MapInfo ProViewer Version 12.
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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to MapInfo ProViewer.................................................7 System Requirements...........................................................................................8 Dependencies and Prerequisites..................................................................8 Installing MapInfo ProViewer...............................................................................8 OpenSource Attribution Notices...........................................................
Introduction to MapInfo ProViewer MapInfo ProViewer provides an easy way to see, print, and share electronic desktop maps. This convenient map viewer opens tables created using Pitney Bowes Software products such as MapInfo Professional or MapXtreme and displays them in Map and Browser windows. It also opens workspaces and re-creates Map, Browser, Graph, and Layout windows exactly as they were created in MapInfo Professional.
System Requirements System Requirements This product is tested on the following Microsoft Windows Desktop Operating Systems: • • • • • • • • Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit SP1 Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 with 32-bit compatibility mode Windows 2008 Server R2 64-bit SP1 Windows 2008 Server R2 64-bit SP1 with XenApp 6.0 Windows 8 32-bit Windows 8 64-bit Windows 2012 Server 64-bit Windows 2012 Server 64-bit with XenApp 6.
Chapter 1: Introduction to MapInfo ProViewer OpenSource Attribution Notices QT Assistant 5.2.0 This product contains QT Assistant, version 5.2.0, which is licensed under GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1, February 1999. The license can be downloaded from: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt. The source code for this software is available from http://qt-project.org/downloads. ECW JPEG2000 SDK 3.3 This product contains the ECW JPEG2000 SDK 3.
What's New in MapInfo ProViewer New in Proviewer 12.5 New Layout Designer Window MapInfo Professional provides a new Layout Designer window that will eventually replace the classic Layout window. When opening a workspace in MapInfo ProViewer, you may see either a classic Layout window or a Layout Designer window in the workspace. The Layout Designer window includes a toolbar of options for page setup and printing, and for zooming and panning the layout.
Chapter 1: Introduction to MapInfo ProViewer • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • "Goldfields Grid 1984", 8, 13, 7, 121.45, 0, 1.000057, 60000, 4000000 "Goldfields Grid 1994", 8, 116, 7, 121.5, 0, 1.00004949, 60000, 3700000 "Jurien Coastal Grid 1984", 8, 13, 7, 114.983333333334, 0, 1.00001, 50000, 3550000 "Jurien Coastal Grid 1994", 8, 116, 7, 114.983333333334, 0, 1.00000314, 50000, 3550000 "Kalbarri Grid 1994", 8, 116, 7, 114.3152777778, 0, 1.000014, 55000, 3600000 "Karratha Grid 1984", 8, 13, 7, 116.
Features Added in Previous Versions of ProViewer New in Proviewer 12.0 Support for Additional Coordinate Systems Extended Transverse Mercator Coordinate Systems We have added a new Transverse Mercator (WGS 84) coordinate system based on "A highly accurate world wide algorithm for the transverse Mercator mapping (almost)" by K. E. Engsager and K. Poder, 2007: • • • • • • • "Extended TM Zone 1, Northern Hemisphere (WGS 84)", 34, 104, 7, -177, 0, 0.
Chapter 1: Introduction to MapInfo ProViewer • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • "Extended TM Zone 19, Southern Hemisphere (WGS 84)", 34, 104, 7, -69, 0, 0.9996, 500000, 10000000 "Extended TM Zone 20, Northern Hemisphere (WGS 84)", 34, 104, 7, -63, 0, 0.9996, 500000, 0 "Extended TM Zone 20, Southern Hemisphere (WGS 84)", 34, 104, 7, -63, 0, 0.9996, 500000, 10000000 "Extended TM Zone 21, Northern Hemisphere (WGS 84)", 34, 104, 7, -57, 0, 0.
Features Added in Previous Versions of ProViewer • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • "Extended TM Zone 45, Northern Hemisphere (WGS 84)", 34, 104, 7, 87, 0, 0.9996, 500000, 0 "Extended TM Zone 45, Southern Hemisphere (WGS 84)", 34, 104, 7, 87, 0, 0.9996, 500000, 10000000 "Extended TM Zone 46, Northern Hemisphere (WGS 84)", 34, 104, 7, 93, 0, 0.9996, 500000, 0 "Extended TM Zone 46, Southern Hemisphere (WGS 84)", 34, 104, 7, 93, 0, 0.
Chapter 1: Introduction to MapInfo ProViewer • "UTM Zone 18, Southern Hemisphere (SIRGAS 2000)\p31978", 8, 160, 7, -75, 0, 0.9996, 500000, 10000000 • "UTM Zone 19, Northern Hemisphere (SIRGAS 2000)\p31973", 8, 160, 7, -69, 0, 0.9996, 500000, 0 • "UTM Zone 19, Southern Hemisphere (SIRGAS 2000)\p31979", 8, 160, 7, -69, 0, 0.9996, 500000, 10000000 • "UTM Zone 20, Northern Hemisphere (SIRGAS 2000)\p31974", 8, 160, 7, -63, 0, 0.
Features Added in Previous Versions of ProViewer New in Proviewer 11.0 New Look for the Browser Window The Browser window has a new look and improved usability for viewing and data. It now: • Displays a very light background color on alternating rows for better readability. • Highlights an entire selected row. Previous versions use a small box at the left of the row to indicate selection state. The highlight color is set by your Windows display settings (by a theme).
Chapter 1: Introduction to MapInfo ProViewer Displaying a Map in MapInfo ProViewer To explore the basics of desktop mapping concepts, let’s explore the WORLD.WOR workspace, which is installed with ProViewer under the Data/World subfolder (for example, C:\Program Files\MapInfo\ProViewer\Data\World\WORLD.WOR). To display a map in the ProViewer product: 1. Click the Start button and then select All Programs > MapInfo > MapInfo ProViewer to display the ProViewer window. 2.
A Brief Tour of the World.wor Workspace Open Tables or Workspace Invert Selection Graph Select Select Print Window Zoom Out Change View Zoom In Info Tool Drag Map Window Grabber Show/Hide Legend Label Ruler Show/Hide Statistics Boundary Select HotLink Radius Select Polygon Select Marquee Select Unselect All A Brief Tour of the World.wor Workspace Use the WORLD.
Chapter 1: Introduction to MapInfo ProViewer Using the Ruler Tool The Ruler tool can show distance between two points on a Map window. Choose the Ruler and click. tool and position the cursor, which displays as a cross, anywhere on the map The Ruler window displays Distance and Total. As you move the cursor, the Distance measurement changes in the Ruler window. • To measure the distance between two points, click the first point and double-click the second.
A Brief Tour of the World.wor Workspace Full featured Pitney Bowes Software products allow you to determine the range (for example 0 to 3 miles, 2 to 5 miles) at which each layer is visible in a Map window. 2. To see the effect of zooming click the Zoom-in tool anywhere on the map. The map redraws at the new zoom level. Notice that the information changes in the Zoom section of the Status Bar to reflect a new zoom level. 3.
Chapter 1: Introduction to MapInfo ProViewer Getting Online Help Use ProViewer's comprehensive online Help, including sections on menu commands and dialog box descriptions, to answer your ProViewer questions. Getting Technical Support If you encounter problems installing MapInfo ProViewer, our technical support specialists can help. Technical Support for MapInfo ProViewer is limited to installation issues. For workspace-related issues, see the MapInfo Professional user who created the workspace.
Glossary If you do not find the term you are looking for in this glossary, check the glossary in the MapInfo Professional User Guide on the MapInfo Professional DVD or in the MapInfo Professional Help System. In this section: • Definition of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Definition of Terms Definition of Terms aggregate functions In MapBasic, functions such as Sum( ) and Count( ) that calculate summary information about groups of rows in a table. See Select in the MapBasic Reference Guide or Help System. Browser window In MapInfo Professional, a window for viewing a table (or database, spreadsheet or text file) in tabular form. coordinate An x,y location in a Cartesian coordinate system, or a Latitude, Longitude location in an earth coordinate system.
Appendix A: Glossary longitude The vertical lines on a map, running from the North to South poles, used to describe the east-west position of a point. The position is reported as the number of degrees east (to -180.0 degrees) or west (to +180.0 degrees) of the prime meridian (0 degrees). Lines of longitude are farthest apart at the Equator and intersect at both poles, and therefore, are not parallel. map scale A statement of a measure of the map and the equivalent measure on the earth.
Definition of Terms table A table is made up of data in rows and columns. Each row contains information about a particular geographic feature, event, etc. Each column contains a particular kind of information about the items in the table. You can display tables with graphic information stored in them as maps. Vector Image A coordinate-based data structure commonly used to represent map features. Each object is represented as a list of sequential x,y coordinates.
