Inside MapInfo Professional - Softcover

Daniel, Larry; Loree, Paula; Whitener, Angela

 
9781566900881: Inside MapInfo Professional

Synopsis

Fully updated to the software's latest features and functions, Inside MapInfo Professional, 3E continues to set the standard for desktop mapping tutorials. Early in the book, the authors cover the essential MapInfo Professional functions through development of a single application from start to finish. Following this orientation, subsequent chapters enable readers to hone in on specific MapInfo Professional components and procedures. Step-by-step examples, case studies, notes, and tips are also located strategically throughout Inside MapInfo Professional, 3E to assist readers in their quest to make optimal use of one of today's most popular desktop mapping applications. As such, the book is not a rehash of the documentation manual. Rather, it contains the knowledge gained from time spent on the front lines of public and private sector organizations assisting individual departments, corporations, and government agencies.

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From Shuguang Wang, Ryerson Polytech, Toronto, Ontario:

This is a very good book for the course I teach. I will recommend its adoption.

Synopsis

This comprehensive tutorial provides an overview of the basic functions and procedures of MapInfo, as well as five case studies which illustrate various MapInfo applications. Early on in the book, MapInfo's principles functionalities are presented through the development of an application from start to finish. Subsequent chapters focus on learning MapInfo components and procedures, including map display options, workspaces, queries and browsers; how to create thematic maps and graphs; how to edit graphics and attribute data; how to improve layout and print; and the benefits of geocoding, buffering, digitizing and other applications. The CD-ROM includes data used in exercises, demonstration software by Claritas, and data samples by Geographic Data Technology, American Digital Cartography and Claritas.

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