Description

Advanced scanning, geocoding and GPS data integration features

Who is this training for ?

For whom ?

All audiences.

Prerequisites

Minimum computer skills are essential.

Training objectives

Understand what a geographic information system (GIS) is,

Design a presentation of data on a map

Perform geographic operations,

Manipulate information from databases,

Disseminate maps and data ,

Advanced selection of data using SQL,

Connect to external databases (MS Access),

Automate some repetitive tasks (thematic analysis, layout, etc.),

Disseminate maps and data.

Training program

• Basic concepts of a GIS
  • Definitions and philosophy
  • Functionalities (the 5A)
  • Typology of GIS and applications
  • Modes of representation of geographic information in a GIS: matrix mode and vector mode
• Coordinate systems
  • Geographic coordinate systems
  • Projected coordinate systems
  • French projected coordinate systems
• Software and data overview
  • MapInfo professional and add-ons
  • The Mapinfo user interface
  • Data in Mapinfo
• Basic manipulations
  • Create a new Mapinfo document (.wor)
  • Create a new Mapinfo document (.wor)
  • Open a vector table - the
  • The layer manager
• Spatial references
  • Determining the coordinates of a geographic entity
  • Identifying the projection of a layer
  • Modifying the cartographic reference of a layer
  • Management of spatial references in the same working environment
• Create new MapInfo tables
  • Create a new table from the drawing layer
  • Define the structure of a table
  • Create a new table by defining its structure
  • Modify the structure of a table
  • Remarks on variable types
• Import/Export data
  • Import external tabular data (EXCEL, DBASE, ACCESS)
  • Import ESRI Shape / AutoCAD vector layers (DXF, DWG)
  • Export to MIF format /MID
  • Universal translator
• Join
  • Join by SQL query
  • Join on the fly
  • Join by modifying the table structure