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MapViewer TM
Version 7
New
Revolutions in Map Making
Complete MapViewer package
includes:
- MapViewer CDs
- MapViewer Getting
Started Guide
- FREE Technical
Support!
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Overview
MapViewer is an affordable mapping and spatial
analysis tool that allows you to produce
publication-quality thematic maps easily. Small
businesses, large corporations, independent
consultants, scientists, GIS analysts, and
numerous government agencies are discovering
important trends in their data with MapViewer.
Display your data distribution easily and
precisely with more easy-to-use features than
ever. Your data is unique and you need the best
mapping software for the job!
A thematic map visually represents the
geographic distribution of your data. MapViewer
will help you to:
- understand demographics
- define sales or insurance territories
- outline marketing strategies
- track population trends
- show ecological distribution
- display any geographically distributed data
With MapViewer, you are not limited to the boundaries
and data included in the program. You can
import boundary files and data files in a number
of formats to create truly customized maps!
Which MapViewer Features Would You Like to
Learn About?
Map Types
MapViewer provides you with several map types
to present your data in the most informative way
possible. You can combine most map types in a
single window to present several types of data in
a single map. The MapViewer map types include:
Base
Maps
Base maps contain boundaries without any data
representation. Base maps can be used with other
maps to show features such as roads, streams,
city locations, boundaries that have no data
associated with them, and so on.
Contour
Maps
Contour Maps take discrete data measurements,
interpolate between them to create a uniform
grid, and then display lines of constant
values.
Vector
Maps
Vector maps interpolate discrete data
measurements to create a uniform grid and
display arrows that indicate the direction and
magnitude of the steepest slopes across the
grid.
Non-Contiguous
Cartograms
Non-Contiguous cartograms represent data
values by changing the size of the associated
area objects while retainining their original
shapes.
Pin
Maps
Pin maps are point location maps that draw a
point at a particular location on a
map.
Hatch
Maps
Hatch maps use colors and fill patterns to
represent data ranges or classes of data for
each area on the map.
Density
Maps
Density maps also called dot density maps,
use symbols to represent data values for areas
on a map. On a density map, each symbol
represents some data value, so the number of
symbols drawn in an area is in relation to the
data values associated with that
area.
Gradient
Maps
Gradient maps display a continuous range of
colors by interpolating between discrete data
points.
Dorling
Cartograms
Cartograms represent data values by changing
the size of the associated area object. The
Dorling cartogram replaces the original shape
with a circle.
Symbol
Maps
Symbol maps place a scaled symbol on an area,
curve, or point location on the map. The symbols
are scaled in proportion to the data values
represented for each area or
point.
Territory
Maps
Territory maps group objects into territories
and provide statistical information about the
data associated with each set of objects.
Pie
Maps
Pie maps are a way to represent several data
values by drawing a proportionally sized pie
chart for each location.
Bar
Maps
Bar maps are a way to represent several data
values by drawing a bar chart for each
location.
Line Graph
Maps
Line graph maps show line graphs of the data
at each centroid location. By looking at a
single line graph, you can see how the
individual data value relates to the whole data
set.
Prism
Maps
Prism maps draw each area, curve, or point as
a raised prism, where the height of the prism is
relative to the associated data value. Classed
colors can also be assigned to prism map
boundary objects, allowing you to display two
variables on a single map!
Flow
Maps
Flow maps show data based on line
thickness. Flow map lines can be drawn
from one base map object to another, or you can
associate a data file with a base map of curves
to create a flow map.
MapViewer Boundary
and Data Files
The following is a list of boundary and data
files included with MapViewer. These files
are suitable for creating a wide variety of maps.
You can download
MapViewer's boundary and data files from Golden
Software's web site. You can also create
custom boundaries by combining existing boundaries
or by using the drawing tools. MapViewer can
import boundary files in several different formats
so you can also use files created in other
applications.
The MapViewer CD-ROM contains Golden Software’s
entire library of data files and boundary
files.
City
- AKcity.bna - WYcity.bna: point locations of
cities in latitude/longitude coordinates
- State_Capitols_48.bna, State_Capitols_50.bna
- Locations of the state capitols of the 48
contiguous United States and of all states.
- UScity.gsb - Locations of over 500 major US
cities.
- WorldCap.gsb - Locations of over 170 world
capital cities.
- WorldCity.gsb - Locations of over 280 cities
of the world.
- WorldCity.dat: contains latitude/longitude
point locations of miscellaneous world cities in
Golden Software Data [.DAT] format.
DLG
- The DLG directory contains USGS 1:2,000,000
scale DLG files converted to the Golden Software
Boundary [.GSB] file format.
US County
1990
- AK.gsb-WY.gsb: 1990 county
boundary files, primary IDs are FIPS
codes
- AK.dat-WY.dat: 1990 US Census
data for each county
- US48.gsb: map of the counties
of the 48 contiguous United States based on 1990
county boundaries
- US48.dat: 1990 US Census data
for the 48 contiguous United States
- AK-HiRes.gsb-WY-HiRes.gsb:
high-resolution year 1990 county boundaries
US County
2000
- AK2000.gsb-WY2000.gsb: 2000
county boundary files, primary IDs are FIPS
codes
- AK2000.dat-WY2000.dat: 2000 US
Census data for each county
- US48.gsb: map of the 48
contiguous United States based on 2000 county
boundaries
- US48.dat: 2000 US Census data
for the 48 contiguous United States
- AK2000_HiRes.gsb-WY2000_HiRes.gsb:
high-resolution year 2000 county
boundaries
- US48_HiRes.gsb: high-resolution
map of the 48 contiguous United States based on
2000 county boundaries
US Miscellany
- Climate_divisions.gsb: US climatic divisions
- CMSA.gsb: Consolidated Metropolitan
Statistical Areas for the United States
- CMSA&MSA.gsb: Consolidated Metropolitan
Statistical Areas and Metropolitan Statistical
Areas for the United States
- CD106.gsb: US Congressional districts for
the 106th Congress
- CD108.gsb: US Congressional districts for
the 108th Congress
- HI_islands.gsb: Hawaiian islands with the
island names for primary IDs
- PMSA&MSA.gsb: Primary Metropolitan
Statistical Areas and Metropolitan Statistical
Areas for the United States
- US48.gsb: Contiguous 48 United States
- US50.gsb: United States map in Unprojected
Lat/Long, Alaska and Hawaii in the correct
locations
- US50.dat: 1990 Census data for each state
- US502000.dat: 2000 Census data for each
state
- US50alb.gsb: United States map in Albers
projection, Alaska and Hawaii by Southwest US
- US50ll.gsb: United States map in Unprojected
Lat/Long, Alaska and Hawaii by Southwest US
- UScity.gsb: point location of select US
cities
- USintll.gsb: major US interstates, highways,
and tollways
- USStatePlane.gsb: US zones for the state
plane projection
- USTimeZones.gsb: time zone boundaries for
the US
US PLSS
This folder contains the townships of the
Public Land Survey System (PLSS). There is
one file for each of the thirty states covered by
the PLSS.
US Roads
This folder contains the major roads and
highways of the United States. There is one
file per state, plus one file of the whole United
States.
World Administrative
This folder contains 1st level administrative
boundaries for over 110 countries around the
world. The administrative boundaries may define
states, provinces, regions, or other
administrative areas within a country's
borders.
- Afghanistan.gsb-Zimbabwe.gsb: administrative
boundaries for various countries
World Miscellany
- Africa.gsb:
African countries
- Antarcal.gsb:
Antarctica Albers projection
- Antarcll.gsb:
Antarctica Unprojected Lat/Long
- Asia.gsb:
Asian countries
- Camerica.gsb:
Central American countries
- Europe.gsb:
European countries
- Namerica.gsb:
North American countries
- Oceania.gsb:
Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring island
nations
- Pacificn.gsb:
Pacific view of the world, negative coordinates
from -360 to 0
- Pacificp.gsb:
Pacific view of the world, positive coordinates
from 0 to 360
- Russia.gsb:
Russia boundary
- Russia-proj.gsb: Russia boundary
split at 180 degrees
- Samerica.gsb:
South American countries
- World.gsb: all
countries in the world
- World-proj.gsb: all countries in
the world, Russia and Alaska split at 180
degrees
- World.dat:
1990 data for countries
- Worldcap.gsb:
point locations of country capitals
ZIP3
- AKzip3.gsb-WYzip3.gsb: three-digit ZIP
code sectional centers for the United
States
ZIP5
- AKzip5-a.gsb-WYzip5-a.gsb: five-digit ZIP
code area boundaries for the United
States
- AKzip5-p.gsb-WYzip5-p.gsb: US Post Office
point locations for five-digit ZIP codes
Importing Boundaries
from Other Applications
MapViewer can import boundary information in
several different vector and bitmap formats. These
include:
- Golden Software GSM, GSB, BLN, PLT, GSI
- Atlas BNA
- USGS DDF (SDTS), DLG, LGO, LGS
- AutoCAD DXF
- Windows Metafile EMF, WMF, CLP
- Bitmap formats include TIF, BMP, TGA, PCX,
GIF, DCX, JPG, PCT, WPG, PNG
- Georeferenced bitmaps
- ESRI SHP, E00
- MapInfo MIF
Also, you can read coordinates from worksheet
data files to place point locations on the map.
Data files containing any type of coordinates can
be used to indicate points.
Worksheet
MapViewer creates thematic maps by linking
worksheet data to areas or points on the map. If
you need to display your own data on a map,
MapViewer includes a full-featured worksheet that
allows you to display, enter, edit, and save your
data. You can read data files in many formats,
including XLS, SLK, WKx, CSV, TXT, DAT, MDB, DBF,
DB, BNA, and BLN. In the worksheet you can
transform, sort, and calculate statistics on your
data.
Additional Features
There are many additional features that
MapViewer provides, including:
- Create insets to show a portion of a map at
a different scale.
- Export your map to HTML with working
hyperlinks.
- Use the geocoding function to convert US
street addresses to latitude/longitude
coordinates suitable for making a pin map.
- Create Thiessen Polygons from a point data
set to define regions of influence.
- Add graticules, legends, and scale bars to
your map
- Limit the map to selected coordinates or a
selected area
- Query the map and show the results in
several ways
- Use one of the several map managers to
easily keep track of your map
- Several reports such as centroid report,
data for the selected object, and a general map
report are available
- Measure the distance between selected
Primary IDs or click on the map to find
distances
- Annotate your maps with text using any
typeface, size, or color
- Hyperlink locations on your map to a web
site or any type of file
- Display information associated with areas,
curves, and points on your map.
- Display place names, data information, or
any type of text on your maps
- Create circles, squares, rectangles,
polylines, polygons, or symbols at any location
on the map
- Create multi-layered maps to present more
information
- Zoom in on areas to show different levels of
detail
- Create custom colors, line styles, and fill
patterns
- Create maps using any coordinate system and
recalibrate maps to use any coordinate system
- Use one of the 25+ map projections
- Convert areas to curves, curves to areas,
and drawing objects to areas
- Edit polylines with break curve, reshape,
and thin boundary
- View the data and the map simultaneously
- Move or copy map features between map layers
- Turn on or off the display of any map or
page features
- Many more!
System Requirements
- Operating System:
Windows 2000, XP, or higher
- 80 MB of free hard
disk space
- 800 X 600 x 256
color minimum monitor resolution
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