photo Shop. We had to set it within MI. Can anyone shed some light... or should I say brightness. Regards Jacques Gelinas -- Geosphere Geomatique 265 Freeman Hull, Quebec Canada J8Z 2B1 tel. 819-773-4239 fax. 819-773-4263 -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
