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Any plans to reinstate MapShop-like functionality

  • 1.  Any plans to reinstate MapShop-like functionality

    Posted 12-13-2018 21:16
    Hi,

    I may have posted something like this previously but I noticed a previous discussion Here in regards to Map series printing which reminded me of a recent Idea's posting I've been involved with Here about previous MapShop functionality and why we need it.

    Just thought it might be useful to discuss community thoughts on this and find out whether there is any possible plans to work on putting something like this back into MapInfo Pro?


  • 2.  RE: Any plans to reinstate MapShop-like functionality

    Posted 12-16-2018 17:44
    I would like to support this suggestion, I have several clients who still run VERY old version of MapInfo simply so they can use MapShop.

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    Duri Bradshaw
    Spatial IT Consultant
    Insight GIS
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  • 3.  RE: Any plans to reinstate MapShop-like functionality

    Employee
    Posted 12-17-2018 17:31

    I appreciate your posts on the MapShop functionality.  Although there are users who need this capability, there has not been a strong expression of interest from the MapInfo Pro user community.  We are looking into the work required to create an updated add-in and will try to find a partner to sponsor this effort.  I have created a reminder to myself to post a follow-up in a month to report on our progress.  

    Regards,

    Jim Stone



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    Jim Stone
    Pitney Bowes
    Product Manager, MapInfo Pro
    Reading, MA
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  • 4.  RE: Any plans to reinstate MapShop-like functionality

    Posted 01-15-2019 22:03
    Hi Jim,

    Thank you for looking into this. I can definitely appreciate your feedback in regards to the lack of interest of the larger MapInfo user community however like you said there are still users that 'need' this capability and i would go as far as to say that MapInfo users in Australian Local Governments would benefit greatly if this is developed.
    Coincidentally and as an example i am currently staring down the barrel of creating and maintaining 131 maps/layouts for a local planning scheme which could be reduced to approximately 18 maps if Map series creation/printing was implemented similar to that of ArcGIS Pro or QGIS.

    I very much look forward to your findings and progress on this.
    Cheers
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  • 5.  RE: Any plans to reinstate MapShop-like functionality

    Employee
    Posted 01-16-2019 03:31
    Hi Joel

    Did you have a look at the tool mentioned in the discussion link, you provided originally?
    This one: SiteMapper x64

    I spent some time on some issues​ in the tool with @Steven Graham and @Kalu Ribush, who wrote the tool. Not sure if we get all the issues fixed. If not, we might have to get tech support involved to have a look at the final issues.​​

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    Peter Horsbøll Møller
    Pitney Bowes
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  • 6.  RE: Any plans to reinstate MapShop-like functionality

    Posted 01-16-2019 17:46
    Edited by Joel Cranston 01-16-2019 17:46
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    Hi Peter,

    Thank you for the reply, i have attached an example of the layout i will be trying to use, essentially i will have to build the template first and hopefully be able to use smart text to make sure scales and other names based on maps etc. will be correct for every output from sitemapper. Will site mapper respect these smart text fields for each layout? Is there anything you can see on the template that i may have issues with?

    Cheers

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    Joel Cranston
    Senior GIS Officer
    Lockyer Valley Regional Council
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  • 7.  RE: Any plans to reinstate MapShop-like functionality

    Employee
    Posted 01-17-2019 02:41
    Hi Joel

    SmartText will be supported so you can use that for dynamic text such as the scale of the map. SiteMapper can also put a value from your table onto the layout.

    I do however expect some issues around the Inset Map you have. SiteMapper doesn't support this. And I also foresee some issues if you were to use the Overview tool to handle this. SiteMapper will clone your layout and so the Overmap tool will loose "contact" to the Inset Map.

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    Peter Horsbøll Møller
    Pitney Bowes
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  • 8.  RE: Any plans to reinstate MapShop-like functionality

    Posted 01-17-2019 17:11
    Hi @Joel Cranston,
    Depending on how you have created the scale bar, this may not be replicated. If it is a scalebar created with the Layout Scalebar Tool, then this does not get cloned in MapInfo. The Clone Layout function in MapInfo will not clone the Layout Scalebar. I have tried raising this with PB as a bug, but they have dismissed this as "working as intended". ​​If you add a dynamic scalebar to the Map Window then this will get cloned. Alternatively, if all your maps are going to be the same scale, then you can create a scalebar in the Layout window manually (using the drawing tools) then this will get cloned.
    Regards

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    Kalu Ribush
    Senior Mapping Specialist
    Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR)
    Melbourne NT
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  • 9.  RE: Any plans to reinstate MapShop-like functionality

    Employee
    Posted 01-18-2019 02:24
    Hi Kalu

    Have you considered not cloning the layout for every new map but just updating it with the information for the next record?

    I assume that would require that you make small changes such as zoom to the record in the map, update the title and filename placeholders. With the new layout, the frames have ID so you could remember the IDs that you need to change.

    Just throwing some ideas out there :-)

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    Peter Horsbøll Møller
    Pitney Bowes
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  • 10.  RE: Any plans to reinstate MapShop-like functionality

    Posted 01-17-2019 17:00
    Hi Joel, Peter and Steve,
    The Site Mapper tool should​​​ work in most instances. There's an issue with it not replicating automatic labels in the cloned maps. I've raised this with software support. At first they had trouble replicating the issue, but after recently remoting into my machine the could observe the issue. I was also eventually able to get them to replicate the issue at their end. I suspect it is going to be resolved slowly.
    Regards

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    Kalu Ribush
    Senior Mapping Specialist
    Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR)
    Melbourne NT
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