Maps Node

The Maps node in the Workspace Manager manages all maps in the workspace. A map can be saved into the workspace for future use.

You can open several map windows at the same time to display maps. Maps cannot exist independent of the workspaces. Therefore, you must save a workspace if you want to save the maps in the workspace.

Map

Every time you add a dataset to a map window, a layer referencing the dataset is created and displayed in the map window. A map is composed of a set of ordered layers. Generally, a layer references only one dataset while a dataset can be added to a map for several times with different drawing styles. For datasets originally have no drawing styles, such as point datasets, line datasets and region datasets, they will be assigned with default drawing styles. For datasets with drawing styles, such as CAD datasets and text datasets, they will be drawn in layers with their own drawing styles. The drawing style of a layer can be changed through changing the layer style or creating thematic maps. Besides, you are permitted to edit geometric objects in a layer, such as changes the position, size, shape, etc. of an object. You may notice that your operations in a layer will be reflected in the dataset the layer references. That is because when you are editing a layer, you are essentially editing the dataset the layer references.