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Margie:
>In MapInfo it's so easy to move a map object (line, polygon or point) to a
>new layer.
MapInfo is a graphic environment that handles maps. Everything is stored in
XY space, which can be longitude/latitude. Objects are exactly that:
points, lines, polygons, rectangles, even round-cornered rectangles! No
topological relationships to worry about.
Maptitude is a geographic environment, where everything is stored in
longitude/latitude and projected for display. Map features are points (no
topology possible), lines and their endpoints (every line begins and ends
at an endpoint, and has 0+ shape points), or areas (stored as edges with
left/right area IDs, and with any number of holes and islands). While
copying and pasting are not impossible, topology takes some effort to maintain.
We have add new capabilities to Standard TransCAD for editing lines,
including copying and pasting segments and conflating segments (getting the
better coordinates from one layer into another), and Maptitude 4.5 will get
some of TransCAD 4.0's capabilities, such as:
- Rubbersheeting
- Clip by Area
- Merge Geography
This list is a good place to discuss new capabilities, and we will listen.
Peter
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