Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional - Manual (Page 516)

Definition Term
A type of computerized picture consisting of row
after row of tiny dots (pixels). Raster images are raster image
sometimes known as bitmaps. Aerial photographs
and satellite imagery are common types of raster
data found in GIS. A computer image can be
represented in raster format or in vector format.
See
scanning and vector image .
All the information about one object in a database
or table. A record in a table corresponds to a row
in a Browser. record
The Rectangle button allows you to access the
Rectangle tool. Use the Rectangle tool to draw
rectangles and squares. Rectangle button
The process of assigning map objects to groups.
As you assign map objects, MapInfo Professional redistricting
automatically calculates totals for each group and
displays the totals in a special Districts Browser.
This process is sometimes known as
load-balancing.
A matrix of letters and numbers that assist users
in some style dialog boxes that identify specific line
styles, colors, and patterns. reference grids
An enclosed area defined by one or more polygons.
If a region contains one or more lakes or islands, region, region object
each lake or island is a separate polygon. A region
is an object created with the Polygon tool.
Use the Region Style button to access the Region
Style dialog box. The Region Style dialog box Region Style button
allows you to specify the color, pattern, and
borderline style of closed objects. You can also
change the color and pattern of objects you are
currently editing.
Usually the first stage of the digitizing process or
when opening a raster image for the first time in registration
MapInfo Professional. Before you can digitize a
paper map or work with a raster image, you must
point to several control points across the map, and
enter their coordinates (for example, longitude,
latitude). After you have registered the map,
MapInfo Professional can associate a longitude,
latitude position with any point on the map surface;
this allows MapInfo Professional to perform area
and distance calculations, and overlay multiple map
layers in a single map. CAD systems as well as
GIS systems utilize this process. See
control
points .
The Reshape button toggles you in and out of
Reshape mode. Use reshape to edit regions, Reshape button
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