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Multi-Resolution Seamless Image Database (MrSID) Supported by LizardTech, Inc.,
a wavelet-based image compression format designed specifically for GIS to enable true
portability of large images. Autodesk MapGuide supports MrSID version 1.6 format
.sid
files.
MWF See Map Window File .
MWX See Map Window XML File.
Netscape Server Application Programming Interface (NSAPI) An interface that
allows server applications to work with Netscape Internet servers, either Netscape
FastTrack Server or Netscape Enterprise Server. If you are using one of these Netscape
Internet Servers as your Web server, you can use either the NSAPI or CGI version of the
Autodesk MapGuide Server MapAgent.
NSAPI See Netscape Server Application Programming Interface.
object See map feature .
Object Linking and Embedding Database (OLE DB) Provides communication
between client applications and a variety of databases.
ODBC See Open Database Connectivity.
OLE DB See Object Linking and Embedding Database.
Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) A standard API (Application Programming
Interface) used to communicate with database management systems, developed by
Microsoft.
pan To move the active view up, down, or sideways to display areas in the map that,
at the current viewing scale, lie outside the window.
paper boundary A rectangle with a drop shadow that represents the printable area. It
is also called the Printable Page.
pattern A property of a fill entity that consists of an artistic or mechanical design. A
pattern typically incorporates lines or symbols that are equidistant from each other in
the form of a matrix. For example, you could fill a polygon with a hatch pattern.
PNG See Portable Network Graphic .
point A zero-dimensional abstraction of a feature represented by a single coordinate.
A point normally represents a map feature too small to be displayed as a line or area; for
example, the location of a building on a small scale map, or the location of a service
cover on a medium scale map.
polygon Also called an area, a polygon is a closed, connected set of lines that reside on
the same layer and share the same line style, linetype, and thickness. Because a polygon
is a closed area, you can apply fill colors and patterns to it.
polyline A connected set of points, arcs, splines, or vertices that reside on the same
layer and share the same line style, linetype, and thickness.
Portable Network Graphic (PNG) A format for compressing raster images that is pri-
marily designed for use on the World Wide Web. PNG enables partial transparency of
colors; for example, you can set the transparency of a color to 5%.