64 Bits of MapInfo Pro!!!

and the next BIG thing

2016-09
This presentation contains 64 things every MapInfo Pro
user should know about the new 64 bit version!

This presentation is based on MapInfo Pro v16.0.

64 bits of MapInfo Pro 2

New User Interface
Easier to learn easier to use!
All new user Ribbon based user interface
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Window Galleries
1 provide easy access
to all windows.

2 "Current" Workspace listed

at top of screen. Galleries like this are
used in a number of
places throughout the
3 Collapse or pin the ribbon. software
Easier to Use

5 Toggle for preserving

current scale.

Floating windows can be

4 moved to other screens!

Easy access to
workspace commands
See Map Projection
on Status Bar 7
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Tabbed Windows

Tabbed windows
8 configurable in horizontal
or vertical groups. (Right-
click on the Tab)
 The Open Gallery is a
Easier to Use The Open Gallery "one stop shop" for
accessing your data.

9 The Open Gallery is available from the Home, Table, Map and Tabs

10 The current workspace is now replaced when you open another workspace.
Use Add Workspace to combine maps and other windows together.

11 Run MapBasic programs here but

there is also an all new Tool Manager.

12 The Catalog Browser is no longer "Auto Loaded" by default.

WMTS support added in v16.0

In the Recent Files list, use these icons to choose the

13 preferred view (New Browser, New Mapper, Current 7
Mapper or No View)
New Workspace Explorer Window
Search/filter for tables,
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layers or windows

19 Configure Workspace Explorer

(Pro > Options > Explorer)

Layer Control and

15 Table List
Hide windows
20 without closing them!
Windows can be
16 opened separately
(from the Tool
Windows gallery)

Displaying Tool
Windows optional
17 Windows list (can 21
rename and clone)

18 Database connections list

Ease of Use

22 Context sensitive tabs appear as needed.

Mini-toolbar: Quick access to commonly

used commands (right click in map)
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This yellow Any document or tool
diamond indicates window can be tabbed,
the active window. docked or floating!

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Easier to Use: Layer Properties and Preview

26 Style Tab: Interactive feedback on layer display changes

27 Label Properties and Preview

See "live" previews of label

changes.
In Label Tab
In mini-toolbar

New Label Rules Gallery easily

choose useful combinations of
label settings.
 28 Improved Pack Table behaviour

To make packing tables easier, the Pack tables

command now automatically closes and re-opens the
workspace

The command is called Advanced Pack.

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New Layout Designer
 29 New Layout Designer

Prepare maps for printing more quickly and easily than ever
before

Auto-wrapping text
boxes

More right-click
options

Grids and Guidelines

New Layout Designer Image support

Easily use
images on
your Layout
windows
Layout Designer Improvements: Map gridlines

Add static or dynamic grids to

your map.
Support for different coordinate
systems.
Flexible options to control
appearance.
 30 Layout Designer Active Maps

Work directly with your

map windows without
leaving the Layout page!

Pan and Zoom

Adjust layers
Modify labels
Set the scale
Add layers
Edit objects

Prepare maps for printing more quickly and easily than ever before.
 31 Layout Designer Active Browser

Work directly with

Browser windows
without leaving the
Layout page!

Sort and filter

Add / remove /
rearrange columns
Change the font
Interactive Thematic maps

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 32 New Interactive Thematic Mapping

More easily visualise and analyse

data with the new Theme ribbon tab

Change thematic map

settings interactively

New color palettes

Change the column
being mapped with a
couple of clicks

Interactive ranges
now appear in the
layers list

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Color Brewer thematic templates

Quickly and easily apply a these

color sets to your map.

Designed for clarity and

accessibility.

For more info:

http://colorbrewer2.org/

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Geocoding for all!

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 33 Geocoding for all!

Starting in v16.0 every MapInfo Pro user can

access the Pitney Bowes online Global Geocoder.
Requires signing up for an account.
1000 credits per month (per user)
City/postal level geocode = 1 credit per geocode
Street level (or better) = 5 credits per geocode
Premium Services customers receive 2000 credits
per month (per user)
Upgrade plans available for those who
require additional geocoding.
Easy to sign up.
Continued receipt of the credits is dependent
upon keeping MapInfo Pro on Maintenance.

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Managing MapInfo Pro
Customisation and Tools
Preferences
Backwards Compatibility
 34 Customise the Quick Access Toolbar and the
Ribbon to suit your needs!
Create your own tabs
Click New Tab
Click New Group
Add commands to the
Group

Customize Ribbon
appears in same dialog
as modifying the Quick
Access Toolbar.

Add new groups to existing tabs

Select a tab
Click New Group
Add commands to the Group

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 New Tool Manager
On the Home tab or available from the Tool Windows gallery

Quickly see all the tools

that are registered
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tools that are running Quickly re-run
previously used tools
Register
tools
here Un-register
tools here

Link to the Community

Load once or
Download site Access Help and Info for "AutoLoad"
the tools directly from the
Tool Manager
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14 of the most popular

tools have been ported
from the 32-bit version.
Tool Manager: Double-click or Right-click to
use a tool.

When a tool is running

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One of the main functions for each tool is
available by double-clicking
and/or
A menu for the tool is available by right-clicking.

Right-click to access
a menu or to execute
a command from the
Tool.

The "Default Action"

will usually be the
primary function of
the Tool.
 39 Create your own keyboard shortcuts: New
Command Editor tool

Customize the short cut keys to your liking.

The Command Editor is in the Tool Manager.

Type in your desired keyboard shortcut for any

command.

Note you need to type in the letters for Ctrl and

Shift.

Shortcuts cannot be duplicated. If a duplicate

combination is entered it will be highlighted in red.

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40 MapBasic Tool: Degree Converter

Improved user interface

Now one dialog box for all the

capabilities
41 MapBasic Tool: Improved GE Link (Google
Earth export)

Export a single map

New batch export capability

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42 Two tools that appear in the Map Window

MapBasic Tool: Sync Windows

The Sync Windows tool adds its

capabilities to the MAP tab.

MapBasic Tool: North Arrow

The North Arrow tool button appears in the MAP tab. Look in
the Add to Map drop-down list in the Content group.
43 MapBasic Tool: Register Vector Utility

New interface!

This tool is for aligning non-earth data to a projection.

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44 MapBasic window easier to learn and use

Syntax highlighting!
Controlled by a Preference (on by default)

MapBasic Window Preferences (Pro > Options > MapBasic)

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 45 Improved Workspace Support

MapInfo Pro now works on the basis of having a

"current workspace"
Opening a new workspace replaces the current
workspace.
Workspaces can be combined by
using the Add Workspace command.

New Auto Save and Backup on Save

options

Preferences for what changes to include

Know when a workspace needs to be saved

Pro > Options > Workspace

(*) is indication when

workspace has changed
The PRO tab

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Check for updates, Info and news

48 Better integration for add-ins

Options and
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preferences

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 50 Application Preferences for the behaviour you want

Behaviour of the Ribbon when you switch the "front

window".
None the selected ribbon tab does not change
when you change windows.
Last tab each window remembers
the last ribbon tab that was used.
Automatic each window type
(Map, Browser and Layout Designer)
switches back to their applicable tab.

Tool Windows
Option for recalling the configuration.

Floating windows option to include ribbon

Consider when using multiple monitors.
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51 Backwards compatibility of data and
workspaces

Data tables are compatible in both versions.

Check the release notes for information on the
implications related to drivers for 32 bit versus 64 bit
versions of Microsoft Office.

Workspaces created in the 32 bit versions of MapInfo

Pro will open in the 64 bit version.
Graph windows not supported.
Legacy Layout window not supported.
In the 64 bit version, Layout windows are
converted to Layout Designer windows to the
extent possible.

Workspaces created in the 64 bit version of MapInfo Pro

can be opened in the equivalent level 32 bit version.

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 52 Backwards compatibility for MapBasic
applications

Existing MapBasic applications will run in the 64 bit

version of MapInfo Pro but with some exceptions.
Applications that call 32 bit DLLs will need to be
upgraded.
Calls to Windows functions might or might not work,
depending on changes in the Operating System.
The 64 bit version does not have the Graph
window nor the Legacy Layout window.

MapBasic applications will appear in the Tool

Manager and menus and buttons will appear
on a special Legacy tab.

Example of a MapBasic application button pad appearing on the Legacy toolbar 38

53 MapBasic Enhancements

New MapBasic syntax for Layout Designer and other new

capabilities.
MapBasic .NET support enhanced
Construct objects
Call Instance and Interface Methods and Properties
New variable types: This, RefPtr, IntPtr and LargeInt,
The new user interface is encompassed in a Microsoft
.NET object model.
Support for .NET Instance object and Interface
Properties and Methods
NET object model can be used from compiled MapBasic
Improved method for integrating maps in other
applications.
New definition file, IMapInfoProfessional.def for method
declarations
Data Access and Performance
Improvements
54 New Extended TAB file format
Extended tab introduced in MapInfo Pro v15.2.
Support for files larger than 2 GB in size.
Unicode (UTF-8 or UTF-16) character set support.
Support for up to 1000 fields in a table.
User control, including preferences on whether the
new format is used or not.

Improvements to index files

Increased Maximum key length
Increased number of Indexes
Reduce wasted space
55 Support for using data in multiple character
sets (Unicode Support)

Click here for a MapInfo Pro Journal article on preferences and related information
56 GeoPackage data format
GeoPackage is an open standard (OGC) data format for
transferring geospatial information.

Benefits and uses

Convenience - provides a way for MapInfo Pro users
to share multiple sets of data in a single file.

External interoperability provides

a way for MapInfo Pro users to
share data with many third party
GIS (and other systems).

Interoperability share data within

the PB Location Intelligence suite.

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 57 All new 64 bit Easyloader

Improved user interface and experience

Remembers recent connections, folders, tables
Updated main window and dialogs
New MapCatalog dialog shows all fields
Background uploading
New command line options and friendly
names for previous options
Supports response file for specifying options
Better error handling and progress feedback
Pause/cancel uploads
64 bit Unicode application which supports
uploading Unicode data
Uses 64 bit Oracle and ODBC drivers
Supports the MapInfo Extended TAB format

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Web Feature Service (WFS) v2.0 Support

WFS is an open standard for sharing vector data (data

with map objects) amongst different servers and clients.

MapInfo Pro previously

supported WFS v1.0 and v1.1.

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58 Web Map Tile Service (WMTS)

A source of maps for MapInfo WMTS example: UK Ordnance Survey

MapInfo Pro users

OGC standard.

Pre-generated, tiled maps for

efficient display performance.

Considered superior to the Web

Map Service (WMS) in terms of
performance.

Also supported by Spectrum

Spatial.

Credentials are required to access this WMTS.

UK Ordnance Survey Mastermap WMTS
Crown copyright and database right 2016.
Contains UK Ordnance Survey data,
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Performance Improvements

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Performance improvements: SQL Select
filtering

Note that the data column being queried is indexed

Number of Query Number of Time v12.5.4 Time v15.2 Table size
rows in table rows in result (.dat file)
13,000,000 Value > 80,000 2,600,000 4 hrs 12 min 1 min 347 MB
Group = "Business
1,240,000 97,800 35 sec 14 sec 1.9 GB
Services"

Group = "Business
15,250,000 754,000 not possible 10 min 11 sec 21.5 GB
Services"
15,250,000 Employee count >= 500 26,284 not possible 3 min 12 sec 21.5 GB

These two queries used Pitney Bowes World

Premium POI data for the Asia Pacific region.

Computer used for these comparisons: Dell Latitude E6420.

Intel Core i7 (4 dual core 2.2 ghz processors), 8 GB RAM, Windows 7

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More performance Improvements:
Improved rendering for point objects
The drawing of point objects has been optimised,
resulting in reduced time to render points on the screen.

Version 12.5.4 (64 bit) Version 15.2

WorldPlaces (675,000 1 minute 50 seconds 11-15 seconds

points - global)
Elevation data file - 2 11 to 24 seconds 3.5 seconds
meter resolution
(1,560,000 points)
UK Output Area 26 seconds 5 seconds
centroids (181,000
points)

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Map querying performance
Example: Query all records from Austria Premium POI table within a
100 km buffer of Vienna

1) Time to open the workspace (with map zoomed out as below):

Version 12.5 4 3 minutes
Version 15.2 8 seconds

2) Use Boundary Select tool inside the buffer:

Number of Query Number of Time v12.5.4 Time Table size
rows in table rows in result v15.2 (.dat file)
Boundary select tool within
602,000 100km circle
253,000 3 min 32 sec 20 sec 1.7 GB

602,000 Invert the above selection 349,000 6 min 36 sec 5 sec 1.7 GB

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Other Improvements
60 MapCAD included in 64-bit version!

All tools integrated on to the Ribbon.

Look in the SPATIAL tab

Select by Style is in the Select list>>

61 Reusable drawing and editing components
(Cells)

Create reusable objects and place them on your maps

as needed.

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62 Licensing improvements Distributed
Licenses

Overdraft licenses are now available for distributed

licenses.

Helps to ensure you do not have a service disruption

if you lose a license during server migrations or
failure.
You can overdraft up to 10% of the number of
distributable licenses that you own.

Repair failed/broken licenses.

You can now repair up to 10% of

your distributable license holding.
63 Running tasks in the background: Task
Manager
The 64 bit version of MapInfo Pro is capable of running
certain tasks in the background. This is used by MapInfo
Pro Advanced.

The Task Manager window is used to display progress.

Appears as needed but also available from Pro > Options > Task Manager
Home > Window Gallery > Task Manager

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You might be wondering

Is the 64-bit version a separate product? Does it cost

extra?
No. With MapInfo Pro v15.0 and 15.2, the same
serial number and access code work for both the 32
bit version and the 64 bit version.

Note that MapInfo Pro v16.0 is only available in a 64

bit version.

What version number is the 64-bit release?

Version 16.0 is the latest version.

Can I run a 32 bit and 64 bit version side-by-side?

Yes.
MapInfo Pro Advanced
(The next BIG thing) 64
64 MapInfo Pro Advanced
A next generation raster GIS add-on for MapInfo Pro

Innovative new grid format and high performance engine

Great performance with very large grid files.
Multi-resolution raster format allows variable size grid cells
for improved efficiency.
Efficiently displays data at all zoom levels ("pyramiding")
Multiple variables in a single grid.
Support for both numeric and classified (categorical) data
in the same file.
Supported across our product line, including Spectrum
Spatial and MapXtreme.
SDK

Free trial available

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Full-bleed image
MapInfo Pro Advanced summary of capabilities

Create grids from points (interpolation and modeling)

Powerful display options
color gallery and hill shading
Import/Export grids from a
variety of formats
Combine (merge), resize, reproject,
classify/reclassify and clip grids
Combine raster grids of different cell sizes into a single grid
Take advantage of multi spectral imagery
Update points, lines and regions with data from your grids
Grid calculator for querying, filtering and performing grid math
Calculate slope, aspect and curvature grids
Contouring
Create grids from region data (rasterize)
Calculate viewsheds and cross-sections
Want to know more?

Don't have MapInfo Pro v16.0 yet?

Download it from our Web site here:

http://www.pitneybowes.com/us/mipro-free-trial.html

For more tips, tricks, techniques and advice, why not

sign up for "The MapInfo Pro" monthly journal?

Click here

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Tom Probert
MapInfo Pro Global Product Manager
Tom.probert@pb.com