This section briefly reviews the menus and commands in order to understand the basic purpose of each.

The toolbar is displayed across the top of the application window, below the menu bar. The toolbar provides quick mouse access to many tools used in Global Mapper. To hide or display the toolbars or to switch to the old Toolbar display, which some users prefer, use the View menu commands for the toolbar.

• File Menu
• Edit Menu
• View Menu
• Tools Menu
• Search Menu
• GPS Menu
• Help Menu

• Open Data File(s) Command
• Open Generic ASCII Text File(s) Command
• Open All Files in a Directory Tree Command
• Open ECW File from the Web Command
• Open Data File at Fixed Screen Location
• Unload All Command
• Create New Map Catalog Command
• Find Data Online Command
• Download Online Imagery/Topo/Terrain Maps
• Load Workspace Command
• Save Workspace Command
• Save Workspace As Command
• Run Script Command
• Capture Screen Contents to Image Command
• Export Global Mapper Package File Command
• Export PDF File Command
• Export Raster and Elevation Data
  • Export Arc ASCII Grid Command
  • Export BIL/BIP/BSQ Command
  • Export BMP Command
  • Export BT (Binary Terrain) Command
  • Export DEM Command
  • Export DTED Command
  • Export DXF 3D Face File Command
  • Export DXF Mesh Command
  • Export DXF Point File Command
  • Export ECW Command
  • Export Erdas Imagine Command
  • Export Float/Grid Command
  • Export Geosoft Grid Command
  • Export GeoTIFF Command
  • Export Global Mapper Grid Command
  • Export Gravsoft Grid Command
  • Export HF2/HFZ Command
  • Export Idrisi Command
  • Export JPG Command
  • Export JPG2000 Command
  • Export KML/KMZ Command
  • Export Lidar LAS Command
  • Export Leveller Heightfield Command
  • Export NITF Command
  • Export Optimi Terrain Command
  • Export PGM Grayscale Grid Command
  • Export PLS-CADD XYZ File Command
  • Export PNG Command
  • Export RockWorks Grid Command
  • Export STL Command
  • Export Surfer Grid (ASCII Format) Command
  • Export Surfer Grid (Binary v6 Format) Command
  • Export Surfer Grid (Binary v7 Format) Command
  • Export Terragen Terrain File Command
  • Export Vertical Mapper (MapInfo) Grid File Command
  • Export Vulcan3D Triangulation File Command
  • Export XYZ Grid Command
  • Export ZMap Plus Grid File Command
• Export Vector Data
  • Export Arc Ungenerate Command
  • Export CDF Command
  • Export CSV Command
  • Export Delft 3D (LDB) Command
  • Export DeLorme Text File Command
  • Export DGN Command
  • Export DLG-O Command
  • Export DXF Command
  • Export DWG Command
  • Export Garmin TRK (PCX5) File Command
  • Export Garmin WPT (PCX5) File Command
  • Export GOG (Generalized Overlay Graphics) Command
  • Export GPX Command
  • Export InRoads ASCII Command
  • Export KML/KMZ Command
  • Export Landmark Graphics Command
  • Export Lidar LAS Command
  • Export Lowrance LCM (MapCreate) File Command
  • Export Lowrance USR Command
  • Export MapGen Command
  • Export MapInfo MIF/MID Command
  • Export MapInfo TAB/MAP Command
  • Export MatLab Command
  • Export Moss Command
  • Export NIMA ASC Command
  • Export OSM (OpenStreetMap.org) XML Command
  • Export Platte River/WhiteStar/Geographix File Command
  • Export PLS-CADD XYZ File Command
  • Export Polish MP (cGPSMapper) File Command
  • Export SEGP1 Command
  • Export Shapefile Command
  • Export Simple ASCII Text File Command
  • Export Surfer BLN Command
  • Export SVG Command
  • Export Tom Tom OV2 File Command
  • Export Tsunami OVR Command
  • Export UKOOA P/190 Command
  • Export WAsP MAP File Command
  • Export ZMap+ XYSegId File Command
• Export Web Formats (Google Maps, VE, WW, etc.)
  • Export Bing Maps (Virtual Earth) Tiles Command
  • Export Google Maps Tiles Command
  • Export KML/KMZ Command
  • Export SVG Command
  • Export VRML Command
  • Export World Wind Tiles Command
  • Export Zoomify Tiles Command
• Batch Convert/Reproject
• Combine Terrain Layers
• Generate Contours Command
• Print Command
• Print Preview Command
• Print Setup Command
• Exit Command

Open Data File(s) Command

The Open Data File(s) command allows the user to open additional data files into the main Global Mapper view. If no other data is already loaded and the user has not explicitly set a projection, the view will adopt the projection and datum of the first data file selected for loading. If other data is already loaded, the selected data files will be displayed in the current projection/datum.

Note: Global Mapper automatically opens files with tar.gz extensions without the use of a decompression tool such as Winzip. This is particularly useful for SDTS transfers, which are typically distributed in a .tar.gz format.

The Open Generic ASCII Text File(s) command allows the user to import data from a wide variety of generic ASCII text formats.

Selecting the Open Generic ASCII Text File command prompts the user to select the file(s) to load and then displays the Generic ASCII Text Import Options dialog (pictured below). This dialog allows the user to specify how the text file(s) are formatted so that they can be imported.

Global Mapper supports coordinates in decimal format as well as degree/minute and degree/minute/second coordinates.

The Import Type section allows the user to specify how they want the data in the file to be treated. The different import types are defined as follows:

• Point Only - All lines from the file which are determined to contain coordinate data will result in a single point feature to be generated.
• Point, Line, and Area Features - Any string of two or more consecutive lines with coordinate data will result in a line or area feature. All isolated coordinate lines will result in a point feature.
• Elevation Grid - All lines from the file which are determined to contain 3D coordinate data will be use generated a triangulated terrain which is then gridded to create a elevation grid. This grid has all the capabilities of an imported DEM, including contour generation, line of sight and view shed analysis, and raster draping. When selecting this option, the Create Elevation Grid dialog will appear after setting up the ASCII file import options to allow setting up the gridding process.

The Coordinate Column Order section allows the user to specify in what order the coordinates are found on coordinate lines in the file. Coordinates can either be x followed by y (i.e. longitude then latitude) or the reverse. Elevation values, if any, are always assumed to come after the x and y values. The Fields to Skip at Start of Line setting controls what field index (column) the coordinates start in. For example, if the x and y coordinates are in the 3rd and 4th columns, set this value to 2 so that the coordinates will be grabbed from the appropriate place.

The Coordinate Delimeter section allows the user to specify what character the coordinates are separated by on coordinate lines. If the Auto-Detect option is selected, Global Mapper will attempt to automatically determine the coordinate delimeter. This option will usually work and should probably be used unless you have trouble.

The Coordinate Line Prefix section allows the user to specify whether coordinates start at the beginning of the line or if coordinate lines start with some other sequence of characters. For example, some formats may start coordinate lines with the sequence "XY,".

The Rows to Skip at Start of File setting controls how many lines to skip at the start of the file before trying to extract data. This is useful if you have some header lines at the start of your file that you want to skip over.

The Feature Classification section allows the user to specify what feature type to assign to area, line, and point features imported from the file.

If the Include attributes from lines with coordinate data option is selected, any text found AFTER the coordinate data on a line from the file will be including as attribute for the feature that coordinate is in. If not selected, only lines from the file that are not determined to contain coordinate data will be used as attributes.

If you are doing a Point Only import and the Column Headers in First Row of File option is checked, values in the first line from the file will be used at the names of attributes for attributes found in coordinate data lines. This is useful for things like CSV files.

If the Treat 3rd coordinate value as elevation option is selected and a numeric value is found immediately following the x and y (or lat and lon) coordinate values, that value will be treated as an elevation. Otherwise, the value will be included as an attribute if the Include attributes from lines with coordinate data option is selected. Typically you want to leave this option checked unless you are importing point data in which the 3rd column is an attribute that occasionally contains all numeric values, such as well names.

If you have line and/or area data that do not have non-coordinate lines separating them but rather are delimited by a change in a particular field/column of data, you can use the Break Line/Area Features on Change in Field option to specify which field (use a 1-based index) to check for breaking the data into separate line/area features.

Pressing the Select Coordinate Offset/Scale button displays a dialog that allows the user to select an offset and scale factor to apply to each coordinate. The offset entered will first be added to each coordinate, and then each coordinate will be multiplied by the scale factor.

When generic ASCII text files are imported, Global Mapper will scan the attributes associated with each feature and look for any attribute names that are known to it. The following is an abbreviated list of attribute names that are currently recognized by Global Mapper when generic ASCII text files are read (see the links below the list for more complete lists):

• NAME or LABEL - the value associated with an attribute of either of these names will be used as the feature name.
• DESC, DESCRIPTION, LAYER, or TYPE - the value associated with an attribute of any of these names will be used as the feature description.
• GM_TYPE - the value associated with an attribute with this name or any of the description names listed above will be used to attempt to assign a classification other than the default for each feature. The value must match one of the classification names in Global Mapper to work. It will also work for user-created custom types.
• ELEVATION, HEIGHT, or DEPTH - the value associated with an attribute of any of these names will be used as the feature's elevation.
• SYMBOL, POINT SYMBOL, or POINT_SYMBOL - the values associated with an attribute of any of these names will be compared against the names of the symbols available in Global Mapper (including any custom symbols). If a match is found, that symbol will be used for the point feature. These attribute names are ignored for line features. You can also specify custom dot and square symbol colors and sizes without having to add your own custom bitmaps for those symbols. Use names of the form DOT_CUSTOM_[SIZE]_[RED]_[GREEN]_[BLUE] and SQUARE_CUSTOM_[SIZE]_[RED]_[GREEN]_[BLUE] where the [SIZE] value is the radius in pixels of the dot or square, and the [RED], [GREEN], and [BLUE] values represent the color to use. For example, to specify a dot symbol of radius 10 pixels with a color or green, you would use a symbol name of DOT_CUSTOM_10_0_255_0.
• COLOR - the COLOR attribute should be formatted as RGB(red,green,blue). In the absence of a specific fill or line color, it will be used.
• LINE COLOR, LINE_COLOR, BORDER COLOR, BORDER_COLOR, PEN COLOR, or PEN_COLOR - the values associated with an attribute of any of these names will be used as the color for the pen used to draw line features. The values must be formatted according to the guidelines layed out for the COLOR attribute in order to be recognized.
• LINE WIDTH, LINE_WIDTH, BORDER WIDTH, BORDER_WIDTH, PEN WIDTH, or PEN_WIDTH - the values associated with an attribute of any of these names will be used as the width for the pen used to draw line features.
• LINE STYLE, LINE_STYLE, BORDER STYLE, BORDER_STYLE, PEN STYLE, or PEN_STYLE - the values associated with an attribute of any of these names will be used as the style for the pen used to draw line features. Valid values are Solid, Dash, Dot, Dash - Dot, Dash - Dot - Dot, and Null. Only the Solid value is valid for lines with a width greater than 1
• LABEL_ON_LINE - if this is set to "YES" or "TRUE", the label (if any) for this line feature should be rendered centered on the line
• CLOSED - if this is set to "YES" or "TRUE", the feature will be treated as a closed area feature if it has at least three vertices.
• ISLAND - if this is set to "YES" or "TRUE", the feature will be treated as an island of the previous closed parent area feature if it has at least three vertices. If there are no previous parent areas, this attribute will be ignored.
• FONT_NAME - specifies the name (e.g. Arial, Times New Roman, etc.) of the font to use when displaying the display label, if any, for this feature.
• FONT_COLOR - specifies the color of the font to use when displaying the display label, if any, for this feature. The values must be formatted according to the guidelines layed out for the COLOR attribute in order to be recognized.
• FONT_ANGLE - specifies the angle in degrees of the font to use when displaying the display label, if any, for this point feature.
• FONT_SIZE - specifies the point size of the font to use when displaying the display label, if any, for this feature.
• FONT_HEIGHT_METERS - specifies the height in meters of the font to use when displaying the display label, if any, for this feature. Using this causes the actual point size of the font to vary as you zoom in and out.
• FONT_CHARSET - specifies the numeric character set of the font to use when displaying the display label, if any, for this feature. These correspond to the Windows character set enumeration.

Click here for more instructions on creating generic ASCII data files with features of various types and click here for more documentation on the supported fields.

The Download Online Imagery/Topo/Terrain Maps command allows the user to download mapping data from numerous built-in and user-supplied sources. This includes premium access to high resolution color imagery for the entire world from DigitalGlobe, worldwide street maps from OpenStreetMap.org, as well as seamless USGS topographic maps and satellite imagery for the entire United States from MSRMaps.com/TerraServer-USA. In addition, access is provided to several built-in WMS (OpenGC Web Map Server) databases to provide easy access to digitial terrain data (NED and SRTM) as well as color satellite imagery (Landsat7) for the entire world. You can also add your own WMS data sources for access to any data published on a WMS server.

This is an extremely powerful feature as it puts many terabytes of usually very expensive data right at your fingertips in Global Mapper for no additional cost (with the exception of access to the un-watermarked DigitalGlobe imagery, which is not free). Note that this feature requires Internet access to work.

When you select the menu command, the Select Online Data Source to Download dialog (pictured below) is displayed. This dialog allows you to select the type, or theme, of data to download, as well as the extents of the data to download. You can either select to download the current screen bounds, an area to download around an address, specify a lat/lon bounds explicitly, or select to download the entire data source.

Once the data to download is defined, Global Mapper will automatically download the most appropriate layer for display as you zoom in and out. This way, you can see an overview of the data when zoomed out, with more detail becoming available when you zoom in. You can also export this data in full resolution to any of the supported raster export formats, such as GeoTIFF, JPG, or ECW. The most appropriate detail level for the export sample spacing will be used to obtain the source data for the export.

Each data source load will appear as a separate layer in the Overlay Control Center. Each entry can have it's display options modified just like any other raster layer to drape it over elevation data, blend it with other layers, etc.

You can use the Add WMS Data Source button to display the Select WMS Data Source to Load dialog (pictured below). This dialog allows you to specify the URL of a WMS data source and select what layer(s) to add as an available data source on the Select Online Data Source to Download dialog. The URL that you should specify is the GetCapabilities URL, such as http://wms.jpl.nasa.gov/wms.cgi for the JPL WMS data server (a great source of data, like Blue Marble imagery). Once you've entered the URL, press the Get List of Available Data Layers button to query the server and populate the data control with the available data layers on that server. Then simply select the data layer and style that you want and press OK to have it added to the available data source list. Once a source is added, you can use the Remove Source button to remove it from the list of available data sources at a later time. If you need to specify additional options for the WMS server, such as forcing a particular image format to be used, add those parameters after the Service Name parameter. For example, to force the use of the JPG format, you might specify a Service Name parameter of 'WMS&format=image/jpeg'.

You can also use the Delete Cached Files button to remove any locally cached files from any particular type of data sources. This is useful if the online data may have changed or if you have downloaded corrupt files somehow.

The Add Sources From File button allows you to add new WMS sources from an external text file. This provides an easy way to share your list of WMS sources with other users. You can simply provide them with your wms_user_sources.txt file from your Application Data folder (see the Help->About dialog for the location of this folder) and they can load that file with this button to add their sources to your source list.

The Open All Files in a Directory Tree command allows the user to open all of the files matching a user-specified filename mask under a user-selected directory. You will first be prompted to select a folder from which to load the files. After selecting the folder, you will be prompted to enter a filename mask for all of the files that you would like to attempt to load. After selecting a filename mask, all files under the selected folder which match the filename mask and are recognized by Global Mapper as a known data type will be loaded.

The filename mask supports the * and ? wildcard characters. The default mask of * will check all files under the selected folder. You can also cause data to only be loaded from selected folders as well. For example, if you had a large collection of folders with data split up into 1x1 degree blocks with the folder names depecting the 1x1 degree block they held, you could use a directory name mask to load only those blocks that you wanted. For example, you might use a mask of N4?W10?\*.tif to load all TIFF files between N40 and N50 and W110 and W100.

You can also specify multiple masks if you need more than one to describe the set of files that you would like to load. Simply separate the masks with a space.

The Open ECW File from the Web command allows the user to open an ER Mapper Compressed Wavelet (ECW) image file directly from an Image Web Server URL. While these files may be terabytes in actual size, only the portion needed for the current display window is downloaded, allowing for the browsing of extremely large data sets.

Selecting the Open ECW File from the Web command displays the Load Image From Web dialog (pictured below). This dialog allows the user to either select a predefined web link for loading or to enter the URL of any available ECW file served by Image Web Server.

The tree on the left of the dialog allows the user to select which data file they wish to load. Global Mapper comes with several dozen useful links already entered into the tree.

To access your own ECW image from the web, press the Add Link... button. This button causes the Add New Web Link dialog (pictured below) to be displayed.

The Group Name drop list allows the user to select which group, if any, to place the new link in. Any of the predefined groups can be selected, or a new group name can be entered. Leaving the group name blank will cause the new link to appear at the root level of the tree.

The Description field is where you enter the human-readable description of the link. This is what will be displayed for the link on the main dialog. Leaving this blank will cause the URL to be displayed instead.

The URL field is the most important piece of this dialog. This is where you specify the address of the ECW file to load. The URL should begin with the prefix ecwp:// with the remainder being a valid path to an ECW file served using ER Mapper's Image Web Server software.

When you've completed entering information about the new web link, press the OK button to complete your entry and have it added to the web link tree in the Load Image From Web dialog.

Pressing the Edit Link... button allows the user to edit the currently selected web link. Note that the built-in web links cannot be edited.

Pressing the Delete Link... button will delete the currently selected web link or group from the web link tree.

If you get an error message indicating that your settings have been updated to support the ECWP protocol whenever you try to load an ECW layer from the web you need to download and install the latest ECW ActiveX plugin from http://demo.ermapper.com/ecwplugins/DownloadIEPlugin.htm.

The Open Data File at Fixed Screen Location command allows the user to open any supported data file format for display at a fixed location on the screen rather than at a fixed location on the earth. This is particularly useful for loading things like bitmaps for legends and logos. The loaded data will be used for screen display, export, and printing operations.

Selecting the Open Data File at Fixed Screen Location command first prompts you to select a file to load, then displays the Fixed Screen Location Setup dialog (pictured below). This dialog allows the user to specify the size and position of the data relative to the screen/export/printout.

Create New Map Catalog Command

The Create New Map Catalog command allows you to create a "map catalog". A "map catalog" is a collection of map files which are grouped together to allow for easy loading, viewing, and export. Layers in a map catalog will be loaded and unloaded as needed for display and export, potentially greatly reducing the load time and memory requirements for working with very large collections of data.

Upon selecting this command and selecting the file to save the map catalog to, the Modify Map Catalog dialog (shown below) will be displayed, allowing you to add files to the catalog, control at what zoom level data layers are loaded for display, and setup how the map bounding boxes are displayed when you are zoomed out too far for the actual map data to display. By default map bounding boxes are displayed using the style set for the Map Catalog Layer Bounds type.

You can obtain metadata and projection information about layers in the map catalog by right-clicking on them in the Map List and selecting the appropriate option.

You can modify map catalogs again after loading them by opening the Overlay Control Center, selecting the map catalog layer, then pressing the Options button.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to create map catalogs.

The Load Workspace command allows the user to load a Global Mapper workspace file (.gsw) previously saved with the Save Workspace command.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to load Global Mapper workspace files.

The Save Workspace command allows the user to save their current set of loaded overlays to a Global Mapper workspace file for later loading with the Load Workspace command.

The Global Mapper workspace maintains the list of all currently loaded overlays as well as some state information about each of those overlays. When the workspace file is loaded, all of the overlays that were loaded at the time the workspace file was saved will be loaded into Global Mapper. This provides a handy way to easily load a group of overlays which you work with often.

The Global Mapper workspace will also contain any changes that you have made to loaded vector features as well as any new vector features that you have created. The user projection and last view on the data will also be maintained.

The Run Script command allows users to run a Global Mapper script file that they have created. This is a powerful option that allows the user to automate a wide variety of tasks. Click here for a guide to the scripting language.

Selecting the Run Script command from the menu displays the Script Processing dialog, shown here.

The Script File pane displays the currently loaded script file. To load a new script file for processing, press the Load Script... button at the bottom left corner of the dialog.

If you would like the script file to make use of data already loaded in the main view and to also affect what is displayed in the main view, check the Run Script in the Context of the Main View option prior to running the script.

To run the loaded script file, press the Run Script button. Any warning, error, or status messages generated while running the script will be output to the Script Results pane.

When you are done processing scripts, press the Cancel button to close the dialog.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to run Global Mapper script files.

Capture Screen Contents to Image Command

The Capture Screen Contents to Image command allows user to save the current contents of the Global Mapper window to a JPEG, PNG, (Geo)TIFF, or Windows Bitmap (BMP) file. In addition, the generated image can be generated in a higher resolution than the screen to provide greater fidelity. Also, a world file for georeferencing in other software packages as well as a projection (PRJ) file describing the native ground reference system of the image can be optionally generated as well.

Unlike the raster export commands described later, the Capture Screen Contents to Image command also saves any vector overlays drawn to the screen.

Selecting the Capture Screen Contents to Image command from the menu displays the Screen Capture Options dialog, shown here.

The Image Format section allows the user to select the format of the image to generate. Different formats have their own unique strenghts and weaknesses which make choosing the best format vary depending on the desired end results. The supported formats are:

• JPEG - JPEG is a lossy format that achieves excellent compression on images with a lot of color variation, such as pictures of real world objects and shaded elevation data.
• PNG (Portable Network Graphic) - PNG is a lossless format that achieves excellent compression on images without a lot of color variation, such as line (vector) drawings and paper map scans such as DRGs. The generated PNG file will be of the 24-bit variety.
• (Geo)TIFF - TIFF is a lossless format that is supported by many GIS packages. Saving the screen to a TIFF with this command generated a 24-bit uncompressed TIFF. In addition, all georeferencing data is stored in a GeoTIFF header attached to the TIFF, making the image completely self-describing.
• Windows Bitmap (BMP) - BMP is a widely support format on Windows platforms. Saving the screen to a BMP results in a 24-bit uncompressed image.

The width and height of the generated image in pixels are specified in the Image Size panel. By default, the size of the Global Mapper view pane are used. Using these values will generate an image that exactly matches what you see. You can change these values to generate a more or less resolute image with the obvious tradeoff of size vs. quality.

Checking the Generate World File option results in a world file being generated in addition to the image. The world file will be generated in the same directory as the image and will have the same primary name as the image. The filename extension will depend on the selected image type (JPEG=.jpgw, PNG=.pngw, TIFF=.tfw,BMP=.bmpw).

Checking the Generate Projection (PRJ) File option results in a projection file being generated describing the ground reference system of the created image. The projection file will be generated in the same directory as the image and will have the same primary name as the image with an extension of .prj.

Checking the Generate Text Metadata File option results in a text file being generated listing the metadata for the captured image.

Pressing the OK button prompts the user to select the name and location of the image to generate and then proceeds to generate the image.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able capture the screen to an image file.

The Export Global Mapper Package File command allows the user to export any or all of the loaded data to a Global Mapper package file. These files are similar to workspace files except that the actual data is stored in the files. Package files provide an easy way to pass around lots of data between Global Mapper users on different computers with a single self-contained file.

When selected, the command displays the Global Mapper Package Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the package export. The dialog consists of a Package Options panel, a Simplification panel, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel.

The Package Options panel consists of options allowing the user to select the projection to save the data in, how to handle dynamically streamed MSRMaps.com/TerraServer-USA data, and other options. These include the Always Maintain Feature Styles option, which specifies that any vector features stored in the package file should explicitly save the styling of that feature, even if they are using the default style for the feature classification. This can make it easier to maintain exact styling when transferring packages between Global Mapper installations.

In the Projection section of the panel, the user can choose to save all loaded data in the currently selected view projection (this is the projection selected on the Projection tab of the Configuration dialog), in latitude/longitude coordinates (the "Geographic" projection) with the WGS84 datum, or to keep each layer in its original native projection.

In the TerraServer Export Options section of the panel, the user can select how displayed layers from the Download TerraServer menu option are exported. The Automatic selection for imagery themes (i.e. DOQs, Urban Area imagery) will save data slightly more detailed than what is displayed on the screen. For the DRG (topographic map) theme, the most detailed zoom range for the current scale of DRG map being displayed (i.e. 24K, 100K, 250K) will be determined and data from that scale will be saved. The other alternatives either save the most detailed scale available, creating potentially very large files, or the scale the most closely matches the current display scale on the screen.

The Combine Compatible Vector Layers into a Single Layer option causes all vector features with the same native projection to be combined into a single layer within the package file rather than maintaining their original layer structure.

The Simplification panel allows the user to set up the threshold at which points that don't contribute much to the shape of the vector line and area features being exported are removed in order to generate features with less vertices. By default, all vertices will be kept, but the user can move the slider to the right to get rid of relatively insignificant vertices and realize significant space spacings at the cost of some fidelity.

The Gridding panel allows the user to split up the data into regularly spaced tiles on export if desired rather than just exporting a single file.

The Export Bounds panel allows the user to select what portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able capture the screen to an image file.

The Export PDF File command allows the user to export any or all of the loaded data to a Geo-enabled PDF file. These are standard PDF files that can be read in Adobe Acrobat Reader. They also will have geopositioning information embedded in them so that mapping applications like Global Mapper can automatically display the data in the PDF at the proper location.

When selected, the command displays the PDF Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the PDF export. The dialog consists of a PDF Options panel, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel.

The PDF Options tab allows the user to setup the PDF-specific export options. The following sections are available:

• Page Setup
• Page Size - The page size setting controls the target paper size for the export
• Orientation - This setting controls whether the target page uses landscape or portrait orientation
• Fill Page - If checked, your specified export bounds will be expanded to fill the entire page if necessary. If you do not check this option, only your exact export bounds will be exported with the rest of the page remaining blank.
• Resolution (DPI) - This setting controls the resolution (dots-per-inch) of your output. Larger values result in more detail being stored in the created PDF file, although the resulting file will also be larger.
• Border Style - Pressing this button brings up a dialog allowing you to setup the style of the border line drawn around your data
• Export to Fixed Scale - If you choose the option to export to a particular scale, the generated PDF file will have the specified scale. The specified export bounds will be adjusted around the selected center point to have the scale specified.
• Margins - This section allows you to setup the size of the white margins around your data
• Header - Allows you to specify a header text to draw in the top margin of the output file.
• Footer - Allows you to specify a footer text to draw in the bottom margin of the output file.
• Layer Naming - This section controls how layers in the created PDF will be named. You can access PDF layers in the Acrobat Reader
  • Use Feature Type/Description as Layer Name - The feature type name/description will be used as the layer name in the PDF file.
  • Use Source File Description as Layer Name - The Control Center layer name for the layer that the feature is in will be used as the PDF layer name.
• Point Symbol Scaling Factor - Specifies the scaling factor to apply when rendering point symbols to the PDF file. For example, use 2.0 to double the size of your point symbols in the final PDF file, or 0.5 to make them half the size.
• Label/Font Scaling Factor - Specifies the size scaling factor to apply when rendering feature labels to the PDF file, allowing you to easily grow or shrink all labels written to the PDF file. For example, use 2.0 to double the size of your labels in the final PDF file, or 0.5 to make them half the size.
• Use JPG Compression for Raster Layers - Specifies that any raster layers exported to the PDF will be compressed in the PDF file using JPG compression. While there may be a slight loss in quality by using this option, the resulting files are typically much smaller and in most cases you cannot notice any loss in quality, so it is recommended to use this option.
• Embed Fonts - Specifies that any fonts used that might not be on every system will be embedded in the PDF file. Using this option will basically guarantee that your text will display the same on any system, but unless you are using an unusual font the increase in PDF file size might not be worth it as most users would have your font anyway.

The Gridding panel allows the user to split up the data into regularly spaced tiles on export if desired rather than just exporting a single file.

The Export Bounds panel allows the user to select what portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able capture the screen to an image file.

When selected, the command displays the Arc ASCII Grid Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units, a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the BIL/BIP/BSQ Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of an Options panel (pictured below), which allows the user to set up type of export to perform, the sample spacing, vertical units, and other applicable options, a Gridding Panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the BMP Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the pixel spacing, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the BT (Binary Terrain) Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing to use, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the DEM Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the quadrangle name, grid spacing and vertical units, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the DTED Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a DTED Options panel which allows the user to set up the DTED level and other options, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

ADVANCED USERS: You can change the accuracy value exported in DTED files by specifying your own string value (up to 4 characters in length) at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Global Mapper\DTEDAccuracy". The collection system value (up to 12 characters in length) can be specified at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Global Mapper\DTEDCollectionSystem".

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the DXF 3D Face Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the DXF Mesh Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the 3D DXF Point Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the ECW Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the pixel spacing and target compression ration, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export. If you would like to generate a lossless JPG2000 format file, simply slide the Target Compression Ratio slider all the way to the right (1:1 target compression ration).

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Erdas Imagine Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the pixel spacing and format, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Float/Grid Point Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Geosoft Grid Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing to use, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the GeoTIFF Export Options dialog (pictured below) which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of a GeoTIFF Options panel, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

The File Type section allows you to choose what type of GeoTIFF file to generate. The various file types are described below:

• 8-bit Palette Image - This option generates a 256-color raster GeoTIFF file with 8-bits per pixel. The Palette options described below will apply in this case. This option will generate a relatively small output file, at the expense of some color fidelity depending on the palette that you choose. The image data will be compressed using the PackBits compression algorithm.
• 24-bit RGB - This option generates a raster GeoTIFF file with 24-bits per pixel. Uncompressed GeoTIFF images generated with this option will be at least 3 times the size of those generated with the 8-bit Palette option, but the colors in the image will exactly match what you see on the screen. You can also maintain the exact colors while achieving some compression using the LZW compression option. Selecting the JPEG compression option generates a raster GeoTIFF file with 24-bits per pixel but with the raster data compressed using the JPG compression algorithm. GeoTIFF images generated with this option will maintain good color fidelity and often be highly compressed, although they will lose some information as compared to the uncompressed 24-bit RGB option. Something else to keep in mind if selecting this option is that many software packages do not yet support GeoTIFF files that use the JPEG-in-TIFF compression option. By default the JPG compression used in the GeoTIFF file uses a quality setting of 75, but you can modify this by creating a new DWORD registry key with the desired value at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Global Mapper\JpegInTiffQuality".
• Multi-band - This option generates a raster GeoTIFF file with 1 or more bands of data at either 8-, 16-, or 32-bits per band of data. This option is very useful when working with multi-spectral imagery with more than 3 bands of data, like RGBI or Landsat imagery, or data sets with more than 8 bits per color channel. If you select this option, after hitting OK to start the dialog additional dialogs will be presented allowing you to further setup the multi-band export by choosing the input sources for each band in the output image.
• Black and White- This option generates a two color GeoTIFF file with 1 bit per pixel. This will generate by far the smallest image, but if you source image had more than two colors the resulting image will be very poor. By default, white will be a value of 0 and black will be a value of 1, but you can reverse this by selecint the Grayscale - Min Is Black palette option.
• Elevation (16-bit integer samples) - This option generates an elevation GeoTIFF using the currently loaded elevation grid data sets. Elevation samples will be stored as signed 16-bit integers. There are only a handful of software packages that can recognize a vertical GeoTIFF properly, so only use this if you know it works.
• Elevation (32-bit floating pointr samples) - This option generates an elevation GeoTIFF using the currently loaded elevation grid data sets. Elevation samples will be stored as 32-bit floating point values. There are only a handful of software packages that can recognize a vertical GeoTIFF properly, so only use this if you know it works.

When generating a 256 color (8-bits per pixel) GeoTIFF, it is necessary to select a palette indicates what 256 colors will be used to describe the image being exported. The following choices of palette are available:

• Image Optimized Palette - The palette generated will be an optimal mix of up to 256 colors that will closely represent the full blend of colors in the source images. This option will generate the best results, but can more than double the export time required if any high color images are present in the export set. If all of the input data is palette-based and the combined palette of those files has 256 colors or less, then the combined files of the input file will just be used with no additional export time being required.
• Grayscale Palette - This palette consists of 256 scales of gray ranging from black to white.
• DRG Optimized Palette - This palette is optimized for the exporting USGS DRG data. The palette consists of only the standard DRG colors.
• DRG/DOQ Optimized Palette - As the name suggests, this palette is optimized for exporting a mixture of USGS DRG data and grayscale satellite photos (i.e. USGS DOQs). The palette consists of the 14 standard DRG colors with the remaining 242 colors being a range of gray values ranging from black to white.
• Halftone Palette - The palette consists of a blend of 256 colors evenly covering the color spectrum. This palette is the best choice when exporting anything but DRGs and grayscale satellite photos.
• Custom Palette from File - This option allows the user to choose a .pal file describing the palette to use for the export. A .pal file should be a text file with one line per color, with the red, green, and blue color components for each color in the palette separated by a comma. You can save a .pal file for an existing palette-based file by opening the Overlay Control Center, selecting the palette-based layer, press Options, then the Transparent Color button, then selecting the option to save a color palette file.
• Grayscale - Min is Black Palette - This palette creates an 8-bit per pixel grayscale image with no color map stored in the image. Black will be stored as zero with varying shades of gray up to white with a value of 255.
• Grayscale - Min is White Palette - This palette creates an 8-bit per pixel grayscale image with no color map stored in the image. White will be stored as zero with varying shades of gray up to black with a value of 255.

The Vertical Units field allows the user to select the vertical units to use when exporting elevation data (i.e. meters or feet). Any input data not in the selected vertical units will be automatically converted on export.

The Resolution section allows the user to selected the grid spacing to use when generating the GeoTIFF. The default value is the average of the grid spacings of all the currently loaded raster and elevation overlays. If the Always Generate Square Pixels option is checked, the smaller of the specified x and y resolutions will be used for both the x and y resolution. Forcing square pixels ensures that the resultant GeoTIFF file will look good even in software that is not able to deal with pixels that aren't square. If you'd like to specify the spacing in units other than those of the currently selected view/export projection, press the Click Here to Calculate Spacing in Other Units button.

If you want to generate a GeoTIFF file corresponding to a particular scale relative to the selected DPI value (see below), you can check the Export at the Fixed Scale option and then specify the scale to use. For example, if you specify a scale value of 25000, each inch in the output (an inch being the number of pixels equal to the specified DPI value) will be approximately equivalent to 25,000 inches on the ground.

The DPI Value to Save in Image option allows you to specify a DPI (dots per inch) value to save in the TIFF header. Some software, in particular graphics editing software, makes use of this value when sizing TIFF files for printout. Specifying the default value of 0 will result in the DPI tag not being saved to the TIFF file at all.

The Compression selection allows you to select what type of compression to use for the selected export file type. The available compression types are as follows:

• No Compression - The exported data is not compressed.
• Packbits - The palette-based image will be compressed using the lossless Packbits algorithm.
• LZW Compression - The data will be compressed using the lossless LZW algorithm. Note that not all applications can load a LZW-compressed GeoTIFF file.
• CCITT/Fax4 - The 1-bit black-and-white image will be compressed using the lossless CCITT/Fax4 algorithm.
• JPEG Compression - The 24-bit color image will be compressed using the lossy JPEG algorithm. Note that not all applications support loading JPEG-in-TIFF encoded files.

If the Make Background (Void) Pixels Transparent option is checked for 8-bit palette, 24-bit RGB, or JPEG-in-TIFF files, an alpha channel will be added to the created GeoTIFF file to indicate which pixels should be treated as transparent. Note that this will create a larger file and not all applications will support TIFF files with alpha channels.

If the ADVANCED: Use Tile Rather than Strip Orientation option is checked, the GeoTIFF file will use a tile-based organization rather than a strip/scanline-based orientation. A tile-based orientation has advantages when zoomed in on a layer for display, but can be slower when zoomed further out. By default a tile size of 128x128 will be used, but you can customize this by creating a DWORD registry key value 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Global Mapper\GeoTIFFExport_TileSize' with the desired tile size (like 256 for example for 256x256 tiles).

If the Save Scale/Elevation Legend/Grid if Displayed option is checked, the distance scale, elevation legend, and coordinate grid will be saved to the GeoTIFF file (except vertical GeoTIFFs) if they are configured to show up in the main display.

If the Save Vector Data if Displayed option is checked, any loaded vector data that is configured to show up in the main display will be saved to the GeoTIFF file (except vertical GeoTIFFs).

If the Generate TFW File option is checked a TIFF world file will be generated with the same name as the GeoTIFF file with a .tfw extension. The TFW file is used by software that is not capable of reading the placement of the GeoTIFF file directly from the GeoTIFF header.

If the Interpolate to Fill Small Gaps in Data option is checked, any small areas with missing data will be filled in by interpolating the surrounding valid data. This is useful for filling small gaps between adjacent tiles or small holes in elevation data.

If the Generate PRJ File option is checked a describing the projection of the coordinates in the file will automatically be created

When selected, the command displays the Global Mapper Grid Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When you select the command, the Google Maps Export Options dialog (pictured below) appears allowing you to setup the export. This dialog allows you to specify the display name of the map set in your web browser, the zoom level setup, the Google Maps API key to use, the format of the imagery, and some additional options. There is also an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Users without a permanent registration key that export Google Maps tiles will get a large diagonal DEMO symbol across the image. Registered users will not see that symbol on their output.

When selected, the command displays the Gravsoft Grid Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

The Export HF2/HFZ command allows the user to export any loaded raster, vector,and elevation grid data sets to an HF2/HFZ format file.

When selected, the command displays the HF2/HFZ Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the pixel spacing and format, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

The Export Idrisi command allows the user to export any loaded raster, vector,and elevation grid data sets to an Idrisi file.

When selected, the command displays the Idrisi Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the pixel spacing and format, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the JPG Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the pixel spacing, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the JPG2000 Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the pixel spacing and target compression ration, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export. If you would like to generate a lossless JPG2000 format file, simply slide the Target Compression Ratio slider all the way to the right (1:1 target compression ration).

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

The Export KML/KMZ command allows the user to export any loaded raster, vector, and elevation grid data sets to a KML/KMZ format file for display in Google Earth. If you are wanting to export a vector KML/KMZ file from loaded vector data, use the File->Export Vector Data->Export KML/KMZ menu command instead.

When selected, the command displays the KML/KMZ Export Options dialog (pictured below) which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a KML/KMZ Options panel, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

The KML/KMZ Options panel allows the user to set up the target image format for storage and the sample spacing, as well as other options such as whether to store all of the resulting files in a KMZ file (recommended) and whether or not to render and save loaded vector data. There is also an option to automatically grid the data on export (this creates what is known as a SuperOverlay). Enabling this option allows very large quantities of data to be efficiently viewed using Google Earth. When using this option you can also control the tile size to use when creating the super overlays. For very large exports the larger sizes (1024x1024 or 2048x2048) are recommended.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Leveller Heightfield Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Lidar LAS Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the NITF Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the pixel spacing, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

The Export Optimi Terrain File command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to an Optimi Terrain format grid file. These terrain files can be used with applications from Optimi.

When selected, the command displays the Optimi Terrain Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

The Export PGM File command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to a PGM grayscale grid file. These grid files can be used with any software application that supports PGM files.

When selected, the command displays the PGM Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

The Export PLS-CADD XYZ File command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data sets to a PLS-CADD XYZ format grid file. These grid files can be used with the PLS-CADD software application.

When selected, the command displays the PLS-CADD XYZ Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the PNG Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of an Options panel (pictured below), which allows the user to select whether to export an 8-bit palette-based PNG or a 24-bit RGB PNG file, as well as other applicable options, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the RockWorks Grid Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the STL Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Surfer Grid Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Surfer Grid Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Surfer Grid Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Terragen Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Vertical Mapper Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Vulcan3D Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

The Export VRML command allows the user to export any loaded elevation grid data and raster data sets to a VRML file for display in a VRML viewer, such as the Cortona VRML Client.

When selected, the command displays the VRML World File Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing, vertical exaggeration, and compression options, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When you select the command, the Bing Maps Export Options dialog (pictured below) appears allowing you to setup the export. This dialog allows you to specify the display name of the map set in your web browser, the zoom level setup, the format of the imagery, and some additional options. There is also an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Users without a permanent registration key that export Virtual Earth tiles will get a large diagonal DEMO symbol across the image. Registered users will not see that symbol on their output.

The Export World Wind Tiles command allows the user to export any loaded data to JPG or PNG files tiled in the configuration required by NASA's World Wind application. This command will create both the image tiles and the XML file required for World Wind to use the data. You should place the generated .xml file in the Config\Earth folder under your World Wind installation folder in order for it to be picked up by World Wind.

When you select the command, the World Wind Export Options dialog (pictured below) appears allowing you to setup the export. This dialog allows you to specify the display name of the map set in World Wind, the base directory to which the directory tree of map tiles will be exported, the zoom level setup, the format of the imagery, and some additional options. There is also an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Users without a permanent registration key that export World Wind tiles will get a large diagonal DEMO symbol across the image. Registered users will not see that symbol on their output.

The Export Zoomify Tiles command allows the user to export any loaded data to JPG files tiled in the configuration required by the Zoomify viewer. This command will create both the image tiles and the XML file required for Zoomify to use the data. You will also need the Zoomify plugin to allow viewing the data. Global Mapper is not allowed to distribute that, so you will have to obtain it from Zoomify yourself.

When you select the command, the Zoomify Export Options dialog (pictured below) appears allowing you to setup the export. This dialog allows you to specify the sample spacing and some additional options. There is also an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

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When selected, the command displays the XYZ Grid Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Zmap Plus Grid Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a General options panel which allows the user to set up the grid spacing and vertical units and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Arc Ungenerate Export Options dialog which consists of an Export Bounds panel that allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the CDF Export Options dialog (pictured below) which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of a CDF Options panel which allows the user to set up the attribute code to assign to features and the text size in the export file, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

If the Use Default Attribute for All Features option is checked, the attribute selected in the Default Attribute Code panel will be used for all features. Otherwise, the selected attribute will only be used for those features whose Global Mapper classification could not be automatically mapped to one of the CDF attributes.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the CSV Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of an Options panel which allows the user to set up whether or not to include an elevation attribute for each point as well as whether to include the name of each column in the file as the first row in the file. There is also an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded point data they wish to export.

ADVANCED USERS - In Global Mapper v11.02 and later you can customize the number of decimal digits written out for the X and Y coordinates for a CSV export through the use of a DWORD registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Global Mapper\ASCIIExportCoordPrecision'. For example, set this value to 6 to get 6 decimal digits for each X, Y, and Z coordinate.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Delft3D Export Options dialog which consists of an Export Bounds panel that allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the DeLorme Text Polygon Export Options dialog which consists of an Export Bounds panel that allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the DGN Export Options dialog (pictured below) which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of a DGN Options panel, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

The Text Size section allows the user to control how large display label text will be in the created file. The Unit Resolution value is used to specify the resolution unit saved in the DGN file. If the Generate PRJ File option is checked, a .prj projection file describing the projection of the coordinates in the file will automatically be created. If the Generate 3D DGN File if 3D Features Present option is checked, the entire DGN file will be marked as 3D and any features that have a elevation data associated with them will be stored as 3D features. If the Generate Tags for Feature Attributes option is checked, any attributes associated with exported features will be saved as tags in the resulting file. Note that this can significantly slow down your export in some cases. If the Set Global Origin to the Lower Left of Design Plane Rather than the Center of the Design Plane option is set, the global origin is set to the minimum valid negative values rather than at (0,0) as is standard. If the Replace Dark Line Colors with White option is set, any lines that are near black in color will be replaced with a white line automatically. This is useful for getting dark colored lines to show up when the exported DGN file is viewed in an application that uses a black background.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the DLG-O Export Options dialog (pictured below) which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of a DLG-O Options panel which allows the user to set up the banner name, DCU (digital cartographic unit or quad name), and category name, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export. If possible, the fields on the DLG-O Options panel are automatically filled in with the best guesses available based on the currently loaded data. The user is free to change the values to fit their needs.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the DXF Export Options dialog (pictured below) which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of a DXF Options panel, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

The Display Labels section allows you to control if you want feature display labels included in the DXF files and, if so, whether you want them represented as TEXT entities in their own layer (called FEATURE_LABEL) or as DXF attributes. The default is to have them included as attributes associated with each feature. As some software packages cannot handle attributes in DXF files, you may have to switch to a different option (with the associated loss of information) to get your exported DXF files to work with some software packages. If you would like line features to have rotated labels running along the line associated with them, you have to use the option to Include Display Labels as Separate Text Layer.

The Layer Names section allows you to control how the layer names used in the exported DXF file are generated. You can choose to use the feature description, feature display label, or feature source filename as the layer name in the exported file. If you choose to use the display label as the layer name, any features that do not have a display label will use the feature description as the layer name in the exported file.

If selected, the Generate Projection (PRJ) File option causes a projection file describing the ground reference system of the DXF file to be generated in addition to the DXF file itself. The PRJ file will have the same name as the DXF file with the .prj extension.

If selected, the Create 3D Features Using Loaded Elevation Data option will cause any underlying elevation data (like DEMs) to be used to retrieve elevation values for 2D features being exported and generate new 3D features in the exported DXF file. The units used by the elevation values are determined by the Elevation Display/Export Units setting on the Vertical Options tab of the Configuration dialog.

If selected, the Generate ECEF Coordinates option will cause the exported DXF file to use Earth-Centered Earth-Fixed (ECEF) XYZ coordinate values rather than XY values in the current export projection.

If selected, the Generate Zero-Width Lines option causes and line features created in the DXF file to be marked as having zero width. Use this option if you intend to use the resulting DXF file with a product such as MicroStation which has problems with lines of non-zero thickness.

Note that if you export features of the TIN Face Area area type they will be exported as 3D Face features in the generated DXF file rather than 3D polylines, allowing you to easily get a usable TIN surface for use in other applications, like 3DS Max.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the DWG Export Options dialog (pictured below) which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of a DWG Options panel, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

The DWG Version section allows you to select which DWG version to create.

The Display Labels section allows you to control if you want feature display labels included in the DWG files and, if so, whether you want them represented as TEXT entities in their own layer (called FEATURE_LABEL) or as DWG attributes. The default is to have them included as attributes associated with each feature. As some software packages cannot handle attributes in DWG files, you may have to switch to a different option (with the associated loss of information) to get your exported DWG files to work with some software packages. If you would like line features to have rotated labels running along the line associated with them, you have to use the option to Include Display Labels as Separate Text Layer.

The Layer Names section allows you to control how the layer names used in the exported DWG file are generated. You can choose to use the feature description, feature display label, or feature source filename as the layer name in the exported file. If you choose to use the display label as the layer name, any features that do not have a display label will use the feature description as the layer name in the exported file.

If selected, the Generate Projection (PRJ) File option causes a projection file describing the ground reference system of the DWG file to be generated in addition to the DWG file itself. The PRJ file will have the same name as the DWG file with the .prj extension.

If selected, the Create 3D Features Using Loaded Elevation Data option will cause any underlying elevation data (like DEMs) to be used to retrieve elevation values for 2D features being exported and generate new 3D features in the exported DWG file. The units used by the elevation values are determined by the Elevation Display/Export Units setting on the Vertical Options tab of the Configuration dialog.

If selected, the Generate ECEF Coordinates option will cause the exported DWG file to use Earth-Centered Earth-Fixed (ECEF) XYZ coordinate values rather than XY values in the current export projection.

If selected, the Generate Zero-Width Lines option causes and line features created in the DWG file to be marked as having zero width. Use this option if you intend to use the resulting DWG file with a product such as MicroStation which has problems with lines of non-zero thickness.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Garmin TRK Format Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Garmin WPT Format Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the GOG Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the GPX Export Options dialog which consists of an Export Bounds panel that allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export. If you want to fill in the <cmt> field of a feature during a GPX export, simply add a COMMENT attribute to the feature with the desired comment.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the InRoads ASCII Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

The Export KML/KMZ command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to a KML/KMZ format file for use with Google Earth.

When selected, the command displays the KML/KMZ Export Options dialog (pictured below) which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of a KML/KMZ Options panel, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

The 3D Line Export, 3D Area Export, and 3D Point Export sections allow the user to control whether or not area, line, and point features with elevation values associated with them are drawn at the terrain surface or at the elevation values associated with the feature. You can specify whether the elevation values are relative to ground level or sea level if drawing the features above the terrain. If area features are drawn above the terrain, the Extrude Areas option allows you to control whether or not they will also be extruded, which means they will extend back to the terrain surface, making them look like solid 3D features. If this option is not checked, the areas will just be drawn in space as a surface and not a 3D closed object. If the Fake 2D Area Heights to Maintain Area Draw Order option is checked, exported 2D area features will be assigned fake elevation values in order to attempt to get them to layer properly when displayed in Google Earth. This is only necessary if you have overlapping areas that do not display in the correct order without this option checked. If point features are drawn above the terrain, the Extrude Points option allows you to control whether or not a thin line is drawn from the terrain surface at the location of the point to the floating symbol above the terrain surface. Enabling this option makes it easier to locate exactly where a point lies relative to the surface.

The Filled Area Translucency section allows the user to control the degree to which filled polygons are see-through in the created file.

The Feature Descriptions section allows you to setup what is contained in the description for each feature in the generated file. You can choose to include only the feature description and links to any files associated with a feature, you can choose to add attributes to this, or you can choose to provide your own HTML text to use for the feature description. If you use the HTML text option, you can embed the values of attributes from the feature in the text by enclosing the attribute name in percent signs, like %ATTR_NAME%. In addition to the name of attributes, you can also specify <Feature Name>, <Feature Desc>, or <Feature Type> as the attribute name to get the feature display label, description, or type name embedded in the result. If you need to embed an actual percent sign in your result, simply use two percent signs consecutively as an escape sequence.

The following additional options are also available:

• Character Encoding - this option controls the character encoding value encoded in the header of the KML file. You will typically just keep the default of iso-8859-1, but if your loaded data includes text encoded with a different character set, like UTF-8, you can select that or even type in your own encoding if something else fits your data best.
• Create Compressed KMZ File - if this option is checked, a compressed KMZ file will automatically be created. This will result in much smaller files and is highly recommended unless you plan on manually editing the export result yourself in a text editor.
• Hide Point Features by Default When Loading File - if this option is checked, all of the point features exported to the file will be hidden by default in Google Earth so as not to clutter up the display with a bunch of point icons.
• Use Displayed Point Symbols Rather than Push-Pins for Points - if this option is checked, each point feature will be rendered with the same symbol displayed in Global Mapper rather than using the default push-pin symbol from Google Earth. This will result in a separate PNG file for each symbol used in the output file being included with the output data to provide the symbols.
• Display Area and Line Labels - if this option is checked, each exported line or area feature with a display label will also be marked with a clickable placemark displaying the label for that area or line feature. This is the only way to get line or area features to display labels in Google Earth.
• Highlight Areas in Google Earth when the Cursor Goes Over Them - if this option is checked, area features will highlight when you move your cursor over them in Google Earth. In addition, if you checked the option to display area and line labels, the area label will be hidden until you mouse over the area, at which time the label will popup.
• Generate Index KML File - if this option is checked, an additional index KML file will be generated which indexes all tiles exported by the export command. This is very useful for dealing with very large data sets as it will automatically load and unload individual KML tiles as needed for display in Google Earth, much as a map catalog does in Global Mapper. With this option you can load massive data sets into Google Earth and they will still display quickly. The drawing style of the index tiles is controlled by the selected drawing style for the Coverage/Quad area type on the Area Styles tab of the Configuration dialog.

For advanced users, you can also customize what is displayed in the balloon text that appears in Google Earth when you click on a point. You are able to customize the <Balloon Style> tag to use text with the string value stored in the registry at 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Global Mapper\KmlExport_BalloonStyle'. If that value is empty the default setting from Google Earth will be used.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Landmark Graphics Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Lidar LAS Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Lowrance LCM Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Lowrance USR Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the MapGen Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the MapInfo Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the MapInfo Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the MatLab Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Moss Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the NIMA ASC Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

The Export OSM (OpenStreetMap.org) XML command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to an OSM XML format file that can be used to provide new data to the OpenStreetMap.org web site.

When selected, the command displays the OSM XML Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Platte River Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

The township, range, section, and meridian values saved for each area feature exported are derived either from the attribute values for the area feature or the display label for "Survey Section" area types. The following attribute values names are recognized for each field:

• Township Attributes - TOWNSHIP or TWP
• Township Direction Attributes - TDIR (must have value of N or S)
• Range Attributes - RANGE or RNG
• Range Direction Attributes - RDIR (must have value of E or W)
• Section Attributes - SECTION, SECT, or SEC
• Meridian Attributes - MERIDIAN or MER

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

The Export PLS-CADD XYZ File command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to a PLS-CADD XYZ format file. These files can be used with the PLS-CADD software application.

When selected, the command displays the PLS-CADD XYZ Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

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The Export Polish MP command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to Polish MP format files. The Polish MP format is the input format used by the cGPSMapper application which creates custom maps for Garmin GPS units.

When selected, the command displays the Polish MP Export Options dialog (pictured below) which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of a Map Options panel, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

The Map Name and Copyright fields allow to specify the name to use for the final map when created as well as the copyright text to associate with the map.

The Map Detail section allows you to control at what zoom levels the final map will be viewable at. More detail results in a map that better represents the shape of the source data but that requires zooming further in to see the map, while less detail will result in a rougher map that shows up sooner. You should tailer this to the approximate scale of your source data, will the lowest detail setting approximating source vector data of around 1:250K scale and the highest detail setting representing 1:24K or better scale data.

Most built-in types already have a default zoom scale at which they will show up in built MP maps (this will translate to a Levels= value for the feature in the exported MP file based on the levels in the MP file header). For custom types and for types that you want to change the default zoom scale for, you can add a MP_BIT_LEVEL attribute to the feature itself or to the default attribute list for a feature type. The value of this attribute should specify the minimum MP zoom bit level that a feature should appear at. For example, if you use the maximum Map Detail setting with no template file, you will get a map with populated zoom levels at 24, 22, and 20 bits. If you wanted a feature to show up in just the lower 2 zoom levels of that map (the 24 and 22 bit resolution layers), you could add a MP_BIT_LEVEL attribute with a value of 22 to your feature or the default attribute list for that type, then that feature would get a Levels=2 value written to the exported MP file. If your map had less detail (say zoom levels of 21, 19, and 17 bits), the same feature would only show up in the most detailed 21 bit layer as features are always present in at least one layer of the map. If you want a feature to always show up at all zoom levels in your map regardless of what zoom levels are present, just add a MP_BIT_LEVEL attribute with a value of 1.

The Template File sections allows you to select a file to use as a template for the new MP file. The new file with use all of the settings from the selected template file except for the map ID (unless you check the Keep Image ID from Template MP File option) and, if you provide a map name, the map name. This includes the Dictionary setting and all levels settings. This provides a way for advanced users to set up one MP file exactly how they want and then export new maps with the same settings. You can also check the Copy Entire Contents of Template File option to have everything from the template file copied to the new file verbatim, including any feature data in the template file.

If selected, the Create as Marine Map option specifies that the created MP file will be marked as a marine map and marine features will be used if appropriate. Note that the Marine version of cGPSMapper is required to create marine maps.

The Make All Point Features Searchable controls whether or not all point features in the final map created from the MP file should be searchable on the GPS device. If the Create Transparent Map option is selected the map will be marked as transparent and any data under the map will show through.

When Global Mapper exports loaded vector data to a MP file, it will automatically attempt to determine the best type to save in the MP file based on the classification of the feature in Global Mapper. If no type mapping is known, the name of the assigned Global Mapper classification will be used for the 'Type' value in the MP file. If you updated your RgnTypes.txt file in your cGPSMapper folder with the type names and the appropriate type number, you can make this work as well. You can also manually specify the type number to use for a feature by adding an attribute named MP_TYPE with the type value to use as the attribute value. If the value that you provide is for a marine type you should also provide an attribute with a name of MARINE and a value of Y. You can also override the default type mapping for built-in types by adding a default attribute list for the type on the * Styles tab of the Configuration dialog. Just add a MP_TYPE attribute to the default attribute list for a type to manually specify what type to use in exported MP files for a given Global Mapper type.

Global Mapper will automatically convert exported data to the appropriate projection and datum for export so that the Polish MP file will be correctly positioned. By default this will be lat/lon degrees with the WGS84 datum, although if you use a template file that specified a different recognized datum, Global Mapper will instead convert to that datum automatically. In any case, Global Mapper will always automatically do the right thing.

Advanced Users: If you aren't use a template to configure your export, you can customize the values used for several settings in the header for adding registry keys. The following values are supported:

• TreSize - Add a DWORD registry value using 'regedit' at 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Global Mapper\MPExport_TreSize' with your desired value.
• RgnLimit - Add a DWORD registry value using 'regedit' at 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Global Mapper\MPExport_RgnLimit' with your desired value.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the SEGP1 Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Shapefile Export Options dialog (pictured below) which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of a File Selection panel, a Gridding panel, and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

The Export Areas, Export Lines, and Export Points options enable area, line, and point export respectively. Pressing the Select... button next to each of those options allows you to select the name of the SHP file to generate. In addition to the SHP file containing the actual geometry of the features, an shape index file (SHX) and attribute database file (DBF) will be created as well with the same name as the SHP file.

In general, Global Mapper will automatically determine an appropriate field type and length for any attributes exported to the DBF file created along with a Shapefile based on the values of the attribute data being exported. However, if your input data includes Shapefiles or DBF files, the original field type and length for an attribute will be used unless the attribute values being exported make that impossible.

The Split Export Based On option allows you to split up your export into separate files based on the feature type/classification or the feature description. If you choose the Split on Feature Type option, you will get the export split based on the feature classification, except in the case of the unknown types, in which case the feature description will be used automatically. The type/description of the features stored in each file will be appended on to the end of the selected filenames.

If selected, the Generate Projection (PRJ) File option causes a projection file describing the ground reference system of the shapefile to be generated for each shapefile created. The PRJ files will have the same name as the SHP file with the .prj extension.

If selected, the Generate 3D Features Using Loaded Elevation Data option specifies that 3D objects should be created in the shapefile. The elevation stored for each vertex/point will be the first of the following which is available:

• The elevation associated with the vertex/point in question.
• The elevation associated with the entire feature being exported. For example, the elevation of a contour line.
• The first elevation obtained by searching the loaded elevation grid layers at the position of the vertex/point.
• A value of 0.0 will be used if no elevation could be obtained via any of the prior methods.

If selected, the Add Feature Type (LAYER) Attribute to DBF option specifies that the type description for each exported feature will be added as a LAYER attribute to the DBF file generated with the SHP file.

If selected, the Generate Multi-Patch Features for Areas option specifies that multi-patch features should be generated for area exports rather than normal polygon records. This is useful for exporting 3D models, such as those you would load from Google SketchUp SKP files.

WARNING: The Shapefile format uses a DBF file for attribute storage, which means that any attribute names are limited to 10 characters. Any attribute names longer than that will be truncated with a number potentially added on to maintain uniqueness among multiple long attribute names.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the ASCII Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of an Options panel (pictured below) and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

The Options panel allows the user to specify what character to user to separate the x, y, and z coordinates of each vertex. In addition, the user can specify that they wish to separate each vector feature with a blank line or some other custom separator text. The Coordinate Order section allows the user to control the order in which the X (easting/longitude) and Y (northing/latitude) coordinates are exported. The export of elevation data is controlled with the Export Elevations option. The Include Feature Attributes Before Coordinate Data and Include Drawing Style Attributes Before Coordinate Data options respectively control whether or not feature attributes or feature drawing style information is saved to the file on the lines preceding the coordinate data for a feature.

If elevations are being exported, Global Mapper first looks for an elevation associated with the vertex being exported. If no elevation is associated with the vertex, Global Mapper then checks all loaded elevation grid data in reverse order of display to see if any of them have an elevation at the vertex location. If so, that elevation is used.

ADVANCED USERS - In Global Mapper v11.02 and later you can customize the number of decimal digits written out for the X and Y coordinates for a Simple ASCII Text export through the use of a DWORD registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Global Mapper\ASCIIExportCoordPrecision'. For example, set this value to 6 to get 6 decimal digits for each X, Y, and Z coordinate.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

The Export Surfer BLN command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to a Surfer BLN format file used by Golden Software's Surfer package to specify breaklines.

When selected, the command displays the Surfer BLN Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the SVG Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Tom Tom OV2 Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the Tsunami OVR Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

When selected, the command displays the UKOOA Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export. The dialog consists of a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded vector data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

The Export WAsP MAP File command allows the user to export loaded line and area features to a WAsP MAP format file for use with the WAsP (Wind Analysis and Application Program) application (http://www.wasp.dk/.

Only those line features with an elevation and/or valid roughness attributes will be exported. Only those area features with valid roughness attributes will be exported. Valid roughness attributes consist of a ROUGH_L and a ROUGH_R attribute containing numeric values for the left and right roughness for the feature. If neither of those attributes exist but a RV attribute is available, that value will be used for both the left and right roughness for that feature.

When selected, the command displays the WAsP MAP Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

The Export ZMap+ XYSegId File command allows the user to export loaded line and area features to a ZMap+ text format file for use with applications like Landmark Graphics..

When selected, the command displays the ZMap+ XYSegId Export Options dialog which allows the user to setup the export. The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded data they wish to export.

This format costs of one line per each input coordinate, with the X coordinate followed by the Y coordinate (optionally with a Z if available), followed by the feature index in the file. The following is short sample of an output file with a couple of features:

    924800.1       10593255.0     1.
    919970.1       10590840.0     1.
    915623.0       10586976.0     1.
    914174.0       10579248.0     1.
    919487.0       10573451.0     1.
    927215.1       10569587.0     1.
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Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to export data to any format.

Batch Convert/Reproject

The Batch Convert/Reproject command allows the user to easily convert multiple files in one format to another format.

When the command is selected, the user is first prompted to select the file type to convert from using the dialog pictured below. Once an input file type is selected, another dialog with a list of all compatible export file types is displayed, allowing the user to select what type of file to convert the input files to. Finally, after the input and output file types are selected, the Batch Convert dialog (pictured below) is displayed, allowing the user to set up the batch conversion.

The Source Files section displays the list of source files currently selected to be converted. Pressing the Add Files... button allows the user to select additional files for conversion. Pressing the Add Directory... allows the user to easily add an entire directory's worth of source files to the to-be-converted list. All directories under the added one can be recursively searched if so desired by answering Yes to the dialog that pops up immediately after selecting the directory. Pressing the Add Loaded Files button causes all files loaded into the main Global Mapper view that match that batch convert input type to be added to the list of files to be converted. Pressing the Add Onscreen Files button causes all files loaded into the main Global Mapper view that are currently at least partially onscreen and that match the batch convert input type to be added to the list of files to be converted.

The Directory section allows the user to choose where they would like the newly created output files to be created. The Use same directory as file being converted option causes the output file created off of each source file to be created in the same directory as the source file. The Specify output directory option allows the user to choose a specific directory to output all of the newly created output files to.

The File Names section allows the user to choose whether the newly created output files should have the same file name as the source file they were created from (Use Source File Name option) or whether the more readable quadrangle name (if available) should be used as the file name for the newly created output file (Use Quad Name option). If the Use Source File Name option is selected, you can also specify an additional text string to append to each new filename to identify it.

The Projection section allows the user to choose whether or not each newly created output file should either use the same projection as the file that it was created from (Use Source File Projection option) or if each file should use a projection specified by pressing the Projection button. If the user selects to specify an output projection and they select a zoned projection like UTM or Gauss Krueger, they will have the option on the projection selection dialog to have the best zone for the center of the output map automatically used if they select the Automatically Select Best Zone option in the Zone box on the projection selection dialog.

The Setup Gridding (i.e. Tiling) button displays a dialog allowing the user to specify if and how to break up each file being converted into multiple new files. This option is only available when converting to a raster or gridded elevation format.

The Setup Sample Spacing button displays a dialog allowing the user to choose to either keep the sample spacing of source raster and elevation files when converting the selected or to specify a new sample spacing to resample all of the selected input files at when performing the conversion. This option is only available when converting to a raster or gridded elevation format.

The Horz Datum selection allows the user to choose the horizontal datum that each newly created output file should use. By default, each output file will use the same horizontal datum as the source file that it was created off of. Alternately, the user can specify to have all output files created in NAD27, NAD83, WGS72, or WGS84 with the appropriate offset being applied automatically.

The Vertical Units selection is present only for some conversions and controls the output elevation units.

The Palette selection is present only for some conversions and controls the palette, if any, used in the output files. The palette values are defined as follows:

• Image Optimized Palette - The palette generated will be an optimal mix of up to 256 colors that will closely represent the full blend of colors in the source images. This option will generate the best results, but can more than double the export time required if any high color images are present in the export set. If all of the input data is palette-based and the combined palette of those files has 256 colors or less, then the combined files of the input file will just be used with no additional export time being required.
• Grayscale Palette - This palette consists of 256 scales of gray ranging from black to white.
• DRG Optimized Palette - This palette is optimized for the exporting USGS DRG data. The palette consists of only the standard DRG colors.
• DRG/DOQ Optimized Palette - As the name suggests, this palette is optimized for exporting a mixture of USGS DRG data and grayscale satellite photos (i.e. USGS DOQs). The palette consists of the 14 standard DRG colors with the remaining 242 colors being a range of gray values ranging from black to white.
• Halftone Palette - The palette consists of a blend of 256 colors evenly covering the color spectrum. This palette is the best choice when exporting anything but DRGs and grayscale satellite photos.
• Custom Palette from File - This option allows the user to choose a .pal file describing the palette to use for the export. A .pal file should be a text file with one line per color, with the red, green, and blue color components for each color in the palette separated by a comma. You can save a .pal file for an existing palette-based file by opening the Overlay Control Center, selecting the palette-based layer, press Options, then the Transparent Color button, then selecting the option to save a color palette file.
• 24-bit RGB - Create a full 24-bit color image with no palette. This will create the best resulting image but will also take the most space.
• Keep Same as Source File - The new file will use the same color encoding as the source file, either palette-based, 24-bit RGB, multi-band, or grayscale.
• Multi-Band Image - The new file will use be a multi-band image using the same number of bands as the input file. You will be able to choose either 8-bits or 16-bits per band.

The additional list of options varies depending on the particular conversion being performed. The meaning of those options is defined below:

• Add Watermark Image - when this option is checked, you will be prompted to select an image to use as a watermark for your raster format export. You will also be allows to select display options for your watermark image, such as transparency, to provide the desired effect. The selected watermark image will be stretched to cover the entire output image for each converted file.
• Adjust Image Contrast - causes the contrast of any input file to be automatically adjusted prior to being exported. This is useful for improving the display of some types of imagery.
• Clamp Export to Lat/Lon Boundary - causes the export bounds of each image being converted to be clamped to the nearest 3.75' lat/lon boundary. This can be useful in limited cases, such as when reprojecting to geographic/arc degrees and the source images had a tiny collar to make the image square in the native projection.
• Convert to Grayscale - causes the exported imagery to be generated in only shades of gray.
• Crop to Selected Areas - this option specifies that each exported file will be cropped to any area features selected with the Feature Info or Digitizer Tools. If this option is selected, no output file will be generated for any input file that does not intersect any of the selected crop areas.
• Export Areas, Export Lines, and Export Points - these options respectively control whether area, line, and/or point shapefiles are generated from the source vector data files. At least one of these options must be selected.
• Fill Small Gaps in Data - this option specifies whether or not small gaps in the elevation or raster file being exported will be filled by interpolating between nearby known values.
• Force Square Pixels in Output - causes the newly created files to have square pixels in whatever projection they are created in. This allows the files to be used with the widest variety of other software packages, many of which do not correctly handle non-square pixels.
• Generate Projection (PRJ) File - causes a projection file describing the ground reference system of the output file to be generated for each output file in addition to the output file itself. The PRJ file will have the same name as the output file with the .prj extension.
• Generate World File - causes a world file describing the location of the output file to be generated for each output file. The world file will have the same name as the output file with the appropriate world file extension for the output type (i.e. TFW for GeoTIFF, JGW for JPEG, etc.).
• Include Display Labels as Attributes - causes DXF attributes containing the name of the vector object to be associated with DXF POLYLINE entities. As some software packages cannot handle attributes in DXF files, you may have to turn this option off (with the associated loss of information) to get your exported DXF files to work with some packages.
• Include Feature Attributes in DBF - causes the attributes other than layer and elevation of each feature (if any) to be stored in the DBF file associated with the generated Shapefile. In addition, selecting this option will cause the DLG-3 attribute codes matching each feature to be stored in the DBF file.
• Include Feature Names in DBF - causes the name of each feature (if any) to be stored as a NAME attribute in the DBF file associated with the generated Shapefile.
• Make Single Color Transparent - allows the user to select a single color to treat as transparent in the source data files.
• Minimize Window During Conversion - this option causes the main map window to immediately be minimized when the batch conversion operation begins and stay that way until the operation completes.
• Never Anti-Alias Pixels (Interpolate) - this option disables anti-aliasing (interpolation) even for those layers to which it would normally be applied by default (like gridded elevation layers) or imagery being reprojected or resampled.
• Never Automatically Adjust Contrast - this option disables automatic contrast adjustment even for those layers to which it would normally be applied by default (like 16-bit per color channel images).
• Only Generate Metadata Files - causes only metadata files like world files, PRJ files, and TAB files to be generated. This is a very handy way to create metadata files for a large collection of files like GeoTIFF files in order to use the data in software that doesn't recognize embedded positioning information.
• Remove Collar From Image - causes the collar of DRG-style images to be automatically removed from each image that is converted if collar bounds can be automatically determined. Note that some collar may remain in order to make the end result rectangular if the destination projection in not geographic lat/lon. If you check this option and the file being converted is also loaded in the main map view and has some custom collar cropping applied, those collar cropping options will be used rather than the automatic DRG-style collar setting.
• Skip Existing Output Files - this option causes any conversion operations for which the default output filename already exists to be skipped. This is useful when resuming batch conversion operations that failed or were cancelled.
• Use Big Endian For Elevations - causes stored elevations to use the big-endian (Motorola) byte order rather than the default little-endian (Intel) byte order.
• Use Lossless Compression - this option causes the lossless compression method to be used when generating Global Mapper Grid files. If it is not checked, some minor loss of data in areas of high terrain relief will be allowed in order to achieve a higher compression ratio.
• Use Other Source Files As Filler - causes all selected source files to be loaded and made available during export to fill holes in the main file being converted. This is useful when you have a collection of files that are being reprojected and you do not want to have a sliver around the edge of each new file filled with the background color when the source data does not make a perfect rectangle. You can even mark some files to only be used as filler by right clicking on them in the Files list and selecting the appropriate option in the popup menu.

You can also right click on the list of files to convert and choose to save that list of files to a text file. This can be a convenient way to start a Global Mapper script to do other processing on the files. Other right-click options include the ability to remove all archive files, like .zip and .tar.gz from the list and to fill the source files list with files listed in a text file.

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to perform batch conversions.

Combine Terrain Layers Command

The Combine Terrain Layers command allows the user to generate a new gridded elevation (or other gridded value) layer by combining and/or comparing the elevation values from two other loaded terrain layers.

When selected, the command displays the Combine Terrain Options dialog which allows the user to set up generation of the new terrain layer. Once completed the new terrain layer is added to the Overlay Control Center and displayed.

The Combine Terrain Layers Options panel (displayed above) allows the user to select the name to assign to the newly generated layer, select the layers to combine to make the new layer, select the operation to perform when combining the new layer, and select the vertical units and sample spacing of the new layer. The available operations are described below:

• Addition - values from each layer are added to each other
• Subtraction (Difference) - Signed - value in new layer is assigned to the difference between the value in the first layer and the value in the second layer
• Subtraction (Difference) - Unsigned - value in new layer is assigned to the magnitude (absolute value) of the difference between the value in the first layer and the value in the second layer
• Average Elevation - value in new layer is assigned to the average of the value in the first layer and the value in the second layer
• Minimum Elevation - value in new layer is assigned to the smaller of the value in the first layer and the value in the second layer
• Maximum Elevation - value in new layer is assigned to the larger of the value in the first layer and the value in the second layer
• Filter (Keep First Value if Second Valid) - value in the new layer is assigned to the value in the first layer only if the value in the second layer is vaild. Otherwise the value in the new layer is marked as invalid (void). This is useful for applying a mask to a terrain layer.
• Filter (Keep First Value if Greater Than Second) - value in the new layer is assigned to the value in the first layer only if the first layer value is greater than the second layer value. If either value is invalid or the first value is less than the second value, the value in the new layer is marked as invalid (void).
• Filter (Keep First Value if Less Than Second) - value in the new layer is assigned to the value in the first layer only if the first layer value is less than the second layer value. If either value is invalid or the first value is less than the second value, the value in the new layer is marked as invalid (void).

Note: Only registered users of Global Mapper are able to combine terrain layers.

Generate Contours Command

The Generate Contours command allows the user to generate equally spaced contour lines from any loaded elevation grid data.

When selected, the command displays the Contour Generation Options dialog (pictured below) which allows the user to set up the contour generation process.

The Contour Options panel (displayed above) allows the user to set the contour interval and units as well as the grid spacing to use when generating the contours. In addition, options are available to generate isoheight area features in addition to contour lines as well as spot elevations at the highest and lowest points in the area over which the contours are generated. The smoothing option controls whether or not extra vertices are added along generated line and area features to improve their appearance. If you need to generate a huge amount of contour lines over a large area, the option to export the contours directly to a package file can be used in addition to the Gridding tab options to export those contours directly to package files to get around memory limitations. Note that the contour lines will be generated so that the higher elevations are to the left of the contour line.

The Simplification panel (displayed below) allows the user to set up the threshold at which points that don't contribute much to the shape of the generated contour are removed in order to generate lines with less vertices. The Gridding panel allows you to break up your contour generation into smaller pieces which can sometimes help reduce memory requirements when generating a very large amount of contour lines. The Export Bounds panel allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded elevation grid data they wish to consider when generating the contours.

Print Command

The Print command allows the user to print the contents of the current view window. When selected the Print dialog (picture below) is displayed, which allows the user to set up the print process.

The Header field allows the user to specify text to be displayed above the printed map image. This text will be printed centered above the map image on the printout.

The Footer field allows the user to specify text to be displayed below the printed map image. This text will be printed centered below the map image on the printout. The footer text will default to the text displayed on the status bar for the active tool, such as the measurement information for the current measurement in the Measure Tool.

Selecting the Print in Black and White option causes the printout to be generated in black and white, rather than full color even when printing to a color printer. The generated image will be a 256-level grayscale image.

Selecting the Use White Background Color option causes any background areas being printed to be filled with white so as not to use any printer ink. Uncheck this option is you want the currently configured background color to be maintained on the printout.

The Extra Margin Around Printout setting allows you to specify an extra margin to draw around the output. This is useful when printing to things like a PDF file that do not have any natural margins like a printer does.

The Print To Scale option allows you to specify that you want the printed result to match a certain scale, like 1:1000. This means that one inch on the printed paper will correspond to 1000 inches in the real world. If you choose to print to a certain scale, the printout will be centered on the center of your current screen view, but the appropriate amount of information will be rendered to achieve the requested scale.

The Print To File section allows you to specify that the printout be directed to an image file rather than to the printer. This can be handy if you either want to save the results of the printout to email to someone or post on a web site, or you are having trouble printing and would like to print out the data generated by Global Mapper using another application.

The Print Bounds panel allows the user to select exactly what area to print (the default is the current screen contents). This panel behaves just like the Export Bounds panel found on most export dialogs.

• Toolbars - Shows or hides the toolbar(s)
• Status Bar - Shows or hides the status bar
• Background - Allows user to change the background color
• Center on Location - Allows user to recenter the view on a location
• Properties - Displays Dialog with Properties of Current Map View
• Full View - Zooms such that all loaded data is visible
• Zoom In - Zooms in on loaded data by a factor of 2
• Zoom In Micro - Zooms in on loaded data by a small amount
• Zoom Out - Zooms out on loaded data by a factor of 2
• Zoom Out Micro - Zooms out on loaded data by a small amount
• Zoom To Scale - Zooms the current view to a given scale
• Zoom To Spacing (Pixel Size) - Zooms the current view to a given pixel size
• Save Current View - Saves the current view for later restoration
• Restore Last Saved View - Restores the last saved view
• Restore Last Drawn View - Restores the last drawn view
• Name and Save Current View - Names and saves the current view
• Restore Named View - Restores a previously saved named view

Toolbars

Use this command to display and hide the Toolbars, which includes buttons for some of the most common commands in Global Mapper. A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Toolbar is displayed

Status Bar

The status bar is displayed at the bottom of the Global Mapper window. To display or hide the status bar, use the Status Bar command in the View menu.

The left area of the status bar describes actions of menu items and toolbar icons. The left area of the status bar will also show color or elevation of the current pixel if it's over a raster image, or the description of the closest vector overlay component. If the nearest line feature to the cursor contains recognized addressing information, the address nearest the cursor will be displayed.

The right areas of the status bar indicate the current view scale and the current mouse position in both the global ground reference system and in the Position Display Format currently selected from the Configuration dialog.

The Properties command displays a dialog listing properties about the current view window.

• Search By Name
• Search By Attributes, Name, and Description
• Search and Replace
• Find Address
• Find Features with Duplicate Attribute Values

Search By Name

The Search By Name command allows for searching for features in all loaded vector data by name. When selected, the Find By Name dialog is displayed.

The Find By Name dialog displays a list of all of the vector features (areas,lines, and/or points) whose label starts with the search string specified in the Search String field. This field can contain the ? and * wildcard characters. In addition, one can control which vector object types (area,line, and/or point) to include in the search. Double-clicking on an item in the list will recenter the view on that object and show a bullseye on it (hold down the ALT key when double-clicking to not show the bullseye).

The Edit Selected button displays a dialog allowing the user to modify the name, feature type, and drawing style of any features selected.

The Delete Selected button will mark all selected features as deleted.

This dialog is particulary handy with the GNIS (Geographic Names) database which is freely available for download.

Search By Attributes, Name, and Description

The Search By Attributes, Name, and Description command allows for searching for features in all loaded vector data by attribute value, name, and description/type. When selected, the Search Vector Data dialog is displayed.

The Search Vector Data dialog displays a list of all of the vector features (areas, lines, and/or points) which match the specified Search Criteria. The Search Criteria can be applied to any attribute value of the loaded features, the display label field, or the description/type field. Comparisons to the Compare Value can be done either textually or numerically. For text equal and not-equal searches, the Compare Value field can contain the ? and * wildcard characters.

In addition, one can control which vector object types (area, line, and/or point) to include in the search.

Once you have your Search Criteria set how you want for the search, press the New Search button to actually perform the search and display the matching results in the results list. The results will be sorted in ascending order by the names of the features by default, but you can click on any column header to sort the results by the values in that column. Clicking the same column header again will reverse the order of the sort. You can also press the Search in Existing Results button to apply the new search criteria to the existing results. Using this you can create complicated searches based on multiple criteria.

Double-clicking on an item in the list will recenter the view on that object.

The Edit Selected button displays a dialog allowing the user to modify the name, feature type, and drawing style of any features selected.

The Delete Selected button will mark all selected features as deleted.

If you right click on the results list, additonal options will appear, such as the option to select all of the results in the list. If multiple line features are selected in the results list, when you right click there will be an option to combine those line features into new line features if the selected lines connect at their endpoints. Options for copying the selected features to the clipboard and selecting the selected search results with the Digitizer Tool for further editing will also appear if any results are selected.

ADVANCED USERS: You can change the default search string from '*' to whatever you want by creating a new registry string value with the desired default search string at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Global Mapper\DefaultVectorSearchStr".

Search and Replace

The Search and Replace command allows for searching for a particular text string in the attributes and name of loaded features and replacing that with some other text string. When you select the command, the Search and Replace dialog (pictured below) is displayed, allowing you to setup the search-and-replace operation.

When searching, you can either enter a Search Text value of the string to match on, or you can enter an asterisk (*) to match any non-empty value. In the Replace Text box you have more options. You can specify a simple text string to replace the Search Text with, or you can use a single wildcard to prepend or append text. For example, to prepend the text 'Sample' in front of your search string, enter a replace string of 'Sample*'. To append the text to your search string, use '*Sample'.

Find Address

The Find Address command displays the Search for an Address in the US dialog (pictured below) which allows searching for an address, city, or zip code in the United States.

If an address is found that matches the requested location, a results dialog (see sample below) is displayed with the matching location information, as well as button to allow creating a new point feature at the address location, re-centering the map view on the address, and copying the address information to the Windows clipboard for easy pasting into another application.

The dialog also includes a Geocode Addresses from File button that allows you to geocode a bunch of addresses at once. The text file that you select to convert can either contain a list of files with addresses in the single line form accepted when searching on a single address, or it can be a comma or tab-delimited file with named columns, like Address, City, State, and Zip (see the example file contents below). Note that you are limited to about 5,000 address searches within a single 24 hour period.

Sequence,Name,Address,City,State,ZIP,Phone
1,McPeak Betty,,North Pole,AK,99705,907-488-4879
2,McPeak P,,Anchorage,AK,99501,907-770-2957
3,McPeak Roger,,North Pole,AK,99705,907-488-8823
4,McPeak Allan,1011 McCay Ave,Mobile,AL,36609,251-633-0931
5,McPeak Bill,395 Dupree Dr,Huntsville,AL,35806,256-837-2657
6,McPeak Carol,5923 Lumsden Battery Cir,Mobile,AL,36619,251-661-0989
7,McPeak Dwight,5548 Heath Row Dr,Birmingham,AL,35242,205-991-8862
8,McPeak Faye,146 Larkin St,New Market,AL,35761,256-379-5416
9,McPeak Faye,395 Dupree Dr,Huntsville,AL,35806,256-837-2657

When batch geo-coding, you can choose to either geocode US addresses against an online database, or to geocode to loaded road data instead. If you choose to geocode against loaded road data, you must already have road data loaded with a known address format, like Tiger/Line data in the US, or data with supported attribute names for addressing information, like R_FROM_ADR, L_TO_ADR, R_FROM_CITY, L_TO_CITY, etc., so that the data can be geocoded.

Once you complete a batch geocode operation, the results are displayed in a list in a dialog (see sample below). The Batch Geocode Results dialog contains buttons allowing you to create new point features from the matched address results or to export the results to a new file.

Find Features with Duplicate Attribute Values

The Find Features with Duplicate Attribute Values command allows you to search loaded vector features to find those that have duplicate values for a selected attribute value. You can then view the results and manually edit them, or choose to automatically assign unique numeric values for the selected attribute so that duplicates no longer exist.

When you select the menu item you are first prompted to select which attribute (including feature name) to search for duplicates on, then the search proceeds and any duplicate values are display in the Duplicate Search Results dialog (picture below). This dialog allow you to view the features with duplicate results and to edit those features or automatically assign new unique values. You can also press the Delete Duplicates button to mark the duplicate features as deleted. When doing this you will have the option to mark all duplicates (except for the first one) as deleted, or to just delete the duplicate features that also have duplicate coordinates (this is what you'll most often want to do).

• Online Help Command
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• User's Group Command
• Register Global Mapper Command
• Check for Updates Command
• About Global Mapper Command