CE 353 Lab Week 5: MapInfo GIS Tutorial

Initial Instructions

  1. Get a new partner (i.e., one that you haven't had before).
  2. Work in teams of 2.
  3. Submit only one set of files for the entire team.

Tasks

  1. With "MY COMPUTER", create a new folder under C:\user called lab5 (C:\user\lab5)
  2. Copy the files from the NTAPPS drive, folder mapinfo\data to the user\lab5 folder (this will create a user\lab5\data folder and it's subdirectories)
  3. Follow the instructions in the MapInfo tutorial. Important! When the manual specifies the mapinfo\data directory, use the working folder user\lab5\data.
  4. Complete all lessons except 3,9, and 10 (this will probably take 2 hours beyond class time). When you come back to work on the lab, you will need to repeat the steps above.
  5. Important! Not in tutorial documentation! At the end of each lesson, save a workspacefile to the C:\user\lab5 directory. Name the file with both student id#s and the lesson number in the format of "##_##les?.wor", where ## is student ID numbers and ? is the lesson number.
  6. When you are done submit the files to Dr. Souleyrette via FTP using the submittal directions.
  7. Grade: Grade will be determined by the accuracy of the files you submit.

Troubleshooting Notes:
 
 

Previous students have found errors in the tutorial. Their comments are included below. If not already there, please make NEAT notes on the following pages of your tutorials for the benefit of future class use. Thanks!
 
 
Page
Number
 Comment
11
2
 each city is actually represented by a square, not a circle
12
4
 change statecap to city_125
14
2
 select the "statecap" layer versus the "state" layer
17
1
 the Browse Table Dialog Box does not appear (handwritten instructions). Instead the Select Base Table Dialog Box displays (typed instructions).
33
3
 From the Columns drop-down list, we need to choose Med_Inc_80, not MED_HH_INC)
35, 36, 38, 40, 46, 77
 You may incur an error while trying to create thematic maps (e.g., file #1019 not opened, etc.). Just keep hitting cancel. You won't get a legend, but otherwise things should work.
36
3
 Using Dot Density refers to the Legend Window. To get the Legend Window to show, add the command choose Options>Show Legend Window.
38
 The directions instruct to highlight by DotDensity, where it should be, I believe, highlight by graduated by Pop_1990.
39
2
 single versus a double click on ranges is all that is necessary
39
4
 choose order_amt versus odr_amt
44
2
 pasting the map to word created a blank frame
59
1
 saving the traced border from the Cosmetic Layer to a new table, the dialog box had the option of Choose Map> Save Cosmetic Objects, NOT Choose Map>Save Cosmetic Layer.
64
5
 select three versus two [or both] customers
72
1
 there was no supporting documentation that the after moving or manipulating the map, table > raster > select control points must be selected again to continue image registration
73
11
 refers to the third versus the second point
83
2
 choose file > open versus 1 Path Salester
92
2
 under Buffering and the boundary Select tool asks to choose Selection. However, the correct item to choose is Query 1.