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Basic Steps for Working with Data, Working with Spatial Data

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Basic Steps for Working with Data In order to gather or create data, and then add it to map layers, you need to follow these basic steps: 1 Determine the coordinate precision and coordinate system to use. For more information, see "Designing the Map" on page 118. 2 Create spatial data sources and add them to layers. See the next section, "Working with Spatial Data," and see "Specifying Data Source Properties for Layers" on page 160. 3 Create attribute data and link it to spatial data. For more information, see "Working with Attribute Data" on page 97. 4 Create raster images and add them to layers. For more information, see "Working with Raster Images" on page 101. 5 Create symbols and add them to layers. For more information, see "Working with Symbols" on page 109. 6 Create Zoom Goto categories. For more information, see "Setting Zoom Goto Data" on page 100. 7 Create reports and add them to the map. For more information, see "Working with Reports" on page 149. This chapter is designed to give you an understanding of the different types of data you can use with Autodesk MapGuide, and how you create or procure the data. For information about using the data in map layers, see Chapter 9, "Working with Map Layers." Working with Spatial Data Coordinates that represent the geographic features on a map are called spatial data. When you create a layer in a map, you specify which file contains the spatial data to display on that layer. Spatial data can be in a variety of formats. SDF is the native Autodesk MapGuide format. However, Autodesk MapGuide can read spatial data from other formats as well (such as Oracle® Spatial) if you have a data provider installed for that specific format. For more information, see "Working with Other Types of Spatial Data" on page 112. If you are creating a point or text layer, you can specify an OLE DB data source, such as a table that contains coordinates and text. For more information, see "Working with Attribute Data" on page 97. 94 | Chapter 5 Working with Data in Autodesk MapGuide

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Chapter 5
Working with Data in Autodesk MapGuide
Basic Steps for Working with Data
In order to gather or create data, and then add it to map layers, you need to
follow these basic steps:
1
Determine the coordinate precision and coordinate system to use. For
more information, see
“
Designing the Map
”
on page 118.
2
Create spatial data sources and add them to layers. See the next section,
“
Working with Spatial Data,
”
and see
“
Specifying Data Source Properties
for Layers
”
on page 160.
3
Create attribute data and link it to spatial data. For more information, see
“
Working with Attribute Data
”
on page 97.
4
Create raster images and add them to layers. For more information, see
“
Working with Raster Images
”
on page 101.
5
Create symbols and add them to layers. For more information, see
“
Work-
ing with Symbols
”
on page 109.
6
Create Zoom Goto categories. For more information, see
“
Setting Zoom
Goto Data
”
on page 100.
7
Create reports and add them to the map. For more information, see
“
Working with Reports
”
on page 149.
This chapter is designed to give you an understanding of the different types
of data you can use with Autodesk MapGuide, and how you create or procure
the data. For information about using the data in map layers, see Chapter 9,
“
Working with Map Layers.
”
Working with Spatial Data
Coordinates that represent the geographic features on a map are called
spatial
data
. When you create a layer in a map, you specify which file contains the
spatial data to display on that layer.
Spatial data can be in a variety of formats. SDF is the native Autodesk
MapGuide format. However, Autodesk MapGuide can read spatial data from
other formats as well (such as Oracle
®
Spatial) if you have a data provider
installed for that specific format. For more information, see
“
Working with
Other Types of Spatial Data
”
on page 112. If you are creating a point or text
layer, you can specify an OLE DB data source, such as a table that contains
coordinates and text. For more information, see
“
Working with Attribute
Data
”
on page 97.