Conference azur::mcc

    
    There is a way...however painful it is.  Heres what I did to satify my
    customers requirement of having each european country broken out
    individually.  I simply broke each group of vectors out of the european
    backdrop into separate files.  Viewed and named them.  Generated
    program specs for a program that would resize the datapoints by
    percentage (some one else from the customers staff wrote the code in C,
    so unfortunately I can't provide access to it) and just re-sized and
    viewed the results until the map was an appropriate size.  I then found
    that the maps would be placed in odd sections of the display, so I
    manually edited them and changed the decimal portion of the X and Y
    coordinates until the map appeared where I wanted it to.
    
    Ain't it great? :-)
    
    Dave
    

	Hi, If you have AutoCAD some were you could make your maps in AutoCAD
	and then convert them to DECmcc backdrop vector format by using
	the DXF2MAP.EXE program.

	This is simply done by saving your AutoCAD drawing into DXF format
	without any POLYLINE. When you has done this simple execute the
	DXF2MAP program and answer the questions.

	The DXF2MAP program could be found at:

	$ dir combat""::sys$public:dxf2map

	Directory COMBAT""::USR:[KIT]

	DXF2MAP.EXE;1         5-MAY-1992 16:04:36.00  (RWED,RWED,RE,RE)

	Total of 1 file.

	Hops this help.

	/Stefan	

    Ok, I'll bite.
    
    I am creating individual state map backdrops. They won't be high
    resolution though. The same as the US Map.
    
    Which states are needed first?
    
    It is clear that backdrops that fill the default navigation window are
    needed. What other scales if any? If the backdrop is smaller than
    the navigation window, where should it be located (lower left, center,
    upper right, etc)?
    
    s/rob

    There are a set of individual state vector backdrop files now
    available. This first set is scaled to fill the navigation window.
    
    They can be found in:
      NETS::USER$NETS:[DECMCC.BACKDROP_MAPS]MCC_statename_LARGE.MCC_BACKDROP
    and
      TOOK::USER$778:[SURVIVAL.MAPS]MCC_statename_LARGE.MCC_BACKDROP
    
    s/rob
    
    ps
    I am still interested in input as described in the previous reply.

    Is it possible to convert TIFF scanned file formats to vector format,
    for tat matter any format to the vector format used by mcc.
    
    Bit maps are ok up to a point, they do not appear in the Navigation
    window.
    
    Amrit,
    
    PS looks like the directory spec on NETS:: is not correct in -1.
    
    

    You're right, the directory spec is incorrect.
    
    It should be: NETS::USER$NETS:[DECMCC.BACKGROUND_MAPS]
    
    Come on Rob...Let's get on the ball!!  ;-)

>    
>    Come on Rob...Let's get on the ball!!  ;-)
>
        Cmon.  Give the old guy a break!    

/doug ;^) 

    Ok, I fixed the directory spec. I guess thats what happens when you get
    old :-)
    
    Don't know of a way to convert bitmaps to vectors. There arn't any
    lines in a bitmap, only dots. So there isn't any way to really
    determine where the endpoints of the lines are. (note, there are
    likely some really sophisticated AI CAD stuff that can analyize
    images but I sure don't have it)
    
    The trick is to get the original info in some sort of vector format
    then it is possible to convert it to the MCC format.
    
    s/rob

    I have been asked about backdrops for regions. New England comes to
    mind as a region (and why not, I live there).
    
    Are regions usefull? Important?
    
    Which regions should I do (name the region and list the states)?
    
    s/rob

Hi Rob,

while you're at it ... what about European maps?
For me obviously the most interesting would be
Germany - with regions, of course ;-)

*Robert

    Hi. I will look at em and see what I can do. Can't promis right now...
    
    s/rob

Hi Rob,

While we're at it, any chance for a Canadian map? by province?

Thanks,

Ed

    More backdrops are now available.
    
    There are now large and small backdrops for all US States + New
    England and for most Europe countries.
    
    They are located at
    	TOOK::USER$778:[SURVIVAL.MAPS.EUROPE]
    	TOOK::USER$778:[SURVIVAL.MAPS.UNITED_STATES]
    
    s/rob