vmap0ui

The Map

The Map controls the geographic extent of the data to be extracted. vmap0ui extracts data for areas currently visible on the map. Use the mouse to zoom in or out to the area of interest. Type help zoom for more on zooming.

The VMAP0 divides the world into tiles of about 5–by–5 degrees. When extracting, data is returned for all visible tiles, including those parts of the tile that are outside the current view. The map shows the VMAP0 tiles in light yellow with light gray edges. The data density is high, so extracting data for a large number of tiles can take much time and memory. A count of the number of visible tiles is above the map.

The List

The List controls the type of data to be extracted. The tree structure of the list reflects the structure of the VMAP0 database. Upon starting vmap0ui, the list shows the major categories of VMAP data, called themes. Themes are subdivided into features, which consist of data of common graphic types (patch, line, point, or text) or cultural types (airport, roads, railroads). Double-click a theme to see the associated features. Features can have properties and values, for example, a railroad tracks property, with values single or multiple. Double-click a feature to see the associated properties and values. Double-clicking an open theme or feature closes it. When a theme is selected, vmap0ui gets all the associated features. When a feature is selected, vmap0ui gets all of that feature's data. When properties and values are selected, vmap0ui gets the data for any of the properties and values that match (that is, the union operation).

The Get Button

The Get button reads the currently selected VMAP0 data and displays it on the map. Use the Cancel button on the progress bar to interrupt the process. For a quicker response, press the standard interrupt key combination for your platform.

The Clear Button

The Clear button removes any previously read data from the map.

The Save Button

The Save button saves the currently displayed VMAP0 data to a MAT-file or the base workspace. If you choose to save to a file, you are prompted for a file name and location. If you choose to save to the base workspace, you are notified of the variable names that will be overwritten.

Data are returned as Mapping Toolbox™ display structures with variable names based on theme and feature names. You can update vector display structures to geographic data structures. For information about display structure format, see Version 1 Display Structures in the reference page for displaym. The updategeostruct function performs such conversions.

Use load and displaym to redisplay the data from a file on an axesm-based map. To display the data in the base workspace, use displaym.

The Close Button

The Close button closes the vmap0ui panel.