Spatial Manager Desktop

Spatial Manager Desktop™

 

In a nutshell

• Windows desktop application
• Read and write spatial data using a wide range of file formats and spatial servers
• Transform geometries between CRSs
• Easily create and print maps
• Use Tasks to automate any import and export process
• Publishing to Google Earth
• Interface simple, intuitive and productive
• Perpetual licenses. Pay once, no periodic fees
• Lightweight, easy and powerful

 

Introduction

 

 

Spatial Manager Desktop™ is a desktop application designed to manage spatial data in a simple, fast and inexpensive way.

Developed by a group of professionals working in the areas of GIS, Planning, Infrastructure and Civil Engineering, it provides the user with powerful tools to address the most common tasks of management and operation in the world of spatial information.

 

Transformation of coordinates

 

Spatial Manager Desktop™ will calculate geometric transformations of the features in line with the import or export processes, which will depend on the chosen Coordinate Reference System (CRS) for the source and target data.

The user can choose the appropriate CRSs from a complete CRS catalog or from a list including the most recent used CRSs.

 

User Data Sources (UDS)

 

Spatial Manager Desktop™ incorporates the UDS technology to easily connect with spatial database servers, or data stores, and also as the way the user can define the path to a particular spatial data file, including their own connection parameters.

UDSs avoid having to enter a lot of connection parameters, which are not easy to remember, and they are stored inside the user settings to take advantage of them in every application session.

 

Tasks

 

Spatial Manager Desktop™ tasks are the way the user can save any import or export process and its parameters in order to run repetitive processes for import or export data tables.

The user can execute any task directly from the application or from the operating system command window; this feature also lets the user define powerful batch processes.

 

Publishing to Google Earth

 

Spatial Manager Desktop™ includes a specific function designed to Export all or part of the features in the visible Layers of the map and their data, to a KML or KMZ file (Google Earth) through a one-click operation

The current Layers organization and the properties of the Layers are considered when creating the resulting GE file, and this file can be opened in Google Earth (if installed)

 

Spatial Manager Desktop™ Features

 

 General

 

Quickly stylize and manage maps

Styles for layers and maps: colors, fills, line styles, point styles, transparencies, backgrounds, etc. Multiple maps, free workspaces order for the maps, and powerful functions to manage the maps

 

Drag and drop spatial data to the maps

Load data tables from spatial files into the maps by dragging and dropping them from Windows explorer. This way of loading allows the loading of several files at one time. Open the files in new maps using double click in Windows explorer

 

Background base maps (roads, satellite, hybrid)

Quickly change the maps background by choosing between solid colors or geo-referenced high quality imagery as base maps

 

Smart systems for map opening

Smart search technology which makes it easy to find changed sources (moved, renamed, etc.) of external layers when loading a map

 

Select and filter spatial features

Multiple graphical selection methods and layer selection. Add or remove features to the selections by using multiple methods. Quickly filter selections by layer

 

Alphanumeric queries

Single or complex selections by query. Data grid selections. Data grid navigation tools through the selections. Advanced information for the selections in the data grid

 

Transformation of coordinates

Geometric transformations of the features in line with the import or export processes. Coordinate reference system (CRS) of the source and the target data. Complete CRS catalog. Drop down list including the favorite or most recent used CRSs

 

Export information to use in office or CAD apps.

Advanced export data in layers, selections, etc. from the data grid. Raster or vector copy to the Windows clipboard of the whole map, the selected features or the features included in a view

 

Printing of maps or selected features

Print whole maps, views, selected areas or selections

 

Properties panel viewer

Files, shortcuts, UDSs, maps, layers, selections, etc.

 

Query your spatial data

Query selections by performing geometric operations to locate features that interfere with other features under certain conditions (intersects, touches, within, contains, disjoint, overlaps or crosses

 

 Layer management

 

Make new layers from selections or queries

New layers in a map to export, emphasize, etc. features of a map. The new layers can be saved inside the maps or exported to external sources and can include features coming from multiple existing layers. Convert read-only layers to editable layers

 

Project layers in maps

Projecting on the fly the features in the layers according their CRSs and the CRS of the map. If any of these parameters are modified, the map is updated and the new projection can be seen automatically in the workspace

 

Separate layers into new layers

Create new layers based on another layer according to the values of a field in the original layer, for thematic or data discrimination

 

External and internal layers

Merge external and internal layers inside a map. The external layers are loaded from an external spatial source. The internal (or embedded in the map) layers are saved inside the maps using a SQLite structure

 

Disconnect layers from external sources

Convert external layers to internal layers by disconnecting them from their data source. Disconnecting all the layers allows the saving of self-contained maps

 

Copy features to layers

Copy features coming from various layers inside another layer to merge them. Export the layer to get a combined external table

 

 Data sources

 

Manage your own shortcuts

Reference any folder in a physical or net drive and save this reference in the user configuration to quickly access the folder. Edit, remove or sort the shortcuts in the data sources panel

 

Access to spatial data files (SHP, GPX, KML, OSM, GML, etc.)

Load spatial data tables, and import or export them, by accessing a lot of spatial data file types or folders or schemas inside complex spatial files

 

Manage your User Data Sources

Use UDS technology in the application to easily connect with spatial database servers, or data stores, or to define the path to spatial data files including their own connection parameters. Edit, remove or sort the UDSs in the data sources panel

 

Access to spatial database servers (SQL Server, PostGIS, etc.)

Use UDSs to load tables, and import or export them, by accessing a lot of spatial data servers, including simple or complex internal structures

 

Access to other connections (WFS, ODBC, etc.)

Also use UDSs to access special spatial information connections, such as WFS stores or ODBC

 

 Edition

 

Find and replace data

Find (and replace) data in the data grid applied to the values of fields in layers. "Replace all" functionality included. Reports including the modified values and fields

 

Edit alphanumeric data

Quickly edit the value of any layer field in the data grid

 

Multiple data edition

Edit the value of any layer field in the data grid for more than one feature simultaneously

 

Remove unwanted features

Delete features selected from any editable layer in the map

 

Save modified layers or new layers

Any external layer can be saved to replace its original source data table. Internal layers, such as new or disconnected layers, can be exported to a table in any spatial file, database server or special connection

 

 Task & Processes

 

Import and export processes

Full tables, layers or feature selections can be imported or exported from/to any spatial data container. The import/export wizard leads the user through the processes to select the source and the target table and their connection parameters, to choose the coordinate transformation parameters, etc.

 

Automate processes using tasks

Any import/export process, including its parameters, can be saved as an application task, which can be managed in the task manager panel, in order to run repetitive processes. Quickly execute tasks and review their parameters

 

Run tasks in the OS Command window

Execute any Task directly from the application or from the operating system command window. Wildcards in the names of the tasks to run can be used. This feature also allows the definition of powerful batch processes

 

 Publishing to Google Earth

 

Quick creation and use

Regardless of the advanced Export capabilities of the application the user can find a specific tool to Export all or part of the objects in the visible Layers of the drawing and their data, to a KML or KMZ file (Google Earth) through a one-click operation. In addition, it is possible to open the file directly in Google Earth (if installed)

 

"Clone" the drawing

The process will consider the current Layers organization and the properties of the Layers and objects. The elements in the KML/KMZ file will assume the colors, weights, etc. of the objects in the drawing. A subdivision based on the types of the objects in the Layers will be also created for each Layer

 

Spatial Manager Desktop Editions

 

	Basic Edition	Standard Edition	Professional Edition
General
Quickly stylize and manage maps	V	V	V
Drag and drop spatial data to the maps	V	V	V
Background base maps (roads, satellite, hybrid)	V	V	V
Smart systems for map opening	V	V	V
Select and filter spatial features	V	V	V
Alphanumeric queries	V	V	V
Transformation of coordinates	V	V	V
Export information to use in office or CAD apps.	V	V	V
Printing of maps or selected features	V	V	V
Properties panel viewer	V	V	V
Query your spatial data	X	V	V
Layer management
Make new layers from selections or queries	V	V	V
Project layers in maps	V	V	V
Separate layers into new layers	V	V	V
External and internal layers	V	V	V
Disconnect layers from external sources	V	V	V
Copy features to layers	V	V	V
Data sources
Manage your own shortcuts	V	V	V
Access to spatial data files (SHP, GPX, KML, OSM, GML, etc)	V	V	V
Manage your User data sources	X	V	V
Access to spatial database servers (SQL Server, PostGIS, etc)	X	V	V
Access to other connections (WFS, ODBC, etc.)	X	V	V
Edition
Find and replace data	X	V	V
Edit alphanumeric data	X	V	V
Multiple data edition	X	V	V
Remove unwanted features	X	V	V
Save modified layers or new layers	X	V	V
Task & Processes
Import and export processes	V	V	V
Automate processes using tasks	X	X	V
Run tasks in the OS Command window	X	X	V
Publishing to Google Earth
One-click full export operation	X	V	V
Clone the map or a selection	X	V	V
Open directly in Google Earth	X	V	V

 

Spatial Manager Desktop™ Requirements

• Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista SP1, Windows XP SP3
• 1024 x 768 VGA graphics, or higher
• 1 GHZ 32-bit or 64-bit processor, or faster
• 1 GB RAM or more (4GB recommended)
• 2 GB free disk space, or more
• Microsoft .NET 4.0 client profile (installer included)
• Windows Installer 3.1 or later
• Internet Explorer 5.01 or later