Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional - Manual (Page 424)

Adding a Layer to your Map from a Map Tile Server
With a single click, you can add a Microsoft Bing layer to your map. You do not need to open the table
prior to adding it to the map. If the current window is a map, MapInfo Professional adds the Bing layer
to it. If the current window is not a map or there are no windows open, then MapInfo Professional creates
a new map with the Bing layer.
To open and add a Bing Aerial, Bing Hybrid, or Bing Roads layer to a map, select File > Tile Server
Maps and then select one of the following:
• Add Bing Aerial to Map
• Add Bing Hybrid to Map
• Add Bing Roads to Map
Or select one of the following on the Standard toolbar:
Bing Arial , Bing Hybrid , or Bing Roads
The menu and toolbar items are always enabled except when the TAB file is missing, then the menu
and toolbar item is disabled. MapInfo Professional checks for the presence of the TAB files only once,
during program startup.
The map refreshes and displays the tile server layer as a base image (the bottom layer of the map).
For more information, see Setting Timeout Values for the Bing Service in the Help System.
Map Tile Server Table Names and Location
There are three tables for Bing Aerial, Bing Hybrid, and Bing Roads installed in to a subdirectory called
TileServer where MapInfo Professional is located. The files are:
BingRoads.tab BingHybrid.tab BingAerial.tab
BingRoads.xml BingHybrid.xml BingAerial.xml
The following files are provided to connect to an OSM-based tile server:
OSMRoads.tab
OSMRoads.xml
The following files for connecting to the Cyber Japan tile server. They contain data in the area of Japan,
but not other parts of the world.
Aerial imagery for Japan at levels 15-17. CyberJapanAerial.tab
CyberJapanAerial.xml
Road-like data for Japan at levels 5-18. CyberJapanStandard.tab
CyberJapanStandard.xml
Performing Distance Calculations on Maps from a Map Tile Server
Bing Maps uses a slight variation of the Mercator projection. This is a conformal projection that is ideal
for navigation, because shapes, directions, and angles on a map are constant. However, distance and
scale distortion increases further away from the Equator. As a result, North-South lengths stretch in
Northern Latitudes, such as in Finland, and in Southern Latitudes, such as in New Zealand. This is also
why some areas, such as Greenland and Antarctica, appear huge on the map.
If you are experiencing inaccurate distance or line length calculations, because you are working in a
location that is closer to the North or South pole and further away from the Equator, then use a spherical
distance calculation.
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Enhancing Map Data using a Mapping Tile Server