MapInfo Professional
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These instructions are based on MapInfo Professional version 16.0 and assume you have set the default coordinate reference system to British National Grid (EPSG 27700).
While MapInfo Professional can open GML 3.2.1 files without prior translation, for performance and compatibility reasons, we recommended you use the universal translator in MapInfo to convert the GML supply to MapInfo .TAB files prior to loading the data.
The sub-sections below provide alternative instructions for working with GML data in MapInfo Professional.
To load and display the GML supply directly into MapInfo Professional:
Open an existing project or create a new one.
In Home, click Open > Universal Data.
In the Specify Data Source dialog:
Format: Select GML (Geography Markup Language).
Dataset: Click …, navigate to and select the GML file on your computer.
Click OK.
In the Select Layers dialog, select the layers you want to load, and click OK.
Your GML data now displays in the Maps panel and map area. The data is un-styled and will look similar to the following example:
To convert the GML supply to MapInfo TAB in MapInfo Professional:
Open an existing project or create a new one.
In Table click Universal Translator.
In the FME Quick Translator dialog click Translate.
In the Set Translation Parameters dialog:
Reader:
Format: Select GML (Geography Markup Language).
Dataset: Click …, navigate to and select the GML file on your computer.
Writer:
Format: Select MapInfo TAB (MAPINFO).
Dataset: Click …, navigate to and select the folder in which to store your TAB files.
Click OK.
When the conversion is complete (about 30 seconds), close the FME Quick Translator dialog.
To load the converted MapInfo TAB files in MapInfo Professional:
In Home click Open > Table.
In the browser dialog, select MapInfo (*.tab) as the file type, navigate to the folder in which you stored the converted MapInfo TAB files, select the layers you want to open, and click Open.
Your data now displays in the Maps panel and map area. The data is un-styled and will look similar to the following example:
