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Global Mapper Documentation: Field Options

This document describes 20 field names that are recognized in Global Mapper when loading generic ASCII data files to control how vector data is displayed. These fields can specify attributes like the feature name, type, elevation, symbol, colors, line width and style, fill style and color, font properties, and whether it is closed or an island. Supported values are provided for fields like symbol, line style, and fill style.

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Global Mapper Documentation: Field Options

This document describes 20 field names that are recognized in Global Mapper when loading generic ASCII data files to control how vector data is displayed. These fields can specify attributes like the feature name, type, elevation, symbol, colors, line width and style, fill style and color, font properties, and whether it is closed or an island. Supported values are provided for fields like symbol, line style, and fill style.

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Global Mapper Documentation: Field Options

This document describes some of the recognized field names in Global Mapper when
loading generic ASCII data files (i.e. .txt, .csv, .xyz, etc.). This is not a complete list.
For good examples, try creating or loading vector data and setting it up how you want
it to display, then use the File->Export Vector->Export Simple ASCII Text File menu
command and check all attribute export options to get a sample text file with
supported fields.
1. NAME, LABEL the feature name: A-Z, 0-9
2. DESC, DESCRIPTION, LAYER, TYPE feature description: A-Z, 0-9
3. GM_TYPE classification other than default for the feature. The value of this or
the description should match the name of a classification in Global Mapper in
order for auto-assignment of classification on load to occur. See the Area Styles,
Line Styles, and Point Styles tabs of the Configuration dialog for a list of
available type names. If no GM_TYPE field is present but a recognized
description field (see #2) is present that matches a type name, it will be used for
the type assignment.
4. ELEVATION, HEIGHT, DEPTH value will be used as features elevation: +/0-99999
5. SYMBOL, POINT SYMBOL, POINT_SYMBOL if this value matches one of
the following values, that symbol will be used for the point feature, attribute
names are ignored for line features. The symbol name should either exactly match
one of the symbol names in Global Mapper, or be of the form
DOT_CUSTOM_<SIZE>_<RED>_<GREEN>_<BLUE> or
SQUARE_CUSTOM_<SIZE>_<RED>_<GREEN>_<BLUE> where the <SIZE>
value is the radius in pixels of the dot or square, and the <RED>, <GREEN>, and
<BLUE> values represent the color to use. Some of the symbol names supported
in Global Mapper are as follows:
o Airport
o Amusement Center
o Anchorage
o Arch
o Beacon
o Boat Ramp
o Bottom Conditions
o Bridge
o Building
o Buoy
o Campground
o Cemetery
o Church
o City, < 10K
o City, > 10M
o City, 100K 500K
o City, 10K 50K

o City, 1M 10M
o City, 500K 1M
o City, 50K 100K
o City, Population Unknown
o Cliff
o Country
o County
o Dam
o Danger
o Geyser
o Golf Course
o Hospital
o Island
o Land Grant
o Landmark
o Library
o Lighthouse
o Lodging
o Marina
o Military Installation
o Mine
o Park
o Picnic Area
o Post Office
o Restrooms
o Rock
o School
o Shopping
o Spot Elevation
o Spot Sounding
o Stadium
o State
o Stream Origin
o Summit
o Swimming Area
o Tower
o Unclassified Point Feature
o Unknown Point Feature
o Waterfall
o Waypoint
o Weigh Station
o Well
o Wreck
6. COLOR formatted as RGB (red, green, blue). In the absence of specific fill or
line color, it will be used

7. LINE COLOR, LINE_COLOR, BORDER COLOR, BORDER_COLOR,


PEN COLOR, PEN_COLOR formatted as RGB (red 0-255, green 0-255, blue
0-255)
8. LINE WIDTH, LINE_WIDTH, BORDER WIDTH, BORDER_WIDTH,
PEN WIDTH, PEN_WIDTH (1-30)
9. WIDTH_M, LINE_WIDTH_METERS - width of line in meters. The pixel
width will vary as you zoom in and out.
10. LINE STYLE, LINE_STYLE, BORDER STYLE, BORDER_STYLE, PEN
STYLE, PEN_STYLE
o Solid
o Dash
o Dot
o Dash Dot
o Dash Dot Dot
o Null
o Railroad
o Striped
o Left Facing Line
o Right Facing Line
11. FILL STYLE, FILL_STYLE in order to use a fill style you must include
CLOSED=TRUE
o No Fill
o Solid Fill
o Backwards Diagonal Cross-Hatch
o Cross-Hatch
o Diagonal Cross-Hatch
o Forward Diagonal Cross-Hatch
o Horizontal Hatch
o Vertical Hatch
o Sand Pattern
o Intermittent Water Pattern
o Salt Pattern
o Coral Pattern
12. FILL COLOR, FILL_COLOR RGB(red 0-255, green 0-255, blue 0-255), in
order to use fill color you must include CLOSED=TRUE
13. FILL_ALPHA - specifies the transparency level for a solid filled area feature.
The valid values are from 0 to 255, with 0 being completely transparent and 255
being completely opaque.
14. CLOSED if this is set to YES or TRUE, the feature will be treated as a
closed area feature and if it has at least vertices
15. ISLAND if this is set to YES or TRUE, the feature will be treated as an
island of the previous closed parent area feature if it has at least three vertices. If
there are no previous parent areas, this attribute will be ignored.
16. FONT_NAME - Set to the face name to use for displaying labels for this feature.
For example, use FONT_NAME="Arial" to make the feature use an Arial font.

17. FONT_SIZE - Specifies the font point size to use for displaying labels for this
feature. For example, use FONT_SIZE=12 for a 12 point font.
18. FONT_COLOR - Specifies the color to use for the displaying labels for this
feature. Formatted as RGB (red 0-255, green 0-255, blue 0-255). For example, to
use a white font, use FONT_COLOR="RGB(255,255,255)".
19. FONT_ANGLE - Specifies the angle in degrees at which to display the font for
this point feature. Angles start at 0 for normal horizontal text and proceed
counter-clockwise.
20. FONT_HEIGHT_METERS - Specifies the height (in meters) to display labels
for this feature. Use this option to display a label that is a fixed size on the map
rather than a fixed size relative to the screen.

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