MI GPS Tracker

2000-02-04 Thread Anton de Gruchy
Hi All. I am looking at a GPS tracker to do data capture. I have looked at the Magellan 350. What else is good. What I want to be able to do is go into the field capture a series of points and then download them into MapInfo and link them to my data. How easy is this and what GPS is the best.

MI MID/MIF Polygon (Region) Island Convention

2000-02-04 Thread Carl Stephen (Steve) Smyth
Can anyone explain how MIF represents a polygon with holes? Can holes have holes? I remembered from somewhere in the distant past that the first polygon in a region is always an outer boundary written in one direction (let's say counter-clockwise) and holes are represented by succeeding polygons

MI RE: KGMV4.exe download

2000-02-04 Thread Jacques Gelinas
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

MI: Splash Screen and command line

2000-02-04 Thread Jacques Paris
I do remember that it is possible to avoid showing the opening splash screen by adding "-nosplash" (without the quotes) in the command line launching MI. I know that one can launch applications or workspaces by adding them to the command line (no -, no ", but full paths). But is there some

MI Connect Points into multisegment lines - spiderweb!

2000-02-04 Thread Christian Käfling
Who can solve this for me? I have lots of points, spreading out from the center. A want to draw a single multisegment polyline connecting all the points to all other points within a specified distance from each point. Should look like a spiderweb! Ideas or code? regards / Cris Christian

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2000-02-04 Thread Michael Hart
I have a question about .dgn format. Does anyone recognize this type of file format. Thanks in advance. Regards, Mike Hart GIS/FAA Development Coordinator Trinity Wireless Towers -- To unsubscribe from this list, send

MI 1980 Census on CD

2000-02-04 Thread DZias
CensusCD sells 1980 Census Data on CD. Their URL is www.geolytics.com. Phone (800)-577-6717. Dean Zias Planner Pratt Institute -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L"

MI labelr tool

2000-02-04 Thread Phillips, Andrew
As recently discussed here, I tried using the labelr tool to convert autolabels to a separate text layer. Problem : I set the view in the map window at 1:24 000 and autolabel a point layer w/ font size = 8 pt. Scenario A.If Labelr is then run only labels within the map window are

Re: MI 1980 Census

2000-02-04 Thread Severin Roberts
Geolytics.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someone recently mentioned a website selling 1980 Census data on CD for $500-800. Can anyone remember the address? Thanks ... Mike -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail

RE: MI 1980 Census

2000-02-04 Thread Philip Schreck
Title: RE: MI 1980 Census Mike, I work for a company called DataMetrix, and we have 1980 census data available in a variety of formats. If you would like to discuss pricing or what we have to offer please call me. Philip M. Schreck Account Representative DataMetrix Inc. A Wholly-Owned

MI Fonts

2000-02-04 Thread Robert K. Rhine
I'm interested in purchasing a font symbol set for 'down stream' oil gas mapping. Can you direct me to a vender who sells symbol fonts for MapInfo oiland gas users? Bob Rhine [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this

MI Typo in the help file: Proportion WtAvg

2000-02-04 Thread Marjorie Roswell
Notice that 6,000 down there. Should be 60,000. Also, I'm pretty sure that this works based on the population of the old object, not the new one. Proportion Avg Computes the average based on the proportion of values from the covered areas (weighs the averages according to area). For example,

MI Updating an object's coordinates

2000-02-04 Thread Charlie Bernhardt
I would like to update an object's x-y coordinates on the fly, from values saved to variables. Scenario: dim xcoord as float dim ycoord as float xcoord=-118.007028 ycoord=33.843899 update myfile set obj ? I want to do this as part of a MapBasic program, but have been trying to do it first

MI Friday Humor: Look At Me . . .

2000-02-04 Thread John Hoffmann
Look at Me . . . "Look at ME!!" boasted the fit old man, pounding a very flat and firm stomach, having just finished 100 sit-ups before a group of young people. "Fit as a fiddle! And you want to know why?? I don't smoke, I don't drink, I don't stay up late, and I don't chase after loose

Re: MI SUM: MapBasic training courses - Pro and Con?

2000-02-04 Thread Marjorie Roswell
Where can one get Mapbasic training materials for cheap? No money to pay MapInfo their rather high fee for a couple days training. One great resource is Jacques Paris' book. I'd like a copy. I've been too lazy to order a new one since I lost (probably loaned) it. But my web site has long had a