Operating Basics
The iMap Converter Program
Tektronix provides a map
fi
le conversion program called iMap Converter that you can download from the Tektronix Web site. iMap
Converter lets you convert graphical image
fi
les or map
fi
les to GSF-format
fi
les for use with the instrument iMap tool. Types
of images or
fi
les that you can convert include:
Bitmap, JPEG, GIF, TIFF and PNG graphical images (map images, building
fl
oor plans, aerial photographs)
Industry standard MapInfo Interchange Format (MIF), ArcInfo Shape (.shp), USGS Digital Line Graph (.opt) geophysical
coordinate maps
Other iMap Converter features include:
Easily capture images from Google Earth or Microsoft MapPoint to create geophysical (coordinate) map
fi
les for use with
GPS measurement mapping
Manually assign geophysical coordinates (latitude/longitude) to image
fi
les, such as building
fl
oor plans or screen capture map
images, to create a grid map for use with GPS measurement plotting
Combine multiple coordinate map
fi
les (other than GSF) into a single large map
fi
le
To install the iMap Converter program on a PC:
1.
Go to the Tektronix Web site (
www.tektronix.com
).
2.
Click
Software Downloads
on the left side of the screen open the Software Downloads Web page.
3.
Enter
imapconverter
(single word) in the
Search by keyword
fi
eld and click
Go
.
4.
Select the iMap Converter link to download the software. Follow the installation instructions on the download page.
5.
To open the iMap Converter tool on the PC, select
Start > Programs > Tektronix > iMapConverter
.
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