Course Description

THE RATIONALE

MapInfo Professional is desktop Geographic Information System (GIS) software used for mapping and location analysis.

This course studies and reveals relationships, patterns, and trends of data through the ability to visualize, analyze, edit, interpret, understand and present output.

THE COURSE OBJECTIVES:

By the end of this training, participants will be able to learn:

• Basic understanding of the theory of databases, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in general, and of MapInfo in particular.
• GIS functions, applications and components
• Database organization
• Creation of new tables work with raster layers
• Importing external databases and join tables
• Management of attributes and perform SQL selections
• Management of raster and vector layers
• Advanced skills in creating vectoral data

THE COURSE OUTLINE

The course will cover the following:

MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION AND PRESENTATION OF MAPINFO SOFTWARE

• What is GIS?
• The vector objects definition (point, polyline, and polygon)
• Vector Data
• Projection
• Layers
• Main Toolbar
• Clone/Previous/Change Views
• Layer control
• Browser & Map Windows
• Browsers
• Selecting & Selection Tools

MODULE 2: GETTING STARTED WITH MAPINFO

• Open / Save / Close a MapInfo document (.wor)
• Create a new workspace and open a MapInfo table
• Navigate in the different windows, menus and tools
• Navigate in the map and attribute windows
• Display coordinates
• Measure a distance
• Interaction between geometry and attribute data set
• Create a new MapInfo table from a selection

MODULE 3: STANDARD MANIPULATIONS, WORKING WITH RASTER LAYERS, IMPORTING EXTERNAL DATABASES AND ATTRIBUTES MANAGEMENT

• Standard manipulations
• The layers and legends control
• The layer DRAW
• Labels (display objects’ attributes data on the map)
• Create a legend
• Thematic analysis (simple functions)
• Working with raster layers
• Raster management within MapInfo
• Logical raster layers
• Importing external databases and table joining
• Analysis and modification of the structure of a table by adding new fields
• Import of Microsoft Excel data (.xls)
• Join between 2 tables (2 methods)
• SQL Queries and selection in MapInfo
• Thematic analysis, advanced setup, advanced labels / export

MODULE 4: ADVANCED RASTER AND VECTOR DATA MANAGEMENT

• Digitizing
• Microsoft BING Maps and OpenStreetMap
• Geo referencing raster imagery
• Redistricting (depending on time)
• Advanced SQL queries and selections
• Advanced SQL language

MODULE 5: ADVANCED CREATION OF VECTORIAL DATA (MAPCAD)

• Verification of data
• CAD databases
• Import and structure AUTOCAD datasets (DXF / DWG)
• External database
• External relational external database (Microsoft Access, PostGIS)
• Mapping RDBMS tables

Course Requirements:

To gain the most from this course, participants should be familiar with desktop computers and have a good knowledge of Windows. They should be at ease with such tasks as moving & re­sizing of windows, switching between applications and loading applications. They should appreciate that files or programs of similar types can be stored together under an appropriate directory structure. Ideally participants will be able to create directories and locate files using Explorer.

TARGET AUDIENCE

First time Users , Officers in IT Departments, Middle-level and Senior Managers & Secretaries

Delivery Method: Combines lectures, discussions, practical activities, case studies, scenario based group exercises and illustrations.

Venue:

Fee:

Duration: 1 week

Course Date: Aug 28th -Sept 1st 2023