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Is an affordable analytical tool that allows you to produce publication-quality thematic maps easily.
Small businesses, large corporations, independent consultants, scientists, GIS analysts, and numerous government agencies are discovering important trends in their data with MapViewer.
Display your data distribution easily and precisely with more easy-to-use features than ever. Your data is unique and you need the best mapping software for the job!
A thematic map visually represents the geographic distribution of your data.
MapViewer will help you to:
• Understand demographics.
• Define sales or insurance territories.
• Outline marketing strategies.
• Show ecological distribution.
• Display any geographically distributed data.
With MapViewer, you are not limited to the boundaries and data included in the program. You can import boundary files and data files in a number of formats to create truly customized maps!
MapViewer provides you with several map types to present your data in the most informative way possible. You can combine most map types in a single window to present several types of data in a single map. The MapViewer map types include:
Base Maps
Base maps contain boundaries without any data representation. Base maps can be used with other maps to show features such as roads, streams, city locations, boundaries that have no data associated with them, and so on.
Hatch Maps
Hatch maps use colors and fill patterns to represent data ranges or classes of data for each area on the map.
Density Maps
Density maps also called dot density maps, use symbols to represent data values for areas on a map. On a density map, each symbol represents some data value, so the number of symbols drawn in an area is in relation to the data values associated with that area.
Pie Maps
Pie maps are a way to represent several data values by drawing a proportionally sized pie chart for each location.
Bar Maps
Bar maps are a way to represent several data values by drawing a bar chart for each location.
Symbol Maps
Symbol maps place a scaled symbol on an area, curve, or point location on the map. The symbols are scaled in proportion to the data values represented for each area or point.
Prism Maps
Prism maps draw each area, curve, or point as a raised prism, where the height of the prism is relative to the associated data value. Classed colors can also be assigned to prism map boundary objects, allowing you to display two variables on a single map!
Line Graph Maps
Line graph maps show line graphs of the data at each centroid location. By looking at a single line graph, you can see how the individual data value relates to the whole data set.
Flow Maps
Flow maps show data based on line thickness. Flow map lines can be drawn from one base map object to another, or you can associate a data file with a base map of curves to create a flow map.
Pin Maps
Pin maps are point location maps that draw a point at a particular location on a map.
MapViewer Boundary and Data Files
The following is a list of boundary and data files included with MapViewer. These files are suitable for creating a wide variety of maps. You can create custom boundaries by combining existing boundaries or by using the drawing tools. MapViewer can import boundary files in several different formats so you can also use files created in other applications.
The MapViewer CD-ROM contains Golden Software’s entire library of data files and boundary files.
City
• Akcity.bna - Wycity.bna: point locations of cities in latitude/longitude coordinates
• WorldCity.dat: contains latitude/longitude point locations of miscellaneous world cities in Golden Software Data [.DAT] format.
DLG
• The DLG directory contains USGS 1:2,000,000 scale DLG files converted to the Golden Software Boundary [.GSB] file format.
US County 2000
• Ak2000.gsb-Wy2000.gsb: 2000 county boundary files, primary IDs are FIPS codes
• Ak2000.dat-Wy2000.dat: 2000 US Census data for each county
• Counties2000.gsb: map of all US counties based on 2000 county boundaries
• Counties2000.dat: 2000 US Census data for all US counties
US County 2000 High Resolution
• Ak2000_hires.gsb-Wy2000_hires.gsb: high-resolution year 2000 county boundaries
• Counties2000_hires.gsb: high-resolution map of all US counties based on 2000 county boundaries
US County 1990
• Ak.gsb-Wy.gsb: 1990 county boundary files, primary IDs are FIPS codes
• Ak.dat-Wy.dat: 1990 US Census data for each county
• Counties.gsb: map of all US counties based on 1990 county boundaries
• Counties.dat: 1990 US Census data for all US counties
US County 1990 High Resolution
• Ak-hires.gsb-Wy-hires.gsb: high-resolution year 1990 county boundaries
US Miscellany
• Climate_divisions.gsb: US climatic divisions
• CMSA.gsb: Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas for the United States
• CMSA&MSA.gsb: Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Metropolitan Statistical Areas for the United States
• Congress_dist.gsb: US Congressional districts for the 106th Congress
• DMA2001.gsb: Designated Marketing Area boundaries for the US based on 2001 data
• HI_islands.gsb: Hawaiian islands with the island names for primary IDs
• PMSA&MSA.gsb: Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Metropolitan Statistical Areas for the United States
• US48.gsb: Contiguous 48 United States
• US50.gsb: United States map in Unprojected Lat/Long, Alaska and Hawaii in the correct locations
• US50.dat: 1990 Census data for each state
• US502000.dat: 2000 Census data for each state
• US50alb.gsb: United States map in Albers projection, Alaska and Hawaii by Southwest US
• US50ll.gsb: United States map in Unprojected Lat/Long, Alaska and Hawaii by Southwest US
• UScity.gsb: point location of select US cities
• USintll.gsb: major US interstates, highways, and tollways
• USStatePlane.gsb: US zones for the state plane projection
• USTimeZones.gsb: time zone boundaries for the US
World
• Africa.gsb: African countries
• Antarcal.gsb: Antarctica Albers projection
• Antarcll.gsb: Antarctica Unprojected Lat/Long
• Asia.gsb: Asian countries
• Camerica.gsb: Central American countries
• Canada.gsb: Canadian provinces
• China.gsb: Chinese provinces
• Continents.gsb: outline of continents without interior countries
• Europe.gsb: European countries
• Mexico.gsb: Mexico states
• Namerica.gsb: North American countries
• Oceania.gsb: Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring island nations
• Pacificn.gsb: Pacific view of the world, negative coordinates from -360 to 0
• Pacificp.gsb: Pacific view of the world, positive coordinates from 0 to 360
• Russia.gsb: Russia boundary
• Russia-proj.gsb: Russia boundary split at 180 degrees
• Samerica.gsb: South American countries
• World.gsb: all countries in the world
• World-proj.gsb: all countries in the world, Russia and Alaska split at 180 degrees
• World.dat: 1990 data for countries
• Worldcap.gsb: point locations of country capitals
• Worldcities.dat: lat/long coordinates of select world cities
World Administrative
This folder contains 1st level administrative boundaries for over 110 countries around the world. The administrative boundaries may define states, provinces, regions, or other administrative areas within a country's borders.
• Afghanistan.gsb-Zimbabwe.gsb: administrative boundaries for various countries
ZIP3
• Akzip3.gsb-Wyzip3.gsb: three-digit ZIP code sectional centers for the United States
ZIP5
• Akzip5-a.gsb-Wyzip5-a.gsb: five-digit ZIP code area boundaries for the United States
• Akzip5-p.gsb-Wyzip5-p.gsb: US Post Office point locations for five-digit ZIP codes
MapViewer can import boundary information in several different vector and bitmap formats. These include:
• Golden Software GSM, GSB, BLN, PLT, GSI
• Atlas BNA
• USGS DDF (SDTS), DLG, LGO, LGS
• AutoCAD DXF
• Windows Metafile EMF, WMF, CLP
• Bitmap formats include TIF, BMP, TGA, PCX, GIF, DCX, JPG, PCT, WPG, PNG
• Georeferenced bitmaps
• ESRI SHP, E00
• MapInfo MIF
Also, you can read coordinates from worksheet data files to place point locations on the map. Data files containing any type of coordinates can be used to indicate points.
MapViewer creates thematic maps by linking worksheet data to areas or points on the map. If you need to display your own data on a map, MapViewer includes a full-featured worksheet that allows you to display, enter, edit, and save your data. You can read data files in many formats, including XLS, SLK, WKx, CSV, TXT, DAT, MDB, DBF, DB, BNA, and BLN. In the worksheet you can transform, sort, and calculate statistics on your data.
There are many additional features that MapViewer provides, including:
• Add graticules, legends, and scale bars to your map
• Limit the map to selected coordinates or a selected area
• Query the map and show the results in several ways
• Use one of the several map managers to easily keep track of your map
• Several reports such as centroid report, data for the selected object, and a general map report are available
• Measure the distance between selected Primary IDs or click on the map to find distances
• Annotate your maps with text using any typeface, size, or color
• Hyperlink locations on your map to a web site or any type of file
• Display information associated with areas, curves, and points on your map.
• Display place names, data information, or any type of text on your maps
• Create circles, squares, rectangles, polylines, polygons, or symbols at any location on the map
• Create multi-layered maps to present more information
• Zoom in on areas to show different levels of detail
• Create custom colors, line styles, and fill patterns
• Create maps using any coordinate system and recalibrate maps to use any coordinate system
• Use one of the 25+ map projections
• Convert areas to curves, curves to areas, and drawing objects to areas
• Edit polylines with break curve, reshape, and thin boundary
• View the data and the map simultaneously
• Move or copy map features between map layers
• Turn on or off the display of any map or page features
Automation
Are you tired of continually updating your maps with new data? Automate it! MapViewer 5 includes a powerful scripting language which allows you to automate the process of creating your maps. MapViewer can be called from Golden Software's Scripter (which comes with MapViewer), from Visual Basic, Visual C++, or any other OLE Automation compliant language.
Import Georeferenced Bitmaps
Bitmaps that contain georeferencing information can be imported directly into MapViewer, utilizing the georeferencing information. You no longer have to go through the tedious bitmap calibration routine if the bitmap georeferencing information is readily available.
Redefine Boundary IDs and Attributes
Interchange the IDs and hyperlinks associated with all selected objects in your map. This tool can be particularly useful when you have a conflict between primary IDs in your boundary and data files.
Hyperlink IDs
Have all the data you need at the click of a button. Hyperlink an area to launch URLs, images, multimedia files, email, and applications.
3D Pie and 3D Bar Maps
Increase the visual impact of your pie and bar maps by adding a 3D aspect to them.
More Ways to Classify your Data
MapViewer 5 incorporates two new data classification methods. The Jenks' Natural breaks method creates classes based on the optimal natural breaks in your data. The Standard Deviation method generates data classes based on the standard deviation of the data.
Centroid-to-Centroid Flow Map Design
Creating flow maps has never been easier. The new centroid-to-centroid method connects the centroids of base map objects based on starting and ending primary ID information.
Multi-Color Spectrums for Hatch and Prism Map Colors
You are no longer limited to only a minimum and maximum color for your color spectrums. Use one of the predefined color spectrums or create your own.
Drawing smooth curves and areas is easy
MapViewer 5 includes two new drawing objects - spline areas and spline curves. Spline areas and curves are smooth, flowing areas and curves with no sharp or distinct angles.
Limit your Map Based Upon an Area Object
Simply draw an area object and use it to define the map limits.
Text Lead Lines for Pie and Bar Maps
Make the labels on your pie and bar maps easier to read by using text lead lines.
Easily Crop Bitmaps
Save hard disk space and redraw times by cropping out the portions of a bitmap that you do not want. Use one or more areas, points, rectangles, ellipses, and text to crop a bitmap. If you are cropping a georeferenced bitmap image, the georeferencing is preserved in the cropped bitmap!
Create Blended Boundary Bitmaps
Merge a bitmap and a base map to easily create a blended boundary bitmap. Blended boundary bitmaps enhance the layout of most maps, and can even add additional information to your map. You can also create blended boundary bitmaps by merging a base map with selected objects in the map window.
Additional New Features
• Choose from 7 new scale bar styles.
• Lock and unlock layers on a map.
• Add or remove graticule lines with a single click in the Layer Manager.
• Use any symbol to represent data on a density map.
• Print the current onscreen view quickly and easily.
• Top-level legends display the legend data for multiple map layers on a single legend.
• Image editing tools allow you to alter or enhance bitmaps.
• Boundary objects can contain up to 4 IDs.
• Choose the primary ID (from available boundary file IDs) when importing a boundary file.
• 3 new ways to display map query results.
• Interactively change the 3D view of a prism map with the Prism View tool.
• Zoom and Pan in real time.
• The above is just a sampling of what's new in MapViewer 5. There are many additional enhancements and new features, keeping MapViewer one step ahead of the competition!
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