DeLorme 6 manual

XMap 6 User Guide Updated for XMap 6.2 This user guide is a printable version of the X Map Help system. When you are using XMap, use the Help system to take advantage of links to related Help topics and tutorials. Note: Some conten t from the Help sys tem is not available in the print version.[...]

ii Table of Contents Getting Started .............................................................................................. 1 Welcome to XMap 6 ..................................................................................... 1 What's New in XMap 6 ................................................................................. 2 [...]

Table of Contents iii Changing Ho w POIs Displ ay on the Map ......................................................... 46 Setting Units of Me asure Pref erences ............................................................ 47 Resizing the Map a nd Tab Areas ................................................................... 49 Viewing Two Maps at th[...]

XMap User Guide iv Checking Layers Out an d In ....................................................................... 190 Printing ..................................................................................................... 193 Printing a Ma p ......................................................................................... 193 Pr[...]

Table of Contents v Using Draw Objects .................................................................................. 252 Routable Roads, Trails, Tracks , Lines, Arcs , a nd Splines ................................ 259 Circles, Rectangl es, an d Polygons ............................................................... 265 Waypoints, Symbols, Map[...]

XMap User Guide vi Editing a Route ........................................................................................ 320 Editing Roads .......................................................................................... 321 Labeling a Route Poin t with a MapNote ........................................................ 322 Moving Rout e[...]

Table of Contents vii Using UMPC and Sma l l -screen Devices ........................................................... 394 Using UMPC and Sma ll -screen De vices ........................................................ 394 Using NetLink ............................................................................................. 395 NetLink Overv[...]

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1 Getting Started Welcome to XMap 6 Tips • Double-click a book in the Table of Content s to view all of its associated topics. Click a topic to read its contents. • Additional informat ion is available in the Technical Support section of our website. Visit www.delorme.com to vi ew tutorials, search the forums, and more. The following features a[...]

XMap User Guide 2 What's New in XMap 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—sync hronize large GIS layers for the field in record time! • Shapefile support for XMap 6 Professional—i mport shapefiles i nto the GIS tab and apply symboliz[...]

Getting Started 3 • Support for opening DeLorme Topo USA and Street Atlas projects; easily migrate your old projects to XMap Frequently Asked Questions These questions are asked most frequently by our customers. • Why doesn't map data display in all projects? The procedure for adding data to XMap varies; it depends on if you want to add th[...]

XMap User Guide 4 To Open A Project 1. Click the Ma p Data tab. 2. Click File and then click Op en . 3. Select the project you want to view and then click Open . 4. Click OK . To Op en a Ro ute 5. Click the Ma p Data tab. 6. Click Data and then click Add. The Add Data to Maps dialog box opens. 7. Browse to the file y o u want, select it, and then c[...]

Getting Started 5 Note MSDE 2000 installs to your computer with XMap 4.5 and SQL Server 2005 Express installs to your computer with XMap 5 and above if MSDE 2000 is not already present. • Why doesn't my Workspace display any layers? If there are no layers in your Worksp ace, you may have accidentally removed them. To retrieve th e layers, cl[...]

XMap User Guide 6 • Can I see imagery and data from Topo USA o r Street Atlas USA within XMap? Yes. The location of the Downloads fold er changed i n XMap 6. If you stored your data in the DeLorme D ocs Downloads folder, it will au tomatically migrate to the new location . If you stored it in a different location , you can use the Map Data tab to[...]

Getting Started 7 The GPS tab view opti on allows you to use the GPS tab to control navigating and tracking. By default, the tabs and Control Pan el are visib le, but you can opt to hide them. It is availab le on ly in 2-D mode. To turn NavMode on or off, click the NavMode button on the toolbar. When the button appears indented, NavM ode is on. Not[...]

XMap User Guide 8 • What's the difference between addi ng and inserting a stop or via? The Insert Stop/Via function arranges st ops/vias geographically in the route. The Add Stop/Via funct ion adds stops/vias in t he order you add them to the route. • Why did my route fail to calculate? Your route will fail to calculate if you create a rou[...]

Getting Started 9 • Why do X marks display on the map when I calculate a route? • When you place a route point in a loca ti on that isn't on a s treet, XMap finds the closest street to that lo cation, marks the space between the point you clicked and th e street with X marks, and starts the route at the street. • If you perform a Find fo[...]

XMap User Guide 10 Helpful Tips These tips may help you use the features i n your DeLorme mapping program. T he Did You Know? pop-up tutorials provide hints while you are working in the application. Tips • To disable a specific pop- up tutorial, sel ect the Don't Show Again check box before you close it. • To disable all pop-up tutorials, [...]

Getting Started 11 Find If you want to... Use this tip... Modify a Find search result Right-click a result it em in the Find tab to add it as a MapNote, insert it as a stop in your route, copy the information to you r clipboard, and so on. Find a custom point of interest (such as a Chinese restaurant) when performing a GPS radar search in Find You [...]

XMap User Guide 12 Measurement Tool If you want to... Use this tip... Measure the area/perimeter of a location on the map Use the measure tool to draw a polygon on the map and determine its area and pe rimeter. Just click point- by-point to draw the poly gon on the map and then double-click to close the polygon. The area and perimeter display in th[...]

Getting Started 13 Tab Area If you want to... Use this tip... Adjust the size of the tab area Adjust the size of the tab ar ea by dragging the top or right side of the tab are a. Show, hide, or reorder tabs Use the Tab Manager option in the Help menu to show, hide, or reorder tabs. Import or export a tab configuration f ile Use the Tab Manager opti[...]

XMap User Guide 14 • The DeLorme Docs folder for NetLin k downloads is located in the DeLorme Docs folder under Shared Docume nts (Windows X P) or Public Documents (Windows Vista). This allows all users on the computer to access NetLink downloads. What is Migration? The migration process does not move your fi les—it copies them to the new locat[...]

Getting Started 15 Project Migration When you migrate a project, all associated files (routes, draw l ayers, XData sets, and connections to GIS layers in a database) ar e moved with it. When you open a project from any location other than the new De Lorme Docs location, you are prompted to migrate it. You can als o di rectly migrate projects. To Mi[...]

XMap User Guide 16 Click Save Copy to maintain the project l ink to the current file and save it with a different name. OR Click Cancel to stop the migration process and roll back an y file migration that has occurred up to this point. 5. In the Migration Completed dialog box, click Open to open the migrated project or Close to close the dialog box[...]

Getting Started 17 Basic Functions Zooming In and Out You can use the drag and zoom feature, zoom tools, or the data zoom level (Data zoom level is the relationship between what you see in a map view and how it exists in reality. It is the a mount of geographic data displayed o n a computer monitor. The data zoom level is simil ar to the traditiona[...]

XMap User Guide 18 To Zoom In/Out Using the Zoom Tools There are two sets of zoom t ools. The zoom tools for the right map are located in the Control Panel. The zoo m tools for the left map are located at the top of the l eft map view. Click the up arrow to zoom out one mi nor data zoom level at a time. C lick the down arrow to zoom in one minor da[...]

Getting Started 19 • Point anywhere on the black view box in the overview map window. When the pointer becomes a , drag the view box to t he new location. • Use the search features in the Find tab to cente r the map on a particul ar location. • Assign shortcut keys to pan the ma p up, down, left, or right in small increments. Copying Your Map[...]

XMap User Guide 20 map. • If you selected 2 x 2 or 3 x 3 and do not want to save all the pages in the multipage map on the map layout graph ic, click each page you do not want to save. The page appear s dimmed or gray. In the example below, page 4 will not prin t. • Verify this is the l ocation and photo zoom you want to save. If not, pan the m[...]

Getting Started 21 Notes • The measure tool is the best way to meas ure short dista nces on the map. If you want to measure the distance of a road, try creati ng a route. If you want to measure a large area on the map, use th e area object tools in the Draw tab. • To disable the auto-snap func tion, hold down the ALT key on your keyboard while [...]

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Getting Started 23 19T 0406311E 4850964N 19T 0406311 4850964 Zone: 19T Easting: 0406311 Northing: 4850964 19T / 0406311 / 4850964 Zone: 19T Easting: 0406311 Northing: 4850964 SPCS ME-W 0500490 0355150 Zone: ME-W Easting: 0500490 Northing: 0355150 * Use this example for USNG with non-s tandar d datum. Searching Tips When you use the Quick Search sub[...]

XMap User Guide 24 For more information about the Find tab, see t he Help topics under Finding a Location on the Map. About the Interface Tab Area You can access most of the ap plication's func tions from the tab area at the bottom of the screen. To access Help for a specific tab, click the Hel p button on the tab. You can also reorder th e ta[...]

Getting Started 25 Data Z oom Level —The current data zoom level of the map view; ranges between 0 -0 (maximum zoom out) and 20-0 (maximum zoom in) . Zoom Tools —But t ons that quickly zoom out three lev els, out one level, or in one level. For more informat ion, see Zooming In and Out. Compass Rose —A group of nine butto ns on a globe. The o[...]

XMap User Guide 26 Toolbar Use the toolbar to perform many functions in the appli cation without navi gating through the tab area. *These tools are available on ly in XMap Editor and XMap Enterprise. **These tools appear only when a n ac tive database subscription exists. Exchange • Exchange routes, wayp oints, or tracks wi th a GPS or PDA . Note[...]

Getting Started 27 Map Navigation • Recenter the map and zoom it in and out. • Grab and pan the map in any direction. Map Tools • Measure linear distance and area on the map based on the units chosen in the Display tab of the Options dialog box. • Get information about a location on the map. You can also right-click a location on the map an[...]

XMap User Guide 28 dotted bar that separates each segment to th e new locati on (left, right, up , or down). You cannot move a toolbar segm ent above the top- most line on the toolbar, customize toolbar groups, or remove toolbar groups from the toolbar.[...]

29 Map Legend Map Legend The features that display on the map ma y disp lay differently depending on which map colors you chose on the Display tab of the Opti ons dialog bo x. The tables below show the symbolization of ea ch feature, by map color. Notes • Not all features are available at all zoom levels. • Not all features are available in all[...]

XMap User Guide 30 Unclassified Road Unimproved Road Land Cover Topo Colors Street Colors Description Bare Rock or Sand Bureau of Land Management Land Bureau of Mine Reclamation Land Forest, evergreen Forest, mixed Ice or Snowfield Indian Reservation (at data z oom lev el 11) Indian Reservation (at data zoom level 2 thru 10-7) Intermittent Water La[...]

Map Legend 31 Camping (at data zoom lev el 11 t h ru 13) Cemetery Edu cational Fa cility Exit, with services ( at data zoom levels 10 thru 11-7) Exit, without services (at data zoom levels 10 th ru 11-7) Exit, food (at dat a zoom lev els 12 thru 17) Exit, gas (at data zoom levels 12 thru 17) Exit, lodging (at dat a zoom levels 12 thru 17) Exit, ot [...]

XMap User Guide 32 Line Features Topo Colors Street Colors Description Count y Boundary Dam Game Management District Intern ational Boundary Park Boundary Pipeline Power Line Railroad (Abandoned) Railroad Runway State Boundary DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteer Symbols Symbol Description Developed Boat Ramp (at data zoom levels 11 and 12) Developed Boat R[...]

33 Using the Toolbar Showing/Hiding Toolbar Options You can customize the toolbar to show the options yo u use most. You can also activate toolbar options that are no t turned on by defa ult. To modify the toolbar. 1. Right-click the toolbar. Toolbar options with a selected check bo x next to them are displayed on the toolbar. 2. Click an item t o [...]

XMap User Guide 34 • Click the Commit Changes tool to save all of the c hanges you have made to the active layer. • Click the Undo and Redo tools to undo/redo your last action. • Click the Redlining tool to mark up a GIS l ayer. • Click the Synchronizing tool to refresh subscr iption layers and send redline layers to the source database. ?[...]

Using the Toolbar 35 To Migrate a Project To migrate an existing project from C:DeLorme DocsProjects to C: ...DeLorme DocsProjects : 1. Click the arrow next to the Open button, and then cl ick Migrate Project . The Migrate Project dialog box opens. 2. Browse to the project you want to migrate and click Migrate . After the migration is complete[...]

XMap User Guide 36 To Share Maps To share your current map view, a route map and directions, or a pr ofile, click the MapShare button on the toolbar to open the MapShare Wizard. MapShare lets you share maps — ev en 3-D m aps, routes, and profiles. For information on e-mailing maps, routes, an d prof iles with the MapShare Wizard, click the Help b[...]

Using the Toolbar 37 Note If the Add op tion is selected in the Route tab, stops and vias are added in the order they are added to the route. If the Insert option is selected in the Route tab, stops and vias are added in the order they are approached in the route. For more information, see A dding and Inserting Stops and Vias. 4. Click the Calculat[...]

XMap User Guide 38 To Use GPS NavMode NavMode—a hands free full-screen view that you can view i n 2-D or 3-D — i s the default view when you navi gate or track with GPS. You can turn off NavMode to display the GPS tab view. To Turn NavMode On/Off Click the Na vMode button to tur n it on or off. When the button appears indented , NavMode is on. [...]

Using the Toolbar 39 To Measure Distance Use the following steps to me asure linear distances and perimeter/area on the ma p. For more information, see Me asuring Distance and Area. 1. Click the Me asure tool on the toolbar. 2. Click point-by-point to draw a measurement line on the map. A text b ox displays next to your pointer indi cating the to t[...]

XMap User Guide 40 highway, city, state/province, and ZIP/ Postal Code informati on for the map location that your cur s or is positioned on. • Some map features (such as camp grounds, national scenic/historic trail information centers, and state parks) disp lay with a blue ou tline at higher dat a zoom levels. Th e blue outline in dicates that t[...]

41 Customizing the Map and Tab Display Display Options Overview The following topics exp lain how to use t he Display options in the Options dialog box: • Displaying Basic Map Features • Customizin g t he Interface • Customizing the Map Features Preferences • Changing the Map Colors • Changing the M ap Magnification Level • Changing How[...]

XMap User Guide 42 • Click Use Defaults to change the map feature settings to the default preferences. • The options availabl e depend on the datasets you are usi ng. To Select Basic Map Feature Preferences Use the following steps to ch ange the basic map feature preferences. Changes made to the map view di splay almost immediately after select[...]

Customizin g the Map and T a b Display 43 number (needed when purchasing quad s), right-cli ck a point within th e quad and then click Inf o. An in formation box displays in the lower- right corner of the screen. • 3DTQ Region Cover age— Di splays the DeLorm e 3DTQ product CD volume label, wh ich covers each map area at data zoom level 10-0 or [...]

XMap User Guide 44 3. Click OK to commit the change and exit the Op tions dialog box. OR Click Apply to commit the change and keep wo rking in the Options dialog box. Customizing the Map Feature Preferences You can change the display of a wide vari ety of map features so you can customize your map to meet your specific needs. Yo u can even customiz[...]

Customizin g the Map and T a b Display 45 • Click None to select none of the ty pes in the program. Note A small number of features cannot be turned off. They are part of the base map display and cannot be cha nged. This is why certain levels on the tree remain u navailable (appear dimmed or gray). 6. Click OK to accept the change and ex it the O[...]

XMap User Guide 46 Click the arrow next to the Options toolbar button to open the menu. Then, click Options to open the dialog box. 2. Click the Display tab. 3. Select a magnification percent age ( 50% , 75% , 100% , 125% , 15 0% , 175% , or 20 0% ) from the Magnification drop-down list. Note Although the size of the image changes , the degree of g[...]

Customizin g the Map and T a b Display 47 squares only the POI and a small square symbol the POI and the large symbol the POI and the large symbol the POI and the large symbol 16 N/A small square symbols only name of the POI and a small square symbol name of the POI and the large symbol name of the POI and the large symbol 17, 18, 19, or 20 N/A sma[...]

XMap User Guide 48 • MGRS (Military Grid Ref eren ce System) • USNG (United States National Grid) • SPCS (State Plane Coordi nate System) Note When you select SPCS, a n addi tional drop-down bo x displays for Zone. Select the zone from t h e list. 3. Select the datum from the Datum drop-down list. • WGS84 (World Geodetic System of 1984) •[...]

Customizin g the Map and T a b Display 49 To Change the Bearing Preferences Bearing listings are created as the result of creating route directi ons in the Route ta b or from an Advanced (Distance From) search in the Find tab. Beari ng refers to the compass direction of a given object measur ed clockwise in degrees (for example, 30°) or nearest co[...]

XMap User Guide 50 To Resize the Map Area Using the Resize Tools The map resize tool runs perpendicular to the tab area. If the secondary and primary maps are both displaying, the resize tool is th e bar that separates them. When t he bar is moved all the way to th e lef t of the map, only the primary map display s. When the bar is moved all the wa[...]

Customizin g the Map and T a b Display 51 Using the Vertical Resize Tool • Drag the vertical bar left to expose the area of the overview map you want to see. • Drag the vertical bar right to expo se the tab area you want to see. • Click the right arrow on the vertical resize tool once to incr ementally increase the tab width. You can repeat t[...]

XMap User Guide 52  GPS —You can log with GPS in th e right map window; log playback displays in both windows.  3-D —The 3-D map always display s in the left map window. Showing or Hiding Tabs The Tab Manager feature allo ws you to cust omize your pro gram by showing or hiding individual tabs. You can access Tab Manager: • During in st [...]

Customizin g the Map and T a b Display 53 3. Click OK . 4. Exit XMap. 5. Open XMap. Importing/Exporting Tab Manager Preferences Tab Manager incl udes a feature that allows you to share your custom t ab manager preferences with other XMap users. To Import Tab Manager Preferences Use the following steps to import another user's Tab Mana ger pref[...]

XMap User Guide 54 • From the Start menu Note If you use Tab Manager to make chan ges while the program is open, y ou must exit and restart the program to view the tab changes. To Reorder the Tabs Use the following steps to reorder the tab s with Tab Mana ger. 1. Open XMap, click the arrow next to the Options button on the toolbar and click Tab M[...]

55 Using Keyboard Shortcuts Selecting a Keyboard Shortcut Scheme Your application comes w it h t h e followi ng DeLorme keyboard shortcut schemes: • 3-D Navigation • Desktop Mapping • In-vehicle Navigation You cannot edi t DeLorme schemes; however, you can cr eate custom schemes that you can edit. You can create as many ad ditional custom sc [...]

XMap User Guide 56 To Assign Keyboard Shor tcuts in a Custom Scheme Use the following steps to edit a custom scheme. 1. Click the Op tions bu t ton on the toolbar. OR Click the arrow next to the Options toolbar button to open the menu. Then, click Options to open the dialog box. 2. Click the Keyboard Shortcuts tab. 3. Select a custom scheme from th[...]

Using Keyboard Shortcuts 57 o Scroll Lock o Sleep o Pause/Break o Enter o Caps Lock o Num Lock o Spacebar o Insert o Backspace o Multi-media Keys b. You cannot assign a letter or numbe r on its own. For exampl e, you cannot assign a keyboard shortcut with the number 3 ; you must use a modifier (such as CTRL or ALT) with letters an d numbers. Custom[...]

XMap User Guide 58 2. Click the Keyboard Shortcuts tab. 3. Select the custom scheme yo u want to renam e from the Scheme drop-down list. 4. Click File and then click Rena me . The Scheme text box becomes acti ve. 5. Type the name in the Scheme text box. 6. Click Apply . The new name displ ays. OR Press the ENTER key on your key board. The new name [...]

Using Keyboard Shortcuts 59 Exporting a Custom Scheme You can share thei r keyboard shortcut scheme s with other DeLorme users. To Export a Custom Scheme Use the following steps to export a custom scheme. 1. Click the Op tions bu t ton on the toolbar. OR Click the arrow next to the Options toolbar button to open the menu. Then, click Options to ope[...]

XMap User Guide 60 Click the arrow next to the Options toolbar button to open the menu. Then, click Options to open the dialog box. 2. Click the Keyboard Shortcuts tab. 3. Select the scheme that contains the shortcut k eys you want to vi ew from the Scheme drop-down list. 4. Optional. To sort the list view, click the heading you want to sort by ( G[...]

61 Using Projects Map Data Overview XMap lets you save all of th e work that you have done as a single project f ile so you can open it again la ter. You can create various map views and save each in a different project. What is a Project? A project includes the current GIS workspac e, map center coordinates, the current data zoom level, th e curre[...]

XMap User Guide 62 version of XMap or in Topo USA or XMap, keep both files. Eventually, all DeL o rme programs will be moved to the new file system. Because all new information yo u add to a project will be saved to the new file location—even if y ou open it from the old location, we strongly recommend that you migrate your files. If yo u do not,[...]

Using Projects 63 OR If a file with the same name already exists in the new DeLorme Docs location, the Confirm Link to E xisting File di alog box opens. Go to st ep 3. 3. Click Link to replace the project link to the existing fil e in the new loc ation and then go to step 4. OR Click Link All to replace any project lin ks to existing file s in the [...]

XMap User Guide 64 Managing Data Adding Data and Imagery to XMap XMap is compatible with a v ariety of De Lorme datasets and imagery formats. You may have some of these datasets i nstalled on your hard drive, or you may acces s the data on a DVD. Whether the data is on a DV D or saved on yo ur hard drive, you can choose to ad d the data to current [...]

Using Projects 65 2. If the project you want to add data to is not displaying, open the project. Note To verify the proj ect you want is displaying, check the title bar. The project name displays direct ly after the product name. 3. Click Data and then click Add . The Add Data to Maps dialog box opens. 4. Browse to the folder where the file yo u wa[...]

XMap User Guide 66 displays. The base data is removed from the list. OR Clear the check box next to the base da ta you want to re move. The base data is kept in the list, bu t is removed from the current an d future projects. 5. Click Done . Setting Data as Routing Data The first dataset added to your project is the de fault routing dataset; howeve[...]

Using Projects 67 1. Click the Ma p Data tab. 2. Under Primary Map and/or Secondary Map (depending on the map window you want to use to vi ew the dataset), click t he plus sign next to ADP Dataset . Each of your ADP datasets display. 3. Click the plus sign n ext t o the ADP location. The contents of the dataset display. 4. If the check box next to [...]

XMap User Guide 68 Use the following steps to open a project. 1. Open a project from the toolbar. OR Click the Ma p Data tab, click File , and then click Open . The Open File dialog box opens. Note If you made changes to a projec t that is already open, the Save Changes dialog box opens. Note Projects have .xmp extensions and are saved by default i[...]

Using Projects 69 3. To add a new route or draw file, click Data , click New , and then click Draw File or Route File . A new draw or route file is added to your project. OR To add an existi ng route, draw, .adc, .d cf, .tif, .sid , .txt, or .dds fi le: a. Click Data and then click Add . The Add Data to Maps dialog box opens. b. Browse to the folde[...]

XMap User Guide 70 Projects are untitled when you first add t hem to XMap. When you save the map, you can accept the default name or give i t a specific name. When yo u have many different projects and are trying t o locate a speci fic map view, you may fi nd it more helpful to rename the project. To Rename a Project Use the following steps to rena[...]

Using Projects 71 To Maintain the Directory Structure When Creating a Transfer File with Hyperlinked Files When you create a transfer fi le containing hype rlinked files, you ca n select to maintain part of th e directory structure f o r file s with at least a common drive location. Use the following st eps to create a transfer file w ith hyperlink[...]

XMap User Guide 72 Click the Browse butt on and browse to the common base directory location. 7. Under Select Files to Be Included , clear the check box next to each file you do not want to incl ude in your tran sfer file. 8. Click OK . The Create Transfer File dialog box opens. 9. In the File Name text box, type the file n a me. Transfer files hav[...]

Using Projects 73 5. Select the folder where you want to sa ve the hyperlinked files. Th e def ault location is C:...DeLorme DocsTransfer F iles . Transfer files ha v e .dmt extensions. 6. Click OK . The imported project opens in the map view. E-mailing a Transfer File You can package a project an d its contents into a sing le f ile, called a tr[...]

XMap User Guide 74 4. Right-click the imagery file and click Properties . The Raster Properties dialog box opens. 5. Optional. For MrSID and some types of GeoTIFF data, you may be able to select a color to display as transparent (for example, black). To do so, select the Transparent C olor check box, select a color, and click OK . Note that doing s[...]

Using Projects 75 6. Click Next . 7. Review the dataset in f ormation and click Next , if applicable. 8. Select the check box next to each conne ction usage you want to include with your point properties. 9. Click Finish . The Point Properties for that dataset ar e modified and are visible on the map. Note The point property changes are made only i[...]

XMap User Guide 76 • You must select to show co ntours in the Display tab of the Options dialog box to view any changes made to the contour pr operties on the map. See Displaying Basic Map Features for information on showing/hidi ng contours. • XMap remembers the last customized contour valu es . For example, if you customize your contour setti[...]

Using Projects 77 The minimum and maximum zoom range displays above the Set Zoo m Range For Display area. 11. Click Next . 12. Select the check box next to each conne ction usage you want to include with your point properties. 13. Click Finish . The Contour Properties for that datase t are modified and are visible on the map. Notes • The contour [...]

XMap User Guide 78 Note You must select to show USGS quadra ngle coverage in the Display tab of the Options dialog box to view an y changes made to the USGS quad lin e con nection properties on the map. See Displaying Basic Map Features for i nformation on showing/hiding USGS quadrangl e coverage. To Change USGS Quad Line Connection Properties Use [...]

Using Projects 79 Note The draw conne ction property change s are made only in the current project. You must save your projec t to retain the property c hanges. Changing the Raster Properties Use the Properties option on the Map Data tab to c hange the properties of various map features such as rasters, vect ors, shaded relief, cont ours, points, D[...]

XMap User Guide 80 Note You must select to show shaded relief i n the Display tab of the Options dialog box to view any changes made to the shad ed relief properties on the map. See Displaying Basic Map F eatures for information on sho wing/hiding shaded rel ief. To Change the Shaded Relief Properties Use the following steps to change the properti [...]

Using Projects 81 4. Highlight Radio Coverage Ellipses , click Data , and then click Properties . The Ellipse Connection Prop erties dialog box opens. OR Right-click Radio Coverage Ellipses and click Properties . The Ellipse Connection Prop erties dialog box opens. 5. Under Set Data Zoom Range For Disp lay , drag the gray tab markers to the minimum[...]

XMap User Guide 82 1. Click the Ma p Data tab. 2. Under Secondary Map or Primary Map , click the plus sign next to the XData dataset for whic h you want to modi fy the properties. 3. Highlight the dataset name, click Data , and then click Properties . The User Database Connecti on Pr operties dialog box opens. OR Right-click the XData dataset and c[...]

83 Working With GIS GIS Overview The topics that are in the Working with GIS Help section cover functionality that is included in XMap Professional, XMap GIS Editor, and XMap GIS Enterprise. Be sure to check the important note at the top of ea ch topic to see if its content pertains to your version of XMap. With the GIS tab, you can vi ew and analy[...]

XMap User Guide 84 Layering The Layering subtab let s you move the layers in yo ur workspace above, below, or equal to ot h er layers and/or the standard DeLorme data layers. Mov in g a layer up in the list h elps t o ensure the layer will be vis ible on the map. Check- out/in Th e Ch eck-ou t/in tab lets you check out/ reserv e portions of layers [...]

Working With GIS 85 GIS Options GIS Layer Options You can customize the default settings for mana ging GIS layers. To Set GIS Layer Opt ions Use the following steps to create d efault settings for GIS l ayers. 1. Click the Op tions bu t ton on the toolbar. OR Click the arrow next to the Options toolbar button to open the menu. Then, click Options t[...]

XMap User Guide 86 GIS Query Options Use the Query subtab on the GIS tab in th e O ptions dialog box to create default settings for managing queries. Note Changes to query options apply only to the queries you create after you make the chang es. To Set GIS Query Options Use the following steps to create default settings for GIS q ueries. 1. Click t[...]

Working With GIS 87 Backing Up a Database Restoring a Backed Up Database Connecting to a Server This Help topic describes featur es that are available in XMap Professional, XMap GIS Editor, and XMap GIS Enterprise. You can use Database Manager to connect to single or multiple SQL servers. To Connect to a Server Use the following steps to connect to[...]

XMap User Guide 88 7. If you are using Windows A uthentication, select t hat option and then type the user's network domain. OR If you are using SQL Server Aut hentication, select tha t option and then type and confirm a password for that user in the applicable text boxes. 8. Click OK . 9. On the left side of the window (tree view), expand the[...]

Working With GIS 89 To Reconnect a Server Use the following steps to reconnect to a server with Database Mana ger. 1. Click the GIS tab. 2. Click the Wo rkspa ce subtab if it is n ot currently selected. 3. Click DB Manager to open Datab ase Manager. 4. On the left side of the window (tree vi ew), click the server tha t you want reconnect. 5. From t[...]

XMap User Guide 90 3. At the bottom of the dialog box, select New from the Target Database drop-down list. The Create Database dialog box opens. 4. Select the server you w ant the database to be created on from the Server drop-down list. If the server you wa nt to use does no t display in the list , type the server name in the text box. Note If SQL[...]

Working With GIS 91 5. Use the tree view on the lef t to select the server where you w ill store the new database. 6. From the Database menu , click New . 7. Type a name for the new databa se in the Database Name text box. The name should be alphanumeri c (not ca se sensitive), may include underscores, has a 128 character limit, and cannot include [...]

XMap User Guide 92 This Help topic describes featur es that are available in XMap Professional, XMap GIS Editor, and XMap GIS Enterprise. Once you add users to a server, yo u can give them access to the databases that are on that server. Once a user is adde d to a database, an administ rator can assign the user's role for using the database (f[...]

Working With GIS 93 A list of all of th e u sers who have access to the database di splays on the right side of the window. 6. Click to select th e user th at y ou want to remove. 7. From the Database menu, clic k Remove User . Activating/Deactivating a Dat abase This Help topic describes featur es that are available in XMap Professional, XMap GIS [...]

XMap User Guide 94 This Help topic describes featur es that are available in XMap Professional, XMap GIS Editor, and XMap GIS Enterprise. Once you create a database, you can use Da ta base Manage r to delete (drop) it from the server. Notes • You can delete a database on ly if you are the database owner or if you are a SQL System Administrator. ?[...]

Working With GIS 95 etc.) Run queries X X X X X Export layers X X X X X Subscribe to an Enterprise database X X X X X Create redlines X X X X X Synchronize to an Enterprise database X X X X X Create queries X X X X Edit geometries and attributes X X X X Create check-outs from an Enterprise database X X X Save check-outs on an existing database X X [...]

XMap User Guide 96 layer for check- outs Add users to a database X Change database user roles X Drop (delete) databases X * Requires XMap GIS Enterprise. Creating User Subscriptions This Help topic describes featur es that are available in XMap GIS Enterprise. A subscription is a read-only copy of a laye r in an enterprise database. A subscription [...]

Working With GIS 97 10. Outside of XMap, send the subscription f ile to each user you selected in step 6. Changing Your SQL Server Authentication Pass word This Help topic describes featur es that are available in XMap Professional, XMap GIS Editor, and XMap GIS Enterprise. If you have been given rights to access a server with SQL Server Authentica[...]

XMap User Guide 98 • Attribute column precisi on for Float and Double during layer import • Geocoding • GeoID is not a stored attribute column and cannot be accessed by Query or Label You can import th e layers into an XMap 5.0 or later-compat ible database using the Import Wizard in the GIS Workspace subtab or the New/Duplicate Layer feature[...]

Working With GIS 99 Note To remove a backup database from the Backup History table, s elect the backup database and click Rem ove From His tory . The backup data base is removed from the table but not deleted from the location w here you saved it. To permanently delete a back up database, browse to the location on your computer where you saved the [...]

XMap User Guide 100 Once a database administrator sends you a subscription file, you must open it in XMap to activate the su bscription. A subscr iption to an Enterprise database allows you to synchroniz e y our local copy of the la yers with the Enterpri se database and/or "mark up" the layer using the redlining tools. Note Only one subs[...]

Working With GIS 101 Using ArcSDE Databases Importing a Layer from an ArcSDE Database This Help topic describes featur es that are available in XMap GIS Enterprise. You can directly import lay ers from ESRI ArcSDE databases to DeLorme OpenSpace databases. To import layers, you must establish a connec tion to an ArcSDE database. You can import a new[...]

XMap User Guide 102 When you import a layer from a d atabase and select Other from the Database dr op- down list, the Co nnect to Database dial og box opens and ArcSDE displays in the Type drop-down list. To Connect to an ArcSDE Server The information needed to complete the Connect to Database dialog should be provided to you by your system admini [...]

Working With GIS 103 Installing ArcSDE SDK Tools Use these steps to install the ArcSDE SDK tools on your computer. For more information, see your ArcSDE admin istrator. 1. Browse to the System Properties dialog in your computer's Co ntrol Panel. 2. Click the Adva nced tab. 3. Click Environment Variables . 4. Under System variables , click Path[...]

XMap User Guide 104 Redlining Creating Redline Edits This Help topic describes featur es that are available in XMap Professional, XMap GIS Editor, and XMap GIS Enterprise. Redlining refers to the process of adding MapN otes/symbols or drawing shapes to "mark up" GIS layers withou t actu ally editin g th e layers themselves. Redlines ut il[...]

Working With GIS 105 4. Click the Close button in the upper-right corn er of the Redline toolbox to close the toolbox. Note You can access the full range of draw options for each s ymbol type in the Redline toolbox by select ing the same option in the Draw tab. Sending Redline Edits to the Source Database This Help topic describes featur es that ar[...]

XMap User Guide 106 7. Use the notes and annotations i n the draw layer to make the appropriate edits to the corresponding GIS layers to which the user was subscribed. Stationing Stationing This Help topic describes featur es that are available in XMap Professional, XMap GIS Editor, and XMap GIS Enterprise. Stationing is a linear re ferencing metho[...]

Working With GIS 107 To View Stationing Attributes Hover over a line on the map t h at includes stationing dat a. Stationing values display in the Info bar at the bottom of the map. Bulk Importing and Exporting Bulk Importing This Help topic describes featur es that are available in XMap GIS Editor and XMap GIS Enterprise. XMap includes a command p[...]

XMap User Guide 108 Notes • The coordinate information v aries de pending on the type of coordinate system you specify (for example, if you select SPCS, you m ust also specify the SPCS zone and units). • If you created the server on your local machine, type localhostxmap6 (or localhostdelormem apping if the server was created in a previous ve[...]

Working With GIS 109 2. Type the following parameters in the te xt document (text in red reflect the user's information): xmapimport --target-server= server name --target-db= database name -- source-file= file path --datum= datum --coordinate-system= coordinate system --spcs-zone=spe cify --spcs-units =surveyfeet Note Ensure that the text is c[...]

XMap User Guide 110 • File names with embedded spaces should be in quotes (for example,"Yarmouth Parcels.shp"). • If the server was created on your lo cal machine, type localhost x map6 (or localhostdelormemappi ng if the server was created in a previous version of XMap). If you are connecting to an "e xternal" server, see[...]

Working With GIS 111 File Types That Do Not Contai n Spatial Reference Information Supported spatial file t y pes that do not contain spatial ref er ence information in clude: • ESRI Shapefiles (.shp) that do not have an accompanying Projection file (.prj) • All file types marked with * abov e Required parameters for this fil e type: XMapimport[...]

XMap User Guide 112 Viewing a Li st of State Plan e Zones Type xmapimport --list-spcs-zones to see a list of the state plane coordinate system zones. Bulk Exporting This Help topic describes featur es that are available in XMap GIS Editor and XMap GIS Enterprise. XMap includes a utility that allows you to export on e layer at a time (from potential[...]

Working With GIS 113 To Export Multiple Files Usi ng the Command Line All export command lines of th is type begin with xmapexport in the command line. All parameters are separated by a single space and parsed with -- on the command line. 1. From the Start menu, point to Progra ms> D eLor me> XMap 6> To ols , and then click the XMap Bulk I[...]

XMap User Guide 114 5. Type the followin g parameters in the command line: xmapex port=- the path to the .ini fi le you created in steps 1-3 . 6. Press the ENTER key on your key board. A confirmation message displays afte r the file is exported; the message includes the fil e name, number of geometri es, and the time it took for the fil e to export[...]

Working With GIS 115 • output-f ile= the file format and exte ns ion for the exported layers • source-layer= the name of the OpenSpac e layer being exported OR source-layerid= the identification number of the layer in the OpenSpace database Optional exporting parameters include (tex t in red reflect the user's information): • query= name[...]

XMap User Guide 116 Your workspace is saved in your current proj ect. Each ti me you create a new project, the workspace is reset; resetting a workspace does not delete layers. Managi ng Datab ases Use the Database Manager utilit y in XMap to: • Create a new database • Delete an existing data base • Connect to a server • Add users to a serv[...]

Working With GIS 117 Downloading a Layer from XMap Web This Help topic describes featur es that are available only in XMap Professional. Use the Download opti on to download a layer from an XM ap Web site. To Dow nload a Layer Use the following steps to do wnload a layer from an XMa p Web site. 1. Click the GIS tab. 2. Click the Wo rkspa ce subtab [...]

XMap User Guide 118 5. Under Data File , click the Browse button and browse to the file locati on you want to import. Once y ou find the file, double-click it or select it and then click Open . The Layer text box is aut omat ically completed with the defau lt lay er name (the file name portion of the f ile location or the name with in the file) onc[...]

Working With GIS 119 a. Select a transform from the Solution drop-down list. For more information about transforms, see Regi stering an Image). If you select Bilinear or Linear Conformal , you must also pr ovide rotation and distance unit informati on. b. Click the Select tool and place one point on the image and a corresponding point on the map. O[...]

XMap User Guide 120 UTM/UPS Type the applicable zone number and band letter in the text boxes. SPCS Select the applicable z o n e and units from the drop-down lists. Note If you sel ect a coordinate format that do es not match the data i n the file you are importing, th e information area under Converted Boundaries displays, "Invalid Boundary [...]

Working With GIS 121 registration is applied to a layer, it cannot have other unregistered l ayers appended to it. Append Example Below are two examples of how an appe nd operation would affect the primary attribute table. Any attribute columns present in the import but abse nt in the tar get layer will be added. Any colu mns absent in the import b[...]

XMap User Guide 122 TARGET LAYER DFCC FOO BAR 1566 1 1 34 1 1 34 1 1 RESULT ID Name Type DFCC FOO BAR 1 Rt 1 Pavement <NULL> <NULL> <NULL> 2 Deering Ave Pavement <NULL> <NULL> <NULL > 3 Higgins Rd Dirt <NULL> <NULL> <NULL> <NULL> <NULL> <NULL> 1566 1 1 <NULL> <NULL>[...]

Working With GIS 123 Boolean -> Byte -> Small Interger -> Interger -> Big Integer String <-> URLs String -> Memo Float -> Doubl e Datetime Document Currency Memo Notes • The master attribute and changes tables of the target layer are emptied. The extended attributes tables are not emptied, but they mus t be manually rejoin[...]

XMap User Guide 124 RESULT ID Name Type 1 Rt 1 Pavement 2 Deering Ave Pavement 3 Higgins Rd Di rt Example 2 SOURCE LAYER ID Name Type 1 Rt 1 Pavement 2 Deering Ave Pavement 3 Higgins Rd Di rt TARGET LAYER DFCC FOO BAR 1566 1 1 34 1 1 34 1 1 RESULT ID Name Type DFCC FOO BAR 1 Rt 1 Pavement <NULL> <NULL> <NULL> 2 Deering Ave Pavemen[...]

Working With GIS 125 automatically unlinked from the target laye r when replace occurs. The source layer maintains the lin k for its Extended Attribu t e Sets, and the new result layer adopts it. 4) If the source layer has a different label structure than the targ et layer, the target layer's formula is adopted and automati cally applied to th[...]

XMap User Guide 126 5. From the Source Layer drop-down list , select the layer you want to copy. The layer you selected in st ep 3 displays in the Layer Name text box. To change the layer name, type a new name in the box. 6. From the Target Databa se drop-down list, select the dat a base wh ere you want to store the new layer. If th e database is n[...]

Working With GIS 127 Viewing Layer Information in the Workspace Subtab This Help topic describes featur es that are available in XMap Professional, XMap GIS Editor, and XMap GIS Enterprise. The Workspace subtab displays all of the GIS layers in your project; you can view the following in formation: • The layer name (right-click and then click Ren[...]

XMap User Guide 128 To Add a Layer to Your Works p ace Use the following steps to add a layer to your workspace. 1. Click the GIS tab. 2. Click the Wo rkspa ce subtab if it is n ot selected. 3. Click the La yers button, an d then click Manage . The Manage Layers dialog box opens. OR Click the Ma nage La yers button on the toolbar. The Manage Layers[...]

Working With GIS 129 Under Layers in the Workspace , double-click the layer in t h e workspace that you want to remov e. The layer displays in the L a y ers in the Database list. Note You can al so click the Re m o ve All b utton to remove all of the layers in the workspace. 6. Click OK . Note You can al so remove a layer from the da tabase by high[...]

XMap User Guide 130 3. Select the check box next to each layer you want to make visibl e in the legend. Note To select multiple layers, hold th e CT RL or SHIFT keys on your keyboard while you click each of the layers you want to i nclude in the le gend. Then, click the Layers button and click Check Selected . 4. Click Tools and then click Legend t[...]

Working With GIS 131 can choose to export the results of the q uery only. You can also contr ol which attribute fields are exported by turning them on/off in the Attributes Design View. Note Not all attribute field data types are supported in the export file types (for example, .shp, .gml, .t xt). To Export a Layer Use the following st eps to expor[...]

XMap User Guide 132 Modifying the Properties of a Layer This Help topic describes featur es that are available in XMap Professional, XMap GIS Editor, and XMap GIS Enterprise. Use the Layer Properties dialog box to modify a layer's na me, minimum and maximum data zoom levels, geometry shape, la yering level and more. To Modify the Proper ties o[...]

Working With GIS 133 edit the attributes of a geometry by which the layer was geocoded, the spatial location of that geometry is reposit ioned accordingly. • Redline (redline l ayers only)-This ge ometry shape is used for the GIS Redline layer automatically produce d in Enterprise databases. GIS Redline layers are special layers t h at are the re[...]

XMap User Guide 134 Note This option is grayed out when there are no selections in the source layer. • Query Results to buil d buffers around geometries in the source l ayer that are contained within the results of the active query. Note This option is grayed out when there is no active query in the source layer. 5. Under Output Location , select[...]

Working With GIS 135 Mode tool . If you do not wa nt to be prompted to save your changes each time you switch the Acti ve Layer or when you work outside of the tab, c lick the down arrow next to the commit changes too l and select the Automatic Commit Mode tool to automatically commit your changes. To Add Geometries t o a Layer Use the following st[...]

XMap User Guide 136 Editing Points in a Polygon/Line Layer This Help topic describes featur es that are available in XMap GIS Editor and XMap GIS Enterprise. Use the Edit Points button on the toolbar to edit existing GIS data or build GIS data in an empty/existing layer. Notes • When you cli ck the Edit Points tool on the toolbar, the default map[...]

Working With GIS 137 of a polygon geometry or the end node of a line geometry. Used when the edited sh apepoint is being snapped to the shapepoint of another geometry. Used when the edited shapepoint is being snapped to the edge of another geometry when th ere are no shape points. If you edit a topological lin e lay er, the start and end nodes of t[...]

XMap User Guide 138 time you switch the Acti ve Layer or when you work outside of the tab, c lick the down arrow next to the commit changes too l and select the Automatic Commit Mode tool to automatically commit your changes. • You cannot edi t read-only geometries. • Hold the SHIFT key on your ke yboard to add/remove an object to/fro m a multi[...]

Working With GIS 139 on the toolbar. • To undo your last action, click th e Undo button on the toolbar. To redo your last action, click the Redo button . • To save all of the chan ges you make to a layer, cli ck the Manu al Commit Mode tool . If you do not wa nt to be prompted to save yo ur changes each time you switch the Acti ve Layer or when[...]

XMap User Guide 140 Commit Mode tool to automatically commit your changes. • You cannot edi t read-only geometries. To De lete a Ge ometry Use the following steps to delete a geometry. 1. From the Active Layer drop-down list on the toolbar, select the layer you want to edit. 2. Click the Edi t tool on the toolbar . 3. On the map, click the geomet[...]

Working With GIS 141 Making COGO Edits This Help topic describes featur es that are available in XMap GIS Editor and XMap GIS Enterprise. COGO editing (coordinat e geomet ry editing) is used for precis ion data creation or editing. Poin t s, lines, or polygons can be built, edited, or centered by coordinates, angle/distance measurements, or bearing[...]

XMap User Guide 142 7. Click the Close button in the upper-right corn er of the COGO Editing dialog box to close the dialog box. Note You can also center single/mul tipl e geometries with the COGO tool. 1. From the Active Layer drop-down list on the toolbar, select the layer you want to edit. 2. Click the Edi t tool on the toolbar and then , on the[...]

Working With GIS 143 are connected to that lin e will be highlighted. Note Only the section of that lin e that is displaying in th e map rectangle is selected. To select a larger segment, press the W key on y our keyboard or click the Magic Wand tool on the toolbar again. Copying/Cutting a nd Pas ting Geometries This Help topic describes featur es [...]

XMap User Guide 144 • Range–When you classi fy a layer with a range, the data in the layer c an be grouped, given color (or size) characteri stics, and labeled so that it can be visually analyzed. • Single Value–When you classify a layer in a database with a sin gle value, you make all the records look the same on the map. For example, they[...]

Working With GIS 145 9. If you selected a numeric field in step 7, select the decimal place to which you want to round your value from the Round At drop-down list. 10. From the Vary By drop-down list, select h o w you want to vary your value. Note The Custom option allows you to cu s tomize classifications that do not follow a set scheme or pattern[...]

XMap User Guide 146 The Classification drop-down list in the Classify Layer dialog box display s all classifications created for a layer. To Classify a Layer with a Range Use the following steps to cla ssify a layer with a range. 1. Click the GIS tab. 2. Click the Wo rkspa ce subtab if it is n ot selected. 3. Click the layer you wa nt to classify. [...]

Working With GIS 147 If you did not select Standard Dev iat ion in step 9, in the Classes text bo x, type how many classes you want to set in the r ange method. 11. From the Round At drop-down list, select the decimal place to which you want to round your ran ge. 12. From the Vary By drop-down list, sele ct how you want to vary your ranges (options[...]

XMap User Guide 148 Classifying a Layer with a Single Value This Help topic describes featur es that are available in XMap GIS Editor and XMap GIS Enterprise. When you classify a layer in a dat abase with a single value, all of t h e records are in the same class and look the same on the ma p. For example, they all have the same fill color on the m[...]

Working With GIS 149 3. Click the layer that contai ns the classificati on that you want to save a s a template. 4. Click the Tools button and then click Classi fy . The Classify Layer dial og box opens. OR Right-click the layer and click Classify . The Classify Layer dial og box opens. 5. From the Classification drop-down list, select the classifi[...]

XMap User Guide 150 Copying a Classification This Help topic describes featur es that are available in XMap GIS Editor and XMap GIS Enterprise. You can copy an existi ng cla ssifi cation if you want to make minor adjustments to it without overwriting the classi fication. Copied cl assifications are created as new, independent cla ssifications. To C[...]

Working With GIS 151 Right-click the layer and click Classify . The Classify Layer dial og box opens. 5. From the Classification drop-down list, select the classification you want to rename. 6. Click the Ma nage bu tton and then click Rename . The Classification text box opens for editing. 7. Edit the classification na me and then press th e ENTER [...]

XMap User Guide 152 Symbolizing a Line Layer Use the Symbolize Layer dialog box to customize the laye r's visual pr operties or select to show/hide certain elements or classes of the layer produced by a classification. If you chan ge the visual property of a class produced from a classification, the Vary By scheme is auto mati cally set to Cus[...]

Working With GIS 153 6. To change the opacity of the color of your feature, from the Opacity drop- down list, select Opaque (0% transparent), Transp arent (100% transparent), Blended (50% transparent), or XOR (combination of the source and background pi xels—most useful when records with the same symbolization overlap). 7. To change the lin e col[...]

XMap User Guide 154 Symbolizing a Point Layer You can use the S ymbolize Layer dialog box to modify the symbols, modi fy the text properties, and show/hide cert ain features in a layer. To Change the Symbolizatio n of a Point Layer Use the following st eps to change the symbolization of a point layer. 1. Click the GIS tab. 2. Click the Wo rkspa ce [...]

Working With GIS 155 list to select a new sy mbol. Note To add a new s ymbol set, click the Add button and then use the dialog box to add a new symbol set. The symb ol set must contain .dim or .bmp symbols (.bmp symbols do not scale well). 9. To change the color of your "stock" symbol, click the Color button a nd select a standard fill co[...]

XMap User Guide 156 2. Click the Wo rkspa ce subtab if it is n ot selected. 3. Select (highlight) the layer you want to sy mboliz e. 4. To open the Symbolize Layer dialog box: Click the layer icon next to the layer name. OR Click the Tools button and then click Symb olize . The Symbolize Layer dialog box opens. OR Right-click the layer and click S [...]

Working With GIS 157 drop-down list. OR To hide the outline colo r on the map, clear the Show Outline c heck box. 9. To change the properties of your label, ensure the Show Label check box is selected and then: a. Select a different font from the Font drop-down list. b. To change the font styl e, click the Bold button , It alic button , or Underlin[...]

XMap User Guide 158 5. Click OK to return to the Symbolize Layer dial og box. Deleting a Symbol Set from the List of Available Symbol Sets Use the following steps to dele te a symbol set from the li st of available symbol sets. 1. Click the Add button in the Symbolize Layer (f or a point layer) dialog box. The Add Symbols dialog box opens. 2. Under[...]

Working With GIS 159 move the column n ear/at the beginnin g of the label or click the down arrow to move the column near/at the end of t he label. 8. Click OK . Tips • Once you have modified the font properties of label s, the text may appear cluttered on the map. If this i s the case, ensure the Declutter Text check box is selected in the Symbo[...]

XMap User Guide 160 2. Click the Wo rkspa ce subtab if it is n ot selected. 3. Click the XMap Web button an d then click any of the X Map Web shortcut options. The Login dialog box opens. 4. Type your e-mail address and password in the text boxes. Note If you forget your password, cl ick the hyperli nk below the text boxes . If you are a new XMap W[...]

Working With GIS 161 5. Select the site you wa nt to publish the l ayer on from the Select Sit e drop- down list. All of the layers availab le on that site display in t h e table. 6. If you want the l ayer to published wi th a different name ot her than the layer name in the Workspace subtab, type the new na me in the Layer Name text box. 7. Click [...]

XMap User Guide 162 5. Click Download next to the layer you want t o download. 6. Click OK . To Download a Layer using XMa p Pro fessi on al Use the following steps to do wnload a layer from an XMa p Web site. 1. Click the GIS tab. 2. Click the Wo rkspa ce subtab if it is n ot selected. 3. Click the La yers button and then click Download L ayer . T[...]

Working With GIS 163 10. To change the minimum and maximum z oom level for a layer, select t he zoom level number from the Min Zoom Level and/or Max Zoom Level drop-down lists. 11. If you selected Mixed or Login Required in step 5, select the check box in the Allow Access column for the layers you w ant to be available by default. 12. Click Apply .[...]

XMap User Guide 164 9. If you selected Mixed or Login Required i n step 5, you can adjust t he default layers that displa y on your site using the Can(not) View and Can Download options at the bottom of the dialog box. • To view a layer by defa ult, verify it i s displaying under Can View. I f it is not, select it un der Cannot V iew and then cli[...]

Working With GIS 165 6. Click Download Results to download a text fi le containing the report information. OR Click View Line Chart to view a line chart of your report information . 7. Click OK . To View Custom Site Reports 1. Click the GIS tab. 2. Click the Wo rkspa ce subtab if it is n ot selected. 3. Click the XMap Web butto n and then click Vie[...]

XMap User Guide 166 5. If you want to view all of th e attributes for the selected lay er regardless of what is currently displayi ng on the map, select All from the Sh ow drop-down list. OR If you only want to view only the a ttributes in the current map rectangle, select Map Region from the Show drop-down list. OR If you want to only view at t ri[...]

Working With GIS 167 Linking Documents and URLs to Attri butes This Help topic describes featur es that are available in XMap GIS Editor and XMap GIS Enterprise. Use the Add Field feature in XMap to cr eate multiple custom fields, inclu ding Document and URL fiel ds. You can then c ust omize these fields in the Datasheet View of the Attributes subt[...]

XMap User Guide 168 7. Type a name for your n ew field in the Field Name text box; for example, URL. 8. Select URL from the Data Type drop-down list. 9. Click OK . 10. Click the Datasheet View button . Your new field has been added at the end of the A ttributes table. 11. Find the at tribute to which y o u w ant to link a URL. Th en, double-click i[...]

Working With GIS 169 A floating arrow displays. Click the arrow and then select Open . A message asks if you want to save or open the fil e. 6. Click Save to save the file to your hard dr ive (ensure that th e Open in XMap check box is selected). The draw layer is added to your project and di splays on the map. OR Click Open to open the file from i[...]

XMap User Guide 170 * These right-click options display only for geocoded point layers. ** This right-click option display s on ly when there is an active query. Searching for Attributes This Help topic describes featur es that are available in XMap Professional, XMap GIS Editor, and XMap GIS Enterprise. Use the Attribute Search feature in the A tt[...]

Working With GIS 171 Attributes-Design View Showing/Hiding Attributes in a Layer This Help topic describes featur es that are available in XMap GIS Editor and XMap GIS Enterprise. Use the Attributes Datasheet View to view and/or edit the attributes of a layer. The columns that display in the Datashe et View of the Attributes subtab are headings tha[...]

XMap User Guide 172 7. To show an att ribute in a layer, en su re the check box un der Visible in the row for that attribut e is selected. OR To hide an attribute in a layer, cle ar the check box under Visible in the row for that attribute. 8. Click Options and then click Save . Note To undo a previous c hange before you save, click Options and the[...]

Working With GIS 173 billion characters). Small Integer A 16bit integer (-32,000 to 32,000). String A simple ANSI characte r string (0-8000 characters). URL An ANSI str ing which identifi es as web resource. 9. If you selected String, Unicode String, or URL, type the number of characters of the string/URL in the String Size text box. 10. Under Fiel[...]

XMap User Guide 174 4. Click the Attributes subtab. 5. If it is not already in D esign View mode, click the Design View button . 6. Click the Op tions bu t ton and then click Delete Field . A confirmation message displays. OR Right-click the field you want to delete and then cl ick Delete Field . A confirmation message displays. 7. Click OK to perm[...]

Working With GIS 175 CEILING CEILING( numeric_expression ) Returns the smallest integer greater than or equal to a number. The result type is integer_expression. CHARINDEX CHARINDEX ( string_expression , string_expression [, integer_expression] ) Returns the index to the begi nning of the first string expression in second string. An optional starti[...]

XMap User Guide 176 date_expression. IF IF( logical_expression , value_if_true , value_if_false ) Returns one v alue if a condition you specify evaluates to TRUE and another if it evalu ates to FALSE. The result type is derived from value_if_true an d value_if_false, which must either be both string or both numeric. If numeri c, then if either of t[...]

Working With GIS 177 MIN MIN( fiel d ) Return the minimum value of a field. The result type is th e same as t he data type of field. MONTH MONTH( date_expression ) Returns an integer representing the month datepart of the specified date. The result type is integer_expression. OR logical_expression OR logical_expression Returns TRUE if eit h er of t[...]

XMap User Guide 178 start must be of type integer_expression. The result type is string_expression. SUBSTRING SUBSTRING( string_expression , start , length ) Return the length characters of a string beginning at start. SUBSTRING is synonymous with the MID function. le ngth and start mus t be of type integer_expression. The result type is string_exp[...]

Working With GIS 179 then the result type is floating point; otherwise the result type is integer. & string_expression & string_expression Returns the concate nation of two strings. The result type is a string. = expression = expression Return s TRUE if the two expressions are equal and FALSE otherwise. '=' is synonymous with the [...]

XMap User Guide 180 S : A datepart representing the seconds par t of a date. 'SS' is a syno nym for 'S'. WK : A datepart representing the week part of a date. 'WW' is a s ynonym for 'WK'. YY : A datepart representing the year part of a date. 'YYY Y' is a synonym for 'Y Y'. Importing a Set [...]

Working With GIS 181 Linking a Set to an Attribute This Help topic describes featur es that are available in XMap GIS Editor and XMap GIS Enterprise. Once you import an attribu te set using the option in th e De sign View of the Attributes su btab, you can link that at t rib ute set to view more speci fic attribute information for y our layer. Note[...]

XMap User Guide 182 Unmatched in <Additional Attribution Set> Displays all un mat ched records in the Additional Attribution Set. Duplicates in <Layer Attribu t ion Set> Displays any duplicate records from the Layer Attribution Set. Duplicat e records can be edited so that they can be succes sfully linked. Duplicates in <Additional A[...]

Working With GIS 183 Query Creating a Query This Help topic describes featur es that are available in XMap GIS Editor and XMap GIS Enterprise. Use the Query subtab to build custom a ttri bute queries to run against the layer selected in the workspace. You can also use the Query subtab to create spatial queries, allowing you t o see patterns bet w e[...]

XMap User Guide 184 change how the highlight is sy mboliz ed by clicking the Edit button to th e right of the Query table. Note To decrease the time i t takes to run a query, disable the Count function by clicking the Query button and then clicking Count to toggle the feature on/off. To Create a Spatial Query Use the following steps to create a spa[...]

Working With GIS 185 7. Click the cell u n der Criteria . A drop-down list displays all applicable layers that are loaded int o Work space ( the list varies depending on the source layer and operator chosen), as well as the following options: • SELECTED–Acts against the geometries in the activ e select ion, if an y . (Selections are made with t[...]

XMap User Guide 186 creating a custom highlight color/design vary based on the type of layer you are querying. Notes • To delete the default highlight color or any ot her custom highlight colors you've created, right-click th e highlight feature in the Sy mbolization table and click Delete Feature . • To add multiple highlight colors, righ[...]

Working With GIS 187 the Width drop-down list and a lin e st yle from the Style drop-down list. • To change the ou t line color of your feature, click the Outline Color button, and select a standard line co lor or create a custom line color. Then, select how w ide you want your outline to display f rom the Width drop-down list. Note An outline is[...]

XMap User Guide 188 Use the following steps to change how query r esults display on the map. 1. Click the GIS tab. 2. Click the Query subtab. 3. Click the Ma nage but ton, click Attributes Effect , and then select Highlight , Filter , or None . The opt ion with a selected check box next t o it is the currently selected option. • Highlight –High[...]

Working With GIS 189 Layering Reordering Layers This Help topic describes featur es that are available in XMap GIS Editor and XMap GIS Enterprise. When you import layer, the layer is automatically set to a ppear at Z-level 4500. You can use the Layering subtab to drag and drop layers and adjust their Z-levels. Layers are placed according to their Z[...]

XMap User Guide 190 The grap hic below depicts w hat the table looks like whe n yo u drag the custom layer on top of existing layer. The graphic below depicts what the table looks lik e once the cust om layer has been moved and assigned t he same Z-lev el as the exist ing layer. Checking Layers Out and In Checking Layers Out and In This Help topic [...]

Working With GIS 191 the Disable Layer for Check- outs check box. • All geometries that intersect the select ed checkout grids (both the geometry itself and the MBR) are in cluded in the check-out. • Any geometries that are part of a check-out will be locked f or editing in any other subsequent check-outs. Loc ked geom etries display with a loc[...]

XMap User Guide 192 Note If you do not select the Add Layer to Wo rkspace check box, you can add the layer to your workspace l ayer using the Manage Layers dialog box. 10. Click Check-out . The grids selected in step 4 are highlig hted on the map with the layer name selected in step 6. The check-out l a yer's user name, layer name, target data[...]

193 Printing Printing a Map You can print a 2-D or 3-D map based on your paper size or screen size. If you choose to print a map based on yo ur paper size, you can also print a multi-page map that you can assemble us ing the Manually Assembling a Mu lti-page Map instruction s . To Print a Map Use the following step s to print a map. 1. Locate the a[...]

XMap User Guide 194 percentages for your photo zoom level display under the Photo Zoom drop-down list. • If you want to use o ther tabs and functions but not lose your c urrent print area or other settings, select the Lock Print Center check box. Selecting this check box lock s the print area and changes the ta b label to red. • Select the Prin[...]

Printing 195 • Turn Detail s –Prints 2" x 2" maps of each of the turns i n your route directions. • Directions –Provides action-based directions (turn, merge, bear, depart, arrive, and continue) includin g the time frame for each acti on. Note You can save ro ute directions as a text f ile. • Along the Way –Prints the search r[...]

XMap User Guide 196 Note Click the Copy to Clipbo ard button to copy your profile to the clipboard so that yo u can paste it into a graphics program such as Microsoft Paint or Adobe Photoshop. When you copy the map to the clipboard, the map is saved at current monitor resolution. 5. If you want to print all of the prof ile's Statistical Data O[...]

Printing 197 8. To underline y our text, click the Underline tool . 9. To change the color of your text, click the Font Color tool . From the Color dialog box, you can: • Click to select an altern at ive color. Click OK when finished. • Click Define Custom Colors a nd create a custom color by assigning red/green/blue or hue/sat/lum val ues. Cli[...]

XMap User Guide 198 5. Select the check box to the left of the Scale Bar style options and then select the Scale Bar style. AND/OR Select the Scale check box to display the current scale on the map. AND/OR Select the Scale Reference Length check box to display the scale reference length on the map. AND/OR Select the Zoom check box to display the cu[...]

Printing 199 7. Select the layer with th e legend yo u want to add to the map from t he Layer drop-down list. 8. Click the location on the map where yo u wa nt to add your GIS legend. The legend displays on the map. You can reposition or resi ze legends on the map. To reposition, drag the legend to the new location. To resize , drag any of the whit[...]

XMap User Guide 200 any images, on ly text items wi th default size text boxes can be resized, and so on. • To delete multiple text or graphic items, click the Edit tool, drag the mouse on the map to encompass the items you want to delete, and then press t he DELETE key on your keyboard. Snapping Text and Graphic Items on Your Map After you add a[...]

Printing 201 • To make multiple tex t and graphic items the same size, press t he SHIFT key on your keyboard and select each it em. Then, right-click, poin t to Make Same Size , and cli ck Width , Height , or Both . When you attempt to make multiple items the same size, the largest item is always the basis fo r the size change. • To delete mult[...]

XMap User Guide 202 • Straight-edge ruler (longer than the edge of the longest sheet) • Permanent tape (invisible or "magic" t ype) • Removable tape To Manually Assemble a Multi-page Map Use the following steps t o manu ally assemble a multi-page map. 1. For each sheet that needs to be tri mmed, mark the edge s of the sheet to indic[...]

Printing 203 3. Align two adjacent sheets, placing th e trimmed edge on top of the non- trimmed edge. Notes • Piece together the multi-page ma p one seam at a time. This is especially important for a 3 x 3 multi-page map. • Build the multi- page map from the inside out to min im ize any misalignment. 4. Using two small pieces of removable ta pe[...]

XMap User Guide 204 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until all the sheets are pieced together. 6. With the multi-page temporarily piec ed together, use small pieces of removable tape to secure the corner s and edges of the multi-page map. Note Place the removable tape on th e corners and edges, not along the seams. 7. For each seam, fix the tape to the work[...]

Printing 205 11. Repeat steps 6 through 10 until all se ams are completely pieced together. 12. Using the straight- edge ruler, carefully trim th e edges of the map at the seams (where the tape is affi xed to the workspace). 13. Peel off the removable tape at the co rners and the edges. You are now ready to display your multi-page map.[...]

206 Finding a Location on the Map Find Overview There are four Find opti ons you can use to search for a nd locate places and other map items. The search options ava ilable depend on your datasets. • QuickSearch –Search for places, addresses, ci ties/towns, ZIP/Postal Codes, and coordinate positions. If the item you are looking for is not recog[...]

Finding a Location on the Map 207  Very Successful —The results list displays and, if there is one excellent match, the map centers on that place. A MapTag displays if the MapTags check box is selected. T he only time a MapTag is not placed is when you find and the n go to a labeled area that has no single map point associated with it (for ex [...]

XMap User Guide 208 • The fill-in f ields located in th e cen ter of the tab vary based on both your Find and Within selections. You can also search for more types of it ems than you can in the QuickSearch tab, such as by category, street i ntersection, and more. To Perform an Advanced Search Follow the steps below to use the advanced search func[...]

Finding a Location on the Map 209 • In all category searches, the Ke ywords field is optional . If the Keywords field is left bl ank, all objects in the se lected Within area display in the Result s list. • Category keywords must be at l east three characters in length. • Area Code and Exchange There are no Within options for Ar ea Code and E[...]

XMap User Guide 210 Searches for the specified name within the bo undaries of all ZIP/Postal Codes associated with the city at the current map center. • Current Map Rectangle Searches for the specified location within the currently visible map area. • Distance from Map Center Performs a search in all directions from the center of the m ap using[...]

Finding a Location on the Map 211 Performing a POI Search Points of interest (POIs) are available with XM ap Street Level Data and Topographic Data. To purchase data, pl ease visit www.delorme.com, or call DeLorme Direct Sales at 800-561-5105. The POIs subtab gives you an easy way to find the places of interest you are looking for. You can search o[...]

XMap User Guide 212 • Use the right-click feat ure t o copy search result information to th e clipboard; center a search result on the map (go to); select all search results; add a result as a MapTag, MapNote, Detai led MapNote, Waypoint, or Address Book entry; or assign it a start, stop, or fi nish in a ro ute. Just right-click a search result a[...]

Finding a Location on the Map 213 4. Under Search For , select the point y ou want to locate within th e specif ied area. Note You can also use the custom search to search for m ultiple POI types, such as "Chinese restaurant or Me xican restaurant." To use the Custom sea rch to search fo r waypoints or GIS points, use search general or sp[...]

XMap User Guide 214 2. Using QuickSearch , type the symbol name follo wed by the to wn and state abbreviation (for example, My Office, Yarmouth, ME ) in the Se arch For text box. 3. Click Search . The closet matches displ ay in the list view to the right of the Search For text box. The symbol na me displays in the Name column . 4. Double-click the [...]

Finding a Location on the Map 215 • There are two types of results lists:  Most searches provide a fixed number of results. I f all of the results do not fit in the screen area, a scroll bar automatically displays.  Name in ZIP/Postal Code searches , Name in U.S. or Canada searches, and Area Code/Exchange searches provide results you can br[...]

XMap User Guide 216 School State Park University Natural Features Beach Canyon Crater Desert Forest Glacier Hill Island Mountain River Stream Valley Water Miscellaneous Cemetery Hiking Mine Note Park Object Types All of the stock draw symbols (such as blue map pin, red flag, canoe, etc.) Draw symbols XData objects GIS Layers Phone objects Objects i[...]

Finding a Location on the Map 217 Trail Tunnel Travel Amenities Airport Exit Landmark Rest Area Unique Natural Feat u res Geographic Feature Landmark Locale Mining Trail Park or Other Open Space Tourist Attraction Notes on Category Searches The following list prov ides notes you may find helpful for performin g cat egory searches. • Category keyw[...]

XMap User Guide 218 MapTags: Converting, Moving, Hiding, and Deleting When you search for and go to a Find search result, a yellow MapTag display s at that location if the MapTags check box on the Find tab is selected. If MapT ags are cluttering your view of the map, you ca n move the text area of the MapTag, hide t hem from view, or delete one, se[...]

Finding a Location on the Map 219 • To delete all MapTags, click the Delete Tag tool . A message box displays "Delete all MapTags?" Click OK to confirm delet ion. Click Cancel to retain all MapTags. To delete MapTags from other tabs: • Right-click the Ma pT ag and click Delete MapTag .[...]

220 Using Address Book Contacts Searching for Address Book Contacts You have several ways t o search for address bo ok contacts: • Use the QuickSearch functi on on the Find tab t o search for the name of a contact; browse for th e cont act or type the name of the contact • Use the Route tab to search for an addr ess book entry as a route start,[...]

Using Address Book Contacts 221 7. Click OK . The address book contacts are imported into the program. All street address or latitude/longitude m atches display on the m ap with the fol lowing symbol and the name of the cont act. Note If your contacts do not display on the map, check the Located? column in the Address Book dialog box to veri fy a s[...]

XMap User Guide 222 Use the following steps to center the map on an address book contact. 1. Click the Find tab. 2. Click the Address Book button . The DeLorme Address Book dialog box opens. 3. Click the con t act. 4. Click Go To . The map centers on the selected contact. Notes • The address book has a 200-record limit. • You can resize and mov[...]

Using Address Book Contacts 223 2. Click the Move Address Book Entry button . Your cursor chan ges to when you hover over the location of an address book contact. 3. Click and drag the cont act to a different location on the map. The Located status for that record (in t he Address Book dialog box) changes to Manual . 4. Click the move address book [...]

XMap User Guide 224 2. Select the Book check box to sho w address book contacts on the ma p and enable address book searching with the Find tab, Route tab, and toolbar. OR Clear the Book check box to hide address book contacts on the map and disable address book searching with the Find tab, Route tab, and toolbar. Notes • The address book has a 2[...]

Using Address Book Contacts 225 • You can resize the columns inside the Address Book dialog box. Exporting Your Address Book You can export your address book to another program usi ng the Export func tion in the Address Book dialog box. Exported a ddress books are in DeLorme Address Book binary format (*.dab) or comma-separat ed file (*.csv) form[...]

226 Searching for Phone Book Listings Using Phone Data The Phone tab in XMap requires DeLorm e Phone Data, available from DeLorme. For information, visit www.delorme.com or call DeLorme Direct Sales at 800-561- 5105. You can install the phone data to your hard drive or use it from the DV D. To Install Phone Data to your Hard Drive If you install th[...]

Searching for Phone Book Listings 227 Searching for a Phone Book Listing With the Phone tab, yo u can search for a name and address based o n a given phone number or search for a phone num ber based upon a specified name and/or address. You can pick and choose your selections to add to map, make a dataset, and so on. Notes • The Phone tab in XMap[...]

XMap User Guide 228 The States/Provinces drop -down list updates according to the selected country. Note If you are using an older version of DeLorme P h one Data, only U.S. will be available in the Country drop-d own list. Phone Data 2009 and later includes both U.S. and Canadian phone dat a if y ou install all of the region s. 5. Type/select the [...]

Searching for Phone Book Listings 229 Notes • Type a city in the Cit y text box to n arrow your yellow page search. Do not enter more than fiv e digits for a ZIP Code search or three digits for a Postal Code search. • Yellow page keywords must be at l east three characters in l ength. Text Box Tip Name Name searches do not require punctuati on.[...]

XMap User Guide 230 the alternative k ey word still does not work, search (by name) for a clothing store and see what category it is listed under (the category displays in parenthesis at the end of the result). • If more than 1000 search results match your search criteria, the More button becomes activated. Click Mo re to browse to the next 1000 [...]

Searching for Phone Book Listings 231 Finding Phone Book Listin gs for a Specific Road You can right-click a road to view all of the residential and business phone book listings on that road. Notes • The Phone tab in XMap requires De Lorme Phone Data, available from DeLorme. For information, visit www.delorme.com or call DeLorme Direct Sales at 8[...]

XMap User Guide 232 More button becomes acti vated. Click More to browse to the next 1,000 search results. 2. Click one or more search results in th e Search Results area and then click Add (or right-click the sear ch results and click Add ) to add your search result to the Selection area on the lower- right corner of the dialog area. Note Press th[...]

233 Using the Draw Tools Draw Overview You can add draw objects, suc h as routable roads, routable trai ls, waypoints, tracks, text, symbols, MapNote s, images, lines, arcs, s plines, circles, polygons, and rectangles to your map wi th the tools prov ided in the Draw tab. You can save draw objects in a single draw f ile or in multiple draw files. Y[...]

XMap User Guide 234 What Are Draw Objects? Draw objects are those objects you add to a draw file with th e t ools provided in the Draw tab. Draw objects consi st of line, area, or point objects. You can copy, move, delete, and add draw objects to other draw file s and add them to a nother project. • Line objects are those objects consisti ng of l[...]

Using the Draw Tools 235 • A small green circle indicates the start end point of the selected line segment. • A small red circle indicates the la st end point of the selected line segment. The same spline with e nd points indicating a sel ected spline segmen t. Notes • When you click the st art or last end point of the line segment within a l[...]

XMap User Guide 236 The same spline with e nd points indicating a sel ected spline segmen t. Notes • When you click the st art or last end point of the line segment within a line draw ob ject and the Show Meas urement check box is available (when using the Polygon or Line tool) and selected, it displays the bearing or angle of th at point of the [...]

Using the Draw Tools 237 Notes • When you click the st art or last end point of the line segment within a line draw ob ject and the Show Meas urement check box is available (when using the Polygon or Line tool) and selected, it displays the bearing or angle of th at point of the line, t he length of the line segment (leg), and the to tal length o[...]

XMap User Guide 238 Viewing Hidden Draw Tools The Draw tab tools allow you to add routable roads, trails, waypoin ts, tracks, lines (straight lines, arcs, and splines), shapes (polygons, rectan gles, and circle s ), MapNotes, text labels, images, and symbols to a draw file. Some of these tools are hidden tools availab le in pull-out menu s. Note Ro[...]

Using the Draw Tools 239 • When you import geocaches, you cr eate a link back to the detailed www.geocaching.com websi te from each waypoi nt. Draw File Management Creating a New Draw File Note Routable roads require a routable DeLo rme dataset. Routable trails require a topographic DeLorme dataset. For inform ation, visit www.delorme.com or call[...]

XMap User Guide 240 Saving a Draw File After you finish addi ng draw objects to a draw file, you can save them in a draw fi le that you can view or edit later. Any time you edit a draw file, click Save to save your changes. To Save a New Draw File Use the following st eps t o save a draw file. 1. Click the Draw tab. 2. Click File . 3. Click Save . [...]

Using the Draw Tools 241 all road layers are grouped together in the list, all draw layers are grouped together, and so on. 3. Hide any files in the fi le list by cleari ng the check box next to the file name. • A draw file with a selected ch eck b ox displays on the map. • A draw file with a cleared check box does not display on the map. 4. Cl[...]

XMap User Guide 242 2. Click File to open the draw file editing area. A draw file with a selected check box di splays on the map. The Active column shows the active l ayers. 3. From the file list, click the draw file to export. 4. Click Export . The Export Draw File dialog box opens. 5. Browse to a directory in wh ich to save the file or us e the d[...]

Using the Draw Tools 243 Importing Files to Draw Files You can import many types of files as draw files. The file items display as draw objects within the draw fi le. You can also use t he Exchange dialog to downl oad waypoint and track s to the Draw tab. See the Help topics under Using Handheld Devices for more information. See the chart at the e [...]

XMap User Guide 244 Notes Files must be tab or comma- delimited. Format: name, address, city, state, ZIP Code, phone. Files must be less than 250 records long. Text File (.tx t) Lat/Lon Text F ile Draw objects display with the current symbol and line style selections. GPS Log File (.gpl) Any DeLorme product that supports GPS tracking Line or waypoi[...]

Using the Draw Tools 245 Formatting a Text File to Import as a Draw File These are the formatting conventions, with e xamples, for creating a t ext file to import as a draw file. Draw Object Format Example Line BEGIN LINE LAT, LON LAT, LON LAT, LON END BEGIN LINE 43.807801,-70.164440 43.807629,-70.163801 43.807211,-70.162746 43.806707,-70.163400 43[...]

XMap User Guide 246 Symbol BEGIN SYMBOL LAT, LON, Name, Symbol Name END BEGIN SYMBOL 43.807662,- 70.163935,DeLorme, Blue Pin END MapNote BEGIN NOTE LAT, LON, Text END BEGIN NOTE 43.807662,- 70.163935,DeLorme END Text Label BEGIN TEXT LAT, LON, Text END BEGIN TEXT 43.807662,- 70.163935,DeLorme END Copying a Map Line to a Draw File Map lines that you[...]

Using the Draw Tools 247 Viewing the Contents of a Draw File Once you create a draw file (draw, road, trail, waypoint, o r track layer), yo u can view the contents of that file using the More button in the File view of the Draw tab. Note Routable roads require a routable DeLo rme dataset. Routable trails require a topographic DeLorme dataset. For i[...]

XMap User Guide 248 7. Optional. To modify a draw object's name, comment, or UR L, in the tabl e, click the draw file in the draw file edit ing area and then click it again (do not double-click ) . Type the new name in the Na me box an d pres s the ENTER key on your keyboard. OR Right-click th e draw f ile in the draw f ile editing area and cl[...]

Using the Draw Tools 249 5. If you want to create an exact copy of the original file, selec t the layer type that matches the ori ginal file. GIS La yer has options for New Layer, Append Layer, and Replace Layer. When yo u se lect an option, the Import Source Selection dialog box opens so you ca n define the import parameters. A new file is created[...]

XMap User Guide 250 Track Layer . OR To change a routable road, track, or line to a trail layer, right-click the object, point to Manage Draw , an d then click Copy to Active Trail Layer . OR To change a routable road, routable tra il, waypoint, or track to a draw layer, right-click the object on t he map, point to Manage Draw , point to Copy to Dr[...]

Using the Draw Tools 251 1. Place a routable road, trail, lin e, arc, or spline on the map. 2. Right-click the lin e obje ct on the map and click Create Route from Line . The original line object is ret ained in its draw file and a n ew direct route is created. 3. To view information about the route, click t he Route tab and then cl ick the Directi[...]

XMap User Guide 252 4. Click More . The tab area increases in height and the file det ails table displays. The info rmat ion that displays in the table is dependent on the f ile type that is selected. 5. Right-click the draw object you wa nt to move, poi nt to Move To , and then click the draw file y ou want to copy the object to—all compatible d[...]

Using the Draw Tools 253 • To copy and move a single object, sele ct the d raw object you want to copy, press the CTRL key on your keyboard, and drag the draw object to the ne w location. • If the item you copied does not succe ssfully paste, it may be because you clicked out of the map display. To focus the cursor back on the map, click inside[...]

XMap User Guide 254 Tip To undo a draw object move, click the Undo button to undo t he last action. If you decide no t to undo the l ast action, click the Redo button . Notes You can also move draw obje cts or their points by typing a new coordinate or distance and bearing/angle num ber within the corresponding text boxes.  Type new coordinates [...]

Using the Draw Tools 255 3. Type the new name in the box and press EN TER on your keyboard OR click away from the box. Deleting Draw Objects Once you place a draw object on a draw file , you can delete the object. You can also delete multiple or all draw objects in the active draw file. To Del ete One Dr aw Object Use the following steps to delete [...]

XMap User Guide 256 To Delete All Draw Objects To delete all draw objects from an unsaved draw file, click the Draw ta b an d, click a draw object button that repres ents the dra w file you want to clear (for example, if you want to clear a RoadLayer, cli ck the Routable Roads tool ) and then cli ck Clear All . A message box di splays asking if yo [...]

Using the Draw Tools 257 To Snap the Cent ral Shape Point of an Arc to Another Object Use the following steps to snap the central shape point of the arc to another object. 1. Click the Draw tab. 2. Click the Select tool and then click the arc on the map. A box displays around the active ob jec t. Shape points display as small, magenta squares. 3. W[...]

XMap User Guide 258 3. Select the shape point. The point displays as either a green or red e nd point depending upon the line segment it is associated with. 4. Click Delete in the Draw display area. OR Press the DELETE key on your key board. The point is deleted, as w ell as the line segment with in the draw object that was associated with that poi[...]

Using the Draw Tools 259 Routable Roads, Trails, Tracks, Lines, Arcs , and Splines Drawing Routable Roads or Trails on the Map The Routable Road and Routable Trail tools allow you to add a new roa d or trail to a draw layer in the current project. You can then incorporate any new roads you add to a route when you creat e a route. You must be at dat[...]

XMap User Guide 260 Drawing a Line, Arc, or Spline on the Map You can add lines, arcs, and splines to a draw file and adjust thei r line style, color, width, and display them with map line features. • Use lines to mark boundaries or to add railr oads or utility lines. You can draw lines with varied line styles, w eights, and colors, including lin[...]

Using the Draw Tools 261 • The distance and bearing/angle of each new point from its previous point display in the corresponding text boxes. 9. To finish the line/arc/splin e, click the last point on the map screen and then click Done . OR Click the last poin t on the map screen and press the ENTER key on your keyboard. OR Double-click t he last [...]

XMap User Guide 262 Editing a Routable Road, Routable Trail, Line, Arc, or Spline Once you create a line object (routable road, routable trail, line, arc, or splin e) you can edit (including reshaping or chan ging line color or width), copy, move, or delete it at any time. Note Routable roads require a routable DeLo rme dataset. Routable trails req[...]

Using the Draw Tools 263 2. Click the Draw tab. 3. If the track you want t o edit is not in the active draw file, click File and select the draw file from the draw file dialog area. Then, click Done . 4. Click the Select tool and click the track you want to edit. • A box displays around the selected track. • The shape points used to create the [...]

XMap User Guide 264 Note If you are placing an arc, ente r new numbers into the Distance and Bearing/Angle text boxes for the two base points of the arc only. When the central shape point of the arc is sele cted, the text options change from Distance and Bearing/Angl e to Radius and Directi on. Enter the approp riate radius number and direction to [...]

Using the Draw Tools 265 3. Click the shape point where you want to break the line, right-click, poin t to Manage Draw , and then click Break Line. OR Break the line by pressing CTRL+B or the keyb oard shortcut combination you assigned for the br eaking functi on. The line is broken in to tw o segments at the designated point and you can edit each [...]

XMap User Guide 266 achieve the radius you want . The radius of the circle and the coordinates of the circle's center display in the corresp ondi ng text boxes to the right of the circle fill option area. OR To draw a rectangle , click t he location for the re ctangle's upper-left corner on the map and drag away from the corn er to set th[...]

Using the Draw Tools 267 a new location. Wh en you select a shape point of a line segment with in an active polygon, a small green circle indicates the start end poin t of the selected line segment and a small red circ le indicates the last end point of the selected line segment. Select the Coor dinate option or the Dist ance and Bearing/Angle opti[...]

XMap User Guide 268 label. The anch or point is the pixel positi on on the symbol that corresponds to the geographic coordinate of the point selected on the map when the symbol is placed. • Use the Waypo int tool to label waypoints on a map. You can exchange waypoints with a G PS receiver. • Use the Symbol tool t o identify certai n areas on th[...]

Using the Draw Tools 269 corresponding Coordinate or Dis tance and Beari ng/ A ngle text boxes. 5. Press the ENTE R key on your keyboard or click the map outside of the object's active area when you are finished. • Add an image From the Draw tab: 1. Click and hold the MapNote/Text Label/Symb ol/Image tool and select Image . Under Images , se[...]

XMap User Guide 270 To Place a Point Object at a Specific Location Use the following steps to plac e a waypoint, symbol, t ex t label, or image at a specific coordinate location. 1. Click the Draw tab. 2. To place a waypoint, click and hold the Tr ack/Waypoint tool and select the Waypoint tool . Select the waypoint symbol from the Symbols options. [...]

Using the Draw Tools 271 • You can search f or a M apNote by its label name usin g the QuickSearch function in the Find tab or by typing the label name in the Start , Finish , Stop , or Via text bo xes when creating a route in the Route tab. To Move a MapNote Use the following steps to move a MapNote. 1. Click the Draw tab. 2. Click the Select to[...]

XMap User Guide 272 Custom Symbols Custom Symbols Overview DeLorme XSym lets you create and edit yo ur own symbols, which yo u ca n edit and add to maps within DeLorme mapping pr ograms. The symbols created are 24 x 24 pixels. New and edited symbols are saved within a symbol set ( .dim file) and can contain up to 250 symbols. Symb ol set files are [...]

Using the Draw Tools 273 To Open a Symbol Set Use the following steps to open a symbol set. 1. Click the Draw tab. 2. Click and hold the Symbol/MapNote/Text Label/Image tool to view its hi dden options. Select the Symbol tool . 3. Under Symbol s , select the symbol set from the drop-down list. The DeLorme XSym dialog box opens. The symbol selection[...]

XMap User Guide 274 To Create a New Symbol Use the following steps to create a new symbol. 1. Click the Draw tab. 2. Click and hold the Symbol/MapNote/Text Label/Image tool to view its hi dden options. Select the Symbol tool . 3. Under Symbol s , select the symbol set you want to add your new s ymbol to from the drop-down list OR select New to cre [...]

Using the Draw Tools 275 6. Use the tools in the Draw Tool Box an d under Transparency and Anchor to edit the symbol. • To undo the last action , click the Undo button under Edit Symbol . • To repeat the last action, click the Redo button under Edit Symbol . 7. To assign a symbol name to the current s ymbol, type a name or phrase i n the Symbol[...]

XMap User Guide 276 • If you assigned a Symbol Name to a custom symbol in XSym and placed the symbol on the map, the Symbol Na me displays in the demographic information area wh en you righ t-click the symbol and select Info. Importing a Bitmap You can import a bitm ap into DeLorme XSym to use as a symbol , but any bitma p you import must be 24 x[...]

Using the Draw Tools 277 Copying and Pasting You can copy and paste portions of a sy mbol or whole symbols to create new symbols or edit existing ones. To Copy and Paste in XS ym Use the following steps to cop y a symbol or portions of a s ymbol to edit an existing symbol or to create a new symbol. 1. Click the Draw tab. 2. Click and hold the Symbo[...]

XMap User Guide 278 2. Click and hold the Symbol/MapNote/Text Label/Image tool to view its hi dden options. Select the Symbol tool . 3. Under Symbol s , select the symbol set that co ntains the symbol you want to edit. 4. Click Edit . The DeLorme XSym dialog box opens. 5. Under Symbols in Set , click New to clear the Symbol Editing Grid. 6. Open a [...]

Using the Draw Tools 279 4. Click Edit . The DeLorme XSym dialog box opens. 5. Under Symbols in Set , click New to clear the Symbol Editing Grid. 6. Browse your computer to locate the bi tmap (.bmp) file. 7. Drag the file int o XSym. The bitmap image displays in the Symbol Editin g Grid. See important Notes below. 8. Use the tools in the Draw Tool [...]

XMap User Guide 280 GPS Device Custom Symbols You can use DeLorme X Sym to create custom symbol sets for use wi th your DeLorme PN-Series GPS device or a compatible th ird-party GPS device. If you are assigning waypoint IDs to sy mbols for a third-party device, use the Waypoint ID text box (shaded gree n) to make the assignment. If you are assignin[...]

Using the Draw Tools 281 To Assign a Waypoint ID to a Custom Symbol Use the following steps to assign a waypoint ID to a custom symbol. 1. Click the Draw tab. 2. Click and hold the Waypoint/Track tool to view its hidden options. Select the Waypoint tool . 3. Create a new symbol set. 4. Paste the third-party GPS device's waypoint symbol into XS[...]

XMap User Guide 282 Rectangle —Create a re ctangle by clic king and dragging until you achieve the size of th e rectangle you want. Filled Rectangle —Create a filled rectangle by clicking an d draggin g until you achieve th e size of th e filled rectangle you wa nt . Fill —Use the fill tool to fill an area of the grid wi th a color chosen fro[...]

Using the Draw Tools 283 Anchor Position Being aware of Cursor Position is import ant for choosing the an chor position of a symbol. The anchor is the pi xel position on the symbol that corresponds to the geographic coordinate of the point selected on the map when th e symbol is placed. Any newly created sym bol, whether import ed, pasted or dragge[...]

284 Using XData XData Overview • The XData tab is hidden by default. Us e Tab Ma nager to show the XData tab. • Routable roads require a routable DeLorm e dataset. Routabl e trails require a topographic DeLorme dataset. For inform ation, visit www.delorme.com or call DeLorme Direct Sales at 800-561-5105. • Supported file formats include: • [...]

Using XData 285 • dBase (.dbf) • Text files (.txt, .csv, .tab , and .asc) • XData labels, names, and URLs cannot be mo re than 255 characters. To Import a Database Use the following st eps to import a database into the cu rrent map file. 1. Click the XDa ta tab. Each dataset inclu d ed in the current map file i s listed under Available Datase[...]

XMap User Guide 286 visual representation on t he map of whic h reco rds in your dataset were geoplaced exactly, only by street name, only by area, or only by ZIP Center. OR Under Match Status , sel ect the Use the same symbol/ text for all categories check box to identify al l of your records on the map using the same symbol without taking match s[...]

Using XData 287 • Press the TAB key on your keyboar d to advance through t he cells in the record. When you are finished editing the record, press the ENTER key on your keyboard. • Create a route using a record i n the dataset by right-click ing the record you want to use as your st a rt, stop, or finish route point, clicking Route , and then c[...]

XMap User Guide 288 • Limit which records of the dataset di splay in the table by selecting one of the options from the Table Dis play drop-down list. So me of the Table Display options provide additi onal drop-down lists to choose a more limited query. For example, selecting the Records by Placement option provides an ad ditional drop-down list [...]

Using XData 289 1. Import a database into the XData tab. 2. Click the Query subtab. 3. Right-click the record you wa nt to use as a sta rt for your route, cl ick Route , and then click Set as Start . 4. Optional. Right-click th e record you want to use as a s top in your route, cli ck Route , and then click Ins ert a s Stop to add the stop geograph[...]

XMap User Guide 290 • If you have modifi ed a dataset after yo u have i mported it, you may wa nt to save the new datase t for use in as a data set in your application or as a tex t file. • If you have exported a copied datase t (resulting from cond ucting a phone book listing search) and then used the To XData fu nction within the P hone tab, [...]

Using XData 291 Printing XData Dataset Records The XData tab is hidden by default. Use Tab Ma nager to show the XData tab. You can print records from datasets imported with the XData tab. For information on viewing records from imported datasets, see Viewing Dataset Records. To Print XData Dataset Records Use the following steps to print dataset re[...]

XMap User Guide 292 • Select All to select and print all column s. • Select None to clear all columns (no columns will print ). • Reverse Selection to alternate selections. For example if you have selected columns 1, 3, and 5 to print a nd decide you want to print columns 2, 4, and 6 in stead. The Reverse Selection option selects those column[...]

293 Registering Images ImageReg Overview Use the ImageReg tab to register an imag e to a base map by adding corresponding control points on th e image an d the map. On ce these control points are then pinned to the map, the ImageReg tab transforms all points from the image to the map using a user-selected transformation. Creating Data for a Registe[...]

XMap User Guide 294 To Close a WorkFile Use the following steps to close a WorkFile. 1. Click the Im ageReg tab and then click WorkFile . 2. Click Close . The image window closes and the regi stration/control point values are cleared. Registering an Image You can register any image to a map by plac ing control points on bot h the imported image and[...]

Registering Images 295 • Bilinear Use this transform to co rrect an imag e that appears tilted so that lines that should be parallel appear to converge; fo r example, if the data is in a conic projection. Use the control point tool to associate poi nts on the layer to register (l eft window) with corres ponding points on the primary map (right wi[...]

XMap User Guide 296 Normal , Sharp , or Broad from the drop-down list. Notes • To reduce 24-bit images to 8 -bit, click the Reduce button. • To modify the transparency color t hat displays in the image window, select a color from the drop-down lis t to t he right of the transparency button. 14. Click WorkFile . Note The WorkFil e contains the r[...]

Registering Images 297 6. Change the WorkF ile n ame in the WorkFile text box if you w an t t o save your previous point in f ormation. 7. Click Save . Deleting an Existing WorkFile To Delete an Existing WorkFile Use the following st eps t o delete an existing WorkFile. 1. Click the Im ageReg tab and then click WorkFile . 2. Select an existing Work[...]

XMap User Guide 298 If your image covers relativ ely flat terrain and/or has some distortion, the easiest method for registering an image on a map is to find four matchi ng points on the im age and the map. These fo ur matchi ng points can be on or near the four corners of the image and base map (see example to the right). Selecting match ing point[...]

299 Profiling Linear Objects Creating a Profile You can use the Profile tab to create el evation graphs of linear objects on the ma p. Linear objects can be part of the map or part of a draw layer. A linear object is profiled from one en d of the line to the other. T he profile includes stat ist ical data; you can determine w h ich available data y[...]

XMap User Guide 300 4. Select a linear object or route on the map to generate its profile. When you select the object, it is high lighted and the Profil e graph displays in the Prof ile tab area. 5. Move your pointer alon g t he elevation profile i n the Profile graph . The intersection of the vertical and hori zontal blue lines travels along the t[...]

Profiling Linear Objects 301 • As you move your cursor alon g t he profile graph, a small crossh air follows along the corresponding object on the map. 3. Click the Mo re button near the bottom of the tab area to expand the view. 4. If you generate a profile from a route yo u have created , select the Sh ow Text check box to view route numbers, r[...]

XMap User Guide 302 To View the Overview Profile Graph Use the following steps to view the overview profile graph. 1. Click More . The overview profile graph displays at the bottom of the screen—it is a smaller version of the main profile graph. 2. To zoom in to a specific part of th e profile, place the cursor over one of the horizontal bars on [...]

Profiling Linear Objects 303 To Remove an Option Use the following steps to remove an option from the statisti cs list. 1. Move your cursor over the statistic you want to dele te. An X appears in the cell. 2. Click the X to remove the opti on. To Add an Option When one or more options have been re moved, use the following steps to made additions to[...]

XMap User Guide 304 This table describes the statistic options av ailable in the statistic list and/or the profile info box. L ist opt ions are bold. Statistical Data Option Description Linear Distance * The flat distance of the profile. Does not t ak e elevation into account. Terrain Distance * The 3-D distance of the profile accounting for el eva[...]

Profiling Linear Objects 305 Latitude*** The measure of a position on the earth's surface north or south of the equator in degrees, minutes, and seconds. Defined as the angle fro m the equator's horizo ntal plane perpendicular to the polar axis. L a t itude is measured in degrees minutes and seconds. All lines of latitude are parallel and[...]

XMap User Guide 306 Clearing a Profile Once you select an object to profile, you can clear the highlighted feature from the map and the profile graphs from the Profile tab. To Clear a Profile Use one of the options below to clear th e map object highlight and the currently displaying Profile graph. • Click the Clear button on the Profile tab. OR [...]

Profiling Linear Objects 307 To View Information for a Specific Data Type When you have multi ple types of user da ta, you can choose which type to focus o n using the "foll ow" function. 1. Profile a track with user data. The data types display in the profile t oolbar. The scale for the currently followed data type displays to the right [...]

308 Viewing Your Map in 3-D Viewing a 3-D Map O n t he 3 -D t ab , yo u ca n v i e w your map data in 3-D and change the look of your 3-D map using the tools on the ta b or keyboard shortcuts. Notes • You can view 3-D map s only in the left (secondary) map wi ndow; however, yo u can expand the left map window to fit the e ntire map area. For more[...]

Viewing Your Map in 3- D 309 • Click anywhere on t he square map in the Ro tate graphic to move the map in that direction. • Click a directional lett er ( N , S , W , or E ) to rotate the map in tha t direction. • Click the brown area th at surrounds the square map to rotate the map in that direction. 4. Use the Pitch controls to change the p[...]

XMap User Guide 310 1. View a map in 3-D. 2. Click the Op tions bu t ton on the toolbar and then click the Keyboard Shortcuts tab. OR Click the 3-D tab, click the Options button , and then click the Keyboard Shortcuts tab. 3. Select 3-D Navigation (D eLorme Scheme) from the Schem e drop-down list. 4. Click OK to activate the selected scheme. 5. To [...]

Viewing Your Map in 3- D 311 1. Click the Op tions bu t ton on the toolbar and then click Options . Then, click the 3-D tab. (Yo u may have to scr oll the tab area to see the 3-D tab.) OR Click the 3-D tab to open it and click t he Options button . • If you want the ri ght map to rotate/pan in the same direction as the left map, sele ct the Link [...]

312 Routing Creating a Route You can create a road, trail, or direct rout e using the Route tab, right-click feature, or the toolbar. Once you create a route, you can use the Route tab to view route directions, edit a rou t e, and display routes on a map. Routes are calculated using the default ro uting preferences. To show/remove routing MapNotes,[...]

Routing 313 the name of an address book contact, user-added waypoint, or address. Notes An address must be in one of the following formats: st reet address, city, state OR street address, ZIP/Postal Code. The Book check box (underneath the Addr ess Book buttons in the Find tab) must be selected to search for add ress book contact names. 5. Select a[...]

XMap User Guide 314 Adding and Inserting Stops and Vias You can add or insert stops or vias in any route you create. • A stop is a location along a route where you want to sto p and then proceed from. • A via is a p oint on the map that yo u want your route to go through. You can use stops and vias to r oute you through a particular place or al[...]

Routing 315 Type the name of an address book contact, user-added waypoint, or address. If you type an address, it must be i n one of the follo wing formats: street address, city, state OR street address, ZIP/Postal Code. The Book check box (underneath the Address Book buttons in the Find tab) must be selected to search for address book contact name[...]

XMap User Guide 316 2. Select an Address Book entry, and then click OK . • To use your current GPS posi tion as your stop or vi a location Select Stop at GPS Location fro m the Stop drop-down list. OR Select Via at GPS Locatio n from the Via drop-down list. • Type the stop or via location in the Stop or Via text box Type the name of an address [...]

Routing 317 2. Select a calculation method: Driving –Use this method to calculate the route when you are driving a vehicle. Cycling –Use this method to calculate a bicycle route. Walking/running –Use this method to calculate routes when yo u are on foot. 3. Select a route type ( Road-Shortest , Road-Q uickest , Trail , or Direct ) from the dr[...]

XMap User Guide 318 4. Click a leg to select it an d th en click Go To to center the map on the leg. OR Double-click a leg t o center the map on the leg. Tip When tracking with a GPS receiver, select the GP S Track check box to follow along with the rout e direction s in real time as you trav el. Click Show Turns to display the current distance and[...]

Routing 319 7. Right-click the draw object, point to Manage Draw , and click Route Avoid . If the object has no name, it the name "Route Avoid" is visible on the map. 8. If you do not have t he Auto Calculate opti on selected in the Route tab, click the Route tab and then click Calculate to recalculate your route. Note To undo your ro ute[...]

XMap User Guide 320 5. If you selected Trail or Road as your route type in step 3 , select Preferred , Standard , or Avoid fr om the Routing Prefer ence drop-down list. Preferred favors this type of road when ever possible, Standard is the default level, and Avoid avoids this type of ro ad whe never possible. An avoided road may be used when no oth[...]

Routing 321 • Use the right-click option for ro uting. Ju st right-click the ro ute, stop, or via, point to Manage Route , and click the applicable option. Note Routable roads require a routable DeLo rme dataset. Routable trails require a topographic DeLorme dataset. For inform ation, visit www.delorme.com or call DeLorme Direct Sales at 800-561-[...]

XMap User Guide 322 To Edit a Road Use the following steps to edit a road. 1. Click the Route tab and then click the Advanced subtab. 2. Click Edit Roads . 3. Select the Display Roa d Edits check box to show existing road edits on the map. 4. Click the Select tool and select the road on the map you want to edit. 5. Select a direction. • If you se[...]

Routing 323 Moving Route MapNotes You can move route Ma pNotes. The text box m oves, but the point stay s on the map location. To show/delete route MapNotes, see Se tting Yo ur Routing Preferences. To move and delete draw Map Notes, s ee Moving and Deleting Draw MapNotes. Note Routable roads require a routable DeLo rme dataset. Routable trails requ[...]

XMap User Guide 324 2. Double-click the route in the rout e list on the left. Tip To center a route that is not in the current map view, click the Route tab, click the New/Edit subtab, and select the route from the Name drop-down list. Saving a Route The route in memory is retained as you cr eate i t. You are prompted to save your route when you cr[...]

Routing 325 Note Routable roads require a routable DeLo rme dataset. Routable trails require a topographic DeLorme dataset. For inform ation, visit www.delorme.com or call DeLorme Direct Sales at 800-561-5105. To Import an Existing Route Using the Route Tab Use the following steps to import an existing rout e using the Route tab. 1. Click the Route[...]

XMap User Guide 326 Flexibility drop-down list and ha ve an end of day break within 50 miles of a planned stop, the end of day break is moved to the planned stop. • Select the Estimate Fuel Breaks check bo x to schedule fuel breaks for your trip. • Type the fuel tank capa city (in gallons) in the Tank Cap text box. • Type the fuel consumpti o[...]

Routing 327 2. Right-click the route, p oint to Manage Ro ute , and then click Save as GPS Log File . The Save Route as GPS Log File dialog box ope ns. 3. Browse to the location where you want to save the .gpl fi le. The default location is C:...DeLorme DocsGPSLogs . 4. Type the file n ame in the File Name text box. 5. Click Save .[...]

328 Using GPS GPS Overview You can take advantag e of the Global Posi ti oning System (GPS) thro ugh an interface with most GPS receivers, such as DeLorme Earthmate devices. Using your DeLorme application, a portab le computer, and your GPS receiver, you can display a "bread crumb trail" to track your progress as you travel . You have two[...]

Using GPS 329 Safety Warnings • Bring a passenger along to serve as GPS operator while you are driving a vehicle. • Do not use thi s application with a utomatic navigation, g uidance systems or for any purpose requ iring precise measurement of distance or direction. Initializing GPS Before you can begin GPS tracki ng, you must c onnect your GPS[...]

XMap User Guide 330  Auto zoom to turn (2-D only) –Automatically pans and zooms th e map to display both the current GPS position and the position of the next turn. Sel ect data zoom levels from the Minimum zo om and Maximum zoom drop-down lists to stop th e map from zooming out/in further than you want i t to when approachi ng the next turn. [...]

Using GPS 331 Generic NMEA. Note The Settings tex t box automatically di splays the default settings for the se lected device. 4. From the Port drop-down list, select the communications port you are using to attach the GPS re ceiver to your computer. See your computer manual for fur ther information. • Manually change the location coordinates Eac[...]

XMap User Guide 332 5. Click OK to exit the Options dialog and return to the GPS tab in the tab area. 6. Click Start GPS . Your GPS receiver begins acquiring satellite data and the G PS Status dialog area displays. Notes • The status of your GPS connection di splays on the screen. Once your GPS receiver acquires a fix on yo ur location, your posi[...]

Using GPS 333 Tracking a Route with GPS When tracking, you can follow along a road route yo u created. As yo u travel, the current leg (segment) of your route is highl ighted on the map. Notes • To automatically recal culate your route wh en off track, on the Route tab, select the Auto check box next to the Back on Tr ack button on the New/Edit s[...]

XMap User Guide 334 • Compass –The defaul t map setting is North up in 2-D and i n the GPS direction in 3-D. T o change th e compass, select or clear the Rotate Map in GPS option on the GPS tab in the Options dialog box. • Next Turn –The distance to the next turn , based on the units selected on the Display tab in the Options dialog box. ?[...]

Using GPS 335 Panning the Map Automatically While GPS Tracking When using th e applica tion with a GPS receiver to track a route, your map automatically pans and redraws as you travel , always i ndicating your po sition on the map when Center on GPS is activated. To Automatically Pan the Map The following procedure demonstrat es how the check box a[...]

XMap User Guide 336 1. Click the GP S tab and then click the GPS Log subtab. 2. Click Clear Trail to clear any existing GPS points from the map display. 3. Click File and then click Op en . 4. Single click th e file you want to view. The bottom of the Open a GPL File dial og box opens the start location, start time, start coordinate, total di stanc[...]

Using GPS 337 1. Click the GP S tab and then click the GPS Log subtab. 2. Click Clear Trail to clear any existing GPS points from the map display. 3. Click File and then click Op en . 4. Single click th e file you want to view. The bottom of the Open a GPL File dial og box opens the start location, start time, start coordinate, total di stance, du [...]

XMap User Guide 338 Displays the direction y o u are traveling in as degrees T (Tru e North) or M (Magnetic North) based on the bearing selected on the Units area on the Disp lay tab in the Options dial og box. Heading is provided as a numerical value as well as a compass direction. GPS Fix No GPS –Displays "No Fix" Acquiring –Display[...]

Using GPS 339 GPS Status No GPS –A red circle with a slash indi cates the GPS receiver is not yet detected by your c omputer. This status u sually displays when initializat ion first begins. Acquiring –A red blinking circle indicates t h e GPS receiver is not yet receiving sufficien t satellite data to determine y our position. This status disp[...]

XMap User Guide 340 Almanac When using a DeLorme GPS re ceiver, the Almanac window displays the satellite n umber and its current status. N –Indicates the satellite is being used for navigation . E –Indicates ephemeris data is av ail able for the satellite. T –Indicates the satellite is cu rrently being tracked by you r GPS receiver. D –Ind[...]

Using GPS 341 • The Sun and Moon traveling across the compass as time passes with the Sun/Moon compass . In the center of the compass, a shadow grows and shrinks and changes directio n as the Sun moves across the compass (similar to a sun dial). • Sun rise/set and Moon rise/set information. • Moon cycle information (suc h as th e day of the m[...]

XMap User Guide 342 The GPS const ellation consists of 24 satell it es, each carrying several atomic clocks to ensure the most accurate ti me possible. The satellites broadcast low-power radio waves containing the s atellite's identity code and the exact time (to t he nanosecond) that the message was s ent. When a GPS receiver picks up a satel[...]

343 Using Voice Navigation and Speech Recognition Voice Overview To use voice navigation, you must have a 2-D or 3-D GPS fix and a route calculated. Using the speech recogniti on and text-to-speech tec hnology included i n your application, you can issu e a series of voice commands to a laptop computer. The voice commands activate basi c navigation[...]

XMap User Guide 344 Voice Options Overview The following topics are covered in this section: • Voice Overview • Activating and Moni toring Speech Recognitio n • Training the Speech Re cognition Engine • Voice Commands • Speech Recognition Tips • Changing Voi ce Output • Voice Preferences • Voice Prompts Activating and Monitoring Spe[...]

Using Voice Navigation and Speech Recognition 345 Note Some commands are disabled if a rout e is not calculated or if the GPS is not initial i zed. Training the Speech Recognition Engine To use voice navigation, you must have a 2-D or 3-D GPS fix and a route calculated. You should train the s peech recognition engine to provi de good speech recogni[...]

XMap User Guide 346 • When training, speak the same voice as you wi ll when giving voice co mmands to the computer. Speak distinctly and at an average speed, as if giving a command. • Use the Microphone Wizard to ensure your microphone is working correctly and to view tips on microphone selectio n and placement. To use the wi zard, click Microp[...]

Using Voice Navigation and Speech Recognition 347 After that. Speaks the next stop or tur n information, depending on the previous spoken direction. Are we there yet? Speaks the finish na me , time to finish , and distance to finish. Show finish. (F8) Displays cur rent location and finish on the map. Center on finish. Centers map on the finish. Dis[...]

XMap User Guide 348 Scroll down. (ALT+DOWN) Zoom in. (ALT+PAGE DOWN) Zooms in one level. Zoom out. (ALT+PAGE UP) Zooms out one level. Zoom in <#> times. Zooms in t he specified number of levels. Zoom out <#> times. Zooms out the specified number of levels. Zoom level <#>. Zooms to specified lev el. Previous map. Go back. Displays [...]

Using Voice Navigation and Speech Recognition 349 Voice Tab Commands The following table shows Voice tab voice commands and the response. If there is a keyboard shortcut av ailable, it is listed af t er the command. Spoken Command Response What can I say? Displays the Monitor dialog box. More commands. Displays next page of voice commands. Repeat l[...]

XMap User Guide 350 • Your best speech recognition response s will always be to use a close- talk microphone with voice outpu t using the laptop speakers rather than a headphone speaker so that th e computer will no t "hear itself." • If you are speaking with someone el se in the room, have a radio or television on, a nd so on, the co[...]

Using Voice Navigation and Speech Recognition 351 2. Click the Voice Settings tab. 3. From the Voice drop-down list box, select a v oice from t he list of options. A description of the select ed voice displays to the right of th e drop-down list box. Note If you ha ve purchased SAPI 5.1-compati ble voices from another software vendor, th ey are inc[...]

XMap User Guide 352 • Recognition Settings– Opens the Recognition Profile Set t ings dialog. Use this to change preferen ces for sensitivity an d tolerance of errors in recognizing your voice. Note Your application comes equipped with Microsoft English Recognizer Version 5.1. You may have a premium ve rsion (for example, Microsoft Office 2003 i[...]

Using Voice Navigation and Speech Recognition 353 Approaching finish. Off route.[...]

354 Using Handheld Devices Handheld Export Setting Your Handheld Expo rt Prefere nces You can customize your map export options so that you export exactly the map da ta types and data zoom level ranges you want to view on your ha ndheld device or Earthmate PN-Series GPS device. Note You must have Street Atlas USA® Hand held installed to view expor[...]

Using Handheld Devices 355 and satellite imagery) inclu des color-coded data zoom level suggestions und er Zoom Range. • Green indicates the data zoom lev els at which the data is best view ed. The default values are set to onl y export data zoom le vels that are in the green area. • Red indicates zoom levels at which t he data is available but[...]

XMap User Guide 356 o Aerial Imagery (DOQQ) — 15-17 Black and white 1-meter resolution digi tal aerial photography. Downloaded using the Net Link tab. o Color Aerial Imagery (DOQQ) — 13-17 True-color 1-meter resoluti on digital aerial photog raphy. Downloaded using the NetLink tab. o NOAA Nautical Charts (varies) Color bathymetric nautical char[...]

Using Handheld Devices 357 5. Click Save . 6. Send the map package to your Eart hmate PN-40, Earthmate PN-20 , Palm OS, or Pocket PC PDA. Notes • Your saved map packages display in the Saved Map Packages list. • To view a previously exported map, sel ect it from the Saved Map Packages list and then click View • To delete a previously ex port [...]

XMap User Guide 358 Data Zoom Level/Scale Bar Translation Your DeLorme application and your Eart hm ate PN-Series GPS device use different methods for representing the map's scale. In XMap, scale is represented as a data zoom level (1-19). The Earthmate PN-Serie s GPS device uses a scale bar, based on the measurement units chos en in Device Se[...]

Using Handheld Devices 359 You must acti vate your Earthmate® PN -Series GPS before you transfer maps, waypoints, tracks, or r outes. Important If you have previously used ano ther Earthmate PN-Series GPS with XMap® and created maps usin g the Han dheld Export tab, you will be prompt ed to update your maps to work with the new de vice. If you do [...]

XMap User Guide 360 See the following t opics for information abou t exchanging information w ith an Earthmate PN-Series GPS. Earthmate PN-40 Sending/Receivin g M aps Sending/Receivin g Rou tes Sending/Receivin g T r ack s Sending/Receiving Way p oin ts Firmware Updates Earthmate PN-20 Sending/Receivin g M aps Sending/Receivin g Rou tes Sending/Rec[...]

Using Handheld Devices 361 To send a map package with dra w layers to your device, see the Help topic for your device: • Sending/Receivin g M aps to/from an Earthmate P N-40 • Sending/Receivin g M aps to/From an Earthmate P N-20 Adding GIS Layers to a Map Package If you have GIS data th at you want to se nd to an Earthmate® PN-Series GPS devic[...]

XMap User Guide 362 • Lines • Blazed Trail • Sewer Line • Water Line • Drain Line • Gas Line • Electric Line • Telephone Line • Ticked Fence • Post and Rail Fen c e • Barbed Wire Fence • Guard Rail • Stone Wall • Vegetation Line • Completed Dozer Line • Line Break Completed • Highlighted Geographic Feature • Man [...]

Using Handheld Devices 363 2. Double-click the user ra ster data you want to s end to the device. Selected data appears on the map. 3. Click the Handheld Export tab and zoom to the area of i nterest on the map. 4. Click the Op tions button to open the Handheld tab in the Options dialog box. 5. Under Export Map Format , select DeLorme Earth m ate . [...]

XMap User Guide 364 • Vegetation Line • Completed Dozer Line • Line Break Completed • Highlighted Geographic Feature • Man Made Feature • Uncontrolled Fire Edge • Fire Break Incomplete • Directional Arrow • Polygons • Wetlands • Bare Ground • Rock, Lake or Pond • Island • Land • Mixed Forest • Evergreen Forest • Po[...]

Using Handheld Devices 365 • You can transfer maps using the Data Transfer option on the device's Connect to Computer screen and th en selecting the device in the Earthmate PN-Series Excha nge dialog box; however, transfer will be slow as the device is not being us ed as an external drive. • If you bypassed the Connect to Co mput er screen[...]

XMap User Guide 366 8. Click Send . A progress bar indicates the copy status. 9. Click Done . 10. On your Earthmate PN- 40, press ENTER to return to GPS use. To Receive Maps Use the following steps to receive maps fr om your Earthmate PN -40 GPS or SD ca r d into your mapping application. 1. Connect your Earthmate PN-40 to your computer with the US[...]

Using Handheld Devices 367 trail route, create a t r ail rou te in XMap and then send it to yo u r device using the instruct ions below. • If you stray off of a trail route's course while navigating wi th the device, you will be asked if you wo uld like to recalculate the route. B ecause the Earthmate PN- Series GPS cannot create trail r out[...]

XMap User Guide 368 5. Click Receive . A progress bar indicates the copy status. 6. Click Done . Tip You can also open the Exch ange dialog by clicking the Exchange butto n on the Handheld Export tab or the GPS tab. Sending/Receiving Tracks to/from Earthmate PN-40 You can use XMap® to exchange tracks with the DeLorme Earthmate ® PN-40 GPS. Notes [...]

Using Handheld Devices 369 3. In your mapping application, click the Exchange button on the toolbar. The Earthmate PN-Series Exch ange dialog box opens. 4. In the right pane of the dialog bo x, click the plus sign next to Tracks , and then click the track y ou want to receive into you r mappin g application. OR If you want to receive all tracks , j[...]

XMap User Guide 370 3. In your mapping application, click the Exchange button on the toolbar. The Earthmate PN-Series Exch ange dialog box opens. 4. In the left pane of the dialog box, click the pl us sign next to Waypoint Layers , and then click the waypoint layer or contents yo u want to send to t he Earthmate PN-40. OR To send all way points, ju[...]

Using Handheld Devices 371 Follow these steps to transf er a fi rmware update to an S D card in your device. 1. Connect your Earthmate PN-40 to your computer and power it on. 2. On the Connect to Computer scree n, highlight Data Exchan ge and press ENTER. 3. Press the MENU button and go to th e Device Setup/ Connect to Computer menu. 4. In the USB [...]

XMap User Guide 372 1. Use the Handheld Export tab a nd the handheld export se ttings to create a map package. To learn how to create maps, see Crea ting a Map Package and the Creating Maps for an Earthmate PN-Series GPS tutorial in the application’s Help. 2. To save the map package in intern al memory or on an SD card that is i n the device : Co[...]

Using Handheld Devices 373 3. Select Earthmate GPS PN-20 or Removable Disk (for an SD card) from the drop-down list in the u pper- ri ght corner of the dialog box. 4. In the right pane of the dialog bo x, click the plus sign next to Saved M ap Packages (to receive a saved map package) or Regio nal Map Pack ages (to receive a regional map package) a[...]

XMap User Guide 374 OR To send all routes, just click Routes . 5. Click Send . The route is sent to the device and a progress bar indicates the copy status. 6. Click Done . To Receive Routes Use the following steps to receive rout es from your Earthmate GPS PN-20. 1. Connect your device to your comp uter with the USB cable and power it on. 2. Click[...]

Using Handheld Devices 375 Note You cannot replace an existing tr ack on the Earthmate GPS PN-20 if the track detail s page for that track is displa ying on the device. 5. Click Send . A progress bar indicates the copy status. 6. Click Done . To Receive Tracks Use the following steps to receive tracks from your Earth mate PN-Series GPS. 1. Connect [...]

XMap User Guide 376 To Send Waypoints Use the following steps to send wayp oints to y our Earthmate GPS PN -20. 1. Connect your device to your computer with the USB cable and power it on. 2. Click the Exch ange button on the toolbar. The Earthmate PN-Series Exch ange dialog box opens. 3. In the left pane of the dialog box, click the pl us sign next[...]

Using Handheld Devices 377 Each regional map package consists of one or more states in th e United States. See the descriptions below to determin e which states are included in each regional map package. East 1A Connecticut Massachusetts Maine New Hampshire New York Rhode Island Vermont East 1B Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania East 2A Delaware District of[...]

XMap User Guide 378 Use the following steps to send route points to your device. 1. Connect your device to your computer. 2. If you are using a third- part y GPS receiver, you may hav e to use specific settings. For example, if you are us ing a GARMIN GPS receiver, set your GARMIN receiver interface to GRMN/GRM N. For more information, see your own[...]

Using Handheld Devices 379 12. Repeat the steps for each route file you wan to send to your device. 13. Click Finish . Tip You can also open the Exch ange dialog by clicking the Exchange butto n on the GPS tab or the Handheld Export tab.[...]

XMap User Guide 380 Sending Tracks to Your Third-party GPS Device If you have a compatible GPSor ath letic de vice, you can use the Exc hange Wizard to send tracks to your devi ce. To Send Tracks Use the following steps to send tra cks to your device. 1. Connect your device to your computer. 2. If you are using a third- part y GPS receiver, you may[...]

Using Handheld Devices 381 9. Select the waypoint file you want to send to your device from the Waypo int File drop-down list. 10. To avoid overwriting ex ist ing waypoints on your device, type a starting point for the new points and select the Pr efix a Number to the Waypoint Name check box. Not all devices support starti ng points. For more infor[...]

XMap User Guide 382 Receiving a Track From Your Third-party GPS Device If you have a compatible GPSor ath letic de vice, you can use the Exc hange Wizard to receive tracks created on your device. On ce import ed, you can use the file in your mapping program. Note When you open a track you've impo rted from your GPS device, you may notice that [...]

Using Handheld Devices 383 GARMIN receiver interface to GRMN/GRM N. For more information, see your device manual. 3. Click the Exch ange button on the toolbar. 4. Click Use Other Device to open the Excha nge Wizard. 5. Under Select Device , select GPS or point to Athletic Device and then select your device. 6. Select Receive from Device . 7. Select[...]

XMap User Guide 384 7. Under Source , select the map you want to se nd to your handhel d device from the Handheld Map drop-down list. The maps saved in the specified loc ation display in th e list. To view maps saved in an alternate location, click the browse button and browse to the location. Then, select the map from the Handheld Map drop-down li[...]

Using Handheld Devices 385 Sending Route Information to Your Palm OS Device Use the Exchange Wizard to send route poin ts or route directi ons to your Palm® OS device. To Send Route Point s Use the following steps to send rout e points to your Palm OS device. 1. Click the Exch ange button on the toolbar. 2. Click Use Other Device to open the Excha[...]

XMap User Guide 386 1. Click the Exch ange button on the toolbar. 2. Click Use Other Device to open the Excha nge Wizard. 3. Under Select Device , select Palm OS . 4. Select Send to Device . 5. Select User Map Data - Waypoints from the Object Type drop-down list. 6. Click Next . 7. Select the waypoint file you want to send to your device from the W[...]

Using Handheld Devices 387 Use the following steps to receive wa ypoints from your Palm OS device. 1. Click the Exch ange button on the toolbar. 2. Click Use Other Device to open the Excha nge Wizard. 3. Under Select Device , select Palm OS . 4. Select Receive from Device . 5. Select Waypoints from the Object Type drop-down list. 6. From the Save A[...]

XMap User Guide 388 Exchanging Information with a Pocket PC Device Sending a Handheld Map to a Pocket PC Device Use the Exchange Wizard to sen d maps you cut using the Handheld Export tab to your Pocket PC device. See Creating a Map Package to Send to a DeLorme Earthmate or PDA for more information. Note You must have Street Atlas USA® Hand held i[...]

Using Handheld Devices 389 6. Under Export Map Source , select the map with the draw layer ( Left or Right ). 7. Under Export Data Zooms , select User Rast er Data . 8. Choose the zoom ranges at which you wa nt to view the data at o n the handheld device. 9. Click Select/Edit to select the grids that cover the draw layers you want to send to t he d[...]

XMap User Guide 390 7. From the Route drop-down list, select the rou t e file that contains the rou te directions you want to send to you r device. 8. Click Prepare for Sync . 9. Click OK to return to the Exchange Wi zard. 10. Repeat the steps for each route yo u want to send to your device. 11. Click Finish . The route directions are available on [...]

Using Handheld Devices 391 5. Select GPS Log from the Object Type drop-down list. 6. Click Next . 7. Under Source , select the GPS log you want to send to your handheld device from the GPS Lo g drop-down list. Th e logs are saved in the specified location display in the list. T o view logs saved in an alternate location, click the browse button and[...]

XMap User Guide 392 Receiving Waypoints From Your Pocket PC Device Use the Exchange Wizard to receive wayp oints created on your Pocket PC. Once imported, you can use the file in you r mapping program. To Receive Waypoi nts From Your Pocket PC Device Use the following steps to receive wayp oints from your Pocket PC device. 1. Click the Exch ange bu[...]

Using Handheld Devices 393 7. Select the GPS log you want to receive from the GPS Log drop-down list. 8. Click Receive From Device . 9. Repeats the steps for each GPS log file you want to receive. 10. Click Finish . Tip You can also open the Exch ange dialog by clicking the Exchange butto n on the GPS tab or the Handheld Export tab.[...]

394 Using UMPC and Small-screen Devices Using UMPC and Small-screen Devices You can use your map ping applicatio n with sm all-screen devices, such as UMPCs, or Ultra Mobile PC s. The UMPC cont rol is av ailable in th e Options menu. To tu rn UMPC mode on, click the Opti ons menu arrow and click UMPC Mode to select the check box next to it. To turn[...]

395 Using NetLink NetLink Overview NetLink is an on line portal within XM ap®. You must have an Internet connect ion to use NetL ink. The NetLink tab has four subtabs. With in each sub tab, fo llow the on-screen instructions or click t he NetLink Help button for more information. Home Purchase or activate a Map Library subscription, activa t e a D[...]

XMap User Guide 396 Downloads View and receive downloads and software u pda tes. If you have an Ear thmate® PN- Series GPS, you can also access firmware updates. Support Your connection to DeLorme — links to te chnical support, the forums, the DeLorme blogs, and more. You can also submit a map correction to us.[...]

397 Using GeoTagger Getting Started with GeoTagger Use the GeoTagger Wizard to: • Sync digital photos with GPS log file s (.gpl) and track files (.an1) and tag them to the locati on you took them. Yo u can place images as an actual image on the map, a MapNote with a hyperlin k, or a symbol with a hyperlink. • Match GPS logs and tra cks to time-[...]

XMap User Guide 398 If you selected GPL File , in the GPS Data box, type the path and fil e name for the file or click Browse to search for the file on yo ur computer. 7. Click Next . The Image list displays th e images th at w ill be tagged. Click an image to preview it in Imag e Preview window. 8. Under Time Offset , if the time on your camera di[...]

Using GeoTagger 399 can select only one track at a time. If you selected GPL File , in the GPS Data box, type the path and fil e name for the file or click Browse to search for the file on yo ur computer. 7. Click Next . 8. For Generic CSV Files only , under Da ta Fil e , select the appropriate data type for each category from the drop- down lists.[...]

XMap User Guide 400 2. Click the Draw tab and view yo ur track or GPS log. 3. Find a point on the track or GPS log where you know you took a picture or recorded data. 4. Make a note of the t ime. 5. Start the GeoTagger Wizard and follow the on-screen steps until you get to the screen with the offset option. 6. Highlight the image or data poin t in [...]

401 Sharing Online Using Eartha Community Atlas Eartha Commun ity Atlas is an interactiv e atlas where communities exchange their common experiences and location-based information using shared, cust omized, searchable maps. You can geoplace photos on a map, upload waypoints, upload and download tracks, and partic ipate in forum discussions. You do [...]

402 Using the XMap API Command Window XMap API Command Window XMap includes a command prompt utilit y (XMapi) that allo w s you to control the application via the command lin e. The interface provides access to simple commands for performing a variety of basic operations suc h as pa nning and zooming th e map, performing quick searches and cre atin[...]

Using the XMap API Command Window 403 Help for the "fin dshortcut" command. Se arches the keyboard shortcuts for all commands with a specified search term. Example: Type "GIS" as the search term . The list of shortcu t s appears in this format: GIS .Show Che ck-out/in; GIS.Laye r Properties, etc. A description is provided. API C[...]

XMap User Guide 404 Coordinate Formats. quicksearch Performs the QuickSearch action on the Find tab. search-term See Performing a Basic Search for options. Boston "yarmouth, me" "2 delorme dr, yarmouth, me" findshortcut Searches the keyboard shortcuts for all commands with a specified search term. See the topics under Using Keyb[...]

Using the XMap API Command Window 405 string starting with "GPS" (all caps) triggers the current GPS location to be used as the location. current location to yarmouth, me) optimizeroute Creates a route between the specified start and finish points, insert in g any stops to the route in the order they are passed in the command line. This r[...]

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Index 3 3D Fix ................. 329, 337, 344, 350 3DTQ Region Coverage .................. 41 A About GPS ................................. 341 Activating a Database .................... 93 Activating Speech Reco gnition ...... 344 Active Layer ................................. 33 Add Fiel d ................................... 172 Add Synchronized[...]

Change Password .......................... 97 Changing Coordinate Grid Properties 77 Changing Draw Co nnection Properti es ............................................... 78 Changing Draw Object Types ........ 249 Changing How POIs Display on t he Map.......................................... 46 Changing How Query Results Display in the Attributes [...]

Index Creating a New Custom Scheme...... 55 Creating a New Database ............... 89 Creating a New Draw File ............. 239 Creating a New Layer .................. 125 Creating a New Symbol ................ 273 Creating a New Symbol Set .......... 273 Creating a Profile ........................ 299 Creating a Query ........................ 18[...]

Duplicate the Source Layer ........... 125 E Easting ...................................... 302 Edit Points Tool ..................... 33, 136 Edit Tool ...................................... 33 Editing a Contact In Yo ur Address Book ...................................... 222 Editing a Field's Formul a .............. 173 Editing a Route .....[...]

Index H Handheld .....................354, 383, 388 Handheld Export ......................... 354 Heading ..................................... 337 Hidden Draw Tools ...................... 238 Hide Ro ute ................................. 323 Hiding Address Book Contacts on the Map........................................ 223 Hiding Attributes in a [...]

MapInfo ..................................... 117 MapNote .................................... 267 MapShare .................................... 36 MapTags Converting, Moving , Hiding, and Deleting ............................... 218 Maximum Br eak .......................... 145 Maximum Elev ation ..................... 302 Measure .................[...]

Index Range ....................................... 145 Raster Prop erties .......................... 79 Read On ly .................................. 182 Recalculate When Off Route .......... 329 Receiving a GPS Log ............. 387, 392 Receiving a Route .........381, 386, 391 Receiving a Track ........................ 382 Receiving Waypoints...[...]

Server User .................................. 87 Setting Data to be Use d as Routing Data ......................................... 66 Setting Minimum and Maximum Elevation................................. 305 Setting Units of Measure Preferences ............................................... 47 Setting Your 3-D Map Preferences . 310 Setting Your[...]

Index Use High-Contrast Colors ............. 329 USGS Quad Line Conne ction ........... 77 USGS Quadrangle Coverage ........... 41 Using the Command Line ...... 107, 112 Using the Transparenc y Option ..... 282 V Vector ......................................... 75 Vertical Resi ze Tool ....................... 49 Vias ...............................[...]