Re: MI Geographic Tracker 3.0

2000-04-01 Thread Roy Chiappini
I concur 100% with John Grey's comments. Most of the users of MI, in our area, use geotracker exclusively for most activities. I use it extensively w/o problems - other than its limitations. -- Roy N. Chiappini Randa Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.srv.net/~ziccardi/randa -

MI Routing Tool Request

2000-03-15 Thread Roy Chiappini
Is there any MI software, commercial or otherwise, that uses (or can be used) for school bus routing and student pickup? Am working with local middle school class. Using MI 5.5 for a student pickup project on an unmapped reservation. (one of those freebie projects.) -- Roy N. Chiappini

MI mrsid ?????

2000-03-02 Thread Roy Chiappini
Appologize for not paying attention earlier. Never thought I would have a need. Finally found DOQs for my neck of the woods in my somewhat spatially challenged State, and guess what? They came down as a pair (.sdw and .sid)? Why couldn't Idaho be like some others and use geotiff?? My tax doll

MI MapBasic question

2000-02-27 Thread Roy Chiappini
List: Is there a way, from WITHIN MapBasic, to run a windows program AND not return program control to the MapBasic program until the windows program has completed operation? Thanks -- Roy N. Chiappini Randa Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.srv.net/~ziccardi/randa

Re: MI MB Run Command Confusion

2000-02-26 Thread Roy Chiappini
Never mind. I figured it out. Don't need the Run Command Some time my dumbness amazes even me. -- Roy N. Chiappini Randa Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.srv.net/~ziccardi/randa -- To unsubscribe from this list, send

MI MB Run Command Confusion

2000-02-26 Thread Roy Chiappini
Hi List, Am having a problem regarding "Run Command" in MB. When MapBasic window is displayed a Table Export results in the following: Export "ralph" Into "C:\ALPHA\ralph.txt" Type "ASCII" Overwrite Delimiter "," CharSet "WindowsLatin1" In Mapbasic: The file name, ralph, will be replaced with

Re: MI Calculate Raster Area / Convert to Vector

1999-12-04 Thread Roy Chiappini
Damian has a reasonable request and one that seems to identify somewhat of a weakness in MI, i.e., ability to do something with raster images. I use MI and Vertical Mapper. Vertical Mapper uses is quite flexible with grid (grd & grc) files. All that is needed is to be able to convert a raster i

MI vs Arcview

1999-11-12 Thread Roy Chiappini
Hi list, Never tho't I'd be looking for something like this. I seem to recall a pretty fair comparison of MI and arcview. Anyway to get a copy? or where could I look. Have a customer w/a need. Thanks. Roy -- To unsubscribe

Re: Opening .tfw in MI

1999-11-02 Thread Roy Chiappini
List: I am exceptionally interested in the responses to this post. I have the same problem. However, the doqs are cjpg, I believe. Will be watching with interest. Thanks Roy -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to

MI RE: MB syntax problem

1999-11-01 Thread Roy Chiappini
Thanks Ya'll for the responses. I see from several other posts that I am not the only one confused with ALias variables. Andreas' suggestion was the one for which I was looking. It was like a hit in the head when I saw the word ALIAS. Why do I have to be reminded, usually after a long struggle

MI GPS & USGS DRGs

1999-10-06 Thread Roy Chiappini
Question: Why is it that when using MI w/Geotracker to show position over USGS DRGs there seems to be an error of a couple of hundred feet or so to the east. (Position tracking icon is off set to the west or is the image offset to the east?) I think I have a problem but don't know what it is.

MI Will 5.5 Do This?

1999-01-02 Thread Roy Chiappini
Folks: I do the following using Vertical Mapper. 1) Create Map 2) In VM: Region to Grid a) Export grid in ASCII format Will MI 5.5 permit this w/o use of VM? Thanks Roy -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail t