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Converting Excel file into MapInfo format
Requirement:
1.
Site data Base, this is a Excel file (. xls format), GIS
information means Longitude orLatitude information must be in the
Excel file.
2. Piano (map basic program -Any version, here we use
Piano_30.MBX).
Step 1:i) Open MapInfo Professional.ii) File Click Open.
A box will be open. You have to select the given Excel file in
Xls format. [MicrosoftExcel(*Xls)].
Click Open.
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Another Box will be appear, named Excel Information.
You have to click a option, named Use Row Above Selected Range
for Column Titles.Then, click OK.
Again, a box will be appear, named Set Field Properties. There
are two columns. One
is Fields & another is Type.
Note:Here, you have to check that there should be a single field
name. Such as: CELLNAME, SITE NAME etc. They cannot be double.
Just check & click OK.A table will be open.
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Close this table.
Step 2:i) Click Table Maintenance Table Structure (click)
ii) New Table will open, named Modify Table Structure.
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Here, you have to select a option (Table is Mappable). When, you
select the option, therewill be create another option. That is
PROJECTION. Click PROJECTION
Choose Projection, a table will be appear.
Category Members, select (WGS 84)
Click Ok Ok.
Now, for better safety go: File Close all.
Step 3:i) Tools Run Map Basic program Run Map Basic Program
table will
be open. Now, you have to select Piano_30. MBX (tab format).
Then, a new
option will be added in your tool bar, named Paino_31.
ii) Click Piano_31 Create Base Station open Site Data Base
file(tab
format) Select file give a new name
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Click save.
iii) A new box will be appear, named Selected data for BTS
vectorisation. There
are two options: Bore & Length.
Change Bore, such as:Bore : AZIMUTH
Length : 0.25
Then, click OK.
Again, a new box will open, Create Points.Keep, X-coordinate =
Longitude
Y-coordinate = Latitude
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Click, PROJECTION Select WGS 84 Ok Ok.
iv) Your Expected View will be appearing in MapInfo.
