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1. Tile Image File Format JPG Good for Imagery f PNG Good for Scanned Maps and Vector Data Transparency How See Through is the Map Transparent ee_ i Opaque M Save Vector Data if Displayed MW Make Image Tiles Transparent PNG Format Only Skip Existing Tiles Use to Resume Cancelled Export Skip Empty Tiles Dont Export Blank Tiles Note Users without a permanent registration key that export Virtual Earth tiles will get a large diagonal DEMO symbol across the image Registered users will not see that symbol on their output Export World Wind Tiles Command The Export World Wind Tiles command allows the user to export any loaded data to JPG or PNG files tiled in the configuration required by NASA s World Wind application This command will create both the image tiles and the XML file required for World Wind to use the data You should place the generated xml file in the Config Earth folder under your World Wind installation folder in order for it to be picked up by World Wind When you select the command the World Wind Export Options dialog pictured below appears allowing you to setup the export This dialog allows you to specify the display name of the map set in World Wind the base directory to which the directory tree of map tiles will be exported the zoom level setup the format of the imagery and some additional options There is also an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the lo
2. Show Hide Overlay s Toggles whether the currently selected overlays are visible You can also use the checkboxes next to each layer to control the visible state of the overlays Close Overlay s Closes all the currently selected overlays Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 141 Global Mapper User s Manual 3D View Menu Command The 3D View command in Global Mapper allows registered users to view gridded elevation data and any overlying raster or vector data in a true perspective 3D manner In addition any vector data with associated elevation values can also be displayed in true 3D VIDEO TUTORIAL ALERT e Video Tutorial Viewing 3D Vector Data e Video Tutorial Creating a Custom 3D Map When selected the 3D View command displays a window containing a 3D view of the data in the current Global Mapper view Any imagery or vector data being drawn on top of the elevation grid s in the main Global Mapper view will automatically be draped on top of the elevation data in the 3D View window If so configured any 3D vector data will be displayed in space as well The image below depicts a sample of the 3D View window displayed using 250K USGS DEM data for Salt Lake City UT overlaid with DOQ satellite imagery from the TerraServer import command under the File menu Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 142 Global Mapper User s Manual a i E 3D View elm Al al eltt R
3. e ELEV_UNITS specify elevation units to use for new grid FEET US feet DECIFEET 10ths of US feet METERS meters DECIMETERS 10ths of meters CENTIMETERS centimeters e SPATIAL_RES specifies spacing of grid points to use in generated grid A smaller grid spacing results in higher fidelity but larger elevation grids Should be formatted as x_resolution y_resolution The units are the units of the current global projection For example if UTM was the current global projection and you wanted to use a grid with a 30 meter spacing the parameter value pair would look Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 216 Global Mapper User s Manual like SPATIAL_RES 30 0 30 0 If you do not provide a SPATIAL_RES value a good default for the input data will be chosen so in most cases it is best just to leave this off GLOBAL_BOUNDS specifies the grid bounds in units of the current global projection There should be 4 values in a comma delimited list following the parameter name The values should be in order of minimum x minimum y maximum x maximum y GLOBAL _BOUNDS_ SIZE specifies the grid bounds in units of the current global projection There should be 4 values in a comma delimited list following the parameter name The values should be in order of minimum x minimum y width in x width in y LAT_LON_BOUNDS specifies the grid bounds in latitude longitude degrees There should be 4 values in a co
4. Title CRUZ BAY vl TRANSPORTATION Data ID Data Structure DLG 3 Map Date 1982 Creation Date 19970113 Scale 24000 Composites y Vector Geometry Y Vector Topology Y Raster W Ext Spatial Ref 1 Features Level 4 Projection LTM DATUM NAD 27 CONUS UNIT meters Options Pressing the Options button displays a dialog containing the available display options for the selected overlay s Options can be set on multiple raster or elevation overlays at the same time The available display options depend on the type of the selected overlays The following display options are used e Vector Data Options Feature Types Tab Area Styles Tab Line Styles Tab Projection Tab e Raster Data Options Display Tab Color Contrast Adjustment Tab Cropping Tab Band Setup Tab Palette Tab Feathering Tab Color Grade Tab e Elevation Data Options Display Tab Alter Elevation Values Tab Feathering Tab Vector Data Options Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 125 Global Mapper User s Manual Selecting the Options button while a vector i e SHP DXF E00 etc overlay is selected displays the Vector Options dialog pictured below Feature Types Tab Vector Options Feature Types Area Styles Projection m Name Features Using Attribute Value C Do Not Use an Attribute Value for Name f Use Selected Attribute Value for Name PLACE_L Use Multiple At
5. e The Slope Shader colors loaded terrain data by the slope of the terrain rather than the absolute elevation This shader allows you to identify the portions of the terrain that are relatively flat vs those that are relatively steep The definitions of flat and steep are user configurable on the Shader Options panel e The Slope Direction Shader colors loaded terrain data by direction in which the terrain faces rather Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 113 Global Mapper User s Manual than the absolute elevation This shader allows you to easily identify things like the portions of the terrain that face south or any other direction The colors to use for each direction are user configurable on the Shader Options panel e If any custom shaders have been created they will be available as well Use the Enable Hill Shading option to view elevation data as shaded relief With this option off the map appears flat with elevations distinguished by color only With it on shadows are generated using the loaded elevation data along with the remaining settings on this panel The Elevation Display Units option allows you to modify the units that elevations will be displayed in on the status bar as you move the cursor over loaded elevation data The Lighting Direction options set the position of the light source the sun for performing hill shading Note that cartographic azimuth and altitude are used This mea
6. Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 240 0 255 0 Null 0 128 128 Null Global Mapper User s Manual Small Metro small Wletre Area Solid Fill 255 247 181 Area Null 0 0 0 Snow or Glacier snow or Glacier Solid Fill 255 255 255 Null 0 0 0 Solid 0 0 0 tate No Fill 0 0 0 CSI o _ Survey Section No Fill 0 0 0 C O Unclassified Unclassified Area Feature Null 0 0 0 Solid 0 0 0 Solid 0 0 0 Null 0 0 0 No Fill 0 0 0 Solid 0 0 0 Area Feature Unknown Area Unknown Area Type No Fill 0 0 0 Solid 0 0 0 Type VIa View shed Coverage Area No Fill 0 0 0 Solid 0 0 0 Coverage Area Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 241 Global Mapper User s Manual Solid Fill 125 191 167 1 ppi Backwards Wooded Area f LO ELEI Diagonal 165 145 97 1 Null PERAR R EAL AAAA AA Cross Hatch Area Fill Patterns Global Mapper Fill Patterns Fill Pattern n LL Backwards Diagonal Cross Hatch Cross Hatch Diagonal Cross Hatch Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 242 Global Mapper User s Manual Forward Diagonal Cross Hatch Horizontal Hatch Vertical Hatch Intermittent_ Water_Pattern Black _Cross_Pattern Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 243 Global Mapper User s Manual Black_Dot_Pattern Area Border Styles Global Mapper Border Sty
7. Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 255 128 0 128 128 128 53 Global Mapper User s Manual Solid Grid Line Major 128 128 128 Grid Line Minor Solid 128 128 128 Intermittent Stream or River Dash 0 0 211 International Political Boundary nee Interstate Solid 132 130 255 Invisible Boundary Dot 192 192 192 Major Political Boundary State Solid 128 128 128 Major US Highway Solid 255 64 64 Marine Route Solid Measurement Striped 255 255 0 Minor Political Boundary Solid County Park Boundary Solid 0 255 0 Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 54 Global Mapper User s Manual Dash 128 128 128 Processing Closure Line Railroad Class 1A fosmid Railroad Railroad Class 1B Presse Railroad Ramp Solid Dash Dot 128 128 128 Solid 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 255 255 Residential Road Solid 128 128 128 River lt 20 km Solid 0 0 211 River gt 250 km Solid 0 0 211 River 100 250 km Solid 0 0 211 River 20 50 km Solid 0 0 211 Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 55 Global Mapper User s Manual River 50 100 km Solid 0 0 211 Solid 0 0 211 River Unknown Length 2550 0 0 Trail Solid 0 0 0 255 0 255 0 0 211 0 0 0 128 128 128 Solid Unclassified Line Feature 128 128 128 Solid 0 0
8. STL export to a STL format file Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 198 Global Mapper User s Manual SURFERGRID export to a Surfer Grid format file The FORMAT parameter specifies whether it is an ASCII or binary format Surfer Grid file TERRAGEN export to a Terragen terrain file USGS_DEM export to a native format USGS DEM file VRML export to a VRML file e VULCAN_3D export to a Vulcan3D triangulation file e XYZ_GRID export to a XYZ Grid file e ELEV_UNITS specify elevation units to use in export FEET export in US feet DECIFEET export in 10ths of US feet METERS export in meters DECIMETERS export in 10ths of meters CENTIMETERS export in centimeters e SPATIAL_RES specifies spatial resolution Defaults to the minimum spatial resolution of all loaded data if not specified Should be formatted as x_resolution y_resolution The units are the units of the current global projection For example if UTM was the current global projection and you wanted to export at 30 meter spacing the parameter value pair would look like SPATIAL_RES 30 0 30 0 e FORCE_SQUARE_PIXELS if this value is set to YES the spatial resolution of the resultant elevation file will be set so that the x and y pixel size are the same with the minimum default size being used for both e GLOBAL_BOUNDS specifies the export bounds in units of the current global projection There should be 4 va
9. Save Vector Data if Displayed Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 36 Global Mapper User s Manual Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Leveller Heightfield Command The Export Leveller Heightfield command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to a Leveller Heightfield file for use with the Daylon Leveller application When selected the command displays the Leveller Heightfield Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Lidar LAS Command The Export Lidar LAS command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to Lidar LAS format files When selected the command displays the Lidar LAS Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any
10. Solid Fill sq mi 0 0 211 Lake 30 100 Solid Fill sq mi 0 0 211 Lake 5 10 sq mi Solid Fill 0 0 211 Lake Unknown Area Solid Fill 0 0 211 n Solid Fill 220 212 148 255 247 181 Global Mapper User s Manual ee ea ei ISS A Marne Into Area No Fill Area of GEE GEE GEE Major National Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 255 255 0 0 Major State Park Map Catalog Layer Bounds Solid 0 0 0 255 255 0 Backwards a te YY rit YY Ys affi YW Uf Ui Diagonal 255 0 255 Gy i Cross Hatch Measurement SOT ONAL 255 0 0 Hatch Misc Manmade Solid Fill 255 64 64 Null Structure Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 279 Global Mapper User s Manual Solid Fill 0 235 0 omai tere Solid Fill 255 128 0 Ocean Solid Fill 0 0 211 Coral Pattern 255 0 0 Solid Fill 0 0 211 E e D Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View Regional River Solid Fill 104 133 138 Sand Pattern 255 255 0 pi pi Null Null Null Solid Null Null Null Null Null 280 Global Mapper User s Manual Solid Fill 0 255 0 CRT RI a aY i Di Di Di DD N e er ee ee Scrub Area xx lt a Raro zona h RITIRATI cibi one cal Maro Aea Solid Fill 255 247 181 Area owg Snow or Glacier Solid Fill 255 255 255 Glacier B CSI n B D _
11. e Separate Row Column Letters or Numbers With this option separate indicators will be appended to the selected export filename for the row and column If letters are selected the letters A Z will be used If more than 27 letters are needed multiple letters will be used e g AA AB etc If numbers are used the number values will be pre pended with zeroes in order to make the numeric values have the same number of characters for every output tile If the Reverse checkbox is marked the order or the numbers or letters used will be reversed e g if there are 4 rows and numeric naming is selected the rows will be named 4 3 2 1 instead of 1 2 3 4 The user also has the option of specifying the letter number to start naming at as well as the option to specify a prefix for each column and row number for each tile and the option to specify by what value numeric names should change by step for each successive row or column If the Reverse Naming option is checked the column name will come before the row name in the export filename otherwise the row name will be before the column name If the Prepend 0 to Numbers to Make Same Length option is checked the longest number will be found for both the column and row names and all other column row names will have 0 s prepended to make them all the same length If the Create Folders for Each Row or Col if Reversed option 1s checked a separate output sub folder will be created for each row or column
12. meters or feet Any input data not in the selected vertical units will be automatically converted on export The Resolution section allows the user to selected the grid spacing to use when generating the GeoTIFF The default value is the average of the grid spacings of all the currently loaded raster and elevation overlays If the Always Generate Square Pixels option is checked the smaller of the specified x and y resolutions will be used for both the x and y resolution Forcing square pixels ensures that the resultant GeoTIFF file will look good even in software that is not able to deal with pixels that aren t square If you d like to specify the spacing in units other than those of the currently selected view export projection press the Click Here to Calculate Spacing in Other Units button If you want to generate a GeoTIFF file corresponding to a particular scale relative to the selected DPI value see below you can check the Export at the Fixed Scale option and then specify the scale to use For example if you specify a scale value of 25000 each inch in the output an inch being the number of pixels equal to the specified DPI value will be approximately equivalent to 25 000 inches on the ground The DPI Value to Save in Image option allows you to specify a DPI dots per inch value to save in the TIFF header Some software in particular graphics editing software makes use of this value when sizing TIFF files for printout Specifying the de
13. without a valid username and registration key several significant functions will be unavailable In particular if you do not obtain a valid registration key for your copy of Global Mapper you will be subject to the following limitations e You will be unable to export data to any format e You will be limited to loading a maximum of 4 data files at a time With the full version you can load any number of data files simultaneously e You will be unable to view loaded elevation data in 3D e You will be unable to load workspaces e You will be unable to do line of sight calculations using loaded elevation data e You will be unable to perform view shed analysis using loaded elevation data e You will be unable to perform cut and fill volume calculations using loaded elevation data e You will be unable to work with map catalogs e You will be unable to download data from WMS map servers Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 5 Global Mapper User s Manual e You will be unable to save rectified imagery to fully rectified files e You will not be able to print to a specific scale i e 1 1000 e You will have to endure a nagging registration dialog everytime that you run the program e You will not be eligible for free email support CLICK HERE TO REGISTER your copy of Global Mapper and obtain access to all of its powerful features Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map Global M
14. 100K 250K will be determined and data from that scale will be saved The other alternatives either Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 22 Global Mapper User s Manual save the most detailed scale available creating potentially very large files or the scale the most closely matches the current display scale on the screen The Combine Compatible Vector Layers into a Single Layer option causes all vector features with the same native projection to be combined into a single layer within the package file rather than maintaining their original layer structure The Simplification panel allows the user to set up the threshold at which points that don t contribute much to the shape of the vector line and area features being exported are removed in order to generate features with less vertices By default all vertices will be kept but the user can move the slider to the right to get rid of relatively insignificant vertices and realize significant space spacings at the cost of some fidelity The Gridding panel allows the user to split up the data into regularly spaced tiles on export if desired rather than just exporting a single file The Export Bounds panel allows the user to select what portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able capture the screen to an image file Export PDF GeoPDF File Command The Export PDF File command allows the user to export any or a
15. 3 Meters below this height will be used as the fill volume If you select the above ground option for volume calculations along a lne feature the base height used will be relative to ground level at each vertex In the line with the elevations in between vertices being sample spacing Interpolated The sample spacing controls the interval at which elevation samples dice Game Bose Heaht Walue focal Wemices are examined to determine the volumes Smaller values result in more d accurate but more slowly calculated volumes Pans i AMIS 2 meters f Specify the Base Height to use at Each Vertex Y as E meters Vertes Height ft or ro Click Value to Edit C Calculate Cut and Fill volumes Within Area Feature If you wish to change the ground units that the spacing is specified in I 0 0 m you need to change the current projection by going to 2 0 0 m Config 2 Projection 4 0 0 mi volume Units cubic yards i Base Heights in List are above ground if Create New Line Area Feature with Volume Attributes can _ On the Setup Volume Calculate Parameters you can select whether to measure cut and fill volumes within some specified distance of the selected line or within the specified area If you are measuring along a line you can specify the cut heights to use at each vertex individually or use the same cut base height for each vertex relative either to the ground at each vertex or relative to sea level Which
16. Export Landmark Graphics Command The Export Landmark Graphics command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to a Landmark Graphics format file When selected the command displays the Landmark Graphics Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Lidar LAS Command The Export Lidar LAS command allows the user to export any loaded 3D vector data sets like 3D point clouds loaded from other LAS files to new Lidar LAS format files If the source data came from a Lidar format file like a LAS or MrSid Lidar file the attributes from the original data will be maintained For other points in addition to the base position and elevation if there is an INTENSITY attribute available for the point the value of that attribute will be exported as the intensity for the point in the exported LAS file When selected the command displays the Lidar LAS Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Lowrance LCM Command The Export Lowrance L
17. FIXED_WIDTH coordinates are stored in fixed width columns SEMICOLON coordinates are separated by semicolons SPACE coordinates are separated by space characters TAB coordinates are separated by tab characters e BYTES PER SAMPLE BIL ERDAS and GEOTIFF only specifies how many bytes to use per elevation sample in the BIL IMG or vertical GeoTIFF file Valid values are 2 bytes 16 bits and 4 bytes 32 bits If this value isn t specified 2 bytes are used e USE_BIG_ENDIAN BIL only specifies that elevation values written to BIL files should use big endian Motorola byte order rather than the default little endian Intel byte order e POLYGON_CROP_FILE specifies the full path and filename of a vector file containing a polygon feature to which the export should be cropped If multiple polygons are found in the specified file the polygon which has the largest intersection with the data to be exported will be used as the crop polygon see POLYGON_CROP_USE_ALL for exception e POLYGON_CROP_NAME specifies the name of a polygon shape previously defined using the DEFINE SHAPE command to which the export should be cropped The coordinates in the shape need to have been provided in whatever projection the export is being done in e POLYGON_CROP_USE_ALL specifies that if a POLYGON_CROP_FILE is specified that contains multiple polygons the export will be cropped to all polygons in that file rather than just the best fit polygon
18. GPSCoordinates Map 226 Global Mapper User s Manual CSV files with column headers in the first row otherwise set it to NO the default e PROJ_NAME specifies the name of the projection to use for this file this will override any projection information stored in the file This name must have been defined with a prior DEFINE_PROJ command e PROJ_FILENAME specifies the name of the projection prj file to use for this file this will override any projection information stored in the file e PROJ_EPSG_CODE specifies the numeric EPSG projection code that defines the projection for this file this will override any projection information stored in the file For example use PROJ_EPSG_CODE 26715 to define a UTM zone 15 projection with NAD27 as the datum and meters as the units PROMPT_IF_PROJ_UNKNOWN set to NO if you don t want the user to be prompted to select a projection if the projection of the file cannot be automatically determined ELEV_UNITS specify elevation units to use for this file if it contains gridded elevation data FEET export in US feet DECIFEET export in 10ths of US feet METERS export in meters DECIMETERS export in 10ths of meters CENTIMETERS export in centimeters SKIP_COLUMNS specifies the number of columns fields to skip at the start of a coordinate line before trying to read the coordinates For example if the X and Y coordinates of a line were in the 3rd and 4th columns of the
19. GRS1980 GGRS87 GREECE 6121 GRSs1980 O O GOOGLE MAPS SPHERE RADIUS 6378137 Unknown Sphere Radius 6378137m GRS80 ELLIPSOID 6326 GRS1980 O O GUAM 1963 6675 Clarke 1866 HARTEBEESTHOEK 1994 S AFRICA 6148 GRS1980 Z O Z O HERAT NORTH AFGHANISTAN 6255 linternational 1909 Hayford Ind 1924 HERMANNSKOGEL Unknown Bessett84t O O O O HJORSEY 1955 665g Intemnational1909 Hayford Int 1924 HONG KONG 1963 6738 intemational 1909 Hayford In 1924 HUTZU SHAN 6236 international 1909 Hayford In 1924 HUNGARIAN DATUM 1972 6237 GRS1967dndonesia 1974 IGN72 GRANDE TERRE NEW CALEDONIA 6634 _ International 1909 Hayford Intl 1924 INDIAN BANGLADESH Unknown Everest1830 INDIAN MEAN VALUE Unknow Everest 1830 INDIAN NEPAL 6M6 feverestigs6 O O INDIAN THAILAND Unknown Everest1830 O O O INDIAN 1954 6239 eo O INDIAN 1975 6240 eo O INDONESIA 1974 6238 GRS1967dndonesia 1974 IRELAND 1965 __ Unknown Modified Airy O O O IRELAND 1965 1975 ADJUSTMENT Unknown Modified Airy IRENET95 nB Rs S ISN93 ICELAND 659 GRs1980 S Built in Datums 315 1 Global Mapper User s Manual Unknown International 1909 Hayford Int 1924 2 JAD2001 JAMAICA 2001 oss wass JAD69 JAMAICA 1969 6242 Clarke 1866 JGD2000 JAPAN om2 soso S KERTAU 1948 MALAYSIA 045 Ev 3 KOREAN 1985 6162 Bessel 840 KOREAN 1995 6166 GSA KOR
20. Global Mapper User s Manual those export types e Use Selected Area Feature s for Grid Cells This option will export a file for each area feature selected with the Feature Info or Digitizer Tools When you select this feature you will be prompted to select how to name the files based on each area You can choose from using the display label of the area the filename of the file that the area was loaded from an attribute value of the area or just a simple sequential numbering scheme You will also be prompted to choose whether each export should actually be cropped to the polygonal boundary of the area or should just use the rectangular bounds of the area s boundary Note that when you select a filename to save to after this the filename portion of the selected name will be pre pended to whatever is used as the grid cell name So if you want just your selected item i e attribute name etc and nothing prepended only specify a period and then the extension when selecting the base output filename like jpg for JPG output If the user chooses to breakup the data into a grid then the options in the Grid Naming section will apply and allow the user to control how the individual grid tile files are named The following naming options are available e Sequential Numbering Row Major Order With this option a number starting at 1 for the top left tile will be appended to the selected export filename The number will increase across each row
21. Raster Options dialog consists of several tabs each allowing you to control various aspects of how the selected raster layers are displayed Display Tab The Display tab pictured below contains controls allowing you to control the color intensity brightness darkness color transparency blending anti aliasing and texture mapping of the selected layers Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 128 Global Mapper User s Manual Raster Options Palette Feathering Color Grade Projection Display Color Contrast Adjustment Cropping Color Intensity 0 Translucency Can You See Through it 100 0 Transparent Opaque Transparency Transparent Set Transparent Color Blend Mode No Blend Resampling Nearest Neighbor I Texture Map The Color Intensity setting controls whether displayed pixels are lightened or darkened before being displayed It may be useful to lighten or darken raster overlays in order to see overlaying vector data clearly The Translucency setting controls to what degree you can see through the overlay to overlays underneath the overlay The default setting of Opaque means that you cannot see through the overlay at all Settings closer to Transparent make the overlay increasingly more see through allowing you to blend overlapping data The Blend Mode setting controls how an overlay is blended with underlying overlays in addition to the Translucency settin
22. Sets where in the HSV color range the lowest elevation will be e Value Advanced Modifies the HSV value parameter e Saturation Advanced Modifies the HSV saturation parameter e Range Modifies how much of the full HSV range is to be used Increasing this value leads to color wraparound Custom Shaders The Custom Shaders section allows the user to manage any custom shaders that they may have Custom shaders allow the user to control exactly how elevation data is rendered so that the desired result can be obtained Pressing the New button displays the Custom Shader dialog pictured below which allows the user to create a new custom shader Pressing the Edit button display the same dialog allowing the user to edit the currently selected custom shader The Delete button removes the currently selected custom shader Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 116 Global Mapper User s Manual Custom Shader Name Boundary Shader OK Elevation Colors Cancel GE 2000 000000 meters D 5000 000000 meters 000000 meters 0 000000 meters 7 500 000000 meters 1000 000000 meters D 2500 000000 meters Change Color Change Elevation Delete Elevation Even Space Elevations Starting at Arbitrary Base Elevation New Elevation f Meters Height 0 SA C Feet Add i mibiali if Initialize From Palette File Initialize From Surfer CLA File Save to Surfer CLA File W B
23. Small Aqua Geology Joint Open Small Black Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View Global Mapper User s Manual Geology Joint Open Small Green Geology Joint Open Small Red Geology Vertical Bedding Medium Aqua Geology Vertical Bedding Medium Black Geology Vertical Bedding Medium Green Geology Vertical Bedding Medium Red Geology Vertical Bedding Small Aqua Geology Vertical Bedding Small Black Geology Vertical Bedding Small Green Geology Vertical Bedding Small Red SEET LTT Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 274 Global Mapper User s Manual BUILT IN AREA LINE AND POINT TYPES This section reviews the area line and point styles built into Global Mapper e Area Styles Area Types Area Fill Patterns Area Border Styles e Line Styles Line Type Features Drawing Styles e Point Styles Point Type Features Symbols Basic Symbols Geology Area Styles Using the Area Styles panel users can configure how areas of a given type will be displayed in Global Mapper Area fill border style and color can be modified on a type by type basis The Show Labels for Areas of This Type option allows users to turn area labels off on a type by type basis Area Types are shown in the Global Mapper Area Types table Tables showing the Global Mapper Fill Patterns and B
24. The left area of the status bar describes actions of menu items and toolbar icons The left area of the status bar will also show color or elevation of the current pixel if it s over a raster image or the description of the closest vector overlay component If the nearest line feature to the cursor contains recognized addressing information the address nearest the cursor will be displayed The right areas of the status bar indicate the current view scale and the current mouse position in both the global ground reference system and in the Position Display Format currently selected from the Configuration dialog Background The Background command brings up a color dialog box from which the user can select a color to be the new background color of your Global Mapper window The background color selected will also be used to fill in areas of no data in exported raster imagery i e Geo TIFF and JPG files Center on Location The Center on Location command allows the user to manually enter a location to recenter the view on providing a quick and easy way to center yourself on a particular location Properties Properties The Properties command displays a dialog listing properties about the current view window Full View The Full View command zooms such that all of the currently loaded overlays fit in the view window This command also places the overlays in the center of the view window Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordi
25. da al a bi m ba on tet Create New Line Feature Create New Point Feature Show Area and Line vertices eT E erty da r li a LI a a r nmal E ka g TL 250 m S500 mi 50 m Right Click to Display Option Menu E UTM MAD27 387801 7 42319610 9 4319610 9 mi 39 020216 M 94 2960350 WW e Creating New Area Features After selecting the Create New Area Feature popup menu option you can proceed to draw a new area feature with the mouse To draw the feature simple left click at each place that you d like to drop a vertex To finish the area feature right click at the desired location of the last vertex to complete the area You can cancel creation of the new area at any time by pressing the Escape key Note that while drawing the area you can use the Snapping feature to help align the area with existing features Once you ve completed drawing the area the Modify Feature Info dialog will appear allowing you to setup the label classification drawing style and attribution for the area The perimeter and enclosed area of the area feature will be added as default attributes The units for these measurements can be modified on the General tab of the Configuration dialog See Editing Feature Attributes and Drawing Styles for more details Once you have completed have completed creating the area the Digitizer Tool will remain in the area creation mode so you can simply start left clicking to d
26. parameter A value of 0 the default means that all points should be considered as valid GRID_FILL_TO_BOUNDS specifies that the grid values should be filled out to the entire bounds of the gridded data rather than just to the convex hull of the data being gridded Use GRID_FILL_TO_BOUNDS YES to enable this GRID_FLATTEN_AREAS specifies that area features with elevation values should be flattened to the elevation of the area features Use GRID_ FLATTEN AREAS NO to disable this GRID_HEIGHTS_RELATIVE specifies that the elevation values for the input vector features should be treated as relative to any loaded terrain data rather than as absolute elevation values This useful for things like trees or buildings where you have a height above the ground rather than an absolute height Use GRID_HEIGHTS_RELATIVE YES to enable this e GRID_SAVE_TIN specifies that the triangulated irregular network TIN for the grid operation should be saved as a new separate vector layer consisting of triangular 3D area features Use GRID_SAVE_TIN YES to enable this e GRID_USE_CONSTRAINTS specifies that 3D line and area features should be treated as constraints breaklines during the gridding process Use GRID_USE_CONSTRAINTS to enable this e GRID_IGNORE_ZERO specifies that features with an elevation of 0 0 will not be used during the gridding process GENERATE_LAYER_BOUNDS The GENERATE_LAYER_ BOUNDS command create a new layer with a single bounding
27. specifies that the export should generate a separate Shapefile for each layer type in the input data e SPLIT_BY_ATTR specifies that the export should generate a separate file for each set of attributes values in the input data Use the FILENAME _ATTR_LIST and FILENAME_INCLUDE_ATTR_NAME parameters to control which attributes are compared to and in what order and how the filename is generated from those attributes and their values Use SPLIT_BY_ATTR YES to split your export so that all features with the same values for each of the specified attributes is in the same file e FILENAME _ATTR_LIST contains a comma delimited list of attributes to use when naming files exported when using the SPLIT_BY_ATTR YES parameter e FILENAME_INCLUDE_ATTR_NAME specifies that the attribute name specified in the FILENAME_ATTR_LIST parameter should be included as part of the filename when using SPLIT_BY_ATTR YES to split your export into a separate file for each set of attributes e KML_AREA_DISPLAY_ABOVE_TERRAIN KML only specifies that area features with associated elevation value should be displayed at height above the terrain surface in Google Earth Use KML_AREA_DISPLAY_ABOVE_TERRAIN YES to enable e KML_AREA_ELEVS_RELATIVE KML only specifies that the elevation values associated with 3D area features are relative to the terrain surface rather than relative to sea level Use KML_AREA_ELEVS_RELATIVE YES to enable e KML_AREA_EXTRUDE KML only specifies
28. 0 Unknown Line Type Unpaved Road Solid 128 128 128 Drawing Styles Global Mapper Drawing Styles Drawing Style Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 256 Global Mapper User s Manual sa sa enna a E eee ow o o O e e sain sonni es Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 257 H Global Mapper User s Manual _ a PTTTTTTTTETE sii mont POPE siii tai T Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 258 ra CCI Global Mapper User s Manual Solid with Empty Circles along Line Solid with Arrow Pointing to Start fe Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 259 Global Mapper User s Manual BUILT IN POINT TYPES AND SYMBOLS This section reviews the area line and point styles built into Global Mapper e Point Styles Point Type Features Symbols Basic Symbols Geology Point Styles Using the Point Styles panel users can configure what symbol will be used to display points of a given type In addition the Show Labels for Points of This Type option allows a user to turn point labels off on a type by type basis The Custom Symbols section allows users to create new symbols from their own bitmap and icon files which they can then use as the symbol to display for a given type Gl
29. 100 Lower Smaller Convert to Grayscale Save Map Layout Scale Margins Grid Legend etc Save Vector Data if Displayed interpolate to Fill Small Gaps in Data T Display On Top of Roads and Trails E D E j lp Click to see a discussion thread that includes several screenshots with custom maps displayed on Garmin devices Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 191 Global Mapper User s Manual Scripting Language Reference Contents e General Overview e Batch Mode Operation e Comments e Commands ADD MEASURE ATTRS Adds Updates Measure Attributes to Features in a Layer e ASSIGN TYPE Assigns Feature Types Based on Attribute Values COMBINE TERRAIN Combines Two Loaded Terrain Layers to Generate a New Terrain Layer DEFINE PROJ Define a Projection for Later Use DEFINE SHAPE Define a Shape i e Polygon for Later Use DIR LOOP END Ends a Loop of Commands Over Files in a Directory DIR LOOP START Start a Loop of Commands Over Files in a Directory EMBED SCRIPT Runs Another Script File Within This Script EXPORT ELEVATION Export Elevation Data to a File e EXPORT METADATA Export Metadata for a Layer to a File EXPORT PACKAGE Export Data to a Global Mapper Package File EXPORT RASTER Export Raster and Elevation Data to a File EXPORT VECTOR Export Vector Data to a File GENERATE CONTOURS Generate Contours from Elevation Data GENERATE ELEV_GRID Generates
30. 100 and only applies when on of the GRID_TYPE_ parameters is used For example to make your grid tiles overlap by 5 of the grid tile size use GRID_OVERLAP 5 0 The default value is 0 0 meaning that the tiles do not overlap GRID_KEEP_CELL_ SIZE specifies that the size of the grid cells should be maintained over sample spacing This means that if you specify a grid of 4 rows and 5 columns each grid cell will be exactly 25 of the total export height and 20 of the total export width The sample spacing may be slightly smaller than what is specified in order to achieve this By default the sample spacing is exactly maintained and each grid cell may be slightly larger than specified to maintain an integer number of exported cells Use GRID_KEEP_CELL_SIZE YES to enable GRID_NAMING specifies how to name tiles when gridding an export into multiple tiles The value should be SEQUENTIAL for sequential numeric naming starting at 1 SEPARATE for separate prefix appending by row and column or SEPARATE_COLS_FIRST for separate prefix appending by columns and rows For the SEPARATE options use the GRID_NAMING_COLS and GRID_NAMING_ROWS parameters to specify the details of how to name the rows and columns If no GRID_NAMING parameter is supplied the last selected grid naming options selected in the user interface will be used GRID_NAMING_COLS specifies how to name the column portion of grid cell names when using the GRID_NAMING SEPARATE or
31. 171 Global Mapper User s Manual additional points the new strike and dip point will automatically be created at the clicked location using the same parameters as the last strike and dip point that was created allowing you to quickly place a lot of points without going through the dialog each time Enter Strike and Dp Parameters m Strike Azimuth Specify the strike azimuth direction in degrees where North is 0 East is 90 South is 180 and West is 270 The dip azimuth will be offset 90 degrees clockwise right of from the strike azimuth Azimuth 45 degrees relative to True North Dip Value 20 Modify Location Symbol Geology Dip Bedding Medium Black A Description Rock Duteropping Feature Layer User Created and Modified Features Cancel Create Points Spaced Along Area and Line Features You can create new point features evenly spaced along a selected area and line features by right clicking and selecting the Advanced Feature Creation submenu option Create Point Features Spaced Along Selected Feature s This will present a dialog allowing you to specify the spacing to use then create new point features at the specified interval along the line Editing Existing Features In addition to creating new vector features the Digitizer Tool is also very useful for editing existing vector features This tool provides the ability to move delete and reshape vector features as well as modify the label c
32. 208 Global Mapper User s Manual e USE_LZW GEOTIFF only specifies that LZW compression should be used for this RGB or palette based GeoTIFF file LZW compression typically results in much smaller files than the default compression but there may be some software packages that do not yet support LZW encoded GeoTIFF files Specify USE_LZW YES to enable LZW compression e TILE_SIZE GEOTIFF only specifies that the GeoTIFF file should be exported with a tiled organization and use the specified tile size This tile size should be between 8 and 2048 Typical values are 64 128 and 256 e SAVE_SCALE_AND LEGEND specifies that the distance scale and elevation legend if applicable and enabled for display on the Configuration dialog should be exported to the generated raster file Specify SAVE_SCALE_ AND _LEGEND YES to enable this option e BG_TRANSPARENT RGB GEOTIFF and PNG only specifies that any areas of no data background should be marked as transparent Use BG_TRANSPARENT YES to enable e OVERWRITE_EXISTING specifies that existing files should be overwritten The default is OVERWRITE_EXISTING YES so use OVERWRITE_EXISTING NO to skip exporting files that already exist e DPI GEOTIFF and JPG only specifies the DPI dots per inch value to save in the generated file s For example use DPI 300 to specify that the DPI for this file is 300 By default no DPI value will be written out e KML_MIN_LOD_ PIXELS KML only specifies how
33. 395 Dupree Dr Huntsville Al 39806 2Z565 93 2657 6 McPeak Carol 5923 Lumsden Battery Cir Mobile AL 36619 251 661 0939 7 McPeak Dwight 5548 Heath Row Dr Birmingham AL 35242 205 991 8862 8 McPeak Faye 146 Larkin St New Market AL 35761 256 379 5416 9 McPeak Faye 395 Dupree Dr Huntsville AL 35806 256 837 2657 When batch geo coding you can choose to either geocode US addresses against an online database or to geocode to loaded road data instead If you choose to geocode against loaded road data you must already have road data loaded with a known address format like Tiger Line data in the US or data with supported attribute names for addressing information like R_FROM_ADR L_TO_ADR R_FROM_CITY Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 83 Global Mapper User s Manual L_TO_CITY etc so that the data can be geocoded Once you complete a batch geocode operation the results are displayed in a list in a dialog see sample below The Batch Geocode Results dialog contains buttons allowing you to create new point features from the matched address results or to export the results to a new file Batch Geocode Results Sequence Name Address City State ZIF Phone Latitude Longil McPeak Betty North Pole AR 99705 907 488 4679 64 46031 44 NO 147 22 McPeak P Anchorage AK 99501 907 770 2957 61 12 6042 NO 149 523 McPeak Roger North Fole AK 99705 907 458 0823 BF 46031 44 NO 147 22 McPeak Allan 1011 Mclay
34. Aqua Geology Foliation Open Medium Black Geology Foliation Open Medium Green Geology Foliation Open Medium Red Geology Foliation Open Small Aqua Geology Foliation Open Small Black Geology Foliation Open Small Green Geology Foliation Open Small Red PERE DODEnOo cocco Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 271 Global Mapper User s Manual Geology Horizontal Bedding Medium Aqua Geology Horizontal Bedding Medium Black Geology Horizontal Bedding Medium Green Geology Horizontal Bedding Medium Red Geology Horizontal Bedding Small Aqua Geology Horizontal Bedding Small Black Geology Horizontal Bedding Small Green Geology Horizontal Bedding Small Red Geology Joint Closed Medium Aqua Geology Joint Closed Medium Black Geology Joint Closed Medium Green DODGE ROEoooOn DUUGOGOUULU Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 272 Global Mapper User s Manual Geology Joint Closed Medium Red Geology Joint Closed Small Aqua Geology Joint Closed Small Black Geology Joint Closed Small Green Geology Joint Closed Small Red Geology Joint Open Medium Aqua Geology Joint Open Medium Black Geology Joint Open Medium Green Geology Joint Open Medium Red Geology Joint Open
35. B eee Unclassified Unclassitied Area Feature No Fill 0 0 0 Area Feature Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 281 Scattered Trees Null 0 0 0 0 128 128 Null 0 0 0 Null 0 0 0 Null 0 0 0 Solid 0 0 0 Null 0 0 0 Solid 0 0 0 Solid 0 0 0 Null 0 0 0 Solid 0 0 0 Unknown Area Type View Shed Coverage Area Global Mapper User s Manual Unknown Area Type No Fill DI View Shed Coverage Area No Fill oe Solid Fill 125 191 167 thy Backwards Wooded Area 4 Diagonal 165 145 97 1 Cross Hatch Area Fill Patterns Global Mapper Fill Patterns Fill Pattern B LL Backwards Diagonal Cross Hatch Cross Hatch Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 282 Global Mapper User s Manual Diagonal Cross Hatch Forward Diagonal Cross Hatch Horizontal Hatch Vertical Hatch Sand_ Pattern Intermittent_Water_Pattern Salt_Pattern Coral_ Pattern Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 283 Global Mapper User s Manual Black_Cross_Pattern Black_Dot_Pattern Area Border Styles Global Mapper Border Styles Border Style Dash Dot Dot Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 284 Global Mapper User s Manual Comb Left Only Comb Right Only Comb Long Teeth Left Only Comb Long_Teeth Right Only C
36. BMP Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the pixel spacing a Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 26 Global Mapper User s Manual Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export BT Binary Terrain Command The Export BT Binary Terrain command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to a BT Binary Terrain format file When selected the command displays the B7 Binary Terrain Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing to use a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export DEM Command The Export DEM command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to a native format USGS DEM file When selected the command displays the DEM Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the quadrangle name grid spacing and vertic
37. COGO Input N 23412 WNW 340 Oae e256 E250 The first character of a COGO input string must be either the character N or S to indicate whether the bearing is relative to the north or south directions After another space the angle begins The angle can be in any angle specification that Global Mapper supports including degrees degrees minutes or degrees minutes seconds A space follows the angle and is then followed by either the E or W characters A space separates the bearing from the distance which should be in appropriate linear units For those unfamiliar with the notation for bearings Picture yourself in the center of a circle The first hemispere notation tells you whether you should face north or south Then you read the angle and either turn that many degrees to the east or west depending on the second hemisphere notation Finally you move distance units in that direction to get to the next station Creating New Point Features After selecting the Create New Point Feature popup menu option you can proceed place the point feature by left clicking at the desired location of the point You can cancel creation of the new point at any time by pressing the Escape key You can also use the Create New Point Feature at Specified Position option to create a new point feature at a manually specified location When you select this option a dialog appears allowing you to enter the location for the new point feature in either lat
38. Color command allows you to control what color the GPS vessel is displayed in Vessel Size The Vessel Size submenu options allow you to control how large you would like the GPS vessel to be on screen Vessel Shape The Vessel Shape submenu options allow you to control the shape of the GPS vessel on screen Setup The Setup command displays the GPS Setup dialog pictured below The GPS Setup dialog allows you to tell Global Mapper what port your GPS device is connected to your computer on and what format the GPS device is communicating in Make sure that you have your GPS device set to NMEA 0183 v2 x or Garmin mode There is also an Auto Detect option which will cause Global Mapper to try and automatically determine your GPS device s settings when you start tracking the device You can also specify that you would like to read GPS information from a text file containing NMEA 0183 sentences Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 186 Global Mapper User s Manual GPS Setup Cancel Connection f Serial Port Connection Port COMI Baud Rate 4800 Garmin USE Device Read From File NMEA Format Only r Elevation Offset o meters Enter the value to add to all elevation values before reporting them This is useful to adjust for vertical datum shifts Information If you are currently tracking a GPS device the Information command will display the GPS Information dia
39. Cover vector data file MAPINFO a MapInfo MIF MID of TAB MAP vector data collection e MAPMAKERTERRAIN a MapMaker terrain file e MARPLOT_MIE a MarPlot MIE format file Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 220 Global Mapper User s Manual e MAPTECH a MapTech BSB Topo or Aerial format file e MICRODEM _ DEM a MicroDEM created DEM file MICROPATH_DEM a Micropath DEM file e MRSID a LizardTech MrSID image file NetCDF a NetCDF format file e NIMA_GNS a NIMA GNS format file NITE NITF format imagery NOS_GEO a NOS GEO format chart file NTF_GRID a NTF grid format file OPTIMI_ GRID an Optimi terrain or clutter grid format file OZI an OziExplorer format waypoint WPT or track PLT file PCX a PC Paintbrush PCX format file PCXS a Garmin PCX5 format waypoint WPT or track TRK file e ROCKWORKS_GRID a RockWorks Grid format file RPF Raster Product Format database like CADRG RPF_FRAME single frame from a Raster Product Format database like CADRG S57 a S 57 chart file SDTS a SDTS transfer SEGPI a SEGPI seismic shotpoint file SHAPEFILE an ESRI Shapefile SURFERGRID a Surfer grid format file SWEDISHDEMGRID a Swedish DEM grid format file TERRASCAN a TerraScan LIDAR format file TIGER_LINE a Tiger Line format file USGS_DEM a native format USGS DEM file VPF a Vector Product Format file
40. Features DK Cancel Apply Help The Area Styles and Line Styles tabs provide the ability to customize how area and line features found in the selected layer s are displayed The following style settings are available e Use Default Style Based on Classification or Custom Stlye This option is the default and specifies that features should be drawn and labeled using either the custom style applied to each feature or the default drawing style for the classification assigned to each feature You are configure the default drawing style for any particular classification on the Area Styles tab of the Configuration dialog or the Line Styles tab of the Configuration dialog e Use Same Style for All Features This option specifies that all features in the selected layer s should be drawn with the same drawing style regardless of type or any custom style applied e Apply Styling Based on Attribute Name Values This option provides a way to base the drawing style on the value of a particular attribute This is a powerful feature allowing you to assign a style to a particular value for a particular attribute Any features whose value for the selected attribute name matches the selected value will be assigned that style If you have numeric values and the nterpolate Colors Between Numeric Values option is checked any numeric values for the selected attribute name that do not exactly match a value will find the two closest numeric values and int
41. GRID_NAMING SEPARATE_COLS_FIRST parameter The value of this field is a comma delimited list with the following field values Naming type Can have the following values Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 203 Global Mapper User s Manual 0 NUM name using numbers in ascending order 0 NUM_REVERSE name using numbers in descending order 0 ALPHA name using letters in ascending order 0 ALPHA_REVERSE name using letters in descending order Starting value for numbering or lettering i e 1 or A Prefix string to use before the numeric or alphabetic value Step value for numeric naming default is 1 You can leave values blank if they don t apply or you want to use the default As an example to do numeric naming starting at the number 100 increasing by 10 each time with a prefix of DEM you would use GRID_NAMING_COLS NUM 100 DEM 10 GRID_NAMING_ROWS specifies how to name the row portion of grid cell names when using the GRID_NAMING SEPARATE parameter See the documentation for the GRID_NAMING_COLS parameter above for details on the format GRID_NAMING_PREPEND_ZEROES specifies whether or not to prepend zeroes to the start of grid column row names Use GRID_NAMING_PREPEND_ZEROES NO to disable the prepending of zeroes GRID_NAMING_SEPARATOR specifies the separator string to use between pieces of a grid name The default is an underscore GRID_CREATE_FOLDERS specifies that a separate folder shou
42. HPGN 6152 GRS1980 O O NAD 3 ILLINOIS HPGN 6152 GRS1980 O O NAD83 INDIANA HPGN 652 GRS1980 O O i O NAD83 IOWA HPGN 652 GRSs1980 O O O y O NAD83 KANSAS HPGN 6152 GRS1980 O Z O O NAD83 KENTUCKY HPGN 6152 GRS1980 O Z O NAD83 LOUISIANA HPGN 6152 GRS1980 oO oo NAD83 MAINE HPGN 652 orso O o NAD83 MARYLAND DELAWARE HPGN NAD83 MICHIGAN HPGN 6152 GRS 1980 GRS1980 S NAD83 MINNESOTA HPGN 6152 GRS1980 NAD83 MISSISSIPPI HPGN 6152 GRSs1980 NAD83 MISSOURI HPGN 652 GRs1980 O NAD83 MONTANA EASTHPGN 6152 GRS1980 NAD83 MONTANA WEST IDAHO HPGN 6152 GRSH980 INAD83 NEBRASKA HPGN 652 GRS1980 NAD83 NEVADA HPGN 652 GRSU98Q INAD83 NEW ENGLAND HPGN 6152 gRsIogo NAD83 NEW JERSEY HPGN 6152 GRS1980 O NAD83 NEW MEXICO HPGN 6152 IGRS1980 NAD83 NEW YORK HPGN 652 IGRS980 INAD83 NORTH DAKOTA HPGN 6152 IGRS1980 NAD83 OHIO HPGN 652 fGRSIOBO INAD83 OKLAHOMA HPGN 6152 GRSIO8O INAD83 PENNSYLVANIA HPGN 6152 IGRS1980 6152 GRS1980 O INAD83 SOUTH CAROLINA HPGN 6152 IGRS1980 NAD83 SOUTH DAKOTA HPGN 6152 GRS1980 NAD83 TENNESSEE HPGN 6152 GRS1980 NAD83 TEXAS EAST HPGN 6152 IGRS1980 INAD83 TEXAS WEST HPGN 6152 GRS 1980 INAD83 UTAH HPGN 652 GRSIOBO o INAD83 VIRGINIA HPGN 6152 fGRsuIogO INAD83 WASHINGTON OREGONHPGN 6152 GRS1980 Built in Datums 319 G
43. INC_ELEV_ATTR YES to enable or INC_ELEV_ATTR NO to disable This is enabled by default INC_LAYER_ATTR SHAPEFILE MAPINFO or KML only specifies whether or not the layer description of a feature should be added as an attribute to the DBF files exported with the Shapefile or for KML files whether or not displays labels should be exported for line and area features Use INC_LAYER_ATTR YES to enable or INC_LAYER_ATTR NO to disable This is enabled by default for Shapefile and MapInfo exports and disabled by KML POLYGON_CROP_FILE specifies the full path and filename of a vector file containing a polygon feature to which the export should be cropped If multiple polygons are found in the specified file the polygon which has the largest intersection with the data to be exported will be used as the crop polygon see POLYGON_CROP_USE_ALL and POLYGON_CROP_USE_EACH for exceptions Note that line and area features will only be cropped to the bounds of the specified polygon Point features from some formats will actually be cropped to the specified polygon boundary POLYGON_CROP_NAME specifies the name of a polygon shape previously defined using the DEFINE SHAPE command to which the export should be cropped The coordinates in the shape need to have been provided in whatever projection the export is being done in POLYGON_CROP_USE_ALL specifies that if a POLYGON_CROP_FILE is specified that contains multiple polygons the export will be cropped to all pol
44. KML KMZ Command Export Landmark Graphics Command Export Lidar LAS Command Export Lowrance LCM MapCreate File Command Export Lowrance USR Command Export MapGen Command Export MapInfo MIF MID Command Export MapInfo TAB MAP Command Export MatLab Command Export Moss Command Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map Global Mapper User s Manual Export NIMA ASC Command Export OSM OpenStreetMap org XML Command Export Platte River WhiteStar Geographix File Command Export PLS CADD XYZ File Command Export Polish MP cGPSMapper File Command Export SEGPI Command Export Shapefile Command Export Simple ASCII Text File Command Export Surfer BLN Command Export SVG Command Export Tom Tom OV2 File Command Export Tsunami OVR Command Export UKOOA P 190 Command Export WAsP MAP File Command Export ZMap XYSegld File Command e Export Web Formats Google Maps VE WW etc Export Bing Maps Virtual Earth Tiles Command Export Google Maps Tiles Command Export KML KMZ Command Export SVG Command Export VRML Command Export World Wind Tiles Command Export Zoomify Tiles Command e Batch Convert Reproject e Combine Terrain Layers e Generate Contours Command e Print Command e Print Preview Command e Print Setup Command e Fxit Command Open Data File s Command 5 The Open Data File s command allows the user to open additional data files into the main Glo
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46. Maximum Stretch Iv Share Contrast Adjustment with Other Layers The Color Balance sliders allow you modify the relative amounts of red green and blue in the image thus allowing precise control over the color balance in the image The Contrast Adjustment options are used to adjust the contrast of imagery The Linear Percentage Stretch contrast adjustment method applies a standard deviation contrast adjust to each color channel in the image You can specify how many standard deviations from the mean that the range is stretch to for rendering although you ll generally want to stick with the default of 2 This is particularly useful for improving the display of dark or satellite imagery such as IKONOS images and is required for the display of imagery with more than 8 bits per color channe The Linear Min Max Stretch method finds the minimum and maximum values in each color channel and stretches that range to a range of 0 to 255 For most imagery with 8 bits or less per color channel this will have no effect but can produce a good result for high color imagery The Share Contrast Adjustment with Other Layers checkbox allows you to specify that the calculated contrast adjustment used should be based on all loaded raster layers that have contrast adjustment enabled rather than just the color histogram for this single layer This is enabled by default and provides consistent results when adjusting the contrast for multiple mosaiced images Cro
47. Number to Feature Description if checked this option causes the DGN color number for each feature to be appended to the feature description level number DXF DWG Import INSERT entities as point features if checked this option specifies that the content of INSERT entities 1 e blocks in DXF and DWG files should be loaded as a single point feature at the location of the INSERT DXF DWG Create New Types from Layers if checked this option will cause new Global Mapper types to automatically be created for every DXF DWG layer name encountered for which a Global Mapper type does not already exist Show Pixel Location in Status Bar if checked this option causes the native pixel location of the topmost raster or gridded elevation file to be displayed in the status bar as you move the cursor around in addition to the color and or elevation data Use DOS Character Set for Default Label Fonts if checked this option specifies that default display label fonts should use the OEM character set code page 437 rather than the ANSI character set code page 1252 This option can be helpful if you are having problem with accented characters not displaying correctly from some data sets those data sets encoded in code page 437 rather than 1252 Use Path to First Loaded File as Default Export Path if checked this option specifies that when exporting a new file the default export path will be the path of the first loaded file during this session rath
48. Options The General panel pictured below controls options for the display of vector data areas lines and points as well as position format on the status bar Configuration Point Styles Vertical Options Shader Options Projection General Vector Display Area Styles Line Styles Grd Display Shit f No Grd Lat Lon Grid Curent Projection Grid Grid Spacing j T Show All Grid Lines Regardless of Zoom Scale Extend Grid Lines Beyond Loaded Data Bounds Distance Scale Display Units Shit 5 No Scale Display Scale Using Distance Units Hevation Legend Display Units Shit L f NoLegend Metric meters Statute feet Position Display Format Lat Lon dd mm ssssss h Area Measure Units Acres Distance Measure Units Metric m km Miscellaneous Advanced Options Prefer World File TFYV Coordinates for Gea TIFF Files Maintain Export Bounds Instead of Sample Spacing Export Old Format PRJ Files IBIL Format Ask if 16 bit Files are Imagery bd DPI m Restore Default Settings Cancel Apply Help Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 100 Global Mapper User s Manual The Grid Display options allow for the control of whether or not grid lines are displayed and if so what projection they will be in The No Grid option is the default and causes no grid lines to be displayed or exported The Lat Lon Grid options causes a grid to be dis
49. SLOPE AVG_SLOPE and STD_DEV_SLOPE attributes to the area containing the minimum maximum average and standard deviation of elevation values encountered within the area feature as well as the maximum average and standard deviation of the slope values in degrees found within the area For selected line features the maximum and average slope in degrees for the line will be computed add added as MAX_SLOPE and AVG_SLOPE attributes Calculating Cut and Fill Volumes for Area and Line Features If you have a single area or line feature selected the Measure Volume option will appear when bringing up the right click menu Selecting this option will allow you to calculate cut and fill volumes either within the selected area or along the selected line feature For more information about this operation see the cut and fill section of the Measure Tool help Working with Feature Measurements i e Length Enclosed Area If one or more area and or line features are selected the Add Update the Measure Attributes of Selected Feature s option will appear when right clicking Selecting this option will add measurement attributes to the selected features that do not already have them or update the measurement attributes of features that do The Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 180 Global Mapper User s Manual measure attributes include LENGTH for lines and PERIMETER and ENCLOSED_ AREA for areas In addition to adding upd
50. Styles tab of the Configuration dialog to be used when rendering the feature Alternatively you can choose the Specify Style to Use When Rendering Feature option and select how you want this feature drawn independent of the selected Feature Type The Feature Attributes selection allows you to edit the attributes that are associated with this feature The Add File Link s button in this section allows you to easily add attributes that point to files somewhere on disk without having to manually type in the file name These file links can later be followed from the Feature Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 175 Global Mapper User s Manual Information dialog displayed with the Feature Info tool When more than one area line and or point feature is selected there is an option on the right click popup menu allowing you to edit the selected features Selecting that option displays a dialog dialog which allows you to modify the Name Feature Type Feature Layer and Drawing Style and Attributes for the selected features Deleting Undeleting Features Removing an unwanted feature is quite simple All that you need to do is select the feature s that you wish to delete then either select the Delete option from the right click popup menu or press the DELETE key Once you ve done that the feature is marked for deleted and will no longer appear on the display unless the Render Deleted Features option is enabled on the
51. Tutorial provided by www globalmapperforum com Once you have rectified an image in Global Mapper you can then export it to any of the supported export formats to obtain a fully rectified image that can then be immediately loaded into numerous other imaging and GIS packages If you find that after rectifying a file that you want to modify the rectification you can simply select the layer in the Overlay Control Center then right click and select the Modify Layer Position Projection option to bring up the rectification dialog for that layer As Needed Rectification There are two ways to rectify imagery in Global Mapper The first is to simply load the imagery file needing to be rectified just like any other file Global Mapper will automatically prompt you to rectify an image if it cannot automatically determine where on the earth the image should be placed If you indicate that you would like to rectify an image when prompted the Image Rectifier dialog will appear allowing you to enter ground control points for the image in order to rectify it This process is described in detail later Batch Rectification By using the Rectify Georeference Imagery command under the File menu you can select multiple images to rectify at a time You will be allowed to rectify all images that you select regardless of whether they already contain valid positioning information In this way you can correct poorly positioned imagery Using the Batch Image Rec
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53. Vector Options tab of the Configuration dialog If you decide that you didn t want to delete a feature simple enable the Render Deleted Features option see above to show the deleted features then select the deleted features and select the Undelete Feature s option from the right click popup menu Moving Features You can move area line and point features simply by _selecting the feature s that you wish to move then selecting the Move XXX Feature s option from the right click popup menu or you can simply hold down the ALT key when selecting the feature s to move to automatically enter move mode for the selected feature s vertices Once you ve done that simply hold down the left mouse button and drag the features to the desired new location If you d only like to move the selected feature s either horizontally or vertically you can hold down either the X or Y keys on the keyboard to restrict the movement to that axis Holding down both keys will move the feature s diagonally If after moving a feature you decide that you want to undo the move simply select the feature s that you want moved back and select the Restore Original Shape from the right click popup menu If you need to shift offset selected features a particular distance you can also simply right click when the feature s to move are selected and select the Shift Offset Selected Feature s option This will bring up a dialog allowing you to specify a distance to shi
54. View Water Level o meters 3D Vector Display Options if Display 3D Vector Features in Space Above Below Terrain Surface i Treat 3D Vector Elevations as Relative to the Terrain Surface I Extrude 3D Areas to Surface Useful for Buildings The contents of the 3D View window will always reflect what is visible in the main Global Mapper view This means that as you pan and zoom around the main Global Mapper view the contents of the 3D View window will pan and zoom around as well The reverse is also true in that the pan and zoom buttons on the 3D View window will cause the main Global Mapper view to pan and zoom as well Another example of the 3D view is displayed below This time it is several 24K USGS DLGs for Blue Springs MO overlaid on several 24K USGS DEMS for the same area Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 146 Global Mapper User s Manual EE 3D View re S da 3 BQ Alal dtt A 3D Vector Display Advanced Discussion and Options 3D vector data is exaggerated along with the terrain so it will align correctly A bridge going over a gorge with heights of 100m and 110m on either end wouldn t match up with the terrain heights of 100m and 110m if both weren t exaggerated If relative elevations of Om and 10m are used those would end up as Om and 30m which would still allow the bridge to match up NOTE these values assume a vertical exaggeration value of 3 0 When extruding to
55. a usable TIN surface for use in other applications like 3DS Max Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export DWG Command The Export DWG command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to an AutoCAD Drawing DWG format file When selected the command displays the DWG Export Options dialog pictured below which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of a DWG Options panel a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 51 Global Mapper User s Manual DWG Export Options DWG Options Gridding Export Bounds DWa Version R15 Autocad 2000 Display Labels for Area and Line Features C Do Not Include Display Labels Include Display Labels as Separate Text Layer Include Display Labels as Attributes Note that some software may be unable to deal with attributes If you have trouble with an exported DXF with this option enabled disable this option and try again Text Size Left Smaller Right Bigger 1 00 Layer Names f Use Feature Description for Layer Name Use Feature Display Label for Layer Name Use Feature Source Filename for Layer Name Generate Projection PRI File Create 3D Features Using Loaded Elevation Data Generate ECEF Coordinates Advanced Users Only Generate
56. and smaller as you zoom out to maintain the same width in ground units In addition the Show Labels for Lines of This Type When Present option allows users to turn line labels off on a type by type basis The Display Roads As Fat Lines When Zoomed In option allows users to turn on off the fattening of road lines when zoom in tight on them The New Type button allows the user to create a new line feature type and specify how it should be displayed The Edit Type button allows the user to edit line types that were previously created with the New 7ype button and the Delete Type button allows the user to remove line types that were previously created with the New Type button With the Attributes button you can specify a set of default attributes and values to use for new features of this type created using the Digitizer Tool If you right click on the list of types a menu will appear allowing you to save and restore your style settings using a style file This provides an easy way to setup a set of styles to use then restore them at a later date for use with a particular set of data Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 108 Global Mapper User s Manual Configuration Point Styles Vertical Options Shader Options Projection General Vector Display Area Styles Line Styles Line Types Right Click for More Options Collector Road Contour Li Line Intermediate Deleted Line Digitizer T
57. and the file being converted is also loaded in the main map view and has some custom collar cropping applied those collar cropping options will be used rather than the automatic DRG style collar setting e Skip Existing Output Files this option causes any conversion operations for which the default output filename already exists to be skipped This is useful when resuming batch conversion operations that failed or were cancelled e Use Big Endian For Elevations causes stored elevations to use the big endian Motorola byte order rather than the default little endian Intel byte order e Use Lossless Compression this option causes the lossless compression method to be used when generating Global Mapper Grid files If it 1s not checked some minor loss of data in areas of high terrain relief will be allowed in order to achieve a higher compression ratio e Use Other Source Files As Filler causes all selected source files to be loaded and made available during export to fill holes in the main file being converted This is useful when you have a collection of files that are being reprojected and you do not want to have a sliver around the edge of each new file filled with the background color when the source data does not make a perfect rectangle You can even mark some files to only be used as filler by right clicking on them in the Files list and selecting the appropriate option in the popup menu You can also right click on the list of files t
58. are editing or creating a road feature you can set the name to a commonly supported iconized road name like I 35 or US40 and when you press OK you will be prompted whether or not to display an icon for the road name This allows you to generate a nice iconized display for most highway types If you would like to split point and area labels up onto multiple display lines you can add the newline escape sequence n to your display label You will then be prompted to split your label onto multiple lines when you save the changes If editing an area or line feature the Vertices button will appear allowing you to edit the vertices of the selected feature including working with per vertex elevations for 3D features The Feature Type selection allows you to choose which Global Mapper classification to assign to the feature You can also choose to create a new Global Mapper type with the Create New Type button The Feature Layer selection allows you to choose which layer that the feature should be assigned to You can choose an existing layer the User Created and Modified Features layer or you can create an entirely new layer to add the feature to A layer corresponds to a single entry in the Control Center The Feature Style section allows you to modify the drawing style of the selected feature Selecting the Use Default Style for Selected Feature Type option will cause the currently configured style for the Feature Type from the Area Line or Point
59. based on an elevation angle relative to the horizon from the transmitter This is useful if you have something like a radar dish that points Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 159 Global Mapper User s Manual up at some angle and you want to see where the signal can be seen Optionally you can also specify that the receiver elevation should be calculated based on an elevation angle relative to the horizon from the transmitter This is useful if you have something like a radar dish that points up at some angle and you want to see where the signal can be seen Finally you can also specify a transmission angle range for a beam transmitted from the transmitter Then the view shed will depict where that beam would hit the terrain surface or some user specified distance above the surface The Select Elevation Layer s to Base Transmitter Receiver Heights On button displays a dialog allowing you to select which of the loaded elevation layers you want to base ground relative transmitter and receiver heights on The default is to use all loaded layers but if you have a situation where you have a ground level data set loaded and perhaps another set with heights of buildings etc you could use this option to cause the transmitter and receiver heights to be based on the ground elevation whereas the actual visibility of each point will use the topmost of any loaded layer The View Radius section allows the user to specify
60. box area created from the bounding box of each loaded layer Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 217 Global Mapper User s Manual e LAYER_DESC specifies the description to use the for created layer GENERATE_PATH_PROFILE The GENERATE_PATH_PROFILE command allows for the saving of a 3D path profile to an ASCII XYZ file This command uses loaded elevation data to generate a list of the 3D coordinates between two given points in the given elevation units The following parameters are supported by the command e FILENAME full path to XYZ ASCII file to save the data to e ELEV_UNITS specify elevation units to use in export FEET export in US feet METERS export in meters e POINT_COUNT specifies the number of points to generate in the path This must be at least two For example to create 1000 points use POINT_COUNT 1000 You can use the POINT_SPACING parameter rather than this to specify how far apart sample points should be e POINT_SPACING specifies the point spacing in meters to use between sample points along the path For example to create points spaced 10 meters apart use POINT_SPACING 10 0 e START_POS specifies the start position for the path profile The coordinates must be given in the current global coordinate system For example if UTM if the current projection you might specify and easting northing as follows START_POS 480000 43 10000 e END_POS specifies the end position for the
61. combine then selecting the Combine Selected Line Features right click menu option This option will connect any lines that you have selected that join at an endpoint Any lines that are succesfully joined into a new one will be marked as deleted Finding the Intersection of Multiple Area Features You can find the intersection of two area features by selecting both features then right clicking and selecting the Find Intersection of Selected Area Features menu command This operation will create a new area feature from the intersection of the two selected area features You will also be prompted to create new area features from what is left outside of the intersection If you choose this option then the original area features will be marked as deleted once the operation completes successfully Cutting Areas From Adding Islands to Area Features You can cut one area feature shape out of another area shape either adjusting the second areas outer boundary or making the first area feature become an island or hole within the second area by first selecting the area s that you want to cut from another area make into an island then right click and select the Cut Selected Area s from Another Area Add Islands menu option You will then need to left click in the area feature that you would like to cut the selected area s out of Splitting Areas into Two New Area Features You can split an existing area feature into two new area features by sele
62. dialog with a list of all compatible export file types is displayed allowing the user to select what type of file to convert the input files to Finally after the input and output file types are selected the Batch Convert dialog pictured below is displayed allowing the user to set up the batch conversion Select File Type to Convert From Select Type ACE Altitude Comected Elevation Arc Vector Coverage File ArceInfo ASCII Grid File ArceInfo Binary Grid File AutoCAD OF Drawing Interchange File BSE ML LIE M Select File Type to Convert To Select Type 4rcelnfo ASCII Grid File BIL Band Ineleaved Imagery BIL 16 bit Elevation Samples BIL 32 bit Elevation Samples BIF Band Interleaved Pixel BSO Band Sequential Imagery DEM USGS ASCII DEM Formati Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 68 Global Mapper User s Manual Batch Convert Source Files Destination Files OK Directory GADATAMMAGERYA35N80W Elevation Drape_ 1 LI j fi GADATAMMAGER YABathurst Inlet Morth tif fe gr aa DES FERIE Cancel GADATAMMAGER Y Burlinaton Standard MatColor RAGNI REI GADATAMMAGERYBurington Standard NatColor C Specify output directory Help GA DATANMAGERYSC300921 3 NW 20 zip GADATANMAGERYSNTSS5B07 95403 01 185 1 Change GADATAMMAGERYAcompressed tif example tif GADATAMMAGERYAeT1656_ land shallow topo File Names GADATAMMAGE AYA sla _chafaral tif f Use Source File Name
63. down your export in some cases If the Set Global Origin to the Lower Left of Design Plane Rather than the Center of the Design Plane option is set the global origin is set to the minimum valid negative values rather than at 0 0 as is standard If the Replace Dark Line Colors with White option is set any lines that are near black in color will be replaced with a white line automatically This is useful for getting dark colored lines to show up when the exported DGN file is viewed in an application that uses a black background Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export DLG O Command The Export DLG O command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to a native format USGS DLG O Digital Line Graph Optional format file Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 48 Global Mapper User s Manual When selected the command displays the DLG O Export Options dialog pictured below which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of a DLG O Options panel which allows the user to set up the banner name DCU digital cartographic unit or quad name and category name a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export If possible the fields on the DLG O Options panel are automatically filled in with the best guesses available based on the currently loaded data The user is
64. e Configure General Global Mapper setup e Map Layout Setup Map Layout Display scale bar margins north arrow etc Zoom Tool Ql The Zoom command selects the zoom tool as the current tool To zoom in on a specific point choose the Zoom tool from the toolbar or Tool Zoom from menu bar A magnifying glass icon should appear on the screen To zoom in left click without dragging the mouse The view is centered on where the mouse was clicked and will zoom in by a factor of two To zoom out right click without dragging the mouse The view will zoom out by a factor of two centered on where the mouse was clicked You can also hold down the Ctrl key while right clicking to restore the view to the last zoomed view Alternately one can zoom in to a user defined rectangle by left clicking and then draging a box while holding down the left mouse button If your mouse has a middle button you can hold it down and drag the map similar to the behavior of the Pan Grab and Drag tool Pan Grab and Drag Tool Ni The Pan Grab and Drag command selects the Pan tool as the current tool To change the center point of the image without changing the magnification depress the left mouse button drag the view to the desired location then release the left mouse button to redraw the view at the new location If you just want to recenter on a new location without dragging just click the left mouse button at the new desired location and the
65. existing selection by holding down the CTRL key while performing a selection with any of the above described methods You can deselect features by holding down the SHIFT key while performing a selection You can toggle the selection state of features by holding down both the SHIFT and CTRL keys while performing a selection As a final option holding the P key when clicking to select the feature may be used to select the topmost area feature at a location This is useful for selecting area features that may be overlaid by a line or point feature It s functionally equivalent to using the Vector Display tab of the Configuration dialog to enable only the Select From Areas option a temporary selection filter If you are planning on moving lots of features you can speed up the process by holding down the ALT key when selected features and or vertices Doing this will cause you to automatically put into move mode when selecting new features and or vertices You can also select area line and point features within selected area features by first selecting one or more area features using the previously described methods then right clicking and selecting the appropriate option under the Advanced Selection Options submenu This makes it easy to find and edit all of the point line and or area features within some other area feature s When working with island and parent areas there are also some options available under the Advanced Selection Options s
66. file to be automatically adjusted prior to being exported This is useful for improving the display of some types of imagery e Clamp Export to Lat Lon Boundary causes the export bounds of each image being converted to be clamped to the nearest 3 75 lat lon boundary This can be useful in limited cases such as when reprojecting to geographic arc degrees and the source images had a tiny collar to make the image square in the native projection e Convert to Grayscale causes the exported imagery to be generated in only shades of gray e Crop to Selected Areas this option specifies that each exported file will be cropped to any area features selected with the Feature Info or Digitizer Tools If this option is selected no output file will be generated for any input file that does not intersect any of the selected crop areas e Export Areas Export Lines and Export Points these options respectively control whether area line and or point shapefiles are generated from the source vector data files At least one of these options must be selected e Fill Small Gaps in Data this option specifies whether or not small gaps in the elevation or raster file being exported will be filled by interpolating between nearby known values e Force Square Pixels in Output causes the newly created files to have square pixels in whatever projection they are created in This allows the files to be used with the widest variety of other software packages many of w
67. header You must re start Global Mapper after changing this file for the changes to have any effect Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 120 Global Mapper User s Manual OVERLAY CONTROL CENTER This section describes the Overlay Control Center dialog pictured below This dialog serves as the central control center handling all currently loaded data sets overlays E Overlay Control Center Currently Opened Overlays Right Click on Overlay Names for More Options 03909443 bluespringsMO TIF gt USGS GeoTIFF DRG 1 24000 Quadi blue_springs_4_quadzs dem BLUE SPRINGS MO blue_springs opt BLUE SPRINGS MO MULTIPLE CATEGORIES ata User Created Features i gt p Metadata Options Hide Overlay Close Overlay a Currently Opened Overlays This is a list of the all currently opened overlays You can select an overlay by clicking on its name Multiple overlays can be selected using the shift and control keys while clicking on overlays in the list If the overlay is currently hidden it is indicated to the left of the overlay description Double clicking on a layer automatically brings up its Options dialog If you hold down the M key while double clicking the Metadata dialog for the layer will be displayed instead You can right click on the list of currently opened overlays to display a list of options available to perform on the selected overlays Examples of available options include the
68. if available followed by the feature index in the file The following is short sample of an output file with a couple of features 924600 a LOS ISLS OE al LIST s I L O 5903400 1 GAS O25 0 LOSGI TE 3 0 I 914174 0 L057 9246 0 1 ILIAS TQ L097 3491 0 al CATIA Soi 105695870 1 933 917 3 LOS 66136 20 al 938324 63 LOS 566 Psi0 1 SEIR anI 1053 6493 0 di 934460 2 0 5 9525 5 20 L OZ OD 509 LOS 9422120 1 Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 67 924800 1 LOS aa Ly 86404046 LOS 572 7 ds0 T 887543 7 103493430 2 OJIA B 1054084940 2 9005548 103394000 Zi 906350 5 1054326440 Zia 907529 9 LOS 2457320 Zs 900584 8 LOS65965 0 Li Oaa tLe 10567414 0 dis 966094 7 1056596520 i 884645 6 LOSS 127140 2s ST69L7 6 10532442770 26 e015 004 LOS 126300 Da sie eie 0 lo PES IVS lc 34 0 oo 301944 4 LOS0S65 7 40 on S09529 6 104949630 or ailizi 6 1049399 7 0 or so0 761 6 1049689530 a 9094756 10499793 20 Se 890924 8 105099360 Sa 069475 6 1051814 7 0 da 884645 6 103249100 da SI69LT46 LOSZ442 720 ce Global Mapper User s Manual Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Batch Convert Reproject The Batch Convert Reproject command allows the user to easily convert multiple files in one format to another format When the command is selected the user is first prompted to select the file type to convert from using the dialog pictured below Once an input file type is selected another
69. more line features are selected the Add Attributes to Selected Lines from Areas option will appear when right clicking Selecting this option will cause Global Mapper to search for the top most area feature with attributes that each line feature is in and if found add the attributes from that area to the line s attribute list Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 183 Global Mapper User s Manual GPS Menu The GPS Menu offers the following commands e Start Tracking GPS e Stop Tracking GPS e Keep the Vessel On Screen e Mark Waypoint e Vessel Color e Vessel Size e Vessel Shape e Setup e Information e Manage GPS Vessels e View NMEA Data Log e Clear Tracklog e Record Tracklog e Save Tracklog e Simplify Reduce Tracklogs when Saved e Send Raster Maps to Connected Garmin Device Global Mapper provides the ability to track the position of a serial GPS device connected to your computer s serial port or USB via a serial to USB convertor or a Garmin USB GPS device connected to your computer s USB port in real time over the top of any loaded mapping data For serial GPS devices the GPS device must communicate in either NMEA 0183 v2 x or Garmin binary format in order to be compatible with Global Mapper When tracking a GPS device you can mark the current location as a waypoint You can also choose to record a bread crumb trail or tracklog of where you have gone Below is a sample
70. of the current global projection There should be 4 values in a comma delimited list following the parameter name The values should be in order of minimum x minimum y width in x width in y e LAT_LON_BOUNDS specifies the export bounds in latitude longitude degrees There should be 4 values in a comma delimited list following the parameter name The values should be in order of westmost longitude southernmost latitude easternmost longitude northernmost latitude e LAYER_BOUNDS specifies that the export should use the bounds of the loaded layer s with the given filename For example to export to the bounds of the file c test tif you would use LAYER_BOUNDS c test tif Keep in mind that the file must be currently loaded eL AYER_BOUNDS_EXPAND specifies that the operation should expand the used LAYER_BOUNDS bounding box by some amount The amount to expand the bounding rectangle by should be specified in the current global projection For example if you have a UTM meters projection active and want to expand the bounds retrieved from the LAYER_BOUNDS parameter by 100 meters on the left and right and 50 meters on the top and bottom you could use LAYER_BOUNDS_EXPAND 100 0 50 0 You can also specify a single value to apply to all 4 sides or supply 4 separate values in the order left top right bottom e GEN_WORLD FILE specifies that a world file should be generated in addition to the image file Use GEN_WORLD_FILE YES to turn on
71. on a type by type basis Area Types are shown in the Global Mapper Area Types table Tables showing the Global Mapper Fill Patterns and Border Styles follow the Area Types table Global Mapper recognizes five field attributes as containing information for the display appearence of an Area Type They are GM_TYPE BORDER_COLOR BORDER_WIDTH BORDER_STYLE FILL COLOR FILL STYLE The FILL _ALPHA field attribute is recognized by Global Mapper to set an Area Type s transparency Values for FILL _ALPHA range from 0 Transparent to 255 Opaque To determine the transparency value setting simply multiply the percentage by 255 and round off to the nearest integer e g 75 transparency 0 75 x 255 191 25 use 191 As an example the default field attributes for the Anchorage Area Type are GM_TYPE Anchorage Area BORDER_COLOR RGB 255 0 255 BORDER_WIDTH 1 BORDER_STYLE Comb Right Only FILE COLOR RGB 255 0 255 FILL STYLE No Fill To change the type s transparency to 35 the FILL_ALPHA field attribute value should be set equal to 89 0 35 x 255 89 25 GM_TYPE Anchorage Area BORDER_COLOR RGB 255 0 255 BORDER_WIDTH 1 BORDER_STYLE Comb Right Only FILL COLOR RGB 255 0 255 FILL STYLE No Fill FILL ALPHA 8 9 Area Types Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 235 Global Mapper User s Manual Global Mapper s View gt Background Color color designation influences whic
72. option is checked area features will highlight when you move your cursor over them in Google Earth In addition if you checked the option to display area and line labels the area label will be hidden until you mouse over the area at which time the label will popup e Generate Index KML File if this option is checked an additional index KML file will be generated which indexes all tiles exported by the export command This is very useful for dealing with very large data sets as it will automatically load and unload individual KML tiles as needed for display in Google Earth much as a map catalog does in Global Mapper With this option you can load massive data sets into Google Earth and they will still display quickly The drawing style of the index tiles is controlled by the selected drawing style for the Coverage Quad area type on the Area Styles tab of the Configuration dialog For advanced users you can also customize what is displayed in the balloon text that appears in Google Earth when you click on a point You are able to customize the lt Balloon Style gt tag to use text with the string value stored in the registry at HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Global Mapper KmlExport_BalloonStyle If that value is empty the default setting from Google Earth will be used Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 56 Global Mapper User s Manual Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format
73. panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Surfer Grid Binary v6 Format Command The Export Surfer Grid Binary v6 Format command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to a binary format Surfer Grid file compatible with Surfer v6 and above Binary format Surfer Grids will be smaller than their ASCII format cousins so if you can use the binary format I would suggest it When selected the command displays the Surfer Grid Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Surfer Grid Binary v7 Format Command The Export Surfer Grid Binary v7 Format command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to a binary format Surfer Grid file compatible with Surfer v7 and above Binary format Surfer Grids will be smaller than their ASCII format cousins so if you can use the binary format I would suggest it When selected the command displays the Surfer Grid Export Options dialog which allows the user to s
74. path profile The coordinates must be given in the current global coordinate system For example if UTM if the current projection you might specify and easting northing as follows START_POS 480000 43 10000 e ADD_LAND_USE_CODES specifies whether to query loaded LULC data sets for the land use code at each point and to include that land use code after the elevation Use ADD_LAND_USE_CODES YES to turn on adding land use codes for each point e APPEND_TO_FILE specifies that the elevations between the start and end locations should be appended to the file specified if it already exists rather than a new file being created e SAVE_DIST_Z_FILE specifies that the output file should contain distance and elevation values rather than X YZ coordinate values Use SAVE_DIST_Z_FILE YES to enable this option GLOBAL_MAPPER_SCRIPT The GLOBAL_MAPPER_SCRIPT must be the first command in the file The only parameter supported is the VERSION parameter Typically the entire command line will look like GLOBAL_MAPPER_SCRIPT VERSION 1 00 You can use the following parameters with this command e VERSION specifies the version of the scripting language used This parameter is required You should always use VERSION 1 00 e ENABLE_PROGRESS specifies whether or not any progress dialogs should be displayed while this script is processing This is enabled by default Use ENABLE_PROGRESS NO to disable the display of any progress dialogs during the processing of t
75. pixel in the rectified image This can result in some blockiness This is equivalent to having the Anti Alias Pixels setting OFF Bilinear Interpolation performs a weighted average of the four closest pixels in the source image to determine the color for a pixel in the rectified image This is equivalent to having the Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 95 Global Mapper User s Manual Anti Alias Pixels setting ON e Auto Name GCPs this setting controls whether or not you will be prompted to enter a name for each ground control point GCP entered Disabling this allows you to specify a name for each GCP but can interrupt workflow Unless you have a specific need to name your GCPs we would recommend turning this option on e Display GCP Labels this setting controls whether or not the names of each ground control point GCP will be displayed in the Zoomed and Reference Image views e Remember Last Projection this setting controls whether or not to initialize the projection to the last used rectification projection when rectifying new data If this is not enabled the projection will always default to Geographic Arc Degrees WGS84 e Add Control Points at Corner Points this option allows you to easily create a control point at each corner of the layer being rectified If enough other control points have already been entered to do a rectification the new corner control points will automatically be initialize
76. results of feather blending a very high resolution data set 0 15 meters per pixel with a lower resolution 3 5 meters per pixel dataset to remove the edge Note that the higher resolution image has been purposely tinted violet to make the effect more obvious Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 136 Global Mapper User s Manual 4 Global Mapper UNREGISTERED E ml TLA 123 a N er il wl n ia gen ni Ten Et soi iS om MAHN si 1 od A Sip Pira piane red ret ASILI Be Gala RIGELE 177 194 NEGAS TESTA TIF UTM HADES 664615755 3900831 320 30 1292258 H 115 ina Color Grade Tab The Color Grade tab pictured below allows you to apply complex color correction to a loaded raster file You can setup the input range for each color channel and what output range to map it to as well as specify a saturation value Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 137 Global Mapper User s Manual Raster Options Display Color Contrast Adjustment Cropping Palette Feathering Color Grade Projection Red Color Channel Grading Input Range 65 to 211 Jr Output Range Oto 255 _ ci Color Channel Grading Input Range 0 to 255 e Output Range 94 to 138 Blue Gio ee Bog r Input Range Uto 255 F Output Range 0 to 255 Saturation 0 0to 1 0 Elevation Data Options Sele
77. sample data as well as current information about the Global Mapper software Please refer to this site to obtain the latest copy of the software Earlier versions of the software should be uninstalled Start Settings Control Panel Add Remove Programs before installing later versions System Requirements Global Mapper software is compatible with Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows ME Windows XP 32 and 64 bit versions Windows Vista 32 and 64 bit versions Windows 7 32 and 64 bit versions and Windows Server 2003 You may also be able to run Global Mapper on a Macintosh computer using an emulator like VirtualPC Parallels or Boot Camp or on a Linux OS under WINE The minimum system requirements are 64 MB of RAM and 40 MB of hard drive space for the installation Space requirements for the data are typically higher depending upon the size of the dataset Download Step 1 Download the Global Mapper software latest version from the Global Mapper website http www globalmapper com by following the Download link on the left side of the main page Step 2 Go to the directory in which you saved the viewer in Step 1 and select the global_mapper11_setup exe icon Step 3 Double click the icon Select YES to install the program Allow the installation to progress normally and select any defaults it asked for Registration You can freely download the latest version of Global Mapper by following the instructions above However
78. sight calculations This height can be specified in either feet or meters above the ground or above sea level The To Sight Elevation section provides the same functionality for the end position right side of graph The Fresnel Zone Specification section allows you to have the line of sight analysis also check that a certain portion the Percent Clear value of the first Fresnel zone for a transmission of a particular frequency is clear The typical standard is that good visibility requires that at least 60 the default of the first Fresnel zone for the specified frequency be clear of obstructions If Fresnel zone clearance is being selected the specified percentage of the first Fresnel zone will be drawn on the line of sight analysis dialog as a dotted line underneath the straight sight line The Earth Curvature section allows the user to specify whether they want to take the curvature of the earth into account while performing the line of sight calculation In addition when earth curvature is being used they can specify an atmospheric correction value to be used The atmospheric correction value is useful when determining the line of sight for transmitting waves whose path is affected by the atmosphere For example when modeling microwave transmissions a value of 1 333 is typically used to emulate how microwaves are refracted by the atmosphere Selecting the Exclude Endpoints when Finding Minimum Clearance options causes the first and last 5 of
79. such as VMAP or DNC data e VULCAN_3D a Vulcan3D triangulation file e ZMAP_PLUS a Geographix Zmap Plus format file e PROMPT_IF_TYPE_UNKNOWN set to NO if you don t want the user to be prompted to select a file type if the type cannot automatically be determined useful when looping e HIDDEN set to YES to cause this overlay to be hidden from view after it is loaded The default is to show the overlay e SAMPLING_METHOD elevation and raster only specifies the sampling method to use when resampling this layer The following values are supported NEAREST _NEIGHBOR use the nearest neighbor sampling method BILINEAR use bilinear interpolation BICUBIC use bicubic interpolation BOX_3X3 use a 3x3 box average BOX_4X4 use a 4x4 box average BOX_5X5 use a 5x5 box average e ANTI_ALIAS DEPRECATED use SAMPLING_METHOD instead elevation and raster only specifies whether to remove jagged edges by making a subtle transition between pixels Turning off this option helps maintain the hard edges of the pixels as they are rasterized Use ANTI ALIAS YES to turn on Anything else turns it off e CONTRAST_MODE raster only specifies the type of contrast adjustment to apply to the data NONE no contrast adjustment applied this is the default PERCENTAGE apply a percentage contrast adjustment The CONTRAST_STRETCH_SIZE parameter can be used to override the number of standard deviations from the mean to stretc
80. such as those from a GENERATE_CONTOURS command will be unloaded You can also pass in the value USER CREATED FEATURES when running a script in the context of the main map view or loading a workspace to have the User Created Features layer unloaded You can also pass in the full description of the loaded layer to use in case you want to unload a layer not loaded from a file Crop Merge and Reproject 4 USGS DRGs into new GeoTIFF and JPEG files GLOBAL_MAPPER_SCRIPT VERSION 1 00 UNLOAD_ALL Import the four 24K DRGs that we want to merge We use the CLIP_COLLAR option to indicate that we want the collar to be automatically removed from the DRGs when they are imported IMPORT FILENAME C DATA DRG KANSAS CITY 039094B2 TIF TYPE AUTO ANTI_ALIAS NO AUTO_CONTRAST NO CLIP_COLLAR AUTO TEXTURE_MAP NO IMPORT FILENAME C DATA DRG KANSAS CITY 039094A1 TIE TYPE AUTO ANTI_ALIAS NO AUTO_CONTRAST NO CLIP_COLLAR AUTO TEXTURE_MAP NO IMPORT FILENAME C DATA DRG KANSAS CITY 039094A2 TIE bi TYPE AUTO ANTI_ALIAS NO AUTO_CONTRAST NO CLIP_COLLAR AUTO TEXTURE_MAP NO IMPORT FILENAME C DATA DRG KANSAS CITY 039094B1 TIE TYPE AUTO ANTI _ALIAS NO AUTO_CONTRAST NO CLIP_COLLAR AUTO TEXTURE_MAP NO Load a projection file to set the global projection to geographic lat lon arc degrees with a datum of NAD83 LOAD_PROJECTION FILENAME C DATA PRJ Files geo_degrees_nad83 prj Use the EXPORT_RASTER command to generate a new 8 bit per pixel
81. supply 4 separate values in the order left top right bottom e FORMAT SURFERGRID only determines if Surfer Grid export format is ASCII BINARY _V6 or BINARY_V7 The default is ASCII if no format is specified e GEN_WORLD_FILE GEOTIFF only specifies that a TIFF world file TFW should be generated in addition to the TIFF file Use GEN_WORLD_FILE YES to turn on e GEN_TAB_FILE GEOTIFF only specifies that a MapInfo TAB file should be generated in addition to the GeoTIFF file Use GEN _TAB_FILE YES to turn on e GRID_TYPE_CELL_ SIZE specifies that the export should be gridded into multiple tiles with each tile having the given size in the export projection The value should be specified as cell width cell height For example if you are exporting in a metric projection and want to tile the export into cells that are 10 000 meters wide by 5 000 meters tall you would use GRID_TYPE_CELL_SIZE 10000 0 5000 0 Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 199 Global Mapper User s Manual e GRID_TYPE_PIXEL_ SIZE specifies that the export should be gridded into multiple tiles with each tile having the given size in pixels samples The value should be specified as cell pixel width cell pixel height For example if you want to tile the export into cells that are 800 pixels wide by 600 meters tall you would use GRID_TYPE_PIXEL_SIZE 800 600 GRID_TYPE_ROWS_COLS specifies that the export should be gridded into multiple til
82. that 3D area features displayed in Google Earth should be extruded from the surface to create volumetric objects like buildings Use KML_AREA_EXTRUDE YES to enable e KML_AREA_FAKE HEIGHTS KML only specifies that fake elevation values should be assigned to area features exported to ensure that the draw order remains correct in Google Earth This may be necessary to keep overlapping area features drawing correctly Use KML_AREA_FAKE_HEIGHTS YES to enable e KML_AREA_TRANSLUCENCY KML only specifies how see through filled area features will be in the generated KML file The values should range from 1 to 100 and represent a opacity percentage with 100 being completely opaque and 1 being almost completely transparent The default value is Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 214 Global Mapper User s Manual KML_AREA_TRANSLUCENCY 75 e KML_LINE_DISPLAY_ABOVE_TERRAIN KML only specifies that LINE features with associated elevation value should be displayed at height above the terrain surface in Google Earth Use KML_LINE_DISPLAY_ABOVE_TERRAIN YES to enable e KML_LINE_ELEVS_ RELATIVE KML only specifies that the elevation values associated with 3D line features are relative to the terrain surface rather than relative to sea level Use KML_LINE_ELEVS_RELATIVE YES to enable e KML_POINT_DISPLAY_ABOVE_TERRAIN KML only specifies that point features with associated elevation value should be displayed at height ab
83. the elevations along the profile to be ignored when finding the minimum clearance point After setting up the line of sight calculation in the dialog and pressing the OK button the line of sight will be displayed in the path profile window pictured below Along with the line depicted the actual line of sight the position and vertical separation of the minimum clearance of the line of sight will be displayed with a Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 156 Global Mapper User s Manual dashed red line in the path profile window BS Path Profile _ine of Sight File Right click below to change vertical display units or manually specify startend positions From Pos 376077 8 4322 14 4 To Pos 382594 3 4318 21 2 Minimum Clearance 59 6 ft at 376402 7 4322515 4 05m 1 0mi tom 2 0m 2 65mi 3 0m 3 5m 4 0m 4 7 mi Help DE Pressing the Cut and Fill Volumes button brings up the Setup Volume Calculation Parameters dialog allowing the user to perform a cut and fill volume analysis along the path using loaded terrain data See the Measure Tool for more information on cut and fill volume setup Once you have performed a cut and fill analsyis the cut line will be displayed on the path profile allowing easy visualization of the cut and fill areas along the path as evidenced by the picture below Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 157 Global Mapper User s Manual Volumetric C
84. the BIL BIP BSQ Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of an Options panel pictured below which allows the user to set up type of export to perform the sample spacing vertical units and other applicable options a Gridding Panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export BIL BIP BSO Export Options Options Gridding Export Bounds Format BIL Band Intedeaved Raster Imagery BIF Band Intereaved Pixel Raster Imagery BSG Band Sequential Raster Imagery Grayscale Imagery 8 bits per pixel Elevation BIL 4 Bytes 22 bits per Sample Sample Spacing Kais 130 meters Yrs 30 meters Iv Always Generate Square Pixels f you wish to change the ground units that the spacing is specified in you need to change the curent projection by going to Config Projection Vertical Units METERS sl if Interpolate to Fill Small Gaps in Elevation Data I Use Motorola Byte Order Big Endian for Elevations if Generate a World File BLW file for BIL Generate ERS ERMapper Header File Use ESRI Arc HDR File Format Short Format Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export BMP Command The Export BMP command allows the user to export any loaded raster vector and elevation grid data sets to a 24 bit RGB BMP file When selected the command displays the
85. the Global Mapper exe file The script file will be run with no user interface displayed and Global Mapper will immediately exit when the script file completes processing This allows you to easily run Global Mapper scripts from another application or from a DOS batch file Note that your script files need to have an extension of gms for this to work Comments Any lines that begin with the forward slash character are considered comments and are ignored by the script processing engine This means that you can use C or C style comments like or at the start of your line ADD_MEASURE_ATTRS The ADD_MEASURE_ATTRS command allows you to add update feature measure attributes to all of the line and area features in a loaded vector layer The following parameters are supported by the command e FILENAME filename of the layer to update If an empty value is passed in all layers that were created by the script such as those from a GENERATE_CONTOURS command will be updated You can also pass in the value USER CREATED FEATURES when running a script in the context of the main map view or loading a workspace to have the User Created Features layer updated Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 193 Global Mapper User s Manual ASSIGN_TYPE The ASSIGN_TYPE command allows you to assign feature types classifications based on one or more attribute or label values You can choose to update area line and or p
86. the Marine version of cGPSMapper is required to create marine maps The Make All Point Features Searchable controls whether or not all point features in the final map created from the MP file should be searchable on the GPS device If the Create Transparent Map option is selected the map will be marked as transparent and any data under the map will show through When Global Mapper exports loaded vector data to a MP file it will automatically attempt to determine the best type to save in the MP file based on the classification of the feature in Global Mapper If no type mapping is known the name of the assigned Global Mapper classification will be used for the Type value in the MP file If you updated your RgnTypes txt file in your cGPS Mapper folder with the type names and the appropriate type number you can make this work as well You can also manually specify the type number to use for a feature by adding an attribute named MP_TYPE with the type value to use as the attribute value If the value that you provide is for a marine type you should also provide an attribute with a name of MARINE and a value of Y You can also override the default type mapping for built in types by adding a default attribute list for the type on the Styles tab of the Configuration dialog Just add a MP_TYPE attribute to the default attribute list for a type to manually specify what type to use in exported MP files for a given Global Mapper type Global Mapper will aut
87. the bounds of the rectangle that you drew will automatically be inserted into the appropriate controls in the Export Bounds panel Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 88 Global Mapper User s Manual Gridding Panel GeoTIFF Options Gridding Export Bounds No Grid Just One Export File Per Input File Specify Number of Rows and Columns Rows qa Columns 2 o Crop Right and Bottom Cells to Export Bounds Specify Individual Grid Cell Width and Height Grid Width 7s meters Grid Height 7 meters C Specify Individual Grid Cell Pizel Size Pixel Width 2400 Pixel Height 2500 Use Selected Area Feature s for Grid Cells Grid Naming Sequential Numbering Row Major Order f Separate Row Column Letters or Numbers Rows C Numbers i Letters Reverse Statat ja Pref With Step fi Columns Numbers Lettes Reverse Start at 1 Prefix With Step 1 I Reverse Naming Columns First Then Rows Prepend Oto Numbers to Make Same Length Create Folders for Each Row or Col if Reversed Separate Rows and Columns with Underscore Grid Cell Overlap Overap Grid Cells by m Percent of Cell Size Skip Existing Files Use to Complete Cancelled Exports The Gridding panel provides the user with the means to easily split up data on export into a regularly spaced grid if desired using one of the following options e No Grid This option means that no gridding will be done only a si
88. the image to generate Different formats have their own unique strenghts and weaknesses which make choosing the best format vary depending on the desired end results The supported formats are e JPEG JPEG is a lossy format that achieves excellent compression on images with a lot of color variation such as pictures of real world objects and shaded elevation data e PNG Portable Network Graphic PNG is a lossless format that achieves excellent compression on images without a lot of color variation such as line vector drawings and paper map scans such as DRGs The generated PNG file will be of the 24 bit variety e Geo TIFF TIFF is a lossless format that is supported by many GIS packages Saving the screen to a TIFF with this command generated a 24 bit uncompressed TIFF In addition all georeferencing data is stored in a GeoTIFF header attached to the TIFF making the image completely self describing e Windows Bitmap BMP BMP is a widely support format on Windows platforms Saving the screen to a BMP results in a 24 bit uncompressed image Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 20 Global Mapper User s Manual The width and height of the generated image in pixels are specified in the Jmage Size panel By default the size of the Global Mapper view pane are used Using these values will generate an image that exactly matches what you see You can change these values to generate a more or less resolute image wit
89. to End Solid with Empty Circle at Start Solid with Empty Circle at End Solid with Black Edges Point Styles Using the Point Styles panel users can configure what symbol will be used to display points of a given type In addition the Show Labels for Points of This Type option allows a user to turn point labels off on a type by type basis The Custom Symbols section allows users to create new symbols from their own bitmap and icon files which they can then use as the symbol to display for a given type Global Mapper s Point Type Features are listed in the Global Mapper Point Type Features table Symbols are listed in the Global Mapper Symbols table Global Mapper recognizes two field attributes as containing information for the display appearence of a Point Type They are GM_TYPE Address Label POINT_SYMBOL Dot Red Point Type Features Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 298 Global Mapper User s Manual Global Mapper Built In Point Type Features Point Type Symbol Address Label Dot Red Amusement Center Amusement Center Anchorage Marina Boat Ramp Boat Ramp Bottom Conditions Do O t Building School Campground Campground Cemetery Cemetery Church Church Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 299 t t t D D D D O ot ot ot ot Global Mapper User s Manual Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Ae
90. to an Arc Ungenerate format file When selected the command displays the Arc Ungenerate Export Options dialog which consists of an Export Bounds panel that allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export CDF Command The Export CDF command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to a CDF Common Data Format file When selected the command displays the CDF Export Options dialog pictured below which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of a CDF Options panel which allows the user to set up the attribute code to assign to features and the text size in the export file and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export If the Use Default Attribute for All Features option is checked the attribute selected in the Default Attribute Code panel will be used for all features Otherwise the selected attribute will only be used for those features whose Global Mapper classification could not be automatically mapped to one of the CDF attributes Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 45 Global Mapper User s Manual CDF Export Options COF Options Export Bounds Default Attribute Code di and Gas Fields bd I Use Default Attribute Code for All Features Text Size 8 pt font 40
91. to have the User Created Features layer be used If no FILENAME parameter is provided the report will cover all available vector layers REPORT_ATTR specifies what to use to divide up the report into categories This can be an attribute name or if you would like to compare against a feature label rather than an attribute use lt Feature Name gt To compare against a feature type name rather than an attribute use lt Feature Type gt for your attribute name To compare against the feature description use lt Feature Desc gt for your attribute name If no REPORT_ATTR parameter is provided or the value is empty only a single line concerning all matching features will be generated in the report COMPARE_STR specifies a comparison operation to perform to see if a feature is one that needs to be included in the report The format is attr_name attr_value For example if you have an attribute named CFCC and you want to match when the value of that attribute starts with an A you can use COMPARE_STR CFCC A as your parameter You can add multiple COMPARE_STR parameters to a single command to combine multiple criteria for your search If you would like to compare against a feature label rather than an attribute use lt Feature Name gt for your attribute name To compare against a feature type name rather than an attribute use lt Feature Type gt for your attribute name To compare against the feature description use lt Feature Desc gt for you
92. trail i e tracklog will be recorded to log where the GPS device has traveled This tracklog can be saved to any of the supported vector export formats The drawing style of the tracklog can be configured on the Line Styles tab of the Configuration dialog Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 189 Global Mapper User s Manual Save Tracklog The Save Tracklog command will save the currently record tracklog to a permanent line feature When selected this command will display a dialog allowing you to specify any additional desired attributes and or drawing styles that you would like to associate with the tracklog In addition any extraneous points that do not contribute to the shape of the tracklog will be automatically removed to save space Any saved tracklog features will be added to the user features layer which appears in the Overlay Control Center The saved tracklog features can be exported to any of the supported vector export formats Simplify Reduce Tracklogs when Saved The Simplify Reduce Tracklogs when Saved command controls whether or not recording GPS track logs are simplified reduced when saved or whether all recorded points are kept If this option is checked any points which do not significantly contribute to the shape of the recorded track log will be removed to conserve memory Send Raster Maps to Connected Garmin Device The Send Raster Maps to Connected Garmin Device is a very power
93. user to setup the export The dialog consists of an Options panel pictured below which allows the user to select whether to export an 8 bit palette based PNG or a 24 bit RGB PNG file as well as other applicable options a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 38 Global Mapper User s Manual PNG Export Options x PNG Export Options Griddina Export Bounds File Type C 24 bit AGB Langer Size Full Color Palette Image Optimized Palette Sample Spacing rais 0 000277777777 79994 arc degrees axis 0 000277777777799941 arc degrees Iv Always Generate Square Pixels IF you wish to change the ground units that the spacing is specified in you need to change the current projection by going to Config Projection Save Scale Elevation Legend Grid if Displayed Save Vector Data if Displayed i Generate orld File i Generate Projection PAJ File i Make Background oid Pixels Transparent Cancel Help Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export RockWorks Grid Command The Export RockWorks Grid command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to a RockWorks Grid format file When selected the command displays the RockWorks Grid Export Options dialog which allows the user to setu
94. value is found immediately following the x and y or lat and lon coordinate values that value will be treated as an elevation Otherwise the value will be included as an attribute if the Include attributes from lines with coordinate data option 1s selected Typically you want to leave this option checked unless you are importing point data in which the 3rd column is an attribute that occasionally contains all numeric values such as well names If you have line and or area data that do not have non coordinate lines separating them but rather are delimited by a change in a particular field column of data you can use the Break Line Area Features on Change in Field option to specify which field use a 1 based index to check for breaking the data into separate line area features Pressing the Select Coordinate Offset Scale button displays a dialog that allows the user to select an offset and scale factor to apply to each coordinate The offset entered will first be added to each coordinate and then each coordinate will be multiplied by the scale factor When generic ASCII text files are imported Global Mapper will scan the attributes associated with each feature and look for any attribute names that are known to it The following is an abbreviated list of attribute names that are currently recognized by Global Mapper when generic ASCII text files are read see the links below the list for more complete lists e NAME or LABEL the value associated
95. vector data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Shapefile Command The Export Shapefile command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to ESRI Shapefile format files When selected the command displays the Shapefile Export Options dialog pictured below which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of a File Selection panel a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Shapefile Export Options File Selection Gridding Export Bounds I Export Areas C Temp export test blue_spr Select Export Points Flee O Sed The shapefile format does not allow the mixing of different entitiy types i e points lines and areas within a single shape file Thus you need to specify which entity types you wish to export and what file to export them to Split Export Based on Do Not Split Export _ Generate projection FRJ file for each entity type Note M that some software i e Arc Explorer cannot handle shapefiles with a FRJ file so disable if you have trouble Generate 3D Features Using Loaded Elevation Data i Add Feature Type LAYER Attribute to DBF Generate Multi Patch Features for Areas Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 63 Global Mapper User s Manual The Export Areas Exp
96. view will be recentered on that location this provides the functionality of the old Recenter Tool CLL Measure Tool ca The Measure command selects the measure tool as the current tool Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 149 Global Mapper User s Manual To find the distance between along a path on the display or the enclosed area of a set of points choose the Measure Tool icon from the toolbar or select Tools Measure from the menu bar 1 Left click on the point to begin the measurement Move the mouse which will draw a line to the point where the measurement should stop 2 Repeat step 1 until you have defined the entire path or area that you wish to measure 3 Right click the right mouse button and select Stop Measuring from the list using a left click Notice that Stop Measuring and Close polygon choices are now grayed out The measurement s will be displayed on the left side of the status bar below 4 In order to change measurements right click and choose a new unit using a left click You may continue to change the measurement display by selecting different units The distance will be displayed in kilometers meters miles or feet for a line and in square feet square meters square miles acres or hectares for areas Note that if you place a point along your measurement that you do not want you can press Ctrl Z to remove the last placed point in the measurement You can also save a
97. warning and error messages to If the log file specified already exists the messages will be appended to the end of it The following parameters are supported by the command e FILENAME full path to log file to write messages to SET_VERT_DISP_OPTS The SET_VERT_DISP_OPTS command allows you to modify the options used when rendering elevation layers such as the shader to use if any as well as the lighting and water setup The following parameters are supported by this command e ENABLE_HILL_SHADING this setting controls whether or not hill shading i e lighting shadowing will be done Use YES to enable hill shading and NO to disable hill shading Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 231 Global Mapper User s Manual e SHADER_NAME this sets the name of the shader to use when rendering elevation data This must be one of the names displayed in the shader drop down in Global Mapper such as Atlas Shader or Global Shader or the name of a custom shader e AMBIENT_LIGHT_LEVEL this sets the ambient lighting level The valid range of values is 0 0 1 0 with smaller numbers meaning completely black i e no light and 1 0 being full lighting e VERT_EXAG this sets the vertical exaggeration to use when rendering elevation overlays This effects the hill shading The valid range of values is 0 0 100 0 e LIGHT_ALTITUDE this sets the altitude angle of the light source that creates shadows on elevati
98. whether or not you want to split the selected lines at the locations where intersections were found This is a very powerful command allowing you to make a line network have node to node connectivity and even make sure that lines terminate at intersections if required for your application This is commonly used for making routable street maps Finding Non Connected Line Endpoints i e Connectivity Checks If two of more line features are selected the Find Non Connected Line Endpoints option will appear when right clicking Selecting this will display a dialog allowing you to either mark all line endpoints that do not connect to an endpoint not an interior vertex of another selected line or those line endpoints that don t connect and are within some distance of another selected line endpoint This is a very useful feature for allowing easy identification and fixing of connectivity issues within loaded vector data Any line endpoints that do not connect based on the selected criteria will be displayed with a blue circle over that endpoint Once you think you have fixed the connectivity issues at a location simply re run the command to find the non connected line endpoints to update the display of the blue circles they are not automatically updated as you join line endpoints Finding Nearby Points Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 181 Global Mapper User s Manual If two of more point features are selected
99. white 1 bit per pixel image BLACKISMIN GEOTIFF only creates an 8 bit per pixel grayscale image with no color map stored in the image Black will be stored as zero with varying shades of gray up to white with a value of 255 WHITEISMIN GEOTIFF only creates an 8 bit per pixel grayscale image with no color map stored in the image White will be stored as zero with varying shades of gray up to black with a value of 255 JPG GEOTIFF only creates a 24 bit RGB JPG in TIFF image Note that while this creates a highly compressed GeoTIFF file many software packages do not recognize JPG in TIFF format files MULTIBAND GEOTIFF only creates a multi band GeoTIFF file with any number of bands of data This is useful for multi spectral imagery Either 8 or 16 bits per band will be used depending on what is available in the input data Use the NUM_BANDS parameter to specify how many bands to use You can override the default band setting using the BAND_EXPORT_SETUP parameter described below Custom palette filename you can also pass in the full path to a pal file containing a custom palette to use for the export e NUM_BANDS specifies how many bands of data to export for a PALETTE MULTIBAND export If you don t specify a value for this the band count will be the maximum available for any of the loaded layers e BAND_BIT_DEPTH specifies how many bits to use for each band of data for a PALETTE MULTIBAND export If you don t spec
100. with an attribute of either of these names will be used as the feature name e DESC DESCRIPTION LAYER or TYPE the value associated with an attribute of any of these names will be used as the feature description e GM_TYPE the value associated with an attribute with this name or any of the description names listed above will be used to attempt to assign a classification other than the default for each feature The value must match one of the classification names in Global Mapper to work It will also work for user created custom types e ELEVATION HEIGHT or DEPTH the value associated with an attribute of any of these names will be used as the feature s elevation e SYMBOL POINT SYMBOL or POINT_SYMBOL the values associated with an attribute of any of these names will be compared against the names of the symbols available in Global Mapper including any custom symbols If a match is found that symbol will be used for the point feature Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 11 Global Mapper User s Manual These attribute names are ignored for line features You can also specify custom dot and square symbol colors and sizes without having to add your own custom bitmaps for those symbols Use names of the form DOT_CUSTOM_ SIZE _ RED _ GREEN _ BLUE and SQUARE_CUSTOM_ SIZE _ RED _ GREEN _ BLUE where the SIZE value is the radius in pixels of the dot or square and the RED GREEN and BLUE values represe
101. you would use GRID_NAMING_COLS NUM 100 DEM 10 GRID_NAMING_ROWS specifies how to name the row portion of grid cell names when using the GRID_NAMING SEPARATE parameter See the documentation for the GRID_NAMING_COLS parameter above for details on the format Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 207 Global Mapper User s Manual e GRID_NAMING_PREPEND_ZEROES specifies whether or not to prepend zeroes to the start of grid column row names Use GRID_NAMING_PREPEND_ZEROES NO to disable the prepending of zeroes e GRID_NAMING_SEPARATOR specifies the separator string to use between pieces of a grid name The default is an underscore e GRID_CREATE_FOLDERS specifies that a separate folder should be generated for each row or column if GRID_NAMING SEPARATE_COLS_ FIRST is specified of the export rather than placing every output file in the same folder e QUALITY JPEG only specifies the quality setting to use when generating the image Valid values range from to 100 with 1 generating the lowest quality image and 100 generating the highest quality image If no QUALITY setting is present a default value of 75 is used which generates a very high quality image that is still highly compressed TARGET_COMPRESSION ECW and JPEG2000 only specifies the target compression ratio to use when creating the ECW image The default value is 10 which strikes a good balance between image quality and compression The higher th
102. you just know the building height above ground and not above sea level e Fill Entire Bounding Box Instead of Just Inside Convex Hull If you check this option the generated elevation grid will contain valid values filling the entire bounding box specified for the gridding operation Otherwise the valid values will only fill out to the convex hull polygon of the data being gridded e Export Grids Directly to Global Mapper Grid Files If checked this option will cause the generated elevation grid file s to be directly exported to Global Mapper Grid GMG files This is useful when you are triangulating and gridding a very large collection of data and also using the Gridding tab to split the operation into smaller pieces By directly exporting the results to GMG files you can create elevation grids that normally would not all fit into memory Metadata Pressing the Metadata button displays metadata for the selected overlay The actual metadata dialog displayed depends on the type of the selected overlay The metadata dialog for a SDTS DLG is shown below Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 124 Global Mapper User s Manual lt TROICATD DDF gt lt 01 gt CRUZ BAY YI ROADS AND TR Ea Standard ID SPATIAL DATA TRANSFER STANDARD Standard Version 1994 JUNE 10 standard Doc Ref FIPS PUB 173 1 Profle ID SDTS TOPOLOGICAL VECTOR PROFILE Profile Version Profile Doc Ref FIPS 173 1 BART 4
103. you reach the area edge The curve value specifies the Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 123 Global Mapper User s Manual exponent to apply to the percent distance a sample location is between the area centroid and the area edge to adjust the height applied at that location Values less than 1 will make the edge steepness progressively greater i e flatter at the middle then steep edges while values larger than one cause the steepness to be near the area centroid and flatter towards the edges while a value of 1 provides for a linear taper For example if you want to simulate a sand bunker for a golf course a value of around 0 5 provides a decent simulation of a bunker e Ignore Zero Elevations If checked this option will cause any features with an elevation value of zero to be ignored This is useful if you have a data set where features with no known elevation are marked with an elevation of zero e Save Triangulated Network TIN as a Vector Layer If checked this option will cause a separate vector layer with area features for each 3D triangle created as part of the triangulation and gridding process This is known as the TIN surface e Heights Relative to Ground If you check this option all elevation values from the selected vector layers will be treated as relative to the height of any loaded underlying terrain surface like a DEM This is very handy for doing things like creating building models where
104. 0 100 Solid Fill sq mi 0 0 211 Null 0 0 0 Lake 5 10 sq mi Solid Fill 0 0 211 Null 0 0 0 Lake Unknown Area Solid Fill 0 0 211 Null 0 0 0 Solid Fill 220 212 148 Null 0 0 0 Null 0 0 0 e Large Metro Area Solid Fill 255 247 181 0 0 0 Major National Solid Fill 0 235 0 Null 0 0 0 Park Major River e Solid Fill 0 0 211 Null 0 0 0 Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 238 Global Mapper User s Manual SOTE Solid Fill 0 235 0 Park Map Catalog CR agg E Diagonal larici ap atalia ayer Bindi Cros Hatch 255 64 64 MELO No Fill 255 0 255 Area Backwards a cathe eae Diagonal 255 0 255 444 Cross Hatch Measurement PISTONI 255 0 0 Hatch ae Misc Manmade Solid Fill 255 64 64 Structure National Park ey Solid Fill 0 235 0 Qcean Solid Fill 0 0 211 Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View Null 0 0 255 255 0 0 255 255 0 2 2 gt gt 239 Global Mapper User s Manual Null Orchard or Solid Fill 255 128 0 Plantation E gt _ Solid Null m D Null Null D ame ps Scattered Trees Null Null Sand Pattern 255 255 0 Solid Fill m a A a Aa E OC IO ar at a ee a SERE RA a Diagonal Scrub Area ata atte A ito ROSA an a a aaa ak dee ee C Hatch aaa aaa ross Hatc ERE MM MMe SECRETE aaa ee M A Global Mapper Scripting Reference
105. 0 km Solid 0 0 211 Solid Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View id 0 0 211 River Unknown Length 2550 0 0 0 0 0 255 0 255 1 0 0 211 0 0 0 NO 95 Global Mapper User s Manual Unclassified Line Feature Unknown Line Type 128 128 128 Global Mapper Drawing Styles se me enna 768 e SEE I pere een EI Ere Unpaved Road Drawing Styles st es ee e combine tim toto PTT cme e Ronon r r cont pmi any I nb o sp am TT cin ing to any Pi er ss Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 296 Global Mapper User s Manual ak oe oy a ent Oe ony e C sawaman ee es ee ee O ori sai gta Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 297 Global Mapper User s Manual V Track Opens Towards Start of Null Line C Track Opens Towards End of Line o C Track Opens Towards Start of Line 2223 2 2 3 e 293 Arrow Track Points Towards Start of Line Arrow Track Points Towards End of Line V Track Opens Towards End of Solid Line V Track Opens Towards Start of Solid Line Solid with Xs through Line Solid with Diamonds along Line Solid with Empty Diamonds along Line Solid with Circles along Line Solid with Empty Circles along Line Solid with Arrow Pointing to Start Solid with Arrow Pointing
106. 0 meters Y axis 30 meters Always Generate Square Grid Cells f you wish to change the ground units that the sample spacing is specified in you need to change the cument projection by going to Contig gt Projection Click Here to Calculate Spacing in Other Units The Combine Terrain Layers Options panel displayed above allows the user to select the name to assign to the newly generated layer select the layers to combine to make the new layer select the operation to perform when combining the new layer and select the vertical units and sample spacing of the new layer The available operations are described below e Addition values from each layer are added to each other e Subtraction Difference Signed value in new layer is assigned to the difference between the value in the first layer and the value in the second layer e Subtraction Difference Unsigned value in new layer is assigned to the magnitude absolute value of the difference between the value in the first layer and the value in the second layer e Average Elevation value in new layer is assigned to the average of the value in the first layer and the value in the second layer e Minimum Elevation value in new layer is assigned to the smaller of the value in the first layer and the value in the second layer e Maximum Elevation value in new layer is assigned to the larger of the value in the first layer and the value in the second layer e Filter Keep Fi
107. 36 942717633333 39 03021 95000 94 16 305850 391 81317 N 0 00 The Image Rectifier dialog is the heart of the image rectification process This dialog contains everything that you need to rectify an image from graphical views of the image to lists of ground control points to an Options menu for selecting the rectification and resampling methods to use Each part of this dialog is covered in detail below File Menu The File menu provides options allowing you to save the current ground control point list to a file and to add additional ground control points from a file The file specifying the ground control points should be a comma delimited file in the following format Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 94 Global Mapper User s Manual amp ltx pixel location amp gt amp Ity pixel location amp gt amp Itx ground location amp gt amp lty ground location amp gt amp ltpoint name optional amp gt amp Itpoint error in pixels optional amp gt There are also options on the File menu for loading control points and projection information from an OziExplorer map CompeGPS imp and Touratech TTQV cal files as well as saving your control point information to world TFW JGW etc files Options Menu The Options menu allows you to setup various options related to the rectification process as described below e Rectification Method the Rectification Method submenu allows you to select which rectification meth
108. Ave Mobile AL S6609 251 633 0931 30 400812 KH Be 11 1 McPeak Bill 395 Dupree Dr Huntsville AL 35606 256 637 2697 44 4 7 45 15 N ob AF A McPeak Carol 5923 Lumeden Battery Cir Mobile AL 36619 251 661 0989 SO SE 17 03 HN Soldi McPeak Dwight 5945 Heath Row Dr Birmingham AL 39242 205 991 5662 39 27 EIN Se 4 McPeak Fave 146 Larkin St NewMarket AL 35761 256 379 596 34 BP 2477 N Se 25 ol McPeak Faye 295 Dupree Dr Huntsville AL 35806 256 0472607 S44 4a 75 HN ab 4a A 2 3 4 p 6 ri E 4 gt Create Points from Geocoded Addresses Export Results to File Find Features with Duplicate Attribute Values The Find Features with Duplicate Attribute Values command allows you to search loaded vector features to find those that have duplicate values for a selected attribute value You can then view the results and manually edit them or choose to automatically assign unique numeric values for the selected attribute so that duplicates no longer exist When you select the menu item you are first prompted to select which attribute including feature name to search for duplicates on then the search proceeds and any duplicate values are display in the Duplicate Search Results dialog picture below This dialog allow you to view the features with duplicate results and to edit those features or automatically assign new unique values You can also press the Delete Duplicates button to mark the duplicate features as deleted When doing this y
109. Blank Tiles Note Users without a permanent registration key that export Google Maps tiles will get a large diagonal DEMO symbol across the image Registered users will not see that symbol on their output Export Gravsoft Grid Command The Export Gravsoft Grid command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to a Gravsoft Grid format file When selected the command displays the Gravsoft Grid Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 34 Global Mapper User s Manual Export HF2 HFZ Command The Export HF2 HFZ command allows the user to export any loaded raster vector and elevation grid data sets to an HF2 HFZ format file When selected the command displays the HF2 HFZ Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the pixel spacing and format a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Ma
110. CM MapCreate command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to a Lowrance LCM format file for use in Lowrance brand GPS devices This allows you to create custom maps for Lowrance devices from your data Type assignment will be done based on the built in type assignments In addition the MP_TYPE attribute classification used for Polish MP exports for Garmin devices will also work for Lowrance exports so if you provide custom classifications via the MP_TYPE attribute the type mapping should work for Lowrance exports as well When selected the command displays the Lowrance LCM Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Lowrance USR Command The Export Lowrance USR command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to a Lowrance USR format file for use in Lowrance brand GPS devices When selected the command displays the Lowrance USR Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 57 Global Mapper User s Manual No
111. CO RO CSO RO QOCOGCUGUCOOD Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 308 Global Mapper User s Manual Geology Foliation Closed Medium Aqua Geology Foliation Closed Medium Black Geology Foliation Closed Medium Green Geology Foliation Closed Medium Red Geology Foliation Closed Small Aqua Geology Foliation Closed Small Black Geology Foliation Closed Small Green Geology Foliation Closed Small Red Geology Foliation Open Medium Aqua Geology Foliation Open Medium Black Geology Foliation Open Medium Green PETER DONO OScO NO Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 309 Global Mapper User s Manual Geology Foliation Open Medium Red Geology Foliation Open Small Aqua Geology Foliation Open Small Black Geology Foliation Open Small Green Geology Foliation Open Small Red Geology Horizontal Bedding Medium Aqua Geology Horizontal Bedding Medium Black Geology Horizontal Bedding Medium Green Geology Horizontal Bedding Medium Red Geology Horizontal Bedding Small Aqua Geology Horizontal Bedding Small Black CONCOcEGO O BODO ERG Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 310 Global Mapper User s Manual Geology Horizontal Bedding Small Green loi Geology Horizo
112. CW Command Export Erdas Imagine Command Export Float Grid Command Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map Global Mapper User s Manual Export Geosoft Grid Command Export GeoTIFF Command Export Global Mapper Grid Command Export Gravsoft Grid Command Export HF2 HFZ Command Export Idrisi Command Export JPG Command Export JPG2000 Command Export KML KMZ Command Export Lidar LAS Command Export Leveller Heightfield Command Export NITF Command Export Optimi Terrain Command Export PGM Grayscale Grid Command Export PLS CADD XYZ File Command Export PNG Command Export RockWorks Grid Command Export STL Command Export Surfer Grid ASCII Format Command Export Surfer Grid Binary v6 Format Command Export Surfer Grid Binary v7 Format Command Export Terragen Terrain File Command Export Vertical Mapper MapInfo Grid File Command Export Vulcan3D Triangulation File Command Export XYZ Grid Command Export ZMap Plus Grid File Command e Export Vector Data Export Arc Ungenerate Command Export CDF Command Export CSV Command Export Delft 3D LDB Command Export DeLorme Text File Command Export DGN Command Export DLG O Command Export DXF Command Export DWG Command Export Garmin TRK PCX5 File Command Export Garmin WPT PCX5 File Command Export GOG Generalized Overlay Graphics Command Export GPX Command Export InRoads ASCII Command Export
113. Collar Bounds dialog pictured below to allow specifying the bounds to crop to Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 132 Global Mapper User s Manual Customize Collar Bounds i Crop Northern Boundary at 39125000 Degrees W Crop Southem Boundary at 00 Degrees Cancel iY Crop Western Boundary at 4375000 Degrees iM Crop Eastern Boundary at 42500 Degrees Initialize Bounds with Bounds of Selected 4rea Feature Enter the boundaries of the data not including the collar in the overlay in the spaces above The coordinates need to be in decimal degrees with the datum being the same as the datum that the overlay is in No data outside these bounds will be shown The Crop to Manually Specified Boundary in Native Layer Projection Units option allows you to specify a crop boundary in the native units of the selected overlay When selected this option will display the Customize Collar Bounds dialog pictured above to allow specifying the bounds to crop to The Crop a Specified Number of Pixels Around the Edges of the Layer option allows you to specify a number of pixels to crop of each edge of the selected overlay s The Snap to Manually Specified Degree Boundary option allows you to specify that the collar for the selected overlay will be on some degree boundary like an even degree of 0 5 degrees etc This way you can setup cropping for a collection of maps that are all similarly aligned The Crop to Previou
114. Coordinate First Co Well Knowr Text WET Format Coordinates Fields to Skip at Start of Line 0 r Coordinate Line Frefix ry None Coordinates appear immediately at the start of any lines in the text file that they appear in All coordinate lines begin with the text string specified below For example some ASCII formats may begin a coordinate line with ey Rows to Skip at Start of File ic Coordinate Dellmeter Select the characters that are used to separate the coordinates In a coordinate line from the file Select the Auto Detect option if you are not sure Auto Debect C Space or tab C Tab Cancel Help Comma C Semicolon Feature Classification Assign Loaded Area Features the Classification Scattered Trees Assign Loaded Line Features the Classification Railroad Assign Loaded Point Features the Classification School al I Include attributes from lines with coordinate data 5 i Treat 3rd coordinate value as elevation Break Line amp rea Features on Change in Field E Select Coordinate Offset Scale The Import Type section allows the user to specify how they want the data in the file to be treated The different import types are defined as follows e Point Only All lines from the file which are determined to contain coordinate data will result in a single point feature to be generated e Point Line and Area Features Any string of two or more consecut
115. Coordinates Map 109 Global Mapper User s Manual The symbol selection list also includes several option at the top of the list to select symbols of common shapes like dots squares diamonds etc with a user specified size and color In addition the Show Labels for Points of This Type When Present option allows user to turn point labels off on a type by type basis The Custom Symbols section allows users to create new symbols from their own bitmap and icon files which they can then use as the symbol to display for a given type The New Type button allows the user to create a new point feature type and specify how it should be displayed The Edit Type button allows the user to edit point types that were previously created with the New Type button and the Delete Type button allows the user to remove point types that were previously created with the New Type button With the Attributes button you can specify a set of default attributes and values to use for new features of this type created using the Digitizer Tool If you right click on the list of types a menu will appear allowing you to save and restore your style settings using a style file This provides an easy way to setup a set of styles to use then restore them at a later date for use with a particular set of data The Custom Symbols section allows you to add new point symbols that will be available for display from your own files This includes support for transparent symbols from PNG
116. Delete Cached Files button to remove any locally cached files from any particular type of data sources This is useful if the online data may have changed or if you have downloaded corrupt files somehow The Add Sources From File button allows you to add new WMS sources from an external text file This provides an easy way to share your list of WMS sources with other users You can simply provide them with your wms_user_sources txt file from your Application Data folder see the Help gt About dialog for the location of this folder and they can load that file with this button to add their sources to your source list Open All Files in a Directory Tree Command The Open All Files in a Directory Tree command allows the user to open all of the files matching a user specified filename mask under a user selected directory You will first be prompted to select a folder from which to load the files After selecting the folder you will be prompted to enter a filename mask for all Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 14 Global Mapper User s Manual of the files that you would like to attempt to load After selecting a filename mask all files under the selected folder which match the filename mask and are recognized by Global Mapper as a known data type will be loaded The filename mask supports the and wildcard characters The default mask of will check all files under the selected folder You can also cause data to o
117. Devices Name Group Speed Heading El Main Connected GPS Device Default Group gt D0mph 39 132 4 n DEMO 00 Default Group 1 2 mph 166 0 20 225 Demo 01 Default Group gt 3 1 mph 136 0 5s 492 Close eee i Ck i th ad aey 2 gt j ia a BE r ki ag yi 9 a 1 pe o ur y i I IRGB 106 r 106 106 Pix 0 0 T Terraserver DOQ Denver Colorado 1 United States 1 1667 GEO wGse4 104 90414633 e nl or o _ m a ai The dialog buttons perform the following functions Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 188 Global Mapper User s Manual e Set Track Display Style Allows you to select the drawing style to use when displaying the track log for the selected device e Select Device Icon Allows you to select the what icon to use for the selected device on the main map display You can choose from one of the available point symbols or choose to use the GPS vessel selection which allows for direction of travel to be easily visualized e Set Device Boundary Allows you to select a rectangular or polygonal boundary to restrict the selected GPS device s to If a device travels outside its allowed boundary a warning message will be displayed e Set Device Display Name Sets the name to use for the selected GPS device when displaying it on the map display and in the de
118. E command exports all currently loaded raster vector and elevation data to a Global Mapper Package GMP file The following parameters are supported by the command e FILENAME full path to file to save the data to e SIMPLIFICATION specifies the simplification threshold to use when exporting the vector features This specifies how far off a straight line in the units of the current projection that a point has to be before it is kept Generally you should not specify a simplification value as the default just exports all vertices as they are This is an option for advanced users only e SINGLE_PRECISION specifies that vector coordinates should be written out as 4 byte single precision floating point numbers rather than the default 8 byte double precision floating point numbers Use SINGLE_PRECISION YES to enable single precision export which will result in smaller files e DISCARD_ATTRIBUTES specifies that the list of attribute value pairs for each vector feature should not be written out Use DISCARD_ATTRIBUTES YES to enable this behavior e KEEP_ALL_ STYLES specifies that the full style of each feature should be written to the package file even if it uses the current default for the type Use KEEP_ALL_STYLES YES to enable this This is useful if you want features to look exactly the same on all systems and not be affected by changes to the default styling for types e KEEP NATIVE PROJECTION specifies that each layer should be exporte
119. EAN GEODETIC DATUM KGD 6737 GRS1980 LA CANOA VENEZUELA 6247 lintemational1909 Hayford In11924 2 LEIGON GHANA 050 claketsso dd LISBON LISBOA 1937 DLx 6207__ International 1909 Hayford Intl 1924 2 LKS92 LATVIA 6661 GRS 1980 GRS1980 S LUZON PHILIPPINES 6053 Clakets6 a 6259 International 1909 Hayford Intl 1924 2 MERCHICH MOROCCO 6261 Clarke 880 MGI AUSTRIA 312 esea dS MN COUNTY ANOKA 6152 MN Couniy Anoka MN COUNTY BECKER 6152 MNCouniy Becker MN COUNTY BENTON 6152 MNCouniy Benton MN COUNTY BLUE EARTH 6152 MNCounty Blue Earth MN COUNTY BROWN 6152 MNCounty Brown MN COUNTY CARLTON 6152 MNCouny Carlton MN COUNTY CARVER 6152 MNCounty Caner MN COUNTY CASS NORTH 6152 MNCouniy CassNorth MN COUNTY CASS SOUTH 6152 MNCouniy CassSouth MN COUNTY CHIPPEWA 6152 MN County Chippewa MN COUNTY CHISAGO 6152 MNCounty Chisago MN COUNTY COOK NORTH 6152 MNCouniy CookNorih MN COUNTY COOK SOUTH 6152 MNCounty Cook South MN COUNTY COTTONWOOD 6152 MNCounty Cottonwood 6152 MN County Crow Wing MN COUNTY DAKOTA 6152 MNCouniy Dakota Built in Datums 316 Global Mapper User s Manual MN COUNTY DODGE 152 MNCounty Dodge MN COUNTY DOUGLAS 6152 MNCouniy Douglas MN COUNTY GOODHUE 6152 MNCounty Goodhu MN COUNTY GRANT 652 MN Couniy Gram MN COUNTY HOUSTON 6152 MNCoun
120. E_FILES POLISH_MP only if a TEMPLATE_FILENAME value is provided this controls whether or not the FILES section s from the template file will be copied to the new file e MP_COPY_ENTIRE_TEMPLATE POLISH_MP only specifies that the entire contents of a specified template file should be copied to the new file rather than just the header portion of the template file e MP_IMAGE_ID POLISH_MP only specifies the image ID value that should be stored in the resultant mp file If you don t specify this value or you specify a value of 0 a new value that has not been used before will automatically be generated e DGN_UNIT_RESOLUTION DGN only specifies the unit resolution to use in an exported DGN file The default is 10000 0 e DGN_GLOBAL_ORIGIN_LL DGN only specifies whether the global origin of the exported DGN file should be set to the lower left of the design plane rather than at the center of the design plane Use DGN_GLOBAL_ORIGIN_LL YES to move the global origin to the lower left e DGN_REPLACE_DARK_COLORS DGN only specifies whether the color of dark lines should automatically be replaced with white on export to make them more visible on a dark background Use DGN_REPLACE_DARK_COLORS YES to enable this option e OVERWRITE_EXISTING specifies that existing files should be overwritten The default is OVERWRITE_EXISTING YES so use OVERWRITE_EXISTING NO to skip exporting files that already exist e SPLIT_BY_LAYER SHAPEFILE only
121. G transparent makes it possible to see much of the DOQ underneath Pressing the Set Transparent Color button allows the user to select the color or multiple colors for palette based files to treat as transparent in the selected overlay s as well as save the palette for palette based files to a color palette pal file If you also check the Make Very Similar Colors Transparent as Well option any colors that are a very similar color to the selected transparent color will also be displayed transparently This is useful for getting rid of colors in lossy formats like JPG and ECW where the colors are not exact The Resampling option allows you to control how the color value for each displayed export location is determined based on the values in the file The following resampling methods are supported e Nearest Neighbor simply uses the value of the sample pixel that a sample location is in When resampling or reprojected an image this can result in a stair step effect but will maintain exactly the original color values of the source image e Bilinear Interpolation determines the value of a new pixel based on a weighted average of the 4 pixels in the nearest 2 x 2 neighborhood of the pixel in the original image The averaging has an anti aliasing effect and therefore produces relatively smooth edges with hardly any jaggies e Bicubic Interpolation a more sophisticated method that produces smoother edges than bilinear interpolation Here a new p
122. GADATAMMAGERYs05120a1 tf l GADATAMMAGERYAseco_resamp_rect lif Append to Filename GADATAMMAGE YA smalliz tit p m Projection Use Source File Projection C Specify Projection Change Setup Gridding i e Tiling Setup Sample Spacing Horz Datum Source Datum Y Use Other Source Files As Filler A Add Files move cel Generate Projection FRJ Files 1 Generate World Files TFA JG Add Directory Remove All iM Force Square Fisele in Output Remove Collar From Image Add Loaded Files Add Onscreen Files Paati misae Conlia SE i The Source Files section displays the list of source files currently selected to be converted Pressing the Add Files button allows the user to select additional files for conversion Pressing the Add Directory allows the user to easily add an entire directory s worth of source files to the to be converted list All directories under the added one can be recursively searched if so desired by answering Yes to the dialog that pops up immediately after selecting the directory Pressing the Add Loaded Files button causes all files loaded into the main Global Mapper view that match that batch convert input type to be added to the list of files to be converted Pressing the Add Onscreen Files button causes all files loaded into the main Global Mapper view that are currently at least partially onscreen and that match the batch convert input type to be added to the list
123. GO information by starting with a N or then pour angle then a or E then your distance For example H 214172 4 340 f Specify Using Quadrant Bearing Distance Une Handed Entry Quadrant Bearing E Distance 1 Enter quadrant press Enter then Bearing Enter and Distance Enter O DMS degree minute second Values Specified in Decimal Degrees TO Close Path using Compass Rule when Completing Feature Don t Include Start Location in the Feature ie Start Paint is Tie Point Only i Use Grid Bearing Rather Than Bearing Relative to True North List of Entered Distance Bearnng LOGO Values Distance Bearng or COGO Easting Northing Set Start Position Selected Start Point 385951558 4321143464 500 meters at 180 385951558 4320643 584 Remove Last Point 45 500 meters 385499 069 4320997 053 Load from File Closure Distance 382 7 m Save to File One Handed Entry of Values You can achieve very fast entry of large collections of distance bearing of quadrant distance bearing values by simply using the number pad and pressing Enter after each value This will take you to the next field and finally add the point when you press Enter on the last field This will also take you back to the first field to allow continuously adding points with only one hand keeping your other hand free to mark your place on the list of values Notes on Bearings When entering data using the Specify Separate Distance and Bearing Values
124. GPX GPS eXchange Format file KML export to a KML or KMZ format file LANDMARK_GRAPHICS export to a Landmark Graphics format file LIDAR_LAS export to a Lidar LAS file LOWRANCE_USR export to a Lowrance USR format file e MAPGEN export to a MapGen format file e MAPINFO export to a MapInfo MIF MID or TAB MAP format file MATLAB export to a MatLab format file MOSS export line and area features to a MOSS format file NIMA_ASC export to a NIMA ASC format file PLATTE_RIVER export to a Platte River ASCII Digitizer format file POLISH_MP export to a Polish MP format file SEGPI export to a SEGPI format file SHAPEFILE export to an ESRI Shapefile format file SIMPLE_ASCII export to a simple ASCII text file SURFER_BLN export to a Surfer BLN format file SVG export to a Scalable Vector Graphic SVG format file TSUNAMI OVR export to a Tsunami OVR format file WASP_MAP export to a WAsP map format file line features only e ZMAP_XYSEGID export to a ZMap XYSegId format file area and line features only e GLOBAL _BOUNDS specifies the export bounds in units of the current global projection There should be 4 values in a comma delimited list following the parameter name The values should be in order of minimum x minimum y maximum x maximum y e GLOBAL_BOUNDS_SIZE specifies the export bounds in units of the current global projection There should be 4 values in a comma delimi
125. GeoTIFF file EXPORT_RASTER FILENAME C DATA EXPORTED DATA merged_drg_8bpp tif TYPE GEOTIFF PALETTE OPTIMIZED Now use the EXPORT_RASTER command to generate a grayscale GeoTIFF file Lets also create a world file for this one EXPORT_RASTER FILENAME C DATA EXPORTED DATA merged_drg_gray tif TYPE GEOTIFF PALETTE GRAYSCALE GEN WORLD FILE YES Create a JPEG file using the EXPORT_RASTER command Also create a world file and a projection file to make it easier to load in other places EXPORT_RASTER FILENAME C DATA EXPORTED DATA merged_drg jpg TYPE JPEG GEN_WNORLD_ FILE YES GEN PRJ_FILE YES Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 233 Global Mapper User s Manual Generate Contours from all USGS DEMS in a Folder and Export them to DXF and Shape files GLOBAL _MAPPER_SCRIPT VERSION 1 00 UNLOAD_ ALL Loop over all DEM files in a folder and convert them DIR_LOOP_START DIRECTORY C DATA SDTS_DEM 24K FILENAME MASKS DEM STDS TAR GZ RECURSE_L Import an archived SDTS DEM file Global Mapper will automatically determine that this is an archived SDTS DEM file and load it I Correctly IMPORT FILENAME SFNAME_W _DIR3 ANTI ALIAS YES Generate 50 ft contours from the loaded DEM data GENERATE CONTOURS INTERVAL 50 ELEV_UNITS FEET Export the contours to a new DXF file The created file will have 3D polyline features for the contours EXPORT_VECTOR FILENAME SDIRSSFNAMFE WO_EXT S_ CO
126. Global Mapper User s Manual ADD adds the values from the first layer to the second SUBTRACT_SIGNED subtracts the values of the second layer from the first and saves the signed result SUBTRACT_UNSIGNED subtracts the values of the second layer from the first and saves the magnitude of the result e AVERAGE saves the average of the values from the first and second layers MINIMUM saves the smaller of the values from the first and second layers MAXIMUM saves the larger of the values from the first and second layers FILTER_KEEP_FIRST saves the first layer value if the second layer value is valid FILTER_KEEP_FIRST_IF_GT_SECOND saves the first layer value if the second layer value is valid and the first layer value is greater than the second layer value FILTER_KEEP_FIRST_IF_LT_SECOND saves the first layer value if the second layer value is valid and the first layer value is less than the second layer value e LAYER_DESC specifies the name to assign to the newly generated terrain layer If no layer description is provided the default name of Combined Elevation Grid will be used e ELEV_UNITS specify elevation units to use in new terrain layer FEET export in US feet DECIFEET export in 10ths of US feet METERS export in meters DECIMETERS export in 10ths of meters CENTIMETERS export in centimeters e SPATIAL_RES specifies spatial resolution Defaults to the minimum spatial resolutio
127. Global Mapper User s Manual Global Mapper User s Manual Download Offline Copy If you would like to have access to the Global Mapper manual while working offline click here to download the manual web pages to your local hard drive To use the manual offline unzip the downloaded file then double click on the Help_Main html file from Windows Explorer to start using the manual If you would like context sensitive help from Global Mapper to use the help files that you have downloaded rather than the online user s manual create a Help subdirectory under the directory in which you installed Global Mapper by default this will be C Program Files GlobalMapper10 and unzip the contents of the zip file to that directory Open Printable Searchable Copy PDF Format Table of Contents 1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL a System Requirements b Download and Installation c Registration 2 TUTORIALS AND REFERENCE GUIDES Tutorial Getting Started with Global Mapper and cGPSMapper Guide to Creating Garmin format Maps Video Tutorials Supplied by http globalmapperforum com 0 Video Tutorial Changing the Coordinate System and Exporting Data 0 Video Tutorial Viewing 3D Vector Data 0 Video Tutorial Creating a Custom 3D Map 0 Video Tutorial Downloading Free Maps Imagery from Online Sources Video Tutorial Exporting Current Zoom Level Using the Screenshot Function 0 Video Tutorial Exporting Elevation Data to a XYZ File 0 Video Tutorial C
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129. ICO GIF and 32 bit alpha BMP files as well as symbols from JPG images You can also add vector symbols from EMF DXF and GM_SYM Global Mapper Symbol files GM_SYM files are simply ASCII text files that the File gt Open Generic ASCII Data File menu command couuld load with 0 0 being the center of the symbol and the coordinates specified as pixels with X increasing to the right and Y increasing to the top of the symbol Vector symbols will scale much more cleanly than symbols based on images Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 110 Global Mapper User s Manual Configuration General Vector Display Area Styles Line Styles Point Styles Vertical Options Shader Options Projection Foint Types Right Click for More Options Spot Elevation Spot Sounding Strike and Dip Swimming Area Tower Unclassified Point Feature Unknown Point Feature I Show Labels for Points of This Type Select Label Font Restore Default style Restore Default Style For All Types pastor Symbals Id Oil amp Gas Abandoned apprai Gil amp Gas Abandoned drilling well loc Oil amp Gas Abandoned EOR oil Gas Abandoned gas Add Symbol Remove ca Dai os v _ If you press the Select Label Font button the font selection dialog pictured below for the selected point type will appear This dialog allows you to select the font to use for the point as well as set up other
130. LPHA this setting controls how see through the water is when displayed The valid range of values is 0 255 with 0 meaning the water is completely see through i e invisible and 255 meaning that the water color is completely opaque such that you can t see any of the shaded relief below it SHOW_3D_VIEW The SHOW_3D_ VIEW command displays the 3D view window with the loaded data The following parameters are supported by the command e MAXIMIZE specifies whether or not the 3D view window should be maximized or not Use MAXIMIZE YES to force the window to be maximized when displayed UNLOAD_ ALL The UNLOAD_ALL command unloads all currently loaded data This command takes no parameters The following parameters are supported by the command Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 232 Global Mapper User s Manual e VECTOR_ONLY specifies that only layers containing vector data shall be unloaded All raster and gridded elevation layers will remain loaded Use VECTOR_ONLY YES to enable unloading just the vector layers UNLOAD_LAYER The UNLOAD_LAYER command allows you to unload all previous loaded layers with a given filename This is useful if you don t want to unload all previously loaded layers just to get rid of a few of them The following parameters are supported by the command e FILENAME filename of the layer to unload If an empty value is passed in all layers that were created by the script
131. Line Intermediate Solid Contour Line Major Solid Contour Line Minor Solid Msn Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 292 Global Mapper User s Manual Deleted Line Dash 192 192 192 255 255 0 Digitizer Tool Line bn Dry Stream or River Dot 0 0 211 Ferry Route Solid 255 128 0 Solid 128 128 128 Grid Line Major 128 128 128 Grid Line Minor Solid 128 128 128 Intermittent Stream or River Dash 0 0 211 International Political Boundary pene Interstate Solid 132 130 255 Invisible Boundary Dot 192 192 192 Major Political Boundary State Solid 128 128 128 Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 93 Global Mapper User s Manual Solid Major US Highway 255 64 64 0 0 0 253 253 0 Minor Political Boundary Solid 0 0 0 County Park Boundary Solid Processing Closure Line 0 255 0 Dash 128 128 128 Dash Dot 128 128 128 Solid 255 255 255 Railroad 0 0 0 Railroad Class 1A Railroad 0 0 0 Railroad Class 1B Railroad 0 0 0 Ramp Solid 0 255 255 bn Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 94 Global Mapper User s Manual Solid bd Residential Road 128 128 128 River lt 20 km Solid 0 0 211 River gt 250 km Solid 0 0 211 River 100 250 km Solid 0 0 211 River 20 50 km Solid 0 0 211 River 50 10
132. M File Recommended Hide Point Features by Default When Loading File M Use Displayed Point Symbols Rather than Push Pin for Points W Display Labels for Area and Line Features Generate Index KML File Good for Large Datasets The 3D Line Export 3D Area Export and 3D Point Export sections allow the user to control whether or not area line and point features with elevation values associated with them are drawn at the terrain surface or at the elevation values associated with the feature You can specify whether the elevation values are relative to ground level or sea level if drawing the features above the terrain If area features are drawn above the terrain the Extrude Areas option allows you to control whether or not they will also be extruded which means they will extend back to the terrain surface making them look like solid 3D features If this option is not checked the areas will just be drawn in space as a surface and not a 3D closed object If the Fake 2D Area Heights to Maintain Area Draw Order option is checked exported 2D area features will be assigned fake elevation values in order to attempt to get them to layer properly when displayed in Google Earth This 1s only necessary if you have overlapping areas that do not display in the correct order without this option checked If Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 55 Global Mapper User s Manual point features are drawn above the terrain the Extrud
133. Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 205 Global Mapper User s Manual e GEN_TAB_FILE GEOTIFF and PNGonly specifies that a MapInfo TAB file should be generated in addition to the image file Use GEN_TAB_FILE YES to turn on e GEN_PRJ_FILE specifies that a projection PRJ file should be generated in addition to the data file Use GEN_PRJ_FILE YES to turn on e PALETTE specifies the palette image type to use If not specified a 24 bit RGB image will be generated KEEP_SOURCE The exported file will use the some color configuration if possible as the file being exported Note that this option is only available if you have only a single layer loaded for export OPTIMIZED ERDAS GEOTIFF and PNG only The palette generated will be an optimal mix of up to 256 colors that will closely represent the full blend of colors in the source images This option will generate the best results but can more than double the export time required if any high color images are present in the export set HALFTONE ERDAS GEOTIFF and PNG only use a 256 color halftone palette spread over the color spectrum DOQ_DRG ERDAS GEOTIFF and PNG only use a 256 color palette optimized for combined grayscale DOQs and USGS DRGs DRG ERDAS GEOTIFF and PNG only use a 256 color palette optimized for the colors found in USGS DRGs e GRAYSCALE use a 256 color grayscale palette BW GEOTIFF only creates a black and
134. NTOURS DXF TYPE DXF GEN_PRU_FILE YES Export the contours to a 3D shape file EXPORT_VECTOR FILENAME SDIR SFNAME_WO_EXTS_CONTOURS SHP TYPE SHAPEFILE SHAPE TYPE LINES GEN_3D_LINES YES GEN PRU _FILE YES Unload the loaded data UNLOAD ALL End the loop DIR_LOOP_END Reclassify Features Based on an Attribute and Display Label GLOBAL_MAPPER_SCRIPT VERSION 1 00 Import the file to modify IMPORT FILENAME C Temp export test tiger_wyandotte_sample gmp Assign the type railroad to all features with a CFCC attribute with a value of A41 and a display label with 74 in it somewhere ASSIGN_TYPE LINE _TYPE RAILROAD COMPARE STR CFCC A41 COMPARE STR lt Feature Name gt 74 2009 Global Mappper LLC All Rights Reserved support globalmapper com Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 234 Global Mapper User s Manual BUILT IN AREA TYPES FILL PATTERNS AND BORDER STYLES This section reviews the area line and point styles built into Global Mapper e Area Styles Area Types Area Fill Patterns Area Border Styles Area Styles Using the Area Styles panel users can configure how areas of a given type will be displayed in Global Mapper Area fill border style and color can be modified on a type by type basis The Show Labels for Areas of This Type option allows users to turn area labels off
135. Palette Header Map Legend Font Footer Copyright Global Mapper Softw Font Transparent Opaque Number of Columns in Legend 1 Transparency 100 _ _ _ Transparent Opaque Apply Cancel Load from File Save to File The Map Legend section allows you to setup the display of a map legend on the display You can setup your map legend to use one of the following types e No Map Legend no map legend is displayed on the map e Display Legend Based on Loaded Vector Types a map legend is generated based on the list of loaded vector types and their drawing styles There will be a separate entry on the legend for each unique combination of type and style You can filter the list of type that are displayed on the map legend using the Filter Types button e Display Legend Based on Color Palette a map legend is generated based on a color palette i e a list of colors and names You can setup the palette to use for generating the map legend using the Setup Palette button On that dialog you can manually enter colors and their names load a palette from a file or initialize a palette from the palette of a loaded file e Display Legend Based on Vector Types and Palette this option is a combination of the previous two item Both entries from the loaded vector types styles and from a customizable color palette will be used Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 164 Glo
136. R Sito mla al E ere 46 x fai n The image below depicts a sample of the 3D View window displaying terrain data with 3D building areas for Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 143 Global Mapper User s Manual Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 144 Global Mapper User s Manual 30 iew A ELUTE tort LELETitL Lt TI titi tit Global Mapper User s Manual The 3D View window contains a toolbar with command buttons allowing you to modify the default view You can use the mouse to rotate the view around as well as zoom in The arrow keys on the toolbar allow you to pan the data visible in the 3D view in any direction The zoom in and out buttons allow you to zoom in or out on the center of the 3D view Additional buttons are also available for modifying the vertical exaggeration displaying water and saving the 3D view contents to a Windows BMP TIFF PNG or JPG file If you press the Change Display Properties button on the 3D toolbar the 3D View Properties dialog 1s displayed allowing you to configure the 3D view settings including the vertical exaggeration the water display background color and 3D vector display 3D View Properties Vertical exaggeration 3 el l12 E Background color Walk Mode Height 1 meters above Ground Water Display Display Water in the 3D
137. RG colors with the remaining 242 colors being a range of gray values ranging from black to white e Halftone Palette The palette consists of a blend of 256 colors evenly covering the color spectrum This palette is the best choice when exporting anything but DRGs and grayscale satellite photos e Custom Palette from File This option allows the user to choose a pal file describing the palette to use for the export A pal file should be a text file with one line per color with the red green and blue color components for each color in the palette separated by a comma You can save a pal file for an existing palette based file by opening the Overlay Control Center selecting the palette based layer press Options then the Transparent Color button then selecting the option to save a color palette file e Grayscale Min is Black Palette This palette creates an 8 bit per pixel grayscale image with no color map stored in the image Black will be stored as zero with varying shades of gray up to white Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 31 Global Mapper User s Manual with a value of 255 e Grayscale Min is White Palette This palette creates an 8 bit per pixel grayscale image with no color map stored in the image White will be stored as zero with varying shades of gray up to black with a value of 255 The Vertical Units field allows the user to select the vertical units to use when exporting elevation data i e
138. Statute ft Light Direction Altitude 45 Azimuth 45 Ambient Lighting 0 00 Dim Bright T Vertical Exaggeration 6 8 Hat d _______ High Hil Shading Shadow Darkness 27 Dark _ _ Light Hil Shading Highlight from Direct Light 0 None mt White Water Display Show Water on Elevation Data Water Level de Water Transparency 128 Gear Opaque cos fon te The Shader selection box allows for the selection of the algorithm used to color and shade any loaded elevation data The following shading algorithms are available e The Atlas Shader is the default shader It generally provides good results for any loaded elevation data e The Color Ramp Shader displays ramps color from blue for low elevations to red for the highest elevations by default e The Daylight Shader colors all elevations the same and is only useful when hill shading is turned on e The Global Shader is designed for shading elevation data sets covering large areas of the earth such as Terrain Base and GTOPO30 The results are quite stunning for data sets such as these e The Gradient Shader moderates the color with elevation between the low elevation and the high elevation The actual colors ramped between can be selected on the Shader Options panel e The HSV Shader maps the elevations onto the HSV hue saturation value color space The mapping can be configured on the Shader Options panel
139. TART DIR_LOOP end pair defining a loop the following special character sequences can be used anywhere examples of what the values will be based on a current filename of C data my_file dem are listed e DIR full path to current file value is C data e XYFNAME_W_DIR full path and filename of current file value is C data my_file dem e XYFNAME filename of current file value is my_file dem e XYFNAME_WO_EXT filename of current file without extension value is my_file For a sample of the DIR_LOOP_START command in use see the example at the bottom of this reference Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 197 Global Mapper User s Manual The following parameters are used by the DIR_LOOP_START command e DIRECTORY specifies the directory to search for files in If you leave this blank the operation will be based in the current folder e FILENAME_MASKS space separated list of filename masks to import If no value is provided then all files will be used e RECURSE_DIR specifies whether the loop operation will search subdirectories of the specified directory as well as the current one Use RECURSE_DIR YES to enable The default value is to NOT search subdirectories EMBED_SCRIPT The EMBED_SCRIPT command allows you to call another script from within a script This can be useful in many situations For example if you have a common set of data files that you want to load for eac
140. THER_BLEND_POLY_ FILE raster only specifies that the polygon boundary to feather blend this layer against should come from the specified file e BAND_SETUP raster only specifies what bands of data from the raster file being loaded should be used to populate the red green and blue color channels when displaying the image This is useful for multi spectral imagery which may have more than 3 color bands The default band setup will be to use the first three bands as follows BAND_SETUP 0 1 2 Note that not all raster formats support specifying a non default band setup Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 224 Global Mapper User s Manual e ABEL_ FIELD specifies the name of the attribute field to use as the label attribute for the features in the file e LABEL_PREFIX specifies the prefix to prepend to attribute based labels e LABEL_SUFFIX specifies the suffix to append to attribute based labels e ELEV_FIELD specifies the name of the attribute field to use as the elevation value for the features in the file e AREA_TYPE specifies the name of the Global Mapper type to use for area features imported from the file e LINE_TYPE specifies the name of the Global Mapper type to use for line features imported from the file e POINT_TYPE specifies the name of the Global Mapper type to use for point features imported from the file e LAYER_DESC specifies a description to use for the layer when displayi
141. WS specifies how to name the row portion of grid cell names when using the GRID_NAMING SEPARATE parameter See the documentation for the GRID_NAMING_COLS parameter above for details on the format e GRID_NAMING_PREPEND_ZEROES specifies whether or not to prepend zeroes to the start of grid column row names Use GRID_NAMING_PREPEND_ZEROES NO to disable the prepending of zeroes e GRID_NAMING_SEPARATOR specifies the separator string to use between pieces of a grid name The default is an underscore e GRID_CREATE_FOLDERS specifies that a separate folder should be generated for each row or column if GRID_NAMING SEPARATE_COLS_ FIRST is specified of the export rather than placing every output file in the same folder e GEN_3D_FEATURES DGN and SHAPEFILE only specifies that 3D line and point objects should be created in the exported file Set this to YES to cause the the 3D features to be generated Leaving out this parameter or setting it to anything but YES results in the normal 2D objects The elevation stored for each vertex point will be the first of the following that is available The elevation associated with the vertex point in question The elevation associated with the entire area line point being exported For example the elevation of a contour line or spot elevation The first elevation obtained by searching the loaded elevation layers at the position of the vertex point A value of 0 0 will be used if no elevation could be o
142. Zero Width Lines Cancel ppi Help The DWG Version section allows you to select which DWG version to create The Display Labels section allows you to control if you want feature display labels included in the DWG files and if so whether you want them represented as TEXT entities in their own layer called FEATURE_LABEL or as DWG attributes The default is to have them included as attributes associated with each feature As some software packages cannot handle attributes in DWG files you may have to switch to a different option with the associated loss of information to get your exported DWG files to work with some software packages If you would like line features to have rotated labels running along the line associated with them you have to use the option to Include Display Labels as Separate Text Layer The Layer Names section allows you to control how the layer names used in the exported DWG file are generated You can choose to use the feature description feature display label or feature source filename as the layer name in the exported file If you choose to use the display label as the layer name any features that do not have a display label will use the feature description as the layer name in the exported file If selected the Generate Projection PRJ File option causes a projection file describing the ground reference system of the DWG file to be generated in addition to the DWG file itself The PRJ file will have the sa
143. a layer to match other layers ELEV_SCALE elevation only specifies the scale value to apply to each elevation value in the layer This allows you to vertically scale a layer to match other layers Default to 1 0 no scaling MIN_ELEV elevation only specifies the minimum elevation meters to treat as valid when rendering this layer Any elevations below this value will be treated as invalid and not be drawn or exported MAX_ELEV elevation only specifies the maximum elevation meters to treat as valid when rendering this layer Any elevations above this value will be treated as invalid and not be drawn or exported Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 223 Global Mapper User s Manual e CLAMP_ELEVS elevation only if a MIN_ELEV and or MAX_ELEV value is specified setting this to YES will make any valid elevation values outside of the specified range be clamped to the new range value rather than treated as invalid e VOID_ELEV elevation only specifies the elevation meters to replace any void areas in the layer with If not specified the void areas will be transparent e SHADER_NAME elevation only this sets the name of the shader to use when rendering the gridded elevation data for this layer Use this to override use of the shared default shader just for this layer This must be one of the names displayed in the shader drop down in Global Mapper such as Atlas Shader or Global Shader or the name
144. abel for Survey Section area types The following attribute values names are recognized for each field e Township Attributes TOWNSHIP or TWP e Township Direction Attributes TDIR must have value of N or S e Range Attributes RANGE or RNG e Range Direction Attributes RDIR must have value of E or W e Section Attributes SECTION SECT or SEC e Meridian Attributes MERIDIAN or MER Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export PLS CADD XYZ File Command Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 59 Global Mapper User s Manual The Export PLS CADD XYZ File command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to a PLS CADD XYZ format file These files can be used with the PLS CADD software application When selected the command displays the PLS CADD XYZ Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Polish MP cGPSMapper Command TUTORIAL ALERT Getting Started with Global Mapper and cGPSMapper Fantastic Guide to Creating Garmin format Maps using Global Mapper cGPSMapper and the other supporting applications required to get your data into a Garmin unit as a new map The Export Polish MP command allows the
145. aded LAYER_BOUNDS_EXPAND specifies that the operation should expand the used LAYER_BOUNDS bounding box by some amount The amount to expand the bounding rectangle by should be specified in the current global projection For example if you have a UTM meters projection active and want to expand the bounds retrieved from the LAYER_BOUNDS parameter by 100 meters on the left and right and 50 meters on the top and bottom you could use LAYER_BOUNDS_EXPAND 100 0 50 0 You can also specify a single value to apply to all 4 sides or supply 4 separate values in the order left top right bottom GRID_TYPE_CELL_ SIZE specifies that the export should be gridded into multiple tiles with each tile having the given size in the export projection The value should be specified as cell width cell height For example if you are exporting in a metric projection and want to tile the export into cells that are 10 000 meters wide by 5 000 meters tall you would use GRID_TYPE_CELL_SIZE 10000 0 5000 0 GRID_TYPE_ROWS_COLS specifies that the export should be gridded into multiple tiles with a given number of rows and columns of tiles The value should be specified as number of rows number of columns For example if you want to tile the export into a grid of 8 rows each 4 tiles across you would use GRID_TYPE_ROWS_COLS 8 4 GRID_OVERLAP specifies how much to overlap tiles when gridding an export into multiple tiles This is a percentage value from 0 to
146. aded data they wish to export Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 42 Global Mapper User s Manual World Wind Export Options World Wind Options Export Bounds Data Set Name Blue Springs DEM Tile Export Location Select the root folder for saving all of the Word Wind tiles in the export The appropriate zoom level folder names will be created based on the other export parameters IC Temp export test Select Zoom Level Setup Select the resolution to use for the maximum detail i level in the exported tiles The default will preserve full detail for any loaded rasterelevation data set Level 14 2 304 m 0 77 arc scissile C Use Level 0 Tile Size of a Number of Zoom Levels to Use 5 Tile Image File Format f JPG Good for Imagery PNG Good for Scanned Maps and Vector Data M Make Image Tiles Transparent Save Vector Data if Displayed Create Filenames for Word Wind Java Edition Cancel Appl Help Note Users without a permanent registration key that export World Wind tiles will get a large diagonal DEMO symbol across the image Registered users will not see that symbol on their output Export Zoomify Tiles Command The Export Zoomify Tiles command allows the user to export any loaded data to JPG files tiled in the configuration required by the Zoomify viewer This command will create both the image tiles and the XML file required for Zoomify to use th
147. al units a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export DTED Command The Export DTED command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to native format DTED files DTED files support a set of fixed resolutions i e DTED levels which are defined as aligning on particular boundaries When you select the DTED level to export to and the export bounds this defines which DTED tiles need to be generated to conform to the DTED standards for that level The filename that you select for the export is used as a base with the lat lon coordinates of the southwest corner of each tile appended to each filename as it is exported When selected the command displays the DTED Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a DTED Options panel which allows the user to set up the DTED level and other options a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export ADVANCED USERS You can change the accuracy value exported in DTED files by specifying your own string value up to 4 characters in length at HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Global Mapper DTEDAccuracy The collection system value up to 12 characters in length can be specified at HKEY_CURRENT_USER Softwar
148. alculations Cut Volume 974 73702 cubic yards Fill Volume 86 505643 cubic yards The measurements have also been copied to the clipboard for your convenience 125 ft 2650 ft 375 ft 500 ft 625 ft KF View Shed Tool x The View Shed command selects the view shed analysis tool as the current tool This tool allows registered users to perform a view shed analysis using loaded elevation grid data with a user specified transmitter location height and radius All areas within the selected radius that have a clear line of sight to the transmitter are colored with a user specified color To perform a view shed analysis first select the view shed tool as your current tool Press and release the left mouse button at the position where you wish to place the transmitter At this point the View Shed Setup dialog pictured below will appear allowing you to setup the view shed calculation You can also calculate views sheds at multiple point locations by selecting the point features at the desired locations in the Digitizer Tool right clicking then selecting the Calculate View Sheds at Selected Point s option on the menu that is displayed Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 158 Global Mapper User s Manual View Shed Setup Description View Shed Analysis 1 Transmitter Elevation View Radius Cancel 00 METERS above Ground 2 Kilometers Help a Minimum view radius 0 f Use an explici
149. ame band Red Color Channel Band 3 Green Color Channel Band 2 ad Blue Color Channel f T ADVANCED Ignore Built in Alpha Channel if Present Palette Tab The Palette tab pictured below is available for raster image files that use a fixed color palette for display This tab allows you to see what colors are in the palette as well as edit the color and or description of each color in the palette This allows you to easily replace one color with another You can also save the palette to a new file or load an entirely new palette to use for the layer from an existing PAL or CLR file Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 134 Global Mapper User s Manual Raster Options ColorContrast Adjustment Feathering Projection GE Pal Idx RGB O 0 0 _ Pal Idx 1 RGB 255 255 255 MM Fal d 3 RGB 203 0 23 000000000000 E Pal Idx 4 RGB 131 66 37 7 Pal Idx 5 RGB 201 234 157 GE Pal Idx 6 RGB 137 51 128 Gy Pal Idx 7 RGB 255 234 0 7 Pal Idx 8 RGB 167 226 226 7 Pal Idx 9 RGB 255 184 184 Pal Idx 10 RGB 218 179 214 Pal Idx 11 RGBY 209 209 209 Pal Idx 12 RGB 207 164 142 Edit Selected Color Edit Selected Label Load Palette File Save Palette File Restore Original Palette Feathering Tab The Feathering tab pictured below allows you specify that you would like to feather blend the selected overlay s with the underlying o
150. ames Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Simple ASCII Text File Command The Export Simple ASCII Text File command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets i e areas lines and points to a delimited ASCII text file Each vertex in an area or line and the position of each point will be represented Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 64 Global Mapper User s Manual When selected the command displays the ASCH Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of an Options panel pictured below and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export ASCII Export Options Options Coordinate Offset Scale Gridding Export Bounds Coordinate Separator C Semicolon 0 Space t Tab Feature Separator C None Blank Line Custom fuse n for newline M for tab Coordinate Order Longitude Easting Coordinate First Then Y C Y Latitude Northing Coordinate First Then X i Export Elevations for Each Vertex M Include Feature Attributes Before Coordinate Data I Include Drawing Style Attributes Before Coordinate Data Generate PRJ Projection File Cancel ppi Help The Options panel allows the user to specify what character to user to separate the x y and z coordinates of each vertex In addition the user can specif
151. an Elevation Grid from Loaded 3D Vector Data GENERATE LAYER BOUNDS Generates a Layer with Bounding Area Features for each Loaded Layer GENERATE PATH PROFILE Generate a 3D Path Profile and Save it to a XYZ File GENERATE REPORT Generates a Report on the Loaded Vector Features GLOBAL MAPPER SCRIPT Script Header Line IMPORT Import Data From a File IMPORT ARCHIVE Import Data From an Archive File zip tar gz etc IMPORT ASCH Import Generic ASCII Data from a File IMPORT DIR TREE Import All Data Files in a Directory Tree IMPORT TERRASERVER Import TerraServer Imagery or Topo Maps LOAD PROJECTION Loads a New Global Projection From a PRJ File LOAD STYLE FILE Loads a Style Type File gm_style LOAD TYPE FILTER Loads a Type Filter from a GMF Global Mapper Filter File e PLAY SOUND Plays a Beep or a Specified Sound File RESTORE LAST SAVED VIEW Restores Last Saved View SAVE CURRENT VIEW Saves Current View e SAVE PROJECTION Saves the Current Global Projection to a PRJ File SET BG COLOR Sets the Background Color SET LOG FILE Sets the Name of the Log File SET VERT DISP OPTS Sets the Vertical Display Options SHOW _3D VIEW Displays the 3D View Window UNLOAD ALL Unloads All Currently Loaded Data UNLOAD LAYER Unloads a Single Layer e Samples Crop Merge and Reproject 4 USGS DRGs into new GeoTIFF and JPEG files Generate Contours from all USGS DEMs in a Folder and Ex
152. and displays the Garmin TRK Format Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Garmin WPT PCX5 File Command The Export Garmin WPT PCX5 File command allows the user to export any loaded named point data to a Garmin WPT PCX5 format file This file can be imported by a wide variety of GPS software such as Garmin s MapSource amp reg to facilitate transferring waypoints to a GPS unit When selected the command displays the Garmin WPT Format Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export GOG Generalized Overlay Graphics Command The Export GOG Generalized Overlay Graphics command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to a GOG format file When selected the command displays the GOG Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able
153. ange ring s the Select Range Ring Parameters dialog pictured below appears and allows you to setup how many range rings you would like to create and how far apart you would like to create them You can choose to create rectangles with the specified range as the radius rather than a ring if you would like You can also choose to create a multi ring Checking this box will delay the actual range ring creation until you have added additional range rings and unchecked the box Then all rings in the multi ring will be combined if possible to build nice looking combined range rings Once you have completed have completed creating the range ring s the Digitizer Tool will remain in the range ring creation mode so you can simply left click to create additional range rings centered on another location or right click to choose a different mode Select Range Ring Parameters Enter the number of range ring areas to create as well as how far apart each range ring should be il You can also modify the range ring center Gna coordinate if you d like i Create Paint at Center of Range Rings Create Rectangle s Instead of Ringla Number of Range Rings 3 Range Ring Radius i Kilometers al Modify Range Center Point Coordinates Combining Multiple Rings Advanced Users I Combine Ring with Additional Rings to Follow Use this feature to specify multiple range rings that you want combined into a single ring feature around the combined ran
154. angle name is specified Global Mapper will attempt to automatically determine one based on the loaded data e EXPORT_DWG_LABELS DWG only specifies that object labels will be exported as attributes in the DWG file Typically you want to set this to YES unless you are working with a software package that cannot handle DWG files with attributes Leaving out this parameter or setting it to anything but YES will cause feature labels to be discarded on export e EXPORT_DXF_LABELS DXF only specifies that object labels will be exported as attributes in the DXF file Typically you want to set this to YES unless you are working with a software package that cannot handle DXF files with attributes Leaving out this parameter or setting it to anything but YES will cause feature labels to be discarded on export e DWG_TEXT_SIZE DWG only specifies the multiplier value to apply to text sizes when exporting DWG file Use this to control how large text is in the exported file e DXF_TEXT_SIZE DXF only specifies the multiplier value to apply to text sizes when exporting DXF file Use this to control how large text is in the exported file e SHAPE_TYPE SHAPEFILE only specifies the vector object type area line or point to export to the shapefile The following values are valid AREAS export area features to the Shapefile LINES export line features to the Shapefile POINTS export point features to the Shapefile e GEN_PRJ_FILE specif
155. apper User s Manual 2 MENUBAR AND TOOLBAR This section briefly reviews the menus and commands in order to understand the basic purpose of each The toolbar is displayed across the top of the application window below the menu bar The toolbar provides quick mouse access to many tools used in Global Mapper To hide or display the toolbars or to switch to the old Toolbar display which some users prefer use the View menu commands for the toolbar Menu Headings e File Menu e Edit Menu e View Menu e Tools Menu e Search Menu e GPS Menu e Help Menu File Menu The File menu offers the following commands e Open Data File s Command e Open Generic ASCII Text File s Command e Open All Files in a Directory Tree Command e Open ECW File from the Web Command e Open Data File at Fixed Screen Location e Unload All Command e Create New Map Catalog Command e Find Data Online Command e Download Online Imagery Topo Terrain Maps e Load Workspace Command e Save Workspace Command e Save Workspace As Command e Run Script Command e Capture Screen Contents to Image Command e Export Global Mapper Package File Command e Export PDF File Command e Export Raster and Elevation Data Export Arc ASCII Grid Command Export BIL BIP BSO Command Export BMP Command Export BT Binary Terrain Command Export DEM Command Export DIED Command Export DXF 3D Face File Command Export DXF Mesh Command Export DXF Point File Command Export E
156. ar An open window will appear This window can be set to display only files of selected types with the Files of Type subwindow Cancel LULC Files lulc ge gir GeoTIFF DRG DOO DEMI Files tif tiff SOTS Transfer CLG DEM Files catd ddf USGSC0ED DEM Files dem dem ge c JPG Files pal DOG Quarter Quad Files sec nec swe NED GTOPO 307BIL Files bil dem tar There is support for opening USGS DLG O DEM and several other file types directly from gzipped archives In addition SDTS DLG SDTS DEM and most other file types can be opened directly from tar gz tgz and zip archive files This means that you no longer need to extract all of those SDTS files to their own directory before opening them Global Mapper will do that automatically Loading Multiple Files Global Mapper will display multiple data sets in correct geospatial positions that is adjacent data sets can be mosaicked and vector data can be displayed on top of raster and elevation data Choose Open Data Files icon from the Toolbar and select files The registered version Global Mapper has no limit on the number of overlays that can be viewed simultaneously A maximum of four files of any type may be viewed simultaneously in the unregistered version of Global Mapper You can also load all of the files under a directory and all subdirectories under that directory that match a specified filename mask You can do t
157. arameter has been deprecated in favor of the COLOR_INTENSITY_FULL parameter COLOR_INTENSITY_FULL elevation and raster only specifies the color intensity to use when adjusting the brightness of pixels in the overlay Valid values range from 0 to 512 with 0 being completely white 256 being no alteration and 512 being completely black For example to make an image slightly darker you could use COLOR_INTENSITY 300 NOTE This parameter replaces the COLOR_INTENSITY parameter TEXTURE_MAP raster only specifies that this image should be draped over any elevation data loaded before it Use TEXTURE_MAP YES to turn on Anything else turns it off TRANSPARENT _COLOR elevation and raster only specifies the color to make transparent when rendering this overlay The color should be specified as RGB lt red gt lt green gt lt blue gt For example to make white the transparent color use TRANSPARENT_COLOR RGB 255 255 255 If you do not wish any color to be transparent do not use this parameter Optionally if the image that you are making transparent uses a palette for the colors you can specify a palette index in the following format INDEX lt 0 based palette index gt For example to make the second color in the palette transparent use TRANSPARENT _COLOR INDEX 1 COLOR_GRADE raster only specifies the color grading values to use for this layer as configured on the Color Grade options dialog tab This should be a comma delimited list
158. arth the layer is placed The line that you know the length of should be selected with either the Feature Info or Digitizer Tool e Create Workspace File from Selected Layer s This option allows you to generate a workspace just containing the selected layer s and their display options This workspace can later be loaded with the Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 121 Global Mapper User s Manual File gt Load Workspace menu command e Zoom to Selected Layer s This causes the view to be zoomed such that the full extents of the selected overlays are visible e Zoom to Full Detail For Layer This causes the view to be zoomed such that a single sample pixel in the selected overlay will take up approximately one pixel on the screen e Create Area Features From Selected Layer Bounds This causes new rectangular area features with the name of the overlay as the display label to be created for each selected layer in the User Created Features Layer This is useful for creating an image index as the filename of the layer will also be saved as an attribute of the area feature created from it e Create Point Features at Elevation Grid Cell Centers This causes a new layer to be created for each selected elevation grid layer with a spot elevation point feature at each grid cell center location This provides a handy way to edit elevation layers as you can edit the elevation attribute of the created points or remove bad poin
159. ase the drawing speed when zoomed out on data at the expense of a worse display for most maps e Auto Fake Location of Unpositioned Rasters if checked this options causes the location of any un positioned raster files to automatically be faked to allow display This means rather than being prompted to rectify fake the position or cancel the load the fake position option would just be chosen automatically e Export Old Format PRJ Files if checked this option specifies that the old mostly unsupported ESRI PRJ format be used when PRJ files are saved rather than the default new WKT projection format that is used by default The Restore Default Settings button will restore all Global Mapper settings from the Configuration dialog to their default values Vector Display Options The Vector Display panel pictured below controls options for the display of vector data areas lines and points Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 103 Global Mapper User s Manual Configuration Point Styles Vertical Options Shader Options Projection General Vector Display Area Styles Line Styles Render Select From Filter W Areas Areas lw Lines Iw Lines Lines Iv Points Iv Points Points Vector Map Detail Less re More Vector Laver Ordering During Draw Order Vector Features by Type Before Layer Order f Vector Data Will Always Draw on Top of Loaded Raster Layers This is the D
160. at the value as a filename either absolute or relative to the path of the source file from which the feature was read and load that file either into Global Mapper or with the program associated with that file type in Windows You can also choose to zoom the main map view to the extents of the selected feature If the selected feature has an attribute named IMAGE LINK and the value of that attribute refers to a local image file Global Mapper will automatically open that image in the associated application on your system unless the Ctrl button was held down when you selected the feature Likewise if you have an attribute named GM_LINK and the value of that attribute refers to a local file Global Mapper will try and open that file in the current instance of Global Mapper as a new layer unless the layer is already open or the Ctrl key was held down Clicking the Vertices button for line or area features displays the Feature Vertex List dialog pictured below which allows you to view edit and remove the individual vertex coordinates including Z and timestamp values if present for the selected feature The X and Y coordinates are listed in the native projection of the layer and the Z coordinates will have the elevation units defined for the layer on the Projection tab of the Options dialog for the layer You can also easily add per vertex elevation values to features that do not already have them by pressing the Add Elevs button on the Feature Verte
161. ating the measure attributes for the selected feature s the combined length and or enclosed area of the selected line and area features will also be reported by this command You can also select the Display Feature Measurements option to display a dialog pictured below listed the measurements and attributes of each selected line and area feature as well as the total combined enclosed area and perimeter length of the features This dialog also allows you to easily export the results to a CSV file Feature Measurement Information Selected Feature Information Feature Name Feature Type lt Enclosed Areas lt Lenath Pernmeter gt PRACTICE FAIRWAYS Ta Practice Practice 13 67 acres 1 139km Fairway Fairways 0 1085 acres 09 4 m 0 Fairway Fairways 0 0758 acres 6 m Tees Tees 0 3705 acres 154 5 m Tees Tees 0 4027 acres 157 1 m Bunkers Bunkers 0 04637 acres 63 2 m Total Enclosed Area 15 17 acres Total Length Pernmeter 2 446 km Export to CS File Automatically Inserting Vertices at Line Intersections If two of more line features are selected the Insert Vertices at Intersections of Selected Features option will appear when right clicking Selecting this option will find all intersections between selected line features and insert new vertices in the selected lines at the intersection locations if there are not already vertices at the intersection Once the operation is complete you will also be prompted as to
162. ayer will be in i e the current projection e POLYGON_CROP_USE_ALL specifies that if a POLYGON_CROP_FILE is specified that contains multiple polygons the operation will be cropped to all polygons in that file rather than just the best fit polygon e POLYGON_CROP_USE_EACH specifies that if a POLYGON_CROP_FILE is specified that contains multiple polygons the operation will generate a separate export for each polygons in that file rather than just the best fit polygon See the POLYGON_CROP_BBOX_ONLY and POLYGON_CROP_NAME_ATTR options for naming and other options when using this parameter Use POLYGON _CROP_USE_EACH YES to enable e POLYGON_CROP_BBOX_ONLY specifies that if the POLYGON_CROP_USE_EACH parameter is specified that each export should just be cropped to the bounding box of each polygon rather than the actual boundary of the polygon Use POLYGON_CROP_BBOX_ONLY YES to enable only cropping to the bounding box e POLYGON_CROP_NAME_ATTR used to control the filenames generated when cropping to multiple polygons using the POLYGON_CROP_USE_EACH parameter This should be the actual name of the attribute from the polygon features to use for naming or the special values lt Area Display Label gt or lt Area Source Filename gt If no value is provided the exported files will be sequentially numbered DEFINE_PROJ The DEFINE_PROJ command allows a projection including datum to be associated with a name The projection name can then be us
163. bal Mapper view If no other data is already loaded and the user has not explicitly set a projection the view will adopt the projection and datum of the first data file selected for loading If other data is already loaded the selected data files will be displayed in the current projection datum Note Global Mapper automatically opens files with tar gz extensions without the use of a decompression tool such as Winzip This is particularly useful for SDTS transfers which are typically distributed in a tar gz format Open Generic ASCII Text File s Command The Open Generic ASCH Text File s command allows the user to import data from a wide variety of generic ASCII text formats Selecting the Open Generic ASCI Text File command prompts the user to select the file s to load and then displays the Generic ASCII Text Import Options dialog pictured below This dialog allows the user to specify how the text file s are formatted so that they can be imported Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 9 Global Mapper User s Manual Global Mapper supports coordinates in decimal format as well as degree minute and degree minute second coordinates Generic ASCII Text File Import Options Import Type O Point Only Al Features are Points f Point Line and Area Features Elevation Grid from 3D Point Data Coordinate Column Order Format fe Easting Longitude Coordinate First 4 Northing Latitude
164. bal Mapper User s Manual Digitizer Tool a The Digitizer Tool allows you to modify existing vector features as well as to create new ones This tool encompasses a lot of functionality from modifying the shape and position of area line and point features to editing the attribution and drawing styles of individual vector features The major activities available with the Digitizer Tool are described below e Creating New Features Creating New Area Features Creating New Line Features Create New Line Features with Distance Bearing COGO Input Creating New Point Features Creating New Range Ring Features Create Buffer Areas a Fixed Distance Around Features Creating Shape e g Circle Rectangle etc Features Create Strike and Dip Geology Related Features Create Points Spaced Along Area and Line Features e Editing Existing Features Selecting Features Selecting Vertices Editing Feature Attributes and Drawing Styles Deleting Undeleting Features Moving Features Changing the Shape of Area and Line Features Rotating and Scaling Features Combining Area and Line Features Finding the Intersection of Multiple Area Features Cutting Areas From Adding Islands to Area Features Splitting Areas into Two New Area Features Cropping Splitting Line Features to Area Features e Copying Features Cut Copy Paste e Snapping to Existing Features When Drawing e Snapping Vertically Horizontally When Drawing e Un doing Digi
165. btained via any of the prior methods e COORD_DELIM SIMPLE_ASCII only specifies the delimeter between coordinates in coordinate lines COMMA coordinates are separated by commas SEMICOLON coordinates are separated by semicolons SPACE coordinates are separated by space characters TAB coordinates are separated by tab characters e FEATURE_SEP SIMPLE_ASCII only specifies whether or not to separate vector features with a blank line NONE do not separate vector features BLANK_LINE separate vector features with a blank line Any other text Use the escape sequence n to specify that you want to insert a line break For example to separate features with a blank line then a line with the text NEW FEATURE then another blank line use FEATURE_SEP nNEW FEATURE n e EXPORT_ELEV SIMPLE_ASCII CSV and DXF only specifies whether or not a elevation value should be generated for each vertex A value of EXPORT_ELEV YES will cause elevations to be generated If the option is not specified elevation values will be generated e EXPORT_ATTRS DGN and SIMPLE_ASCII only specifies whether or not feature attributes should be written to the text file just before the coordinates Use EXPORT_ATTRS YES to enable export of the feature attributes If the option is not specified attributes will be exported If you don t want to export style attribute with the feature use EXPORT_ATTRS NO_STYLE to get just the associated attributes an
166. c EPSG projection code that defines the projection For example use PROJ_EPSG_CODE 26715 to define a UTM zone 15 projection with NAD27 as the datum and meters as the units LOAD_STYLE_FILE The LOAD_STYLE_FILE command load a Global Mapper Style gm_style file containing style definitions for a list of types You can optionally choose to have any types specified in the style file that aren t present in the running instance of Global Mapper to be added providing a script way to add new custom types The following parameters are supported by the command e FILENAME full path to style gm_style file to load e ADD_UNKNOWN_TYPES specifies that any types found in the style file that aren t present will be added as custom types Use ADD_UNKNOWN_TYPES NO to disable adding missing types or ADD_UNKNOWN_TYPES YES to enable it this is the default LOAD_TYPE_FILTER The LOAD_TYPE_FILTER command load a type filter from a Global Mapper Filter GMF file You can create new GMF files from the type filter dialogs accessible from the Vector Display tab of the Configuration dialog The following parameters are supported by the command e FILENAME full path to GMF file to load e FILTER_TYPE specifies the type of features the filter file is for The supported values area FILTER_TYPE AREA FILTER_TYPE LINE or FILTER_TYPE POINT PLAY_SOUND The PLAY_SOUND command plays either the information sound for the system or a specified sound file This can b
167. ced Left Only Half Circles Tightly Spaced Right Only E Half Circles Widely Spaced Left Only Half Circles Widely Spaced Right Only Solid with Diamonds on Left Solid with Diamonds on Right Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 248 Global Mapper User s Manual Se es db dii V Track Opens Towards End of Null Line A TA A ELILE V Track Opens Towards Start of Null Line gt Pe PP eS C Track Opens Towards End of Line C Track Opens Towards Start of Line Arrow Track Points Towards Start of Line Arrow Track Points Towards End of Line V Track Opens Towards End of Solid Line V Track Opens Towards Start of Solid Line Solid with Xs Through Line Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 249 Global Mapper User s Manual Solid with Diamonds along Line Solid with Empty Diamonds along Line Solid with Circles along Line Solid with Empty Circles along Line Solid with Arrow Pointing to Start n Solid with Arrow Pointing to End Solid with Empty Circle at Start Solid with Empty Circle at End Solid with Black Edges Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 250 Global Mapper User s Manual Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 251 Global Mapper User s Manual BUILT IN LINE TYPES AND DRAWING STYLES This section review
168. ch allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Tsunami OVR Command The Export Tsunami OVR command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to a Tsunami OVR format file for use in the Tsunami software package When selected the command displays the Tsunami OVR Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 66 Global Mapper User s Manual Export UKOOA P 190 Command The Export UKOOA P 190 command allows the user to export any loaded 3D line and point vector data sets to an UKOOA P 190 format file When selected the command displays the UKOOA Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export WAsP MAP File Command The Export WAsP MAP File command allows the user to export loaded line and area features to a WAsP MAP format file for use wi
169. cify the name to use for the final map when created as well as the copyright text to associate with the map The Map Detail section allows you to control at what zoom levels the final map will be viewable at More detail results in a map that better represents the shape of the source data but that requires zooming further in to see the map while less detail will result in a rougher map that shows up sooner You should tailer this to the approximate scale of your source data will the lowest detail setting approximating source vector data of around 1 250K scale and the highest detail setting representing 1 24K or better scale data Most built in types already have a default zoom scale at which they will show up in built MP maps this will translate to a Levels value for the feature in the exported MP file based on the levels in the MP file header For custom types and for types that you want to change the default zoom scale for you can add a MP_BIT_LEVEL attribute to the feature itself or to the default attribute list for a feature type The value of this attribute should specify the minimum MP zoom bit level that a feature should appear at For example if you use the maximum Map Detail setting with no template file you will get a map with populated zoom levels at 24 22 and 20 bits If you wanted a feature to show up in just the lower 2 zoom levels of that map the 24 and 22 bit resolution layers you could add a MP_BIT_LEVEL attribute with a valu
170. cklog Send Raster Maps to Connected Garmin Device g Help Menu Online Help User s Group 0 Register Global Mapper 0 Check for Updates 0 Automatically Check for Updates at Startup 0 About Global Mapper 4 OVERLAY CONTROL CENTER a Currently Opened Overlays b Metadata c Options Shapefile Data Options 0 Vector Data Options Raster Data Options 0 Elevation Data Options d Show Hide Overlay s e Close Overlay s 5 LOADING FILES a Loading Multiple Files b Projections and Datums 6 CHANGE DISPLAY CHARACTERISTICS a General Options b Vector Display Options c Area Styles Table of Contents Global Mapper User s Manual d Line Styles e Point Styles f Vertical Options g Shader Options h Projection Options Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map Global Mapper User s Manual ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual is for Global Mapper v11 02 Earlier versions of the software may not contain all the features documented here Later versions may contain additional features or behave differently To see the version of your software select Help About Global Mapper from the Menu Bar The demo version contains some but not all of the features available through a registered version of Global Mapper The Global Mapper Web Site found at http www globalmapper com maintains a list of changes and supported formats features links to
171. coordinate line you d use a value of SKIP_COLUMNS 2 The default value is 0 meaning that coordinates must be in the first two columns SKIP_ROWS specifies the number of rows to skip at the start of a file before trying to read any data For example if your file has a fixed header of 20 lines you would use SKIP_ROWS 20 to skip those header rows COORD_OFFSET specifies the offset to apply to any coordinates read in from the file This offset will be added to each coordinate read in from the file The offset should be specified as a comma delimited list of the X Y and Z offsets such as COORD_OFFSET 100000 0 200000 0 0 0 COORD_SCALE specifies the scale factor to apply to any coordinates read in from the file Each coordinate will be multiplied by these scale factor after being read in from the file The scale factors should be specified as a comma delimited list of the X Y and Z scale factors such as COORD_SCALE 0 1 0 1 1 0 NO_DATA_DIST_MULT specifies how far from an actual data point a grid cell has to be before it is treated as a no data value This number is given as a multiple of the diagonal size of a single grid cell as nominally determined by the gridding algorithm or specified with the SPATIAL_RES parameter A value of 0 means that all points should be considered as valid SPATIAL_RES specifies spatial resolution to use when generating an elevation grid from the data Defaults to a good value for maintaining the full s
172. cribed below e 8 bit Palette Image This option generates a 256 color raster GeoTIFF file with 8 bits per pixel The Palette options described below will apply in this case This option will generate a relatively small output file at the expense of some color fidelity depending on the palette that you choose The image data will be compressed using the PackBits compression algorithm e 24 bit RGB This option generates a raster GeoTIFF file with 24 bits per pixel Uncompressed GeoTIFF images generated with this option will be at least 3 times the size of those generated with the 8 bit Palette option but the colors in the image will exactly match what you see on the screen You can also maintain the exact colors while achieving some compression using the LZW compression option Selecting the JPEG compression option generates a raster GeoTIFF file with 24 bits per pixel but with the raster data compressed using the JPG compression algorithm GeoTIFF Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 30 Global Mapper User s Manual images generated with this option will maintain good color fidelity and often be highly compressed although they will lose some information as compared to the uncompressed 24 bit RGB option Something else to keep in mind if selecting this option is that many software packages do not yet support GeoTIFF files that use the JPEG in TIFF compression option By default the JPG compression used in the GeoTIFF fil
173. cription ned_continental_us When to Display Maps OSE Map List Right Click for Map Metadata Display Map Box ts of Display Size Description Filename A D of Display Dal NEW TOR ASOWTO2 grg CDataSNEOSWovemberz004 4 estemnL S VN Ae it C Display Pixel is Less Than Size Nawig NSeW10e gmg C DataSNEDSNovembev004d yy esteml SA SOW Dt NOW TT 4 NSA 108 gmg CAD atas NEC November2004A W esternU SN S01 1 meters per pixel RARA NeW TOR NSW 08 gmg CoA Data NEDA November 2004 WN estermUS WA S21 Lt e N32W114_N34W108 gmg C DataSNEDSNovember2004 westemLUS N32W 11 Below a Given Map scale Ae 120 ASA Titama CAD ataSNEDSNovemberz004 estemnL SN S21 21 a Fs NSW 23 NST 20 gmg CA Data NEDAN ovember 2004 iw estern ISSN AFW TA Ae TOR NSB 02 gmg Ca Data NED N ovember2004A W esternl SAN 341 Dt Between Given Map Scales H34W7T14_N365W108 gmog C DataSNEODSNovembev004yesteml SA NI4ANTI H34W720_N368W114 gamma CiAData NEDAN ovember 2004 wy estern ISSNa pT ol 1 to and NSB TOR ASB Oe gmg CAD atas NED November2004A W esternU SAN 36708 H36W7114_N39W1 08 gmg CoAData NEDA November 2004 iw estern ISSN SBW1 1 1 to OI H36W720_N3I9W114 gmog CaAData NEDA November 2004 wy esteml SW SB 21 NIANT25_N39W120 gmg CoAData NEDAN ovember 2004 WN estermU SAS a ot w Map Bounding Boxes I Show When Maps Not Displayed Add Files Add Loaded Files Remove Selected Files Add Directory Add Unscreen Files Remove All Files Modi Display o
174. cting the Options button while only gridded elevation overlays are selected displays the Elevation Options dialog The Elevation Options dialog consists of two tabs one for controlling the display of the overlay s and the other for modifying the elevation values within the overlay s The Display tab pictured below contains controls allowing you to control the color intensity brightness darkness color transparency blending anti aliasing and color shading of the selected layers Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 138 Global Mapper User s Manual Elevation Options Display Alter Elevation Values Feathering Projection Color Intensity 0 Translucency Can You See uae lt 100 0 Transparent Opaque Transparency Transparent Set Transparent Color E Blend Mode No Blend Resampling Bilinear Interpolation Shader Default Shared Shader Cancel ppi Help The Color Intensity setting controls whether displayed pixels are lightened or darkened before being displayed It may be useful to lighten or darken raster overlays in order to see overlaying vector data clearly The Translucency setting controls to what degree you can see through the overlay to overlays underneat the overlay The default setting of Opaque means that you cannot see through the overlay at all Settings closer to Transparent make the overlay increasingly more see through allowing you to blend ove
175. cting the two vertices across which you would like to split the area then right clicking and selecting the Split Selected Area at Selected Vertices Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 178 Global Mapper User s Manual menu option This will generate two new area features by splitting the selected area feature across the segment between the two selected vertices Note in some situations you will get invalid areas or no result at all so be careful to select vertices for which the connected segment does not cross outside of the area or intersect any island areas Cropping Line Features to Area Features You can crop or split selected line features to a selected area feature by right clicking and selecting the option to Crop Split Selected Lines to Selected Areas This will delete any portion of the line feature that lies outside of the selected areas unless you select the Split option in which case separate lines will be created for the parts inside and outside the selected area feature s Note that the original line will remain available as a deleted feature so you can recover the original line if needed Copying Features Cut Copy Paste Occasionally you may wish to make copies of existing features or perhaps move features from one instance of Global Mapper to another You can easily do this by first selecting the features then either making a copy of those features use Edit gt Copy Selected Features to Clipboard m
176. ction of the file using either the PROJ_NAME PROJ_EPSG_CODE or PROJ_FILENAME parameters e GCP_PROJ_EPSG_CODE specifies the EPSG code of the projection that the ground control points are provided in Use this if you want to specify control points in a projection other than what you want to define as the native projection for the file Note that you must also explicitly specify the name projection of the file using either the PROJ_NAME PROJ_EPSG_CODE or PROJ_FILENAME parameters e RECTIFY specifies the rectification method to use for rectifying this file Valid value are LINEAR HELMERT AFFINE POLYNOMIAL and TRIANGULATION If you do not specify a rectification type but do provide at least two ground control points best rectification method will automatically be chosen based on the number of control points specified e ALLOW_SELECTION set to NO to disable selection of features from this layer using either the Feature Info or Digitizer Tools IMPORT_ARCHIVE The IMPORT_ARCHIVE command imports a data file from a tar gz archive for later use The only time you should ever need to use the IMPORT_ARCHIVE command is when you only want to load some of the data inside a tar gz archive For the typical case of just loading everything in an archive use the IMPORT Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 225 Global Mapper User s Manual command with AUTO as the value for the TYPE parameter The following parameters are su
177. ction point displaying the information in the dialog box Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 151 Global Mapper User s Manual W Feature Information Mame Me Feature Type Residential Road Geometry 4 vertices Length 1908 ft Map Name KS Wyandotte Description hborhood and rural road city street unseparated Right click on an entry for more options i e open URL ete Attribute CFEC FR_ADDR_L TO ADDR_L FR_ADDR_R TO ADDR_R PLACE L Kansas City PLACE_F Kansas City COUNT y_ L Wyandotte Edit Delete Verlices Copy to aa As you can see you can view a lot of information about a selected object in the Feature Info dialog The object s name description geometry information including length and enclosed area when applicable attribute value list and map name are all displayed Buttons are also available allowing you to edit the selected feature s information and drawing style marking the selected feature as deleted as well as to copy all of the feature information as text and the feature itself to the Windows clipboard for pasting elsewhere such as in a text editor or as a new feature in a running session of Global Mapper In addition you can right click on any attribute value to see additional options specific to the selected attribute value pair You can copy the selected pair to the Windows clipboard treat the value as a web URL and open that location in a web browser or tre
178. d Color RGB 255 255 255 the Snow or Glacier Area will not be visible Global Mapper Built In Area Types B lk o _ a _ C oj _ C Di j p 0 235 0 County Subdivision Coverage Quad coverage uad om e Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View County Subdivision No Fill 0 0 0 No Fill 183 183 0 Border Border Style Color 0 0 0 Null 128 128 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 Global Mapper User s Manual EE intermittent Dry Lakebed Water 132 130 255 5 SE SE Pattern intermitent i Intermittent 5 5 Water 132 130 255 Lake so 5 Pattern Intermittent ih oe LARET Aee Stream River i oe Water 132 130 255 Pattern Intertidal Area Intertidal Area Solid Fill 192 240 188 n Isobath Arez Solid Fill 132 130 255 0 0 Isobath Area Iso height Area Ise height Area Lake lt 0 5 sq mi Le B i i IOG mi SS Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 128 64 0 0 0 0 211 Global Mapper User s Manual Lake 1 5 sq mi Solid Fill 0 0 211 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o B n C Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 278 Lake 10 30 Solid Fill sq mi 0 0 211 Lake 100 250 sq mi Solid Fill 0 0 211 Lake 250 500
179. d in the native projection of the layer rather than reprojected to the current projection Use KEEP_NATIVE_ PROJECTION YES to enable this behavior Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 202 Global Mapper User s Manual e COMBINE_VECTOR_LAYERS specifies that all vector data should be combined into a single layer within the package file Use COMBINE_VECTOR_LAYERS YES to enable this behavior e GLOBAL _BOUNDS specifies the export bounds in units of the current global projection There should be 4 values in a comma delimited list following the parameter name The values should be in order of minimum x minimum y maximum x maximum y e GLOBAL _BOUNDS_ SIZE specifies the export bounds in units of the current global projection There should be 4 values in a comma delimited list following the parameter name The values should be in order of minimum x minimum y width in x width in y e LAT_LON_BOUNDS specifies the export bounds in latitude longitude degrees There should be 4 values in a comma delimited list following the parameter name The values should be in order of westmost longitude southernmost latitude easternmost longitude northernmost latitude LAYER_BOUNDS specifies that the export should use the bounds of the loaded layer s with the given filename For example to export to the bounds of the file c test tif you would use LAYER_BOUNDS c test tif Keep in mind that the file must be currently lo
180. d name of the feature in the attribute list Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 212 Global Mapper User s Manual e COORD_OFFSET SIMPLE_ASCII only specifies the offset to apply to any coordinates written to the file This offset will be added to each coordinate written to the file The offset should be specified as a comma delimited list of the X Y and Z offsets such as COORD_OFFSET 100000 0 200000 0 0 0 COORD_SCALE SIMPLE_ASCII only specifies the scale factors to apply to any coordinates written to the file Each coordinate will be multiplied by these scale factor before being written to the file The scale factors should be specified as a comma delimited list of the X Y and Z scale factors such as COORD_SCALE 0 1 0 1 1 0 CDF_MAJOR_CODE CDF only specifies the default major attribute code to use for features when exporting to a CDF format file default is 32 CDF_MINOR_CODE CDF only specifies the default minor attribute code to use for features when exporting to a CDF format file default is 45 CDF_USE_DEFAULT_CODE CDF only specifies that the default attribute code pair should be used for all features written to the CDF file and not just those for which no attribute code pair could be automatically determined based on the feature classification INC_ELEV_ATTR MAPINFO only specifies whether or not the elevation of a feature should be added as an attribute to the MapInfo files exported Use
181. d the transformation parameters used to convert those datums All parameters are given with respect to transforming from the given datum to WGS 84 dX ADINDAN 6201 Oengo 1 AIN EL ABD BAHRAIN 6204 international1909 Hayford Int11924 1 AIN EL ABD SAUDI ARABIA 6204 international1909 Hayford Int1 1924 1 ARATU BRAZIL 6208 international1909 Hayford Int1 1924 1 ARCI990 e take 880d ARCI960 6210 Oeo S y y da ASTRO B4 SOROL ATOLL Unknown International 1909 Hayford Intl 1924 1 ASTRO BEACON Unknown intemational 1909 Hayford Int 1924 1 ASTRO DOS 71 4 Unknown intemational 1909 Hayford Int1 1924 3 ASTRONOMIC STATION 1952 Unknown international 1909 Hayford Intl 1924 1 AUSTRALIAN GEODETIC 1966 6202 Australian National AUSTRALIAN GEODETIC 1984 6203 Australian National BEDING 1954 6214 Krassovsky ooo o BESSEL 1841 ITALY Castanea d F Unknown Bessel 1840 BESSEL 1841 ITALY Genova Unknown Bessel 18400 BESSEL 1841 ITALY Monte Mario Unknown Bessel 18400 BESSEL 1841 GREENWICH Unknown Bessel 1840 BOGOTA OBSERVATORY 6218 international1909 Hayford Int1 1924 3 BUKITRIMPAH 6299 fBessel 840d CAMACUPA O o 020 Clarke 880 RGS CAMP AREA ASTRO 6715 _ intemational 1909 Hayford Intl 1924 1 CAMPO INCHAUSPE ARGENTINA 6221 international 1909 Hayford Intl 1924 1 CAPE 6222 eso S td CARTHAGE sd C223 take 8800s 2 CHAD WG1998
182. d version of an existing shader if they d like The Initialize from Palette File button allows you to initialize the list of color elevation pairs from a color palette file in any recognized format like a comma delimited file of R G B components on each line Since palette files don t contain elevation values the elevations will be incremented by one for each color and set to automatically scale the colors between loaded elevation values The Initialize from Surfer CLR File button allows you to initialize the list of color elevation pairs with a a CLR file created by the Surfer application by Golden Software You can use the Save to Surfer CLR File button to save your custom shader to a CLR file This is useful for making copies of a custom shader and providing them to other users Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 117 Global Mapper User s Manual Elevations shaded with a custom shader will use the color specified for each elevation value Any elevation values between two elevation color values will be a blend of the two bounding colors if the Blend Colors Between Elevation Values option is checked For example if an elevation of 500 meters was set to black and an elevation of 1000 meters was set to white an elevation of 750 meters would be colored a medium shade of gray Any elevations below the minimum specified elevation will use the same color as the minimum elevation The reverse is true for any elevations over t
183. d with the best guess at the ground projected location otherwise they will be initialized with dummy values e Display Transformation Equations this option displays the actual transformation equations used for transforming this image based on the selected rectification method and the entered control points Note that this is only available if enough control points have been entered for a transformation to be calculated and if the transformation method is based on a simple set of equations e Show Crosshairs Across Entire Map this option controls whether or not crosshair lines are displayed across the entire Zoomed View and Reference Image views e Automatically Save GCP File When Done this option will automatically prompt the user to save a GCP file when they select the OK or Apply button to complete a rectification operation e Ctrl Left Click Recenters and Zooms Other View this option controls whether or not Ctrl Left Clicking in the Zoomed or Reference Image view just recenters the other view if possible or if it also zooms the other view to the same approximate extents Entire Image View The Entire Image View portion of the Image Rectifier dialog displays as you might expect a view of the entire image being rectified Any ground control points GCPs will also be depicted on this view with a big red X The current portion of the image being displayed in the Zoomed View section will be highlighted as well You can use the mouse in
184. delimiter is configurable x coordinate y coordinate z coordinate When selected the command displays the XYZ Grid Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Zmap Plus Grid File Command The Export Zmap Plus Grid File command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to a Zmap Plus Grid format file Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 44 Global Mapper User s Manual When selected the command displays the Zmap Plus Grid Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Vector Data The commands on the Export Vector Data submenu allow the user to export loaded vector data to various formats Export Arc Ungenerate Command The Export Arc Ungenerate commands allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets
185. ding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Vulcan3D Triangulation File Command The Export Vulcan3D Triangulation File command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to a Vulcan3D triangulation file When selected the command displays the Vulcan3D Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export VRML Command The Export VRML command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data and raster data sets to a VRML file for display in a VRML viewer such as the Cortona VRML Client When selected the command displays the VRML World File Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing vertical exaggeration and compression options and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able t
186. e Generate Projection PRJ File Create 3D Features Using Loaded Elevation Data T Generate ECEF Coordinates Advanced Users Only Generate Zero Width Lines Some software such as MicroStation does not properly deal with DXF line features having a non zero thickness i e they create duplicate lines Enable this option if you encounter this problem The Display Labels section allows you to control if you want feature display labels included in the DXF files and if so whether you want them represented as TEXT entities in their own layer called FEATURE_LABEL or as DXF attributes The default is to have them included as attributes associated with each feature As some software packages cannot handle attributes in DXF files you may have to switch to a different option with the associated loss of information to get your exported DXF files to work with some software packages If you would like line features to have rotated labels running along the line associated with them you have to use the option to Include Display Labels as Separate Text Layer The Layer Names section allows you to control how the layer names used in the exported DXF file are generated You can choose to use the feature description feature display label or feature source filename as the layer name in the exported file If you choose to use the display label as the layer name any features that do not have a display label will use the feature description as the lay
187. e Download Online Imagery Topo Terrain Maps command allows the user to download mapping data from numerous built in and user supplied sources This includes premium access to high resolution color imagery for the entire world from DigitalGlobe worldwide street maps from OpenStreetMap org as well as seamless USGS topographic maps and satellite imagery for the entire United States from Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 12 Global Mapper User s Manual MSRMaps com TerraServer USA In addition access is provided to several built in WMS OpenGC Web Map Server databases to provide easy access to digitial terrain data NED and SRTM as well as color satellite imagery Landsat7 for the entire world You can also add your own WMS data sources for access to any data published on a WMS server This is an extremely powerful feature as it puts many terabytes of usually very expensive data right at your fingertips in Global Mapper for no additional cost with the exception of access to the un watermarked DigitalGlobe imagery which is not free Note that this feature requires Internet access to work When you select the menu command the Select Online Data Source to Download dialog pictured below is displayed This dialog allows you to select the type or theme of data to download as well as the extents of the data to download You can either select to download the current screen bounds an area to download around an address
188. e Global Mapper DTEDCollectionSystem Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export DXF 3D Face File Command Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 27 Global Mapper User s Manual The Export DXF 3D Face File command allows the user to export any loaded gridded elevation data sets to a DXF 3D Face file When selected the command displays the DXF 3D Face Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export DXF Mesh Command The Export DXF Mesh command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to a 3D DXF Mesh file When selected the command displays the DXF Mesh Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export DXF Point Command The Export DXF Point command allo
189. e POLYGON_CROP_USE_EACH specifies that if a POLYGON_CROP_FILE is specified that contains multiple polygons the operation will generate a separate export for each polygons in that file rather than just the best fit polygon See the POLYGON_CROP_BBOX_ONLY and POLYGON_CROP_NAME_ATTR options for naming and other options when using this parameter Use POLYGON _CROP_USE_EACH YES to enable e POLYGON_CROP_BBOX_ONLY specifies that if the POLYGON_CROP_USE_EACH parameter is specified that each export should just be cropped to the bounding box of each polygon rather than the actual boundary of the polygon Use POLYGON_CROP_BBOX_ONLY YES to enable only cropping to the bounding box e POLYGON_CROP_NAME_ATTR used to control the filenames generated when cropping to multiple polygons using the POLYGON_CROP_USE_EACH parameter This should be the actual name of the attribute from the polygon features to use for naming or the special values lt Area Display Label gt or lt Area Source Filename gt If no value is provided the exported files will be sequentially numbered e ALLOW_LOSSY GLOBAL_MAPPER_GRID only specifies whether or not a slight loss in precision is allowable in order to achieve better compression ratios The default is YES so turn only use lossless compression you need to specify a value of ALLOW_LOSSY NO e EXPORT_COLORS XYZ_GRID only specifies that RGB color values should be exported for each coordinate that is saved Map GPS Coordinat
190. e Points option allows you to control whether or not a thin line is drawn from the terrain surface at the location of the point to the floating symbol above the terrain surface Enabling this option makes it easier to locate exactly where a point lies relative to the surface The Filled Area Translucency section allows the user to control the degree to which filled polygons are see through in the created file The Feature Descriptions section allows you to setup what is contained in the description for each feature in the generated file You can choose to include only the feature description and links to any files associated with a feature you can choose to add attributes to this or you can choose to provide your own HTML text to use for the feature description If you use the HTML text option you can embed the values of attributes from the feature in the text by enclosing the attribute name in percent signs like 7ATTR_NAME In addition to the name of attributes you can also specify lt Feature Name gt lt Feature Desc gt or lt Feature Type gt as the attribute name to get the feature display label description or type name embedded in the result If you need to embed an actual percent sign in your result simply use two percent signs consecutively as an escape sequence The following additional options are also available e Character Encoding this option controls the character encoding value encoded in the header of the KML file You wi
191. e bounds of all loaded compatible Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 87 Global Mapper User s Manual data Corner w Size Global Projection Allows the user to specify the subset to export by entering the northwest corner of the bounding box to export followed by the width and height of the desired area to export The coordinates entered must be in the currently selected global projection system The default values automatically filled in result in a bounding box containing all loaded compatible data MGRS Military Grid Reference System Bounds Allows the user to specify the subset to export by entering the northwest and southeast corners of the bounding box to export in MGRS coordinates The default values automatically filled in result in a bounding box containing all loaded compatible data Crop to Selected Area Feature If enabled allows the user to crop the export to the currently selected area feature s To use this for supported exports select the area s that you wish to crop the export to using either the Feature Info Tool or the Digitizer Tool Drag a Box to Select Export Bounds Ed Draw Box Pressing the Draw Box button brings up the Drag a Box to Select Export Bounds dialog In this dialog simply hold down the left mouse button and drag a rectangle around the area of the image that you wish to export If you make a mistake just drag another rectangle When you press the OK button
192. e by type basis You can also use the Add Custom Fill Pattern option to provide your own image to use as a fill pattern For transparent or translucent patterns use a transparent PNG format image file when creating the custom fill pattern Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 106 Global Mapper User s Manual With the Transparency slider users can make solid filled areas partially see through translucent in order to see data underneath the area In addition the Show Labels for Areas of This Type When Present option allows users to turn area labels off on a type by type basis The New Type button allows the user to create a new area feature type and specify how it should be displayed The Edit Type button allows the user to edit area types that were previously created with the New Type button and the Delete Type button allows the user to remove area types that were previously created with the New Type button With the Attributes button you can specify a set of default attributes and values to use for new features of this type created using the Digitizer Tool If you right click on the list of types a menu will appear allowing you to save and restore your style settings using a style file This provides an easy way to setup a set of styles to use then restore them at a later date for use with a particular set of data Configuration Point Styles Vertical Options Shader Options Projection General Vector Dis
193. e clicking on an item in the list will recenter the view on that object The Edit Selected button displays a dialog allowing the user to modify the name feature type and drawing style of any features selected The Delete Selected button will mark all selected features as deleted Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 81 Global Mapper User s Manual If you right click on the results list additonal options will appear such as the option to select all of the results in the list If multiple line features are selected in the results list when you right click there will be an option to combine those line features into new line features if the selected lines connect at their endpoints Options for copying the selected features to the clipboard and selecting the selected search results with the Digitizer Tool for further editing will also appear if any results are selected ADVANCED USERS You can change the default search string from to whatever you want by creating a new registry string value with the desired default search string at HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Global Mapper DefaultVectorSearchStr Search and Replace The Search and Replace command allows for searching for a particular text string in the attributes and name of loaded features and replacing that with some other text string When you select the command the Search and Replace dialog pictured below is displayed allowing you to setup the search and r
194. e data You will also need the Zoomify plugin to allow viewing the data Global Mapper is not allowed to distribute that so you will have to obtain it from Zoomify yourself When you select the command the Zoomify Export Options dialog pictured below appears allowing you to setup the export This dialog allows you to specify the sample spacing and some additional options There is also an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 43 Global Mapper User s Manual foomity Export Options General Export Bounds Sample Spacing X axis Er meters Y axis H meters lv Always Generate Square Pixels f you wish to change the ground units that the spacing is specified in you need to change the curent projection by going to Config gt Projection Click Here to Calculate Spacing in Other Units Image Quality Size 76 Lower _ Higher Smaller Langer Convert to Grayscale T Save Map Layout Scale Margins Grid Legend eto Save Vector Data if Displayed l interpolate to Fill Small Gaps in Data Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export XYZ Grid Command The Export XYZ Grid command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to a comma delimited ASCH XYZ file Each grid point will be represented as follows actual coordinate
195. e export Orientation This setting controls whether the target page uses landscape or portrait orientation Fill Page If checked your specified export bounds will be expanded to fill the entire page if necessary If you do not check this option only your exact export bounds will be exported with the rest of the page remaining blank Resolution DPI This setting controls the resolution dots per inch of your output Larger values result in more detail being stored in the created PDF file although the resulting file will also be larger Border Style Pressing this button brings up a dialog allowing you to setup the style of the border line drawn around your data Export to Fixed Scale If you choose the option to export to a particular scale the generated PDF file will have the specified scale The specified export bounds will be adjusted around Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 24 Global Mapper User s Manual the selected center point to have the scale specified e Margins This section allows you to setup the size of the white margins around your data e Header Allows you to specify a header text to draw in the top margin of the output file e Footer Allows you to specify a footer text to draw in the bottom margin of the output file e Layer Naming This section controls how layers in the created PDF will be named You can access PDF layers in the Acrobat Reader Use Feature Type De
196. e of 22 to your Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 61 Global Mapper User s Manual feature or the default attribute list for that type then that feature would get a Levels 2 value written to the exported MP file If your map had less detail say zoom levels of 21 19 and 17 bits the same feature would only show up in the most detailed 21 bit layer as features are always present in at least one layer of the map If you want a feature to always show up at all zoom levels in your map regardless of what zoom levels are present just add a MP_BIT_LEVEL attribute with a value of 1 The Template File sections allows you to select a file to use as a template for the new MP file The new file with use all of the settings from the selected template file except for the map ID unless you check the Keep Image ID from Template MP File option and if you provide a map name the map name This includes the Dictionary setting and all levels settings This provides a way for advanced users to set up one MP file exactly how they want and then export new maps with the same settings You can also check the Copy Entire Contents of Template File option to have everything from the template file copied to the new file verbatim including any feature data in the template file If selected the Create as Marine Map option specifies that the created MP file will be marked as a marine map and marine features will be used if appropriate Note that
197. e of an area or line feature you decide that you want to undo the changes and restore the feature to its original shape simply select the feature s that you want restored and select the Restore Original Shape from the right click popup menu Rotating and Scaling Features When you have one or more features selected you can right click and select the Rotate Scale Selected Features command to bring up the Setup Rotation and Scaling dialog pictured below This dialog will allow you to rotate and scale the selected features about a point that you select Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 177 Global Mapper User s Manual Setup Rotation and Scaling Rotation Angle Clockwise 45 degrees Scale Factor to Apply 1 5 Select Point to Rotate Scale About About Center of Selected Feature s About Specific Location Selec f About Vertex 384747 190 4321946 000 3864754 660 4321956 000 384769 370 4321963 000 384813 910 4321965 500 384856 470 4321956 000 mm Am M 450745 A AAT Combining Area and Line Features You can combine overlapping or adjacent area features into a single area feature by first selecting the area features to combine then selecting the Combine Selected Area Features right click menu option Any areas that are succesfully joined into a new one will be marked as deleted You can combine multiple line features into a single line feature by first selecting the line features to
198. e useful if you want audible confirmation when a script completes The following parameters are supported by the command e FILENAME full path to sound file like wav to play If not specified the information beep will play Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 230 Global Mapper User s Manual RESTORE_LAST_SAVED_VIEW The RESTORE LAST SAVED_VIEW command restores the last view saved with the SAVE _CURRENT_VIEW command or the last view saved with the View gt Save Current View menu command in the Global Mapper user interface This command does not take any parameters SAVE_CURRENT_VIEW The SAVE_CURRENT_VIEW command saves the current view window for later restoration using the RESTORE_LAST_SAVED_VIEW command This command does not take any parameters SAVE_PROJECTION The SAVE_PROJECTION command saves the current global projection to a PRJ file The following parameters are supported by the command e FILENAME full path to PRI file to save the projection to SET_BG_COLOR The SET_BG_COLOR command sets the color to use for any background pixels when rendering layers The following parameters are supported by the command e COLOR specifies the background color to use The color should be specified as RGB lt red gt lt green gt lt blue gt For example to make white the background color use COLOR RGB 255 255 255 SET_LOG_FILE The SET_LOG_FILE command sets the name of the file to log status
199. e uses a quality setting of 75 but you can modify this by creating a new DWORD registry key with the desired value at HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Global Mapper JpegInTiffQuality e Multi band This option generates a raster GeoTIFF file with 1 or more bands of data at either 8 16 or 32 bits per band of data This option is very useful when working with multi spectral imagery with more than 3 bands of data like RGBI or Landsat imagery or data sets with more than 8 bits per color channel If you select this option after hitting OK to start the dialog additional dialogs will be presented allowing you to further setup the multi band export by choosing the input sources for each band in the output image e Black and White This option generates a two color GeoTIFF file with 1 bit per pixel This will generate by far the smallest image but if you source image had more than two colors the resulting image will be very poor By default white will be a value of 0 and black will be a value of 1 but you can reverse this by selecint the Grayscale Min Is Black palette option e Elevation 16 bit integer samples This option generates an elevation GeoTIFF using the currently loaded elevation grid data sets Elevation samples will be stored as signed 16 bit integers There are only a handful of software packages that can recognize a vertical GeoTIFF properly so only use this if you know it works e Elevation 32 bit floating pointr samples This optio
200. e value the smaller the resulting image will be at the expense of image quality INC_VECTOR_DATA specifies whether or not loaded vector data should be rendered and exported to the generated image Use a value of YES to indicate that vector data should be used Any other value will result in vector data NOT being saved to the file FILL_GAPS specifies that small gaps in between and within the data sets being exported will be filled in by interpolating the surrounding data to come up with a color for the point in question This option is off by default specify FILL_GAPS YES to turn it on POLYGON_CROP_FILE specifies the full path and filename of a vector file containing a polygon feature to which the export should be cropped If multiple polygons are found in the specified file the polygon which has the largest intersection with the data to be exported will be used as the crop polygon see POLYGON_CROP_USE_ALL or POLYGON_CROP_USE_EACH for exceptions POLYGON_CROP_NAME specifies the name of a polygon shape previously defined using the DEFINE SHAPE command to which the export should be cropped The coordinates in the shape need to have been provided in whatever projection the export is being done in POLYGON_CROP_USE_ALL specifies that if a POLYGON_CROP_FILE is specified that contains multiple polygons the export will be cropped to all polygons in that file rather than just the best fit polygon POLYGON_CROP_USE_EACH specifies tha
201. ea level Use this to simulate different flood and sea level change scenarios The Water Color options allows you to set the color of the water The default is blue Shader Options The Shader Options panel pictured below controls options for the display of elevation data using the daylight gradient slope and HSV shaders described above Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 114 Global Mapper User s Manual Configuration General Vector Display Area Styles Line Styles Point Styles Vertical Options Shader Options Projection Daylight Shader Gradient Shader Surface Color Low Color High Color Slope Shader Minimum Slope Slope Value UE Color Maximum Slope Slope Value Color Coloring Between Min and Max Slope Values i Smooth Gradient Custom Color Seleci 7 Slope Direction Saas North Color West Color lei East Color South Color HSV Shader Low Color Start Value i Saturation Range Custom Shaders Cstom Shader ssi Edit Delete z Reverse Colors of Selected Shader Cancel spill Help Daylight Shader e Surface Color Sets the calculated surface intensity color Gradient Shader e Low Color Sets the lowest elevation value color e High Color Sets lowest elevation range color Slope Shader e Minimum Slope gt Slope Value Allows the user to set the slope at o
202. ectory tree to import files from e FILENAME_MASKS space separated list of filename masks to import If no value is provided then all files which are of recognized types will be imported SAMPLE IMPORT_DIR_TREE DIRECTORY C TEMP EXPORT TEST FILENAME _MASKS 0OPT GMP IMPORT_TERRASERVER The IMPORT_TERRASERVER command imports a chunk of TerraServer data such as satellite imagery or topographic maps The following parameters are supported by the command e THEME_NAME name of the TerraServer theme to import such as DOQ or DRG e LAT_LON_BOUNDS specifies the bounds to import in latitude longitude degrees There should be 4 values in a comma delimited list following the parameter name The values should be in order of westmost longitude southernmost latitude easternmost longitude northernmost latitude el AYER_BOUNDS specifies that the import should use the bounds of the loaded layer s with the given filename For example to import to the bounds of the file c test tif you would use LAYER_BOUNDS c test tif Keep in mind that the file must be currently loaded el AYER_BOUNDS_EXPAND specifies that the operation should expand the used LAYER_BOUNDS bounding box by some amount The amount to expand the bounding rectangle by should be specified in the current global projection For example if you have a UTM meters projection active and want to expand the bounds retrieved from the LAYER_BOUNDS parameter by 100 meters on the lef
203. ed Percentage of View Height fo of view height Original Pixel Size Horizontal Position 10 accel of view width from s Left Edge of View C Right Edge of View Center of View Vertical Position I inches from x Top Edge of View Bottom Edge of View C Center of View Iw ir Draw Layer on Top of Other Layers Unload All Command The Unload All command unloads all overlays and clears the screen Create New Map Catalog Command The Create New Map Catalog command allows you to create a map catalog A map catalog is a collection of map files which are grouped together to allow for easy loading viewing and export Layers in a map catalog will be loaded and unloaded as needed for display and export potentially greatly reducing the load tme and memory requirements for working with very large collections of data Upon selecting this command and selecting the file to save the map catalog to the Modify Map Catalog dialog shown below will be displayed allowing you to add files to the catalog control at what zoom level data layers are loaded for display and setup how the map bounding boxes are displayed when you are zoomed out too far for the actual map data to display By default map bounding boxes are displayed using the style set for the Map Catalog Layer Bounds type Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 17 Global Mapper User s Manual Modify Map Catalog Catalog Des
204. ed in later IMPORT IMPORT_ARCHIVE IMPORT_ASCII and LOAD_PROJECTION commands to specify a projection as needed The DEFINE_PROJ command consists of a single command line followed by a series of lines describing the projection in the format of an ESRI PRJ file The easiest way to determine the text for a projection is to setup a projection on the Projection tab of the Tools gt Configuration and then use the Save to File button to create a new prj file Then just open the prj file up in Notepad and copy the contents to the lines following the DEFINE _PROJ command line The DEFINE_PROJ command is terminated with a single line containing only the text END_DEFINE_PROJ For a sample of the DEFINE _PROJ command in use load some data and then save a Global Mapper workspace file from the File gt Save Workspace menu command Open the resulting gmw file in an editor and you can see how the DEFINE_PROJ command is used to define a view projection and the set it The following parameters are required by the DEFINE_PROJ command e PROJ_NAME specifies the name to associate with the projection DEFINE_SHAPE The DEFINE_SHAPE command allows a multi point shape like a polygon to be associated with a name The projection name can then be used in later commands for things like cropping and feathering to polygonal Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 196 Global Mapper User s Manual boundaries The DEFINE_SHAPE command consi
205. efault Setting Order Vector Features by Layer Order First Then Type Within a Layer This Allows Flaster Layers to Overlay Vector Data Render Area and Line Vertices Shitt Render Deleted Features Iw raw Feature Labels Always Display All Labels Render Line Direction Arrow Cancel Help The Render section contains the settings for which types of vector features areas lines or points are to be displayed when loaded You can use these settings to turn off an entire class of features all at once For a finer degree of control see the Filter section described below The Select From section contains the settings which determine which vector object types 1 e areas lines points the Pick Tool will consider when selecting objects The Filter section allows you to select which specific area line and point feature types you wish to display By default all feature types are displayed The Vector Map Detail setting controls how much decluttering of displayed vector data is done This is useful when you have a large of amount of vector data loaded For example if you had all of the roads for an entire state loaded at once you could slide the detail slider to the left to make minor roads been hidden until you zoomed in sufficiently far on the data The rightmost default setting causes all vector data to be displayed regardless of zoom scale This setting does not affect the display of raster or elevation data s
206. eference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 268 Global Mapper User s Manual Geology Cleavage Small Red Geology Dip Bedding Medium Aqua Geology Dip Bedding Medium Black Geology Dip Bedding Medium Green Geology Dip Bedding Medium Red Geology Dip Bedding Small Aqua Geology Dip Bedding Small Black Geology Dip Bedding Small Green Geology Dip Bedding Small Red Geology Dip Overturned Medium Aqua Geology Dip Overturned Medium Black CC CO O O tlele HHE Ee Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 269 Global Mapper User s Manual Geology Dip Overturned Medium Green Geology Dip Overturned Medium Red Geology Dip Overturned Small Aqua Geology Dip Overturned Small Black Geology Dip Overturned Small Green Geology Dip Overturned Small Red Geology Foliation Closed Medium Aqua Geology Foliation Closed Medium Black Geology Foliation Closed Medium Green Geology Foliation Closed Medium Red Geology Foliation Closed Small Aqua ENI ES INN RO RN RO CO DO Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 270 Global Mapper User s Manual Geology Foliation Closed Small Black Geology Foliation Closed Small Green Geology Foliation Closed Small Red Geology Foliation Open Medium
207. emicolons TAB coordinates are separated by tabs e COORD_ORDER specifies the order of the coordinates in coordinate lines X_FIRST x coordinates i e easting or longitude come first followed by y coordinates i e northing or latitude default Y_FIRST y coordinates i e northing or latitude come first followed by x coordinates i e easting or longitude e COORD_PREFIX if present this line is used to specify what special character sequence coordinate lines start with For example if the coordinate lines in the file started with the character sequence XY you should use COORD_PREF XY By default no coordinate prefix is assumed e INC_COORD_LINE_ATTRS set the value of this parameter to YES if you wish to use any leftover text at the end of coordinate lines as attributes for the feature the coordinates are in This could be useful if elevation data is present at the end of the lines By default the value of this attribute is NO e INC_ELEV_COORDS this parameter controls whether or not the value right after the 2nd coordinate column if there is one will be treated as an elevation value Use INC_ELEV_COORDS YES or INC_ELEV_COORDS NO to enable the default or disable this behavior e COL_HEADERS controls whether or not the first line of the file should be used as column headers for coordinate line attributes later in the file Setting this to yes is useful for things like Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates
208. en and blue color components for each color in the palette separated by a comma You can save a pal file for an existing palette based file by opening the Overlay Control Center selecting the palette based layer press Options then the Transparent Color button then selecting the option to save a color palette file e 24 bit RGB Create a full 24 bit color image with no palette This will create the best resulting image but will also take the most space e Keep Same as Source File The new file will use the same color encoding as the source file either palette based 24 bit RGB multi band or grayscale Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 70 Global Mapper User s Manual e Multi Band Image The new file will use be a multi band image using the same number of bands as the input file You will be able to choose either 8 bits or 16 bits per band The additional list of options varies depending on the particular conversion being performed The meaning of those options is defined below e Add Watermark Image when this option is checked you will be prompted to select an image to use as a watermark for your raster format export You will also be allows to select display options for your watermark image such as transparency to provide the desired effect The selected watermark image will be stretched to cover the entire output image for each converted file e Adjust Image Contrast causes the contrast of any input
209. enu command or Ctrl C shortcut or cutting those features to the clipboard use Edit gt Cut Selected Features to Clipboard menu command or Ctrl X shortcut Then simply paste those features into any running instance of Global Mapper using either the Edit gt Paste Features from Clipboard Ctrl V shortcut or Edit gt Paste Features from Clipboard Keep Copy Ctrl Shift V shortcut the latter of which keeps the features on the clipboard for additional pasting rather than wiping the clipboard clearn Snapping to Existing Features When Drawing During some operations i e drawing new area or line features or graphically placing a new point feature the cursor can automatically snap to existing features when you move it near them to facilitate lining up features This happens by default unless the ALT or V keys are depressed Pressing the ALT key causes no automatic snapping to occur while pressing the V key causes only vertices on existing features to be snapped to Holding down the P key causes only nearby point features to be snapped to Note that you can reverse the automatic snapping behavior so that snapping is disabled by default and holding down the ALT key enables snapping on the Vector Display tab of the Configuration dialog ADVANCED USERS You can customize the pixel radius used when looking for a location on existing features to snap to using the DWORD registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Global Mapper SnapToPixelRadius The defau
210. eplace operation Search and Replace Select the attribute to search on lt Feature Hame Ei Search Text Isl Enter the text to search for Enter to match on any non empty value Drive Replace Text Isl Enter new text to replace the search value with A single wildcard character can be used for appending or prepending text to the current value being searched De Search and Replace Text Close When searching you can either enter a Search Text value of the string to match on or you can enter an asterisk to match any non empty value In the Replace Text box you have more options You can specify a simple text string to replace the Search Text with or you can use a single wildcard to prepend or append text For example to prepend the text Sample in front of your search string enter a replace string of Sample To append the text to your search string use Sample Find Address The Find Address command displays the Search for an Address in the US dialog pictured below which allows searching for an address city or zip code in the United States Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 82 Global Mapper User s Manual search for an Address in the US Requires Internet Access x Enter address to search for Enter address in one of the following formats Hel elp street city state zip street city state street zip city state zip city state zip Geocode Addre
211. equential numeric naming starting at 1 SEPARATE for separate prefix appending by row and column or SEPARATE_COLS_FIRST for separate prefix appending by columns and rows For the SEPARATE options use the GRID_NAMING_COLS and GRID_NAMING_ROWS parameters to specify the details of how to name the rows and columns If no GRID_NAMING parameter is supplied the last selected grid naming options selected in the user interface will be used e GRID_NAMING_COLS specifies how to name the column portion of grid cell names when using the GRID_NAMING SEPARATE or GRID_NAMING SEPARATE_COLS_FIRST parameter The value of this field is a comma delimited list with the following field values Naming type Can have the following values 0 NUM name using numbers in ascending order 0 NUM_REVERSE name using numbers in descending order Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 211 Global Mapper User s Manual 0 ALPHA name using letters in ascending order 0 ALPHA_REVERSE name using letters in descending order Starting value for numbering or lettering i e 1 or A Prefix string to use before the numeric or alphabetic value Step value for numeric naming default is 1 You can leave values blank if they don t apply or you want to use the default As an example to do numeric naming starting at the number 100 increasing by 10 each time with a prefix of DEM you would use GRID_NAMING_COLS NUM 100 DEM 10 e GRID_NAMING_RO
212. er name in the exported file If selected the Generate Projection PRJ File option causes a projection file describing the ground reference system of the DXF file to be generated in addition to the DXF file itself The PRJ file will have the same name as the DXF file with the prj extension If selected the Create 3D Features Using Loaded Elevation Data option will cause any underlying elevation data like DEMs to be used to retrieve elevation values for 2D features being exported and generate new 3D Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 50 Global Mapper User s Manual features in the exported DXF file The units used by the elevation values are determined by the Elevation Display Export Units setting on the Vertical Options tab of the Configuration dialog If selected the Generate ECEF Coordinates option will cause the exported DXF file to use Earth Centered Earth Fixed ECEF X YZ coordinate values rather than XY values in the current export projection If selected the Generate Zero Width Lines option causes and line features created in the DXF file to be marked as having zero width Use this option if you intend to use the resulting DXF file with a product such as MicroStation which has problems with lines of non zero thickness Note that if you export features of the TIN Face Area area type they will be exported as 3D Face features in the generated DXF file rather than 3D polylines allowing you to easily get
213. er than the path to the last exported file in any session Use CR LF in World Files TFW Instead of LF if checked this specifies that lines in generated world files will be terminated using a carriage return CR and linefeed LF character as is customary on Windows systems rather than just a LF character Use this if your world files are not being recognized by your Windows based applications Automatically Create Backup Copies of Workspace Files if checked this option will cause your current workspace file to automatically be backed up every so often i e after so many vector edits etc These backup copies will be created in the same folder as the workspace file and have the suffix auto_backupX where X is a number from 0 to 9 Lock Active Workspace File to Prevent Sharing if checked this option prevents other users from opening and using the same workspace file that you are using while you have it open This is useful in network environments where you don t want one person s work to accidentally overwrite anothers If you try to open a locked workspace it will automatically be opened in read only mode which will prevent you from overwriting the original workspace file when saving Center on Cursor when Zooming with Mouse Wheel when this option is checked or when holding down Ctrl and you rotate the mouse wheel over the map the map will zoom in and out and maintain the location under your cursor at the same location rather than ju
214. erpolate the color values in between those numbers Any features that do not have a matching attribute name value will use the default style assignment for their type or the custom style if one has been set e Assign Random Colors to Features This option specifies that each feature shall be assigned a random color either from the full set of 24 bit colors or from a collection of colors specified by the Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 127 Global Mapper User s Manual user in a palette You can use the Select Base Style button to assign the base style whose color will be randomly assigned For areas if the selected style uses no area fill then the area border color will be varied rather than the fill color Projection Tab The Projection tab is used to reinterpret the raw vector data to a new projection This is useful if the wrong projection was selected for the dataset when it was loaded or if the data set itself indicated some incorrect data This option is rarely used You can however also use the Elevation Units control to specify what elevation units that values in the vector data that do not explicitly specify their units should use This is useful to indicate if the values associated with 3D vector features or with the ELEVATION attribute for features are in feet or meters Raster Data Options Selecting the Options button while only raster overlays are selected displays the Raster Options dialog The
215. es GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 201 Global Mapper User s Manual e OVERWRITE_EXISTING specifies that existing files should be overwritten The default is OVERWRITE_EXISTING YES so use OVERWRITE_EXISTING NO to skip exporting files that already exist e ADD _OVERVIEW_LAYERS ERDAS only specifies that overview pyramid layers should be generated for the export Use ADD_OVERVIEW_LAYERS YES to enable e BLOCK_SIZE ERDAS only specifies the block size to use for the export The default is BLOCK_SIZE 64 e COMPRESS_OUTPUT ERDAS only specifies whether or not the exported file should be compress The default is COMPRESS_OUTPUT YES e TILE_SIZE GEOTIFF only specifies that the GeoTIFF file should be exported with a tiled organization and use the specified tile size This tile size should be between 8 and 2048 Typical values are 64 128 and 256 e DISABLE_BIGTIFF GEOTIFF only use to disable the automatic creation of BigTIFF format files for very large exports Use DISABLE_BIGTIFF YES to disable the automatic BigTIFF support EXPORT_METADATA The EXPORT_METADATA command exports the metadata for a specified load layer The following parameters are supported by the command e FILENAME full path of file must already be loaded that you want to save the metadata for e METADATA_FILENAME full path of new text file to create on disk containing the metadata for the specified layer EXPORT_PACKAGE The EXPORT_PACKAG
216. es with a given number of rows and columns of tiles The value should be specified as number of rows number of columns For example if you want to tile the export into a grid of 8 rows each 4 tiles across you would use GRID_TYPE_ROWS_COLS 8 4 GRID_OVERLAP specifies how much to overlap tiles when gridding an export into multiple tiles This is a percentage value from 0 to 100 and only applies when on of the GRID_TYPE_ parameters is used For example to make your grid tiles overlap by 5 of the grid tile size use GRID_OVERLAP 5 0 The default value is 0 0 meaning that the tiles do not overlap GRID_KEEP_CELL_ SIZE specifies that the size of the grid cells should be maintained over sample spacing This means that if you specify a grid of 4 rows and 5 columns each grid cell will be exactly 25 of the total export height and 20 of the total export width The sample spacing may be slightly smaller than what is specified in order to achieve this By default the sample spacing is exactly maintained and each grid cell may be slightly larger than specified to maintain an integer number of exported cells Use GRID_KEEP_CELL_SIZE YES to enable GRID_NAMING specifies how to name tiles when gridding an export into multiple tiles The value should be SEQUENTIAL for sequential numeric naming starting at 1 SEPARATE for separate prefix appending by row and column or SEPARATE_COLS_ FIRST for separate prefix appending by columns and rows For the SEPARATE o
217. essing the Edit Link button allows the user to edit the currently selected web link Note that the built in web links cannot be edited Pressing the Delete Link button will delete the currently selected web link or group from the web link tree If you get an error message indicating that your settings have been updated to support the ECWP protocol whenever you try to load an ECW layer from the web you need to download and install the latest ECW ActiveX plugin from http demo ermapper com ecwplugins DownloadIEPlugin htm Open Data File at Fixed Screen Location The Open Data File at Fixed Screen Location command allows the user to open any supported data file format for display at a fixed location on the screen rather than at a fixed location on the earth This is particularly useful for loading things like bitmaps for legends and logos The loaded data will be used for screen display export and printing operations Selecting the Open Data File at Fixed Screen Location command first prompts you to select a file to load then displays the Fixed Screen Location Setup dialog pictured below This dialog allows the user to specify the size and position of the data relative to the screen export printout Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 16 Global Mapper User s Manual Fixed Screen Location Setup Setup Fixed View Location Size on Map View Fixed Percentage of View Width 25 X of view width C Fix
218. ets The Vector Layer Ordering During Draw settings control the order in which data from vector layers is displayed The default setting order by type before layer order is that all vector data is drawn after any other loaded raster or elevation data regardless of how the vector layers are ordered in the Overlay Control Center All area features from all layers will be drawn first followed by all line features from all layers and finally all point features from all layers Within each grouping e g areas lines or points the drawing order will be determined first by type and then by layer ordering Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 104 Global Mapper User s Manual The second draw order option order first by layer then by type within a layer specifies that the order of the vector layers in the Overlay Control Center should take precedence over all else when drawing This means that if a vector layer is before a raster layer in the Overlay Control Center s draw order that vector layer will draw underneath that raster layer if they overlap The Render Area and Line Vertices option specifies whether each vertex along area and line features should be displayed with a large dot The Always Render Vertices for Selected Features option specifies whether each vertex along area and line features selected with the Digitizer Edit Tool should be displayed with a large dot Use this option rather than the Render Area a
219. etup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Terragen Terrain File Command The Export Terragen Terrain File command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to a Terragen terrain file When selected the command displays the Terragen Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 40 Global Mapper User s Manual Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Vertical Mapper MapInfo Grid File Command The Export Vetical Mapper MapInfo Grid File command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to a Vertical Mapper GRD format file When selected the command displays the Vertical Mapper Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units a Grid
220. ever option you choose the heights will be interpolated between line vertices to get a smoothly varying cut height Once you have your volume calculation setup and you press ok to calculate it the volume of earth that would be needed to fill any space below the cut surface fill volume is reported along with the volume of earth that is above the cut surface cut volume After viewing the reported volumes you have the option to save a new feature with the measurement values Feature Info Tool The Feature Info command selects the Feature Information tool as the current tool This tool allows you to select vector features areas lines and points by clicking on or near them Once selected a dialog displaying information about the selected item appears To pick objects select the Feature Info icon from the Toolbar or select Tools Feature Info from the menu bar Press and release the left mouse button near the objects s to be picked Holding down the P key when left clicking causes only area features at the clicked location to be considered If left clicking on a picture point with an associated image by default just the image will be displayed but holding the Ctrl key when clicking will cause the normal feature info dialog to be displayed When an object is picked it will be highlighted and a feature info dialog picture below will be displayed Right clicking the mouse button cycles through each of the elements located near the sele
221. ew vertex will be placed on the selected feature s at the nearest location to the click location You can also use this feature to extend features The newly created vertices will be automatically selected If you need to add multiple vertices to the selected feature s simply hold down the T key when left clicking to place the vertex and you will remain in the insert vertex mode Resample Selected Feature s at Specified Spacing This option is found under the Advanced Feature Creation Options submenu and allows you to resample your selected area or line feature at a specified interval This is useful if you want to add a lot of new vertices along your feature to make reprojection work better or to facilitate smoothing of the feature Simplify Reduce Vertices of Selected Feature s This option allows you to automatically remove vertices that do not significantly contribute to the shape of your selected area or line features This is useful to significantly reduce the size of your features without giving up much detail in the shape When selected you will be presented with an option to specify how different from a straight line a vertex has to be in order to be kept Smooth Selected Line Area Feature s This option allows you to modify the position of the vertices of your selected line and area features to smooth the appearance This can be useful on things like jagged contour lines to give them a better appearance If after modifying the shap
222. ew 288 Global Mapper User s Manual Solid with Diamonds on Right gt BO BO BOBO RRP RF V Track Opens Towards End of Null Line a SILLEE V Track Opens Towards Start of Null Line gt Pe PP eS C Track Opens Towards End of Line C Track Opens Towards Start of Line Arrow Track Points Towards Start of Line Arrow Track Points Towards End of Line V Track Opens Towards End of Solid Line V Track Opens Towards Start of Solid Line Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 289 Global Mapper User s Manual Solid with Xs Through Line Solid with Diamonds along Line Solid with Empty Diamonds along Line Solid with Circles along Line Solid with Empty Circles along Line Cop Solid with Arrow Pointing to Start Solid with Arrow Pointing to End Solid with Empty Circle at Start Solid with Empty Circle at End Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 290 Global Mapper User s Manual Solid with Black Edges Line Styles Using the Line Styles panel users can configure how lines of a given type will be displayed in Global Mapper The line style width color and label font can be modified on a type by type basis In addition the Show Labels for Lines of This Type option allows users to turn line labels off on a type by type basis The Display Roads As Fat Lines When Zoomed In option allows users to turn on off the fatte
223. f Raster Layers You can obtain metadata and projection information about layers in the map catalog by right clicking on them in the Map List and selecting the appropriate option You can modify map catalogs again after loading them by opening the Overlay Control Center selecting the map catalog layer then pressing the Options button Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to create map catalogs Load Workspace Command The Load Workspace command allows the user to load a Global Mapper workspace file gsw previously saved with the Save Workspace command Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to load Global Mapper workspace files Save Workspace Command The Save Workspace command allows the user to save their current set of loaded overlays to a Global Mapper workspace file for later loading with the Load Workspace command The Global Mapper workspace maintains the list of all currently loaded overlays as well as some state information about each of those overlays When the workspace file is loaded all of the overlays that were loaded at the time the workspace file was saved will be loaded into Global Mapper This provides a handy way to easily load a group of overlays which you work with often The Global Mapper workspace will also contain any changes that you have made to loaded vector features as well as any new vector features that you have created The user projection and last view on the data w
224. fault value of 0 will result in the DPI tag not being saved to the TIFF file at all The Compression selection allows you to select what type of compression to use for the selected export file type The available compression types are as follows e No Compression The exported data is not compressed e Packbits The palette based image will be compressed using the lossless Packbits algorithm e LZW Compression The data will be compressed using the lossless LZW algorithm Note that not all applications can load a LZW compressed GeoTIFF file e CCITT Fax4 The 1 bit black and white image will be compressed using the lossless CCITT Fax4 algorithm e JPEG Compression The 24 bit color image will be compressed using the lossy JPEG algorithm Note that not all applications support loading JPEG in TIFF encoded files If the Make Background Void Pixels Transparent option is checked for 8 bit palette 24 bit RGB or JPEG in TIFF files an alpha channel will be added to the created GeoTIFF file to indicate which pixels should be treated as transparent Note that this will create a larger file and not all applications will support TIFF files with alpha channels If the ADVANCED Use Tile Rather than Strip Orientation option is checked the GeoTIFF file will use a tile based organization rather than a strip scanline based orientation A tile based orientation has advantages when zoomed in on a layer for display but can be slower when zoomed further o
225. feet high text Smaller _ Langer Projection Use the options below to control what projection the data exported to the package file will be in You can choose to either export the data be in the current view projection or you can save everthing with latlon coordinate values Use Curent Selected View Projection f Saye Data in Geographic Lat Lon Projection Cancel AE Help Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export CSV Command The Export CSV command allows the user to export any loaded point data sets to a CSV Comma Separated File file When selected the command displays the CSV Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of an Options panel which allows the user to set up whether or not to include an elevation attribute for each point as well as whether to include the name of each column in the file as the first row in the file There is also an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded point data they wish to export ADVANCED USERS In Global Mapper v11 02 and later you can customize the number of decimal digits written out for the X and Y coordinates for a CSV export through the use of a DWORD registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Global Mapper ASCHExportCoordPrecision For example set this value to 6 to get 6 decimal digits for each X Y and Z coordinate Note Only registered u
226. following e Create Elevation Grid from 3D Vector Data This allows you to create an elevation grid from part or all of any vector features in the selected overlays that contain elevation data e Modify Image Position This allows you to reposition imagery and vector data that was not correctly positioned when loaded including imagery that was manually rectified See the option below if you just want to shift an entire layer by some distance e Setup What Zoom Levels to Display Selected Layer s At This option allows you to control what zoom levels scales that the selected layer s will display at You can choose to have layers only display below a certain zoom scale or between scales or when the map is a certain percentage of the map display size or the map resolution reaches a certain level e Shift Selected Layer s a Fixed Distance This option provides a quick way to shift any layer some fixed distance in any direction When selected a dialog is presented allowing you to specify the distance to shift the selected layers in the X and Y direction or some distance along a particular bearing e Scale Layer Based on Actual Length of Selected Line This option allows you to scale a selected layer based on a user specified length of a selected line feature in that layer This is useful if you know the actual length of a line feature in a vector layer and want to scale the layer so that the line length is correct without caring about where on the e
227. format ECW ER Mapper Compressed Wavelet ECW format file EME a Windows Enhanced Metafile EMF format file ENVI DEM ENVI DEM format file ERDAS Erdas Imagine format file ERDAS_GIS Erdas GIS format file e ERM_GRID ERM grid format file ESRI_PGEO ESRI personal geodatabase format file ETOPO2 ETOPO2 format file e FAST_L7A a Landsat FAST L7A format file FLOATGRID FLOAT GRID format file GEOSOFT_GRID a Geosoft Binary Grid format file GEOTIFF GeoTIFF format file GIF a GIF format file with associated world file GLOBAL _MAPPER_CATALOG a Global Mapper Map Catalog file GLOBAL_MAPPER_GRID a Global Mapper Grid format file e GML a GML format file GNIS Geographics Names Information Service GNIS file GPS _TRACKMAKER a GPS TrackMaker format file GXF Geosoft Grid ASCII GXF file GPX GPS eXchange Format file HDF an HDF format raster or grid file like ASTER DEM or ASTER VNIR imagery e HELAVA_DEM a Helava DEM file HYPACK_MATRIX a Hypack Matrix format file IBCAO Arctic bathymetry in NetCDF format IDRISI_RASTER Idrisi raster elevation format file INTERGRAPH_COT Intergraph COT format file JDEM a Japanese DEM mem file JPEG a JPEG file with an associated world file JPEG2000 a JPEG 2000 file LIDAR LAS a LAS file with LIDAR data e LOWRANCE_USR a Lowrance USR format file LULC USGS Land Use and Land
228. format Export NITF Command The Export NITF command allows the user to export any loaded raster vector and elevation grid data sets to a NITF National Imagery Transmission Format file When selected the command displays the NITF Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the pixel spacing a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Optimi Terrain File Command The Export Optimi Terrain File command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to an Optimi Terrain format grid file These terrain files can be used with applications from Optimi When selected the command displays the Optimi Terrain Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export PGM File Command Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 37 Global Mapper User s Manual The Export PGM File command allows the use
229. free to change the values to fit their needs DLG 0 Export Options Ei DLG O Options Export Bounds Banner USGS MMD DLG DATA CHARACTER FORMAT 09 DCU Name GRAND CANTON AA Category RoADS AND TRAILS OF Cancel Aly Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export DXF Command The Export DXF command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to an AutoCAD DXF format file When selected the command displays the DXF Export Options dialog pictured below which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of a DXF Options panel a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 49 Global Mapper User s Manual DXF Export Options DAF Options Gridding Export Bounds Display Labels for Area and Line Features Do Not Include Display Labels Include Display Labels as Separate Text Layer f Include Display Labels as Attributes Note that some software may be unable to deal with attributes f you have trouble with an exported DXF with this option enabled disable this option and try again Text Size Left Smaller Right Bigger 1 00 Layer Names f Use Feature Description for Layer Name Use Feature Display Label for Layer Name Use Feature Source Filename for Layer Nam
230. from the mean to use in a PERCENTAGE contrast adjustment The default is 2 0 AUTO_CONTRAST raster only DEPRECATED use CONTRAST_MODE instead specifies whether to automatically calculate and apply a 2 standard deviation contrast adjustment to the image Use AUTO_CONTRAST YES to turn on Anything else turns it off COLOR_INTENSITY elevation and raster only specifies the color intensity to use when adjusting the brightness of pixels in the overlay Valid values range from 0 to 20 with 0 being completely black 10 being no alteration and 20 being completely white For example to make an image slightly darker you could use COLOR_INTENSITY 7 NOTE This parameter has been deprecated in favor of the COLOR_INTENSITY_FULL parameter COLOR_INTENSITY_FULL elevation and raster only specifies the color intensity to use when adjusting the brightness of pixels in the overlay Valid values range from 0 to 512 with 0 being completely white 256 being no alteration and 512 being completely black For example to make an image slightly darker you could use COLOR_INTENSITY 300 NOTE This parameter replaces the COLOR_INTENSITY parameter TEXTURE_MAP specifies that this image should be draped over any elevation data loaded before it Use TEXTURE_MAP YES to turn on Anything else turns it off TRANSPARENT_COLOR specifies the color to make transparent when rendering this overlay The color should be specified as RGB lt red gt lt green gt lt blue
231. ft the selected features by in both the X and Y direction or some distance along a specified bearing Changing the Shape of Area and Line Features You can change the shape of area and line features in several different ways You ll first have to enable the Show Area and Line Vertices option Shift V is a keyboard shortcut to toggle this setting before having access to the features described below You ll also need to select the vertices to work with before performing any of the described operations except inserting new vertices The following options are available for reshaping area and line features e Move Selected Vertices This option allows you to move selected vertices to a new location To do this simply hold down the left mouse button and move the vertices to the desired location then release the left mouse button You can continually to refine the location by repeating Right clicking Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 176 Global Mapper User s Manual or pressing the ESC key will complete the operation Note that while moving a single vertex you can use the Snapping feature to help align the vertex with existing features If you d only like to move the selected vertices either horizontally or vertically you can hold down either the X or Y keys on the keyboard to restrict the movement to that axis Holding down both keys will move the vertices diagonally Join Selected Vertices This option allows
232. ful option that allows you to send any type of loaded data to a connected Garmin device for display as raster maps on your handheld Garmin device Currently only a few Garmin GPS devices geared towards outdoor use like the Colorado and Oregon series with updated software support the display of custom raster maps although it is likely in the future additional Garmin devices will support this type of display When you select the menu command the Garmin Raster Export Options dialog pictured below is displayed allowing you to configure the export You can control the resolution sample spacing of the export the quality setting for the JPG files that are embedded in the output files for display on the GPS device and several other options Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 190 Global Mapper User s Manual Garmin Raster Export Options Garmin Options Export Bounds IMPORTANT NOTE Cumently only a small number of Garmin devices e Oregon Colorado etc support the display of raster maps Make sure to save your map on your Garmin device in the Garmin CustomMaps folder Sample Spacing X is 0 000006 arc degrees Y axis 0 000006 arc degrees IW Always Generate Square Pixels f you wish to change the ground units that the spacing is specified in you need to change the curent projection by going to Config gt Projectian Click Here to Calculate Spacing in Other Units Image Quality Size
233. g These settings allow Photoshop style filters to be applied to overlays resulting in often stunning results What you get from a particular set of overlays from a particular blend mode setting can often be hard to predict so rather than try to understand what is technically happening for each blend mode it s best to just experiment with different ones until you find one that you like The Hard Light setting seems to work well with satellite imagery overlaid on DEMs but the others can be quite useful as well For example the Apply Color setting is useful for applying color to a grayscale overlay such as using a low resolution color LANDSAT image to colorize a high resolution grayscale satellite image The SPOT Natural Color blend mode combines the color channels in the topmost layer using the common algorithm for generating natural color imagery from images from the SPOT HRV multi spectral sensor Red B2 Green 3 B1 B3 4 Blue 3 B1 B3 4 The Pseudo Natural Color blend mode combines the color channels within a single image using a common algorithm for generating natural color imagery from CIR imagery The Transparent option allows a particular color or colors to be displayed transparently making it possible to see through a layer to the layers underneath For example when viewing a DRG on top of a DOQ making Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 129 Global Mapper User s Manual the white in the DR
234. g option controls whether or not extra vertices are added along generated line and area features to improve their appearance If you need to generate a huge amount of contour lines over a large area the option to export the contours directly to a package file can be used in addition to the Gridding tab options to export those contours directly to package files to get around memory limitations Note that the contour lines will be generated so that the higher elevations are to the left of the contour line The Simplification panel displayed below allows the user to set up the threshold at which points that don t contribute much to the shape of the generated contour are removed in order to generate lines with less vertices The Gridding panel allows you to break up your contour generation into smaller pieces which can sometimes help reduce memory requirements when generating a very large amount of contour lines The Export Bounds panel allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded elevation grid data they wish to consider when generating the contours Contour Generation Options Contour Options Simpliication Export Bounds Less Simplification More Simplification Larger Files Smaller Files Simplification is the process by which points that do not significantly contribute to the shape of a line are removed Using a larger simplification threshold right side of slider will result in a smaller data file however the curves n the contour l
235. ges Uncheck this box when specifying the ring parameters for the last ring in the mult ring to complete the process The range ring feature has numerous applications including search and rescue and aviation Creating Buffer Areas Around Selected Features After selecting the Create Buffer Areas Around Selected Feature s option in the Advanced Feature Creation popup menu the Setup Buffer Areas dialog pictured below appears and allows you to setup how many buffer areas that you want to create around each selected feature and at what distance to space them For example if you want to create buffers at distances of 100 200 and 300 meters around each selected feature you would specify that you want to create 3 buffer areas with a buffer distance of 100 meters If you would like to combine all overlapping buffers into larger combined areas simply check the option to Combine Overlapping Buffer Areas To create buffers some distance inside a selected area feature rather than outside of it simply specify a negative buffer distance Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 170 Global Mapper User s Manual Once you have completed have completed creating the buffer areas s the newly created areas will automatically be selected so you can easily right click to edit them display measurement information etc Setup Buffer Area Creation Enter the buffer distance from the selected feature s as well as how many iteratio
236. gt For example to make white the transparent color use TRANSPARENT _COLOR RGB 255 255 255 If you do not wish any color to be transparent do not use this parameter TRANSLUCENCY specifies the level of translucency i e how see through the layer is Value values range from 0 to 512 with 0 meaning the layer is completely transparent i e invisible and 512 meaning the layer is completely opaque this is the default e BLEND_MODE specifies the blend mode to use for combining this overlay and any previously loaded overlays NO_BLEND no blending is done this is the default MULTIPLE SCREEN OVERLAY HARD_LIGHT COLOR_BURN COLOR_DODGE DARKEN LIGHTEN DIFFERENCE EXCLUSION APPLY_COLOR APPLY_COLOR_REVERSE KEEP_RED KEEP GREEN KEEP_BLUE Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 229 Global Mapper User s Manual LOAD PROJECTION The LOAD_PROJECTION command imports a projection from a PRJ file and makes it the current global projection This projection will be used for all exports after this command until another LOAD_PROJECTION command is encountered to change the global projection The following parameters are supported by the command e FILENAME full path to PRJ file to load the projection from e PROJ_NAME specifies the name of the projection to use This name must have been defined with a prior DEFINE_PROJ command e PROJ_EPSG_CODE specifies the numeri
237. h Dist Bearing COGO popup menu option you can proceed to select the starting location of the new line feature by left clicking at the desired start location Note that while selecting the start point for the line you can use the Snapping feature to help align the line with existing features After selecting the starting location the Distance Bearing COGO Input dialog pictured below will display allowing you to enter distance bearing information for additional points either as separate distance bearing values as a COGO Coordinate Geometry coordinates see below for explanation or as a quadrant bearing distance value Once you have entered all of your points press Done to complete the process and create the new line feature You can also check the option to Close Path Using Compass Rule when Completing Feature If this option is checked all of the points will be adjusted using the compass rule to ensure that the shape is closed The compass rule evenly distributes the shift required to close the shape to all vertices and is commonly used by Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 167 Global Mapper User s Manual surveyors Distance Bearing COGO Input Distance Bearing Input Add Point Specify Separate Distance and Bearing Values Done Distance er Cancel Bearing lau D is north 90 is east etc f Specify Using COGO Coordinate Geometry COGO N 45 wi 500 meters Specily your CO
238. h areas can be seen Any area whose color is the same as the Global Mapper Backgrond Color will not be seen Example for a white Background Color RGB 255 255 255 the Snow or Glacier Area will not be visible Global Mapper Built In Area Types Border Border Border eee eee Bee Width Style Color Sa SI a a C a C p Neu DUN A SRL a a a a 0 0 0 Null Solid Solid County subdivision 128 128 128 Solid Coverage Quad coverage Quad No Fill Di om 5 Intermittent Dry Lakebed Water Pattern Intermittent Water Pattern Null 0 0 0 132 130 255 Null 0 0 0 Intermittent Lake 132 130 255 Null 0 0 0 Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 236 Global Mapper User s Manual Int ou Intermittent i Water 132 130 255 Null 0 0 0 Stream River Pattern Intertidal Area Solid Fill 192 240 188 Null 0 0 0 No Fill 0 0 0 Solid 0 0 0 Isobath Area sobath Area Solid Fill 132 130 255 Null 0 0 0 Iso height Area Iso height Area No Fill 0 0 0 pi pi ea fea DI Solid 128 64 0 i i i n B a i n B i i a Cal i i n a i i n B sq m1 Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 237 Global Mapper User s Manual Solid Fill 0 0 211 Null 0 0 0 Lake 250 500 sq MI Solid Fill 0 0 211 Null 0 0 0 Lake 3
239. h script operation you could simply create a script that loaded those files then embed that script within your other scripts The following parameters are supported by the command e FILENAME full path to script file to run EXPORT_ELEVATION The EXPORT_ELEVATION command exports all currently loaded elevation data to a file The following parameters are supported by the command e FILENAME full path to file to save the data to e TYPE type of elevation file we re exporting to ARCASCIIGRID export an Arc ASCII Grid format file BIL export to a BIL format file simple binary format with header BT export to a BT Binary Terrain format grid file DXF_3DFACE export a DXF 3D face format file DXF_MESH export a 3D DXF mesh format file DXF_POINT export a 3D DXF point format file ERDAS export to an Erdas Imagine IMG format file FLOATGRID export a Float Grid format file GEOSOFT_GRID export to a Geosoft grid format file GEOTIFF export to a GeoTIFF format file GLOBAL_MAPPER_GRID export to a Global Mapper Grid format file GRAVSOFT_GRID export to a Gravsoft Grid format file HF2 export to a HF2 HFZ format file IDRISI_RASTER export to an Idrisi elevation format file LEVELLER_HF export to a Leveller heightfield file LIDAR_LAS export to a Lidar LAS file e MAPMAKERTERRAIN export to a MapMaker Terrain format file ROCKWORKS_GRID export to a RockWorks Grid format file
240. h the obvious tradeoff of size vs quality Checking the Generate World File option results in a world file being generated in addition to the image The world file will be generated in the same directory as the image and will have the same primary name as the image The filename extension will depend on the selected image type JPEG jpgw PNG pngw TIFF tfw BMP bmpw Checking the Generate Projection PRJ File option results in a projection file being generated describing the ground reference system of the created image The projection file will be generated in the same directory as the image and will have the same primary name as the image with an extension of prj Checking the Generate Text Metadata File option results in a text file being generated listing the metadata for the captured image Pressing the OK button prompts the user to select the name and location of the image to generate and then proceeds to generate the image Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able capture the screen to an image file Export Global Mapper Package File Command The Export Global Mapper Package File command allows the user to export any or all of the loaded data to a Global Mapper package file These files are similar to workspace files except that the actual data is stored in the files Package files provide an easy way to pass around lots of data between Global Mapper users on different computers with a single self contained file When
241. h to e MIN_MAX apply a min max contrast stretch stretching the available range of values in each color band to the full range of 0 255 For imagery which contains both black and white Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 221 Global Mapper User s Manual this will have no affect e CONTRAST_SHARED raster only specified whether or not the contrast adjustment for this layer will share the adjustment with other contrast adjusted layers in order to ensure a consistent modification across layers Use CONTRAST_SHARED YES to enable contrast sharing e CONTRAST_STRETCHL_SIZE raster only specifies the number of standard deviations from the mean to use in a PERCENTAGE contrast adjustment The default is 2 0 e AUTO_CONTRAST raster only DEPRECATED use CONTRAST_MODE instead specifies whether to automatically calculate and apply a 2 standard deviation contrast adjustment to the image Use AUTO_CONTRAST YES to turn on Anything else turns it off e CLIP_COLLAR raster only specifies whether to clip the collar off of the image The following values are supported for cropping NONE no collar cropping is performed e AUTO automatically remove a USGS DRG style collar or a 3 75 DOQQ collar LAT_LON crop the collar to a a specified set of bounds specified in arc degrees in the native datum of the layer The bounds should be specified using the CLIP_COLLAR_BOUNDS parameter NATIVE crop the collar to a
242. he maximum elevation If the blend colors option is not checked any elevation between two elevation values will be set to the color associated with the lower of the elevation values If you would like the elevation values selected to scale to the elevation range of the currently loaded data rather than stay at fixed elevation values check the Scale Shader to Loaded Elevation Values This will make your shader behave similar to most of the built in shaders like the Atlas or Color Ramp shaders For example if you check this option and specify that an elevation of 0 meters is blue and 1 meter is red and the actual loaded data has a range of 100 meters to 500 meters then 100 meters will be blue and 500 meters will be red with the values gradually shaded in between if you have the blend colors option checked Projection The Projection panel pictured below is used to modify the projection and datum that the currently loaded data is displayed in Configuration General Vector Display Area Styles Line Styles Point Styles Vertical Options Shader Options Projection Projection Load From File UTM Save To File Zone Init From EPSG 15 96 W S0 W Northem Hemisphere Datum NAD27 CONUS z Add Datum Planar Units METERS Parameters Attribute S o Value CENTRAL MERIDIAN SCALE FACT 0 595600000 CENTRAL MERIDIAN 93 00000000 ORIGIN LATITUDE 0 00000000 FALSE EASTING i
243. he road e PLACE_R R_CITY city or town on the right side of the road e PLACE _L L_CITY city or town on the left side of the road e STATE_R R_STATE state or province on the right side of the road e STATE _L L_STATE state or province on the left side of the road e ZIP_R R_ZIP R_PCODE postal code on right side of road e ZIP_L L_ ZIP L_PCODE postal code on left side of road e COUNTRY_R R_COUNTRY country on right side of the road e COUNTRY_L L COUNTRY country on left side of the road e PARITY_R R_PARITY numeric parity value on right side of road A value of 1 means odd parity addresses are all odd a value of 2 means even parity address are all even and a value of 3 means there is not parity addresses can be even and odd For any other value the parity will be automatically determined Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 182 Global Mapper User s Manual e PARITY_L L_PARITY numeric parity value on left side of road A value of 1 means odd parity addresses are all odd a value of 2 means even parity address are all even and a value of 3 means there is not parity addresses can be even and odd For any other value the parity will be automatically determined Only the start and end address number are absolutely required for the side of a road to have addressing in addition to the road having a name Adding Coordinate Attributes to Point Features If one or more point feature
244. he user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 47 Global Mapper User s Manual DGN Export Options DGN Options Gridding Export Bounds Text Size Smaller Left Bigger Right 1 00 Unit Resolution 10000 Generate Projection PRJ File M Generate 3D DGN File if 3D Features Present Generate Tags for Feature Attributes n Set Global Origin to the Lower Left of Design Plane Rather than at the Center of the Design Plane Replace Dark Line Colors with White This is Useful it the Exported DGN File will be Used in Other Software that Uses a Default Black Background i Cancel pipi Help The Text Size section allows the user to control how large display label text will be in the created file The Unit Resolution value is used to specify the resolution unit saved in the DGN file If the Generate PRJ File option is checked a prj projection file describing the projection of the coordinates in the file will automatically be created If the Generate 3D DGN File if 3D Features Present option is checked the entire DGN file will be marked as 3D and any features that have a elevation data associated with them will be stored as 3D features If the Generate Tags for Feature Attributes option is checked any attributes associated with exported features will be saved as tags in the resulting file Note that this can significantly slow
245. hich do not correctly handle non square pixels e Generate Projection PRJ File causes a projection file describing the ground reference system of the output file to be generated for each output file in addition to the output file itself The PRJ file will have the same name as the output file with the pr extension e Generate World File causes a world file describing the location of the output file to be generated for each output file The world file will have the same name as the output file with the appropriate world file extension for the output type i e TFW for GeoTIFF JGW for JPEG etc e Include Display Labels as Attributes causes DXF attributes containing the name of the vector object to be associated with DXF POLYLINE entities As some software packages cannot handle attributes in DXF files you may have to turn this option off with the associated loss of information to get your exported DXF files to work with some packages e Include Feature Attributes in DBF causes the attributes other than layer and elevation of each feature if any to be stored in the DBF file associated with the generated Shapefile In addition selecting this option will cause the DLG 3 attribute codes matching each feature to be stored in the DBF file e Include Feature Names in DBF causes the name of each feature if any to be stored as a NAME attribute in the DBF file associated with the generated Shapefile e Make Single Color Transparent allow
246. hift 204 Shift E64 2 Shift 48 Scale Correction to wilsg4 parts per million Scale ppm Cancel The Planar Units pull down select the ground units to use with the projection The Zone selection allows you to select the zone for use with the UTM State Plane Gauss Krueger and other zoned projections For those projections that require additional parameters to fully define them the Attributes table allows you to enter the values for each applicable parameter You can save the currently selected projection to a PRJ file using the Save to File button Previously saved PRJ files can be loaded using the Load from File button By default the PRJ file will be saved in the newer WKT well known text format used by most products There is an Advanced Option on the General tab of the Configuration dialog allowing the older ESRI PRJ format to be exported instead if you would like If for some reason a WKT representation of the projection cannot be generated the old ESRI PRJ format will be written out instead The Init From EPSG button allows you to initialize a projection definition based on a numeric EPSG projected coordinate system definition There are numerous built in EPSG code definitions but by no means is there an exhaustive set You can add your own EPSG code definitions or modify built in ones by modifying the epsg_codes txt file installed in your Global Mapper installation folder The format is described in the file
247. his script e REQUIRE_WORKSPACE name of workspace file that is required to be loaded for this script to run If a name is provided for this parameter and that workspace is not currently loaded into Global Mapper the script will immediately abort This can be used if you have different scripts that you only Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 218 Global Mapper User s Manual want to use if other workspaces are active and want to prevent accidentally selecting the wrong script GENERATE_REPORT The GENERATE_REPORT command allows you to generate a CSV text report file on the data in one or more loaded layers broken down by a particular attribute value feature name or type or just a single line report about all features The report will include the count of area line and point features matching the specified criteria as well as the total combined length of the line features and combined covered area of the area features The following parameters are supported by the command OUTPUT_FILENAME specifies the name of the text csv file to write the report results to FILENAME filename of the layer to generate the report for If an empty value is passed in all layers that were created by the script such as those from a GENERATE_CONTOURS command will be used to generate the report You can also pass in the value USER CREATED FEATURES when running a script in the context of the main map view or loading a workspace
248. his using the Open All Files in a Directory Tree File menu command Projections and Datums The Global Mapper display space adopts the coordinate system of the first data set opened Subsequent data sets will be transformed to the coordinate system of the first data set loaded or the display projection subsequently selected from the configuration dialog This is a very powerful feature it makes differences in projections and datums transparent to the user This also means that the order in which data sets are loaded can have a significant impact on the appearance of the display This is the most obvious when working with data sets of widely varying scales Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 99 Global Mapper User s Manual 5 CHANGE DISPLAY CHARACTERISTICS Selecting the Tools Configuration menu item or toolbar button displays the Configuration dialog This dialog provides for general setup of Global Mapper display options The Configuration dialog provides the following panels allowing the modification of display options e General Scale Units and Position Display Setup e Vector Display Vector Display Setup e Area Styles Area Type Color Fill Border Settings e Line Styles Line Type Color Width Style Settings e Point Styles Point Type Symbol Settings Custom Symbols e Vertical Elevation Display Setup e Shader Shader Specific Setup e Projection Select Display Projection Datum General
249. hould probably be used unless you have trouble Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 10 Global Mapper User s Manual The Coordinate Line Prefix section allows the user to specify whether coordinates start at the beginning of the line or if coordinate lines start with some other sequence of characters For example some formats may start coordinate lines with the sequence XY The Rows to Skip at Start of File setting controls how many lines to skip at the start of the file before trying to extract data This is useful if you have some header lines at the start of your file that you want to skip over The Feature Classification section allows the user to specify what feature type to assign to area line and point features imported from the file If the Include attributes from lines with coordinate data option is selected any text found AFTER the coordinate data on a line from the file will be including as attribute for the feature that coordinate is in If not selected only lines from the file that are not determined to contain coordinate data will be used as attributes If you are doing a Point Only import and the Column Headers in First Row of File option is checked values in the first line from the file will be used at the names of attributes for attributes found in coordinate data lines This is useful for things like CSV files If the Treat 3rd coordinate value as elevation option is selected and a numeric
250. how far in each direction from the transmitter to check for visibility Typically you d want to set this to the effective range of your transmitter If you want to ignore areas close to the transmitter you can also specify a minimum view radius value Use the default of 0 to include everything from the transmitter out ot the selected view radius The View Angle section allows the user to limit the view shed to a particular subsection of the complete radial area The Start Angle specifies the cartographic angle at which the radial subregion begins This angle is a cartographic angle meaning that 0 degrees is north and angles increase clockwise The Swept Angle specifies the number of degrees clockwise to include in the view shed For example if the transmitter being analyzed sweeps an arc from due south to due west a start angle of 180 with a swept angle of 90 would be used To perform a view shed analysis over the entire area keep the defaults of starting at 0 degrees and sweeping through 360 degrees The Earth Curvature section allows the user to specify whether they want to take the curvature of the earth into account while performing the view shed analysis In addition when earth curvature is being used they can specify an atmospheric correction value to be used The atmospheric correction value is useful when determining the view shed for transmitting waves whose path is affected by the atmosphere For example when modeling microwave transmissio
251. ictured below which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of a KML KMZ Options panel a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 54 Global Mapper User s Manual KML KMZ Export Options KML KMZ Options Gridding Export Bounds 3D Line Export f Draw 3D Lines on Terrain Surface Draw 3D Lines Above Terrain Elevations Relative to Sea Level Draw 3D Lines Above Terrain Elevations Relative to Ground Level 30 Area Export Draw 3D Areas on Terrain Surface Draw 3D Areas Above Terrain Elevations Relative to Sea Level Draw 3D Areas Above Terrain Elevations Relative to Ground Level IW Extrude Areas Fill to Ground Make Buildings Fake 2D Area Heights to Maintain Area Draw Order 30 Point Export f Draw 3D Points on Terrain Surface Draw 3D Points Above Terrain Elevations Relative to Sea Level Draw 3D Points Above Terrain Elevations Relative to Ground Level I Extrude Paints Draw Line to Terain Surface from Elevated Point m Filled Area Translucency 75 Clear E a Opaque Feature Descriptions f Feature Description and Links Only Feature Description Links and Attribute Values g Custom HTML Text Use SATTR_NAMES for Attrs Press Cirl Enter for New Line of Text Character Encoding iso 2259 1 Create Compressed K
252. ies that a projection PRJ file should be generated in addition to the output file Set this to YES to cause the projection file to be generated Leaving out this parameter or setting it to anything but YES will cause no PRJ file to be generated e GRID_TYPE_CELL_ SIZE specifies that the export should be gridded into multiple tiles with each tile having the given size in the export projection The value should be specified as cell width cell height For example if you are exporting in a metric projection and want to tile the export into cells that are 10 000 meters wide by 5 000 meters tall you would use GRID_TYPE_CELL_SIZE 10000 0 5000 0 e GRID_TYPE_ROWS_COLS specifies that the export should be gridded into multiple tiles with a given number of rows and columns of tiles The value should be specified as number of rows number of columns For example if you want to tile the export into a grid of 8 rows each 4 tiles across you would use GRID_TYPE_ROWS_COLS 8 4 e GRID_OVERLAP specifies how much to overlap tiles when gridding an export into multiple tiles This is a percentage value from 0 to 100 and only applies when on of the GRID_TYPE_ parameters is used For example to make your grid tiles overlap by 5 of the grid tile size use GRID_OVERLAP 5 0 The default value is 0 0 meaning that the tiles do not overlap e GRID_NAMING specifies how to name tiles when gridding an export into multiple tiles The value should be SEQUENTIAL for s
253. ifies whether or not the exported file should be compress The default is COMPRESS_OUTPUT YES e DISABLE_BIGTIFF GEOTIFF only use to disable the automatic creation of BigTIFF format files for very large exports Use DISABLE_BIGTIFF YES to disable the automatic BigTIFF support EXPORT_VECTOR The EXPORT_VECTOR command exports all currently loaded vector data to a file The following parameters are supported by the command e FILENAME full path to file to save the data to Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 209 Global Mapper User s Manual e TYPE type of vector file we re exporting to e ARC_UNGENERATE export line and area features to an Arc Ungenerate format file ARC_UNGENERATE_ POINTS export point features to an Arc Ungenerate format file CDF export to a Geographix CDF format file CSV export point features to a CSV format file DELORME_DRAWING export features to a DeLorme drawing text file DELORME_TRACK export line features to a DeLorme track text file DELORME_WA YPOINT export point features to a DeLorme waypoint text file DGN export to a DGN V8 file DLGO export to a native format USGS DLG O file DWG export to an AutoCAD DWG format file DXF export to an AutoCAD DXF format file e GARMIN_TRK exports lines to a Garmin TRK PCX5 format file GARMIN_WPT exports names points to a Garmin WPT PCX5 format file GPX exports line and point features to a
254. ify a value for this the highest bit depth of any of the input data layers will be used The valid values are BAND_BIT_DEPTH 8 BAND_BIT_DEPTH 16 or BAND_BIT_DEPTH 32 e BAND_EXPORT_SETUP allows you to override the default band assignment for a MULTIBAND export Use the following format to specify what band from what layer to use for a given export band lt output_band gt lt input_band gt lt layer_filename gt So for example to assign the 4th infrared band in an export from the Ist red band in a previously loaded file name C data input_file tif use the following parameter BAND_EXPORT_SETUP 4 1 c data input_file tif Note that you would Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 206 Global Mapper User s Manual include a separate BAND_EXPORT_SETUP parameter for each output band that you want to setup If you leave off the filename then you all loaded data will be considered as input with just the input to output band assignment being updated GRID_TYPE_CELL_ SIZE specifies that the export should be gridded into multiple tiles with each tile having the given size in the export projection The value should be specified as cell width cell height For example if you are exporting in a metric projection and want to tile the export into cells that are 10 000 meters wide by 5 000 meters tall you would use GRID_TYPE_CELL_SIZE 10000 0 5000 0 GRID_TYPE_PIXEL_ SIZE specifies that the export should be gridded into m
255. iguration dialog This dialog provides for general setup of Global Mapper display options See the Configuration section for complete details Map Layout Command Selecting the Map Layout menu item or toolbar button displays the Map Layout dialog pictured below This dialog provides for setup of the map display including specifying the placement and display of the distance scale bar elevation legend margins map legend and north arrow There are also options to save and map layout to a file and restore it later In addition the current map layout will be saved to any workspace files Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 163 Global Mapper User s Manual Setup Map Layout Distance Scale Marqgins lv Show Distance Scale on Map T Display Margins on Map Color Font Background Color Position Top 0 75 Left 0 75 i Right 0 75 Transparency 75 Bottom 0 75 Transparent Opaque Margin Units inches Elevation Legend q 7 text NoLegend Metric meters Statute feet Test Label Font Background Color Position a C if Mew Delete Move Font Transparent Opaque p North Arrow Map Legend vari Arrow Compass bose Color e Display Legend Based on Loaded Vector Types Position Scale Factor ef Font Background Color Position _ Transparency 75 Border Style Filter Types Setup
256. ile created The PRJ files will have the same name as the SHP file with the prj extension If selected the Generate 3D Features Using Loaded Elevation Data option specifies that 3D objects should be created in the shapefile The elevation stored for each vertex point will be the first of the following which is available e The elevation associated with the vertex point in question e The elevation associated with the entire feature being exported For example the elevation of a contour line e The first elevation obtained by searching the loaded elevation grid layers at the position of the vertex point e A value of 0 0 will be used if no elevation could be obtained via any of the prior methods If selected the Add Feature Type LAYER Attribute to DBF option specifies that the type description for each exported feature will be added as a LAYER attribute to the DBF file generated with the SHP file If selected the Generate Multi Patch Features for Areas option specifies that multi patch features should be generated for area exports rather than normal polygon records This is useful for exporting 3D models such as those you would load from Google SketchUp SKP files WARNING The Shapefile format uses a DBF file for attribute storage which means that any attribute names are limited to 10 characters Any attribute names longer than that will be truncated with a number potentially added on to maintain uniqueness among multiple long attribute n
257. ile window If more than two points are in the path the intermediate points will be marked in the profile window with a yellow dot These intermediate points can be toggled on and off using an option available by right clicking on the path profile window Also note that this dialog is resizable Moving your cursor over the profile window displays information about the current cursor location along the profile including the position and profile elevation at the cursor location You can get information about a portion of the profile a sub path by left clicking to start a sub path definition then left clicking again at the end of your desired sub path Details about the sub path like length elevation change and slope will then be displayed on the bottom of the profile window Right clicking on the profile window brings up an options menu allowing the user to change the start and end positions select the units meters or feet to display the elevations in configure display of the path profile and display a dialog containing details about the path These options are also available under the Options menu on the dialog The File menu contains options allowing you to save the path profile line of sight data to a file The individual options are described below Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 154 Global Mapper User s Manual The Save To Bitmap option allows registered users to save the contents of the path p
258. ill also Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 18 Global Mapper User s Manual be maintained Find Data Online Command Selecting the Find Data Online command will open a web browser pointing to places on the internet where data compatible with Global Mapper is available for download Run Script Command The Run Script command allows users to run a Global Mapper script file that they have created This is a powerful option that allows the user to automate a wide variety of tasks Click here for a guide to the scripting language Selecting the Run Script command from the menu displays the Script Processing dialog shown here iS ript Processing Script File GLOBAL MAPPER_SCRIPT YERSION 1 00 UNLOAD ALL DEFINE PROJ PAO NAME GEO WGS94 ject GEOGRAPHIC 0 000000 0 000000 Script Results i Run Script in the Contest of the Main View Le Use Already Loaded Data Run Script Close The Script File pane displays the currently loaded script file To load a new script file for processing press the Load Script button at the bottom left corner of the dialog If you would like the script file to make use of data already loaded in the main view and to also affect what is displayed in the main view check the Run Script in the Context of the Main View option prior to running the script To run the loaded script file press the Run Script button Any warning error or status messages generated
259. ines will be less smooth Using a smaller simplification threshold left side of slider will result in larger data files that better maintain the Integrity of the contour line shape Cancel Help Print Command The Print command allows the user to print the contents of the current view window When selected the Print dialog picture below is displayed which allows the user to set up the print process Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 75 Global Mapper User s Manual Print Options General Print Bounds Header REGHERENE Select Font Footer Total Len 27 7 km Total Brg 110 97 En Select Font Print in Black and White if Use White Background Color lf Printto Scale 1 1500 Extra Margin Around Printout o inches Print To File Print to an Image File Rather Than to a Printer m Format f BMP C JPG CO PNG TIF f you are having trouble printing on your system a good workaround is to print to a graphics file like a Windows BMP file then print that using some other software like Microsoft Paint that works with your printer The Header field allows the user to specify text to be displayed above the printed map image This text will be printed centered above the map image on the printout The Footer field allows the user to specify text to be displayed below the printed map image This text will be printed centered below the map image on the printout The footer tex
260. ion dialog to have the best zone for the center of the output map automatically used if they select the Automatically Select Best Zone option in the Zone box on the projection selection dialog The Setup Gridding i e Tiling button displays a dialog allowing the user to specify if and how to break up each file being converted into multiple new files This option is only available when converting to a raster or gridded elevation format The Setup Sample Spacing button displays a dialog allowing the user to choose to either keep the sample spacing of source raster and elevation files when converting the selected or to specify a new sample spacing to resample all of the selected input files at when performing the conversion This option is only available when converting to a raster or gridded elevation format The Horz Datum selection allows the user to choose the horizontal datum that each newly created output file should use By default each output file will use the same horizontal datum as the source file that it was created off of Alternately the user can specify to have all output files created in NAD27 NAD83 WGS72 or WGS84 with the appropriate offset being applied automatically The Vertical Units selection is present only for some conversions and controls the output elevation units The Palette selection is present only for some conversions and controls the palette if any used in the output files The palette values are defined as follow
261. is dialog you can configure how you want the elevation grid to be created using the selected vector data as well as what portion of the selected overlays to use when creating the elevation grid You can also use the Gridding tab to specify that your data should be gridded in sections This makes it possible to grid data sets that are too large to grid all at once Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 122 Global Mapper User s Manual Elevation Grid Creation Options Grid Options Gridding Grid Bounds Description Triangulated Elevation Grid 1 Vertical Units METERS Grid Spacing f Automatically Determine Optimal Grid Spacing Manually Specify the Grid Spacing to Use Aes meters Y axis i meters f you wish to change the ground units that the resolution is specified in you need to change the curent projection on the Projection tab of the Configuration dialog Hevation Grid No Data Distance Cnteria This setting controls how far from a known data point that an elevation grid cell has to be before it is considered invalid The default setting assumes all grid points are valid Lower values make the valid grid stay tighter around known data points Loose Tight M Use 3D Line Features as Constraints i e Breaklines i Flatten 3D Area Features Save Triangulation Network TIN as a Vector Layer i Heights Relative to Ground Using Loaded Grid Layers Fill Entire Bounding Box In
262. itude longitude coordinates or coordinates in the current view projection Once you ve placed the point the Modify Feature Info dialog will appear allowing you to setup the label classification drawing style and attribution for the new point feature See Editing Feature Attributes and Drawing Styles for more details Once you have completed have completed creating the point feature the Digitizer Tool will remain in the point creation mode so you can simply left click to place another point or right click to choose a different mode You can also create new point features from the centroids of selected area features or from the vertices of selected line and area features by selecting one or more areas or lines then right clicking and selecting the appropriate option under the Advanced Feature Creation Options menu Creating New Range Ring Features Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 169 Global Mapper User s Manual After selecting the Create Range Ring s popup menu option you can proceed to place the center location of your range rings by left clicking at the desired location If you had point features selected when you selected this option you can also choose to create the rings centered on the selected point feature s rather than manually specifying a center location You can cancel creation of the range ring s at any time by pressing the Escape key or right clicking After selecting the center of your r
263. ive lines with coordinate data will result in a line or area feature All isolated coordinate lines will result in a point feature e Elevation Grid All lines from the file which are determined to contain 3D coordinate data will be use generated a triangulated terrain which is then gridded to create a elevation grid This grid has all the capabilities of an imported DEM including contour generation line of sight and view shed analysis and raster draping When selecting this option the Create Elevation Grid dialog will appear after setting up the ASCII file import options to allow setting up the gridding process The Coordinate Column Order section allows the user to specify in what order the coordinates are found on coordinate lines in the file Coordinates can either be x followed by y i e longitude then latitude or the reverse Elevation values if any are always assumed to come after the x and y values The Fields to Skip at Start of Line setting controls what field index column the coordinates start in For example if the x and y coordinates are in the 3rd and 4th columns set this value to 2 so that the coordinates will be grabbed from the appropriate place The Coordinate Delimeter section allows the user to specify what character the coordinates are separated by on coordinate lines If the Auto Detect option is selected Global Mapper will attempt to automatically determine the coordinate delimeter This option will usually work and s
264. ixel is a bicubic function using 16 pixels in the nearest 4 x 4 neighborhood of the pixel in the original image This is the method most commonly used by image editing software printer drivers and many digital cameras for resampling images e Box Average 3x3 4x4 and 5x5 the box average methods simply find the average values of the nearest 9 for 3x3 16 for 4x4 or 25 for 5x5 pixels and use that as the value of the sample location These methods are very good for resampling data at lower resolutions The lower the resolution of your export is as compared to the original the larger box size you should use The Texture Map option allows a 2D raster overlay to be draped over loaded 3D elevation overlays Selecting the check box causes the overlay to use any available data from underlying elevation layers to determine how to color the DRG or DOQ The result is a shaded relief map Color Contrast Adjustment Tab The Color Contrast Adjustment tab pictured below allows you to control the color balance and contrast of the selected overlay s Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 130 Global Mapper User s Manual Raster Options Cropping Feathering Projection Display Color Contrast Adjustment Color Balance z Red 11 Green 0 Blue 0 i Contrast Adjustment No Contrast Adjustment Linear Percentage Stretch Most Common Stretch Size Standard Deviations 2 Linear Minimum
265. kage load times Always Maintain Feature Styles Even if Using Defaults Combine Compatible Vector Layers into a Single Layer The Package Options panel consists of options allowing the user to select the projection to save the data in how to handle dynamically streamed MSRMaps com TerraServer USA data and other options These include the Always Maintain Feature Styles option which specifies that any vector features stored in the package file should explicitly save the styling of that feature even if they are using the default style for the feature classification This can make it easier to maintain exact styling when transferring packages between Global Mapper installations In the Projection section of the panel the user can choose to save all loaded data in the currently selected view projection this is the projection selected on the Projection tab of the Configuration dialog in latitude longitude coordinates the Geographic projection with the WGS84 datum or to keep each layer in its original native projection In the TerraServer Export Options section of the panel the user can select how displayed layers from the Download TerraServer menu option are exported The Automatic selection for imagery themes i e DOQs Urban Area imagery will save data slightly more detailed than what is displayed on the screen For the DRG topographic map theme the most detailed zoom range for the current scale of DRG map being displayed i e 24K
266. l Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Surfer BLN Command The Export Surfer BLN command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to a Surfer BLN format file used by Golden Software s Surfer package to specify breaklines When selected the command displays the Surfer BLN Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export SVG Command The Export SVG command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to a SVG Scalable Vector Graphic format file suitable for display on the web When selected the command displays the SVG Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Tom Tom OV2 Command The Export Tom Tom OV2 command allows the user to export any loaded point data sets to a Tom Tom OV2 format file for use in creating POI databases for Tom Tom GPS devices When selected the command displays the Tom Tom OV2 Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel whi
267. l which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export OSM OpenStreetMap org XML Command The Export OSM OpenStreetMap org XML command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to an OSM XML format file that can be used to provide new data to the OpenStreetMap org web site When selected the command displays the OSM XML Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Platte River WhiteStar Geographix File Command The Export Platte River Whitestar Geographix File command allows the user to export any loaded area features to a Platte River Digitizer Whitestar Geographix Township Range ASCII format file These files can be used with several applications When selected the command displays the Platte River Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export The township range section and meridian values saved for each area feature exported are derived either from the attribute values for the area feature or the display l
268. label display options for the point including where to position the label relative to the point what angle if any to rotate point labels at how to fill the background for the labels and whether or not to display the labels at a fixed height in ground units rather than a fixed font size in pixels Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 111 Global Mapper User s Manual Font style Size New Roman b an ji2 Trajan Pro O Trebuchet MS Tunga O Tw Cen MT Tw Cen MT Condense O Tw Cen MT Condense Etects _ rampe T Strikeout ir Underline AaBbYy z Sai Color MMe Sont Label Background Fill iade Automatic Fill with Background Color Transparent Background Label Position Relative to Point Feature Always Display Label if any Labels are Displayed s Labels Using this Font at a Feed Height of o meters of DL degrees Vertical Options The Vertical Options panel pictured below controls options for the display of elevation data Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 112 Global Mapper User s Manual Configuration General Vector Display Area Styles Line Styles Point Styles Vertical Options Shader Options Projection TE Shader 4 Enable Hill Shading Elevation Display Export Units fe Native Overay Units Metric
269. large layer has to be in pixels before it will show up in Google Earth e KML_RASTER_FORMAT KML only specified which raster image format to use when creating tiles for KML KMZ files The valid options are JPG PNG and TIFF For example add KML_RASTER FORMAT JPG to use JPG format files e KML_SUPER_ OVERLAY KML only specifies that the data should be automatically gridded into super overlays to allow displaying large quantities of data in Google Earth Use KML _ SUPER OVERLAY YES to enable this behavior e KML_TILE_SIZE KML only if data is being automatically gridded into super overlays this specifies the size of tiles to use for gridding The default tile size is 1024 To change this for example to 512x512 use KML_TILE_SIZE 512 e KML_ZOOM_SCALE_FACTOR KML only if data is being automatically gridded into super overlays this specifies the multiplier to use when creating zoomed out pyramid layers The default value of 2 makes each successive zoom level 1 2 the resolution of the previous one until everything fits in a single tile To change this to making each layer 1 3rd the resolution of the previous one use KML_ZOOM_SCALE_FACTOR 3 e ADD_OVERVIEW_LAYERS ERDAS only specifies that overview pyramid layers should be generated for the export Use ADD_OVERVIEW_LAYERS YES to enable e BLOCK_SIZE ERDAS only specifies the block size to use for the export The default is BLOCK_SIZE 64 e COMPRESS_OUTPUT ERDAS only spec
270. lassification drawing style and attribution of any vector feature loading from any file format supported by Global Mapper Note than any edits made are NOT automatically saved back to the origin file but they will be saved in Global Mapper workspaces and into any exported vector files Selecting Features Before you can edit an existing feature or features you first must select them Once a feature is selected you can tell that it is selected because it will be drawn with a different style The different methods for actually selecting features are described below One way to select features is by simply by clicking the left mouse button near the feature or in the case of area features within the feature Using this method the closest point or line feature will be selected or if no point or line features are nearby and you clicked within an area feature the area feature will be selected Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 172 Global Mapper User s Manual To select multiple features at a time you can drag a selection box by holding down the left mouse button to draw a box Any features entirely within the box drawn or features which are cut by the box will be selected If you hold down the T key while dragging the box only features and vertices that are completely within the box will be selected This is useful for things like selecting a point feature that is on top of a line area border You can add to an
271. lay such as for interstates and major highways This is only done for formats which do not already have their own built in iconization such as Tiger Line and USGS DLG files For example this will work for formats like Shapefiles and MapInfo MIF MID files among others The Fix Line Label Position on Longest Segment option controls whether or not the label displayed for line features should move around to always be centered on the longest on screen segment the default unchecked behavior or should remain fixed on the center of the longest segment of the line regardless of whether it is on screen or not Checking this can prevent your line labels from jumping around as you zoom in and out but can result in a lot of unlabeled lines if you zoom in too far The Only Snap to Area and Line Vertices by Default option controls whether or not the snapping behavior of the Digitizer Tool will snap to anywhere on existing area and line vertices the default unchecked behavior or will only snap to vertices on area and line features Holding down the V key when drawing will toggle this behavior The Only Display Area Labels when Completely Inside Area option allows you to easily disable the display of any area label when that label is not completely contained within the area feature that it is labeling This is useful to keep area labels from displaying until you are zoomed in far enough on the area for a label to be appropriate The Don t Add Measure At
272. ld be generated for each row or column if GRID_NAMING SEPARATE_COLS_FIRST is specified of the export rather than placing every output file in the same folder POLYGON_CROP_FILE specifies the full path and filename of a vector file containing a polygon feature to which the export should be cropped If multiple polygons are found in the specified file the polygon which has the largest intersection with the data to be exported will be used as the crop polygon see POLYGON_CROP_USE_ALL or POLYGON_CROP_USE_EACH for exceptions POLYGON_CROP_NAME specifies the name of a polygon shape previously defined using the DEFINE SHAPE command to which the export should be cropped The coordinates in the shape need to have been provided in whatever projection the export is being done in POLYGON_CROP_USE_ALL specifies that if a POLYGON_CROP_FILE is specified that contains multiple polygons the export will be cropped to all polygons in that file rather than just the best fit polygon POLYGON_CROP_USE_EACH specifies that if a POLYGON_CROP_FILE is specified that contains multiple polygons the operation will generate a separate export for each polygons in that file rather than just the best fit polygon See the POLYGON_CROP_BBOX_ONLY and POLYGON_CROP_NAME_ATTR options for naming and other options when using this parameter Use POLYGON _CROP_USE_EACH YES to enable POLYGON_CROP_BBOX_ONLY specifies that if the POLYGON_CROP_USE_EACH parameter is specified that each e
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274. le rather than to the printer This can be handy if you either want to save the results of the printout to email to someone or post on a web site or you are having trouble printing and would like to print out the data generated by Global Mapper using another application The Print Bounds panel allows the user to select exactly what area to print the default is the current screen contents This panel behaves just like the Export Bounds panel found on most export dialogs Print Preview Command The Print Preview command allows the user to preview what a printout of the contents of the current view window would look like Print Setup Command The Print Setup command allows the user to setup their printer for printing the current view window Exit Command The Exit command closes the Global Mapper application View Menu The View menu offers the following commands e Toolbars Shows or hides the toolbar s e Status Bar Shows or hides the status bar e Background Allows user to change the background color e Center on Location Allows user to recenter the view on a location e Properties Displays Dialog with Properties of Current Map View e Full View Zooms such that all loaded data is visible e Zoom In Zooms in on loaded data by a factor of 2 e Zoom In Micro Zooms in on loaded data by a small amount e Zoom Out Zooms out on loaded data by a factor of 2 e Zoom Out Micro Zooms out on loaded data by a small amount e Zoom T
275. lend Colors Between Elevation Values I Scale Shader to Loaded Elevation Values The Custom Shader dialog allows the user to specify how they want elevation data to be rendered The Name field provides a place to enter the name to associate with the shader to allow the user to select it The Elevation Colors section display the elevations and their color values associated with the custom shader Pressing the Change Color and Change Elevation buttons allow the user to change the values associated with the current elevation selected in the Elevation Colors list The Delete Elevation button allows the user to delete the currently selected elevation New elevations can be added by entering the elevation in the currently selected units and pressing the Add button The Evenly Space Elevations Starting at Arbitrary Base Elevation button will allow you to quickly populate the list of elevation values with a series of evenly spaced values starting at some specified elevation You can then assign the colors as desired after that For example you could use this to quickly populate the list with all elevations from 0 meters to 5000 meters with an elevation every 500 meters then modify those as desired The Initialize from Other Shader button will allow you to initialize the list of color elevation pairs to those used by either the Global Shader built into Global Mapper or another user created custom shader This allows users to easily create a slightly modifie
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277. ll of the loaded data to a Geo enabled PDF file These are standard PDF files that can be read in Adobe Acrobat Reader They also will have geopositioning information embedded in them so that mapping applications like Global Mapper can automatically display the data in the PDF at the proper location When selected the command displays the PDF Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the PDF export The dialog consists of a PDF Options panel a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 23 Global Mapper User s Manual PDF Export Options PDF Options Gridding Export Bounds Fage Setup Page Size Letter Iw Fill Page Orientation Portrait Resolution DPI 00 Border Style lw Export to Fixed Scale of 1 24000 Margins Top Let 0 75 O Right 075 Bottom 0 25 Margin Units linches Header Blue Springs MO DLG Font Footer 1 24K Scale Font Layer Naming f Use Feature Type Description as Layer Name Use Source File Description as Layer Name Point Symbol Scaling Factor i Label Font Scaling Factor 2 i Use JPG Compression for Raster Layers I Embed Fonts Larger Files but Text Will Always be OK The PDF Options tab allows the user to setup the PDF specific export options The following sections are available e Page Setup Page Size The page size setting controls the target paper size for th
278. ll typically just keep the default of 1so 8859 1 but if your loaded data includes text encoded with a different character set like UTF 8 you can select that or even type in your own encoding if something else fits your data best e Create Compressed KMZ File if this option is checked a compressed KMZ file will automatically be created This will result in much smaller files and is highly recommended unless you plan on manually editing the export result yourself in a text editor e Hide Point Features by Default When Loading File if this option is checked all of the point features exported to the file will be hidden by default in Google Earth so as not to clutter up the display with a bunch of point icons e Use Displayed Point Symbols Rather than Push Pins for Points if this option is checked each point feature will be rendered with the same symbol displayed in Global Mapper rather than using the default push pin symbol from Google Earth This will result in a separate PNG file for each symbol used in the output file being included with the output data to provide the symbols e Display Area and Line Labels if this option is checked each exported line or area feature with a display label will also be marked with a clickable placemark displaying the label for that area or line feature This is the only way to get line or area features to display labels in Google Earth e Highlight Areas in Google Earth when the Cursor Goes Over Them if this
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280. log pictured below This dialog displays status information about the current GPS connection as well as the current GPS location in both lat lon and the current global coordinate sytem speed heading and accuracy estimate GPS Information Connection Status 3D Fix Current Location Lat Lon 39 37 9 2280 N 104 54 13 7100 W Global System 104 9038083333 39 6192300000 Accuracy EFH 0 0 m POOP 1 50 Copy Location to Clipboard Hum Sats Used 10 Current Elevation 1737 3 m 5699 92 ft Current Speed if Current Heading 0 0kph 222 Manage GPS Vessels Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 187 Global Mapper User s Manual The Manage GPS Vessels command will display the Manage GPS Devices dialog pictured below This dialog displays a list of all GPS devices that are currently being tracked and provides the ability to modify several settings related to the GPS devices such as device icon and track style allowed boundary etc This dialog can be considered the central command center for fleet management operations when tracking multiple GPS devices through a compatible receiver such as the RavTrack GPS Transponders from RaveonTech File Edit View Tools Search GPS Help Global Mapper v10 01 REGISTERED a a ates Sheds BR p BSa GPS
281. lope values in degrees or slope directions in bearings where 0 is north 90 is east etc rather than elevation values at each sample location When selected the command displays the Float Grid Point Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Geosoft Grid Command The Export Geosoft Grid command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to a Geosoft Binary Grid format file When selected the command displays the Geosoft Grid Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing to use a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export GeoTIFF Command The Export GeoTIFF command allows the user to export any loaded raster vector and elevation data sets to a GeoTIFF format file When selected the command displays the GeoTIFF Export Options dialog pictured below which allows the user to set
282. lt value is 10 pixels Just create that registry key and provide the distance in pixels to search from the cursor location for a location to snap to Snapping Vertically Horizontally When Drawing When drawing new area or line features or moving existing features you can use the CTRL and SHIFT keys to cause the next vertex to be snapped vertically or horizontally relative to the last vertex or moved vertically or horiztonally compared to the features current location Hold down the CTRL key to snap vertically the SHIFT key to snap horizontally or both the CTRL and SHIFT keys to snap diagonally Un doing Digitization Operations During some operations like drawing new features you can undo your last placed point by pressing Ctrl Z Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 179 Global Mapper User s Manual Displaying Additional Feature Information Depending on what types of feature are selected and what data is available additional options may appear on the option menu that appears when right clicking These additional options are described below Adding Elevation Values from Terrain to Point Features If gridded elevation data i e DEMs is loaded and one or more point features is selected the Apply Elevations from Terrain Layers to Selected Point Features option will appear on the right click option menu Selecting this option will add an ELEVATION attribute to each selected point feature containing the elevation
283. lues in a comma delimited list following the parameter name The values should be in order of minimum x minimum y maximum x maximum y e GLOBAL_BOUNDS_SIZE specifies the export bounds in units of the current global projection There should be 4 values in a comma delimited list following the parameter name The values should be in order of minimum x minimum y width in x width in y e LAT_LON_BOUNDS specifies the export bounds in latitude longitude degrees There should be 4 values in a comma delimited list following the parameter name The values should be in order of westmost longitude southernmost latitude easternmost longitude northernmost latitude e LAYER_BOUNDS specifies that the export should use the bounds of the loaded layer s with the given filename For example to export to the bounds of the file c test tif you would use LAYER_BOUNDS c test tif Keep in mind that the file must be currently loaded e LAYER _BOUNDS_EXPAND specifies that the operation should expand the used LAYER_BOUNDS bounding box by some amount The amount to expand the bounding rectangle by should be specified in the current global projection For example if you have a UTM meters projection active and want to expand the bounds retrieved from the LAYER _BOUNDS parameter by 100 meters on the left and right and 50 meters on the top and bottom you could use LAYER_BOUNDS_EXPAND 100 0 50 0 You can also specify a single value to apply to all 4 sides or
284. m 500000 FALSE NORTHING im 0 Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 118 Global Mapper User s Manual Use the Projection pull down menu to select the projection you wish to view the currently loaded data in The Geographic projection is really the absence of a projection It is just a linear mapping of latitude longitude to a grid For a good description of most of the other supported projection systems and a discussion of the tradeoffs in using various projections we suggest visiting http www progonos com furuti MapProj Normal TOC cartTOC html The Datum pull down is used to select the datum to use in association with the projection The most commonly used datums are WGS84 NAD27 and NAD83 If you find that the datum that you need is not available you can use the Add Datum button to add your datum When that button is pressed the Create New Datum dialog pictured below is shown allowing you to enter the parameters for either a 3 parameter Molodensky datum transformation or a 7 parameter Bursa Wolfe datum transformation or even specify a transformation defined by a text file with a list of control points If you choose the Custom Shift Based on Control Point File option the text file that you select should have a series of lines defining the mapping from a lat lon coordinate in the new datum and the corresponding lat lon value in WGS84 This is a very easy way to define a datum if you don t know any transfo
285. m Aqua Geology Arrow Medium Black Geology Arrow Medium Green Geology Arrow Medium Red Geology Arrow Small Aqua Geology Arrow Small Black Geology Arrow Small Green Geology Arrow Small Red Geology Cleavage Medium Aqua Geology Cleavage Medium Black Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 306 Global Mapper User s Manual Geology Cleavage Medium Green Geology Cleavage Medium Red Geology Cleavage Small Aqua Geology Cleavage Small Black Geology Cleavage Small Green Geology Cleavage Small Red Geology Dip Bedding Medium Aqua Geology Dip Bedding Medium Black Geology Dip Bedding Medium Green Geology Dip Bedding Medium Red Geology Dip Bedding Small Aqua PPP PEE Ty tele BORG RE EGE Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 307 Global Mapper User s Manual Geology Dip Bedding Small Black Geology Dip Bedding Small Green Geology Dip Bedding Small Red Geology Dip Overturned Medium Aqua Geology Dip Overturned Medium Black Geology Dip Overturned Medium Green Geology Dip Overturned Medium Red Geology Dip Overturned Small Aqua Geology Dip Overturned Small Black Geology Dip Overturned Small Green Geology Dip Overturned Small Red NNO RN
286. may dranesport very slowly or become Unavailable at any time We have no control over this Once the data to download is defined Global Mapper will automatically download the most appropriate layer for display as you zoom in and out This way you can see an overview of the data when zoomed out with more detail becoming available when you zoom in You can also export this data in full resolution to any of the supported raster export formats such as Geo TIFF JPG or ECW The most appropriate detail level for the export sample spacing will be used to obtain the source data for the export Each data source load will appear as a separate layer in the Overlay Control Center Each entry can have it s display options modified just like any other raster layer to drape it over elevation data blend it with other layers etc Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 13 Global Mapper User s Manual You can use the Add WMS Data Source button to display the Select WMS Data Source to Load dialog pictured below This dialog allows you to specify the URL of a WMS data source and select what layer s to add as an available data source on the Select Online Data Source to Download dialog The URL that you should specify is the GetCapabilities URL such as http wms jpl nasa gov wms cgi for the JPL WMS data server a great source of data like Blue Marble imagery Once you ve entered the URL press the Get List of Available Data Layer
287. mbine Terrain Layers e Generate Contours Command e Rectify Georeference Imagery Command e Print Command e Print Preview Command e Print Setup Command e Exit Command b Edit Menu 0 Copy Selected Features to Clipboard 0 Cut Selected Features to Clipboard Paste Features from Clipboard Paste Features from Clipboard Keep Copy Select All Features with Digitizer Tool c View Menu Toolbars Status Bar gt 3D View 0 Background Color Center on Location Properties gt Full View 0 Zoom In Zoom In Micro Zoom Out Zoom Out Micro Zoom To Scale Save Current View Restore Last Saved View d Tools Menu Zoom 0 Pan Grab and Drag Measure Feature Info Path Profile LOS Line of Sight 0 View Shed Analysis Digitizer Edit Table of Contents Global Mapper User s Manual Creating New Features Editing Existing Features Copying Features Cut Copy Paste Snapping to Existing Features When Drawing Snapping Vertically Horizontally When Drawing Un doing Digitization Operations Additional Feature Operations Coordinate Convertor Control Center 0 Configure 0 Map Layout e Search Menu f GPS Menu Start Tracking GPS 0 Stop Tracking GPS 0 Keep the Vessel On Screen 0 Mark Waypoint Vessel Color Vessel Size Setup Information 0 Manage GPS Vessels 0 View NMEA Data Log 0 Clear Tracklog 0 Record Tracklog 0 Save Tra
288. me Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 52 Global Mapper User s Manual name as the DWG file with the prj extension If selected the Create 3D Features Using Loaded Elevation Data option will cause any underlying elevation data like DEMs to be used to retrieve elevation values for 2D features being exported and generate new 3D features in the exported DWG file The units used by the elevation values are determined by the Elevation Display Export Units setting on the Vertical Options tab of the Configuration dialog If selected the Generate ECEF Coordinates option will cause the exported DWG file to use Earth Centered Earth Fixed ECEF X YZ coordinate values rather than XY values in the current export projection If selected the Generate Zero Width Lines option causes and line features created in the DWG file to be marked as having zero width Use this option if you intend to use the resulting DWG file with a product such as MicroStation which has problems with lines of non zero thickness Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Garmin TRK PCX5 File Command The Export Garmin TRK PCX5 File command allows the user to export any loaded vector line data to a Garmin TRK PCX5 format file This file can be imported by a wide variety of GPS software such as Garmin s MapSource amp reg to facilitate transferring track logs to a GPS unit When selected the comm
289. measurement to a separate feature by right clicking and selecting Save Measurement from the list that pops up You can then export these measurements to new vector files such as Shapefiles or DXF or modify them with the Digitizer Tool There is also an option to copy the measurement text to the clipboard when you right click Global Mapper REGISTERED File View Tools Search GPS Help allele alalalaz i ea 4 oe E i _ ea x Seg Len 46 7 m Seg Brg 53 7 Total Len 239 m Enclosed Area 0 477 acres GEO NADSS 96 74097857 40 84180457 40 841805 N If you have gridded elevation data loaded under the measurement you can also calculate the Cut and Fill volume either within the measurement area or within some distance of the measurement line To do this simply right click then select the Measure Volume Cut and Fill option that appears Selecting this option will display the Setup Volume Calculation Parameters dialog pictured below which allows you to set up the volume measurement Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 150 Global Mapper User s Manual Setup Volume Calculation Parameters Volume Calculation Type Base Height for Volume Calculations Calculate Cut and Fill Volumes Along Line Feature Species the base height s for the volume calculations Any areas higher than this height will be used as the cut volume and any areas Corridor Diameter around Line
290. mma delimited list following the parameter name The values should be in order of westmost longitude southernmost latitude easternmost longitude northernmost latitude LAYER_BOUNDS specifies that the grid generation should use the bounds of the loaded layer s with the given filename For example to generate contours to the bounds of the file c test tif you would use LAYER_BOUNDS c test tif Keep in mind that the file must be currently loaded LAYER_BOUNDS_EXPAND specifies that the operation should expand the used LAYER_BOUNDS bounding box by some amount The amount to expand the bounding rectangle by should be specified in the current global projection For example if you have a UTM meters projection active and want to expand the bounds retrieved from the LAYER_BOUNDS parameter by 100 meters on the left and right and 50 meters on the top and bottom you could use LAYER_BOUNDS_EXPAND 100 0 50 0 You can also specify a single value to apply to all 4 sides or supply 4 separate values in the order left top right bottom LAYER_DESC specifies the name to assign to this layer If no layer description is provided a default name will be assigned NO_DATA_DIST_MULT specifies how far from an actual data point a grid cell has to be before it is treated as a no data value This number is given as a multiple of the diagonal size of a single grid cell as nominally determined by the gridding algorithm or specified with the SPATIAL_RES
291. n data The Alter Elevation Values tab pictured below allows you to modify how elevation values from the selected layer s are interpreted providing you a means to offset all of the elevations in the layer s by a given value and to restrict the range of elevation values that are treated as valid Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 140 Global Mapper User s Manual Elevation Options Display Alter Elevation Values Elevation Offset and Scale Factor Scale Factor i Offset 0 Meters Elevation values will be altered first by multiplying by the scale factor then by adding the offset value For example if you specity a scale of 1 0 and an offset of 10 meters an elevation sample of 150 meters from the file would become 160 meters Valid Elevation Range Minimum Valid Elevation 21 4 Meters Maximum Valid Elevations 330 Meters T Replace Invalid with f Mete Clamp Out of Bound Values to Valid Range Elevation Units Interpretation METERS This option allows you to reinterpret the raw elevation values stored in the overlay data This option should only be used when the vertical units selected when the overlay was loaded or indicated by the overlay data file were incorrect Use the Elevation Display Units selection on the Vertical Options panel of the Configuration dialog if you just want to change the units that elevation values are displayed in Cancel PE Help
292. n generates an elevation GeoTIFF using the currently loaded elevation grid data sets Elevation samples will be stored as 32 bit floating point values There are only a handful of software packages that can recognize a vertical GeoTIFF properly so only use this if you know it works When generating a 256 color 8 bits per pixel GeoTIFF it is necessary to select a palette indicates what 256 colors will be used to describe the image being exported The following choices of palette are available e Image Optimized Palette The palette generated will be an optimal mix of up to 256 colors that will closely represent the full blend of colors in the source images This option will generate the best results but can more than double the export time required if any high color images are present in the export set If all of the input data is palette based and the combined palette of those files has 256 colors or less then the combined files of the input file will just be used with no additional export time being required e Grayscale Palette This palette consists of 256 scales of gray ranging from black to white e DRG Optimized Palette This palette is optimized for the exporting USGS DRG data The palette consists of only the standard DRG colors e DRG DOQ Optimized Palette As the name suggests this palette is optimized for exporting a mixture of USGS DRG data and grayscale satellite photos i e USGS DOQs The palette consists of the 14 standard D
293. n of the two layers if not specified Should be formatted as x_resolution y_resolution The units are the units of the current global projection For example if UTM was the current global projection and you wanted to export at 30 meter spacing the parameter value pair would look like SPATIAL_RES 30 0 30 0 e GLOBAL _BOUNDS specifies the combine bounds in units of the current global projection There should be 4 values in a comma delimited list following the parameter name The values should be in order of minimum x minimum y maximum x maximum y e GLOBAL_BOUNDS_SIZE specifies the combine bounds in units of the current global projection There should be 4 values in a comma delimited list following the parameter name The values should be in order of minimum x minimum y width in x width in y e LAT_LON_BOUNDS specifies the combine bounds in latitude longitude degrees There should be 4 values in a comma delimited list following the parameter name The values should be in order of westmost longitude southernmost latitude easternmost longitude northernmost latitude e LAYER_ BOUNDS specifies that the operation should use the bounds of the loaded layer s with the given filename For example to export to the bounds of the file c test tif you would use LAYER_BOUNDS c test tif Keep in mind that the file must be currently loaded e LAYER _BOUNDS_EXPAND specifies that the operation should expand the used LAYER_BOUNDS bounding box by
294. n order to access the online manual FAQ Command The FAQ command opens the Frequently Asked Questions FAQ for Global Mapper in your browser window You must be connected to the Internet in order to access the FAQ User s Group Command The User s Group command open the Global Mapper Yahoo User s Group in your browser window You must be connected to the Internet in order to access the user s group Register Global Mapper Command The Register Global Mapper command displays the Registration dialog which allows the user to enter their registration name and code they obtained after purchasing a license for Global Mapper Check for Updates Command Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 85 Global Mapper User s Manual The Check for Updates command checks to see if a newer version of Global Mapper than the current version is being used If so a dialog describing the new version is displayed Automatically Check for Updates at Startup Command The Automatically Check for Updates at Startup command controls whether or not Global Mapper ever automatically checks for a new version automatically when you start it About Global Mapper Command The About Global Mapper command displays the About Global Mapper dialog which contains version and contact information for Global Mapper Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 86 Global Mapper User s Manual Export Bounds Panel O
295. n the current rectification method Each GCP has a checkbox next to indicating whether or not that GCP is used for the rectification This provided you an easy way to remove GCPs from a rectification to see how they affect it Double clicking an item in this list will cause the Zoomed View to recenter on the GCP and will fill in the Ground Control Point Entry section with the pixel and ground coordinates of the selected GCP allowing for easy updating of GCP locations You can move the selection in the GCP list up and down using the Alt Q and Alt Z hot keys These can help facilitate quickly entering lots of GCPs without having to use the mouse If you simply want to shift an image all that you need to do is press the Shift All button and specify the adjustment to apply to each entered GCP Completing the Rectification Process Once you have entered all of your ground control points GCPs press the OK button to complete the image rectification Depending on how you entered the dialog the rectified image will now be in the view will be saved to a new rectified file or you will start the rectification of the next selected image If you are repositioning a loaded file you can press the Apply button to re rectify the file with the updated GCPs and see the results of your modifications Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 98 Global Mapper User s Manual 4 LOADING FILES Choose Open as New icon from the Toolb
296. nates Map 78 Global Mapper User s Manual Zoom In The Zoom In command zooms the current view in by a factor of 2 Zoom In Micro The Zoom In Micro command zooms the current view in by a small amount Zoom Out The Zoom Out command zooms the current view out by a factor of 2 Zoom Out Micro The Zoom Out Micro command zooms the current view out by a small amount Zoom To Scale The Zoom To Scale command zoom the current view to a user specified scale For example to make one inch on the screen be equivalent to 1 mile of ground truth you would enter a scale of 63360 this is the number of inches in a mile Zoom To Spacing Pixel Size The Zoom To Spacing command zoom the current view so that each pixel on the screen represents a user specified number of ground units Save Current View The Save Current View command saves the current map view bounds The saved view can later be restored by using the Restore Last Saved View command This feature allows you to save a view at one spot then pan and zoom around and load additional data then restore your view to the saved spot in one simple operation Restore Last Saved View The Restore Last Saved View command restore the map view to the location last saved using the Save Current View command Restore Last Drawn View The Restore Last Drawn View command restore the map view to the view that was last drawn on the main map You can use this to back up threw recently drawn view location
297. nd Line Vertices option above to only display vertices for features that you are actively editing in order to prevent excessive clutter on the map The Render Dots at Line Endpoints option specifies whether or not the start and end vertices of line features will be displayed with a large dot You can use this instead of the Render Area and Line Vertices option if you just want to see line endpoints rather than all shape points The Render Deleted Features option specifies whether or not features that have been deleted by the user should be displayed The Draw Feature Labels option specifies turns labeling of features on or off globally For more fine grained control over which types are labeled check the Area Styles Line Styles or Point Styles tab The Always Display All Labels option specifies whether or not feature labels should be allowed to overlap when drawing them on the screen When this option is not checked this is the default labels that collide with other labels on the screen will be discarded until you zoom far enough in on the feature so that they can be displayed without overlapping any other labels The Render Line Direction Arrow option specifies whether or not a small arrow should be drawn on each line feature indicating in which direction the line vertices go The arrow will point along the line towards the last vertex in the line The Hide Extra Label Text Displayed Under Road Icons option allows you to control whether or n
298. ng it in the Overlay Control Center This overrides the default description based on the filename or other information within the file e GCP specifies a single ground control point for use in rectifying a file The GCP record consists of 5 comma delimited fields the control point name the pixel X and Y coordinates and the corresponding ground X and Y coordinates A separate GCP parameter and value should be used for each control point used in the rectification As an alternative the GCP_FILENAME parameter see below can be used instead e GCP_FILENAME specifies the name of a control point file used to rectify the file being imported e GCP_PROJ_NAME specifies the name of the projection that the ground control points are provided in This name must have been defined with a prior DEFINE _PROJ command Use this if you want to specify control points in a projection other than what you want to define as the native projection for the file Note that you must also explicitly specify the name projection of the file using either the PROJ_NAME PROJ_EPSG_CODE or PROJ_FILENAME parameters e GCP_PROJ_FILENAME specifies the name of the projection prj file that contains the projection definition for the projection that the ground control points are provided in Use this if you want to specify control points in a projection other than what you want to define as the native projection for the file Note that you must also explicitly specify the name proje
299. ngle file with be exported with the full specified export bounds This is the default option e Specify Number of Rows and Columns Specifies that the data should be broken up into the given number of rows and columns of tiles Every tile will have the same width and height unless you check the Crop Right and Bottom Cells to Export Bounds option in which case the exported tiles along the right and bottom may be slightly smaller than the other so that no data from outside the specified export bounds is used e Specify Individual Grid Cell Width and Height Allows the user to specify the desired width and height in ground units that they wish each grid cell tile to be Every tile will have that width and height which means that the right most column and bottom most row of tiles could go beyond the specified export bounds If you specify negative cell width and or height values the grid cells will be snapped to the right and or bottom edge s of the export bounds rather than the top left e Specify Individual Grid Cell Pixel Size Allows the user to specify the desired width and height in pixels that they wish each grid cell tile to be Every tile will have that width and height in pixels which means that the right most column and bottom most row of tiles could go beyond the specified export bounds This option is not available for vector based exports since it does not make sense for Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 89
300. ning of road lines when zoom in tight on them Global Mapper s Line Types are listed in the Global Mapper Line Types table Drawing Styles are listed in the Global Mapper Drawing Styles table Global Mapper recognizes four field attributes as containing information for the display appearence of a Line Type They are GM_TYPE Alrport Runway LINE_WIDTH 1 LINE_COLOR RGB 0 0 0 LINES PY LE So Lid The LINE_STYLE field attribute can be set to any one of the 60 Drawing Styles shown in the Global Mapper Drawing Styles table Line Types Upper line shows line types normal appearance Lower line shows how line type appears when Display Roads As Fat Lines When Zoomed In option is checked and display is zoomed in Global Mapper s View gt Background Color color designation influences which lines can be seen Any line whose color is the same as the Global Mapper Backgrond Color will not be seen Example for a white Background Color RGB 255 255 255 the Processing Closure Line will not be visible Global Mapper Built In Line Types Drawing Line i ati Style Width Line Color Alley or Driveway 128 128 128 Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 291 Global Mapper User s Manual Bathymetric Contour Solid Intermediate Bathymetric Contour Major Solid Bathymetric Contour Minor Solid Bathymetric Contour Solid Supplementary e pl Collector Road Solid Contour
301. nly be loaded from selected folders as well For example if you had a large collection of folders with data split up into 1x1 degree blocks with the folder names depecting the 1x1 degree block they held you could use a directory name mask to load only those blocks that you wanted For example you might use a mask of N4 W10 tif to load all TIFF files between N40 and N50 and W110 and W100 You can also specify multiple masks if you need more than one to describe the set of files that you would like to load Simply separate the masks with a space Open ECW File from the Web Command The Open ECW File from the Web command allows the user to open an ER Mapper Compressed Wavelet ECW image file directly from an Image Web Server URL While these files may be terabytes in actual size only the portion needed for the current display window is downloaded allowing for the browsing of extremely large data sets Selecting the Open ECW File from the Web command displays the Load Image From Web dialog pictured below This dialog allows the user to either select a predefined web link for loading or to enter the URL of any available ECW file served by Image Web Server Load Image From Web H Africa Australia Cancel ddil Canada Help Cosa Denmark Finland Ikonos Japan UR Add Link H 1941_tenoroc Edit Link Imeter_calif 2000_tenoroc Delete Link da The tree on the left of the dialog allows
302. ns a value of 1 333 is typically used to emulate how microwaves are refracted by the atmosphere The Sample Spacing section allows the user to specify the spacing of elevation samples when calculating the view shed The sample spacing controls the interval at which elevation samples are examined to determine visibility Smaller values result in more accurate but more slowly generated view sheds The Fresnel Zone Specification section allows you to have the view shed analysis also check that a certain portion the Percent Clear value of the first Fresnel zone for a transmission of a particular frequency is clear The typical standard is that good visibility requires that at least 60 the default of the first Fresnel zone for the specified frequency be clear of obstructions The Obstructions from Vector Data section allows the user to specify whether or not loaded vector data with elevation values should be considered when performing the view shed analysis This allows the user to use things like buildings fence lines towers etc to block portions of the view creating a more realistic view shed If the user elects to use vector data they can also specify whether the elevation values stored with vector features are relative to the ground or relative to mean sea level Typically heights for vector features are Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 160 Global Mapper User s Manual specified relative to the ground If an
303. ns of that buffer distance should be applied Number of Buffer Zones for Each Feature 2 Buffer Distance 30 Meters M Combine Overlapping Buffer Areas Cancel Creating New Shape e g Circle Rectangle etc Features Under the Create Area Shapes and Create Line Shapes right click popup menus you will find options to create Arc Circular Elliptical Rectangular and Square area and line features For all of these shape types except the rectangular square option where you manually enter the coordinates you click and hold the left mouse button at the center of the feature then drag it until it is of the desired shape For Circular Elliptical features and Arcs the default shape follows a circle and holding down the SHIFT key will dragging will result in an ellipse For Rectangular Square features the default shape is a rectangle and holding down the SHIFT key will force the dragged shape to be square If you hold down the T key when left clicking to start the shape the start point will be treated as the top left corner of the feature rather than the center of the shape feature Once the shape is to your liking release the left mouse button and the Modify Feature Info dialog will appear allowing you to setup the label classification drawing style and attribution for the new feature See Editing Feature Attributes and Drawing Styles for more details Once you have completed have completed creating the shape the Digitize
304. ns that 0 azimuth means the sun is to the north 90 azimuth means the sun is to the east and so on An altitude of 90 means that the sun is directly overhead while an altitude of 0 means the sun is on the horizon Use the Ambient Lighting to brighten up dark looking data sets or dim bright looking data sets The Vertical Exaggeration setting is used to control the exaggeration of relief features The Hill Shading Shadow Darkness setting is used to control how dark that hill shading is allowed to make shaded areas By default the value of 0 allows shaded areas to go all the way to black By moving this slider to the right you can cause shadowing to be capped in high relief areas thus allowing the use of other controls to better bring out detail in low relief areas The Hill Shading Highlight from Direct Light setting is used to display a whitened highlight area in terrain areas that are getting direct sunlight based on the lighting angle selected The slider controls the amount of whitening highlight applied to those direct sunlight areas To enable the display of water on elevation data sets check the Show Water On Elevation Data option The Water Transparency controls the clarity of displayed water if configured to display water Clearer water shows more underlying relief to show through while opaque water allows none The Water Level setting controls the level at which water is displayed The default is set at an elevation of 0 meters above s
305. nt the color to use For example to specify a dot symbol of radius 10 pixels with a color or green you would use a symbol name of DOT_CUSTOM_10_0_255_0 e COLOR the COLOR attribute should be formatted as RGB red green blue In the absence of a specific fill or line color it will be used e LINE COLOR LINE_COLOR BORDER COLOR BORDER_COLOR PEN COLOR or PEN_COLOR the values associated with an attribute of any of these names will be used as the color for the pen used to draw line features The values must be formatted according to the guidelines layed out for the COLOR attribute in order to be recognized e LINE WIDTH LINE_WIDTH BORDER WIDTH BORDER_WIDTH PEN WIDTH or PEN_WIDTH the values associated with an attribute of any of these names will be used as the width for the pen used to draw line features e LINE STYLE LINE_STYLE BORDER STYLE BORDER_STYLE PEN STYLE or PEN_STYLE the values associated with an attribute of any of these names will be used as the style for the pen used to draw line features Valid values are Solid Dash Dot Dash Dot Dash Dot Dot and Null Only the Solid value is valid for lines with a width greater than 1 e LABEL_ON_LINE if this is set to YES or TRUE the label if any for this line feature should be rendered centered on the line e CLOSED if this is set to YES or TRUE the feature will be treated as a closed area feature if it has at least three vertices e ISLAND if this is se
306. ntal Bedding Small Red lui Geology Joint Closed Medium Aqua Geology Joint Closed Medium Black Geology Joint Closed Medium Green Geology Joint Closed Medium Red Geology Joint Closed Small Aqua Geology Joint Closed Small Black Geology Joint Closed Small Green Geology Joint Closed Small Red Geology Joint Open Medium Aqua Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 311 Global Mapper User s Manual Geology Joint Open Medium Black Geology Joint Open Medium Green Geology Joint Open Medium Red Geology Joint Open Small Aqua Geology Joint Open Small Black Geology Joint Open Small Green Geology Joint Open Small Red Geology Vertical Bedding Medium Aqua Geology Vertical Bedding Medium Black Geology Vertical Bedding Medium Green Geology Vertical Bedding Medium Red FETTET tet tp P Pp Tepe Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 312 Global Mapper User s Manual Geology Vertical Bedding Small Aqua Geology Vertical Bedding Small Black Geology Vertical Bedding Small Green Geology Vertical Bedding Small Red Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 313 Global Mapper User s Manual Built in Datums The following is a list of the datums built in to Global Mapper an
307. o Scale Zooms the current view to a given scale e Zoom To Spacing Pixel Size Zooms the current view to a given pixel size e Save Current View Saves the current view for later restoration e Restore Last Saved View Restores the last saved view e Restore Last Drawn View Restores the last drawn view e Name and Save Current View Names and saves the current view e Restore Named View Restores a previously saved named view Toolbars Use this command to display and hide the Toolbars which includes buttons for some of the most common commands in Global Mapper A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Toolbar is displayed Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 77 Global Mapper User s Manual Tools Search GPS Help v Fie Toobar r x Status Bar w View Toolbar x Tools Toolbar 50 View Ctrl 3 6 di sed w Shader Toolbar cale peas w GPS Toolbar Full View Home ees i w Digitizer Toolbar Center on Location Ctrl Home Properties volbars 3 i mpa Hide All Toolbars wi n i h m Use Old Style Toolbars n TE w Always Show Digitizer Toolbar if Enabled Zoom Out Pg p L i ini Status Bar Height 305 0 meters lt BLUE_SPRINGS_4 QUADS DEM gt BLUE SPRINGS MO 1 271400 UTM NAD27 382769 777 4307807 107 38 54 4 The status bar is displayed at the bottom of the Global Mapper window To display or hide the status bar use the Status Bar command in the View menu
308. o an Idrisi raster format file JPEG export to a JPG format file JPEG2000 export to a JPEG2000 format file KML export to a raster KML KMZ format file for display in Google Earth PNG export to a PNG format file e SPATIAL_RES specifies spatial resolution Defaults to the minimum spatial resolution of all loaded data if not specified Should be formatted as x_resolution y_resolution The units are the units of the current global projection For example if UTM was the current global projection and you wanted to export at 30 meter spacing the parameter value pair would look like SPATIAL_RES 30 0 30 0 e PIXEL_SIZE specifies the desired size in pixels of your export Use this instead of SPATIAL_RES if you know exactly how many pixels in size your export should be The format is PIXEL_SIZE widthxheight For example to make your export have dimensions of 1024 pixels wide by 768 pixels tall use PIXKEL_SIZE 1024x768 e FORCE_SQUARE_ PIXELS if this value is set to YES the spatial resolution of the resultant raster file will be set so that the x and y pixel size are the same with the minimum default size being used for both e GLOBAL _BOUNDS specifies the export bounds in units of the current global projection There should be 4 values in a comma delimited list following the parameter name The values should be in order of minimum x minimum y maximum x maximum y e GLOBAL _BOUNDS_ SIZE specifies the export bounds in units
309. o convert and choose to save that list of files to a text file This can be a convenient way to start a Global Mapper script to do other processing on the files Other right click options include the ability to remove all archive files like zip and tar gz from the list and to fill the source files list with files listed in a text file Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to perform batch conversions Combine Terrain Layers Command The Combine Terrain Layers command allows the user to generate a new gridded elevation or other gridded value layer by combining and or comparing the elevation values from two other loaded terrain layers When selected the command displays the Combine Terrain Options dialog which allows the user to set up generation of the new terrain layer Once completed the new terrain layer is added to the Overlay Control Center and displayed Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 72 Global Mapper User s Manual Combine Terrain Options Combine Terain Layers Options Export Bounds Description Combined Elevation Grid Operation Subtraction Difference Signed A e riti blue springs 4 quads dem gt BLUE SPRINGS MO United States Hevation Data NED 30m Resolution select Elevation Layerto Combine the First Layer With 4 quads dem gt BLUE SPRINGS MO United States Hevation Data NED 30m Resolution Vertical Units METERS Sample Spacing Kais 3
310. o export data to any format Export Bing Maps Virtual Earth Tiles Command The Export Bing Maps Virtual Earth Tiles command allows the user to export any loaded data to JPG or PNG files tiled in the configuration required for display in using the Microsoft Bing Maps Virtual Earth interface This command will create both the image tiles and a sample HTML file for displaying the data with the Bing Maps Virtual Earth interface You can just load the HTML file into your web browser to view the data once the export is over You can also customize the HTML file however you need to When you select the command the Bing Maps Export Options dialog pictured below appears allowing you to setup the export This dialog allows you to specify the display name of the map set in your web browser the zoom level setup the format of the imagery and some additional options There is also an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 41 Global Mapper User s Manual Virtual Earth Export Options Bing Maps Virtual Earth Options Export Bounds Data Set Name Blue Springs DEM Zoom Level Setup Select the resolution to use forthe maximum detail level in the exported tiles The default selection will preserve full detail for any loaded rasterelevation data set Level 13 9 6 meters picel Number of Zoom Levels to Use 5
311. obal Mapper s Point Type Features are listed in the Global Mapper Point Type Features table Symbols are listed in the Global Mapper Symbols table Global Mapper recognizes two field attributes as containing information for the display appearence of a Point Type They are GM_TYPE Address Label POINT SYMBOL Dot Red Point Type Features Global Mapper Built In Point Type Features Point Type Symbol Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 260 Global Mapper User s Manual Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 261 Global Mapper User s Manual Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 262 Global Mapper User s Manual Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 263 Symbols Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View Global Mapper User s Manual 2x Sym Details RESSE DIOR Cime A o ha Tea a a e GE ESS GINCE pean NR ete ee ner E es o ewes ESE JENE a a E Ce Global Mapper Built In Symbols 264 Global Mapper User s Manual Deer ha Diag Crosshair Red Ho Diag Crosshair Yellow bod Dot Dot Blue Dot Green Dot Red Dot White Dot Yellow Elevation Shaded Fish Fuel Geyser Golf Hospital Library Lighthouse x fel el el HO BOS LL Litt
312. od hence the name to apply to the entered control points Different methods are available based on how many control points have been entered The various methods are as follows Automatic the Automatic select automatically selects the best rectification method that is available based on the number of control points that have been entered This is the default method and should rarely need to be changed Linear the Linear rectification method is used when only two control points are entered This is the simplest of the rectification methods and is equivalent to supplying a world file for the image This method does not allow for any distortion or rotation in the image but often works well if the correct projection is selected for the image Helmert the Helmert or similarity rectification method requires at least two controls points to be entered This rectification method is useful if you need to maintain the original shape of data after a transformation This method will only be used if you explicitly select it from the list of rectification methods Affine the Affine rectification method requires at least three controls points to be entered This rectification method calculates a best fit to a simple equation of the control points entered This method can account for some degree of rotation and distortion but not with a high degree of accuracy Because a best fit approximation is used some of your ground points may move a little in
313. of a custom shader e TRANSLUCENCY elevation and raster only specifies the level of translucency i e how see through the layer is Value values range from 0 to 512 with 0 meaning the layer is completely transparent i e invisible and 512 meaning the layer is completely opaque this is the default e IGNORE_ALPHA raster only specifies that an embedded alpha channel in an image should be ignored This is useful for images that have incorrect alpha channels Use IINORE_ALPHA YES to enable e BLEND_MODE elevation and raster only specify blend mode to use for combining this overlay and any previously loaded overlays NO_BLEND no blending is done this is the default MULTIPLE SCREEN OVERLAY e HARD_LIGHT COLOR_BURN COLOR_DODGE DARKEN LIGHTEN DIFFERENCE EXCLUSION APPLY_COLOR APPLY_COLOR_REVERSE KEEP_RED KEEP_GREEN KEEP_BLUE e FEATHER_BLEND_EDGES raster only specifies that the layer should be feature blended around one or more ledges This is a numeric bitfield value Add the following values to enable blending on that edge 1 blend top edge 2 blend bottom edge 4 blend left edge 8 blend right edge For example to blend all edges use FEATHER_BLEND_EDGES 15 The FEATHER_BLEND_SIZE parameter is used to specify how many pixels to blend on each blended edge e FEATHER_BLEND_SIZE raster only specifies the size in pixels to use for a blend boundary e FEA
314. of files to be converted The Directory section allows the user to choose where they would like the newly created output files to be created The Use same directory as file being converted option causes the output file created off of each source file to be created in the same directory as the source file The Specify output directory option allows the user to choose a specific directory to output all of the newly created output files to The File Names section allows the user to choose whether the newly created output files should have the same file name as the source file they were created from Use Source File Name option or whether the more readable quadrangle name if available should be used as the file name for the newly created output file Use Quad Name option If the Use Source File Name option is selected you can also specify an additional text string to append to each new filename to identify it Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 69 Global Mapper User s Manual The Projection section allows the user to choose whether or not each newly created output file should either use the same projection as the file that it was created from Use Source File Projection option or if each file should use a projection specified by pressing the Projection button If the user selects to specify an output projection and they select a zoned projection like UTM or Gauss Krueger they will have the option on the projection select
315. oint features with a single operation You can also supply multiple COMPARE_STR parameters to apply multiple criteria all of which must be true in order to assign a type The following parameters are supported by the command e FILENAME filename of the layer to assign types to If an empty value is passed in all layers that were created by the script such as those from a GENERATE_CONTOURS command will be updated You can also pass in the value USER CREATED FEATURES when running a script in the context of the main map view or loading a workspace to have the User Created Features layer updated e AREA_TYPE specifies the name of the Global Mapper area type to assign to matching area features e LINE_TYPE specifies the name of the Global Mapper line type to assign to matching line features e POINT_TYPE specifies the name of the Global Mapper point type to assign to matching point features e COMPARE_STR specifies a comparison operation to perform to see if a feature is one that needs to be reclassified The format is attr_name attr_value For example if you have an attribute named CFCC and you want to match when the value of that attribute starts with an A you can use COMPARE_STR CFCC A as your parameter You can add multiple COMPARE_STR parameters to a single command to combine multiple criteria for your search If you would like to compare against a feature label rather than an attribute use lt Feature Name gt for your att
316. ojected an image this can result in a stair step effect but will maintain exactly the original elevation values of the source file e Bilinear Interpolation determines the value of a new sample based on a weighted average of the 4 samples in the nearest 2 x 2 neighborhood of the sample in the original image The averaging has an anti aliasing effect and therefore produces relatively smooth edges with hardly any jaggies e Bicubic Interpolation a more sophisticated method that produces smoother edges than bilinear interpolation Here a new pixel is a bicubic function using 16 samples in the nearest 4 x 4 neighborhood of the sample in the original image e Box Average 3x3 4x4 and 5x5 the box average methods simply find the average values of the nearest 9 for 3x3 16 for 4x4 or 25 for 5x5 samples and use that as the value of the sample location These methods are very good for resampling data at lower resolutions The lower the resolution of your export is as compared to the original the larger box size you should use The Shader option allows you to choose which elevation shader is to be used for coloring the cell values within this layer By default all gridded layers will share the elevation shader selected on the toolbar but there may be certain situations where you want to color one layer differently than the others and exclude it from the loaded elevation range One common example is a gridded layer that actually has non elevatio
317. omatically convert exported data to the appropriate projection and datum for export so that the Polish MP file will be correctly positioned By default this will be lat lon degrees with the WGS84 datum although if you use a template file that specified a different recognized datum Global Mapper will instead convert to that datum automatically In any case Global Mapper will always automatically do the right thing Advanced Users If you aren t use a template to configure your export you can customize the values used for several settings in the header for adding registry keys The following values are supported e TreSize Add a DWORD registry value using regedit at HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Global Mapper MPExport_TreSize with your desired value e RenLimit Add a DWORD registry value using regedit at HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Global Mapper MPExport_RgnLimit with your desired value Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export SEGPI Command Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 62 Global Mapper User s Manual The Export SEGPI command allows the user to export any loaded 3D line and point vector data sets to a SEGPI format file When selected the command displays the SEGP Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded
318. omb Widely Spaced Left Only Comb Widely Spaced Right Only Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 285 Global Mapper User s Manual Comb Long amp Short Teeth Left Only Cy Comb Long amp Short Teeth Right Only cu Comb Double Teeth Left Only EG Comb Double Teeth Right Only I Comb Triplet Left Only EG Comb Triplet Right Only co EG Co EG Rake Narrow Spaced Left Only Rake Narrow Spaced Right Only Rake Widely Spaced Left Only Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 286 Global Mapper User s Manual Rake Widely Spaced Right Only Solid with Minus Signs on Left CI Solid with Minus Signs on Right Solid with Plus Signs on Left Solid with Plus Signs on Right i e a d oo Cy el oe co Solid with Ts on Right Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 287 Global Mapper User s Manual Solid with Rectangles on Left EG Solid with Rectangles on Right EG Solid with Squares on Left CI Solid with Squares on Right EG Half Circles Tightly Spaced Left Only Co Half Circles Tightly Spaced Right Only oT nani Ea Fees Half Circles Widely Spaced Left Only Half Circles Widely Spaced Right Only Solid with Diamonds on Left Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House Vi
319. on data The valid range of values is 0 0 90 0 with 0 0 meaning a light source at the horizon and 90 0 meaning a light source directly overhead e LIGHT_AZIMUTH this sets the direction angle of the light source that creates shadows on elevation data The valid range of values is 0 0 360 0 with 0 0 meaning a light source from the top of the screen i e north 90 0 meaning from the right i e east etc e SHADE DARKNESS this sets the minimum black level that a shadow can create The valid range of values is 0 255 with 0 allowing complete blackness from a shadow and 255 allowing no shadow at all e SHADE_HIGHLIGHT this sets the level of white highlight applied to terrain areas directly facing the sun light angle The valid range of values is 0 255 with 0 applying no highlight and 255 making the direct areas always brightened completely to white e ENABLE_WATER this setting controls whether or not water will be displayed on top of elevation values at or below the currently configured water level Use YES to enable water display and NO to disable water display e WATER_COLOR this setting controls the color that water drawn on top of elevation data is rendered in The format of this value is RGB lt red gt lt green gt lt blue gt For example to use a water color of blue use WATER_COLOR RGB 0 0 255 e WATER_LEVEL this setting specifies the height in meters below which water should be displayed if enabled e WATER_A
320. onvertor dialog picture below This dialog allows you to easily convert a coordinate in one projection datum unit system to another When a conversion is made the results are automatically copied to the clipboard for easy pasting in another location using Ctrl V There are also buttons to allow you to easily recenter the map on the coordinates or to create a new point feature at the coordinates Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 162 Global Mapper User s Manual Coordinate Convertor Input Coordinate M Output Coordinate 4 E asting Longitude 400000 E asting Longitude En 09 18 7466 W Northing Latitude 4320000 A eee From AN orthing Latitude kE 01 23 9772 N Input Coordinate System Output Coordinate System UTM Geographic Latitude Longitude DATUM NADSI DATUM HADS3 IUNIT meters UNIT arc degrees UTM ZONE 15 56 90 Northern H Select Input Coordinate System Select Output Coordinate System Center on Output Coordinates Close Create New Point at Output Coordinates Control Center Command oe Selecting the Control Center menu item or toolbar button displays the Overlay Control Center dialog This dialog is the central control center for obtaining information and setting options for all loaded overlays See the Overlay Control Center section for complete details Configure Command se Selecting the Configure menu item or toolbar button displays the Conf
321. ool Line Fery Route New Type Edit Type Delete Type Attributes si Drawing Style Solid Line Width pixel Line Color Label Display W Show Labels for Lines of This Type Set For Center Labels for Lines of ss E Restore Default Style Restore Default Style For All Types M Display Roads As Fat Lines When Zoomed In Point Styles REFERENCE GUIDE ALERT Built In Point Types and Symbols A graphical reference guide to the point types and symbols built in to Global Mapper The Point Styles panel pictured below allows the user to configure what symbol will be used to display points of a given type and at what angle if any to rotate the symbol when displaying it on the map Symbols can be rotated relative to either the map display where 0 degrees is always straight up or relative to true north where 0 degrees always points directly to the North Pole Rotated symbols are good for use in geology maps and for adding things like north arrows to your maps You can also press the Scale button to scale a point symbol to make it larger or smaller For example to double the size of a symbol use a scale of 2 0 whereas to make a symbol half its original size use a scale of 0 5 You can also specify a symbol size in meters This will automatically scale the point so that it is always the specified number of meters tall on the map regardless of zoom level Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS
322. option the bearing values are degrees clockwise from true north so 0 degrees is north 90 degrees is east etc For the Specify Using Quadrant Bearing Distance option you specify a quadrant value of 1 to 4 with 1 being the NE quadrant 2 being the SE quadrant 3 being the SW quadrant and 4 being the NW quadrant The bearing values are then east of the NS line for quadrants 1 and 2 and west of the NS line for quadrants 3 and 4 Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 168 Global Mapper User s Manual It is also important to remember that any bearing are specified relative to true north unless you check the Use Grid Bearings Rather Than Bearing Relative to True North so if your projection isn t oriented so that straight up is true north most projected systems like UTM are not unless you are right at the projection center a line of bearing 0 won t be straight up but will be slightly skewed so that it points at the North Pole A line of bearing 0 will be straight up in projections like Geographic or Mercator where true north is always straight up If you check the DMS degree minute second Values Specified in Decimal Degrees option you can enter your DM degree minute or DMS degree minute second values as decimal degrees For example with this option checked a value of 40 3020 is interpreted as 40 degrees 30 minutes and 20 seconds The basic format of degree fields when this option is checked is DD MMSS Example
323. order Styles follow the Area Types table Global Mapper recognizes five field attributes as containing information for the display appearence of an Area Type They are GM_TYPE BORDER_COLOR BORDER_WIDTH BORDER_STYLE FILL COLOR FILL STYLE The FILL _ALPHA field attribute is recognized by Global Mapper to set an Area Type s transparency Values for FILL _ALPHA range from 0 Transparent to 255 Opaque To determine the transparency value setting simply multiply the percentage by 255 and round off to the nearest integer e g 75 transparency 0 75 x 255 191 25 use 191 As an example the default field attributes for the Anchorage Area Type are GM_TYPE Anchorage Area BORDER_COLOR RGB 255 0 255 BORDER_WIDTH 1 BORDER_STYLE Comb Right Only FILL_COLOR RGB 255 0 255 FILL STYLE No Fill To change the type s transparency to 35 the FILL_ALPHA field attribute value should be set equal to 89 0 35 x 255 89 25 GM_TYPE Anchorage Area Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 275 Global Mapper User s Manual BORDER_COLOR RGB 255 0 255 BORDER_WIDTH 1 BORDER_STYLE Comb Right Only FILL COLOR RGB 255 0 255 FILL STYLE No Fill FILL ALPHA 89 Area Types Global Mapper s View gt Background Color color designation influences which areas can be seen Any area whose color is the same as the Global Mapper Backgrond Color will not be seen Example for a white Backgroun
324. order to minimize the error among all control points Polynomial the Polynomial rectification method requires at least four control points to be entered This rectification method calculates a best fit to a more complex polynomial equation described the transformation from pixel space to ground coordinate space Because a best fit approximation is used some of your ground points may move a little in order to minimize the error among all control points If you have 6 or more control points a second order N 2 polynomial will be used to transform the points Triangulation the Triangulation rectification method requires at least five control points to be entered This rectification method performs a Delaunay triangulation for the control points and will exactly preserve the location of each entered control point Occasionally the Triangulation method generates some odd results around the edges of the rectified image If this happens try to enter more control points around the edge of the image or change your rectification method to Polynomial e Resampling Method the Resampling Method submenu allows you to select how the source image pixels will be resampled to create the rectified imagery These setting simply control whether or not the Anti Alias Pixels setting is turned on or off for rectified images This can be changed later in the Overlay Control Center Nearest Neighbor simply pick the closest pixel from the source image for each
325. ore optians Feature Name Feature Type 132 Ramp 132 Ramp 132 Ramp 132 Ramp dard PI Residential Road dard PI Residential Road dard PI Residential Road dard PI Residential Road hee TL Mo ida 1 Edit Selected Delete Selected Select All The Search Vector Data dialog displays a list of all of the vector features areas lines and or points which match the specified Search Criteria The Search Criteria can be applied to any attribute value of the loaded features the display label field or the description type field Comparisons to the Compare Value can be done either textually or numerically For text equal and not equal searches the Compare Value field can contain the and wildcard characters In addition one can control which vector object types area line and or point to include in the search Once you have your Search Criteria set how you want for the search press the New Search button to actually perform the search and display the matching results in the results list The results will be sorted in ascending order by the names of the features by default but you can click on any column header to sort the results by the values in that column Clicking the same column header again will reverse the order of the sort You can also press the Search in Existing Results button to apply the new search criteria to the existing results Using this you can create complicated searches based on multiple criteria Doubl
326. ormed and when complete the results will be displayed on the main map display as a new overlay All visible areas within the specified radius will be displayed using the selected color The overlay will default to being 50 translucent allowing you to see areas underneath the view shed You can modify the translucency of the overlay in the Overlay Control Center In addition a small radio tower point will be created at the selected transmitter location When selected using the pick tool this point displays information about the view shed analysis as shown below If you would like to modify the settings used to calculate the view shed and recalculate it using currently loaded data you can right click on the View Shed layer in the Overlay Control Center and select the option to modify the view shed Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 161 Global Mapper User s Manual x dlov32 Pro Global Mapper REGISTERED File View Jools Search Helo se Sie e Res i Feature Information Name view Shed Analysis 1 Attribute RADIUS TRANSMITTER_HEIGHT 100 0 m above ground RECEN ER_HEIGHT 5 0 m above ground PERCENT VISIBLE rode Height 257 613 meters RGBIZ06 120 000 view Shed Analysis 11 UTM NAD27 381862 3 4321407 5 39 035616 N 94 364930 Coordinate Convertor Command Selecting the Coordinate Convertor menu item displays the Coordinate C
327. ort Lines and Export Points options enable area line and point export respectively Pressing the Select button next to each of those options allows you to select the name of the SHP file to generate In addition to the SHP file containing the actual geometry of the features an shape index file SHX and attribute database file DBF will be created as well with the same name as the SHP file In general Global Mapper will automatically determine an appropriate field type and length for any attributes exported to the DBF file created along with a Shapefile based on the values of the attribute data being exported However if your input data includes Shapefiles or DBF files the original field type and length for an attribute will be used unless the attribute values being exported make that impossible The Split Export Based On option allows you to split up your export into separate files based on the feature type classification or the feature description If you choose the Split on Feature Type option you will get the export split based on the feature classification except in the case of the unknown types in which case the feature description will be used automatically The type description of the features stored in each file will be appended on to the end of the selected filenames If selected the Generate Projection PRJ File option causes a projection file describing the ground reference system of the shapefile to be generated for each shapef
328. ot any extra text displayed below road icons like alternate names for the road are displayed The Only Highlight Border of Selected Area Features option allows you to change the rendering style for area features selected with the Feature Info or Digitizer Tools so that only the border of the area is highlighted and the center is left unfilled The Mark Sides of Road with Addressing Information option allows you to have the sides of roads with recognized address numbering information to be marked with a series of parallel lines extending from the road on the side s with known address information This provides a visual way to see where addressing information is available The Hide Display Labels that are Partially Offscreen option allows you to hide any feature labels that don t entirely fit on the screen This can be useful when exporting vector data to a raster format and also gridding the export into multiple pieces This option should allow a seamless result in that case The Add MODIFIED_DATE to Modified Vector Features option controls whether or not a MODIFIED_DATE attribute is automatically added to vector features when they are changed in some way Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 105 Global Mapper User s Manual The Iconize Road Names on Import Some Formats option controls whether or not the specified name for road line types is checked on import to see if it should result in an iconized road name disp
329. ou will have the option to mark all duplicates except for the first one as deleted or to just delete the duplicate features that also have duplicate coordinates this is what you ll most often want to do Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 84 Global Mapper User s Manual E Duplicate Search Results The duplicate search results are displayed below double click to zoom to feature FECHAALTA FECHABAJA MAPA NAME NUMSYMBOL TTGGSS A Unknown Line Type Unknown Line Type Unknown Line Type Unknown Line Type Unknown Line Type Unknown Line Type Unknown Line Type Unknown Line Type Unknown Line Type Unknown Line Type Unknown Line Type Unknown Line Type 20020121 20020121 20020121 20020121 20020121 20020121 20020121 20020121 20020121 20020121 20020121 20020121 99999999 99999999 99999999 939999999 39999999 39999999 99999999 99999999 39999999 939999999 99999999 99999999 al al al al al al al al al al al al Wo Edit Selected Assign New Unique Values Delete Duplicates Help Menu The Help menu offers the following commands e Online Help Command e FAO Command e User s Group Command e Register Global Mapper Command e Check for Updates Command e About Global Mapper Command Online Help Command The Online Help command open the table of contents for the Global Mapper User s Manual in your browser window You must be connected to the Internet i
330. ound which has a valid GPS fix you will see a triangular vessel appear in the Global Mapper view at the location reported by the GPS device The vessel will point in the current direction of travel as reported by the GPS device Stop Tracking GPS The Stop Tracking GPS command tells Global Mapper to stop tracking any connected GPS devices Keep the Vessel On Screen If the Keep the Vessel On Screen option is checked the main view will automatically pan when the GPS vessel approaches the edge of the view to keep the vessel in the view Mark Waypoint Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 185 Global Mapper User s Manual Use the Mark Waypoint or Mark Waypoint from Averaged Positioncommand to save a point feature at the current GPS location When selected this command will display a dialog allowing you to specify any additional desired attributes and or drawing styles that you would like to associate with the waypoint If you select the Averaged Position option Global Mapper will start averaging locations received until you choose to stop averaging at which point you will be presented with the dialog described above Averaging is useful if you need a very accurate position for your waypoint Any created waypoint features will be added to the user features layer which appears in the Overlay Control Center The waypoint features can be exported to any of the supported vector export formats Vessel Color The Vessel
331. ove the terrain surface in Google Earth Use KML_POINT_DISPLAY_ABOVE_TERRAIN YES to enable e KML_POINT_ELEVS_RELATIVE KML only specifies that the elevation values associated with 3D Point features are relative to the terrain surface rather than relative to sea level Use KML_POINT_ELEVS_RELATIVE YES to enable e KML_POINT_EXTRUDE KML only specifies that 3D point features displayed in Google Earth should be extruded from the surface by drawing a thin line from the surface to the point Use KML_POINT_EXTRUDE YES to enable e GEN_MULTI_PATCH SHAPEFILE only specifies that area features exported to a Shapefile should be stored as multi patch features rather than areas Use GEN_MULTI_PATCH YES to enable GENERATE_CONTOURS The GENERATE_CONTOURS command allows for the generation of contour lines isolines of equal elevation from any or all currently loaded elevation data The following parameters are supported by the command e ELEV_UNITS specify elevation units to use in export FEET export in US feet e METERS export in meters e INTERVAL specifies the contour interval to use This must be a whole number greater than 0 The units are specified with the ELEV_UNITS parameter described above If you wanted to generate a contour file with an interval of 20 feet you would use INTERV AL 20 ELEV_UNITS FEET in the parameter list If no interval is provided a default one is guessed based on the elevation range of the loaded elevation da
332. p the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export STL Command The Export STL command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to a STL format file for use with some CAD systems When selected the command displays the STL Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 39 Global Mapper User s Manual vertical units a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Surfer Grid ASCII Format Command The Export Surfer Grid ASCII Format command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to an ASCII format Surfer Grid file When selected the command displays the Surfer Grid Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units a Gridding
333. patial resolution of the provided point data if not specified Should be formatted as x_resolution y_resolution The units are the units of the projection specified for the file For example if UTM with meter units was the file projection and you wanted to export at 30 meter spacing the parameter value pair would look like SPATIAL_RES 30 0 30 0 e ABEL_FIELD specifies the name of the attribute field to use as the label attribute for the features in the file e AREA_TYPE specifies the name of the Global Mapper type to use for area features imported from the file e LINE_TYPE specifies the name of the Global Mapper type to use for line features imported from the file e POINT_TYPE specifies the name of the Global Mapper type to use for point features imported from the file Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 227 Global Mapper User s Manual e HIDDEN set to YES to cause this overlay to be hidden from view after it is loaded The default is to show the overlay SAMPLE IMPORT_ASCII FILENAME C data ASCII Files usvi_landmark asc TYPE POINT_AND_LINE COORD_DELIM IMPORT_DIR_TREE The IMPORT_DIR_TREE command imports all of the data files in a given directory tree that match a list of filename masks The following parameters are supported by the command In addition all of the display option parameters for the IMPORT command are also supported for this command e DIRECTORY full path to root of dir
334. play Area Styles Line Styles Area Type Right Click for More Options Unknown Area Type View Shed Coverage Area WaterStorage Tanks Water Tank Storage Wetland Wooded Area WTP 30 New Type Edit Type Delete Type Attributes E Fill Pattem Solid Fil Color Add Custom Fill Pattem Delete Fill Pattem Border Style Nul Width 1 pixel Color z Transparency How See Through is the Area 100 04 i Show Labels for Areas of This Type Select Label Font Restore Default Style Restore Default Style For All Types Cancel Appl Help Line Styles Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 107 Global Mapper User s Manual REFERENCE GUIDE ALERT Built In Line Types and Styles A graphical reference guide to the line types and drawing styles built in to Global Mapper The Line Styles panel pictured below allows the user to configure how lines of a given type will be displayed in Global Mapper The line style width color and label font can be modified on a type by type basis When selecting a line width you can choose a fixed width in screen pixels which means that the line will draw the same width regardless of your zoom level or you can choose the option to specify the line width as a New Fixed Width in Meters When you do that your line will be drawn at a given number of meters in width which means it will get thicker as you zoom in
335. played along even latitude and longitude lines The Global Projection Grid option causes a grid to be displayed in the currently selected global i e display projection which can be modified on the Projection tab The Grid Spacing section allows you to specify whether to allow Global Mapper to automatically determine a good grid spacing to use or to specify a custom grid spacing If the Show All Grid Lines Regardless of Zoom Scale option is checked all grid lines will always be shown rather than the default behavior of only major grid lines being displayed when zoomed way out and the more minor grid lines only showing up as you zoom in If the Extend Grid Lines Beyond Loaded Data Bounds option is checked the generated grid lines will extend a little bit beyond the bounds of the loaded data Otherwise the grid lines will stop at the edge of the smallest bounding box encompassing all loaded data files If grid lines are being displayed the grid lines can also be exported to any of the supported vector export formats The color and style of the grid lines can be modified on the Line Styles tab by modifying the styles for the Grid Line Grid Line Minor and Grid Line Major line types You can also selectively turn off the display of any or all of the grid line types using the Filter options described above The Distance Scale Display options allow for the control of whether or not a distance scale is displayed on the main map when data i
336. port them to DXF and Shape files Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 192 Global Mapper User s Manual Reclassify Features Based on an Attribute and Display Label General Overview Global Mapper script files allow the user to create custom batch processes that make use of the functionality built in to Global Mapper From a script one can import data in any of the numerous formats supported by the software reproject that data if desired and export it to a new file Global Mapper script files consist of a series of command lines Each command line begins with a command A series of parameter value pairs should follow the command These pairs should be written as parameter value No spaces should exist before or after the equal sign Individual parameter value pairs should be separated by spaces If a pair requires spaces internal to the value quotes may be used around the entire value For example for a filename with spaces the pair could look like FILENAME c my documents test tif Command lines typically consist of one line each To extend a command to another line use the backslash character at the end of the line There are a few exceptions to this including the DEFINE PROJ and DEFINE SHAPE commands and the looping functionality provided by the DIR LOOP START and DIR LOOP END commands Batch Mode Operation You can run a Global Mapper script file automatically be passing it on the command line to
337. ported JPG2000 files so you can store many terabytes worth of imagery within a single highly compressed JPG2000 file When selected the command displays the JPG2000 Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the pixel spacing and target compression ration a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export If you would like to generate a lossless JPG2000 format file simply slide the Target Compression Ratio slider all the way to the right 1 1 target compression ration Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 35 Global Mapper User s Manual Export KML KMZ Command The Export KML KMZ command allows the user to export any loaded raster vector and elevation grid data sets to a KML KMZ format file for display in Google Earth If you are wanting to export a vector KML KMZ file from loaded vector data use the File gt Export Vector Data gt Export KML KMZ menu command instead When selected the command displays the KML KMZ Export Options dialog pictured below which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a KML KMZ Options panel a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish
338. ported cells Use GRID_KEEP_CELL_SIZE YES to enable GRID_NAMING specifies how to name tiles when gridding an export into multiple tiles The value should be SEQUENTIAL for sequential numeric naming starting at 1 SEPARATE for separate prefix appending by row and column or SEPARATE_COLS_FIRST for separate prefix appending by columns and rows For the SEPARATE options use the GRID_NAMING_COLS and GRID_NAMING_ROWS parameters to specify the details of how to name the rows and columns If no GRID_NAMING parameter is supplied the last selected grid naming options selected in the user interface will be used GRID_NAMING_COLS specifies how to name the column portion of grid cell names when using the GRID_NAMING SEPARATE or GRID_NAMING SEPARATE_COLS_FIRST parameter The value of this field is a comma delimited list with the following field values Naming type Can have the following values 0 NUM name using numbers in ascending order 0 NUM_REVERSE name using numbers in descending order 0 ALPHA name using letters in ascending order 0 ALPHA_REVERSE name using letters in descending order Starting value for numbering or lettering i e 1 or A Prefix string to use before the numeric or alphabetic value Step value for numeric naming default is 1 You can leave values blank if they don t apply or you want to use the default As an example to do numeric naming starting at the number 100 increasing by 10 each time with a prefix of DEM
339. pper Grid Command The Export Global Mapper Grid command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to a Global Mapper Grid format file The Global Mapper Grid format is a highly compressed elevation grid format that loads and draws very quickly and requires very little memory If you have a choice for what format to store your gridded elevation data in we suggest using the Global Mapper Grid format When selected the command displays the Global Mapper Grid Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Google Maps Tiles Command The Export Google Maps Tiles command allows the user to export any loaded datato JPG or PNG files tiled in the configuration required for display in using the Google Maps interface This command will create both the image tiles and a sample HTML file for displaying the data with the Google Maps interface You can just load the HTML file into your web browser to view the data once the export is over You can also customize the HTML file however you need to When you select the command the Google Maps Export Options dialog pictured below appears allowing yo
340. pper are able to export data to any format Export Idrisi Command The Export Idrisi command allows the user to export any loaded raster vector and elevation grid data sets to an Idrisi file When selected the command displays the Idrisi Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the pixel spacing and format a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export JPG Command The Export JPG command allows the user to export any loaded raster vector and elevation grid data sets to a JPG file When selected the command displays the JPG Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the pixel spacing a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export JPG2000 Command The Export JPG2000 command allows the user to export any loaded raster vector and elevation grid data sets to a JPG2000 format file JPG2000 files are highly compressed and great for storing things like satellite imagery There is no size restriction on ex
341. pping Tab The Cropping tab pictured below allows you to crop the selected overlay s to a particular boundary including support for automatically removing the collars from USGS DRG topographic maps Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 131 Global Mapper User s Manual Raster Options Palette Feathering Color Grade Projection Display Color Contrast Adjustment Cropping Collar Cropping Clipping No Cropping Clipping Crop to Manually Specified Lat Lon Boundary Pa Crop to Manually Specified Boundary in Native Layer Frojection Units z Crop a Specified Number of Pixels Around the Edges of the Layer Left Top Right po stom PT DE Om Snap to Manually Specified Degree Boundary f Cop to Previously Spected Po OM S Crop to Cumently Selected Polygon s The Automatically Crop Collar DRG BSB etc option is used to automatically remove the collar from loaded raster data if the collar is in a recognized format Most frequently it is used to removes the white border around a DRG the small black collar around a 3 75 minute DOQQ or the map collar around a BSB marine chart This allows you to seamlessly view a collection of adjacent BSB DRG or DOQQ files The Crop to Manually Specified Lat Lon Boundary option allows you to specify a lat lon boundary in the native datum of the selected overlay to crop the overlay to When selected this option will display the Customize
342. pported by the command e ARCHIVE_FILENAME full path to the archive file to load the data from e FILENAME filename to load from the archive e NOTE All other parameters that are supported by the IMPORT command are also supported by this command IMPORT_ASCII The IMPORT_ASCII command imports data from a generic ASCII text file for later use The following parameters are supported by the command e FILENAME full path to file to load the data from e TYPE type of import that we re doing POINT_ONLY all lines with coordinate data will result in a new point object begin created POINT_AND LINE both point and line features will be created from coordinate data in the file Line features will be created when coordinate data lines are back to back in the file All individual coordinate lines will result in a point object being created ELEVATION all lines in the file with 3 coordinate values x y and elevation will be used to create an elevation grid The data will be triangulated and gridded automatically resulting in a fully usable elevation grid that can be exported to any of the supported elevation data formats e COORD_DELIM specifies the delimeter between coordinates in coordinate lines AUTO automatically detect the delimeter type default WHITESPACE coordinates are separated with one or more space and or tab characters e COMMA coordinates are separated by commas SEMICOLON coordinates are separated by s
343. ptions use the GRID_NAMING_COLS and GRID_NAMING_ROWS parameters to specify the details of how to name the rows and columns If no GRID_NAMING parameter is supplied the last selected grid naming options selected in the user interface will be used GRID_NAMING_COLS specifies how to name the column portion of grid cell names when using the GRID_NAMING SEPARATE or GRID_NAMING SEPARATE_COLS_FIRST parameter The value of this field is a comma delimited list with the following field values Naming type Can have the following values 0 NUM name using numbers in ascending order 0 NUM_REVERSE name using numbers in descending order 0 ALPHA name using letters in ascending order 0 ALPHA_REVERSE name using letters in descending order Starting value for numbering or lettering 1 e 1 or A Prefix string to use before the numeric or alphabetic value Step value for numeric naming default is 1 You can leave values blank if they don t apply or you want to use the default As an example to do numeric naming starting at the number 100 increasing by 10 each time with a prefix of DEM you would use GRID_NAMING_COLS NUM 100 DEM 10 GRID_NAMING_ROWS specifies how to name the row portion of grid cell names when using the GRID_NAMING SEPARATE parameter See the documentation for the GRID_NAMING_COLS parameter above for details on the format GRID_NAMING_PREPEND_ZEROES specifies whether or not to prepend zeroes to the start of grid column
344. ptions Export Bounds fe Draw a Box Lat Lon Degrees North Wiest South E ast Global Projection Geographic LatitudeLongitude arc Morth West South E ast Comer a Size Global Projection Geographic Latitude Horth West width Height MGRS Military Grid Reference System Bounds Top Lett Bottom Right Crop to Selected Area Feature Fissi Last Exported Bourde The Export Bounds panel provides several different method for specifying the subset of the currently loaded data that the user wishes to export Each of these methods is described below Note that regardless of the method used to specify the bounds the exported data will be generated in the currently selection global projection All Loaded Data All currently loaded data that is compatible with the current export type will be exported This is the default selection All Data Visible On Screen All data that is currently visible in the Global Mapper view window will be exported Lat Lon Degrees Allows the user to specify the subset to export as a bounding box in latitude longitude coordinates The default values automatically filled in are the lat lon bounds of all currently loaded compatible data Global Projection Allows the user to specify the subset to export as a bounding box using coordinates in the currently selected global projection system The default values automatically filled in are th
345. r Tool will remain in the selected shape creation mode so you can simply start drawing a new shape or right click to choose a different mode Create Strike and Dip Geology Related Features After selecting the Create Strike and Dip Point popup menu option you can proceed to select the location of your new point by left clicking at the desired location You can cancel creation of the point s at any time by pressing the Escape key or right clicking After selecting the locationof your strike and dip point the Enter Strike and Dip Parameters dialog pictured below appears and allows you to setup your point This includes selected the azimuth angle for your strike either relative to True North the default or to the top of the map screen the dip value for your point which will be used as the display label on the map the symbol to use an optional description and which layer in the Control Center to place the new point feature There is also a Modify Location button which allows you to fine tune the location of the point by manually entering coordinates Once you have completed have completed creating the strike and dip point the Digitizer Tool will remain in the strike and dip creation mode so you can simply left click to create additional points centered on another location or right click to choose a different mode If you hold down the Ctrl key when left clicking to create Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map
346. r attribute name CASE_SENSITIVE specifies whether or not text comparisons are case sensitive or not Use CASE_SENSITIVE YES to enable by default comparisons are not case sensitive IMPORT The IMPORT command imports a data file for later use The following parameters are supported by the command e FILENAME full path to file to load the data from This can also be the URL for a file on a web site that you want Global Mapper to download and load e TYPE type of data file we re loading AUTO automatically determine the type default ACE Altimetry Corrected Elevation ACE format file ARCASCIIGRID Arc ASCII Grid format file e ARCBINARYGRID Arc Binary Grid format file Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 219 Global Mapper User s Manual AVC Arc Vector Coverage format file BIL BIL format file BSB BSB format file usually has KAP extension BT a BT Binary Terrain format grid file CANADA3D Canada 3D format file COMPEGPS a CompeGPS RTE TRK or WPT file e CTM_DEM a CTM DEM format file DBF DBase file with point features DHM25 a Swiss DHM terrain format file DLGO USGS DLG O e DGN MicroStation DGN files earlier than v8 DIVAGIS_GRID a DIVA GIS grid format file e DMDF a Digital Map Data Format DMDF format file DOQQ USGS DOQ in JPEG format DTED Digital Terrain Elevation Data DTED format DXF DXF
347. r below which the Minimum Slope Color is used e Minimum Slope gt Color Specifies the color which all parts of the terrain with a slope at or below the Minimum Slope Value will be colored with e Maximum Slope gt Slope Value Allows the user to set the slope at or above which the Maximum Slope Color is used e Maximum Slope gt Color Specifies the color which all parts of the terrain with a slope at or above the Maximum Slope Value will be colored with Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 115 Global Mapper User s Manual e Smooth Gradient Specifies that all portions of the terrain with a slope between the Minimum Slope Value and the Maximum Slope Value will be colored with a smooth gradient of colors that vary with the slope from the Minimum Slope Color to the Maximum Slope Color e Custom Color Specifies that all portions of the terrain with a slope between the Minimum Slope Value and the Maximum Slope Value will be colored with a single color that can be modified with the Select button Slope Direction Shader e Fast Color Allows the user to set the color to use for slopes facing directly East e North Color Allows the user to set the color to use for slopes facing directly North e South Color Allows the user to set the color to use for slopes facing directly South e West Color Allows the user to set the color to use for slopes facing directly West HSV Shader e Low Color Start Advanced
348. r to enter the quad name to place in the header of a native format USGS DEM being exported The Vertical Units field allows the user to select the vertical units to use when exporting the data 1 e meters or feet Any input data not in the selected vertical units will be automatically converted on export The Resolution section allows the user to selected the grid spacing to use when generating the elevation data set The default value is the average of the grid spacings of all the currently loaded elevation overlays When selected the nterpolate to Fill Small Gaps option specifies that small gaps in between and within the data sets being exported will be filled in by interpolating the surrounding data to come up with an elevation for the point in question This is useful when data sets do not line up exactly and so have small gaps in between them Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 91 Global Mapper User s Manual Image Rectification Georeferencing The Image Rectification feature in Global Mapper allows you to load and work with any JPG PNG or TIFF imagery regardless of whether or not spatial positioning information is provided with it For example you could scan in an image of a map to a JPG file use the File gt Rectify Imagery menu command to enter the coordinates of several points on that image and then load it into Global Mapper properly overlaid with any other loaded data Click Here for a Video
349. r to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to a PGM grayscale grid file These grid files can be used with any software application that supports PGM files When selected the command displays the PGM Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export PLS CADD XYZ File Command The Export PLS CADD XYZ File command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to a PLS CADD XYZ format grid file These grid files can be used with the PLS CADD software application When selected the command displays the PLS CADD XYZ Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export PNG Command The Export PNG command allows the user to export any loaded data sets to a PNG file When selected the command displays the PNG Export Options dialog which allows the
350. raw another area or right click to choose a different mode Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 166 Global Mapper User s Manual You can also create new area features from selected line features by selecting a collection of lines then right clicking and selecting the Advanced Feature Creation Options gt Create New Area Feature s from Selected Line Feature s menu command This will attempt to connect the selected line features to build area features All line features will be connected as far as possible then closed to create a new area feature Creating New Line Features After selecting the Create New Line Feature Vertex Mode popup menu option you can proceed to draw a new line feature with the mouse To draw the feature simple left click at each place that you d like to drop a vertex To finish the line feature right click at the desired location of the last vertex You can cancel creation of the new line at any time by pressing the Escape key Note that while drawing the line in Vertex Mode you can use the Snapping feature to help align the line with existing features You can also choose to draw a line using the Create New Line Area Feature Trace Mode popup menu option To draw the feature simple press the left button to start the line area then trace the path to draw using your mouse while keeping the left button pressed To finish the feature simply release the left button You can cancel creation of
351. reating Maps and Overlays for Google Earth 0 Video Tutorial _Georectifying Imagery PDF Files 101 0 Video Tutorial Importing ASCII files into Global Mapper 0 Video Tutorial Exporting to Google Maps 0 Video Tutorial Creating Range Rings Importing Title Blocks and Address Searching User Supplied Tutorials 0 User Supplied Tutorial from EDGAR How to Create 3D Shadowed Maps Reference Guide Generic ASCII Format Reference Guide Generic ASCII Format Field Descriptions Reference Guide Shortcut Key Reference Reference Guide Supported Datum and Ellipsoid List Reference Guide Built In Area Line and Point Types and Styles 3 MENUBAR AND TOOLBAR a File Menu e Open Data File s Command e Open Generic ASCII Text File s Command e Open All Files in a Directory Tree e Open ECW File from the Web Command e Open Data File at Fixed Screen Location e Unload All Command Open Printable Searchable Copy PDF Format 1 Global Mapper User s Manual e Create New Map Catalog Command e Find Data Online Command e Download Online Imagery Topo Terrain Maps e Load Workspace Command e Save Workspace Command e Save Workspace As Command e Run Script Command e Capture Screen Contents to Image Command e Export Global Mapper Package File e Export PDF File e Export Raster and Elevation Data e Export Vector Data e Export Web Formats Google Maps VE WW etc e Batch Convert Reproject e Create S 63 User Permit File e Co
352. rial House View 300 Global Mapper User s Manual Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 301 Global Mapper User s Manual Symbols Global Mapper Built In Symbols ymbol 2x Sym Details B Amusement Center A A ED n Xx Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 302 Global Mapper User s Manual Big Yellow X Boat Ramp Bridge Bullseye Campground Cemetry Church Cliff z Danger Area Deer w O D E E Diag Crosshair Red Diag Crosshair Yellow Pod Dot Dot Blue Dot Green Dot Red Dot White Dot Yellow Elevation Shaded Fish EHRE pu op AT Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 303 Global Mapper User s Manual Fuel Geyser Golf Hospital Library Lighthouse Little Blue X Lodging Marina Mine No Symbol Park Phone Picnic Area Post Office Resturant Restroom Rock Scenic View School Shopping s a s o e e e s e x e e e H e calmo ap shen et Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 304 Global Mapper User s Manual mie LA cn veo fe e ene OR Symbols Geology Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 305 Global Mapper User s Manual Global Mapper Built In Symbols Symbol 2X Sym Details Geology Arrow Mediu
353. ribute name To compare against a feature type name rather than an attribute use lt Feature Type gt for your attribute name To compare against the feature description use lt Feature Desc gt for your attribute name e CASE_SENSITIVE specifies whether or not text comparisons are case sensitive or not Use CASE_SENSITIVE YES to enable by default comparisons are not case sensitive For an example of how to use the ASSIGN_TYPE command see the sample at the bottom of this document COMBINE_TERRAIN The COMBINE_TERRAIN command generates a new terrain gridded elevation layer by combining two loaded terrain layers through some operation like addition subtraction difference average min max etc The new terrain layer can then be operated on just like any other terrain layer The following parameters are used by the COMBINE_TERRAIN command e LAYERI_FILENAME full path and filename of the first loaded terrain layer to use You can also pass in the full description of the loaded layer to use in case you want to use a layer not loaded from a file e LAYER2_FILENAME full path and filename of the second loaded terrain layer to use You can also pass in the full description of the loaded layer to use in case you want to use a layer not loaded from a file e COMBINE_OP defines the operation to perform when combining the layers The following operations are supported Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 194
354. riginal images with _rectified appended just before the file extension The original imagery will remain intact and unchanged Image Rectifier Dialog Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 93 Global Mapper User s Manual E Image Rectifier Automatic 039094A3_bluespringsMO TIF File Options Entre Image Zoomed View Click for Pixel Coordinates i 1 ae oe pri fuer a x DA te na Taps verre i i Fe pee Ue tee A Reference Images Load F SRO b ii va PAL i eo oS in wee SS Ti Hi dre A ie A i a Smi i x n og a oe A RSA se fan ra i Ae EDI i Nope es ciel OSES ees SAC 94 2948131788 39 022 Ground Control Point GCF Entry Ground Control Point a CF Projection Pixel 3 a Be 926909774 E asting Lon 34 16 30590 wh Add Point to List Geographic Latitude Longitude W GS84 arc Pivel 47143643571 42 Morthina Lat 39 181317 N Update Selected Point Select Projection Ground Control Points O ouble click to Center on Control Paint 7 an Point Name Pixel Piel Projected Projected Longitude Latitude Error Pont 249257 526413 94 3187736667 39 01 75236667 94 19 12642 Wo 39 1 05142 N 0 00 Point 2 733 023 4095 27 94 3694290000 390424296667 94 221057 W 39 264570 N 0 00 Point3 941 13 3934 54 94 3625910000 39 0454639333 94 21 eee We 39 72 703 N 0 00 Port4 4168 93 4714
355. rlapping data The Blend Mode setting controls how an overlay is blended with underlying overlays in addition to the Translucency setting These settings allow Photoshop style filters to be applied to overlays resulting in often stunning results What you get from a particular set of overlays from a particular blend mode setting can often be hard to predict so rather than try to understand what is technically happening for each blend mode it s best to just experiment with different ones until you find one that you like The Hard Light setting seems to work well with satellite imagery overlaid on DEMs but the others can be quite useful as well The Transparent option allows a particular color to be displayed transparently making it possible to see through a layer to the layers underneath For example when viewing a DRG on top of a DOQ making the white in the DRG transparent makes it possible to see much of the DOQ underneath Pressing the Set Transparent Color button allows the user to select the color to treat as transparent in the selected overlay The Resampling option allows you to control how the elevation value for each displayed export location is determined based on the values in the file The following resampling methods are supported Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 139 Global Mapper User s Manual e Nearest Neighbor simply uses the value of the sample that a location is in When resampling or repr
356. rmation parameters but do know the WGS84 coordinates for at least 2 coordinates in the new datum The format of each line would be as follows deg_longitude_in_new_datum deg_latitude_in_new_datum deg_longitude_in_WGS84 deg_latitude_in_WG lt S The Abbreviation field is what will be displayed for the datum name in the status bar If your datum uses a prime meridian other than Greenwich enter the longitude of the meridian used relative to Greenwich in the Prime Meridian entry box The datum information will be stored in the custom_datums txt file in the Global Mapper Application Data folder see the Help gt About dialog for the location of this folder so to share your datums just copy that file to that folder on another user s computer If a needed ellipsoid is not built in to Global Mapper use the Add Ellipsoid button to add a new one or Edit Ellipsoid to edit an existing custom ellipsoid definition Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 119 Global Mapper User s Manual Create New Datum Datum Mame BUKIT RIMPAH Abbreviation Optional BUKIT Prime Meridian Degrees n Use 0 0 for Greenwich Ellipgoid Spheroid Selection Bessel 1841 Add Ellipsoid Edit Ellipsoid Datum Transformation Method 3 parameter Molodensky Transformation CO parameter Bursat olte Transformation C Custom Shift Based on Control Point File Shifts to WE See meters Rotation to WO S84 arc seconds S
357. rofile window to a Windows bitmap BMP file for use in other applications The Save to BMP and Display on Main Map View option allows registered users to save the contents of the path profile window to a Window bitmap BMP file and then display that BMP at a fixed location on the main map view This is the equivalent of using the Save to Bitmap menu command then closing the dialog and using the File gt Open Data File at Fixed Screen Location menu command in the main map view The Save CSV File with XYZ and Distance Values option allows registered users to save all of the coordinates and distances to that location along the path profile to a CSV text file Each line in the text file will be formatted as follow x coordinate y coordinate elevation distance from start The Save Distance Elevation option allows registered users to save all of the distances and elevations along the path profile to a text file Each line in the text file will be formatted as follow distance from start elevation The Save To XYZ option allows registered users to save all of the positions and elevations along the path profile to a text file Each line in the text file will be formatted as follow x coordinate y coordinate elevation The Save LOS to KML option allows registered users to save a 3D line of sight and if selected the Fresnel zone boundary lines to a KML file for display in Google Earth Pressing the Line of Sight button brings
358. row names Use GRID_NAMING_PREPEND_ZEROES NO to disable the prepending of zeroes GRID_NAMING_SEPARATOR specifies the separator string to use between pieces of a grid name The default is an underscore GRID_CREATE_FOLDERS specifies that a separate folder should be generated for each row or column if GRID_NAMING SEPARATE_COLS_ FIRST is specified of the export rather than placing every output file in the same folder Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 200 Global Mapper User s Manual e QUAD_NAME USGS_DEM only specifies the quad name to place in the header of the USGS DEM file e FILL_GAPS specifies that small gaps in between and within the data sets being exported will be filled in by interpolating the surrounding data to come up with an elevation for the point in question This option is on by default specify FILL_GAPS NO to turn off e VERT_EXAG VRML only specifies the vertical exaggeration to use when creating the VRML file Larger values result in a rougher terrain being generated while smaller values result in a smoother terrain A value of 1 0 results in no vertical exaggeration at all i e a nearly true to life representation If you don t specify a value the currently selected vertical exaggeration value on the Vertical Options tab of the Configuation dialog will be used e COORD_DELIM XYZ_GRID only specifies the delimeter between coordinates e COMMA coordinates are separated by commas
359. rst Value if Second Valid value in the new layer is assigned to the value in the first layer only if the value in the second layer is vaild Otherwise the value in the new layer is marked as invalid void This is useful for applying a mask to a terrain layer e Filter Keep First Value if Greater Than Second value in the new layer is assigned to the value in the first layer only if the first layer value is greater than the second layer value If either value is Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 73 Global Mapper User s Manual invalid or the first value is less than the second value the value in the new layer is marked as invalid void e Filter Keep First Value if Less Than Second value in the new layer is assigned to the value in the first layer only if the first layer value is less than the second layer value If either value is invalid or the first value is less than the second value the value in the new layer is marked as invalid void Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to combine terrain layers Generate Contours Command The Generate Contours command allows the user to generate equally spaced contour lines from any loaded elevation grid data When selected the command displays the Contour Generation Options dialog pictured below which allows the user to set up the contour generation process Contour Generation Options Contour Uptions Simplification Gridding Conto
360. s e Image Optimized Palette The palette generated will be an optimal mix of up to 256 colors that will closely represent the full blend of colors in the source images This option will generate the best results but can more than double the export time required if any high color images are present in the export set If all of the input data is palette based and the combined palette of those files has 256 colors or less then the combined files of the input file will just be used with no additional export time being required e Grayscale Palette This palette consists of 256 scales of gray ranging from black to white e DRG Optimized Palette This palette 1s optimized for the exporting USGS DRG data The palette consists of only the standard DRG colors e DRG DOO Optimized Palette As the name suggests this palette 1s optimized for exporting a mixture of USGS DRG data and grayscale satellite photos i e USGS DOQs The palette consists of the 14 standard DRG colors with the remaining 242 colors being a range of gray values ranging from black to white e Halftone Palette The palette consists of a blend of 256 colors evenly covering the color spectrum This palette is the best choice when exporting anything but DRGs and grayscale satellite photos e Custom Palette from File This option allows the user to choose a pal file describing the palette to use for the export A pal file should be a text file with one line per color with the red gre
361. s if checked this option specifies that for GeoTIFF files that also have accompanying TFW files the coordinates from the TFW file will be used rather than the coordinates embedded in the GeoTIFF file e Maintain Export Bounds Instead of Sample Spacing if checked this option specifies that when exporting a raster elevation format and the bounding box for the export is not an exact multiple of the Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 101 Global Mapper User s Manual specified sample spacing for the export the sample spacing will be adjusted to be slightly smaller rather than the default of adjusting the export bounds up to the next sample spacing boundary Use Current Screen Bounds by Default when Exporting if checked this option specifies that the default choice on the Export Bounds tab when exporting should be to use the current screen bounds rather than exporting all loaded data BIL Format Ask if 16 bit Files are Imagery if checked this option will cause the user to be prompted to choose whether 16 bit BIL files that are encountered are elevation or imagery files If not checked any 16 bit BIL files will be assumed to be elevation files DGN Import Cells as Point Features if checked this option causes cell features in DGN v8 and later files that have an associated point location to just be loaded as a single point feature rather than the collection of features specified by the cell DGN Add DGN Color
362. s Insert Vertex into Selected Line Hide amp rea and Line vertices Clear Current Selection Create New Area Feature Create New Line Feature Create New Point Feature Create New Point Feature Ot Specified Position Right Click to Display Option Menu UTM NAD27 384926 6 4321726 3 1 39 038995 N 94 320500 Editing Feature Attributes and Drawing Styles When a single area line or point feature is selected there is an option on the right click popup menu allowing you to edit that feature i e Edit Area Feature Edit Line Feature or Edit Point Feature Selecting that option displays the Modify Feature Info dialog which allows you to modify the Name Feature Type Drawing Style and Attributes for the selected feature You can also access this dialog by double clicking on a feature A sample of this dialog for an area feature is below Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 174 Global Mapper User s Manual Modify Feature Info Mame Sherwood Forest Feature Type wooded Area Create New Type Feature Layer User Created and Modified Features ha Feature Style f Use Default Style for Selected Feature Type Specify Style to Use When Rendering Feature Feature Attributes Attribute Name Attribute alue Add Attribute Edit Attribute Delete Attribute Add File Link 8 can _ The Name field allows you to modify the display name of the feature If you
363. s and zoom levels Name and Save Current View The Name and Save Current View command associates the current map view bounds with a user specified name The saved view can later be restored from a list of named views using the Restore Named View command This feature allows you to save multiple views with descriptive names then easily restore those views at a later time Restore Named View Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 79 Global Mapper User s Manual The Restore Named View command allows you to restore a previously saved map view You can save map views for later restoration using the Name and Save Current View command Search Menu The Search menu currently provides the following commands e Search By Name e Search By Attributes Name and Description e Search and Replace e Find Address e Find Features with Duplicate Attribute Values Search By Name The Search By Name command allows for searching for features in all loaded vector data by name When selected the Find By Name dialog is displayed Find By Name Search String C L A Types To Search M Areas W Lines M Points Chloride Gulch Valley Chloride Gulch Valley Chloride Mine Mine Chloride Mine bline Colard Ranch Locale Coloradian Mine Mine Coloradium Mine Mine Colorado Academy School Colorado Agricultural Canal Canal Cla The Find By Name dialog displays a list of all of the vector features areas lines and or poin
364. s are selected the Add Coordinate Attributes to Selected Point s option will appear when right clicking Selecting this option will cause X and Y attributes to be added or updated if they already exist to the selected points with the value being the coordinates of the points in the current projection system Adding Attributes to Features from Other Features There are multiple ways to assign attributes to features from other features This includes applying attributes to areas from points in those areas applying attributes to points from the area they are in and applying attributes to lines from area features they are in Each of these options is further described below If one or more area features are selected the Add Attributes to Selected Areas from Points option will appear when right clicking Selecting this option will cause Global Mapper to search for any point features within each area and if found add the attributes from the included point feature to the area s attribute list If multiple points are found within the area the user is prompted whether or not to use the attribute data If one or more point features are selected the Add Attributes to Selected Points from Areas option will appear when right clicking Selecting this option will cause Global Mapper to search for the top most area feature with attributes that each point feature is in and if found add the attributes from that area to the point s attribute list If one or
365. s button to query the server and populate the data control with the available data layers on that server Then simply select the data layer and style that you want and press OK to have it added to the available data source list Once a source is added you can use the Remove Source button to remove it from the list of available data sources at a later time If you need to specify additional options for the WMS server such as forcing a particular image format to be used add those parameters after the Service Name parameter For example to force the use of the JPG format you might specify a Service Name parameter of WMS amp format image jpeg Select WMS Data Source to Load Server URL Get Capabilities Address http Awms ipLnasa gow wms cal Service Mame Most use whS WMS Get List of Available Data Layers OnE ath Web Map Server WMS Global Mosaic pan sharpened WMS Global Mosaic not pan sharpened CONUS mosaic of 1990 MALE dataset STYLE Pseudo color image Uses IA and Visual bands 542 mapping lt STYLE Real color image Uses the visual bands 327 mapping lt STYLE Visual Red band grayscale lt STYLE Visual Green band grayscale S77LE gt Visual Blue band grayscale STYLE Near lA band 1 Landsat band 4 grayscale STYLE Near lA band 2 Landsat band 5 grayscale STYLE Near lA band 2 Landsat band 7 grayscale SATH reflectance magnitude 30m cancel You can also use the
366. s loaded The Distance Measure Units selection below it then controls the units that are displayed on the scale bar The Elevation Legend Display Units options allow for the control of whether or not an elevation legend is displayed on the main map when elevation grid data is loaded and what units the elevation legend will be in if it is displayed The No Legend option causes no elevation legend to be displayed The Metric meters option causes an elevation legend to be displayed with various elevation values labeled in meters The Statute feet option causes an elevation legend to be displayed with various elevation values labeled in feet If the elevation legend is displayed in the main map view you can right click on it to control various options and also save it to a BMP file The Position Display Format setting controls the format of the cursor latitude longitude position display in the status bar The Area Measure Units setting controls what units that area measurements will be displayed in the Measure Tool and when creating new features with the Digitizer Tool The Distance Measure Units setting controls what units that distance measurements will be displayed in the Measure Tool and when creating new features with the Digitizer Tool as well on on the Distance Scale bar The Miscellaneous Advanced Options section contains options for advanced users The following options are available e Prefer World File TFW Coordinate for GeoTIFF File
367. s the area line and point styles built into Global Mapper e Line Styles Line Type Features Drawing Styles Line Styles Upper line shows line types normal appearance Lower line shows how line type appears when Display Roads As Fat Lines When Zoomed In option is checked and display is zoomed in Global Mapper s View gt Background Color color designation influences which lines can be seen Any line whose color is the same as the Global Mapper Backgrond Color will not be seen Example for a white Background Color RGB 255 255 255 the Processing Closure Line will not be visible Global Mapper Built In Line Types Drawing Line or Style Width Airport Runway CINI Alley or Driveway si fo Arterial Road si 2 owe Bathymetric Contour si bons Intermediate Bathymetric Contour Major os fo 130 Da l l 2 2 Bathymetric Contour Minor 1 1 Bathymetric Contour Solid 132 130 255 Supplementary Global Mapper Scripting Reference Aerial View Of Address Aerial House View 252 Global Mapper User s Manual City Boundary Solid 0 0 0 Collector Road Solid 255 128 0 Solid 128 64 0 Contour Line Intermediate Contour Line Major Solid 128 64 0 Contour Line Minor Solid 128 64 0 Contour Line Supplementary Sono 128 64 0 County Route Solid 255 0 255 Deleted Line Dash Striped 192 192 192 Digitizer Tool Line 255 255 0 Dry Stream or River Dot 0 0 211 Ferry Route Solid
368. s the user to select a single color to treat as transparent in the source data files e Minimize Window During Conversion this option causes the main map window to immediately be minimized when the batch conversion operation begins and stay that way until the operation completes e Never Anti Alias Pixels Interpolate this option disables anti aliasing interpolation even for those layers to which it would normally be applied by default like gridded elevation layers or imagery Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 71 Global Mapper User s Manual being reprojected or resampled e Never Automatically Adjust Contrast this option disables automatic contrast adjustment even for those layers to which it would normally be applied by default like 16 bit per color channel images e Only Generate Metadata Files causes only metadata files like world files PRJ files and TAB files to be generated This is a very handy way to create metadata files for a large collection of files like GeoTIFF files in order to use the data in software that doesn t recognize embedded positioning information e Remove Collar From Image causes the collar of DRG style images to be automatically removed from each image that is converted if collar bounds can be automatically determined Note that some collar may remain in order to make the end result rectangular if the destination projection in not geographic lat lon If you check this option
369. s when the map should be displayed and when it should be hidden based on the display zoom scale This command will be formatted as a name from the list below followed by 2 numeric paramters For example use ZOOM_DISPLAY SCALE 25000 0 to have a map display only when zoomed in below 1 25000 scale ALWAYS always display the map The numeric parameters are ignored PERCENT display the map when the map bounding box is a certain percentage of the screen size For example use ZOOM_DISPLAY PERCENT 10 0 to display the map when its bounding box is at least 10 of the screen size SCALE display the map when the current display is at or below a certain scale For example use ZOOM_DISPLA Y SCALE 25000 0 to display the map when the current draw scale is at or below 1 25000 SCALE_RANGE display the map when the current display is below a range of scale value For example use ZOOM_DISPLAY SCALE_RANGE 25000 100000 to display the map when the current draw scale is between 1 25000 and 1 100000 e COLOR_INTENSITY elevation and raster only specifies the color intensity to use when adjusting the brightness of pixels in the overlay Valid values range from 0 to 20 with 0 being completely Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 222 Global Mapper User s Manual black 10 being no alteration and 20 being completely white For example to make an image slightly darker you could use COLOR_INTENSITY 7 NOTE This p
370. s would have your font anyway The Gridding panel allows the user to split up the data into regularly spaced tiles on export if desired rather than just exporting a single file The Export Bounds panel allows the user to select what portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able capture the screen to an image file Export Raster and Elevation Data The commands on the Export Raster and Elevation Data submenu allow the user to export loaded raster and elevation data to various formats Export Arc ASCII Grid Command The Export Arc ASCII Grid command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to an Arc ASCII Grid format file When selected the command displays the Arc ASCII Grid Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export BIL BIP BSQ Command Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 25 Global Mapper User s Manual The Export BIL BIP BSQ command allows the user to export any loaded raster vector and or elevation grid data to a BIL BIP or BSQ format file When selected the command displays
371. screen capture of what Global Mapper looks like when tracking a GPS device over loaded data In the sample 30 m SDTS DEM data is loaded as a backdrop with Tiger 2002 data loaded on top You can see the GPS vessel location and the tracklog of where the vessel has been The GPS Information dialog displays current GPS status information Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 184 Global Mapper User s Manual Global Mapper REGISTERED Efe weg Too Search GPS Help SL ae Rg i A n a J nw Rd i a i uric pra are re eet A S na uf ST LA i il La a mn Ioni es HA TT Peri i a i nera Hy 3D Differential Fix Curent Location E Lat Lon 39 00 41 19 H 94 19 00 72 W nter oia Global Spem 305983 46 4318663 27 fa Elevaliori 368 6 m 1209 3 ft Accuracy EPHE 25 ft Current Speed Curert Heading 60 mph 136 a pe di parl pi T j ES 0 0 mi 0 5 mi 1 0 mi 5 int 2 0 mi 5 mi Ef NO LASEL gt Local neighborhood and rural road city street unseparated UTM NAD 7 354762 17 4821500 74 39 02 12 74 H 94 1753 Start Tracking GPS The Start Tracking GPS option causes Global Mapper to look for a GPS device attached on the configured serial port see the Setup command and to start displaying the location of the GPS device if found in the Global Mapper display window If a GPS device is f
372. scription as Layer Name The feature type name description will be used as the layer name in the PDF file Use Source File Description as Layer Name The Control Center layer name for the layer that the feature is in will be used as the PDF layer name e Point Symbol Scaling Factor Specifies the scaling factor to apply when rendering point symbols to the PDF file For example use 2 0 to double the size of your point symbols in the final PDF file or 0 5 to make them half the size e Label Font Scaling Factor Specifies the size scaling factor to apply when rendering feature labels to the PDF file allowing you to easily grow or shrink all labels written to the PDF file For example use 2 0 to double the size of your labels in the final PDF file or 0 5 to make them half the size e Use JPG Compression for Raster Layers Specifies that any raster layers exported to the PDF will be compressed in the PDF file using JPG compression While there may be a slight loss in quality by using this option the resulting files are typically much smaller and in most cases you cannot notice any loss in quality so it is recommended to use this option e Embed Fonts Specifies that any fonts used that might not be on every system will be embedded in the PDF file Using this option will basically guarantee that your text will display the same on any system but unless you are using an unusual font the increase in PDF file size might not be worth it as most user
373. selected the command displays the Global Mapper Package Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the package export The dialog consists of a Package Options panel a Simplification panel a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 21 Global Mapper User s Manual Global Mapper Package Export Options x Package Options Gridding Export Bounds Projection Use the options below to control what projection the data exported to the package file will be in You can choose to export the data in the current view projection save everything with lat lon values or keep the original projection of each layer Use Curenth Selected View Projection UTM Keep Original Native Projection for Each Layer E MSRMaps comT SE S Export Options Use the options below to control which layer of any loaded MSRMaps com data will be used when exporting The auto option will always pick a detail layer as good or better than what is displayed on screen without creating too large of an export file Automatically Choose a Good Zoom Level 9 Use Best Available Zoom Level Creates Langer Files Use the Zoom Level Displayed on the Screen Use double precision coordinates for vector data This may make packages much larger and is usually only need when surveydevel accuracy is required Discard feature attribute values to save space and speed up pac
374. sers of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Delft3D LDB Command Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 46 Global Mapper User s Manual The Export Delft3D LDB command allows the user to export any loaded vector line data sets to a Delft3D LDB format file When selected the command displays the Delft3D Export Options dialog which consists of an Export Bounds panel that allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export DeLorme Text File Command The Export DeLorme Text File command allows the user to export any loaded vector features to one of 3 text formats that can be loaded into select DeLorme mapping products When selected the command displays the DeLorme Text Polygon Export Options dialog which consists of an Export Bounds panel that allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export DGN Command The Export DGN command allows the user to export any loaded vector data to a MicroStation DGN v8 format file When selected the command displays the DGN Export Options dialog pictured below which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of a DGN Options panel a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows t
375. sly Selected Polygon s option specifies that you want to crop to the crop polygon s area previously applied to the selected layer s using the Crop to Currently Selected Polygon option The Crop to Currently Selected Polygon s option specifies that you want to crop the selected layer s to any area feature s currently selected with either the Feature Info or Digitizer Tools Band Setup Tab The Band Setup tab pictured below is available for some types of imagery with 3 or more bands of data This tab allows you to control which bands of data are used for the red green and blue color bands This is a very useful tool when trying to extract different types of information out of multi spectral imagery There is also an option for advanced users to allow disabling of the alpha translucency channel for an image This is useful if you have an image with bad alpha values like all set to completely transparent and you just want to see the colors without applying the alpha values Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 133 Global Mapper User s Manual Raster Options x Display Color Contrast Adjustment Cropping Band Setup Feathering Color Grade Frojection Select which band of data from the image to use for each color channel fed green and blue This allows you to analyze multi spectral imagery in many different ways To view just a single band of data set each color channel to come from the s
376. some amount The amount to expand the bounding rectangle by should be specified in the current global projection For example if you have a UTM meters projection active and want to expand the bounds retrieved from the LAYER BOUNDS parameter by 100 meters on the left and right and 50 meters on the top and bottom you could use LAYER_BOUNDS_EXPAND 100 0 50 0 You can also specify a single value to apply to all 4 sides or supply 4 separate values in the order left top right bottom e FILL_GAPS specifies that small gaps in between and within the data sets being combined will be filled in by interpolating the surrounding data to come up with an elevation for the point in question This option is off by default specify FILL _GAPS NO to turn off e POLYGON_CROP_FILE specifies the full path and filename of a vector file containing a polygon feature to which the operation should be cropped If multiple polygons are found in the specified file the polygon which has the largest intersection with the data to be combined will be used as the crop polygon see POLYGON_CROP_USE_ALL or POLYGON_CROP_USE_EACH for exceptions Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 195 Global Mapper User s Manual e POLYGON_CROP_NAME specifies the name of a polygon shape previously defined using the DEFINE SHAPE command to which the export should be cropped The coordinates in the shape need to have been provided in whatever projection the new terrain l
377. specified set of bounds specified in the native projection system and datum of the layer The bounds should be specified using the CLIP_COLLAR_BOUNDS parameter PIXELS crop a given number of pixels off of each side of the layer The number of pixels to remove from each side should be specified using the CLIP_COLLAR_BOUNDS parameter SNAP_DEGREES crop the collar by snapping each edge to a specified degree boundary specified in arc degrees in the native datum of the layer The bounds should be specified using the CLIP_COLLAR_BOUNDS parameter For example to crop the west and east edges to a half degree boundary and the north and south edges to a one degree boundary use the following CLIP_COLLAR_BOUNDS 0 5 0 25 0 5 0 25 POLY crop to a polygon provided with the CLIP_COLLAR_POLY parameter e CLIP_COLLAR_BOUNDS raster only specifies the bounds of the collar to be clipped off when the CLIP_COLLAR parameter is enabled The coordinates should be specified in arc degrees native layer coordinates or pixel counts as a comma delimited list going west south east north For example CLIP_COLLAR_BOUNDS 34 25 109 0 34 375 108 875 e CLIP_COLLAR_POLY raster only specifies the name of the previously defined shape with the DEFINE SHAPE command to crop the layer to when the CLIP_COLLAR POLY parameter is used The coordinates in the shape must have been defined in the native projection system of the layer being loaded e ZOOM_DISPLAY specifie
378. specify a lat lon bounds explicitly or select to download the entire data source Select Online Data Source to Download anen Data Source worldwide Hi h Res ME ary from DigitalGlobe PREMIUM CONTENT ma rent a ap org Global Street Maps li Cancel DOG USGS Digital Ortho Quadrangle Grayscale aerial imagery ERRASERNER USA COM DAG USGS Digital Raster Graphics Topographic Maps ERRASERNVER USA COM Urban rea High resolution Color Imager for Select Urban Areas in the US TERRASERNVER USA COM Intermap TerranOnDemand Highly Accurate 30 DEMs PREMIUM CONTENT Landsat Global Imagery Mosaic Natural Color Pan Sharpened Landsat Global Imagery Mosaic Psuedo Color Pan Sharpened United States Elevation Data NED 30m Resolution Use kttp seamless Usgs gow if Fails SAT M Worldwide Elevation Data de arc second Resolution Use http stm csi cgiar org if fails RITA m MO de AM La TI Add WMS Data Source Remove Source Delete Cached Files Add Sources from File IE to Download m e within miles of address Ealt lake city ut f within of latitude longitude C Specify Latitude Longitude Bounds of Area NOTE Longitude values in the o North a Western Hemisphere and West East latitude values in the Southern South hemisphere must be negative Entire Data Source Bounds IMPORTANT NOTE These data sources are on external servers that we have no control over The data
379. sses from File If an address is found that matches the requested location a results dialog see sample below is displayed with the matching location information as well as button to allow creating a new point feature at the address location re centering the map view on the address and copying the address information to the Windows clipboard for easy pasting into another application Address Search Result for 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington DC x ADDRESS 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE MW WASHINGTON 20502 0001 US PRECISION address POS 30 Ba SS 32 N 7 02 14 0 Create Point From Address Center Map on Address Copy Address Data to Clipboard The dialog also includes a Geocode Addresses from File button that allows you to geocode a bunch of addresses at once The text file that you select to convert can either contain a list of files with addresses in the single line form accepted when searching on a single address or it can be a comma or tab delimited file with named columns like Address City State and Zip see the example file contents below Note that you are limited to about 5 000 address searches within a single 24 hour period Sequence Name Address City State ZIP Phone 1 McPeak Betty North Pole AK 99705 907 488 4879 24 McPeak P Anchorage Ak 99501 90 7170 2957 3 McPeak Roger North Pole AK 99705 907 488 8823 4 McPeak Allan 1011 McCay Ave Mobile AL 36609 251 633 0931 SyMePeak Bill
380. st zooming in and out on the current screen center Export Keep Pixel if any Part is Inside Crop Area when this option is checked and you are cropping a raster elevation export to a selected area feature an exported pixel cell will be kept if any corner of that cell is within the crop area rather than the default requirement of the center of the cell being in the crop area Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 102 Global Mapper User s Manual e Disable Display of Pan Arrows on Map Edge when this option is checked the arrow cursor that displays near map edges when most tools are active to allow easy panning are disabled thus allowing use of the active tool all the way to the edge of the map display e Always Display Lat Lon in Status Bar in WGS84 when this option is checked the lat lon location displayed on the right side of the status bar will always be in the WGS84 datum rather than whatever datum is selected on the Projection tab of the Configuration dialog e Disable Automatic Interpolation of Resampled Exports if checked exported raster layers will only be interpolated if the anti alias interpolation option for that layer is checked rather than interpolation occurring for any reprojected or resampled export e Disable Automatic Interpolation of Zoomed Out Display if checked this option disables the automatic interpolation anti aliasing done when zoomed way out on raster imagery layers This can incre
381. stead of Just Inside Convex Hull The following options are also available when generating the grid e Use 3D Line Features as Constraints i e Breaklines If this option is checked any line and area features that have elevation values associated with them will be treated as constraints breaklines This will ensure that elevation values along the line area boundary will be consistent with the elevation that should be along the line e Flatten 3D Area Features If you have any area polygon features with elevation in the selected layers that you are gridding they will be treated as flattened areas rather than just additional 3D data points constraints This allows you to create flattened areas like lakes and also nice terrain surfaces from things like building models If only 3D area features are present any grid locations outside of the areas will be marked as invalid otherwise the grid locations within areas will just be flattened to the area heights and the remainder of the grid will be generated as usual e Taper 3D Area Features Using Curve Value If you have any area polygon features with elevation in the selected layers that you are gridding and you also checked the option to flatten 3D area features the taper option allows you to specify that rather than making the areas absolutely flat the edges should be tapered with the area elevation existing near the centroid of the area and the elevation applied for the area dwindling to zero as
382. stem is selected you will be prompted to select whether or not the entered coordinates are lat lon coordinates or coordinates in the selected projection system Once the coordinates are entered press the Add GCP to List button to add the GCP to the list of GCPs to be used when rectifying the image The Update Selected GCP button allows you to update the coordinates associated with a previously entered GCP You can also use Alt R to simulate pressing the Update Selected GCP button Ground Control Point GCP Projection This portion of the dialog allows you to select the projection that ground coordinates are entered in as well as what projection the image will be natively treated as when rectified it can be reprojected later using the normal Global Mapper reprojection mechanisms See the IMPORTANT note above for more details Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 97 Global Mapper User s Manual When rectifying new imagery you can control the default projection used by creating a default_rectification prj file in your Global Mapper installation folder If present the default rectification projection selected when you open the rectification dialog will be whatever projection is specified in that PRJ file Ground Control Points List This section of the dialog contains a list of all of the entered GCPs including their name pixel coordinates ground coordinates and the estimated error in pixels at each GCP based o
383. sts of a single command line followed by a series of lines describing the series of XY coordinate pairs that define the shape Each line should have a single coordinate value with the X and Y coordinates separated by a comma The DEFINE_SHAPE command is terminated with a single line containing only the text END_DEFINE_SHAPE The following parameters are required by the DEFINE_SHAPE command e SHAPE_NAME specifies the name to associate with the shape Here is an example of a DEFINE_SHAPE command used to define a feather polygon with a name of FEATHER_POLY DEFINE SHAPE SHAPE NAME FEATHER_POLY PITTI 4A 4525974 7 OL 9193434509 4316076 109 SS LLOL 9534514414 750 28 7014 109743 171783875 300975 1194322400000 381869 766 4324588 266 371493 234 432397 4 016 END_DEFINE_SHAPE DIR_LOOP_END The DIR_LOOP_END command ends a loop of commands over all of the folders within a directory See the DIR LOOP START command for details DIR_LOOP_START The DIR_LOOP_START command begins a loop of commands over all of the folders within a directory and optionally its subdirectories that match one or more filename masks This is a powerful feature allowing you to do things like easily batch convert a collection of files or perform any other supported operation over a collection of files You end a loop over the files in a folder using the DIR_LOOP_END command Note that it is also possible to nest loops For any commands found within a DIR_LOOP_S
384. t tool Press and release the left mouse button at the position where you wish to start the path Move the mouse to the next position that you want to include in the path profile then press the left mouse button again Right click on the last location in the path profile to complete selecting points and display the Path Profile Line of Sight dialog pictured below The Path Profile Line of Sight dialog will appear displaying the 3D path profile of the selected path Any points along the path that did not have elevation data underneath will be treated as an elevation of zero You can also generate 3D path profiles for existing line features by selecting the line feature in the Digitizer Tool right clicking then selecting the Generate Path Profile From Line option on the menu that is displayed Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 153 Global Mapper User s Manual BS Path Profile Line of Sight File Options Calculate From Pos 39 3 52269 N 94 26 24246 YY ASS k PRO Location 39 3 00141 N 94 28 71606 W Elev 311 70 m Dist 1 228 km 290 m 205 m 200 m 0 5 km 1 0 km 1 5 km 2 0 km Line of Sight Cutand Fill Volumes The Path Profile Line of Sight dialog displays the 3D path profile and provides several options related to the profile A vertical scale is displayed on the left hand side of the profile window The start and end coordinates of the path are displayed at the top of the prof
385. t and right and 50 meters on the top and bottom you could use LAYER_BOUNDS_EXPAND 100 0 50 0 You can also specify a single value to apply to all 4 sides or supply 4 separate values in the order left top right bottom e ANTI_ALIAS specifies whether to remove jagged edges by making a subtle transition between pixels Turning off this option helps maintain the hard edges of the pixels as they are rasterized Use ANTI_ALIAS YES to turn on Anything else turns it off e CONTRAST_MODE raster only specifies the type of contrast adjustment to apply to the data NONE no contrast adjustment applied this is the default PERCENTAGE apply a percentage contrast adjustment The CONTRAST_STRETCH_SIZE parameter can be used to override the number of standard deviations from the mean to stretch to Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 228 Global Mapper User s Manual e MIN_MAX apply a min max contrast stretch stretching the available range of values in each color band to the full range of 0 255 For imagery which contains both black and white this will have no affect e CONTRAST_SHARED raster only specified whether or not the contrast adjustment for this layer will share the adjustment with other contrast adjusted layers in order to ensure a consistent modification across layers Use CONTRAST_SHARED YES to enable contrast sharing CONTRAST_STRETCH_SIZE raster only specifies the number of standard deviations
386. t height value for the receiver elevation Sample Spacing 2 METERS above Ground hd The sample spacing controls the interval at which elevation samples are examined to determine visibility Smaller values result Use a transmission angle from the transmitter for receiver elevation In more accurate but more slowly generated view sheds degrees above the horizon eani 20 7364 meters C Use a transmission angle range to view where beam hits surface Vane 130 meters to degrees above the horizon IF pou wish to change the ground units that the spacing is specified IF you need to change the current projection by going Check at meters above the ground surface to Config Frojection Fresnel one Specification Select Elevation L to Base T tter Receiver Heights On 1 _ Select Elevation Layers to Base Transmiter Receiver Heights On Check Clearance with Respect to First Fresnel Zone View Angle 0 North 90 E ast 190 South 270 West Frequency GHz Paen Eear 0 360 start Angle Swept Angle Obstructions from Vector Data Le bulldings fences E arth Curvature Use Vector Features with Heights Ignore Earth Curvature i Heights of Vector Features Relative to Ground Aa VSR HER CREE HORE fi33333 395993 I Obstruction Area Features Always Hidden 7i blue springs opt BLUE SPRINGS MO MULTIPLE CATE The earth curvature settings are used to simulate the curvature of the LaCie Stings op Lo earth when performing vie
387. t if a POLYGON_CROP_FILE is specified that contains multiple polygons the operation will generate a separate export for each polygons in that file rather than just the best fit polygon See the POLYGON_CROP_BBOX_ONLY and POLYGON_CROP_NAME_ATTR options for naming and other options when using this parameter Use POLYGON _CROP_USE_EACH YES to enable POLYGON_CROP_BBOX_ONLY specifies that if the POLYGON_CROP_USE_EACH parameter is specified that each export should just be cropped to the bounding box of each polygon rather than the actual boundary of the polygon Use POLYGON_CROP_BBOX_ONLY YES to enable only cropping to the bounding box POLYGON_CROP_NAME_ATTR used to control the filenames generated when cropping to multiple polygons using the POLYGON_CROP_USE_EACH parameter This should be the actual name of the attribute from the polygon features to use for naming or the special values lt Area Display Label gt or lt Area Source Filename gt If no value is provided the exported files will be sequentially numbered ONLY_GENERATE_METADATA GEOTIFF JPEG and PNG only specifies that only metadata files like world files TAB files and PRJ files should be created for this file This is useful for things like generating world and TAB files from GeoTIFF files without doing a whole new export Just make the output filename the same as the loaded file to create the metadata for Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map
388. t to YES or TRUE the feature will be treated as an island of the previous closed parent area feature if it has at least three vertices If there are no previous parent areas this attribute will be ignored e FONT_NAME specifies the name e g Arial Times New Roman etc of the font to use when displaying the display label if any for this feature e FONT_COLOR specifies the color of the font to use when displaying the display label if any for this feature The values must be formatted according to the guidelines layed out for the COLOR attribute in order to be recognized e FONT_ANGLE specifies the angle in degrees of the font to use when displaying the display label if any for this point feature e FONT_SIZE specifies the point size of the font to use when displaying the display label if any for this feature e FONT_HEIGHT_METERS specifies the height in meters of the font to use when displaying the display label if any for this feature Using this causes the actual point size of the font to vary as you zoom in and out e FONT_CHARSET specifies the numeric character set of the font to use when displaying the display label if any for this feature These correspond to the Windows character set enumeration Click here for more instructions on creating generic ASCII data files with features of various types and click here for more documentation on the supported fields Download Online Imagery Topo Terrain Maps Th
389. t will default to the text displayed on the status bar for the active tool such as the measurement information for the current measurement in the Measure Tool Selecting the Print in Black and White option causes the printout to be generated in black and white rather than full color even when printing to a color printer The generated image will be a 256 level grayscale image Selecting the Use White Background Color option causes any background areas being printed to be filled with white so as not to use any printer ink Uncheck this option is you want the currently configured background color to be maintained on the printout The Extra Margin Around Printout setting allows you to specify an extra margin to draw around the output This is useful when printing to things like a PDF file that do not have any natural margins like a printer does The Print To Scale option allows you to specify that you want the printed result to match a certain scale like 1 1000 This means that one inch on the printed paper will correspond to 1000 inches in the real world If you choose to print to a certain scale the printout will be centered on the center of your current screen view but Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 76 Global Mapper User s Manual the appropriate amount of information will be rendered to achieve the requested scale The Print To File section allows you to specify that the printout be directed to an image fi
390. ta e SPATIAL_RES specifies spacing of grid points used to determine contour position A smaller grid spacing results in higher fidelity but larger contours Typically you ll want to use the default value which is the minimum spatial resolution of all loaded data Should be formatted as x_resolution y_resolution The units are the units of the current global projection For example if UTM was the current global projection and you wanted to use a grid with a 30 meter spacing the parameter value pair would look like SPATIAL_RES 30 0 30 0 e GLOBAL _BOUNDS specifies the contour bounds in units of the current global projection There should be 4 values in a comma delimited list following the parameter name The values should be in order of minimum x minimum y maximum x maximum y e GLOBAL _BOUNDS_ SIZE specifies the contour bounds in units of the current global projection There should be 4 values in a comma delimited list following the parameter name The values should be in order of minimum x minimum y width in x width in y eLAT_LON_BOUNDS specifies the contour bounds in latitude longitude degrees There should be 4 values in a comma delimited list following the parameter name The values should be in order of westmost longitude southernmost latitude easternmost longitude northernmost latitude Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 215 Global Mapper User s Manual e LAYER_BOUNDS specifies that the conto
391. te Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export MapGen Command The Export MapGen command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to a MapGen format file When selected the command displays the MapGen Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export MapInfo MIF MID Command The Export MapInfo MIF MID command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to a MapInfo MIF MID format file When selected the command displays the MapInfo Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export MapInfo TAB MAP Command The Export MapInfo TAB MAP command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to a MapInfo TAB MAP format file When selected the command displays the MapInfo Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish
392. ted list following the parameter name The values should be in order of minimum x minimum y width in x width in y e LAT_LON_BOUNDS specifies the export bounds in latitude longitude degrees There should be 4 values in a comma delimited list following the parameter name The values should be in order of westmost longitude southernmost latitude easternmost longitude northernmost latitude e LAYER_BOUNDS specifies that the export should use the bounds of the loaded layer s with the given filename For example to export to the bounds of the file c test tif you would use LAYER_BOUNDS c test tif Keep in mind that the file must be currently loaded e LAYER _BOUNDS_EXPAND specifies that the operation should expand the used LAYER_BOUNDS bounding box by some amount The amount to expand the bounding rectangle by should be specified in the current global projection For example if you have a UTM meters projection active and want to expand the bounds retrieved from the LAYER BOUNDS parameter by 100 meters on the left and right and 50 meters on the top and bottom you could use Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 210 Global Mapper User s Manual LAYER_BOUNDS_EXPAND 100 0 50 0 You can also specify a single value to apply to all 4 sides or supply 4 separate values in the order left top right bottom e QUAD_NAME DLGO only specifies the quadrangle name to store in the header of the DLG O file If not quadr
393. th the WAsP Wind Analysis and Application Program application http www wasp dk Only those line features with an elevation and or valid roughness attributes will be exported Only those area features with valid roughness attributes will be exported Valid roughness attributes consist of a ROUGH_L and a ROUGH_R attribute containing numeric values for the left and right roughness for the feature If neither of those attributes exist but a RV attribute is available that value will be used for both the left and right roughness for that feature When selected the command displays the WAsP MAP Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export ZMap XYSeglId File Command The Export ZMap XYSeglId File command allows the user to export loaded line and area features to a ZMap text format file for use with applications like Landmark Graphics When selected the command displays the ZMap XYSegld Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export This format costs of one line per each input coordinate with the X coordinate followed by the Y coordinate optionally with a Z
394. that is exported preventing too many files from being placed in a single folder The Separate Rows and Columns with Underscore option causes an underscore to be used to separate row and column values in the output filenames If not checked then no separator character will be used The Grid Cell Overlap section allows the user to specify that the generated grid cells should overlap each other by a certain percentage of the cell size This option is useful for loading the slightly overlapping result files into something like Photoshop for color matching between cells If the Skip Existing Files option is checked any grid cell file that already exists at the destination location will be skipped This makes it easy to resume a cancelled export as the already exported files would not be re exported Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 90 Global Mapper User s Manual Elevation Export General Options Panel General Export Bounds Quadrangle Name Vertical Units Resolution FANS 30 meters AMIE 30 meters IF pou wish to change the ground units that the resolution is specified in you need to change the current projection by going to Config Frojection Iv Interpolate to Fill Small Gaps in Data The General panel allows the user to specify the quadrangle name DEMS only vertical units and grid spacing of an elevation grid being exported The Quadrangle Name field allows the use
395. the Entire Image View to control what portion of the image is visible in the Zoomed View Clicking the left mouse button anywhere in the Entire Image View will cause the Zoomed View to be recented on the click position Dragging a rectangle with the left mouse button will cause the Zoomed View to recenter and zoom to the box If you also hold down the CTRL key when clicking the left mouse button the Reference Image view will also be recentered on the associated point if there have been enough control points entered to convert the coordinates Zoomed View The Zoomed View portion of the Image Rectifier dialog allows the user to pan and zoom around the image as well as select pixel coordinates for control point entry Any ground control points GCPs will be depicted in this view as well with a big red X You can drag a box with the left mouse button to zoom in on a particular area in this view Right clicking will zoom out If you hold down the CTRL key when right clicking will zoom out to the full extents For those of you with wheel mice rolling the wheel forward zooms in and rolling it back zooms out Moving the mouse near the edge of the Zoomed View displays a pan arrow Clicking when this is visible will cause the view to pan in the direction of the arrow hold down CTRL to increase the size of the pan Pressing down the Shift Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 96 Global Mapper User s Manual button while moving
396. the Find Selected Points Within Meters of Other Selected Points option will appear when right clicking Selecting this will display a dialog allowing you to specify a search distance Any selected point features that are within the specified search distance of another selected point feature will be displayed with a blue circle over that point If you delete or move some points to remove duplicates the primary use of this tool simply re run the command to find the to update the display of the blue circles they are not automatically updated as you edit the data Flattening Terrain Using Area Features If one or more area features are selected the Advanced Feature Creation Options gt Create Flatten Terrain from Selected Area Feature s option will appear when right clicking Selecting this option will allow you to create a new elevation grid covering the selected area features that has all points within the selected area feature s set to the elevation of those area features Any portions of the new elevation grid outside of the area features will be set to invalid allowing any underlying terrain to show through If you also select the option that elevations are relative to the height of any underlying terrain the new terrain surface will have heights equal to the original height of the terrain at each sample location within the area offset by the elevation value of the area feature This functionality is useful for adjusting all elevation values wi
397. the loaded data they wish to export If you would like to generate a lossless JPG2000 format file simply slide the Target Compression Ratio slider all the way to the right 1 1 target compression ration Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 28 Global Mapper User s Manual Export Erdas Imagine Command The Export Erdas Imagine command allows the user to export any loaded raster vector and elevation grid data sets to an Erdas Imagine file When selected the command displays the Erdas Imagine Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the pixel spacing and format a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Float Grid Command The Export Float Grid command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to a Float Grid format file The Float Grid file will consist of a 4 byte IEEE floating point number for each elevation sample in the file starting at the top left corner and proceeding across then down In addition to the elevation data file an ESRI format hdr file and prj file will also be generated There is also an option to allow exporting s
398. the mouse will disable this functionality and allow you to click all the way to the edge of the Zoomed View To select a location for control point entry position the crosshair over the pixel of interest then press and release the left mouse button This will cause the pixel coordinates of the point to be entered in the Ground Control Point GCP Entry portion of the dialog described below In addition a small red dot will be placed at the click location to make it easy to see If you also hold down the CTRL key when clicking the left mouse button the Reference Image view will be recentered on the associated point and the reference coordinates wil automatically be filled in if there have been enough control points entered to convert the coordinates If you hold down the SHIFT key when left clicking the current control point will automatically be added to the GCP list just as if you had pressed the Add GCP to List button Reference Images The Reference Images portion of the Image Rectifier dialog allows the user to view what is currently loaded in the main Global Mapper view and to enter ground coordinates by left clicking on an appropriate place on the view This can be very useful for doing things such as rectifying a satellite photo by clicking on the Zoomed View at a road intersection to select the pixel coordinates then clicking on the intersection of those roads on a vector file loaded into the main view By default when you click near a vec
399. the new feature at any time by pressing the Escape key or just releasing the left button then pressing Cancel on the dialog that appears If you are using a digitizing table just select this mode then press down the pen to start trace the path then release it to end If your drawn path is nearly closed you will be asked whether to create a closed area feature from the path or just keep it as a line feature Once you ve completed drawing the line the Modify Feature Info dialog will appear allowing you to setup the label classification drawing style and attribution for the line The length of the line feature will be added as a default attribute The units for the length measurement can be modified on the General tab of the Configuration dialog See Editing Feature Attributes and Drawing Styles for more details Once you have completed have completed creating the line the Digitizer Tool will remain in the line creation mode so you can simply start left clicking to draw another line or right click to choose a different mode You can also create new line features from selected area features by selecting one or more areas then right clicking and selecting the Advanced Feature Creation Options gt Create New Line Feature s from Selected Area Feature s menu command This will create a single closed line feature from each selected area feature Creating New Line Features with Distance Bearing COGO Input After selecting the Create New Line wit
400. the surface the default base of the extrusion is set just below the minimum elevation so your extruded areas should always extend through the terrain surface You can provide additional control over how 3D vector features are rendered by provided attributes for those features The supported attributes are as follows e 3D_EX_HT the value of this attribute allows you to override the default extrusion height and extrude just that height in meters Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 147 Global Mapper User s Manual e 3D_ZOFFSET the value of this attribute allows you to provide an additional offset in meters when rendering a 3D vector feature Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 148 Global Mapper User s Manual Tools Menu The Tools Menu offers the following commands e Zoom Allows the user to zoom in on a specific point in the display e Pan Grab and Drag Drag the view to a new location e Measure Measures length as well as an enclosed area e Feature Info Chooses an object to display its attributes e Path Profile LOS Generate 3D path profile and perform line of sight LOS calculations e View Shed Analysis Perform view shed analysis using loaded elevation grid data e Digitizer Modify existing vector features and create new ones e Coordinate Convertor Easy reprojection conversion of coordinates e Control Center Central control for all loaded overlays
401. the user to select which data file they wish to load Global Mapper comes with several dozen useful links already entered into the tree To access your own ECW image from the web press the Add Link button This button causes the Add New Web Link dialog pictured below to be displayed Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 15 Global Mapper User s Manual Group Name My Custom Links OK Descriptions Las Vegas NY 000 Cancel Image URL ecwp waw earthetc com images usa Laseg di The Group Name drop list allows the user to select which group if any to place the new link in Any of the predefined groups can be selected or a new group name can be entered Leaving the group name blank will cause the new link to appear at the root level of the tree The Description field is where you enter the human readable description of the link This is what will be displayed for the link on the main dialog Leaving this blank will cause the URL to be displayed instead The URL field is the most important piece of this dialog This is where you specify the address of the ECW file to load The URL should begin with the prefix ecwp with the remainder being a valid path to an ECW file served using ER Mapper s Image Web Server software When you ve completed entering information about the new web link press the OK button to complete your entry and have it added to the web link tree in the Load Image From Web dialog Pr
402. thin an area by some amount the area elevation This feature provides a very easy way to do things like flatten an area like a lake in underlying terrain layers Just assign an ELEVATION attribute to your area feature then select it and choose this option to flatten everything inside that area to the elevation attribute value This is also a nice way to create an elevation grid representing a city scape from building outlines with ELEVATION attributes Adding Address Information to Points from Nearby Road Features If one or more point features are selected the Add Address Information from Roads to Selected Point s option will appear when right clicking Selecting this option will cause each point to be examined to find the nearest line feature and if it contains addressing information for the address of the nearest point on the line to the point feature to be stored as address attributes with the point feature A dialog will appear to prompt you for how far from each point that you want to search for a line feature with addressing information The following attribute names for line features are recognized as containing address information e FR_ADDR_R R_FROM_ADR starting address number on the right side of the road e FR_ADDR_L L_FROM_ADR starting address number on the left side of the road e TO_ ADDR_R R_TO_ADR ending address number on the right side of the road e TO_ADDR_L L_TO_ADR ending address number on the left side of t
403. tification Options dialog pictured below you can setup whether you would like to view the images after rectification export them to one of several formats or both Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 92 Global Mapper User s Manual Batch Image Rectification Options Specify below what to do with each image after you have rectified it Exported images will be saved in the save directory as the original with rectified appended to their filenames M Show Rectified Images in Reference View W Export Rectified Images to New Files Export Format E JPEG GeoTIFF 24 bit RGB Image Uncompressed cr Regardless of which options you select you will then be allowed to rectify each image in turn using the Image Rectifier dialog while is described in detail later As you rectify each image it will get added to the Reference Images view in the Image Rectifier dialog allowing you to select ground coordinates from it for subsequent images This allows you to ensure a good fit between adjacent data files If you selected to save the image s to JPG or GeoTIFF image s the new files will be written after you have rectified ALL of the selected files This is extremely useful as you can setup the rectification parameters for numerous images then let the sometimes lengthy rectification and saving process happen while you do something else All newly rectified files will be created in the same directory as the o
404. tions at min max elevations Use a value of YES to enable the generate of min max spot elevation points e SINGLE_LEVEL_ONLY specifies that the INTERVAL value is actually a value indicating the only height that a contour should be generated at Use a value of YES to turn this functionality on e FILL_GAPS specifies that small gaps in between and within the data sets being used to generate the contours will be filled in by interpolating the surrounding data to come up with an elevation for the point in question This option is on by default specify FILL_GAPS NO to turn off e LAYER_DESC specifies the name to assign to this layer If no layer description is provided the default name of GENERATED CONTOURS will be used e INC_UNIT_SUFFIX specifies whether or not a unit suffix either m or ft should be appended to the numeric label of generated features By default this is enabled so specify INC_UNIT_SUFFIX NO to turn unit suffixes off This is useful if the data the contours are being generated over doesn t actually represent elevation e SMOOTH_CONTOURS specifies whether or not generated contour line and area features should have smoothing applied to improve appearance This option is enabled by dfault Use SMOOTH_CONTOURSS NO to disable smoothing GENERATE_ELEV_GRID The GENERATE_ELEV_GRID command allows for the generation of a gridded elevation layer using loaded 3D vector data The following parameters are supported by the command
405. tization Operations e Additional Feature Operations Adding Elevation Values from Terrain to Point Features Generating a 3D Path Profile from a Line or Area Feature Calculating View Sheds at Multiple Point Locations Calculating Elevation Statistics within Selected Area Line Features Calculating Cut and Fill Volumes for Area and Line Features Working with Feature Measurements G e Length Enclosed Area Automatically Inserting Vertices at Line Intersections Finding Non Connected Line Endpoints i e Connectivity Checks Finding Nearby Points Flattening Terrain Using Area Features Adding Address Information to Points from Nearby Road Features Adding Coordinate Attributes to Point Features Adding Attributes to Features from Other Features Creating New Features Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 165 Global Mapper User s Manual At any time that the Digitizer Tool is active you have the option to create new area line and point features simple by right clicking and selecting either the Create New Area Feature Create New Line Feature Vertex or Trace Mode or Create New Point Feature options on the popup menu pictured below Any new features created can be exported to new vector files in any of the supported vector export format DXF Shapefile etc Global Mapper REGISTERED CER File View Tools Search Help di yfe ates shader Atlas Shader aia Hd pm dal
406. to export The KML KMZ Options panel allows the user to set up the target image format for storage and the sample spacing as well as other options such as whether to store all of the resulting files in a KMZ file recommended and whether or not to render and save loaded vector data There is also an option to automatically grid the data on export this creates what is known as a SuperOverlay Enabling this option allows very large quantities of data to be efficiently viewed using Google Earth When using this option you can also control the tile size to use when creating the super overlays For very large exports the larger sizes 1024x1024 or 2048x2048 are recommended KML KMZ Export Options KML KMZ Options Gridding Export Bounds Export Image Format JPG PNG Supports Transparency TIFF Palette TIFF 24 bit RGB Color Sample Spacing 0 0003530196224595609 arc degrees 0 0002734 7125345384 73 arc degrees Click Here to Calculate Spacing in Other Units i Visibility Range Controls eminLod Piels Value This setting controls how far you have to zoom in before your data shows up in Google Earth Display When File is bd Pixels in Size Super Overlay Setup Automatically Grd Export of Large Data Sets so Iw that Google Earth Can Handle Them Better This is also known as Super Overlays arid Cell Size Pieels 1102401 024 hl i Create Compressed KMZ File I Save Scale Blevation Legend Grid if Displayed
407. to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export MatLab Command The Export MatLab command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to a MatLab format file When selected the command displays the MatLab Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export Moss Command The Export Moss command allows the user to export any loaded area and line vector features to a Moss format file When selected the command displays the Moss Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 58 Global Mapper User s Manual loaded vector data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export NIMA ASC Command The Export NIMA ASC command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to a NIMA ASC format file that can be used on many shipboard radar displays When selected the command displays the NIMA ASC Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of an Export Bounds pane
408. to export data to any format Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 53 Global Mapper User s Manual Export GPX GPS eXchange Format Command The Export GPX GPS eXchange Format commands allows the user to export any loaded point and line data to a GPX GPS eXchange Format file When selected the command displays the GPX Export Options dialog which consists of an Export Bounds panel that allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export If you want to fill in the lt cmt gt field of a feature during a GPX export simply add a COMMENT attribute to the feature with the desired comment Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export InRoads ASCII Command The Export InRoads ASCII command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to an InRoads ASCII format file When selected the command displays the InRoads ASCII Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export KML KMZ Command The Export KML KMZ command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to a KML KMZ format file for use with Google Earth When selected the command displays the KML KMZ Export Options dialog p
409. tor feature in the Zoomed View the location will snap to that vector feature You can disable this behavior by holding down the ALT key when clicking If you hold down the SHIFT key when clicking the clicked coordinates will be rounded to the nearest 30 seconds for arc degree units and the nearest 1000 ground units for other coordinate units Holding down the CTRL key when clicking the left mouse button will cause the Zoomed Image view will be recentered on the associated point and also fill in the pixel X and Y coordinatess automatically if there have been enough control points entered to convert the coordinates You can also zoom and pan the Reference Images view in a manner identical to the Zoomed Images view Ground Control Point GCP Entry This portion of the dialog is where you actually enter the ground control points GCPs that define where the image is on the earth Typically you will click a position in the zoomed view to fill in the pixel coordinates then manually enter the ground coordinates into the X Easting Lon and Y Northing Lat data fields or else select a point from the Reference Image view for the ground coordinates IMPORTANT If you manually enter the ground coordinates you must enter them in the coordinate system indicated by the Ground Control Point Projection portion of the dialog otherwise you will get incorrect results The one exception is that if you enter a value that looks like a lat lon coordinates but a projected sy
410. tributes for Name Get Hlevations From Attribute Value Default Classify Unclassified Area Features As Lake 0 5 1 sq ri Classify Unclassified Line Features As Classify Unclassified Point Features As Stream Origin Y The Feature Types tab provides the ability to specify which attribute field s if any to display as the name of features loaded from the vector file You can also select which attribute field Gf any to use for the elevation value for the layer By default several attribute field names like ELEVATION ELEV ALTITUDE Z etc are checked when an elevation value for the feature is needed This option allows you to override this behavior and manually select the attribute to use Finally there are also options available to select the classification to apply to unclassified area line and or point features in the layer Area Styles and Line Styles Tabs Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 126 Global Mapper User s Manual Vector Options Area Styles Projection C Use Default Style Based on Classification or Custom Style Use Same Style for All Features Apply Styling Based on Attibute Name Values m Attribute Name to Base Style On DLG3CODEPAIR_1 Setup Styling Based on Values 200 i Delete Edit Value Edit Style Load from Fie save to File i interpolate Colors Between Numeric Values Assign Random Colors to
411. tributes to New Features option allows you to disable the automatic adding of measure attributes ike LENGTH PERIMETER ENCLOSED_AREA etc to new area and line features created with the Digitizer Tool The Make Duplicate Vertex Turn Off Area Border Segment allows you to use duplicate area vertices to turn segments of the area border on and off This is known as Pen Up Pen Down display How it works is that the border pen is on down at the start of the border Whenver a duplicate vertex is encountered then pen it turned off for the next segment So if for example you had vertex 1 then a duplicate vertex 2 and 3 then non duplicate vertices 4 and 5 you would get a border drawn from vertex 1 to vertex 2 then it would turn off for 3 4 then be drawn again for 4 onto the end The Disable Snapping to Features in the Digitizer Tool option allows you to disable automatic snapping to nearby features when drawing in the Digitizer Tool If you check this option then snapping will be disabled by default and holding down the ALT key can be used to enable snapping the default behavior is the reverse Area Styles REFERENCE GUIDE ALERT Built In Area Types and Styles A graphical reference guide to the area types and border fill styles built in to Global Mapper The Area Styles panel pictured below allows the user to configure how areas of a given type will be displayed in Global Mapper The area fill and border style and color can be modified on a typ
412. ts then create a new elevation grid from the layer e Open Selected Map Folder in Windows Explorer This causes the Windows Explorer application to be opened to the folder containing the selected map file e Allow Feature Selection from Selected Layer s This option controls whether or not vector features from this layer can be selected using either the Feature Info or Digitizer Tools e Close All Hidden Layers This option causes all layers that are currently marked as hidden i e have their display checkbox unchecked to be closed e Hide All Offscreen Layers This option causes all layers that are currently completely off of the main map view to be marked as hidden i e have their display checkbox unchecked e Reorder Maps by Resolution Description Location This option displays a dialog allowing you to choose a method by which to reorder the maps in the list This includes sorting alphabetically by resolution or spatially sorting the maps e Move Selected Overlay s Up Down These options allow you to modify the order in which overlays are displayed in the main view The large arrow buttons on the right hand side of the dialog also perform these functions Create Elevation Grid from 3D Vector Data Selecting the Create Elevation Grid from 3D Vector Data option on the popup menu that appears when right clicking on vector layers in the Overlay Control Center displays the Elevation Grid Creation Options dialog pictured below Using th
413. ts whose label starts with the search string specified in the Search String field This field can contain the and wildcard characters In addition one can control which vector object types area line and or point to include in the search Double clicking on an item in the list will recenter the view on that object and show a bullseye on it hold down the ALT key when double clicking to not show the bullseye The Edit Selected button displays a dialog allowing the user to modify the name feature type and drawing style of any features selected The Delete Selected button will mark all selected features as deleted This dialog is particulary handy with the GNIS Geographic Names database which is freely available for download Search By Attributes Name and Description Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 80 Global Mapper User s Manual The Search By Attributes Name and Description command allows for searching for features in all loaded vector data by attribute value name and description type When selected the Search Vector Data dialog is displayed E Search Vector Data Types To Search iv Areas Iw Lines W Points Search Criteria Wildcards and are Allowed in Compare Value Attribube term Compare Value lt Feature Name i az Tent Make Text Comparisons Case Sensitive SEARCH IN E amp ISTING RESULTS Double click on item to recenter map view on it right click for m
414. ty Houston MN COUNTY ITASCA NORTH 6152 MNCouniy ItascaNorh MN COUNTY ITASCA SOUTH 6152 MNCouniy ItascaSouih MN COUNTY JACKSON 6152 MNCouniy Jackson MN COUNTY KANABEC 6152 MN County Kanabec MN COUNTY LAC QUI PARLE 6152 MNCounty LacQuiParle MN COUNTY LAKE OF THE WOODS NORTH _ 6152 MN County Lake of the Woods North _ MN COUNTY LAKE OF THE WOODS SOUTH 6152 MN County Lake of the Woods South _ MN COUNTY LE SUEUR 6152 MNCouniy LeSueyr 6152 MN County Lincoln MN COUNTY LYON 152 MN CountyeLyon MN COUNTY MAHNOMEN 6152 MNCouniy Mahnomen MN COUNTY MARSHALL 6152 MNCouniy Marshall MN COUNTY MCLEOD 6152 MNCouniy Meleod MN COUNTY MEEKER 6152 MNCouniy Meeker 6152 MN County Mower MN COUNTY MURRAY 6152 MN County Murray MN COUNTY NOBLES 6152 MNCouny Nobles MN COUNTY NORMAN 652 MNCouny Noman MN COUNTY OLMSTED 6152 MNCouniy Olmsted MN COUNTY PIPESTONE 6152 MNCouniy Pipestone MN COUNTY POLK 652 MNCowmy Pok MN COUNTY POPE 6152 MN County Pope MN COUNTY RAMSEY 6152 MN County Ramsey Built in Datums 317 Global Mapper User s Manual MN COUNTY RED LAKE 6152 MNCounty RedLake MN COUNTY REDWOOD 6152 MNCouniy Redwood MN COUNTY ROCK 652 MNCowny Rock MN COUNTY ROSEAU 6152 MNCounty Roseau MN COUNTY SCOTT 652 MNCouniy Scot MN COUNTY STEARNS 6152
415. u to setup the export This dialog allows you to specify the display name of the map set in your web browser the zoom level setup the Google Maps API key to use the format of the imagery and some additional options There is also an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 33 Global Mapper User s Manual Google Maps Export Options Google Maps Options Export Bounds Data Set Name Blue Springs DEM Zoom Level Setup Select the resolution to use forthe maximum detail level in the exported tiles The default selection will preserve full detail for any loaded rasterelevation data set Level 14 96 meter pice Number of Zoom Levels to Use 5 Google Maps API Key Enter the Google Maps API key to include in the generated HTML file You can get one of these from http inww qoogle comapis maps signup html jyour key here 3 Tile Image File Format C JPG Good for Imagery f PNG Good for Scanned Maps and Vector Data T Default Background Map Layer Google Maps Street Maps Google Maps Controls to Add Map Type Selector Overview Map lf Scale Bar How See Through is the Map Transparent n Opaque Iv Make Image Tiles Transparent PNG Format Only i Save Vector Data if Displayed T Skip Existing Tiles Use to Resume Cancelled Export Skip Empty Tiles Dont Export
416. ubmenu that make it easy to select all of the island areas associated with selected parent areas and to also deselect the parent area for a selected island area Selecting Vertices If the Show Area and Line Vertices option is enabled Shift V is a keyboard shortcut to toggle this setting you can also select individual vertices on area and line features You must select vertices before options allowing you to work with individual vertices in area and line features appear in the right click options menu Selected vertices will be shown on the display with a circle around them To select vertices simple left click near a vertex to select the closest one if any are nearby or drag a box to select all vertices within the box The same behavior modifications occur as described above if the CTRL and or SHIFT keys are pressed when selecting If you hold down the S key when left clicking only vertices from already selected lines or areas will be considered Pictured below is a screen capture showing a line feature and several of its vertices selected with a right click popup menu opened to show the available options Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 173 Global Mapper User s Manual MIEI Mapper REGISTERED File View Tools Search Help alala zi t Edit Line Feature Move Line Feature Delete Line Feature Move Selected Vertices Join Selected Vertices Delete Selected vertices Set Position of Selected Vertice
417. uglas WI COUNTY SHEBOYGAN 6152 WI County Sheboygan ZANDERIJ SURINAME 6311 International 1909 Hayford Intl 1924 Built in Ellipsoids Ellipsoid Name Semi Major Axis m ATS77 6378135 000 6377563 396 Australian National 6378160 000 Bessel Modified 6377492 018 Built in Ellipsoids 321 1 2 Global Mapper User s Manual 6378206 400 6378300 789 6378137 000 6378157 500 1826100 000 Interplanetary Mars 1990 Interplanetary Saturn Interplanetary Titan Interplanetary Venus 1985 Built in Ellipsoids 322 Global Mapper User s Manual 6378434 181 MN County Crow Wing 6378421 989 6378464 66 6378418 941 Built in Ellipsoids 323 Global Mapper User s Manual 6378617 061 6378418 94 6378434 181 Built in Ellipsoids 324 Global Mapper User s Manual 6378155 000 WGS72 WI County Burnet Built in Ellipsoids 325
418. ultiple tiles with each tile having the given size in pixels samples The value should be specified as cell pixel width cell pixel height For example if you want to tile the export into cells that are 800 pixels wide by 600 meters tall you would use GRID_TYPE_PIXEL_SIZE 800 600 GRID_TYPE_ROWS_COLS specifies that the export should be gridded into multiple tiles with a given number of rows and columns of tiles The value should be specified as number of rows number of columns For example if you want to tile the export into a grid of 8 rows each 4 tiles across you would use GRID_TYPE_ROWS_COLS 8 4 GRID_OVERLAP specifies how much to overlap tiles when gridding an export into multiple tiles This is a percentage value from 0 to 100 and only applies when on of the GRID_TYPE_ parameters is used For example to make your grid tiles overlap by 5 of the grid tile size use GRID_OVERLAP 5 0 The default value is 0 0 meaning that the tiles do not overlap GRID_KEEP_CELL_SIZE specifies that the size of the grid cells should be maintained over sample spacing This means that if you specify a grid of 4 rows and 5 columns each grid cell will be exactly 25 of the total export height and 20 of the total export width The sample spacing may be slightly smaller than what is specified in order to achieve this By default the sample spacing is exactly maintained and each grid cell may be slightly larger than specified to maintain an integer number of ex
419. up the Setup Line of Sight Earth Curvature dialog pictured below which allows the user to configure a line of sight calculation along the selected path You can only perform a line of sight analysis if exactly two points are in the path profile e g line of sight analysis cannot be performed on multi segment paths Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 155 Global Mapper User s Manual Setup Line of Sight Earth Curvature From Sight Elevation 3 OF 5 METERS above Ground fee m To Sight Elevation 100 METERS above Ground Fresnel Zone Specification i Check Clearance with Respect to First Fresnel Zone Frequency GHz E Percent Clear 60 Earth Curvature Ignore Earth Curvature Atmospheric Correction i 333330035 The earth curvature settings are used to simulate the curvature of the earth when performing line of sight analysis For short distances the curvature typically doesn t affect the path profile much but the effect over large distances can be significant Atmospheric corection is used to account for the effect the earth s atmosphere has on different kinds of transmissions For example a value of 1 333 is often used to emulate how microwave transmissions travel through the atmosphere mM Exclude Endpoints hen Finding Minimum Clearance The From Sight Elevation section allows the user to select the height at the start position left side of graph to use in the line of
420. up the export The dialog consists of a GeoTIFF Options panel a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 29 Global Mapper User s Manual GeoTIFF Export Options Geo TIFF Options Gridding Export Bounds File Type C 24 bit RGB Full Color May Create Large Files Black and White 1 bit per pixel Multi Band F bits per Band Ue Bands C Elevation 16 bit integer samples C Elevation 32 bit floating point samples Palette Image Optimized Palette Sample Spacing Scale Kais 30 meters Y axis 30 meters Iv Always Generate Square Pixels f you wish to change the ground units that the spacing is specified in you need to change the curent projection by going to Contig gt Projection Click Here to Calculate Spacing in Other Units Export at the Fixed Scale 1 0 TIFF Format Options DPI Value To Save in Image 0 for None O Compression Default Packbits Make Background Void Pixels Transparent I ADVANCED Use Tile Rather than Strip Orientation Save Map Layout Scale Margins Grid Legend ete Save Vector Data f Displayed M interpolate to Fill Small Gaps in Data Generate TFW Word File Generate FRJ File The File Type section allows you to choose what type of GeoTIFF file to generate The various file types are des
421. ur Bounds Description GENERATED CONTOURS Contour Interval E METERS a M Only Generate Contour Lines at Specified Height Resolution The resolution affects fidelity with which contours are generated Larger numbers result in less detailed contour lines that take up less space Typically you ll just want to accept the defaults X axis 30 Eo Y axis 30 meters f you wish to change the ground units that the resolution is specified in you need to change the current projection by going to Config gt Projection Generate Area Features Colored Based on the Curent Elevation Shader in Addition to Contours Generate Spot Elevations at Min Max Elevations M Interpolate to Fill Small Gaps in Data if Append Unit Labels m or to Elevation Labels M Smooth Contour Lines Areas to Improve Appearance Export Contours Directh to Package Files Rather Than Displaying in the Main Map View Use with Gridding Option to Allow Contouring of Very Large Areas The Contour Options panel displayed above allows the user to set the contour interval and units as well as the grid spacing to use when generating the contours In addition options are available to generate isoheight area features in addition to contour lines as well as spot elevations at the highest and lowest points in the area Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 74 Global Mapper User s Manual over which the contours are generated The smoothin
422. ur generation should use the bounds of the loaded layer s with the given filename For example to generate contours to the bounds of the file c test tif you would use LAYER_BOUNDS c test tif Keep in mind that the file must be currently loaded e LAYER_BOUNDS_EXPAND specifies that the operation should expand the used LAYER_BOUNDS bounding box by some amount The amount to expand the bounding rectangle by should be specified in the current global projection For example if you have a UTM meters projection active and want to expand the bounds retrieved from the LAYER_BOUNDS parameter by 100 meters on the left and right and 50 meters on the top and bottom you could use LAYER_BOUNDS_EXPAND 100 0 50 0 You can also specify a single value to apply to all 4 sides or supply 4 separate values in the order left top right bottom e SIMPLIFICATION specifies the simplification threshold to use when generating the contours This specifies how far off a straight line in the units of the current projection that a point has to be before it 1s kept Generally you should not specify a simplification value as the default value of one tenth of the sample spacing works quite well This is an option for advanced users only e GEN_HEIGHT_AREAS generate area features colored based on the current elevation shader in addition to generating contour lines Use a value of YES to enable the generate of the height areas e GEN_SPOT_ELEVATIONS generate spot eleva
423. user to export any loaded vector data sets to Polish MP format files The Polish MP format is the input format used by the cGPSMapper application which creates custom maps for Garmin GPS units When selected the command displays the Polish MP Export Options dialog pictured below which allows the user to set up the export The dialog consists of a Map Options panel a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 60 Global Mapper User s Manual Polish MP Export Options Map Options Gridding Export Bounds Map Name Blue Springs SSt CS Copyright No Copt SSS Image ID 0 for automatic O Map Detail Less wi More Generating a map with more detail results in a larger map that can represent smaller variations in the data Less detailed maps will have less resolution but will be smaller and show up earlier when zooming in Use the rightmost setting for routable maps 7 Template File M Use Template MP File for Map Settings ATemp export test Wilson Res MP This option allows you to use an existing MP file to specify the map creation options to use This allows full control over all available MP map options Create as Marine Map M Make All Point Features Searchable Create Transparent Map Cancel Appl Help The Map Name and Copyright fields allow to spe
424. ut By default a tile size of 128x128 will be used but you can customize this by creating a DWORD registry key value HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Global Mapper GeoTIFFExport_TileSize with the desired tile size like 256 for example for 256x256 tiles If the Save Scale Elevation Legend Grid if Displayed option is checked the distance scale elevation legend and coordinate grid will be saved to the GeoTIFF file except vertical GeoTIFFs if they are configured to Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 32 Global Mapper User s Manual show up in the main display If the Save Vector Data if Displayed option is checked any loaded vector data that is configured to show up in the main display will be saved to the GeoTIFF file except vertical GeoTIFFs If the Generate TFW File option is checked a TIFF world file will be generated with the same name as the GeoTIFF file with a tfw extension The TFW file is used by software that is not capable of reading the placement of the GeoTIFF file directly from the GeoTIFF header If the Interpolate to Fill Small Gaps in Data option is checked any small areas with missing data will be filled in by interpolating the surrounding valid data This is useful for filling small gaps between adjacent tiles or small holes in elevation data If the Generate PRJ File option is checked a describing the projection of the coordinates in the file will automatically be created Export Global Ma
425. value at each point location from the top most terrain layer at that location Generating a 3D Path Profile from a Selected Line or Area Feature If gridded elevation data i e DEMs is loaded the Generate Path Profile From Line option will appear when a single line or area feature is selected Selecting this option will display the Path Profile Line of Sight dialog with a 3D path profile of the elevations under the path that the selected feature follows In addition if the selected line area is a 3D feature with per vertex elevations those elevations will be displayed as a separate line on the path profile Calculating View Sheds at Multiple Point Locations If gridded elevation data 1 e DEMs is loaded the Calculate View Sheds at Selected Point s option will appear when one or more point features are selected Selecting this option will display the View Shed dialog allowing you to setup the parameters for performing a view shed calculation centered on each selected point feature location Calculating Elevation Statistics within Selected Area Line Features If gridded elevation data i e DEMs is loaded and at least one area or line feature is selected the Calculate Elevation Slope Stats for Selected Area Line s option will appear when right clicking Selecting this option will examine the loaded terrain within the selected area feature s and if terrain is found within a selected area add MIN_ELEV MAX_ELEV AVG_ELEV STD_DEV_ELEV MAX_
426. verlay s on the specified edges This can be extremely powerful tool for blending imagery maps from different sources and or at different resolution to make the edge between the map sets invisible You can choose to either feather blend around the edges of selected files or along the boundary of one or more selected polygons Feather blending can be used on both raster imagery layers as well as gridded elevation layers In the case of elevation layers the feather blending works by calculating modified elevation values based on elevation value in the blended layer and the topmost elevation layer underneath the blended layer in the draw order Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 135 Global Mapper User s Manual Raster Options Display Color Contrast Adjustment Cropping Falette Feathering Color Grade Frojection Dont Feather this Layer W Top Edge M Bottom Edge lw Left Edge iw Right Edge E Fest eT WA itt in Previously Sper Hed olyg ari Feather Within Cumently Selected Polygonis Size of Feather Blended Area Specify how many pixels from the selected edges or polygon to feather blend the layer The layer will be opaque at the specified number of pixels from the edge and become more and more transparent as you approach the edge Border Size in Pixels too Crop to Selected Boundary Rather than Feathering T Feather Outside Polygon Rather than Inside The screenshot below displays the
427. vice list e Set Device Display Font Allows you to select the font to use when displaying the name of the selected device on the map You can also right click on the device list to get additional options including the ability to set text to display when hovering over the device with the mouse cursor on the map as well as the ability to group the devices and set styles by group View NMEA Data Log The View NMEA Data Log command will display the NMEA GPS Logging dialog pictured below This dialog displays a list of recently received NMEA sentences when tracking a connected GPS device in NMEA mode This is a useful diagnostic tool and also allows you to save received NMEA data to a file for later playback NMEA GPS Logging GPQ5 3 1 09 01 39 103 37 02 25 21 5 00 04 56 297 37 05 00 526 00 0 OPOS 32 09 07 7 295 4711 07 067 00 16 4 041 4 20 30 044 40 0 0P343 3 019 24 1 2 202 00 40 GPGLL 3553 9295 N 1 3930 6570 E 002494 A Ata GPBOD T M4 PARRE 0 b h4 9 6 M12 9 k 15 PGRM2 51 Pou HCOHDG 101 1 7 1 wesc GPATET I 044 GPRMC 002456 A_3553 5295 N 1 3938 6570 0 0 43 1 180700 71 44 4430 Save to File Clear Tracklog If you are currently recording a tracklog of where your GPS device has been the Clear Tracklog command will clear whatever is currently recorded that has not yet been saved using the Save Tracklog command Record Tracklog The Record Tracklog command controls whether or not a bread crumb
428. w shed analysis For short distances the curvature typically doesn t affect the results much but the effect ower large distances can be significant Atmospheric correction i used to account for the effect the earth s I Generate Area Features in Covered Areas atmosphere has on different kinds of transmissions For example a Display Hidden Rather Than visible Areas value of 1 333 is often used to emulate how microwave transmissions travel through the atmosphere Transmitter Location Display Color The View Shed Setup dialog provides options that allow the user to precisely setup the view shed analysis that they wish to perform The Description provides the user with a place to enter a name to identify this view shed analysis This name will be displayed in the Overlay Control Center and will also be the name of the transmitter point created by the analysis for display on the map The Transmitter Elevation section allows the user to specify the height of the transmitter that the view shed analysis will be simulating The Receiver Elevation section allows the user to specify the minimum height above the ground or sea level from which the transmitter must be visible for the point to be considered visible Most of the time you ll want to specify an elevation above ground but specifying an elevation above sea level can be useful for aviation purposes Optionally you can also specify that the receiver elevation should be calculated
429. while running the script will be output to the Script Results pane When you are done processing scripts press the Cancel button to close the dialog Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to run Global Mapper script files Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPS Coordinates Map 19 Global Mapper User s Manual Capture Screen Contents to Image Command The Capture Screen Contents to Image command allows user to save the current contents of the Global Mapper window to a JPEG PNG Geo TIFF or Windows Bitmap BMP file In addition the generated image can be generated in a higher resolution than the screen to provide greater fidelity Also a world file for georeferencing in other software packages as well as a projection PRJ file describing the native ground reference system of the image can be optionally generated as well Unlike the raster export commands described later the Capture Screen Contents to Image command also saves any vector overlays drawn to the screen Selecting the Capture Screen Contents to Image command from the menu displays the Screen Capture Options dialog shown here Screen Capture Options Screen Capture Image Format Windows Bitmap BMP Image Size Width Pixels 965 Height Pixels 1611 Restore Default Size Iv Generate World File If Generate Projection PR File Generate Text Metadata File The Image Format section allows the user to select the format of
430. with the saturation value from 0 1 first then the input and output range for the red green and blue color channels as follows COLOR_GRADE saturation red_in_start red_in_end red_out_start red_out_end blue_out_end PROJ_NAME specifies the name of the projection to use for this file this will override any projection information stored in the file This name must have been defined with a prior DEFINE_PROJ command PROJ_FILENAME specifies the name of the projection prj file to use for this file this will override any projection information stored in the file PROJ_EPSG_CODE specifies the numeric EPSG projection code that defines the projection for this file this will override any projection information stored in the file For example use PROJ_EPSG_CODE 26715 to define a UTM zone 15 projection with NAD27 as the datum and meters as the units PROMPT_IF_PROJ_UNKNOWN set to NO if you don t want the user to be prompted to select a projection if the projection of the file cannot be automatically determined ELEV_UNITS elevation only specify elevation units to use for this file if it contains gridded elevation data FEET export in US feet DECIFEET export in 10ths of US feet e METERS export in meters DECIMETERS export in 10ths of meters CENTIMETERS export in centimeters ELEV_OFFSET elevation only specifies the offset in meters to apply to each elevation value in the layer This allows you to vertically shift
431. ws the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to a 3D DXF Point file The DXF file will consist of a 3D DXF point for each point in the elevation grid defined by the spacing and extents that the user specifies This option may be useful when used with other software packages that do not specify the DXF mesh format When selected the command displays the 3D DXF Point Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export Note Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format Export ECW Command The Export ECW command allows the user to export any loaded raster vector and elevation grid data sets to an ECW file ECW files are highly compressed and great for storing things like satellite imagery There is no size restriction on exported ECW files so you can store many terabytes worth of imagery within a single highly compressed ECW file When selected the command displays the ECW Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the pixel spacing and target compression ration a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of
432. x List dialog If timestamp values are present like for a GPS tracklog speed and bearing columns will also be displayed for each leg of the feature Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 152 Global Mapper User s Manual A Feature Vertex List Vertes List Double Click to Center View on Vertex z Time amp 104 90319 104 9031 7 104 90320 104 90351 104 90368 10490397 104 90386 104 90397 104 90390 1n4 Annie 39 619260 39 619520 39 619950 39 620270 39 620350 39 619740 39 619230 39 619120 39 618700 oa La EA a O ma er a f a Rp29 749 529 139 Ao os Fed 444 529 749 31 579 531 58 Rp31 578 542 187 Caan Ant 02701708 02701708 19 04 16 02701708 19 04 17 02701708 19 04 18 02701708 19 04 19 02701708 19 04 15 02 01 408 19 04 20 02 0108 19 04 20 020108 19 04 20 9 04 19 Ma J a aa Delete Selected Yertices Edit Position Edit Elevation cancel do The PathProfile LOS command selects the 3D path profile LOS line of sight tool as the current tool This tool allows you to get a vertical profile along a user specified path using loaded elevation datasets In addition registered users can perform line of sight calculations along the defined path Path Profile LOS Tool To define the path along which to generate the 3D path profile first select the path profile tool as your curren
433. xport should just be cropped to the bounding box of each polygon rather than the actual boundary of the polygon Use POLYGON_CROP_BBOX_ONLY YES to enable only cropping to the bounding box POLYGON_CROP_NAME_ATTR used to control the filenames generated when cropping to multiple polygons using the POLYGON_CROP_USE_EACH parameter This should be the actual name of the attribute from the polygon features to use for naming or the special values lt Area Display Label gt or lt Area Source Filename gt If no value is provided the exported files will be sequentially numbered OVERWRITE_EXISTING specifies that existing files should be overwritten The default is OVERWRITE_EXISTING YES so use OVERWRITE_EXISTING NO to skip exporting files that already exist Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 204 Global Mapper User s Manual EXPORT_RASTER The EXPORT_RASTER command exports all currently loaded raster vector and elevation data to a file The following parameters are supported by the command e FILENAME full path to file to save the data to e TYPE type of raster file we re exporting to BIL export to a band interleave BIL format file BIP export to a band interleaved pixel BIP format file BSQ export to a band sequential BSQ format file ECW export to an ECW format file ERDAS export to an Erdas Imagine IMG format file GEOTIFF export to a GeoTIFF format file IDRISI_RASTER export t
434. y area features are included and their heights are relative to the ground the obstruction heights within those areas will be increased by the specified amount but any receiver heights will still be based on the terrain This makes things like wooded areas very easy to model The Obstruction Area Features Always Hidden option allows you to specify that any locations within an obstruction area will be marked as hidden rather than only those that actually would be hidden If checked the Display Hidden Rather than Visible Areas option causes the generated view shed to cover those areas that would NOT be visible rather than those that would be visible from the transmitter location If checked the Generate Area Features in Covered Areas option specifies that view shed coverage area polygon featuers should be generated for those areas that are visible These generated area features then behave just like any other vector feature and can be exported to vector formats like Shapefiles for use in other software Pressing the Select Transmitter Location button displays a dialog that allows the user to adjust the exact transmitter coordinates from the coordinates where they clicked Pressing the Select Display Color button displays a dialog that allows the user to select the color in which to display the visible areas on the map After setting up the view shed calculation in the dialog and pressing the OK button the view shed analysis will be perf
435. y that they wish to separate each vector feature with a blank line or some other custom separator text The Coordinate Order section allows the user to control the order in which the X easting longitude and Y northing latitude coordinates are exported The export of elevation data is controlled with the Export Elevations option The Include Feature Attributes Before Coordinate Data and Include Drawing Style Attributes Before Coordinate Data options respectively control whether or not feature attributes or feature drawing style information is saved to the file on the lines preceding the coordinate data for a feature If elevations are being exported Global Mapper first looks for an elevation associated with the vertex being exported If no elevation is associated with the vertex Global Mapper then checks all loaded elevation grid data in reverse order of display to see if any of them have an elevation at the vertex location If so that elevation is used Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 65 Global Mapper User s Manual ADVANCED USERS In Global Mapper v11 02 and later you can customize the number of decimal digits written out for the X and Y coordinates for a Simple ASCII Text export through the use of a DWORD registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Global Mapper ASCIIExportCoordPrecision For example set this value to 6 to get 6 decimal digits for each X Y and Z coordinate Note Only registered users of Globa
436. ygons in that file rather than just the best fit polygon MAP_NAME POLISH_MP only specifies the map name for the MP file POLYGON_CROP_USE_EACH specifies that if a POLYGON_CROP_FILE is specified that contains multiple polygons the operation will generate a separate export for each polygons in that file rather than just the best fit polygon See the POLYGON_CROP_BBOX_ONLY and POLYGON_CROP_NAME_ATTR options for naming and other options when using this parameter Use POLYGON _CROP_USE_EACH YES to enable POLYGON_CROP_BBOX_ONLY specifies that if the POLYGON_CROP_USE_EACH parameter is specified that each export should just be cropped to the bounding box of each polygon rather than the actual boundary of the polygon Use POLYGON_CROP_BBOX_ONLY YES to enable only cropping to the bounding box POLYGON_CROP_NAME_ATTR used to control the filenames generated when cropping to multiple polygons using the POLYGON_CROP_USE_EACH parameter This should be the actual name of the attribute from the polygon features to use for naming or the special values lt Area Display Label gt or lt Area Source Filename gt If no value is provided the exported files will be sequentially numbered Map GPS Coordinates GPS Map Coordinates GPSCoordinates Map 213 Global Mapper User s Manual e TEMPLATE_FILENAME POLISH_MP only specifies the full path and filename for another MP file to use for the settings for the new MP file being exported e MP_EXPORT_TEMPLAT
437. you to set multiple vertices to the same location which is handy for ensuring that there are no gaps along the seams of features Once you ve selected this option hold down the left mouse button and move the vertices to the new desired location then release the left mouse button Right click or press the ESC key to complete the operation once you re done Note that while joining vertices you can use the Snapping feature to help align the vertices with existing features Deleted Selected Vertices This option allows you to delete the selected vertices To quickly do this without using the right click menu the CTRL Delete hot key will also delete selected vertices Set Position of Selected Vertices This option displays a dialog allowing you to manually position the selected vertices by entering their new position in either latitude longitude coordinates or coordinates in the currently configured view projection datum If the selected vertices are from a 3D line or area feature you will also be able to set the elevation value to use for the vertex Insert Vertex This option allows you to insert a new vertex into the selected area or line feature To insert the vertex select the menu option then left click at the location where you want the new vertex inserted The vertex will be inserted on the area or line feature at the clicked location along the nearest segment of the feature Alternately if you hold down the SHIFT key while left clicking the n

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