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Tutorial 2: Working with Data
Oasis montaj Maps
In
Oasis montaj
, a
Map
is more than a printed sheet of information. Maps are special
items that serve a number of purposes in the system. The map window provides the basic
mechanism for creating maps, displaying images, and linking to other maps and data. To
work effectively with maps, you need to be familiar with the purposes of maps in the
system as well as the role of
Views
and
Groups
.
Maps use
Views
to organize and display information. A
View
divides the information on a
map into a Base view, (e.g. map surrounds, north arrows, and scale bars) which uses paper
coordinates, and a Data view, (e.g. map coordinates, contours, and grids) which uses
ground coordinates.
Maps use
Groups
to determine the order in which objects are displayed (rendered) on a
map.
Groups
are layered on top of each other in a specific order determined by the
Map
View/Group Manager Tool
.
Displaying a Map
1.
On the
Map
menu, select
Open map
. The
Open Map
dialog box is displayed.
2.
Select the map file (
Oasismontaj.map
) and click
[Open]
. The map is opened in
your project.
Adding Map Comments
Map Comments can be included with your map by using your default text editor. Map
comments are saving in the map file (*.MAP).
1.
On the
Map
menu, click
Edit Map Comments
.
2.
The
Default Text Editor
(i.e. notepad) is displayed.
Note:
If you have not specified your
Default Text Editor
, the
Select a default text
editor
dialog is displayed. Using the
[Browse]
button, locate a text editor on
your computer (notepad is recommended), and then click
[OK]
.
3.
Type your comments in the text window, then save the file and exit the text
editor. The comments are saved in the map file (*.map file).
Displaying a ArcGIS MXD File
The installation of ArcMap or ArcEngine is required to view MXD files in
Oasis montaj
.
ArcEngine is included with the installation of
Oasis montaj
7.0
(licensed version).
1.
Select an
ArcGIS MXD file
(*.mxd)
in Windows Explorer and drag-n-drop the file
into your open project.
2.
The
MXD file
will be opened and displayed in a
MXD Viewer
.
3.
The MXD file appears exactly as it would in ArcGIS with no loss of data quality.
Dynamic linking and cursor tracking is implemented between MXDs and Geosoft
Maps.
