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 .zip file containing a geographic file

GetDBFiles()

Creates a list of files 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 by SetSearchPath()

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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