Maps
Maps play a central role in working with easymap.
The Base Maps
A base map contains topographic information that is correctly located. In a digital base map, this information is stored digitally. It is sometimes also called a digital map.
A base map never contains "all" imaginable information. Rather, the intended use determines the information contained in the base map. For example, the map "Germany, administrative" only contains the administrative boundaries (federal states, districts, municipalities), but no postal code areas.
easymap used as base maps e.g:
- World map with national borders
- Map of Europe with borders of states, regions, administrative units
- Administrative boundary map of Germany with countries, government districts, districts, municipalities, city districts, statistical districts
- Postcode map of Germany with postcode zones, postcode regions and postcode areas (after 5-digit postcode)
- Building block structure of a city
Many base maps are included in the easymap package. More are available as accessories from infas 360 GmbH. A comprehensive overview of available base maps can be found in the Map Catalogue. You can install the map catalogue via the main menu Extras under Maps and Data... or in Control windows Base Maps open.
More information about which map formats can be used in easymap can be found on the next pages.
Clip Map
In easymap, clip map is a geographical punching, which hides all things that are beyond this punched area. clip maps in easymap are used to show only a certain area of a map or layer. By default, new maps or layers do not have a clip map set, i.e. they show the complete content.
How to set clip mapen in the map is explained here.
Scales and automatic zoom
In easymap it is possible to offer an optimized map view by means of adjustable scale ranges. In the past, a map software had to be able to put a map to paper to scale. Nowadays it is more and more common to work with the map only on the screen. Similar to navigation systems or the well known internet map services, easymap is able to display more and more map details with increasing magnification. In the following, we would like to give you an overview of the possible uses and working methods of the automatic zoom.
More about scales and automatic zoom can be found here.
