Inside MapInfo Professional

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Fully updated to the software's latest features and functions, Inside MapInfo Professional, 3E continues to set the standard for desktop mapping tutorials. Early in the book, the authors cover the essential MapInfo Professional functions through development of a single application from start to finish. Following this orientation, subsequent chapters enable readers to hone in on specific MapInfo Professional components and procedures. Step-by-step examples, case studies, notes, and tips are also located strategically throughout Inside MapInfo Professional, 3E to assist readers in their quest to make optimal use of one of today's most popular desktop mapping applications. As such, the book is not a rehash of the documentation manual. Rather, it contains the knowledge gained from time spent on the front lines of public and private sector organizations assisting individual departments, corporations, and government agencies.

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Introduction Considerations for the Third Edition Book Organization Tutorial Case Studies Appendix and Index Typographical Conventions Companion CD-ROM Workspace and Program Files on CD-ROM MapInfoDATA Products 1990 Census Tract Boundaries 1990 Demographic Data StreetInfo 4.0 On Target Mapping Products CHAPTER 1. Introducing MapInfo Professional and Desktop Mapping Computerization of the Spatial Dimension Enter MapInfo Desktop GIS Basics Integrating Graphic and Tabular Data Graphic Data Raster Images An Example: GIS Integration Tabular Data Summary Tutorial CHAPTER 2. Whirlwind Tour: A Field Trip with MapInfo Professional Locating Satellite Pediatric and Geriatric Clinics in San Francisco Data Overview Procedural Outline Identifying Potential Pediatric Clinic Sites Define Target Population Buffer Hospitals Visually Scan for Potential Locations Radial Queries Statistical Analysis Identifying Potential Geriatric Clinic Sites Identifying Optimum Pediatric and Geriatric Clinic Sites Summary CHAPTER 3. Managing the MapInfo Professional Environment Start-up and Preferences Settings The Map Wizard Managing the Overall Windows Environment Multiple Windows Menu Bar Dependence on Active Window Basic Windows Functions Tile Windows Cascade Windows Maximize and Minimize Managing Files Data: The Fuel for the Analysis Engine Internal Data External Data Relative versus Absolute Accuracy Purchasing Considerations Workspaces Modifying File Structures On Database Version Backups Table Maintenance Adding Fields Removing Fields Reordering Columns (Fields) Changing Existing Fields Table Is Mappable Option Executing Changes Data Import and Export Summary Exercise: File Manipulation and Maintenance CHAPTER 4. Queries and Browsing Data Searches Browser Window Basics Map Window Basics Selection Tools Select Tool Radius Select Tool Marquee Select Tool Boundary Select Tool Relating Map Selections to the Browser Window Find Functions Find Find Selection Info Tool Query Vehicles: Select versus SQL Select Select Expression Dialog Box Columns Operators Building Expressions SQL Select Where Clause Group By Clause Order By Clause Joining Databases Saving Queries Subqueries (Select within a Select) Spatial Queries Geographic Operators Using NOT with Geographic Operators More Examples of SQL Select Queries Displaying Query Records Browser Window Customization SQL Select Browser Control Options Queries and Workspaces Summary Exercise: Site Analysis Using Query Techniques CHAPTER 5. Displaying Maps Layer Control Dialog Box Layer Attributes Visible Editable Selectable Label Settings Options Display Button MapInfo Professional Symbol Sets Issues to Consider Before Creating and Using Customized Symbols MapInfo Professional Font Files TrueType Fonts Bitmaps Label Button Thematic Button Layer Buttons Reorder Buttons Cosmetic Layer Legend Window Animation Layer Changing the Appearance of Individual Features Global Changes Changing the Features of a Table One Object at a Time Changing the Appearance of a Data Subset Pros and Cons of Editing Graphical Information Saving the Changes Summary Exercise: Changing Layer Order and Map Appearance CHAPTER 6. Creating Thematic Maps Basic Thematic Map Types Ranges Pie Charts Bar Charts Graduated Symbols Dot Density Individual Values Grid Themes Combinations of Themes Classification Techniques Equal Count Equal Ranges Natural Break Standard Deviation Quantile Custom Creating Themes Step 1 Step 2 Example Step 3 Refining Map Appearance Range Themes Symbols Example Pie Chart Themes Bar Chart Themes Graduated Themes Individual Values Themes Dot Density Themes Grid Themes Refining the Appearance of the Thematic Legend Example Saving a Template 3-D Mapping Summary Exercise: Creating a Thematic Map CHAPTER 7. Editing Attribute and Graphical Data Editing Attribute Data Changing Data in the Browser Window Changing Data in the Info Window Saving Changes Undoing Changes Adding and Deleting Records Editing Graphic Objects Tools for Creating New Graphic Objects Tools to Modify Existing Graphic Objects Editing Nodes Reshape Autotrace Mov