Appendix 1: Geosoft Concepts
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ArcGIS MXD Files in Oasis montaj
ArcMap, the main application in the ArcGIS Desktop suite, is used for all mapping and
editing tasks as well as for map-based query and analysis. An MXD map is the most
common document type for users working with geographic information within ArcMap.
In
Oasis montaj
(licensed version) you can now open MXDs and view and manipulate
them in a similar fashion as in ArcMap. This enables ArcGIS desktop users to share maps
created in that environment with
Oasis montaj
users. Users can even drag layers to
Geosoft maps or the montaj background to make new maps. It is also possible to use drag-
n-drop to place a Geosoft group from the
View/Group Manager Tool
into a MXD map.
An MXD represents geographic information as a collection of layers and other elements
in a map view. Common map elements include; the data frame containing map layers for a
given extent, a scale bar, north arrow, title, descriptive text, and a symbol legend.
There are two primary display panels in an
Oasis montaj
MXD window: the data frame
and the layout view. The data frame provides a geographic "window", or map frame, in
which you can display and work with geographic information as a series of map layers.
The layout view provides a page view where map elements (such as the data frame, a
scale bar, and a map title) are arranged on a page.
