MiraMon Support Applications (MSA)

Introduction

MiraMon offers a set of advanced tools in the fields of GIS, remote sensing and cartography that allow you to perform import/export operations, cropping, geometric corrections and reprojections, analysis, etc. The generic name of this set of tools is MiraMon Support Applications (MSA).

MSA are separate programs, independent of the MiraMon Windows graphical interface for viewing, querying, printing, etc., of raster and vector data, which are executed transparently with the same Windows interface. They can also be executed independently (from the command line) as explained below. Of the many reasons that have led to this design, the two most important are:

• The MiraMon functionalities that are not commonly used have been separated from the main core, allowing it to be much faster than if it included the applications in a single executable. This feature is especially important when running the program on a local network, over the Internet or on machines with few resources: keeping MiraMon small benefits users of less powerful machines, benefits multitasking processes on any computer and benefits other users of the network where MiraMon is on the server.
• Medium and advanced users, as well as professional practice, often need to repeat certain tasks a large number of times (format conversion for a large number of cartographic series files, geometric corrections of dozens of satellite spectral bands, etc.). Although the Windows interface is more user-friendly for first approaches or for occasional executions, when it is necessary to repeat tasks, this interface is annoying and not very operational. In these situations, the possibility of writing batch processing programs (Batch) and leaving relatively small applications working in the background (multitasking) is revealed as the best alternative.

Format import applications

The import format operations applications are located within the File menu. They are detailed below:

Menu	Name of the application in the menu	Name of the executable and access to its help	Synopsis
File | Importing rasters	TXT (ASCII) IMG	ASCIIIMG Importing ASCII raster files to MiraMon raster files	Allows you to import raster files of various ASCII formats into MiraMon (IMG format): ESRI ASCII raster format fixed record ASCII file with values separated by a delimiter formed by spaces, tabs or returns ASCII file with values structured in columns
	E00 (Export ArcGIS/ArcInfo) IMG	ArcInfMM Conversion of vector and raster files between MiraMon and ArcGIS/ArcInfo (Export/interchange file)	It allows you to go from a family of structured vector files from MiraMon to the export/"interchange file" (E00) format of ArcInfo (currently ArcGIS) and vice versa. The export format can also be read by ArcView.
	BMP IMG	Direct reading from "File | Open raster" (BMP case)	In the case of BMP, all files can be read directly in MiraMon through "File | Open raster" indicating the BMP extension. If you later want to convert the file to IMG, you must save it through "File | Save raster/WMS or WMTS as raster" choosing the "Entire raster" option.
	JPEG IMG/BMP	JPEGIMG Conversion between JPEG and IMG or BMP raster files	Transform between MiraMon IMG format or BMP format (without georeference), to JPEG format with MiraMon metadata, or to JPEG format without georeference.
	JPEG2000 IMG, JPG, RGB	J2KIMG Conversion between JPEG2000 and IMG or JPEG raster formats	It allows you to obtain the information of the internal metadata of the JPEG2000 format, convert a JPEG2000 to JPEG format or to a raster (IMG, RGB or multiband, depending on the JPEG2000 file) or convert to JPEG2000 from a JPEG, raster (IMG, RGB, multiband or a REL file), ECW or SID format.
	MrSID IMG/JPEG	SIDIMG Importing the MrSID raster format to IMG or JPEG	It allows you to obtain the information from the internal metadata of the MrSID format, import a MrSID to a JPEG format (gray or RGB, depending on the MrSID file) or extract between one and three IMG bands from a MrSID.
	ECW IMG/JPEG	ECWIMG Importing ECW raster to IMG or JPEG format	It allows to obtain the information of the internal metadata of the ECW format, import an ECW to a JPEG format (gray or RGB, depending on the ECW file) or extract between one and three IMG bands of an ECW.
	RST (Idrisi-32) IMG	IdrMM Import and export between Idrisi and MiraMon raster formats	It transforms raster files between MiraMon and Idrisi-32.
	HDF (ASTER, MODIS, NASAOcean[SeaWiFS, CTS, CZCS], PrOBA-CHRIS...) IMG	HDFIMG Import HDF raster format	It allows to import HDF4 files to MiraMon raster format.
	IMG (Idrisi) IMG	Direct reading from "File | Open raster" (in the case of Idrisi IMG)	In the case of IMG (Idrisi), all files that are binary and uncompressed can be read directly in MiraMon through "File | Open raster".
	LAN/GIS (Erdas 7.4) IMG	ErdasIMG Conversion between LAN or GIS (Erdas) files and IMG	It allows putting several IMG files into one Erdas file of type LAN or GIS. On the other hand, it can also extract all the image bands contained on a LAN file and save them into different IMG files. GIS files only have one band and they are usually thematic files, not radiometric images.
	CEOS (Landsat...) IMG	CEOSIMG Transforming rasters (satellite images, etc) from CEOS format to MiraMon IMG format	It reads data from the ETM+ and TM sensors (Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus and Thematic Mapper) of the Landsat satellite in the CEOS format of the European Space Agency (ESA) as specified in the document: LANDSAT ETM+/TM - CEOS/ESA PRODUCTS FORMAT DEFINITION. V2.6. 13-June-2001. TM data from Landsat 5 has also been successfully read.
	NDF (Landsat) IMG	NDFIMG Import from NDF raster format	It transforms data from several satellite sensors (e.g., Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus, EMT+, Thematic Mapper, TM, Multispectral Scanner System, MSS, etc) of the Landsat series in the NDF format (NLAPS Data Format) of the United States Geological Survey (USGS)
	JPEG2000 (Sentinel) IMG	SentIMG Importing images Sentinel-2	It imports data from the Sentinel-2 mission of the Sentinel satellite series, managed by the ESA to MiraMon format.
	SPOT (TIFF+DIMAP) IMG	SPOTIMG Importing rasters in DIMAP (SPOT) format to MiraMon	It reads data from SPOT series satellites (Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre) in DIMAP format (Digital Image Map).
	TIFF, GeoTIFF IMG	TIFIMG TIFF-IMG format conversion	It allows bidirectional transformation of TIFF and IMG files.
	GRD (Surfer) IMG	SurfMM Import and export files in Surfer formats to MiraMon	It allows the following transformations between Surfer formats and the formats of MiraMon: import grids, export rasters and export point files.
	PGM/PPM (Meteosat, etc) IMG	PGMIMG Importing and exporting between PGM/PPM formats (Meteosat, etc) and MiraMon	It allows to import and export the binary versions of the PGM and PPM formats.
	CTL (GrADS) IMG	GrADSIMG Import GrADS raster format	It allows to import raster files in format used by the software GrADS, frequently used in meteorology.
	RF (Zebra) IMG	ZebraIMG Import Zebra (rf) format	It allows the import of files from the Zebra format software, used principally for satellite and radar images in the meteorological field, to the MiraMon format.
	RAW IMG	RawIMG Import and export between binary raster formats (BSQ, BIL, BIP) and MiraMon IMG	It allows the conversion of binary files (usually from ENVI) and IMG files.
File | Import vectors and/or databases	DBF, Access, etc PNT	BDPNT Obtain PNT points from a database (local or remote)	It obtains point type (X,Y) geographic locations from fields in a table in a (local or remote) database and creates a topologically structured points file in the MiraMon PNT format.
	DXF MMM (PNT, ARC/NOD, POL), VEC	DXFVec DXF files import	It performs the conversion between DXF files (obtained with DXFOUT of AutoCAD, export of CorelDraw, etc.) and vectorial files, either topological structured (grouped in a MMM file) or not (VEC format).
	DGN MMM (PNT, ARC/NOD, POL)	DGN_MM Import of Microstation files in DGN format to MiraMon formats	It transforms data into DGN format, native to the Microstation computer-aided drawing program and widely used in the fields of engineering and architecture, in MiraMon. Currently, DGN files from version 7 and earlier are read.
	SHP (Shapefile ArcGIS/ArcView) PNT, ARC/NOD, POL	SHPTop Conversion between SHP vector files and MiraMon formats	It converts an ArcGIS/ArcView Shapefile (SHP) into a MiraMon topological file (PNT, ARC/NOD, POL) and vice-versa.
	E00 (Export ArcGIS/ArcInfo) PNT, ARC/NOD, POL	ArcInfMM Conversion of vector and raster files between MiraMon and ArcGIS/ArcInfo (Export/interchange file)	It performs the format conversion from a family of structured vector files of MiraMon to the Export/"interchange file" (E00) format of ArcInfo (currently ArcGIS), and vice versa. The export format can also be read by ArcView.
	ArcSDE PNT, ARC/NOD, POL	SDEMM Conversion from ArcSDE spatial databases to MiraMon formats	It imports an ArcSDE layer, interface for accessing geodatabases designed by ESRI, to the MiraMon topological format (PNT, ARC/NOD, POL).
	Oracle SDO (DSN) PNT, ARC/NOD, POL	SDOMM Conversion from SDO spatial databases to MiraMon formats	It imports a layer stored in a Spatial Oracle database to the MiraMon structured format (PNT, ARC/NOD, POL); during the transformation, it is also possible to generate explicit topological structure.
	LAS/LAZ (lidar) PNT	LASPNT Import of lidar data in LAS or LAZ format	It allows to consult or import lidar data from files in LAS or LAZ format (compressed variant from the aforementioned format) to the MiraMon structured vector format of points PNT.
	VEC (Idrisi) PNT, ARC/NOD, POL	Direct reading from "File | Import | Vectors and/or databases | VEC (Idrisi) ((case of Idrisi's VEC))	All Idrisi VEC (ASCII) files can be read directly in MiraMon through the "File | Open unstructured vector" menu.
	VEC (Idrisi) VEC
	CDF (NetCDF) PNT	NetCDFMM Import NetCDF vector format	It allows certain NetCDF formats to be imported into MiraMon structured vector point files PNT.
	GML (Geography Markup Language) MMM	GMLMM Importing and exporting between GML format and MiraMon format	It allows importing a file from a GLM format to a MiraMon Map (MMM) that contains layers in structured vector format of MiraMon (PNT, ARC/NOD, and POL). It also allows exporting from a MiraMon Map or from a layer in MiraMon vector format to GLM.
	GPS PNT, ARC/NOD	GarminMM Data interchange with a Garmin GPS	It loads and downloads objects (points and lines) from the models of GPS of the GARMIN range to MiraMon through the computer's serial and USB ports.
	GPX (GPS eXchange Format) MMM (PNT, ARC/NOD)	GPXMM Import and export between GPX and MiraMon format	It allows to convert a GPX format file (GPS eXchange Format) into MiraMon structured vector format (PNT, ARC/NOD) and viceversa.
	KML, KMZ (Google Earth) MMM (PNT, ARC/NOD, POL)	KMLMM Conversion of KML files to MiraMon Maps	It converts a GoogleEarth KML file into MiraMon Maps which contain layers in MiraMon structured format (PNT, ARC/NOD and POL).
	GeoJSON MMM (PNT, ARC/NOD, POL)	JSONMM Import and export between GeoJSON and MiraMon format	It allows importing a file from GeoJSON format to MiraMon Map format (MMM) that contains layers in MiraMon structured vector format (PNT, ARC/NOD and POL). It also allows to export a MiraMon Map or a layer in vector format from MiraMon to GeoJSON.
	CSV DBF	DBFCSV Conversion between DBF and CSV files	It converts files from the DBF format (dBASE tables in classic DBF format or in extended DBF) to the CSV format (export of Excel tables) and vice-versa.

Format export applications

Applications for export formats are located within the File menu. They are detailed below:

Menu	Name of the application in the menu	Name of the executable and access to its help	Synopsis
File | MiraMon maps export	MMM EMF/WMF (metafitxers)	Export from File | Print + press	It allows exporting to a file of type EMF (Enhanced MetaFile), WMF (Windows MetaFile), BMP (BitMaP del Windows) or JPG (Joint Photographic Exports Group) instead of sending the job to the printer.
File | Raster export	IMG TXT (ASCII)	IMGASCII Export to ASCII format from MiraMon raster	It generates an ASCII text file from a MiraMon raster format file: img+i.rel in version 4 or img+doc in previous versions.
	IMG BMP	Direct reading from "File | Save as BMP	To save an IMG file or an RGB composition as a Windows bitmap, open it with MiraMon via "File | Open raster" or "File | Open RGB->24 bits" and execute "File | Save as BMP"
	IMG/BMP JPEG	JPEGIMG Conversion between JPEG and IMG or BMP raster formats	It converts between the MiraMon IMG format or the BMP format (without georeferencing), to the JPEG format with MiraMon metadata, or the JPEG format (without georeferencing).
	IMG, JPG, RGB, MrSID, ECW JPEG2000	J2KIMG Conversion between JPEG2000 and IMG or JPEG raster formats	It allows to obtain information from the internal metadata of the JPEG2000 format, convert a JPEG2000 to JPEG format or to a raster (IMG, RGB or multiband, depending on the JPEG2000 file) or convert to JPEG2000 from a JPEG, raster (IMG, RGB, multiband or a REL file), ECW or SID format.
	IMG RST (Idrisi-32)	IdrMM Import and export between Idrisi and MiraMon raster formats	It transforms raster files between MiraMon and Idrisi-32. The types of transformations that can be carried out are: Export of a band of any MiraMon IMG format to Idrisi-32 RST format. Import of Idrisi-32 in RST monoband format to MiraMon IMG. Export of MiraMon georeferenced JPEGs (J.rel) to a three-RGB band RST file of Idrisi-32.
	IMG no bit, no long neither compressed IMG (Idrisi)	Direct reading from "Export | IMG IMG (Idrisi) (case IMG bit, long or compressed)	All uncompressed and non-bit or long MiraMon IMG files are directly compatible with Idrisi.
	IMG bit, long or compressed IMG (Idrisi)	IMGIMG IMG files conversion and compression/uncompression	It compress and uncompress raster files and for converting between IMG formats.
	IMG LAN/GIS (Erdas 7.4)	ErdasIMG Conversion between LAN or GIS (Erdas) files and IMG	It allows putting several IMG files into one Erdas file of type LAN or GIS. On the other hand, it can also extract all the image bands contained on a LAN file and save them into different IMG files. GIS files only have one band and they are usually thematic files, not radiometric images.
	IMG TIFF, GeoTIFF	TIFIMG TIFF-IMG format conversion	It allows bidirectional transformation of TIFF and IMG files.
	IMG PGM/PPM (Meteosat, etc)	PGMIMG Importing and exporting between PGM/PPM formats (Meteosat, etc) and MiraMon	It allows to import and export the binary versions of the PGM and PPM formats.
	IMG GRD (Surfer)	SurfMM Import and export files in Surfer formats to MiraMon	It allows the following transformations between Surfer formats and the formats of MiraMon: import grids, export rasters and export point files.
	IMG RAW	RawIMG Import and export between binary raster formats (BSQ, BIL, BIP) and MiraMon IMG	It allows the conversion of binary files (usually from ENVI) and IMG files.
File | Vectors and tables export	PNT DBF (x,y,z)	PNTBD Export of PNT files to DBF tables with coordinates	It exports PNT files to DBF tables with x,y,z coordinates for each point.
	PNT, ARC, NOD, POL, VEC DXF	VecDXF Export MiraMon vector layers to DXF files	It converts structured vector files of points, arcs, polygons, or nodes (PNT, ARC, POL, or NOD formats) and unstructured files of points, lines, or polygons (VEC format) to DXF format, which is importable by AutoCAD (see the DXFIN command in the AutoCAD manual) and other programs such as MicroStation, CorelDraw, or MS-Word. It also exports the 3D model if present in the source formats.
	PNT, ARC/NOD, POL SHP (Shapefile ArcGIS/ArcView)	SHPTop Conversion between SHP vector files and MiraMon formats	It converts an ArcGIS/ArcView Shapefile (SHP) into a MiraMon topological file (PNT, ARC/NOD, POL) and vice-versa.
	PNT, ARC/NOD, POL E00 (Export ArcGIS/ArcInfo)	ArcInfMM Conversion of vector and raster files between MiraMon and ArcGIS/ArcInfo (Export/interchange file)	It performs the format conversion from a family of structured vector files of MiraMon to the Export/"interchange file" (E00) format of ArcInfo (currently ArcGIS), and vice versa. The export format can also be read by ArcView.
	VEC VEC (Idrisi)	Direct reading from "File | Export VEC VEC (Idrisi)" (case of unstructured vectors VEC)	In the case of unstructured MiraMon vectors (VEC), all files are directly compatible with Idrisi (VEC) files and, therefore, export is not necessary, except for those with string and integer type attributes with attributes outside the range [-32768,32767]; in these latter cases, it is necessary to reclassify the attributes to one of the types supported by Idrisi (short integer or real).
	PNT, ARC/NOD, POL GML (Geography Markup Language)	GMLMM Importing and exporting between GML format and MiraMon format	It allows importing a file from a GLM format to a MiraMon Map (MMM) that contains layers in structured vector format of MiraMon (PNT, ARC/NOD, and POL). It also allows exporting from a MiraMon Map or from a layer in MiraMon vector format to GLM.
	PNT, ARC/NOD GPX (GPS eXchange Format)	GPXMM Import and export between GPX and MiraMon format	It allows to convert a GPX format file (GPS eXchange Format) into MiraMon structured vector format (PNT, ARC/NOD) and viceversa.
	MMM, PNT, ARC, POL KML, KMZ (Google Earth)	KMLMM Conversion of KML files to MiraMon Maps	It converts a GoogleEarth KML file into MiraMon Maps which contain layers in MiraMon structured format (PNT, ARC/NOD and POL).
	MMM, PNT, ARC, POL GeoJSON	JSONMM Import and export between GeoJSON and MiraMon format	It allows importing a file from GeoJSON format to MiraMon Map format (MMM) that contains layers in MiraMon structured vector format (PNT, ARC/NOD and POL). It also allows to export a MiraMon Map or a layer in vector format from MiraMon to GeoJSON.
	VEC DAT (Surfer)	SurfMM Import and export files in Surfer formats to MiraMon	It allows the following transformations between Surfer formats and the formats of MiraMon: import grids, export rasters and export point files.
	DBF CSV	DBFCSV Conversion between DBF and CSV files	It converts files from the DBF format (dBASE tables in classic DBF format or in extended DBF) to the CSV format (export of Excel tables) and vice-versa.

Topological structuring applications

The applications of topological structuring operations are found within the Edit menu. They are detailed below:

Analysis, geometry, etc, with rasters and vectors applications

Applications for analysis operations, geometry, etc, with rasters and vectors are found in the Tools menu, grouped by topics (file maintenance, spatial organization, etc). They are detailed below:

Menu		Name of the application in the menu	Name of the executable and access to its help	Synopsis
Tools | General tools		Raster, vector & table calculator/reclassifier	CalcImg Layers and fields Calculator/Reclassifier: Mathematical and Logical Analysis	It allows performing reclassifications and mathematical and logical operations, simultaneously, on layers of any type (rasters, structured vectors and unstructured vectors).
		Analytical combination of layers	CombiCap Analytical combination of raster and vector layers	It analyses and/or performs a spatial combination of two raster layers, a raster layer and a vector layer or two vector layers.
		Buffers and distance maps generation	BufDist Influence areas (buffers) and distance maps generation	It allows the creation of both continuous distance maps (raster result) and influence maps (buffers) at a specified distance from the target entities (raster and vector result).
Tools | File maintenance		Compression and uncompression of MMZX/MMZ files	MMZ Compression and uncompression of MMZX/MMZ files (diffusion, preservation, etc; limited version)	It compresses and uncompresses both MMZ files (compressed MiraMon files) and their standardized evolution, MMZX files.
		Create a new raster	CreaRas Create a new raster	It creates a new raster from a pre-existing pattern file or with given characteristics that are entered manually.
		Conversion of IMG files among any of the MiraMon supported formats	IMGIMG Conversion of IMG files among any of the MiraMon supported formats	It is used to compress/uncompress raster files and to perform format conversions (real->integer, etc).
		Generation of labels within polygons	Etiqueta Generation of labels within polygons	It allows to generate points which are labels of polygons from a POL file (topologically structured or not), or a VEC file VEC (which is always an explicit polygon file with explicit polygons). The new generated labels can, or can not, get the preexisting attributes of the polygons and are written in the same order as in the original polygons. The program allows if desired, or not, to place a label on polygon zero (the external polygon, or the universal polygon, that envelopes the rest of polygons).
		Obtain PNT points from a DBF, Acces, etc database	BDPNT Obtain PNT points from a database (local or remote)	It obtains point type (X,Y) geographic locations from fields in a table in a (local or remote) database and creates a topologically structured points file in the MiraMon PNT format.
		Emancipate polygons from arcs	Emancipa Extraction of the minimum base of arcs for a given polygon file	It allows selecting a subset of arcs from the general arc database and generating a polygon file that is linked to this new arc database or obtaining independence from the original source file itself.
		Conversion of layers between MiraMon formats 1 and 4	ConvREL Conversion of layers between MiraMon formats 1 and 4	Transforms the links between tables, metadata and symbols from older versions to the 4/5 version. It also permits the user to return to older versions of the program with more limited features.
		Conversion or marking ANSI/OEM/UTF-8	ANSIOEM Character set conversion or marking in ANSI (Windows), OEM (DOS) or UTF-8 files	Converts file in plain text or in DBF format between ANSI (Windows), OEM-850 (DOS) and/or UTF-8 character sets. This way, they can be visualized and edited correctly either with Windows (notepad) or MS-DOS editors (as EDIT). In the case of ANSI-OEM-UTF8 marking, it allows marking the character set of files in DBF format as OEM-850 (DOS), ANSI, UTF-8, or other sets.
Tools | Spatial data management		Layer clipping	Retalla Layer clipping	It clips IMG, JPG, WMS, and structured and not structured vectors, whether by field or by mask.
		Mosaic and join layers	Mosaic Mosaic and join layers	Generates a resulting layer from the union of the original layers from a set of layers that cover a specific area.
		Joining two or more vector files	UnirVec Joining two or more vector files	It joins two or more MiraMon vector files into a single file without taking any topological consideration. .
		Erase micropolygons	MicroPol Erase polygons and micropolygons of a polygon or categorical raster layer	It allows removing micropolygons from a polygon file or a categorical raster.
		Vector entities scalling and shifting	EscalVec Vector entities scalling and shifting	This program performs a change of scale and/or a shift of vector files in non-structured VEC format. It also changes map coordinates to paper coordinates as a prior step for exporting some drawing packages.
		Vertices of lines or polygons to points	VrtPunt Creation of a points file from vertices of lines or polygons	Creates a file containing points from extractions from all lines or polygons vertices taken from a file.
		Raster fitting to another raster	AdapRas Raster fitting to another raster (extent and cell size)	It fits a raster file according to a geometric pattern of another raster file, even when the pattern raster has a wider bounding box than the raster to be adapted.
		Raster densifying and dedensifying	DensRas Raster densifying and dedensifying (resampling)	It changes the cell side of a raster (densifies or dedensifies it, as appropriate), without exceeding the bounding box of the original raster, and allowing, if necessary, a change of the origin grid.
		Changing raster pixel side (multiples)	CanviRes Changing raster pixel side (exact multiples)	It changes a raster pixel side without changing its origin.
Tools | Alphanumerical databases		View and edit Databases Tables	MiraDades View and edit Databases Tables	MiraDades is the databases table viewer and editor for MiraMon with which it is possible to edit database contents, restructure fields or records, sort, join and perform the basic table operations needed in a geographical information system.
		Database Tables management and maintenance	GestBD Database Tables management and maintenance	Set of tools and procedures for editing, revising, updating, etc different elements (table structure, fields and records) of databases and tables.
		Selection of a subset of vector entities	VecSelec Selection of a subset of vector entities	It allows to select a subset of graphic objects from a file of points, arcs, nodes, polygons or groups of polygons and save them to a file of points, arcs, nodes, polygons or groups of polygons respectively.
		Fields statistics	EstdCamp Statistics of a table field or database query	It does statistical calculations on a table field. This can be any physical table or query such as the associated with a graphic layer from its corresponding REL file, and it can also be an individual DBF table or a table or SQL query via ODBC of a MDB, Oracle, etc, database.
		Statistics of records groups	EstdGrup Fields statistics by grouping records according to values present in other fields	It determines how many and which different values it presents in a data base, organized in a relational way based on the identifiers of the graphic objects of the main table.
Tools | Terrain interpolation and analysis		Generation of Thiessen polygons	Thiessen Generation of Thiessen polygons	It generates, from a layer that contains a set of point-type vector entities, a layer of polygons that will contain the corresponding Thiessen polygons.
		Variogram representation and modeling	Vargram Variogram representation and modeling	It allows representing and modeling the so-called semivariogram, the spatial pattern describing the correspondence between semivariance and distance.
		Interpolation from point data, lidar	InterPNT Interpolation from point data, lidar	It generates a raster in which each cell value is obtained by interpolation between the values in a numerical field of the database of a points file, or the third coordinate in the case of 3D files (where Z can be topographic, but can also be another variable, such as temperature, concentration of a pollutant, etc).
		Interpolation from contour lines	IsoMDE Generate Digital Terrain Models from contour lines	It allows digital terrain models (DTMs) to be generated from all sorts of isolines, and may use other additional information like lines showing valleys, hillcrests, etc.
		Generation of contour lines from DTM	MDTIso Generation of contour lines from DTM	It allows generating contour lines (also known as contour lines or isopleths) from a digital terrain model (DTM) (for instance elevation, rainfall, evapotranspiration, pollution, etc).
		TIN models generation	CreaTIN TIN models generation from a point cloud	It allows generating a triangulated irregular network (TIN) from a file of points.
		TIN rasterization	TiraVec Rasterize vector files	It takes a vector point file, a line/arc file, a polygon or node file (whether structured or not) and rasterizes it using an existing or new raster.
		DTM densifying and dedensifying	DensRas Raster densifying and dedensifying (resampling)	It changes the cell side of a raster (densifies or dedensifies it, as appropriate), without exceeding the bounding box of the original raster, and allowing, if necessary, a change of the origin grid.
		DTM error detection	ErrorMDT DTM error detection	It searches for locations in a Digital Terrain Model (MDT) that contain candidate values to be considered errors.
		Obtain 3D vectors from DEM	Vec3D Obtain 3D vectors from DEM	It incorporates the third dimension into unstructured vector files (VEC) or PNT or ARC files based on the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) of the same area.
		Generate topographic profiles	Perfils Generate topographic profiles	It generates topographic profiles for a specific itinerary using a Digital Elevation Model (DEM).
		Compute slopes, aspects, etc	Pendent Terrain analysis: Slopes, Aspects, etc	It calculates, based on a Digital Elevation Model, several Digital Models (slope: MDP, aspect: MDO, etc) which are derived from the elevations, in order to describe and to characterize the relief.
		Compute solar radiation	InsolDia Computation of the solar radiation in a single day or an instant	It calculates the incident solar radiation (in units of energy, not power) at each point on the ground during a given day of the year. It also allows to make the calculation in a time interval throughout the day (not all day) and instantaneously at a specific moment of the day.
		Hillshading maps generation	Ombrejat Hillshading of raster and polygon layers	It allows to obtain shadowed images (through light gradation) according to the relief and the position of the Sun.
		Visibility analysis	Visible Visibility analysis	It determines, through the Digital Elevation Model (DEM), which pixels are visible and which are not, via a set of observers or viewpoints.
		Compute solar radiation	Astres Obtention of the Sun azimuth and elevation in a place, a date and hour on the Earth	It computes, for a place in the Earth given in geographic coordinates, a day and a local solar hour or UTC, the azimuth and elevation of the Sun.
		Obtain Digital Illumination Model	Illum Calculation of illumination at each point of a Digital Elevation Model	It calculates, from a Digital Elevation Model (DEM), the illumination received by a point in the terrain when the Sun occupies a certain position in the celestial sphere.
		Obtain Digital Shadow Model	Ombra Calculation of the limit angles that cause projected shadows in a DEM	It calculates, from a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and a given solar azimuth, the Sun elevation angle from which each point in the terrain (raster cell) gets direct light from the Sun (the point is not under the shadow of another point in that azimuth direction).
		Regions from punctual occurrences	RegioPNT Creating regions from punctual occurrences	It generates a polygon vectorial layer from the thematic and spatial grouping of points. Typically it is used in the determination of regions of activity, influences, attends, etc of a certain species or variable, habitually booleana (0 or 1), from information received in punctual locations.
		Generation of 3D perspectives	Visio3D Generation of 3D perspectives based on a raster and its DEM	It allows to generate a 3D perspective from a digital elevation model of any image: thematic, orthophotography or any continuous model like the DEM.
Tools | Distances and network analysis		Buffers and distance maps generation	BufDist Influence areas (buffers) and distance maps generation	It allows the creation of both continuous distance maps (raster result) and influence maps (buffers) at a specified distance from the target entities (raster and vector result).
		Least cost path analysis	GenCost Minimal cost analysis of motion over a friction model	It creates a cost raster from a friction model (pass resistance) and a target entities raster that you wish to reach.
		Network analysis (routes)	Rutes Network analysis and identification of the optimal route	It determines the optimum routes between a set of origin locations and a set of possible destination locations.
Tools | Modeling and other analysis		Multivariant regression	RegMult Multivariant regression and residual interpolation	It constructs a predictive model of a Y spatial variable according to other (xn) independent spatial variables.
		Logistic regression	RegLog Logistic regression	It allows generating an explanatory and predictive model of a Y spatial dichotomous variable based on n quantitative Xn independent spatial variables.
		Rank of cell values in a raster	OrdreRas Rank of cell values in a raster	It generates a raster image of indexes according to the order (ascending or descending) that corresponds to the original input raster values.
		Spatial autocorrelation analysis (Moran)	AutoCor Spatial autocorrelation analysis (Moran)	It allows quantifying the degree of spatial autocorrelation of a variable in a raster file by calculating an indicator, in this case the Moran's I(i) index.
		Calculation of evapotranspiration	EvapoTr Calculation of evapotranspiration	It calculates evapotranspiration. The only option available is the calculation of potential evapotranspiration with the formula of Thornthwaite 1948.
		Habitats analysis	AnHabit Habitats analysis	It allows analyzing layers of habitats in a biogeographic region and determines the representation level (in percentage) of a selection of those habitats on a set of interest areas differentiated by a code (interest areas).
Tools | Geometry		Geodetic calculator	CalcGeo Geodetic calculator	It allows the conversion of the coordinates of a point in a given reference system to the coordinates in another reference system.
		Change of Geographic Reference System (projection, datum, etc)	CanviPrj Change of Geographic Reference System (projection, datum, etc)	It allows to transform from one projection system to another and also, to change the reference system by setting the projection parameters, the datum, the ellipsoid, etc.
		Convert VEC to control points (COR)	VECCOR Transformation of VEC files of points to COR files used by CorrGeom	It transforms VEC files of point to the working format of CorrGeom program.
		Elemental corrections (translation, rotation, etc)	CorrGeom Geometric correction of raster and vector files	It allows applying different correction methods depending on the characteristics of the layer to be georeferenced: Polynomial corrections of raster and vector Generation of spatial orthoimages Orthophoto generation Geometric transformations (affix and perspective) of raster and vector
		Polynomial corrections (rasters and vectors)
		Satellite orthoimage generation
		Orthophoto generation
		Convert Degrees/Hours, Min, Seg to Graus/Rad	gms_g Conversion between angle/hour units	It allows to convert angular measurements: from sexagesimal degrees (degrees, minutes, and seconds) to decimal degrees (degrees and decimal fractions of a degree) and vice versa from sexagesimal or decimal degrees to radians and vice versa
Tools | Image radiometry		Compute solar radiation	Astres Obtention of the Sun azimuth and elevation in a place, a date and hour on the Earth	It computes, for a place in the Earth given in geographic coordinates, a day and a local solar hour or UTC, the azimuth and elevation of the Sun.
		Obtain Digital Illumination Model	Illum Calculation of illumination at each point of a Digital Elevation Model	It calculates, from a Digital Elevation Model (DEM), the illumination received by a point in the terrain when the Sun occupies a certain position in the celestial sphere.
		Obtain Digital Shadow Model	Ombra Calculation of the limit angles that cause projected shadows in a DEM	It calculates, from a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and a given solar azimuth, the Sun elevation angle from which each point in the terrain (raster cell) gets direct light from the Sun (the point is not under the shadow of another point in that azimuth direction).
		Radiometric correction	CorRad Radiometric correction of Remote Sensing images	It allows the radiometric correction of remote sensing images captured in the visible and non-thermal infrared spectral regions.
		Emissivity computing	Emissiv Emissivity computing	It allows calculating emissivity based on a band in the red spectral region and a band in the infrared spectral region.
		Earth Surface Temperature computation	TST Earth Surface Temperature computation	It is used to calculate the temperature of Earth surface according to emissivity data, steam, and a thermal band. Air temperature data could also be added.
		Convert Degrees/Hours, Min, Seg to Graus/Rad	gms_g Conversion between angle/hour units	It allows to convert angular measurements: from sexagesimal degrees (degrees, minutes, and seconds) to decimal degrees (degrees and decimal fractions of a degree) and vice versa from sexagesimal or decimal degrees to radians and vice versa
Tools | Image classification		Compute spectral signatures and spectral statistics	AreaSGN Creation of signatures and spectral statistics from training areas	It creates the SGN spectral signature files of all the spectral bands of an image from some training areas.
		Unsupervised classification	IsoMM Unsupervised classification	It performs an unsupervised image classification based on Duda and Hart's IsoData method:
		Hybrid (mixed) classification	ClsMix Hybrid (or mixed) classification of images	It performs an Hybrid (mixed) classification of remote sensing images. The adjective hybrid (or mixed) is used because the classification method combines elements of a supervised classification (the training areas) with elements of an unsupervised classification (the results of the latter).
		Supervised classification	ClasSup Supervised image classification	It does a supervised classification based on classical classifiers as: minimum Euclidean distance, minimum Manhattan distance and maximum likelihood.
		Number of nearest neighbors (k-NN) classifier	ClaskNN Number of nearest neighbors classifier	performs a supervised classification of an image (monoband or multiband) using the kNNmethod. kNN is the acronym for k (which refers to a preset number of pixels from the pixels used to define the desired classes on the categorical map to be obtained) and NN (nearest neighbors). The method assumes that it is plausible that the pixels that are close to each other in the statistical space belong to the same informational class.
		Generate a confusion matrix	MatConf Generate a confusion matrix for evaluating thematic maps	It creates a 'Confusion Matrix', a two dimensional table comparing the classified image data with reference to ground truth data. The output format may be a text file or a file in spreadsheet format (CSV).
		Selective filter	FagoVal Selective filtering of raster values	It takes a raster and substitutes the cells (pixels) which have a value equal to a previously selected value (value to substitute) with the value of the majority of the cells surrounding that cell (mode) or the average of the neighboring values. The neighborhood is defined by the convolution window, which is square and has an odd number of pixels. The file to be processed is a raster in any format (byte, short integer, unsigned integer o real), compressed or uncompressed. The result of the process will be another raster in the same format.
Tools | Image processing		Histogram	Histo Histogram of a raster	It generates a histogram of frequencies of a raster in IMG format.
		Dilation of pixels in rasters	Dilata Dilation of pixels of a selected value in raster files	It performs the image processing operation and mathematical morphology known as dilation, which takes a value and replicates it in the geometric immediate surroundings.
		Selection of a subset of raster cells	RasSelec Selection of a subset of raster cells	It selects a subset of cells from a single-band or multiband raster, from the IMG format or by reading the file through the GDAL/OGR libraries.
		Rasters statistics	EstRas Statistical data of a raster or a raster series	It calculates statistical data of raster images in which it is possible to choose between three options: the calculation of statistical data of a single raster (monoband or multiband), the calculation of an image with the result of the chosen statistical function in a raster series and the standardization of a raster (monoband or multiband)
		Images correlation	CorrelIm Images correlation	It adjusts a regression line between the values of the first raster, which acts as an independent variable, and the second raster, which acts as a dependent variable. This adjustment gives rise to the corresponding correlation coefficient r (Spiegel 1991, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill) and defines the slope and the independent term that characterize the correlation between the two variables.
		Spatial autocorrelation analysis (Moran)	AutoCor Spatial autocorrelation analysis (Moran)	It allows quantifying the degree of spatial autocorrelation of a variable in a raster file by calculating an indicator, in this case the Moran's I(i) index.
		Image transformation between color spaces (248, HSI)	RGBPal Image transformation between color spaces	It allows transformations between different color spaces. For example, it can transform a byte image with palette (8-bit color coding) into 3 separate byte images (R, G, and B bands 24-bit color coding). It can also convert 3-byte images representing the R, G, and B bands to an 8-bit (byte) image and an optimized palette, obtained from the analysis of the most frequent and unique colors present in the 3 original images.
		Indices of vegetation, snow, water, etc	Indexs Computing of indices of vegetation, snow, water, etc	It allows to easily calculate vegetation indices and other indices of interest in remote sensing.
		Principal Component Analysis	ACP Principal Component Analysis	It allows a Principal Component Analysis (PCA) on raster images (that are treated as variables), based on the variance - covariance matrix or correlation by calculating the corresponding eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
		Tasseled Cap transformation	TassCap Tasseled Cap transformation	It allows obtaining new bands from a linear combination of the original.
		Optimizing the histogram (global, local)	OptiIMG Image enhancement by optimizing the histogram	It improves the images by globally histogram optimization or locally optimizing the histogram using a window with a size defined by the user.
		Filter	Filtres Indiscriminate filtering of raster values	It generates a raster as the result of the application of a specified convolution filter to an input raster. Each pixel in the input raster is substituted in the output raster by the result of the calculation defined according to the filter. This calculation uses all the pixels in a square window, defined by the user, centered on the original pixel and which has an odd number of pixels along each side.
		Selective filter	FagoVal Selective filtering of raster values	It takes a raster and substitutes the cells (pixels) which have a value equal to a previously selected value (value to substitute) with the value of the majority of the cells surrounding that cell (mode) or the average of the neighboring values. The neighborhood is defined by the convolution window, which is square and has an odd number of pixels. The file to be processed is a raster in any format (byte, short integer, unsigned integer o real), compressed or uncompressed. The result of the process will be another raster in the same format.
		Generate a confusion matrix	MatConf Generate a confusion matrix for evaluating thematic maps	It creates a 'Confusion Matrix', a two dimensional table comparing the classified image data with reference to ground truth data. The output format may be a text file or a file in spreadsheet format (CSV).
		Computing of SPI and SPEI drought indices	SPI_SPEI Computing of SPI and SPEI drought indices	It allows to calculate the drought index SPI and SPEI.
		Compute the Terrestrial Connectivity Index	ICT Compute the Terrestrial Connectivity Index	It generates a BAT/PS1 file that allows the calculation of a raster layer that covers a certain study area, where each cell contains the Terrestrial Connectivity Index (TCI) for that cell center, or focal point, according to Pino formula, modified from that of Hanski.
Tools | Cartographic generalization	Raster	Indiscriminate generalization	Filtres Indiscriminate filtering of raster values	It generates a raster as the result of the application of a specified convolution filter to an input raster. Each pixel in the input raster is substituted in the output raster by the result of the calculation defined according to the filter. This calculation uses all the pixels in a square window, defined by the user, centered on the original pixel and which has an odd number of pixels along each side.
		Selective generalization	FagoVal Selective filtering of raster values	It takes a raster and substitutes the cells (pixels) which have a value equal to a previously selected value (value to substitute) with the value of the majority of the cells surrounding that cell (mode) or the average of the neighboring values. The neighborhood is defined by the convolution window, which is square and has an odd number of pixels. The file to be processed is a raster in any format (byte, short integer, unsigned integer o real), compressed or uncompressed. The result of the process will be another raster in the same format.
	Vector	Line generalization	GenVLin Line generalization	It generalizes the lines of a line layer (ARC or VEC of lines).
		Polygons boundary generalization	GenVPol Polygons boundary generalization	It generalizes the boundaries (arcs) of a polygon layer.
		Polygons dropping	MicroPol Erase polygons and micropolygons of a polygon or categorical raster layer	It allows removing micropolygons from a polygon file or a categorical raster.
Tools | Raster-vector conversion		Rasterization of points, lines and polygons	TiraVec Rasterize vector files	It takes a vector point file, a line/arc file, a polygon or node file (whether structured or not) and rasterizes it using an existing or new raster.
		Vectorization of categorical rasters	RasTop Vectorization of categorical rasters	It vectorizes one or several categorical raster files (land cover maps, geological maps, etc) to create a topologically structured polygon file.
		Vectorization of rasters to points	IMGPNT Creation or updating of PNT files from a monoband or multiband raster	It allows to obtain a points file from a monoband or multiband raster file, so that the value of each cell in the raster will be saved in a field in the database table of the points file.
Tools | GPS		GPS data capture in real time	GPSMM GPS data capture in real time	It allows capturing data from GPS receivers and converting them into a line file that is represented in real time on cartography (orthophoto, topographic maps, etc).
		Import/Export from GPS to MiraMon	GarminMM Data interchange with a Garmin GPS	It loads and downloads objects (points and lines) from the models of GPS of the GARMIN range to MiraMon through the computer's serial and USB ports.
		Import from GPX (GPS eXchange Format) to MiraMon	GPXMM Import and export between GPX and MiraMon format	It allows to convert a GPX format file (GPS eXchange Format) into MiraMon structured vector format (PNT, ARC/NOD) and viceversa.

Execution of the applications

MSAs are applications that can be run from the system command line or from the Windows graphical interface. The functionalities are exactly the same; the only difference is in the way the parameters are prepared. The following options for using MSA are available:

1. Execution of the MSA from MiraMon

The MSA graphic interface can be accessed from the MiraMon menus (for example, most of the import/export functions are in the "File" menu). With this interface it is possible to enter the file names (browsing the directory tree with the standard browser), select different options with buttons, blinds, etc, and access the help if necessary using the button . When the parameters are correct, it is possible to press the button , so the application is launched and the interface closes. The process information that is executed is the same as if it had been executed from the command line.

Each interface of the MSA "remembers" the last parameters used, even if the program is closed (this is because the parameters are saved in the *.par file, where * is the name of the application that has been used). This works even in network configurations.

Those MSA (or groups of MSA) that use Windows interface and that are present in the MiraMon menus are marked with a (*). This informs the user that, on the one hand, they are functionalities implemented as external applications (and that, if desired, they can be part of a metaprogram or BAT process), and on the other hand, the inputs and outputs of these applications are totally independent of the files displayed at that time with MiraMon. The files generated by any application are offered to be opened in the MiraMon session from which the corresponding application has been called. This functionality is configurable from the ObrirResultatMSAaMiraMon= key of the [MSA] section of the MiraMon.par. If this new functionality is activated (activated by default), as the Director asks which session the user wants to open the result (by preselecting the session that originated the result), the user can also cancel, thereby maintaining the original philosophy of the program of not wasting time waiting for the results if they are not desired. For example, if a clipping of a MiraMon layer is executed it is possible to select in which MiraMon session visualize the results once the clipping process is finished.

2. Execution of the MSA from the command line (C:\>)

MSA can also be run from the command line of the system, which will show the execution syntax. If the user writes the name of the application followed by a blank space and the question mark the user will get more extensive help. For example:

CreaTop (access to the syntax section included in the MSA help)




CreaTop ? (access full MSA help)

When the desired parameters are known, write the complete command line:

In the previous example it is assumed that the MiraMon directory is included in the path (see the operating system manual for more details). Otherwise, add the address to the name of the MSA:

3. Execution of the Windows Interface of the MSA from the Command Line (C:\>)

When working with Windows, the graphical interface of any MSA can be run simply by entering the name of the application preceded by a "W" in Start | Run or from an operating system window:

It is even possible, on the command line, to make any application start in one of the three available language versions, by adding the parameter /IDIOMA=### where ### is CAT, SPA or ENG. For example, it is possible to invoke "wCreaTop /Idioma=CAT" and the program will start in Spanish.

C:\MiraMon>wCreaTop (access to the syntax section included in the MSA help)



C:\MiraMon>wCreaTop /IDIOMA=CAT (access full MSA help)

If the default language on a computer has to be a specific one, simply copy *.### *.stb located in the MiraMon directory, again replacing ### with cat, spa or eng (it is not case sensitive).

If the name of the application has 8 characters, the last one must be cut. For example "wCorrGeom" to execute the graphical interface of "CorrGeom". As explained above, if the MiraMon directory is not in the path, the user must add the complete directory before the name of the application:

Many of the users who prefer to work from the command line can use this method to introduce, in an easier way, the necessary parameters for each application. The advantage of launching the graphic interfaces of the MSA from the command line is that the user does not have to look for the functionality in the MiraMon menu, so it is not essential to have MiraMon open.

With the aim of offering (and improving) the functionality of the system by repeating the last command line using the "up arrow" of the keyboard, each Windows interface of the MSA "remembers" the parameters of the last execution, even after the computer is turned off (this is due to the fact that the parameters are saved in a *.par file, where * is the program that has been executed).

4. Write BAT files from the Windows MSA interface

Some users write metaprograms using MSA, both from BAT files and from programs written in C, Pascal, etc. To facilitate this task, MiraMon provides a batch process generator accessible from the Windows MSA interface with the button .

The batch process generator visualizes the current command line, built from the Windows interface in a clear and differentiated way. It provides a method of manipulating the command line to modify general syntax parameters such as the Working Directory.

By clicking on the text with the right mouse button the user can copy the line to the clipboard and attach it to other editors. The user can also copy the plain text on a command prompt to execute the program immediately.

Through the "Add to BAT" button, the current command line is written to any BAT file. Once introduced in the file, it is possible to open it with an editor and replace the names of the files with variables and environment parameters (%1,%2, etc, for arguments and %VAR% for environment variables, etc). In this way it is possible to build metaprograms in a simple, fast and reliable way.

The last created BAT file is always "remembered" by the other MSA because its name is written in the "LastBatName" field of the [Batch] section of the MiraMon.par file.

Some consideration

Users of the MSA and its graphic interface can create a shortcut icon to any of them on the desktop.

When editing the properties of the shortcut it is possible to configure "hotkeys" to run the application (for example Control + Alt + T for TIFIMG). See the Windows manual for more details on shortcut properties.

In addition to the parameters of each MiraMon Support Application, any of them support the following parameters. These allow a fine control execution of the application, especially when they are executed from BATs or from other programs that user can write. The parameters can be indicated in any order and position on the command line.

a) GENERAL SYNTAX PARAMETERS

Without any parameter: Shows the syntax of the application.

? (single parameter): Shows the complete help of the application.

/DT: Specifies the current working directory from where the application launches (for more information see Command line parameters). When the specified directory contains a MiraMon configuration file (MiraMon.par) or geodesy tables, these prevail over the configuration file of the MiraMon directory. The path of all the files specified in the command lines of the console application are relative to this directory.

/MUT: The application runs without saying anything (mute), even in case of error. The screen is not cleared either.

/SIL: This setting prevents apps from emitting audible alerts (like /MUT, but the new setting does display screen messages).

/BAN: The application does not show the presentation screen. The screen is not cleared either.

/ERR: The application does not show the presentation screen. The screen is not cleared either.

/SAC: The application never stops before a question, unless the introduction of data by the user becomes necessary, which is very rare in the MSA. In these cases, remember that it is possible to indicate to the Operating System the parameters that would be introduced through a redirector. All "Press any key" requests are bypassed using /SAC.

/STP: The application stops (STOP) at the end of the program waiting for any key to be pressed. This is useful when calling the program from a Windows interface (as MiraMon does), or from an "Execute" Program Manager or the Windows "Start" menu.

Examples:

VECPNT 2 C:\PROJECT\POINTS C:\PROJECT\POINTS /MUT 5

VECPNT /SAC /ERR 2 C:\PROJECT\POINTS C:\PROJECT\POINTS 5

Some applications also share other syntax parameters. For more information, see General Syntax Aspects in MiraMon Support Applications.

b) REDIRECTORS

The MSA supports the standard DOS and UNIX redirectors "<" and ">".

• With the redirector "<" it is possible to pass the parameters that would be entered from the keyboard to the program, but doing so through a text file in which all the parameters are written, one in each line (the returns are written simply as blank lines). Its most typical use in MiraMon along with the /SAC parameter.

  VECPNT /SAC 2 C:\PROJECT\POINTS C:\PROJECT\POINTS 5 < param.txt

• With the redirector ">" it is possible to send all the messages that appear on the screen to a text file. This is useful for recording errors, collecting certain relevant information in texts, etc. The error messages, however, continue to be sent to the screen unless, of course, the user indicates /MUT.

  The redirectors must be at the end of the command line. Consult the manual of your Operating System for a complete description of the properties and use of the redirectors

c) ERROR LEVELS

The a MSA return the following error levels to the Operating System:

0: The process has finished properly.

1: An error has occurred, which is explained in the messages that are displayed on the screen before the end of the program.

2: The help of the program has been requested or the syntax was incorrect.

Error levels are useful for controlling the flow of metaprograms built with BATCH processes or through calls from other applications.

d) COMMAND LINES OF MORE THAN 128 CHARACTERS

The Operating System does not support command lines of more than 128 characters. In some cases, especially when the user has the data in "very long" directories, this limit can be exceeded. For example, imagine trying to write the following statement on the command line of the system:

LinArc 3 C:\USERS\DATA\MAPS\HOLLAND\CHANNELS 0 "Channel navigability level" NIV_NAVEGA

The user will notice that this command line can not be written because it is too long. In some configurations of the system it may be possible to execute it if the user writes the command in a BAT file, but it is possible to not obtain a correct result if the user extends the line beyond 260 characters.

When this happens it is possible to dodge the problem in one of two ways:

1: Use the SUBST command of the operating system. For example, if the user types:

SUBST Z: C:\USERS\DATA\MAPS

The user can write the previous syntax:

LinArc 3 Z:CHANNELS Z:CHANNELS 0 "Channel navigability level" NIV_NAVEGA

and have it run without problems. See the Operating System manual for more information about the SUBST command.

2: Write the parameters inside a text file, a parameter in each line, and execute the application followed by the name of the file, preceded by the symbol '@'. For example, if the user edits a PARAM.TXT file with the following content:

3
C:\USERS\DATA\MAPS\HOLLAND\CHANNELS
C:\USERS\DATA\MAPS\HOLLAND\CHANNELS
0
"Channel navigability level"
NIV_NAVEGA

The user can write the previous syntax:

LinArc @PARAM.TX