Maptitude GISDK Help

Working with Geographic Files

GISDK includes a suite of functions for manipulating geographic files. Many of the GISDK functions listed below appear in the Geographic File dialog box in Maptitude:

GISDK Function Summary
ConvertToAreaDatabase() Creates an area geographic file from a set of line or area features
ConvertToLineDatabase() Creates a line geographic file from a set of line or area features
CreateDatabase() Creates an empty standard geographic file
CreateGeographyArchive() Compresses the named geographic file into a .zip file
CreateStreetCDF() Creates a compact format address matchable street file
CopyDatabase() Copies either a standard-or compact-format geographic file
DeleteDatabase() Deletes a standard or compact geographic file
ExpandGeographyArchive() Expands a.zipfile containing a geographic file
GetDBFiles() Creates a listoffiles associated with the geographic file
GetDBInfo() Gets summary information about a geographic file
GetDBLayers() Gets a list of layers stored in a geographic file
LocateDBs() Attempts to locate the given files along the search path set bySetSearchPath()
MergeByValue() Creates districts by merging areas from a geographic file, based on the value of a field
OptimizeDatabase() Optimizes a standard geographic file for faster display
RenameDatabase() Renames a geographic file
RubberSheet() "Rubber sheets," or performs a mathematical transformation on the coordinates of a geographical layer and produces a new database using the "rubber sheeted" coordinates
SqueezeDatabase() Increases the efficiency of a standard geographic area file

 

 

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