MapInfo Pro

In MapInfo Pro Advanced, could we have the ability to edit individual cell values in a raster grid, please? Previously you could use Discover 32-bit to do this task.

Hi John,

In the next release MapInfo Pro 17.0 , Merge operation could be used in edit mode. Currently, its possible through the SDK by opening the raster in edit cell mode.

Regards,

Shweta

Really need it as ?a core function...

Thanks for submitting this request, you are not alone in asking for cell editing functionality.

There are four ways you can go about editing a raster in Pro version 17.

1. Edit meta-data (like band names). You do this via the Raster Info tab. Meta-data that is editable will have an edit button shown next to it.
2. Edit existing raster cell values to validate or invalidate them or to change their value. We have no UI component that allows you to do this although it is possible if you write your own code using the raster SDK.
3. Add new raster cells. An MRR does not have a fixed extent and new data can be added to it. This can be done via the Merge operation which has an efficient option to merge a small raster into a large raster.
4. Extend the structure of a raster (like adding a new field). We allow this via the Combine operation.

The existing Cell Value UI tool seems like a suitable place to add cell value editing. It shows you a spreadsheet of the surrounding cells and you can click on the raster to move the position. Perhaps we can allow users to simply edit values in that spreadsheet.

Sam, I am puzzled - you say there are 4 ways to edit a raster in v17 and then say that you cannot edit a cell value?? I do agree that the Cell Value UI would be the best place to facilitate the editing of cell values though.

Can you give us an example of a user case for this, John?

Do you just want to update one cell, a number of neighboring cells, multiple cells all over the area covered by the raster?

The initial requirement is for individual cell values but neighbouring and multiple cells would be handy. If there was a large amount of editing, then the option should be to merge a whole new file/survey in with the existing - and this functionality is already there.

I have added this to our database of feature requests as MIRAST-15713