RE: MI Vertical Mapper V2.6 crashes
All Vertical Mapper 2.6 users, Northwood is currently working towards solving the problem with crashes related to exiting Vertical Mapper 2.6 and/or MapInfo. As far as we can tell the program operates fine until either program is terminated. We believe it may be limited to users running Windows 95. If there are any comments on this topic please contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] James Harvie Vertical Mapper Product Manager Northwood Technologies Inc. 43 Auriga Drive, K2E 7Y8 Nepean, Ontario, Canada 613-224-2020 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Barry Weston Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 10:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI Vertical Mapper V2.6 crashes Hi, I've just downloaded and installed version 2.6 of Vertical Mapper. Everything seems OK except when I either exit MapInfo or close Vertical Mapper in which case I get a message along the lines of: MAPINFOW caused an invalid page fault in module VMGRIDMAN.DLL at 016f:028ad01d. Registers: EAX=02818cb0 CS=016f EIP=028ad01d EFLGS=00010207 EBX=00a203b0 SS=0177 ESP=00a1fd0c EBP=00a20114 ECX=028ad014 DS=0177 ESI=81637e48 FS=114f EDX=00a202ac ES=0177 EDI=00a203b0 GS= Bytes at CS:EIP: 53 56 33 c9 89 8d fc fb ff ff 89 8d f8 fb ff ff Stack dump: It's not a major problem but it's a little disconcerting. Has anybody else experienced this or got any suggestions as to the cause/solution? (I'm using MapInfo verion 5.5.) thanks, Barry ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. ** -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI Vertical Mapper V2.6 crashes
Hi, I've just downloaded and installed version 2.6 of Vertical Mapper. Everything seems OK except when I either exit MapInfo or close Vertical Mapper in which case I get a message along the lines of: MAPINFOW caused an invalid page fault in module VMGRIDMAN.DLL at 016f:028ad01d. Registers: EAX=02818cb0 CS=016f EIP=028ad01d EFLGS=00010207 EBX=00a203b0 SS=0177 ESP=00a1fd0c EBP=00a20114 ECX=028ad014 DS=0177 ESI=81637e48 FS=114f EDX=00a202ac ES=0177 EDI=00a203b0 GS= Bytes at CS:EIP: 53 56 33 c9 89 8d fc fb ff ff 89 8d f8 fb ff ff Stack dump: It's not a major problem but it's a little disconcerting. Has anybody else experienced this or got any suggestions as to the cause/solution? (I'm using MapInfo verion 5.5.) thanks, Barry ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. ** -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI-Vertical Mapper
Dear all I have a Vertical Mapper question. I am trying to some Viewshed analysis and Point to Point visibility on some grid files I have, (some are tutorial files supplied with VM), but I get the following error message: "Your grid units are not meters or feet! Point to Point requires a grid unit of meters or feet" I can not find any information in the manual or online about how you change the grid unit to meters or feet, is there any? or is it just word of mouth? If anybody can help me please get in touch. Thanks Simon -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI Vertical Mapper Version 2.6 is now available.
Any Vertical Mapper users who are currently running version 2.5 are invited to download free the latest product update from the new Vertical Mapper Forum http://www.northwoodtec.com/VerticalMapperForumSecurity.htm. Please see the ReadMe.txt file included with the update for details. The Vertical Mapper Forum is the latest addition to the Northwood Technologies web site, which we hope will be the first place you look for information on Vertical Mapper. Currently the Forum contains answers to the most commonly asked questions as well as the download for the current product update. Some of the things we would like to provide in the future are Vertical Mapper utilities, customer surveys, educational information on product features and functionality, and a bug list including possible “work arounds”. If you wish to make any other suggestions, please email them to [EMAIL PROTECTED]. James HarvieVertical Mapper Product ManagerNorthwood Technologies Inc.43 Auriga Drive, K2E 7Y8Nepean, Ontario, Canada613-224-2020
RE: MI Vertical Mapper problem
Trevor, It is curious that GridView can only be launched from Explorer and not from the Grid Manager. Can you provide me with some more details such as any error messages? I'm not sure I understand what you mean when you say you are overlaying the dam level. Is this a drape file or is this another grid? If it is another grid which simulates the surface of the water and you are trying to display it in 3D along with an elevation grid then I can see how your are having problems. The minimum value of the second grid you enter into the scene will always appear at the minimum value of the master grid (first grid in the scene). When using elevation information make sure you are viewing them in true scale and the base of the second grid is set to zero and is turned off. To calculate the volume all you need to do is use the Grid Calculator and subtract the ground elevation grid from the water surface elevation grid. James Harvie Vertical Mapper Product Manager Northwood Technologies Inc. 43 Auriga Drive, K2E 7Y8 Nepean, Ontario, Canada 613-224-2020 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 4:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI Vertical Mapper problem I'm trying to generate a 3D image of a dam sighting. I have encountered the following problems and would appreciate some help: When I trim a grid I don't seem to be able to generate a 3D view from the MapInfo interface. I can however go through Windows Explorer by double clicking on the GridView file name. When I overlay a dam level of at say 40m on my 3D image it sets its elevation at 352m so it renders my 3D image useless. I have checked long-sections and they apprear to be OK. I need to calculate the volume of my proposed dam. Is there a query I can perform that will calculate the volume between my ground level grid and the proposed dam grid? Suggestions? Trevor Glass -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI Vertical Mapper problem
I'm trying to generate a 3D image of a dam sighting. I have encountered the following problems and would appreciate some help: When I trim a grid I don't seem to be able to generate a 3D view from the MapInfo interface. I can however go through Windows Explorer by double clicking on the GridView file name. When I overlay a dam level of at say 40m on my 3D image it sets its elevation at 352m so it renders my 3D image useless. I have checked long-sections and they apprear to be OK. I need to calculate the volume of my proposed dam. Is there a query I can perform that will calculate the volume between my ground level grid and the proposed dam grid? Suggestions? Trevor Glass -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI Vertical Mapper question
Simon, Absolutely. We have a developer kit which show you how to access our dll's to perform your favourite Vertical Mapper function using the programming language of your choice. Sample code is provided in MapBasic, Visual Basic Delphi and C. For more information check out http://www.northwoodtec.com/vmsdk.htm. James Harvie Vertical Mapper Product Manager Northwood Technologies Inc. 43 Auriga Drive, K2E 7Y8 Nepean, Ontario, Canada 613-224-2020 -Original Message- From: Simon W Fox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 3:43 AM To: 'James Harvie' Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: MI Vertical Mapper question James Thanks for the response. One more question, is it possible to access Vertical mapper's functions through Mapbasic? Regardless of the above question, I imagine that I'll be able to manipulate/edit the regions drawn using Voronoi utility in mapinfo/mapbasic to achieve what I'm after - just a thought. Cheers Simon -Original Message- From: James Harvie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 23 May 2000 19:57 To: MapInfo L Subject: RE: MI Vertical Mapper question Simon, Unfortunately the Voronoi utility in Vertical Mapper does not allow you to influence the size of the natural neighbourhood region based on a points value. James Harvie Vertical Mapper Product Manager Northwood Technologies Inc. 43 Auriga Drive, K2E 7Y8 Nepean, Ontario, Canada 613-224-2020 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Simon W Fox Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 7:34 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: MI Vertical Mapper question Hello Does anybody know whether or not it is possible to change the way that the Create Regions from Points(Voronoi) option works within Vertical Mapper? I want to be able to create weighted polygons dependent on points elevations stored within the point table. For example, if two adjacent point are of two different elevations, I would like to draw the polygon between the two at a different distance to the default of the midpoint, so as to create smaller polygons around the points of greatest elevations. I hope you can make some sense of this, if you have further questions please get in touch. Cheers Simon -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI Vertical Mapper question
James Thanks for the response. One more question, is it possible to access Vertical mapper's functions through Mapbasic? Regardless of the above question, I imagine that I'll be able to manipulate/edit the regions drawn using Voronoi utility in mapinfo/mapbasic to achieve what I'm after - just a thought. Cheers Simon -Original Message- From: James Harvie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 23 May 2000 19:57 To: MapInfo L Subject: RE: MI Vertical Mapper question Simon, Unfortunately the Voronoi utility in Vertical Mapper does not allow you to influence the size of the natural neighbourhood region based on a points value. James Harvie Vertical Mapper Product Manager Northwood Technologies Inc. 43 Auriga Drive, K2E 7Y8 Nepean, Ontario, Canada 613-224-2020 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Simon W Fox Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 7:34 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: MI Vertical Mapper question Hello Does anybody know whether or not it is possible to change the way that the Create Regions from Points(Voronoi) option works within Vertical Mapper? I want to be able to create weighted polygons dependent on points elevations stored within the point table. For example, if two adjacent point are of two different elevations, I would like to draw the polygon between the two at a different distance to the default of the midpoint, so as to create smaller polygons around the points of greatest elevations. I hope you can make some sense of this, if you have further questions please get in touch. Cheers Simon -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI Vertical Mapper problem
Ian, The black screen you have encountered with GridView normally occurs when your video card has been set to use 256 colours. James Harvie Vertical Mapper Product Manager Northwood Technologies Inc. 43 Auriga Drive, K2E 7Y8 Nepean, Ontario, Canada 613-224-2020 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ian Macey Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 5:33 AM To: MI List (E-mail) Subject: MI Vertical mapper problem I am attempting to create a 3D view using gridview in vertical mapper. Everything appears ok in the grid view options dialogue box. Click on ok, the scene is rendered but then I just get a black screen in the viewing window. If I try to open any of the tutorial files I get the same result. What am I missing? TIA Ian -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI Vertical Mapper question
Simon, Unfortunately the Voronoi utility in Vertical Mapper does not allow you to influence the size of the natural neighbourhood region based on a points value. James Harvie Vertical Mapper Product Manager Northwood Technologies Inc. 43 Auriga Drive, K2E 7Y8 Nepean, Ontario, Canada 613-224-2020 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Simon W Fox Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 7:34 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: MI Vertical Mapper question Hello Does anybody know whether or not it is possible to change the way that the Create Regions from Points(Voronoi) option works within Vertical Mapper? I want to be able to create weighted polygons dependent on points elevations stored within the point table. For example, if two adjacent point are of two different elevations, I would like to draw the polygon between the two at a different distance to the default of the midpoint, so as to create smaller polygons around the points of greatest elevations. I hope you can make some sense of this, if you have further questions please get in touch. Cheers Simon -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI Vertical Mapper question
Hello Does anybody know whether or not it is possible to change the way that the Create Regions from Points(Voronoi) option works within Vertical Mapper? I want to be able to create weighted polygons dependent on points elevations stored within the point table. For example, if two adjacent point are of two different elevations, I would like to draw the polygon between the two at a different distance to the default of the midpoint, so as to create smaller polygons around the points of greatest elevations. I hope you can make some sense of this, if you have further questions please get in touch. Cheers Simon -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI Vertical mapper problem
I am attempting to create a 3D view using gridview in vertical mapper. Everything appears ok in the grid view options dialogue box. Click on ok, the scene is rendered but then I just get a black screen in the viewing window. If I try to open any of the tutorial files I get the same result. What am I missing? TIA Ian -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI Vertical Mapper question
Ole: A few more DEM generation tips... Try using two parallel rows of dense points, fairly close together, to represent ridge lines. This has the effect of "bounding" any overshoot if you are allowing it. Due to the nature in which slope functions are calculated, it also allows the grid surface to represent the peak more sharply. If you have lake boundaries of known elevation then these should also be added to point file (using poly2point) as you suggest. Include some estimated lake depths to control the slope of the surface as it intersects the lake boundary. The lakes should then be taken as a separate file and turned into a "sparse grid" using Region2Grid (use the lake elevation column). This produces a grid with only the lake surfaces, nicely flattened. Stamp the flat lake grid into the previously generated DEM grid and you won't have odd lake/land discontinuities where small "cliffs" of water poke out of the surface! Accurate DEM generation should honour hydrographic features such as falling rivers and not generate artifacts such as excessively large closed basins or "sinks". The natural neighbour technique identifies closed depressions, so maybe we can automate this some time in the future. We don't use it often but do have an in-house routine to extract 3d point info from 3d DXF line files of rivers. Someday we'll have time to clean-up and release this utility (my product manager is going to shoot me for mentioning it). One of the trickiest interpolation feats is gridding two-line rivers that fall gradually along their watercourse. There are spatial routines for aiding this but we haven't coded any yet. Hope this is usefull, Regards (from MapWorld),... Phil Wyatt Northwood Technologies Inc -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ole Gregor Sent: April 29, 2000 2:38 PM To: 'Simon W Fox' Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: MI Vertical Mapper question It is Diitize your contour lines and add the heigts as an number attribute, add lines along the coast and lakes and give them the corects heigth, add spot heigths (tops and depressions), convert the layers to points with the poly2point function in VM (and rember to get points at a certin distance instead of just the nodes), do the interpolation (this is the difficult part - I perfer Natural Neighborhood with no over/under shots for small areas with a limited number of points, IDW with 4 zones, a few poits in each zone and a limited search radius for a very large number of points, another alternative is to do some aggregation and then use a TIN solution, but with TIN there is a risk of spikes and over/undershots if some of the ponints is close, has a big heigth difference and there is some way to the next points (e.g. when you are going from a slope to af flat area). The best way to learn about the different interpolation options is to read in the manuals (the are reasonable good, but I don't agrre with their recomendation of TIN to heigths if the data is from countor lines - there is an old article in german about this specific problem and it's very easy to make errors with any of the interpolation tools on the market (and especially with AV Spatial Analyst and ArcInfo Grid where there is no easy access to IDW with zoning), take some representive test data and perform the interpolation with different methods, then do a point inspection on the original points and look at the differences. It also a good idea to make a copule of profiles and look after strange over/undershots. You will have to take special notices to areas where the structure of the terrain is changing (e.g. from steep to flat or where there is a lake/coast line or where there is a dike/dam/..) VM is a great very tool for interpolation and my favorite, but TIN with breaklines would bee a nice new feature in the next version (IDRISI32 has this option but is very, very slow compared to VM and can't deal with a large number of points in the dataset). Ole Gregor Viborg Amt, Miljø og Teknik/Viborg County, dept. of enviroment, natureconservation, planning and highways (45) 87 27 13 07 -Original Message- From: Simon W Fox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 2:19 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: MI Vertical Mapper question Dear all I have a question for any Vertical Mapper guru's out there. Is it possible to create a grid/3D drape in vertical mapper from existing contour lines. ie. digitised into Mapinfo from paper copy maps? If so, could you please give me some advice as to how to go about it. Thanks for your responses Simon ___ Rivers and Coastal Section WS Atkins Consultants Ltd Tel. 01925 622029 Fax. 01925 622054 -- To unsubscribe from this list, sen
RE: MI Vertical Mapper question
It is Diitize your contour lines and add the heigts as an number attribute, add lines along the coast and lakes and give them the corects heigth, add spot heigths (tops and depressions), convert the layers to points with the poly2point function in VM (and rember to get points at a certin distance instead of just the nodes), do the interpolation (this is the difficult part - I perfer Natural Neighborhood with no over/under shots for small areas with a limited number of points, IDW with 4 zones, a few poits in each zone and a limited search radius for a very large number of points, another alternative is to do some aggregation and then use a TIN solution, but with TIN there is a risk of spikes and over/undershots if some of the ponints is close, has a big heigth difference and there is some way to the next points (e.g. when you are going from a slope to af flat area). The best way to learn about the different interpolation options is to read in the manuals (the are reasonable good, but I don't agrre with their recomendation of TIN to heigths if the data is from countor lines - there is an old article in german about this specific problem and it's very easy to make errors with any of the interpolation tools on the market (and especially with AV Spatial Analyst and ArcInfo Grid where there is no easy access to IDW with zoning), take some representive test data and perform the interpolation with different methods, then do a point inspection on the original points and look at the differences. It also a good idea to make a copule of profiles and look after strange over/undershots. You will have to take special notices to areas where the structure of the terrain is changing (e.g. from steep to flat or where there is a lake/coast line or where there is a dike/dam/..) VM is a great very tool for interpolation and my favorite, but TIN with breaklines would bee a nice new feature in the next version (IDRISI32 has this option but is very, very slow compared to VM and can't deal with a large number of points in the dataset). Ole Gregor Viborg Amt, Miljø og Teknik/Viborg County, dept. of enviroment, natureconservation, planning and highways (45) 87 27 13 07 -Original Message- From: Simon W Fox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 2:19 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: MI Vertical Mapper question Dear all I have a question for any Vertical Mapper guru's out there. Is it possible to create a grid/3D drape in vertical mapper from existing contour lines. ie. digitised into Mapinfo from paper copy maps? If so, could you please give me some advice as to how to go about it. Thanks for your responses Simon ___ Rivers and Coastal Section WS Atkins Consultants Ltd Tel. 01925 622029 Fax. 01925 622054 -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [MI Vertical Mapper question]
Simon W Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear all > > I have a question for any Vertical Mapper guru's out there. > > Is it possible to create a grid/3D drape in vertical mapper from existing contour lines. ie. digitised into Mapinfo from paper copy maps? If so, could you please give me some advice as to how to go about it. > > > Thanks for your responses > > Simon Simon, Yes, it is possible to use your existing contour lines. If the contours are closed (and non-overlapping) polygons you should use the Region to Grid function in VM. If your lines are simple lines or the polygons overlap, it would be best to extract all of the nodes along those lines into a new points table (with all of the attributes found in your lines.tab). Use the Poly-to-Point function in VM. Create a grid off of the points.tab, make a 3-D drape file and you're on your way! Jo * * Visit the New Website! ** * www.TerrAnalysis.com ** * Jo Jordon Consulting MapInfo Certified Instruction Vertical Mapper Certified Instruction GIS Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI Vertical Mapper question
Dear all I have a question for any Vertical Mapper guru's out there. Is it possible to create a grid/3D drape in vertical mapper from existing contour lines. ie. digitised into Mapinfo from paper copy maps? If so, could you please give me some advice as to how to go about it. Thanks for your responses Simon ___ Rivers and Coastal Section WS Atkins Consultants Ltd Tel. 01925 622029 Fax. 01925 622054 -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MI Vertical Mapper
The 3D module in Vertical Mapper currently does not allow you to place 3D objects in the scene however Virtual Frontier will. James Harvie Vertical Mapper Product Manager Northwood Technologies Inc. 43 Auriga Drive, K2E 7Y8 Nepean, Ontario, Canada 613-224-2020 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Laurent SCHNELL Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 6:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI Vertical Mapper Hello members, I've got two questions for your knowledge : - Is Vertical Mapper able to create some 3-D objects (with x;y;z1;z2 coordonates) or does it only make some 3-D surfaces - If someone knows the BD TOPO edited by IGN (France). Does this Data Base generate a three-dimensionnal representation with Mapinfo? Thank for your replies Laurent SCHNELL ___ Vendez tout... aux enchères - http://www.caraplazza.com -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [MI Vertical Mapper]
Laurent SCHNELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello members, > > I've got two questions for your knowledge : > > - Is Vertical Mapper able to create some 3-D objects > (with x;y;z1;z2 coordonates) or does it only make some 3-D > surfaces > > - If someone knows the BD TOPO edited by IGN (France). > Does this Data Base generate a three-dimensionnal > representation with Mapinfo? > > Thank for your replies > > Laurent SCHNELL Laurent, It is possible to create something like 3-D visible towers in Vertical Mapper as individual objects. This works best when used with the following points: x1,y1,z1; x2,y1,z1; x1,y2,z1; x1,y1,z2 (where x1, x2, y1 and y2 are very close together) Use TIN interpolation and set your maximum triangle side length to an appropriately small size. With this, you may create tall, individual tetrahedrons (pyramids with triangular bases). If you have any further questions, please feel free to ask me. Jo ** Jo Jordon Consulting Watch for the launch of our new Web Site at: www.TerrAnalysis.com ** Jo Jordon Consulting MapInfo Certified Instruction Vertical Mapper Certified Instruction GIS Consulting www.geocities.com/jordonjv [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI Vertical Mapper
Hello members, I've got two questions for your knowledge : - Is Vertical Mapper able to create some 3-D objects (with x;y;z1;z2 coordonates) or does it only make some 3-D surfaces - If someone knows the BD TOPO edited by IGN (France). Does this Data Base generate a three-dimensionnal representation with Mapinfo? Thank for your replies Laurent SCHNELL ___ Vendez tout... aux enchères - http://www.caraplazza.com
MI Vertical mapper
Est-il possible de générer des objets 3D avec vertical mapper? ou bien celui-ci se contente-t-il de surfaces 3D? En fait, peut-on réaliser des vues en trois dimensions à partir de la BD TOPO de l'IGN sur vertical mapper? Merci d'avance Laurent SCHNELL __ Boîte aux lettres - Caramail - http://www.caramail.com
MI: Vertical Mapper Polygon overlay
I am trying to intersect a slope category map with a vegetation fire risk map to produce a third coverage showing unique combinations of slope risk and vegetation hazard. The resultant risk is not a simple mathematical function of the two, and we wish to assign classes and descriptions of risk manually for each combination. The tables contain very complex polygons and the approach of splitting one coverage by the other, or using a program which I have written that does this in steps will not finish in this lifetime. I have been trying to use vertical mapper to do much of the analysis to date, but am now stuck. Vertical mapper does not allow grid calculations using character based fields, so I cannot simply create new classes based on the two character based grids. If I try to use numbers instead of characters to designate classes and do calculations to give unique results eg. use prime numbers for the base classes and multiply the grids, or multiply one coverage by 10 and add the second; I get interpolated numbers for each layer along the edge of each class area that no longer directly point to any one of the previous classes (thus I cannot guess what combination of base layers that this area came from). This approach would probably work if there were rounding functions or integer functions available in the grid calculator. I am now selecting each combination and selecting out areas that have each unique combination of each of the two grids, eg. make areas where vege class of 1 and slope class of 1 = 1 and other areas be null. I will have to do this 25 times (once for each combination of classes, and then splice the partial results together. This is a pain to do, and its success will be dependant on how null values are treated when splicing grids. Any suggestions? R Robert Crossley Trinity Software 10 Trinity Street CAIRNS 4870 AUSTRALIA Ph: 61-7-40314877 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MI: Vertical mapper translator?
I dont know the answer, but I have been using grids generated by crimestat (available thru crime mapping research center). The program generates ascii grids that are readable by both arcview and vertical mapper. Richard Block Department of Sociology Loyola University 6525 N. Sheridan Rd. Chicago IL 60626 773 508 3454 FAX 773 508 7099 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Declan Troy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 02/07 4:53 PM >>> Mappers, If anyone has hints about the opposite opperation, getting from Arc Grid files to MI/Vertical Mapper I'd like to hear about it. I've tried converting the ArcGrid to ASCII Grid but VM chokes. The good folks at Northwood Geo have been trying to figure out why but after months no success. Anyone have any other suggestions to make this sort of conversion? Thanks, Declan Troy Anchorage, Alaska >Hi Listers. > >Do any of you know of a way of translating a vertical mapper GRD file to an ESRI GRID file without using vertical mapper? > >Thanks > > >BG > -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MI: Vertical mapper translator?
Mappers, If anyone has hints about the opposite opperation, getting from Arc Grid files to MI/Vertical Mapper I'd like to hear about it. I've tried converting the ArcGrid to ASCII Grid but VM chokes. The good folks at Northwood Geo have been trying to figure out why but after months no success. Anyone have any other suggestions to make this sort of conversion? Thanks, Declan Troy Anchorage, Alaska >Hi Listers. > >Do any of you know of a way of translating a vertical mapper GRD file to an ESRI GRID file without using vertical mapper? > >Thanks > > >BG > -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI: Vertical mapper translator?
Brian, I assume you have either ArcView (with SA), or ArcInfo (with Grid). My answer is no. You would need to use Vertical Mapper to get the GRD file into an ASCII xyz grid . But again this list is full surprises... Regards Jacques Gélinas - Géosphère Géomatique http://www.travel-net.com/~geosphere 265 Freeman Hull (Québec) J8Z 2B1 tel. 819-773-4239 fax. 819-773-4263 - Services cartographiques et de SIG personnalisés pour professionels canadiens depuis 1995 - - Personalized cartographic and GIS services for Canadian professionals since 1995 - "Brien Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 02/03/2000 10:59 PM PST Hi Listers. Do any of you know of a way of translating a vertical mapper GRD file to an ESRI GRID file without using vertical mapper? Thanks BG -- Géosphère Géomatique http://www.travel-net.com/~geosphere 265 Freeman Hull (Québec) J8Z 2B1 tel. 819-773-4239 fax. 819-773-4263 - Services cartographiques et de SIG personalisés pour professionels canadiens depuis 1995 - - Personalized cartographic and GIS services for Canadian professionals since 1995 - -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI: Vertical mapper translator?
Hi Listers. Do any of you know of a way of translating a vertical mapper GRD file to an ESRI GRID file without using vertical mapper? Thanks BG __ Get Visto.com! Private groups, event calendars, email, and much more. Visto.com. Life on the Dot. Check it out @ http://www.visto.com/info -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI Vertical Mapper problem....
Hello, I'm using Vm 2.0, and am desperately trying to add an inflection point to my legend histogramm. I get this ; Vertical Mapper Error # 1807 Extended Error Value:2 You're help would be appreciated Thanks Vince
RE: MI Vertical Mapper DEM Import Question
VM Tech support responded this AM and said: What you will need to do is select Tools from the Grid Manager, and select Alter z and description (VM2.0 - 2.1.1) or Alter Meta Data (VM 2.5). Then you can change the z units to either meters or feet. This will not change the values accordingly, however. If you wish to change the values, you will need to use the Grid Calculator from the Analysis button on the Grid Manager, and with your grid selected that needs to be converted to either meters or feet, simply use the calculator to multiply it by either 0.3048xx or by 3.2xx depending which way you're converting (I can't remember the actual formulae). The equation will look something like this: Grid1*0.3048 You will then be able to splice the grids. You will still need to ensure that the z units are the same in order to splice them. Thanks for your replies and Happy New Year! Matt Fowler Solid Earth, Inc., Real Estate Information Systems http://www.solidearth.com -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI Vertical Mapper DEM Import Question
Hey everyone. I have imported a bunch of USGS 7.5 minute DEMs using the import tool. Some of the files came in as Feet and some as Meters. Home can I either specify the units on import of change them after they get into MapInfo?? Matt Fowler Solid Earth, Inc., Real Estate Information Systems http://www.solidearth.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Andrew Waltho Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 2:28 PM To: Mapinfo, List Subject: MI Polyline Editing Tool Is anyone aware of a Mapbasic utility for breaking a polyline between nodes into two separate lines? Polybrk.mbx on the Mapinfo utilities site breaks a polyline into segments at nodes, which can lead to the creation of hundreds of segments with complex polylines (although it is very useful!) Thanks in advance, Andrew Waltho Brisbane, Australia e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MI Vertical Mapper plug-in
At 02:52 PM 11/01/1999 -0600, you wrote: > I thought I read somewhere about a Vertical Mapper plug-in for > MapInfo. I also thought that it was FREE. Did anyone else read this, > or am I going mad! There is a free plug-in to allow anyone to VIEW grids created in VM with MapInfo. Steve Wallace GIS & Market Information Manager Florida Farm Bureau Insurance Companies -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI Vertical Mapper plug-in
Hello, I thought I read somewhere about a Vertical Mapper plug-in for MapInfo. I also thought that it was FREE. Did anyone else read this, or am I going mad! TIA -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI Vertical Mapper with MapInfo
Hello: Pardon my asking for assistance with this in the event it has already been on the list. This is only the second time I've had to use Vertical Mapper in the past five years so I generally don't read the threads on it. I attempted to reinstall Vertical Mapper 1.2 on my computer operating in Windows 98. When I tried to install in in the directory where I have MapInfo 5.5 it would not go there. I installed it in another directory and moved it to the Directory where I have MapInfo 5.5. When I attempted to run the Vertical Mapper MapBasic Application I received the following error messages: No symbol libraries found. Please Check Vertical Mapper Install (vmap.mb:83) Menu Symbol Plotting. . . not defined The installation portion of my manual does not have any useful information with respect to correcting this error. I then attempted to use Vertical Mapper in my old version of MapInfo 4.1. I was able to open the MapBasic application, create both a grid file and a tin file and display it on my computer. I then attempted to create a region contour. It goes through the process. I do not receive any error messages but cannot locate the file with the name I gave it when the process is completed. Will appreciate any suggestions you may offer. Tom Brockenbrough Accomack County Virginia Department of Building, Planning, & Zoning -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MI Vertical Mapper
Here ! http://www.northwoodgeo.com/ProductsFrameCover.htm This is avalaible for VM 2.0 Now, there is a new version (2.5) Arnaud MARTIN A 11:16 07/09/99 +0300, vous avez écrit : Where can I get a demo / evaluation copy of Vertical Mapper (preferably download from Internet)? Alternatively detailed documentation on its capabilities. Thanks Fraser Gardiner -- Navan, Bulgaria 87 James Boucher St, Sofia, Bulgaria Telephone: +359 2 962 4526/5586 Facsimile:+359 2 962 5316 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maître de Conférences Directeur des études du DESS "Aménagement Intégré des Territoires" ESA 5059 Paléoenvironnement, Anthracologie et Action de l'Homme Institut de Botanique - 163 rue Auguste Broussonet - 34090 MONTPELLIER tel cel +33 (0)6 10 28 77 97 tel +33 (0)4 99 23 21 80, fax +33 (0)4 67 54 35 37 -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI Vertical Mapper
Where can I get a demo / evaluation copy of Vertical Mapper (preferably download from Internet)? Alternatively detailed documentation on its capabilities. Thanks Fraser Gardiner Navan, Bulgaria87 James Boucher St, Sofia, BulgariaTelephone: +359 2 962 4526/5586Facsimile: +359 2 962 5316Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MI Vertical Mapper Suggestions
Don't forget to check the Vertical Mapper "wish list" at http://www.directionsmag.com/wishlist.asp > James Harvie wrote: > > Northwood Geoscience is currently developing a feature list for > future releases of Vertical Mapper. If you would like to > contribute to this list with any new features, enhancements or > improvements please email them to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] by September 15,1999. > > In response to the last thread discussed on the L regarding a > watershed analysis tool, this feature is already on the list. > > James Harvie > Vertical Mapper Product Manager > Northwood Geosience Ltd. > 43 Auriga Drive, K2E 7Y8 > Nepean, Ont, Canada > 613-224-2020 -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MI Vertical Mapper Suggestions
A release date has not been decided upon. I can safely say that it will be in the year 2000. James Harvie Vertical Mapper Product Manager Northwood Geosience Ltd. -Original Message- From: George M. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: James Harvie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 12:34 PM Subject: Re: MI Vertical Mapper Suggestions >So when might we expect to see it? > >Regards > >George M Smith > >At 12:09 PM 8/31/99 -0400, you wrote: >> Northwood Geoscience is currently developing a feature list for >>future releases of Vertical Mapper. If you would like to contribute to >>this list with any new features, enhancements or improvements please email >>them to [EMAIL PROTECTED] by September 15,1999. this >>feature is already on the list. James Harvie >>Vertical Mapper Product Manager >>Northwood Geosience Ltd. >>43 Auriga Drive, K2E 7Y8 >>Nepean, Ont, Canada >>613-224-2020 >GeoMax Information >www.geomax.com >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >303.4404539 >303.7274679 Fax >GIS analysis, software and training , data capture and manipulation >Specialists in Geology and Minerals Exploration > > -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI Vertical Mapper Suggestions
Northwood Geoscience is currently developing a feature list for future releases of Vertical Mapper. If you would like to contribute to this list with any new features, enhancements or improvements please email them to [EMAIL PROTECTED] by September 15,1999. In response to the last thread discussed on the L regarding a watershed analysis tool, this feature is already on the list. James HarvieVertical Mapper Product ManagerNorthwood Geosience Ltd.43 Auriga Drive, K2E 7Y8Nepean, Ont, Canada613-224-2020
MI Vertical Mapper
Does anyone know of any good reference material for this package? Natalie Swayze ROS/IC/GC -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MI Vertical Mapper Query
Try http://www.redhensystems.com/soilrx/ There are some nifty features about to be available via a 2.0 release. Take a look and try the down loand and let us know... MidNight Mapper Aka Neil 7/6/99 Jacqueline Sloggett wrote: Hi Everyone, I need some assistance with Vertical Mapper. At the moment my colleague is trying to produce a slope class map. He's produced a height grid from a contour map, and then produced a slope grid using the inbuilt function. Which he then exports into MI and then carries out Nearest Neighbour Analysis to produce slope polygons. He is then querying the resultant table to fit into allocated slope classes eg. <15 degrees, 15-20 degrees. and then updating the corresponding table column. Is there an easier way of achieving this as the computational times are horrendous particularly for the Nearest Neighbour Analysis stage (in the region of 4 hours for a 10 m grid)? Any ideas would be great. Cheers Jacqui. Jacqueline Sloggett Plantation Analyst Hancock Victorian Plantations P.O. Box 534 Collins St West Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are" - Anais Nin "Do or Do Not - There is No Try" - Yoda -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MI Vertical Mapper Query
Jacqueline Have you considered using Vertical Mapper to contour the slope grid. Try producing region contours at 0, 15 , 20 degrees etc. That should give you MI regions for each slope range, directly from VM. ... Ken Moule, www.geobasemap.com At 17:36 06/07/99 +1000, you wrote: Hi Everyone, I need some assistance with Vertical Mapper. At the moment my colleague is trying to produce a slope class map. He's produced a height grid from a contour map, and then produced a slope grid using the inbuilt function. Which he then exports into MI and then carries out Nearest Neighbour Analysis to produce slope polygons. He is then querying the resultant table to fit into allocated slope classes eg. <15 degrees, 15-20 degrees. and then updating the corresponding table column. Is there an easier way of achieving this as the computational times are horrendous particularly for the Nearest Neighbour Analysis stage (in the region of 4 hours for a 10 m grid)? Any ideas would be great. Cheers Jacqui. Jacqueline Sloggett Plantation Analyst Hancock Victorian Plantations P.O. Box 534 Collins St West Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are" - Anais Nin "Do or Do Not - There is No Try" - Yoda Exa-Min Resource Industry Consultants 2nd Floor, 143 Charlotte Street, BRISBANE PO Box 12020, Elizabeth Street Q 4002 AUSTRALIA Ph:+61 7 32100741Fax: +61 7 32100738 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]WWW: http://www.geobasemap.com -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI Vertical Mapper Query
Title: Vertical Mapper Query Hi Everyone, I need some assistance with Vertical Mapper. At the moment my colleague is trying to produce a slope class map. He's produced a height grid from a contour map, and then produced a slope grid using the inbuilt function. Which he then exports into MI and then carries out Nearest Neighbour Analysis to produce slope polygons. He is then querying the resultant table to fit into allocated slope classes eg. <15 degrees, 15-20 degrees. and then updating the corresponding table column. Is there an easier way of achieving this as the computational times are horrendous particularly for the Nearest Neighbour Analysis stage (in the region of 4 hours for a 10 m grid)? Any ideas would be great. Cheers Jacqui. Jacqueline Sloggett Plantation Analyst Hancock Victorian Plantations P.O. Box 534 Collins St West Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are" - Anais Nin "Do or Do Not - There is No Try" - Yoda
