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Table of Contents Welcome to XMap.................................................................................................................... 2 What’s New in XMap 6............................................................................................................. 3 Key Features............................................................................................................................. 4 The XMap Family of GIS Products.........................................................
Welcome to XMap 6 Thank you for your purchase. XMap ® offers a unique combination of GIS, GPS, and navigation tools that meet all of your mapping needs in a single, easy-to-use package. In this Getting Started Guide, you will learn about: • The XMap family of products • What’s new in version 6 with updates for 6.1 and 6.
What’s New in XMap 6.2 • Updated and enhanced ArcSDE 9.3 support improves the ability to import and deploy GIS databases to the field—synchronize large GIS layers for the field in record time! • Shapefile support for XMap 6 Professional—import shapefiles into the GIS tab and apply symbolization Note: This is already available in XMap GIS Enterprise and XMap GIS Editor • Faster data cutting for Earthmate GPS PN-Series GPS devices What’s New in XMap 6.
independently overlay other datasets • Download NOAA charts from NetLink for use in XMap and on Earthmate PN-Series GPS devices • API access to routing, GPS navigation, and map controls • GPS NavMode—a hands free full-screen navigation view in 2-D or 3-D • Improved terrain profiling for multi-channel data—show travel speed, temperature, and other variables against the terrain • GeoTagger provides updated image and data-tagging features—combine digital photos or data with GPS locations in a completely new wa
format for Earthmate PN-Series GPS devices to improve Find and map cutting accuracy. If you have existing map packages with data in older topographic data formats, you will need to re-cut the map packages you created to ensure routing integrity on the GPS device, as well as to access new POIs and data described above. You can use XMap to create highly detailed areas of interest to transfer to a PN-Series GPS device.
duplicates of their counterparts within the database and don’t allow filtering of attribute fields during export; however, you can use queries to filter geometries and attribute records. All exported layers are in the latitude/longitude coordinate system and WGS1984 datum. Importing from an ArcSDE 9.2 or 9.3 Database XMap 6 GIS Enterprise allows you to import layers directly from ESRI ArcSDE databases to DeLorme databases.
classification against a GIS layer. The ability to create and store multiple classifications against a layer is particularly useful for rapid analysis of the data in the layer. Once the classifications are created, you can quickly switch between them for comparison to discover trends in the data, rather than recreating each classification and applying it each time. There is no limit to the number of classifications that can be stored against a layer, but only one classification can be active at a time.
user’s workspace can check out or check in portions of a layer or an entire layer. Checkout regions are determined by user-selected grids. These checkouts are exact copies of the geometries and attributes from the source layer and can be copied into any database to which the user has access. Once checked out, the user can edit the layer using the Editor or Enterprise versions of XMap or simply use it for reference in the field.
The XMap GIS Family of Products XMap 6 GIS Enterprise, XMap 6 GIS Editor, and XMap 6 Professional provide a three-tiered GIS solution for efficiently creating, importing, editing, classifying, querying, and sharing your GIS data in an enterprise environment. XMap 6 is equally suited as a standalone GIS software solution or as a supplement component to your existing GIS infrastructure.
• Create and edit points, lines, and polygons with freehand draw tools or with precise coordinate geometry input tools • Ensure the integrity of your line layers with topological editing • Access advanced classification, annotation, buffer, and geospatial query tools • Use the bulk importer-exporter for automated import and export of standard spatial data files • Share your data online with XMap Web XMap 6 Professional XMap 6 Professional is ideally suited for field crews and mobile professionals.
Product Comparison Multiple DeLorme base map options Door-to-door GPS navigation 3-D terrain modeling Phone number searching (data optional) Third-party GPS support for data exchange Routable road adding tool MapShare for posting maps online OpenSpace (vector GIS format) viewing MrSID and GeoTIFF viewing Split screen for side-by-side map views Address geocoding Redlining for field data updating * Layer synchronization * Support for Earthmate PN-Series GPS devices API for remote access to basic mapping funct
Enterprise Editor XMap Web (online GIS) publishing ✓ ✓ Multi-point image registration ✓ ✓ ArcSDE support ✓ Administer databases for check-out/check-in ✓ Administer database subscriptions for synchronization ✓ Redline administration and integration ✓ *Note: These features require database administration with XMap Enterprise. Professional Installation Instructions Follow the instructions below to install XMap 6. 1. Insert the installation DVD into your computer’s DVD drive. Setup automatically begins.
To select or modify the program features you want to install, click the arrow next to each feature to select an option.Then, click Next. Note: If Palm OS or Windows Mobile software is detected on your computer, the StreetAtlas USA 2009 Handheld option displays. 9. Click Install. 10. When prompted, click Finish. If you registered during installation, you will receive a verification e-mail at the e-mail address you specified. Your product will not be registered until you verify your registration.
missing or corrupt files, shortcuts, and/or registry entries), select the Repair option, click Next, click Install, and then click Finish. 7. If you want to remove XMap from your computer, select the Remove option and click Next. Then, click Remove to begin the removal process.
type \ XMAP5 and click Connect in the Attach Database dialog box or when connecting to the database in Database Manager. Note that Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express (with a local instance of “XMap5”) was automatically installed during the XMap 5.x installation unless MSDE SQL Server 2000 was already present on your system. OR To connect to a local database created in XMap 6 using a new installation of SQL Server 2005 Express (one not previously installed with XMap 5.
Interface Guide You can access most of the functions in XMap using the tabs below the map area.
-related operations in addition to standard mapping ks include redlining, COGO editing, editing a layer, ata, and more. Other toolbar features include rofiling, online sharing, panning the map, and more. ated by default. To modify which toolbar items you oolbar options with a check mark next to them are k the item to toggle it to show or hide it in the toolbar. The map area contains a primary map and a secondary map.
does not have this size limitation. What To Do With Existing Datasets If you have saved any imagery or data, including Aerial Data Packets (ADPs), to the default location in previous versions of DeLorme software (C:\DeLorme Docs\Downloads), you must manually copy each file to the new DeLorme Docs\Downloads folder located in C:\ Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\DeLorme Docs. This will allow the imagery or data to automatically display as a base data connection.
folders in the DeLorme Docs folder). • To add existing XData datasets from XMap or Street Atlas USA Plus to your current XMap project, click the Map Data tab, click the Data button, click Add, then browse to the XData dataset location (by default the Datasets folder in the DeLorme Docs folder). Note: In XMap 6 GIS Editor or XMap 6 GIS Enterprise, you can directly import draw files and XData datasets into the OpenSpace GIS layers and use them in the GIS tab.
Basic Functions The XMap Help Topics include instructions for using all of the basic and advanced functions of XMap. To access the Help Topics, click the Help button on the toolbar and then click Help Topics. Navigating the Map There are multiple ways you can navigate the map: • Use the Navigation tool to click the location on which you want to center the map. • Use the grab-and-pan tool on the toolbar to drag the map in any direction. • Use the search features interest.
zoom level. Changing the Base Map You can add map datasets, such as XMap USA Street Level Data and USA Topographic Data, to XMap using the Base Data feature. Click the Map Data tab, click Data, and then click Base Data. Then add the path where the data is stored on your system. Once a dataset has been added to base data, it is automatically loaded in all other projects. By default, the DVD drive on your computer is a base data location.
hard drive (helpful when you want to view multiple data types in a single project) or viewed by inserting the data DVD into the DVD drive each time you want to view the data. XMap Datasets If XMap is not installed before you install the data or if your version of XMap is not listed during the install, you must use the Map Data tab in XMap to manually add the data to the base data. For more information, see Changing the Base Map on page 21.
8. When prompted, click Finish. The data automatically displays in the programs you selected in step 6. XMap USA Topographic Data This dataset can be saved on a hard drive or run from a DVD drive. For best performance when using the DVD from a DVD drive, first complete a Compact installation (see step 6). 1. Ensure XMap is installed. 2. Insert the data DVD into your computer’s DVD drive. Once the DVD is detected, you will be asked if you want to save the data to your hard drive.
access the data. Select this option to install the minimum required amount of connectivity data to your hard drive; you must insert the DVD to view the map data. 7 Click Next. 8. If you selected Complete or Compact in step 6, go to step 9. If you selected Custom in step 6, the Custom Setup screen displays. Click the plus signs next to West Regions or East Regions to show the individual regions for each.
DVD. For more information, click the Map Library subtab on the NetLink tab. Follow the steps below to save your data on DVD to your local hard drive. Imagery and Data on DVD 1. Insert the DVD into your DVD drive. 2. Browse to your DVD drive. 3. Copy the entire contents of the DVD and paste it anywhere on your hard drive. Sat 10 1. Insert the Sat 10 DVD into your DVD drive. 2. From the Start menu, click Run.
then click Add. Browse to your file and select it. Then select the map you want to add the file to and click Add. Phone Data To install the phone data, insert the Phone Data DVD into your computer’s DVD drive and follow the on-screen instructions in the installation wizard. To use the phone data from the DVD without installing it, close the installation wizard, click the Phone tab, click Data, browse to your DVD drive, and click OK.
solutions. For the latest in Earthmate offerings, visit www.delorme.com. Additional Software GeoSpider is a 3-D network adjustment software that provides surveyors and engineers with the required tools and capabilities to verify the accuracy of their terrestrial and GPS networks. Getting Help The Help system provides explanations of all of the features and functions of XMap. To access the Help system, click the Help button on the toolbar and then click Help Topics.
2. 3 4. Click Data and then click Base Data. The Base Data Locations dialog box lists each of the data sources on your system. Click Add, select the hard drive location where you saved your data from the Browse for Folder dialog box, and click OK. The OK button is enabled when you select a folder containing a file that contains the properties of the map data being added. Click Done.
If you use the above procedure and you still cannot view layers in your workspace, contact the Database Administrator to verify the database you are connected to is running correctly and is not disconnected. The Map View is Blank If you installed compatible data to your hard drive before XMap was installed, your map area may appear blank when you open the program. If your map area is blank, you must update the Base Data settings in the Map Data tab to include that data in your projects.
You can also receive product support using the following resources: Support Web Site: www.delorme.com/support Community Forums: forum.delorme.com E-mail: www.delorme.com/support/email_ts.asp Phone: 207-846-8900 (visit www.delorme.com/support/policy.asp for operational hours.
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