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Edit multiple tables with the same structure at the same time?

does anyone know how to edit multiple tables at the same time? I have multiple .tab files and I want to change the order of the fields. Is there any way to do this for all of them at once. They all ...
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Is it possible to convert an ESRI style sheet to a font set?

This is related to Retain ESRI symbology in Mapinfo TAB As a workaround I am wondering if I can save all my ESRI symbology from the lyr files created using the script below to an ESRI style sheet and ...
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MapInfo 10.5.1 Update and MS Access Database

I am having problems with a database that I have developed. The data uses MapInfo for any of the spatial parts of it. I installed the update to MapInfo 10.5.1 and I now get an error when I am trying ...
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How to export vectors from QGIS to MapInfo?

I am trying to save some vector lines that I made in QGIS (1.8 Lisboa) to a format that can be added to MapInfo Professional 6.0 (ancient version I know..). When I save the vector to a Mapinfo ...
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Mapinfo - File corrupt? [closed]

I have a problem with an apparently corrupt Mapinfo File. There are 2 screenshots below. One showing an working one and the other one is showing the corrupt one. The polygons and geoms are still ...
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Mapinfo 11.5 - Legend Designer - problem with symbols

First of all I must say I love new legend designer. It is great to have finally better tool for positioning and even some changing the size of lines and region symbols, hooray. Big step for Mapinfo to ...
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1944 Cyprus Grid coordinate data projection problem in MapInfo

I have coordinate data from the 1944 British Army General Staff, Geographical Section (GSGS) Cyprus map which was cast on the Cassini projection, but was referenced to the Clarke 1880 ellipsoid where ...
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TopologyException side location conflict reading MapInfo with Sharpmap

I'm using SharpMap 0.9 to read various MapInfo (.tab) files. I have used a number of files without any problem and been able to perform intersection queries on them like so: var interesectionResults ...
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Fully automating a workspace to create maps with different file names but same information?

I have a lot of maps (over 600) to create. They all contain the same column titles and the layouts will be the same. I don't want to have to go through and repeat the same process everytime, I would ...
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Integrating Maximo with Mapinfo?

I am software developer and have been working on database and Java as major platform for development. I am using Mapinfo for GIS analysis. Now, the system needs to show trouble tickets in Mapinfo ...
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Getting MapInfo instance from C# code

Please sorry for my bad english :( Here is the situation: I have a .Net DLL written on C#, witch contains windows form. MapInfo calls function from this DLL witch opens form. Is there any way to ...
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Modus, Mode (Mod(X)) values assign to polygon from points values within polygons (in Mapinfo or Qgis, ArcGIS)

Entry layers: polygons - no attributes (columns/values), points - needed attributes (columns/values) How to get this result?: polygon layer with attribute (column/value) of most often (most frequent ...
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How to highlight routes using a plugin like ATLAS/EASY PRINT

First I'm new to GIS and this forum. Secondly sorry my bad English. I use Atlas to auto generate my maps. Eevery "route" has a coverage. At times the "routes" are too close, so the lines cross and ...
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Mapping Multiple Variables - MapInfo Professional

I am a fairly new user of MapInfo and was trying to determine if there is a simple way to do the following: I have these first two parts down: Plot a list of retail stores within a given ...
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How to organise species inventory data by survey plot? Mapinfo

I am undertaking a flora species inventory at each of approximately 40 plots. The location of each plot will be recorded with GPS and mapped in a GIS layer. I would like to include the full species ...
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ArcGIS vs. MapInfo vs. GeoServer [closed]

I want to bring up this question (again?). This may not be a burning question as it used to be. I have used ArcGIS for several years. It is the well-acknowledged leader in the GIS market, constantly ...
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Creating DEM after converting mapinfo tab files to ARC GIS

How do I create DEM for contours after converting map-info tab files to ARC GIS and how do I convert toposheet tab file to ARC GIS.
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Creating polygons from points in Mapinfo

I have a huge number of points(co-ordinates), from which I am required to draw a polygon in Mapinfo. This required polygon is a square of 200m size. All I have now is the left side lower end of the ...
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How to export .mdb file to shapefile?

I have received some GIS files, in .mdb format. Is it possible to project this .mdb file onto my map; say by converting it into shapefile etc? In Mapinfo Professional, i could open this .mdb file ...
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How to obtain statistics within a Buffer/Catchment in MapInfo?

I need to calculate the population statistics within a 10 minute drivetime catchment from a point and within 1 Km Buffer from a point in MapInfo, how can I do that can someone please elaborate? I have ...
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Convert MapInfo .TAB to Latitude and Longitude Points

I have been given MapInfo data with .TAB, .MAP, .ID and .DAT files and I am wanting to convert this information into latitude and longitude points. The goal is to have a set of latitude and longitude ...
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Map Info tab file in Google Map

In my asp.net 3.5 application , I'm using Google Map API v3. I want to draw layers using MapInfo Tab File and showing them on GOOGLE MAP ( API V3). Anyone have any idea about this . Thanks
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Compute Shortest Distance(s) between two points

I am using Mapinfo 11. I want user to be able to find shortest route between two points so that user can travel from point A to point B using these path. Any Idea how to achieve this? Edit: I need to ...
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Mapinfo, (or other?) Interpolation of lat/long and finding minimum in a region

I have a series of lat/long coordinates, each with a corresponding Z value. Each coordinate is spaced roughly 40km apart (this is stored as a MapInfo table of points). What I'd like to do is to ...
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Batch Convert MapInfo .TAB Files to .KML [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: ogr2ogr convert all shapefiles in a directory As the title suggests, i have a few hundred .TAB files to convert to .KML. This is likely to be a fairly irregular thing ...
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ogr2ogr convert all shapefiles in a directory

I have a directory with several shapefiles. How can convert all these shapefiles to MapInfo with ogr2ogr. I know how I can convert one file. And I can make a batch script writing a line for each file. ...
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How to color symbols by data in MapInfo?

In MapInfo 10.0, how can I quickly colorize point symbols according to a field in the data table, without creating a new map? My data is just longitude, latitude and time, and I'd like to colorize the ...
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Label inside top left corner of polygons

Does anyone know of a tool or procedure to automatically place a label in the corner of a polygon, rather than at the centroid? I am using Mapinfo and know that I can manually place the label ...
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Whats going on with Mapinfo these days?

I have not touched Mapinfo for a good 2-3 years. (Think it was 7.5 back then, around the time it got aquired by Pitney Bowes) I found it a great package, particularly with Vertical Mapper and ...
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Find spatially identical records in Mapinfo

Is there a tool/mbx similar to the Arc INFO "Find Identical" to find records which have exactly the same shape?
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Making donut without updating id in MapInfo

I wont to make a donut out of an polygon in MapInfo. I store my data in Sql Server 2008 R2 and access it as a linked table. In SQL Server the Id-column is an Identity column that is used to as a ...
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Joining spatial and not spatial table in oracle

I have spatial table with rows of data representing polygon(A). I have another table that contains values for polygon field(B). Now I would like to join these two table and create a spatial table. I ...
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Query MapInfo TAB Files

My company currently uses MapInfo Professional to map our client's addresses into territories. I have been asked to figure out a mechanism to do the same thing but real-time via a web service call. ...
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find and Calculate centroid within polygon either in ArcMap or in MapInfo

How can i calculate single/multiple centroid(point) within polygon either in Arcmap or in MapInfo. Both object(point, polygon) are in defferent layer. Pls suggest..... Thanks
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Get name/number of the table currently being edited

In MapInfo you can edit one table at a time. How can I programmatically get the name or ID number of the table that is currently being edited? I tried the following function: Function ...
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I would like to show points moving on a map by date

I would like to create a map where i can see points moving. I have table of points for example with a date column, A 01/01/2012 B 02/01/2012 C 03/01/2012 D 04/01/2012 E 05/01/2012 F 06/01/2012 I ...
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Saving spatial reference of MapInfo TAB-file to file (like .prj)

I have some MapInfo TAB-file and I'd like to save spatial reference to .prj-file. How it can be done?
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Converting TAB to MIF / MIF to TAB

How I can export (import) data from TAB format to MIF and vice versa?
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Setting spatial reference for MapInfo tab-file

How can I change spatial reference for tab-file in MapInfo Professional?
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Most useful program to create an accurate city map for printing?

I googled around and several sources said this would be a good place to ask about mapping so here goes. Thanks in advance for reading! I want to make my own city map (specifically Paris) as a gift to ...
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Watershed Analysis

With DEM as source, I created all necessary files like flow direction, accumulation,slope,streams,watersheds,pour point etc.... In my watershed(basin), I have many sub-watersheds(sub-basin) with ...
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Converting MapInfo TAB to GeoJSON

Is there an easy way to convert MapInfo TAB files into GeoJSON? I am working on a web-based mapping system which will use GeoJSON to transfer data. I also use MapInfo and would like to be able to ...
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Location data for Nuclear Power stations in France

As it says on the tin, does anyone know a place I can look at, download, location data for Nuclear power installations in France? I believe it is well known data, but I cannot find it anywhere. ...
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Calculating ECEF X, Y, and Z velocities between 2 points on Earth [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I calculate ECEF X,Y,Z velocities for GPS if I have no satellites This is my third attempt at explaining what I'm trying to do. If I have two ECEF X, Y, Z ...
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Compare two tables. Show values only in one table

I have two tables. Each table has a column with a reference number. Most of the records in these tables are the same but there are some which are in one table but not in the other. How can I compare ...
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How to update a Mapinfo layer at certain time intervalls?

I have point which represents stress signal. The signal changes at certain time. How do I implement this in mapinfo ? I did this using time() function and increment it to certain seconds but whole ...
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Replace point with polygon

I have a table of point, with a bunch of data attached. I need to replace them with polygons. Drawing a polygon creates a new record. Deleting the point deletes the record. How can I replace the ...
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Getting number of tables loaded with integrated mapping

I am integrating a MapInfo map into a form in an Access database. I am trying to find out the number of tables loaded but NumTables() and MapperInfo() are both getting "unrecognized command" errors. ...
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MapInfo “Error during Read: XML Library Load Error Required XML version unavailable”

I am using MapExtreme 7.0, I am running into the following error on an asp.net website (.net 3.5) running on a server with windows 2003 32bit. "Error during Read: XML Library Load Error Required XML ...
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GeoServer WFS Speed

I have set-up a machine running Windows Server 2008, and GeoServer 2.1.3. PostgreSQL 9.1/PostGIS 1.5.3 are running locally on that same machine, which is hosted at a location with a 250 ...

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