How does background mapping work?
Background images can either be read from a collection of images on your computer or network, or can be retrieved from a web map server. You can add as many layers of background mapping as you wish in an InstantAtlas report. With a single layer, the same background images are shown irrespective of map scale. With more than one layer of background mapping, the images change according to map scale – as you zoom in, the level of detail of background mapping increases. You can set the map width at which each layer of background mapping switches on and off. You can use your own images or purchase images from GeoWise. Any images can be used as long as their file size is not excessive (we recommend no larger than 1Mb). To use images for background mapping in InstantAtlas, they must have a corresponding index file (XML) format that provides a lookup for their size and geographic coordinate. An example index file is supplied with the evaluation version of InstantAtlas that can be downloaded fro
Background images can either be read from a collection of images on your computer or network, or can be retrieved from a web map server. You can add as many layers of background mapping as you wish in an InstantAtlas report. With a single layer, the same background images are shown irrespective of map scale. With more than one layer of background mapping, the images change according to map scale – as you zoom in, the level of detail of background mapping increases. You can set the map width at which each layer of background mapping switches on and off. You can use your own images or purchase images from GeoWise. Any images can be used as long as their file size is not excessive (we recommend no larger than 1Mb). To use images for background mapping in InstantAtlas, they must have a corresponding index file (XML) format that provides a lookup for their size and geographic coordinate. An example index file is supplied with the evaluation version of InstantAtlas that can be downloaded fro
