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1. oo eesssse esee 15 5 4 Changing language interface ossssssssssssssssssiisiiiiis ssi a 19 sI CHang JOVOUD sauce ATOUDEUMEB EUER GUERRERO ED CUORE RUM 21 Blom ASA Proprietary an BLomMURBEX Ax BLOM IMAGING THE WORLO BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 8 3 Measuring squared perimeter or distance sssseeeeeeh enhn hh 35 OF M asurning DearlNGirriirrirerrirrererer kre Erne EEEREN EAEE EAE EARTEN REEERE ATERN 35 0 5 MEISN A Oderin riara ri eee ree rey 36 8 6 Measuring height nasnsnnansnnnnsnnnnsnnnnnnnnenarsennrsnnnrnennrnrnnenernrnsrnennrnenar 37 GF Measuring CleV QUO eessdestEEPAPIPERPRIEPAERIDRDARIRRRR ISIPRRRPRRAGRRRRSDURIPAPIPGQRIQPIQ ENSE 38 8 8 Clearing measurements s ssssssssssensssersossnsessnnessnnessrnessssersssensssensesne 38 9 Printing IMAGES issirinko TITO CR RE CER CC RECEN COE Rn 39 ST HDODgIJmg0Siasmednerdutada x edax EeRHME SAP A E uM EE dap RUM EE 39 92 Changing Print SCCUNGS uisus eaae i ERTREREEEREEREEUIETNEREREDTORIIUFERERDERKEEXRDERPPPREA 39 do ME clog 000 40 E FOC DO EE ETE T I T UIT ITEM 40 10 Exporting Images iisesss suu vua dI VExRE US SCR RXRVUV ERN IWMC REVERSE RUF V LKFVWI E FERRE VENUE 42 10 1 Exporting all visible views ccce eese eee een hhnnnhhhhnrrrhhhhnnnhhhh nnns 42 10 2 Projection of the extracted ortho images sssssssssesee enhn nnn nnns 42 11i Saving measurements ssavRRETUEMERR
2. in selected map projection 11 2 Starting and stopping save sessions In BlomURBEX Viewer it is possible to start pause and continue the savings through an option To start a save session 1 Click in the File gt Start saving measurements menu if it is unchecked GFA XY L D E Export image Export image c o Print c Print Print preview L Print preview Page setup Page setup Blom ASA Proprietary AS BLoMURBEX LP BLOM BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 Update anytime the settings to match them with the active map in MapInfo or stand alone tables opened in MapInfo 2 Ensure that the Start saving measurements menu is checked so the text in the menu is now Stop saving measurements 3 Using the selection tools of MapInfo select one or several map features or table records in the layer or table to update BlomURBEX Plug in only stores measurements in existing feature or table records so create new records or features at your convenience prior to store measurements and then select them 4 Now in BlomURBEX Viewer do a measurement as described above in this manual The values are saved internally 5 Now in Mapinfo click in the Save last measurement in the plug in toolbar The last measurement made in BlomURBEX Viewer will be sotred in the selected features in the map in the layer and field selected in settings ini xi File Ag A xv L D
3. 3 Select the Overlays tab General Layout Linking Printing Saving Overlays P Overlay vector layers over BlamLIRBEx imagery Points of interpolation 10g Tile layer to overlay from server patient when overlaying a big number of features over oblique images Overlying on top of oblique imagery may be a long time operation Be Read below for tricks to improve performance Blom ASA Proprietary hu BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD Ax BLoMLURBEX BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 13 2 Refreshing overlays When Overlay option is activated all the existing layers in the MapInfo active map window are not added to BlomURBEX views inmediately This option only switches on or off the overlaying process To reflect these changes is needed to click in the Refresh overlays button in the BlomURBEX toolbar inside Mapinfo BlomURBEX i Ignore the Reload overlays button inside the BlomURBEX viewer F this button is used only in plug ins for other GIS packages Dass mE ol lt aaan xe _ ae O x a BlomURBEX Viewer2 5 D x PREIS DPA AA Fle BBA A Xe LD E AVAL ED settings v 7 P Formis Ceritrol 136 al islo Map Blom ASA Proprietary Bum CLOMURBEX mum BLOM BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 a x File Elg amp Q xv L D 4 HI 2 Settings e D e fh z N 7 4 we Z Te d v EA f C A e Ce 4 ae a 7 7 Ul yD M Y 3 fi
4. 46 i y z 2 z 4 ji i E ud kx IT i x CX gt 4 spo i Web Services a Zoom 0 3000 mi Editing None Selecting None a 4 As LE AN ee a Once a TAB file is saved with the BlomURBEX layer config to add the layer to other maps it is not necessary to use again the Open WMS Table button Instead open that TAB file as any other TABs 58 Blom ASA Proprietary ia BLomMURBEX Ax BLOM IMAGING THE WORLO BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 14 3 Adding BlomURBEX imagery as WMS ortho rectified oblique layer in MapInfo Follow these steps 1 To add the North South West and East ortho rectified oblique layers from BIomURBEX follow the steps 1 to 4 in the previous section 2 In the Open WMS Table dialog select any previous layer added in the right list and click Remove to clear all the list 3 Select in the WMS layers list any of the North Images WGS84 South Images WGS84 West Images WGS84 or East Images WGS84 layers Be careful to select only one layer at a time Click Add to add the layer to the right list Leave the Style dropdown box with the Default value Leave the Image format dropdown box with the default image jpeg value In the Projection dropdown box select the EPSG 4326 projection as shown in the figure Type a name as filename in the Table filename textbox instead of the default Untitled TAB This way each BlomURBExX layer will be configured
5. Smooth Lines amp Borders c z 7 The Image Processing dialog opens Select Always or Optimized option and Cubic Convolution or Nearest Neighbour These options ensure that images Cubic Convolution Ce Always F Oplimized Nearest Neighbor Smooth Text amp Labels Smooth Images Smooth Lines amp Borders Blom ASA Proprietary ia BLomMURBEX Ax BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 8 Click OK in both Image Processing dialog and Map Options dialog to accept changes 9 Now open the rotation tool selecting the Tools Rotate Map Window Rotate Map Window menu The Rotate Map Window dialog opens Click in Map Center to select the current map window center as rotation center To rotate the West image click in 909 to rotate the East image click in 2709 to rotate the South image click in 1809 Finally click in Rotate button After some seconds the map will show the image and the rest of the layers rotated in a clear mode Rotate Map Window Version 1 4 Rotation Point Y 4 7023 40 6543 Rotation Angle In degrees clockwise fram vertical Recenter map window contents after rotation 10 This is the final rendering of the West image Blom ASA Proprietary ag BLoMURBEX mm BLOM BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 MapInfo Professional contrucs UrbExWest Map
6. an BLomMURBEX Ax BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 BlomURBEX MapInfo Plug in v3 5 0 User manual Audience BLOM ASA partners and developers Abstract User manual for BlomURBEX MapInfo Plug in Blom Document Blom ASA Proprietary an BLomMURBEX Ax BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 Revision History Document Number Issue Date Reason for Change Blom ASA Proprietary an BLomMURBEX hu BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 Table of Contents BIOmURBEX cososirtesirknsiharnn Epio EARNER RANNA CR ECRIRE EN CREER EDU IPRC E CLR Rn i 1 JHtrodHctlOllousnenai nsus sEA sS ERRAEARRUESARE RR EE SR RRREE 5 2 NWEFSION Clanes sicui viser EARN DUE QUEE NKE NER EE VERUM PERI CUEFE NEAN EE VE UM MEE 6 3 System FEQUIFEMENES isssenssku m inn d dV wx RA TC CRURA 8 4 Installing BlomURBEX Plug in for MapInfo nnne nnn nnn nnn 9 5 Starting with BlomURBEX Plug in for MapInfo rrr 12 5 1 Setup the BlomURBEX Viewer Plug in in MapInfo eee eene 12 5 2 Adding Data SOU COS uccortexsecra Ex Ser xE rcr ra arc ca or cca Dar la or ccn ra Dar ER 13 5 2 1 Adding BlomURBEX as a Data Source ccsessessee eene nennen ns 13 5 2 2 Adding Blom Library as a Data Source seeeeeeeeeeen enne nnn 14 5 3 Setup the BlomURBEX Viewer basic options
7. B 4 n CM p E IE net I p ete i A ah eas Info Tool LAYER 100 031 ELEVATION 3 8170533790212 NAME all MapInfo showing the table of a buildings layer A building is selected and elevation is obtained from BlomURBEX web services through the BlomURBEX Plug in for MapInfo 46 Blom ASA Proprietary imm SLOMURBEX imam BLOM BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 12 Overlaying tile raster data BlomURBEX Viewer is able to overlay tile raster data from BlomURBEX server both in Ortho and Oblique modes In next chapter is explained how is possible to overlap also local vector data loaded in MapInfo Both tile raster layers and local vector layers can be overlapped at the same time over the BlomURBEX Viewer They all are treated as layers and drawn on top of the basemap imagery 12 1 Activating and deactivating raster overlays To activate or deactivate the raster overlays follow these steps 1 Click in the Settings gt Open Settings dialog menu 2 Select the Overlays tab 3 Each time the settings dialog in opened a query is done to the BlomURBEX server to return the available tile layers for the current user Remember when changing the UserToken option to close the dialog clicking OK button and to open again the dialog because each UserToken has permission for different tile layers depending on user restrictions Indeed it is possible for a customer to host his vector dat
8. Cre nga te m f he Ae 4 ick he pue A z A Tv RG d Zp A d i Ly A T 4 0 2m v ur 4a Ze Ay 7 2d A ZA K F ae Ni tha f 4 D F tone BE Yo D Ue dk E AG N p gt SN zi eH l M G f 7 6 c E m Se E e o E aan y A D MC a Yim lt j Sy i A flo gre n6 ee 7 tty SS Wy Villy a SP er IIIA AE After refreshing Vector layer The Refresh overlays function cleans all the previous overlays adds again the layers to BlomURBEX viewer and redraw again the vector data Each time a change is made to the Mapinfo map as adding new layers or features or modifying any feature in its geometry these changes are not shown immediately It is needed to re click again the Refresh overlays button When overlaying vector data in oblique imagery remember that vertexes of the geometries should match with the imagery at the ground level not at the roof level That is the reason of the apparent offset seen when overlapping over oblique imagery 13 3 Overlay and performance considerations To overlap geometries faster a combination of requests to BlomURBEX server and local interpolations is done It is possible to adjust the precision of the interpolations For that follow these steps 1 Open Settings dialog 2 Select the Overlays tab 3 The amount of points used for the interpolation determines the accuracy It is possible to use no less than four points a
9. Data can be in any vector format supported by MapInfo and in any projection supported by MapInfo MapInfo will use the projection of the first layer added as the map projection 3 In the Web services toolbar click in the Open WMS Table button Web Services Eye 6 35 9 19 L 4 The Open WMS Table dialog opens In the WMS Server dropdown box ensure Blom URBEX Server or whatever name description we typed for the BlomURBEX server previously is selected Select the Ortho Images WGS84 layer in the WMS Layers list below the Maps Maps WGS84 group layer There are five layers available Ortho Images WGS84 North Images WGS84 South Images WGS84 West Images WGS84 and East Images WGS84 Open WMS Table WMS Server Blom UrbEs Server v server URL http view blomurbex com vO2 G eth ap usertokenz amp VERSIDNZ1 1 WS Layers B e Maps Ortho Images ww 584 B Maps w584 Ortho Images w 3584 North Images w3584 South Images ww 584 Wrest Images w3584 East Images w 584 Bl Maps Spherical Mercator Ortho Images e Style Default s North Images F Coordinate Reference System maup ana mage peg k Show Projection Description instead of SAS mege bete Projection EPSG 4326 E Transparent Color Coo j Longitude Latitude WGS 84 Table Filename C Documents and Settings JoseSMy Dacumentss IrbE sOrtho TAB Preferred View Current Mapper v It would be better to sel
10. E i e lt a Vs m EP d y i n VS T Po x lt a a Eco nov EEUU rir ASA All riahts ET aom REALE Blom ASA Alffights resepzed M r 2 DaS no image will be shown Type the names separated by commas and Be careful to type the correct names in the Baselayer priority textbox or without any blank spaces 6 8 Showing the visible and total extension in MapInfo It is possible to see the visible and total extent of the opened Blom images drawn in MapInfo To do this follow these steps 1 In BlomURBEX Viewer select the menu Settings Open Settings dialog In the Settings dialog select the Linking tab Ensure that checkbox Display image visible extent on linked mapping application is checked for viewing the visible extent and that checkbox Display image total extent on linked mapping application is checked for viewing the total extent Uncheck the checkboxes to not see the extents in MapInfo The total extent only has sense when the view mode is photo by photo also called Oblique mode 29 Blom ASA Proprietary Bn BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD Ax BLoMURBEX BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 M Display image visible extent on linked mapping application M Display image total extent on linked mapping application 2 Modify the visible extent of BlomURBEX Viewer by panning or zooming in the current image or requesting other image 3 Now
11. Out button affects all the images The magnification is reduced by half Repeat Step 1 until zoomed out the desired amount w N 29 Blom ASA Proprietary ia BLomMURBEX Ax BLOM IMAGING THE WORLO BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 Zooming in or out with the mouse wheel in one view 1 Move the mouse wheel frontwards or backwards to zoom in or out in just one view Zooming to a extent in one view Unselect any tool selected in the toolbar so the Pan default tool activates Press SHIFT key in keyboard Click with left mouse button in any view and hold pressed Drag to draw a rectangle A rectangle appears showing the extent selected Release button at the ending corner 4 Map centers and zoom to the best level zoom that contains the selected extent This action only affects the view used ae Zooming with the zoom bar in one view 1 Each view has a zoom bar with a button on top and a button on bottom Click button to increase the zoom level or to decrease the zoom level There are 20 zoom levels available for the continuous or Ortho view mode see below about view modes There are 6 zoom levels available for the photo by photo or Oblique mode The last two levels in Oblique mode are a resample of level 4 2 Alternatively drag the level indicator up or down to increase or decrease any number of zoom levels Every view in the layout has its own level indicator so ch
12. These orientations are shown this way when the map has the north upwards To render the map in a kinder way the map should be rotated Follow the next steps for these cases 5 To rotate the map a free MapInfo tool will be used In MapInfo select the Tools gt Tool Manager Menu The Tool Manager dialog opens Select from the list of tools the tool named Rotate Map Window and check the loaded checkbox Click OK to accept changes The tool is added as a new menu in the Tools MapInfo menu option E fool Manager Tools Named Views North Arrow Overview Register Vector Utility Rotate Labels Rotate Map Window Rotate Symbols ScaleBar Seamless Table Manager Loaded Autoload peat Blom ASA Proprietary IMAGING THE WORLD Ax BLomMURBEX Ax BLOM BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 Map Options Spherical Bis CO Cartesian Image Processing Projection Windows Device Clipping all objects Map Scale Windows Device Clipping na paints text Cursor Location O Erase Outside no points text Fit Map ta New Window Preserve Current Scale Degrees Decimal O Degrees Minutes Seconds CO Military Grid Reference C Scroll Bars 7 Autoscroll C Enable Enhanced Rendering Smooth T ext amp Labels Smooth Images
13. and if not then installs it The viewer is never uninstalled to avoid other Plug ins to stop working e Better performance New BlomURBEX viewer is not JavaScript based but NET based and executes code faster e New option to choose the date of the imagery allowing to see history changes in images and seeing different years in a side by side mode e Year of the current visible image in a label at the bottom of each view e Intelligent behaviour when zooming If a better view mode or orientation exists for current zoom then it is loaded automatically e Faster vector overlay on obliques The new BlomURBEX viewer sends fewer requests to transform vector data between ortho and oblique and draws vector data faster e Better geometry support Now holes in polygons are supported and also multi geometries e More symbology supported Vector overlay is rendered in BlomURBEX viewer maintaining more symbology settings from MapInfo e A new button in toolbar to enable disable vector overlay faster than changing settings e Print improvement Print and export now support vector overlay e Log levels to better grained logging and a default folder for storing logs in just one file e Anew tool for extracting images has been added If image exported is ortho view then the world file is saved for easy use in GIS packages e Proxy settings support e Full support of Windows versions from XP to 7 including 32 and 64 bits versions Blom ASA Prop
14. from the General tab of the Settings dialog or just delete its content from Windows Explorer Blom ASA Proprietary ia BLomMURBEX Ax BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 Frequently Asked Questions 1 Why I do not see the visible and total extent of images in MapInfo Ensure checkboxes in Linking tab of BlomURBEX Viewer Settings dialog are checked 2 Why the point I select in MapInfo is not exactly the same in the image in BlomURBEX Viewer The data opened in MapInfo can be in any coordinate system When digitizing this data a coordinate system was used defined by some parameters that describe the Earth and how to convert between projections BlomURBEX Viewer uses the PROJ4 library to perform transformations between any projection and Mercator Spheric EPSG 3785 the default projection that use BlomURBEX Web Services at the moment If the parameters used by the operator that digitizes the data opened in MapInfo and the parameters used in PROJ4 are not the exactly the same some shift can occur in the location In order to minimize this shift it is possible to modify the epsg file that comes in the BlomURBEX install dir The parameters must comply with the rules that expect PROJ4 To Know more about this check the appendix below 3 Why WMS layers are not seen in MapInfo when added Check that the layers set to visible are WGS84 layers because Mercator Spherical layers are
15. i Se ls EE BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 Map Unita Distance Area using Spherical Coordinate Units meters v 7 _ Cartesian Distance Units miles hl Image Processing Area Lois nasasa enis Image Processing E Displa Heprajectian Om Using Resampling Method OM O Never Cubic Convolution ent rie 9 Always eil Nearest Neighbor When E ei ill Bars OF I Enhanced Rendering Enable Enhanced Rendering When a BlomURBEX WMS layer is added to a map if Image Processing is set to Never MapInfo will change the map projection matching it with the BlomURBEX WMS layer The reason for this change in the map projection is the Map options previously explained If the image processing option is set to never reproject then the map projection must match the raster layer projection If you detect that MapInfo has changed the map projection check if the reason is this You can change again the map projection following the steps explained next Changing the map projection with MapInfo options Each map in MapInfo has defined a projection To know the projection of a map select the menu Map gt Options In the Map Options dialog click in the Projection button to open the Projection dialog The projection selected in this dialog is the current projection defined for the map If the layers added to the map have their geographic data in the same projection then they are leave as the
16. 5 0 2 The Print preview dialog opens Click in the options to see the print at different zooms o layouts Also it is possible to print clicking in the Print button The dialog can be resized to full screen E Vista preliminar 4 2 0 0 B B B cera eTe TE e IL mere eee SS SS Uu Bee E Blom ASA Proprietary ia BLomMURBEX Bes BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 10 Exporting images 10 1 Exporting all visible views The BlomURBEX Viewer Export image menu lets exporting the visible extent of the active views to a set of JPG files To export an image 1 Pan in the views to display the extent desired 2 Click the File Export image menu 3 In the Save as dialog that opens introduce the path and filename for the file The extracted image or images are saved with the filename specified If the BlomURBEX layout shows several views then several files will be created and all the files will be suffixed with a view number and orientation Also if view is in ortho mode a world file JGW is saved for easy integration of the image in other GIS packages SG Aap DE Start saving measurements Print Print preview Page setup Blom ASA Proprietary 11 EN BLoMURBEX Ax BLOM IMAGING THE WORLO BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 11 1 Saving measurements BlomURBEX Viewer is able to save measurements in or
17. Countryortho is imagery covering a whole country or a region This source data is available in the medium zoom levels 13 to 19 and contains imagery from several providers and from Blom e Blom imagery captured with Pictometry cameras also called pictometry images in the BlomURBEX server This source data is available in the zoom levels with the maximum resolution 14 to 20 As can be seen at certain zoom levels these three sources coexist For that zoom levels with more than one image available the BlomURBEX server prioritizes first the pictometry image then the Countryortho and finally the satellite It is possible to change this priority in the options In the textbox Baselayer priority of the General tab of the Settings dialog change the text to consider other priorities in the images for the basemap For example in the next screen capture the left shows the default priority with the pictometry imagery by Blom in the zoom level 18 and the right shows a different priority that renders the Countryortho imagery that is also available for that zoom level 28 Blom ASA Proprietary me BLoMURBEX imm CM BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 Baselayer priority Baselayer priority countryortho pictometry satellite pictometry countryortho satellite BlomURBEX BlomURBEX rie amp g a XY LD By A H Jp Sa A ny am ai mi s eT p E f j E d t O 3 gt Md 5 s M a
18. ES File Edit Tools Objects Query Table Options Map Window Help o x v Web Services Ea Pi D A Salae ral Zoom 0 3522 mi Selecting None 14 4 Projection issues BlomURBEX WMS services are provided in two different projections WGS84 Lat Lon EPSG 4326 and Spherical Mercator EPSG 3785 Internally image data is stored in Spherical Mercator so this is the fastest option When the image is requested in WGS84 Lat Lon the BlomURBEX server re projects the image data on the fly in a slower process To speed this process an approximate affine transformation is executed For this reason the WGS84 Lat Lon projection only is available for the highest zoom levels with resolutions up to 150 meters per pixel With lower zoom levels higher resolutions the re projection process is not enough accurate MapInfo has options that controls if raster data present in the map should be re projected or not to avoid long time redraws of the map These options are located in the Map options dialog that opens the Map Options menu in the Image Processing button This button opens a new Image Processing dialog Ensure that the Reprojection option is Always or Optimized With any of this options checked MapInfo allows to change the projection of a map with raster layers If not a message warning appears blocking the projection change 64 Blom ASA Proprietary mil he m eee EiLaw LJ F3 14 5 jJ uf L3 x F Pun
19. EX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 Appendix B how to improve interface translation BlomURBEX Viewer interface supports twelve languages The strings for each language are stored in the registry in the path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Blom URBEX 2 0 Each language has a section english en espa ol es deutsch de fran ais fr italiano it nederlands nl portugu s pt dansk da norsk no svenska sv suomi fi rom na ro Each string uses a pair name value The name is an easy to understand name For example AboutBoxForm Description is the description for BlomURBEX Viewer that appears in the About dialog Change these values at your convenience using the registry editor Next time you open BlomURBEX Viewer will reflect your changes If any value is missing the default value used is the English string If you found wrong strings in the language and want to help us improve the software feel free to send us an export of the registry language settings to the Blom Technical Support email using Send feedback menu in BlomURBEX Viewer Editor del Registro B MiPC Tipo ab Predeterminado En HKEY CLASSES ROOT REG SZ valor no establecido 9 3 HKEY CURRENT LISER ab AboutBoxForm Description REG SZ Urbex er en Blom webtjeneste der udgiver ortho og skr billeder 0 er udviklet HKEY LOCAL MACHINE ab AboutBoxForm OKButton REG SZ OK E HARDWARE ab AboutBox
20. Form Title REG SZ Om 40 ab AboutButtonText REG_SZ Aben About Dialog ab 4reaButtonTooltip REG SZ Samarbejdsomrade v rkt j ab BearingButtonTooltip REG SZ Under middel ab BlomPictometryWebsiteButtonText REG SZ Blom Pictometry website ab ClearButtonTooltip REG SZ Ryd kort ab CoordinateForm btnCancel REG SZ Annuller ab CoordinateForm btnOK REG SZ OK ab CoordinateForm btnSelectProj REG SZ v lg ab CoordinateForm Caption REG SZ G til at koordinere CoordinateForm labelt REG SZ X eller Laengdegrad ab CoordinateForm label2 REG Sz Y eller Breddegrad ab CoordinateFormt REG SZ Numerisk v rdi kr vet ab DistanceButtonTooltip REG SZ Distance v rkt j ab EastButtonTooltip REG SZ Vis Fra st til vest ab ElevationButtonTooltip REG Sz H jde v rkt j ab ExtractButtonTooltip REG SZ v rkt jet Extract ab FileMenu REG SZ File ab HeightButtonTooltip H jde v rkt j ab HelpMenu SEPT A Blom ASA Proprietary Emm BrLoMLURBEX mam BLOM BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 Appendix C how to view 3D cities with BlomURBEX Plug in MapInfo supports the render of 3D objects through the use of a new window called Prism Map In this appendix we will show how use the measurement saving capability of BlomURBEX Plug in to render 3D cities To view 3D cities follow these steps 1 Open a map in MapInfo and load a table with polygons representing buildings 2 Create a float
21. IRKAERERKEQULAN EETUME E ET UIRUIEE MRVEREFU NV EA ER RUE 43 II 1l Seling measurement SaVIngbs uisus enu soak Tn nRARPRADNIRDERAENARENSANERAREEAE RA AEN 43 Blom ASA Proprietary in BLoMLIRBEX Ax BLOM IMAGING THE WORLO BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 15 Uninstalling BlomURBEX Plug in for MapiInfo nnnm 67 16 Trou bl shogting cossekeexn asa vi dni RO Rn RROR UR UR IER UR PORA E RD RR ERICH Ar ERR RD 68 TOT OG OS ERU ERINRUURFEPREEUREREREUERERIAEERREREREURRERIAEEUKERERRURREREAMENREERRUSRERPA EUER PA 68 lo 2 Cache UIFeCEOPV essc sut exi ER EO URDUNEPUNEEKUEDURUUA UD TESEDKUE MEL MEER 69 17 Frequently Asked QueSCIONS uisus id OR RQERORROR OR REOR CR ACR ERR RARE RC ERR CR RR RR RD 70 18 Appendix A how to add new projections e eere nennen nnne nnn 71 19 Appendix B how to improve interface translation 72 20 Appendix C how to view 3D cities with BlomURBEX Plug in 73 Blom ASA Proprietary EN BLoMLURBEX Bes BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 1 Introduction BIomURBEX is a collection of Web Services provided by Blom that allow to navigate through high detailed maps with ortho and oblique imagery and to fly through 3D immersive cities In addition the Web Services can be invoked to obtain measurement information about buildings and other map elements Blom leverages in Europe and around th
22. URBEX WMS imagery in any other projection supported by MapInfo Once a BlomURBEX layer with the WGS84 Lat Lon projection is added to the map it is possible to change the map projection To do this follow these steps 1 Ensure that the Image processing option is set to Always or Optimized to allow MapInfo re projection of raster data 2 Open the Map options dialog and the Projections dialog clicking the Projection button 3 Select any supported projection from the lists of the Projections dialog 4 Click OK both in the Projections dialog and the Map options dialog to accept changes 5 MapInfo will re project any data presented in the map both vector and raster layers including the BlomURBEX WMS layers to the new projection 66 Blom ASA Proprietary lim Bi ov LP BlomURBEX BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 Uninstalling BlomURBEX Plug in for MapInfo Uninstalling BlomURBEX Plug in for MapInfo To uninstall follow these steps 1 In the Windows Control Panel open the Add Remove programs select BlomURBEX Plug in for MapInfo and uninstall following the guidelines Blom ASA Proprietary ia BLoMURBEX Bes BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 16 Troubleshooting 16 1 Log files If the applications do not work as expected the best way to know what is happening is to activate the logging utility In BlomURBEX Viewer to activate logs open th
23. Unknown datum based upon the Bessel 1941 elipscid Unknown datum based upon the Besse Modified eipeod Unknown datum based upon the Besse Namibia elipsoid Unknown datum based upon the Clarke 1858 ellipsoid Unknown datum based upon the Clarke 1866 ellipsoid Unknown datum based upon the Clarke 1865 Michigan el Unknown datum based upon the Clarke 1250 Benoa eip Unknown datum based upon the Clarke 1880 IGN elipsoid m AA OK Cw SA Gd 45 8844444 ETEA Enter a word to Aiter related projections iil ws AAA APTA AAA A k i Blom ASA Proprietary in BLoMLURBEX Ax BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 row most used proyectora Enter a word to filter related projections __Filter Blom ASA Proprietary IMAGING THE WORLD ia BLomMURBEX LP BLOM BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 Use a fier Enter a word to filter related projections fosg 8 Save the settings clicking in OK Settings are saved in registry for each user so it is not needed to set them again later as each user has their own settings The latest settings are used by default To configure different settings use the Save button to save a file with the settings that can be later opened with the Open button 9 This finish the configuration 10 Now it is possible to start using the BlomURBEX Viewer Skip the rest of the settings if the are not
24. a at BlomURBEX through a rasterization process General Layout Linking Printing Saving Overlays Overlay vector layers over BlomLIRBEX imagery Points of interpolation 700 Tile layer to overlay from server 4 Select one or several layers from the list Tile layer to overlay from server Click once to select and once again to deselect 5 Click OK to save the setting and start overlaying or clean overlays This setting is not saved in user registry for better performance initialization BlomURBEX Viewer always starts with the setting unselected It is needed to set it explicitly in each BlomURBEX Viewer session 47 Blom ASA Proprietary imm SLOMURBEX mam BLOM BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 Filey GF 9 3 xY L JD E X Hl 2 Settings ER Porri vost deii M ub Ap od Tile raster overlay with TeleAtlas streetmap 48 Blom ASA Proprietary A BLoMLURBEX Ax BLOM IMAGING THE WORLO BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 13 Overlaying vector data BlomURBEX Viewer is able to overlay vector data on top of BlomURBEX imagery both in Ortho and Oblique modes 13 1 Activating and deactivating vector overlays To activate or deactivate the vector overlays there are two options with the same result 1 Click in Overlay vector layers over BlomURBEX imagery button in the URBEX toolbar OR 2 Click in the Settings Open Settings dialog menu
25. anges in this only affect the view that contains that level indicator E 1 ert oT X j Blom ASA Proprietary BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 same image several times For example it is possible to use the dual view to have two times the same ortho image opened It can be useful to have a master detail view to study two distant buildings at the same time that are in the same photo Each time an orientation is changed in a view this setting is saved in user registry so it will be used until changed again There are two types of view modes Ortho that shows the images in a continuous mode and Oblique that shows images one by one In both modes it is possible to do Pan in the map endlessly In the Oblique mode a new image is loaded in a seamless way when panning reaches the border of the current loaded image Oblique imagery shown in a continuous or Ortho mode may suffer some distortion due to the irregularities of the terrain model that affects the ortho rectification process In flatter terrains the distortion is less Tools are unselected when the view mode changes Remember to select again the tool if using one when the mode is changed There are five types of orientations Ortho orientation that shows the image as an ortho photo North that shows the image looking from south to north South from north to south East from west to east and West from east to west To chan
26. as a data source e Display measurement tool results option has been removed from Printing options in Settings e Better navigational controls for map e Proxy settings will now get detected automatically Version 2 5 2 of BlomURBEX Plug in for MapInfo includes these improvements Fixed an error that causes a crash when viewing obliques OSGB36 projection supported Fixed a problem for viewing overlays in one view of multi view layouts Fixed a problem refreshing overlays in obliques NTLM and Kerberos proxy authentication support Version 2 5 of BlomURBEX Plug in for MapInfo includes these improvements e All the rendering is done asynchronously e Height measurement now uses a BlomURBEX service to obtain the best angle in the oblique image to force the measurement in a vertical direction e Better resize to avoid flickering e Vector overlay on top of oblique imagery can be done through a bilinear interpolation fastering the rendering This is now the default option for overlapping vector data The option can be changed or deactivated in options e A new option in settings can change the priority order for the basemap Now it is possible to prioritize between the different ortho images pictometry Countryortho or satellite present sometimes at the same zoom level in the server e Other tile layers in BlomURBEX server can be overlapped selecting them in the options dialog e This user manual has been expand
27. between the BlomURBEX Viewer tools and the fields used to make the savings In BlomURBEX In MapInfo measurements are saved in the field Viewer the tool selected in dropdown used is AT Column for areas D Column for distances HI Column for heights E Column for elevations Ly Column for X coords and Y coords Ba Column for bearings 7 To store only some measurements select None for those measurements in the dropdown lists 8 Click in OK to save settings To specify the options regarding the units and the projection to use in locations 1 Click in the Settings Open Settings dialog menu 2 The Settings dialog opens Select the Saving tab 44 Blom ASA Proprietary ia BLomMURBEX Ax BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD 3 Select the desired units meters or feet The values will be stored in the units selected 4 Select the Linking tab 5 Inthe Save location measurements groupbox choose in Spherical Mercator projection for storing location data in Spherical Mercator meters in MapInfo or choose in selected map projection more usual for storing location data in the projection of the current map in MapInfo This setting only affects the Location tool 6 Click OK to save settings Projection in the map of the linked application WS 84 EPSG 4326 Select Save location measurements in Spherical Mercator projection
28. changes remain in effect until units are changed again 8 2 Viewing the coordinates of a location Use the Location Tool to determine the location the coordinates of an object in an image To determine the location of an object For Oblique images remember to click near the base of buildings for more accurate coordinates Blom ASA Proprietary ia BLomMURBEX Ax BLOM IMAGING THE WORLO BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 8 3 Measuring squared perimeter or distance Use the Distance Tool to measure perimeter the distance around the outside edge of an object or distances To measure perimeter by using a parallelogram or measure distances 1 Click the Distance Tool 2 Starting with one corner of the object click with the left mouse button 3 Click again for each new vertex The outline of a polyline appears as new vertexes are added In oblique mode take in mind that a workaround to the server must be done in each vertex and the measure takes longer 4 When the polyline surrounds the shape being measured or distance being measured double click with left mouse button 5 The partial measurements and total length appears drawn in the view Se a0 sam lt Blom ASA Proprietary ha BLomMURBEX Ax BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 N Starting point i was here 5 Ending point Was uu here a Te Ending point d N was here W lt gt E Starting p
29. der to store this measures into any opened table in MapInfo Setting measurement savings To activate the measurement storage it is needed to complete two one time setup tasks It is needed to specify some options about the place where store the measurements and some options about the units and the projection to use in the case the measurements are locations To specify the options regarding the place to store measurements 1 It is needed to have any map opened in Mapinfo with at least one layer in the map where to store the measurements 2 Click in the Refresh saving options button in the plug in toolbar to ensure that the BlomURBEX viewer obtains the information about current layers tables opened 3 Now go to the BlomURBEX Viewer Click in the Settings gt Open Settings Blom ASA Proprietary es Em peo BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 NEW General Layout Linking Printing Saving Options For saving measurements T able None bd Column For areas None Bd Column for distances None ud Column for heights None 3d Column for elevations None ta Column for coords None 2 Column for coords None b Column for bearings None m Oper Save OF Cancel 6 Select a field for each type of measurement to save from the dropdown lists It is possible to store seven different type of measurement The table Summarizes the relation
30. e Settings dialog and in the General tab select the desired level for logs A log file or several one per process will be created in the User Application Data BlomURBEX2D folder usually c Documents and Settings lt username gt Application Data BlomURBEX2D To deactivate logs just select None as log level To activate logs select Error Warning or Information level in order from minimum to maximum verbose Settings General Layout Linking Printing saving Overlays Data source BlomUABE f hd User Token M Baselayer priority pictemetry countryertho satellite Unita Select interface language Log level Meters English Mone Feet Delete cache DK Cancel BlomPictometry website Bu Open About dialog Blom ASA Proprietary Es BLoMLURBEX Bm BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 16 2 Cache directory The BlomURBEX Viewer creates a cache folder stored in User Application Data BlomURBEX2D cache folder usually c Documents and Settings lt username gt Application Data BlomURBEX2Dcache This cache folder store tiles for faster retrieve of them To avoid this folder to resize to a big amount of bytes it is possible to delete its contents periodically Deleting the cache folder also ensures that the last tiles are downloaded To delete the cache click in the Delete cache button
31. e point whose elevation to measure 3 The measurement appears drawn in view Blom ASA Proprietary Bes BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD EE BLonURBEX BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 9 Printing images BlomURBEX Viewer let print all the views opened to the selected printer setup the page options and preview the printing along with the image properties if they were activated in the settings dialog Before printing scroll or pan the image so that the portion we wish to print is visible in the display Also resize the views with the splitters and the size of the BlomURBEX Viewer window The visible portion of each image and with the exact pixel size will be send to printer 9 1 Printing images To send all the current views to the printer with the current settings 1 Click the File gt Print menu A Print preview Li Page setup 2 The views are printed Each view in the layout is printed in different pages also with the image Blom ASA Proprietary Bs BLoMURBEX LE BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 9 3 Page setup To change page settings 1 Click the File Page setup menu Export image Start saving measurements Print Print previews Start saving measurements Print Page setup Blom ASA Proprietary ha BLoaMURBEX an BLOM IMAGING THE WORLO BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3
32. e world the production of a huge image and 3D model database of more than 900 cities and the database increases each month as new countries are included in it BlomURBEX offers the most detailed and comprehensive imagery database and 3D models of urban places in the market Based on the same interface Blom is developing a full range of Plug ins that integrates BlomURBEX services in common GIS and CAD applications Blom development roadmap with BlomURBEX includes the following targets BIomURBEX Plug in for ESRI ArcMap ArcView ArcEditor and ArcInfo BlomURBEX Plug in for ESRI ArcIMS BlomURBEX Plug in for ESRI ArcGIS Server BlomURBEX Plug in for Intergraph Geomedia Professional BlomURBEX Plug in for Integraph Geomedia WebMap BIomURBEX Plug in for Autodesk Map and AutoCAD BlomURBEX Plug in for Autodesk MapGuide BlomURBEX Plug in for Bentley MicroStation BlomURBEX Plug in for MapInfo Professional www blomasa com contact html Blom ASA Proprietary imu BLOMURBEX mam BLOM BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 2 Version changes Version 3 5 0 of BlomURBEX Plug in for MapInfo includes these improvements e Removed callback functionality causing Mapinfo crashes and replacement with new buttons in BlomURBEX toolbar inside Mapinfo e Better stability e Fixed bug causing certain projections to not work Version 3 0 0 of BlomURBEX Plug in for MapInfo includes these improvements e Added support for adding Blom Library
33. ect any of the layers available under the Maps Maps Spherical Mercator group layer because these layers are returned faster from the server But current release of MapInfo Pro does not support the Spherical Mercator projection defined as EPSG 3785 so for now ignore that layers n7 Blom ASA Proprietary me BLoMURBEX me BLOM BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 5 Once one of the WGS84 layers is selected click Add to add it to the right list of layers to request Leave the Style dropdown box with the Default value Leave the Image format dropdown box with the default image jpeg value In the Projection dropdown box select the EPSG 4326 projection as shown in the figure Type URBEXOrtho TAB as file name in the Table filename textbox instead of the default Untitled TAB Leave the rest with default values and select Current mapper in the preferred view dropdown box Finally click OK to create a TAB file in the selected location with a link to the server and add that TAB file as a layer to the current mapper After some seconds the BlomURBEX ortho layer will be shown under the rest of the map layers If a ERROR Unauthorized message appear you should consider if the extent requested is too big read below or if your usertoken do not authorize to see the current map coordinates MapInfo Professional contrucs UrbExOrtho Map ES File Edit Tools Objects Query Table Options Map Window Help atl 2 ae fa Bal
34. ed with information about how to add BlomURBEX services as WMS layers Product and version number appears in About dialog Print error that occurred after printing is fixed Tooltips close when the map looses focus Default zoom and orientation has been fixed Views are now correct when changing between different layouts 6 Blom ASA Proprietary BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 e This manual contains information about how to save BlomURBEX toolbar position e Bug fixed with double sync between map and BlomURBEX viewer Bug fixed with Extract image tool Proj4 DLL is no more used but DotSpatial is used instead Installer uses bootstrap to download from web required prerequisites More accurate measurements in distance and area Version 2 0 3 of BlomURBEX Plug in for MapInfo includes these improvements e Use of DLL calls instead of DDE deprecated technology that makes more stable the Plug in Version 2 0 of BlomURBEX Plug in for MapInfo includes these improvements e Internet Explorer 7 not needed New BlomURBEX viewer do not requires Internet Explorer 7 to be installed or any other web browser The Plug in manage requests on its own e Anew image cache owned by all the Plug ins speeds bitmap recovery and makes it easy to manage the Plug ins cache No more the browser cache is used e Easier installation BIomURBEX viewer component is not a previous install requirement Plug in installer checks if viewer is installed
35. er 4 701042365934 72 40 6502071999321 WGS 84 Bight Shot Corner 4 697480392363 58 40 6502071999321 WES 84 Bight Shot Corner 4 697480392363 585 40 647866915791 WCS 84 Left Shot Corner 4 701042365934 72 40 647566915791 WGS 54 Orientation Ortho Info in ortho view Image Size 4008x2672 pixel Full extent polygon Upper Left Shot Corner 4 703294095 40 6534541844 WES 84 Upper Bight Shot Corner 4 6940367616 4 0 65227285675 WGS 84 Lower Bight Shot Corner 4 6951035467 40 64675596883 WCS 34 Lower Left Shot Corner d 7 0l1l9390z273 40 6471985113 WCS 4 Visible extent polygon Upper Left Shot Corner 4 7 0z637373141458 4 0 65215386867507 WES 84 T Blom ASA Proprietary ee ln LoM BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 Using the measurement tools BlomURBEX Viewer offers various tools for measuring features visible in images For example it is possible to measure the distance between two points the elevation of the terrain building heights bearing area perimeter and the coordinates of a point Before using the measurement tools be sure that the unit of measure is set as desired 8 1 Changing units of measure To change units of measure 1 In BlomURBEX Viewer click the menu Settings Open Settings dialog The Settings dialog box opens 2 In the General tab click the desired units Meters or Feet 3 Click OK The
36. field where store heights in the buildings table 3 Using the BlomURBEX Plug in store heights selecting buildings and measuring heights in BlomURBEX Viewer 4 In MapInfo select menu Map gt Create Prism Map If a warning appears requesting a editable layer activate the buildings layers as editable in the Layer Control edific Map ES File Edit Tools Objects Query Table Options Map Window Help C c ER Ez alal 7 RR Layer Control Ctrl L Cate ar me Create Prism Map F10 Create Thematic Map F9 Create Legend Change View Clone View Previous View Alt Left Arrow View Entire Layer mi c Options Create a Prism Map using the current Mapper m C AANST DI 5 Inthe Create Prism Map select an appropriate color for background and light and click OK 13 Blom ASA Proprietary Emm BLOMURBEX imam BLOM BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 Lreate Prism Map f xj Choose Layer and Column Layer ediic Colunn HEIGHT Appearance Background Color Light Calor Camera Horizontal Angle E Vertical Angle 55 Cancel Help 6 In order to see the Prism Map correctly you will need to change the zoom and location using the Zoom amp Pan tools or using the 3DWindow gt Viewpoint Control menu To scale correctly the buildings use the 3DWindow gt Properties menu 18 x e Edit Tools Objects Query Table Options 3DWindow Wind
37. g in also to last version 4 Run setup exe installer Be careful to not run Urbex35Mapinfo msi installer because this installer does not check if dependencies are already installed 5 If NET Framework 2 0 or NET Framework 3 5 are not installed a message is shown Accept in the message The Frameworks will be downloaded from the Microsoft webpage and installed 6 If Microsoft Interop Forms is not installed a dialog will appear to perform its installation Click in Accept to accept the license agreement and continue This software from Microsoft is an add in to the NET Framework that improves ActiveX NET interoperability 7 Wait until Microsoft Interop Forms install completes 8 The BlomURBEX Plug in for MapInfo Setup Wizard will lead you through all stages of the setup process per Jl BlomURBEX plug in 3 5 for Maplnfo Welcome to the BlomU RBEX plug in 3 5 for Maplnfo Setup Wizard a The installer will quide you through the steps required to install BlomUARBEX plug in 3 5 Far M aplnfa an your computer WARNING This computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication or distributian of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Blom ASA Proprietary imd BLomMURBEX Bes BLOM BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 9 Click Next to begin i
38. ge the orientation click in the O N S E or W buttons in the upper left control to activate the Ortho North South East and West orientations respectively The size of each view in the layout can be changed through the use of splitter bars between the views Just move the mouse in the boundary of two views and when the cursor changes drag and drop the splitter to change the size of the views Each time the size is changed this setting is saved in the user registry Zi Blom ASA Proprietary BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 6 6 The intelligent behavior At closer zoom levels oblique rectified images show big distortion on the buildings while at furthest zoom levels they do not offer better information than the ortho images Each view in the BlomURBEX Viewer is configured in an intelligent way so that any request that attempts to change the zoom level of the view will check if the view is displaying any orientation other than Ortho and in this case decide what set of images should be displayed ortho oblique rectified or natural obliques 6 7 Changing basemap ortho image By default the ortho image shown as basemap is one from several images available in BlomURBEX server These images are visible are certain resolutions e Satellite images with low resolution of the data This source data is available in the furthest zoom levels 1 to 13 and contains Blue Marble and Landsat 7 imagery e
39. go to Mapinfo and click in the Refresh image extents and cursor in the plug in toolbar each time it is needed to refresh the extens Boundaries are drawn using a graphics temporary layer in MapInfo By default visible extents are drawn in red and total extents in blue 6 9 Synchronizing views It is possible to synchronize the Mapinfo map to show the same position that the main view in the BlomURBEX layout To do this follow this steps 1 Open the Settings dialog and select the Linking tab Blom ASA Proprietary mi BLomMURBEX Ax BLOM ee IMAGING THE WORLD BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 a particular point in time The date filter should follow one of these structures YYYY YYYY and YYYY where YYYY is the year number with four digits For example 2005 2008 will return the most updated image available inside the range of years including both bounding years In this example if an image of 2007 is available and no image in 2008 is available then the image of 2007 is returned But if no image is available between 2005 and 2008 and only an image of 2009 is available then no image will be returned Another example 2006 will return the most current images available whose date is previous to the requested date In this case if several images are available previous to the year 2006 or from that year then the last one will be returned If the default value is empty then the most updated image wi
40. he Settings dialog is offered here but it can be changed so we can ask for coordinates in any of the supported projections Click OK After some seconds BlomURBEX Viewer will open the best Blom images for that location in all the orientations selected in the BlomURBEX Viewer layout The images are centered in the selected point and show a crosshair If no image appears consider if your user permissions do not allow seeing images for that location pU 6 3 Panning images Panning is the default behaviour of the display when no tool is selected 1 In BlomURBEX Viewer unselect any tool in the toolbar 2 Click and hold the left mouse button in the view to pan 3 Drag the image up down left or right within the view and finally release mouse 6 4 Magnifying images It is possible to zoom in for more detail or zoom out for more context information Simply change the image s magnification by using the zoom buttons on the toolbar Zooming in all views Use the Zoom In button to increase the magnification of an image To zoom in 1 Click the Zoom In button on the toolbar E 2 The magnification percentage is doubled The part of the image that was centered in the display remains in the center The Zoom In button affects all the images opened in the layout 3 Continue clicking the button until reached the desired amount of magnification Zooming out all views 1 Click the Zoom Out button on the toolbar E The Zoom
41. in different TAB files Leave the rest with default values and select Current mapper in the preferred view dropdown box Finally click OK to create a TAB file in the selected location with a link to the server and add that TAB file as a layer to the current mapper After some seconds the BlomURBEX ortho layer will be shown under the rest of the map layers If a ERROR Unauthorized message appear you should consider if the extent requested is too big read below or if your usertoken do not authorize to see the current map coordinates Blom ASA Proprietary imm SLOMURBEX ama BLOM BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 s MapInfo Professional contrucs UrbexNorth UrbExOrtho Map E File Edit Tools Objects Query Table Options Map Window Help o x EL la wl sisi Jc omane E Ws R o a 4 y A M oy 3 Web Services Zoom 0 3000 mi Editing None Selecting None This figure shows the North ortho rectified image layer e MapInfo Professional contrucs UrbExWest UrbExOrtho Map File Edit Tools Objects Query Table Options Map Window Help Bx Zoom 0 3000 mi Editing None This figure shows the West ortho rectified layer as is rendered by default 60 Blom ASA Proprietary LP BlomURBEX BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo a hu BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD 4 As you can see from previous snapshot the West East and South orientations show the imagery by default in a weird way But this is correct
42. ith Blom Marketing Department to obtain the required UserToken The UserToken is needed to connect to the BlomURBEX Web Services and allow the access to the imagery Settings General Layout Linking Printing Saving Overlays Data source BlomURBEX E User Taken Baselayer priority pictometry countryortho satellite Units Select interface language Log level Meters English Mone Feet Delete cache OK Cancel Blom ASA Proprietary imam SLOMURBEX mam BLOM BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 General Layout Linking Printing Saving Overlays Data source Blom Library BlomUR BE Elom Libra ry 5 Select the Blom Libraries Click in the button with the ellipsis Browse for a Blom Library folder Select the root folder of the library to add Click add new button in order to add multiple libraries 6 Select Library Licenses Click in the button with the ellipsis Browse and select a valid License Click Add New button in order to add multiple licenses in case there are more than one library 7 In order to remove a Library or a License click delete button next to it settings ee General Layout Linking Printing Saving Overlays Data source Blom Library Blom libraries Licenses lxi 8 Click OK button to finish configuration Q BlomURBEX Viewer in MapInfo is an independent window not dockable Ma
43. ll be requested If a wrong value is sent then no image will be returned The settings will affect also the Extract image or Export image tools when applied to the views with a date filter General Layout Linking Printing Saving Overlays Layout of the views and year for the images Three views Fie F gi a A xv L DEAK ES 2008 2006 B Main view Blom ASA Proprietary imm SLOMURBEX ama BLOM BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 mer e rnghrstes 3 wu msan Sha igor metre M rights r se 7 wm SSS t Ha n Above both views of Eiffel tower from 2008 and 2009 The option to change the date of the BlomURBEX images allows to see side by side the same part of a city in different years Up to five different years could be shown at a time Just select the same view mode and orientation as explained below for each view in a multi view layout but choose different years for each view 32 Blom ASA Proprietary Ax BLomMURBEX Ax BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 7 Obtaining image information To obtain the information about the current opened image click in the Image Properties button in any status bar of the views A panel will open showing extent coordinates in WGS84 lon lat for the full image in obliques and for the visible portion and other data if available To hide the panel click again in the button Visible extent polygon Left Shot Corn
44. n YON Ara QCNOWN AV Symbol Style I Drop Shadow F Bold Blom ASA Proprietary lin 5L ov IMAGING THE WORLD LP BLlomURBEX BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo ans Line Style Style w i r Interleaved 3 Polygons are always shown as solid filled polygons with some transparency but fill color and outline color are correctly chosen Fill color is the one selected in the Foreground dropdown box when Pattern is Solid or the one selected in Background dropdown box when Pattern is other x Region Style tons oe 14 Adding BlomURBEX to MapInfo as WMS layer Blom ASA Proprietary an BLoMURBEX Ax BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 This manual explains how to access BlomURBEX WMS services for MapInfo Professional 10 0 and above 14 1 Setting up BlomURBEX WMS services in MapInfo 1 Open MapInfo 2 By default a toolbar named Web services is opened If not open it 3 Click the Web Services Preferences 4 The Web Services Preferences dialog opens In the Proxy tab select the correct settings for your Internet connection Proxy Server Settings Use System Settings 5 Use Direct Connection O Use Proxy Server Blom ASA Proprietary BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD an BLoMURBEX m BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 CwFS WMS WHS Timeout Values Connect Timeout seconds Send Timeout seconds Receive Timeout sec
45. n Blom UrbE Server Override Timeout Values Override WMS eth ap Fisel Limits Override Default Values Override Default Values Connect Timeout seconds TE le 2 048 pixels Send Timeout seconds Max Height 2 046 pinels Recerve Timeout seconds vers of the WMS n 8 The new BIOmURBEX server is added to the list of ser LLA V O ITlaKEe als L Canada Centre for Remote Sensing Web M http eeowarez cers nrcarn gc ca cubewers Compusult Limited METAR Weather Mappi http geo compusult netscriptsmapman dll CubeSE RY http demo cubewers com dema cubeserv D emis WHS Server http www demis nl mapserver request asp Genimap WS Service http map genimap comGenimapwh Sv 7 Geods WMS DGM http iw genas net genas wms getmap a GMap WMS Demo Server http www2 dmsolutians ca cqibin mswms Land Register of Denmark WMS server http kart arealinfo dk wmz servicename la Microsoft TerraServer Map Server http terragerver usa com ogecapabilities ashy wf Pitney Bowes Software Global WwhS Server http www mapinfo com mivins Spatial Planning Department WM S server http kort plansystem dk wms servicenames Blom ASA Proprietary anum CLOMURBEX BLOM BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 14 2 Adding BlomURBEX imagery as WMS ortho layer in MapInfo Follow these steps 1 Start MapInfo Professional if it is not 2 Add some data tables to a new MapInfo map
46. nd no more than 400 points Change this clicking up or down the Points of interpolation textbox More points interpolate more accurately but are slower Default is 100 3 Blom ASA Proprietary 13 4 EN BLomMURBEX Ax BLOM IMAGING THE WORLO BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 Points of interpolation 100 EH When Overlay option is activated only visible features inside the visible extent are sent from MapInfo to BlomURBEX Viewer and rendered on top of BlomURBEX imagery Try to limit the amount of features to be sent or the BlomURBEX Viewer performance will decrease when overlapping imagery To limit the number of features follow this advices 1 Hide in MapInfo those layers that are not relevant 2 Zoom in inside Ortho BlomURBEX views so the visible extent contains a small number of features Only features that fall inside the visible extent are overlaid The zoom level is not a consideration in Oblique mode Symbology limitations When rendering overlays BlomURBEX Viewer supports both types of MapInfo styles the internal styles defined for each feature or the override style for the layer If a override style is selected for the layer then that style is used If not then the internal style defined for each feature is used If no style is defined for the feature the default style is used The BlomURBEX Viewer has less style properties than MapInfo These are the limitations of the current versio
47. needed for now and proceed to next step Viewing Blom images Settings do not persist if the Plug in is reinstalled We need to set the settings again in case of re installation Blom ASA Proprietary BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD EN BLoMLIRBEX Bus BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 To change the language through the settings dialog 1 Click in menu Settings Open settings dialog 2 Select the General tab In the Language selector choose the preferred one The interface language of the application is changed at once 3 If needed click Save to save the settings in a file for future use 4 Click OK to save the settings in user registry Next time BlomURBEX Viewer is opened the preferred language will remain in the interface Settings BlomLIRBEX 7 pictametry cauntryartha satellite o Ban O a he x a Ceen Saven LOK e Blom ASA Proprietary an BLomMURBEX Ax BLOM IMAGING THE WORLO BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 5 5 Changing layout BlomURBEX Viewer can show one or several orientations at the time using different layouts It is possible to change from one layout to other either from Settings gt Layout direct menu or using the Settings dialog by Settings gt Open settings dialog menu The first is a more direct way to change the layout but the results are the same To change the layout using a direct menu 1 Click in Settings Layout the de
48. not supported by MapInfo 9 5 as are defined now in BlomURBEX server Also check that the UserToken is valid and has permission to AQ Inm AQ In aya Na A 1x IV ATA mM a a ava C ea aya MNOKYY 0 aya Blom ASA Proprietary Ax BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD ia BLoMLIRBEX BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo m Appendix A how to add new projections The projection support relies on the PROJ4 public domain library In the installation folder of BlomURBEX Viewer a file epsg is provided that contains EPSG codes names and parameters for the EPSG coded projections If you need to modify an existing projection or to add support for new projections modify this Me WIEN pony text editor following the PROJ4 rules for parameters See the ttp proj maptools org webpage for more information For example if support for the Microsoft Live Maps projection is needed add the next two lines to the file the second line looks longer but is only one World Mercator 54004 proj merc lat_ts 0 lon_0 0 k 1 000000 x_0 0 y_0 0 ellps WGS84 datum WGS84 units m no_defs lt gt Or support for Google Maps projection Google 900913 proj merc a 6378137 b 6378137 lat_ts 0 0 lon_0 0 0 x_0 0 0 y_0 0 k 1 0 units m nadgrids null wktext no_defs lt gt For optimize the Select projection dialog delete from ne epsg file any Blom ASA Proprietary ia BLomMURBEX Ax BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD BLOMURB
49. nstallation 4H BlomURBEX plug in 3 5 for Mapinfo License Agreement Please take a moment to read the license agreement now IF vau accept the terms below click Agree then Nest Othermise click Cancel BLOM ASA END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT V NOTICE TO END USER CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING LEGAL AGREEMENT USE OF THE SOFTWARE PROVIDED WITH THIS AGREEMENT THE SOFTWARE CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT PROMPTLY RETURN THE SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING ITEMS O Do Not Agree amp Agree 10 The next screen displays the license agreement Please read this and if you accept the terms select the I Agree radio button Click Next to continue J BlomURBEX plug in 3 5 for Maplnfo Select Installation Folder in BLOM The installer will install BlomUABES plug in 3 5 for Maplnfa to the following folder To install in this folder click Next To install ta a different folder enter it below ar click Browse Folder C Program Files sBE NBLOMNBlomURBEX plug in 3 5 for Maplnto Disk Cost Install Blom URBEX plugin 3 5 for MapInfo for yourself or for anyone who uses this computer amp Everyone 3 Just me Blom ASA Proprietary IMAGING THE WORLD an BLoMURBEX an BLOM BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 11 Click Browse to change the destination folder Click Disc cost to confirm that there is enough space
50. oint ud was here To measure bearing Click the Bearing Tool B Click with the left mouse button on the starting point Click with the left mouse button on the ending point in the direction you 31 FY A a era eya eraa era ry _jlaar2ia muanve a a2 a2 fd A AN l Zi 3i Blom ASA Proprietary ia BLomMURBEX hu BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 2 Click in the display at the desired starting point 3 Click again for every new vertex of the area A polygon that returns to initial point is drawn automatically 4 When outlined the entire perimeter double click in the last vertex 8 6 Measuring height Use the Height Tool to measure the height of an object in an Oblique image Because Orthogonal images are captured straight down the Height Tool doesn t apply to the continuous or Ortho view mode Important Be sure to measure height by starting at ground level and moving upwards If the ground level starting point is not seen then estimate its location Blom ASA Proprietary im BLoOMURBEX Ax BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD Finish measuring here Start measuring here 4 The measurement appears drawn in view 8 7 Measuring elevation Use the Elevation Tool to measure the elevation height above sea level of a point in an image To measure the elevation 1 Click the Elevation Tool al 2 Click th
51. omfortably Open any map data in MapInfo The data can use any projection if it is in the EPSG list in the BlomURBEX Viewer options It is only needed to know the projection and to indicate this projection in the BlomURBEX Viewer settings dialog Pa dS Q Remember when changing the projection in MapInfo to modify the options in BlomURBEX Viewer Ensure that the button Searches BlomURBEX images in a point is selected a Click in any location in the map After some seconds BlomURBEX Viewer will open the best BlomURBEX images for that location in all the orientations selected in the BlomURBEX Viewer layout The images are centered in the selected point and show a crosshair If no image appears consider if your BlomURBEX user permissions do not allow seeing images for that location daa 6 2 Introducing known coordinates in BlomURBEX Viewer XE 1 In BlomURBEX Viewer toolbar click in the tool Go to coordinates Da The Go to coordinate dialog is opened 24 Blom ASA Proprietary inm COLOMUHRDBLEX Ext gm BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 Go to coordinate or Longitude Y or Latitude 40 655627 EDSO EPSG 4230 Select 2 Introduce a correct longitude or X and latitude or Y coordinates Indicate the projection for this coordinates clicking in Select This opens the same Select projection dialog that we see when selecting the basic options By default the last projection selected in t
52. onds WMS GetMap Pixel Limits Max width 248 pisels Idas Height 248 piwels Maintain Servers List 6 The WMS Servers List dialog opens Click the Add button Description Server UAL Canada Centre for Remote Sensing Web M http ceaware cers nrean qc ca cubewerns L ompusult Limited METAR Weather Mapp http geo cempusult netscrptsmapman dll CubeSE RY http dema cubewers com demo cubeserv Demis WMS Server http wwe dermis nl mapserver request asp Genimap WHS Service http map genimap comGenimapwh Svs Geos WMS DGM http iwi genas net geoas wmsz getmap a GMap WMS Demo Server http iwi dmsalutions ca cgi bin mswims Land Register of Denmark WMS server http kart arealinfa dk w servicename la Microsoft Terraserver Map Server http teraserver usa com ogccapabilities ashe Spatial Planning Department WMS server http kort plansystem dk ums servicenames Blom ASA Proprietary ia BLoMLURBEX hu BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 where your user token should be the string with the user token For example if the usertoken is FDLKKFJSLKFS then the URL will be http www blomURBEX com v02 GetMap usertoken FDLKKFJSLKFS amp VERSION 1 1 1 Type in the Description textbox any description as Blom URBEX Server Finally click OK Server URL http Aww blomurbes comv02 Gethaprusertoken AVERSION Test URL Descriptio
53. ow Help 81 x pInfo Professional edific Prism Map of HEIGHT a 4 a BlomURBEX iewer 3 0 EET in xi By AJ HI amp 2 settings VERSUS NU lib TEN Tul Wi ull iili z A 2 4 us A 8 ms i L oO 0 j Height 13 15 m 1 74 Blom ASA Proprietary
54. pInfo does not support dockable windows 5 3 Setup the BlomURBEX Viewer basic options The next thing to do in an plug in that uses BlomURBEX Viewer is to specify some other options in order that the viewer can correctly search for images For this follow the next steps 1 Open BlomURBEX Viewer window as previously indicated 2 In the BlomURBEX Viewer toolbar select the menu Settings gt Open settings dialog to open the Settings dialog 19 Blom ASA Proprietary an BLoMURBEX Ax BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 3 Select the Linking tab It is needed to indicate BlomURBEX Viewer which projection has the currently opened map in MapInfo Follow next steps VI Display image viable extent on inked mapping anpleabon I Display image total edert on inked mapping spplication E Carter irked map at man view cenba E Carter main view at liked mag center Projection in the map of the inked application WIGS 84 EPSG 4325 in Sphencal Mercator prosschon amp n selecied map propechon Lm Csee Blom ASA Proprietary an BLoMURBEX Bn BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 r LLLA J FI a i Enter a word to filter related projectons Filter LJ T Sehenc Unknown datum based upon the Ary 1830 elipsod Unknown datum based upon the Ary Modfed 1849 elipsod Unknown datum based upon the Australian National Soher
55. rietary an BLoMLURBEX an BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 System requirements MapInfo Professional BIomURBEX Plug in for MapInfo supports versions 11 5 and 11 0 of MapInfo Professional It is required to have any of these versions installed in order to execute BlomURBEX Plug in for MapInfo Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 and 3 5 installed by setup if not present BIomURBEX Plug in for MapInfo is developed with Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 and 3 5 During installation if these Frameworks are not present they are downloaded and installed User Token To access BlomURBEX Web Services a UserToken is needed This UserToken is an encrypted string that authenticates each user request To access BlomURBEX offline libraries a license file is needed Contact with Blom Marketing Department to obtain the required UserToken or license file in http www blomasa com contact html Blom ASA Proprietary Ax BLomMURBEX LP BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 Installing BlomURBEX Plug in for MapInfo Ensure you are logged onto your computer with Administrator privileges Close all programs Uninstall previous BlomURBEX Plug in versions versions 3 0 and older for any GIS or CAD package that could be installed Older BlomURBEX Plug ins cannot coexist with current version If any other Plug in is installed for other GIS or CAD package upgrade the Plu
56. roprietary hu BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD an BLoaMLIRBEX BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo t 5 Click OK in the Tool manager You will see now the Blom toolbar with several buttons This is a onetime setting From now on the BlomURBEX plug in will appear anytime inside Mapfinfo In MapInfo Professional last versions it is not possible to save the position of the toolbars and they will open each time in a default location Relocate to the prefered position whenever needed 5 2 Adding Data Sources To start using the BlomURBEX plug in first is needed to configure the plug in The first task is to set the location of the data to use A Data Source is a repository of complex cartographic data Current version of Plug in supports two different Data Sources 1 BlomURBEX online services 2 Blom Libraries offline It is possible to use only one of them at the same time HOODIE Ba A H E 2 Settings Blom ASA Proprietary BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD id BLomURBEX hu BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 3 In the dialog select General tab 4 In the Data Source drop down select BlomURBEX General Layout Linking Printing Saving Overlays BlomURBEX BlomUABEX Blom Librar Data source BlomURBES serve In the User token textbox type the UserToken provided by Blom This UserToken is an encrypted string that authenticates each user request Contact w
57. sired layout The choice is saved in the user registry so this layout will remain in future sessions until changed again Blom ASA Proprietary an BLoMURBEX Ax BLOM IMAGING THE WORLD BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 Settings Three views w 2008 2006 3 If needed click Save to save the settings to disk for future use 4 Click OK to save the settings in user registry Next time BlomURBEX Viewer Blom ASA Proprietary l B L C M Bm ne IMAGING THE WORLD EE BromURBEX BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 FFA a x L D E HD E 2 Setti File RI O um i 4 2 an av i OU IUS Te far K i m a ai bi p SAM MIRI TT plomo lomabieto vetro rights rese m i A P p u alll EI 4 TRAN 23 Blom ASA Proprietary Ree CLOMURBEX mm BLOM BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 6 Viewing Blom images The BlomURBEX Viewer is the window that shows BlomURBEX images To open an image is needed to select a location either clicking in the basemap in MapInfo or introducing a known coordinates 6 1 Selecting location in MapInfo 1 Open MapInfo with a basemap 2 Open BlomURBEX Viewer if it is not clicking in the button Open BlomURBEX window Ensure that settings are correct as previously indicated Resize and move application windows so they can be seen c
58. to install Select in the radio buttons if BlomURBEX Plug in for MapInfo will be available to all users or just you in your computer Click Next gt to continue fq BlomURBEX plug in 3 5 for MapInfo B MM Confirm Installation The installer is ready to install BlomUABE plug in 3 5 for M aplnfa en your computer Click Nest to start the installation Blom ASA Proprietary EN BLomMURBEX hu BLOM BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 5 Starting with BlomURBEX Plug in for MapInfo 5 1 Setup the BlomURBEX Viewer Plug in in MapInfo To execute the Plug in follow these steps 1 Start MapInfo Professional 2 Select the MapInfo menu Tools Tool manager 3 Click in Add tool button The Add Tool dialog box opens Type any name you want for BlomURBEX Plug in in the Title textbox Click in the button to search for the BlomURBEX MBX file you will have in the Plug in installation folder Type any description you want for BlomURBEX Plug in Then click OK to accept Add Tool Title BlamLIRBEX 3 5 Location EN 3lamLIRBE plug in 3 50 far Maplnte sBlomL IR BER MB J Description BlomLIRBEX 3 4 Tool Manager Tools Autolabeler Add Tool Catalog Browser Concentric Hing Butters Coordinate Extractor CoordS ys Bounds Manager Create Line By Length DBMS Catalog DBMS Count Rows in T able Edit Tool Remove Tool mimm n n c c Description Blom ASA P
59. y are but if the layers have a different projection then MapInfo will re project data on the fly without changing original data sources will have the projection of the first TAB added Q If a new map is created and a projection is not defined for it then the map 65 Blom ASA Proprietary BLOMURBEX Plug in for MapInfo v3 5 0 This on the fly projection may be a long time consumption process for raster data To avoid this re reprojection MapInfo offers a Image processing button in the Map Options dialog that allows activate or deactivate the on the fly re projection Ensure that the Image processing option is set to Always or Optimized to allow MapInfo re projection of raster data If a BlomURBEX WMS layer or any other raster layer is added to a MapInfo map and the Image processing option is set to Never resample images the map will change its projection to the projection of the new raster layer added This way it will be not needed to re project that is not allowed in the map options To return the map to the previous map projection if has changed it will be needed to change the Image processing option to Always or Optimized and change the projection to the previous as explained below Although BlomURBEX WMS services only support two projections WGS84 Lat Lon and Spherical Mercator and the useful for current release of MapInfo is only WGS84 Lat Lon it is possible to set up MapInfo in order to see the Blom

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