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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 each topic to see if its content
pertains to your version of XMap.
With the GIS tab, you can view and analyze the data in your ESRI files (.shp, .e00),
MapInfo (.mif, .tab), AutoCAD (.dxf, .dwf, dwg), OGIS Geographic Markup Language
files (.gml, .xml), Geocode Type files (.asc, .csv, .dbf, .txt, .tab, .mdb, .xls), XData
datasets (.dds), Draw files (.an1), or DeLorme OpenSpace transfer files (.openspace)
on the map. Once the data is imported as a layer, you can choose to classify,
symbolize, and label the data in the layers to your specifications. You can also:
• Create a database on a network server to share data among group members.
• Create attribute queries using the fields in your layer.
• Create spatial queries between layers.
• Add fields to your layer.
• Create a new layer— a new empty layer or a new layer based on an existing
layer, query results, or map selections.
• Use XMap Web to publish your newly analyzed data and let other registered
users view the information.
• Send GIS data to an Earthmate® PN-Series GPS device.
• Create default option settings for layers and queries.
• And much more!
The GIS tab has five subtabs:
Subtab
Name
Description
Workspace The Workspace subtab is the primary area for using the GIS tab.
You can use the tools in the Workspace subtab to manage and
analyze layers in your databases as well as manage the databases
themselves. See also, Handling Disconnected or Deleted Layers.
Attributes The Attributes subtab has two different views, the Datasheet View
and the Design View. The Datasheet View displays the fields that
are selected to be "visible" in the Design View and lets you edit the
attribute values. The Design View lets you edit properties of the
fields, view field metadata, create fields, and import and link
additional fields to your layer.
Query The Query subtab lets you create custom attribute and spatial
queries to perform analysis on your layers. You can also rename,
save, copy, delete, and symbolize custom queries in the selected
layer.