Table of Contents

 

This table of contents provides a summary of key CVGIS features and a navigation tool to obtain more information.  Click a topic link to open that section in the Guide (new window).

 

CVGIS Version

There is only one version of the CVGIS software. But operationally, different types of capabilities are enabled by the user key.

V - Viewer

.. use with any CVGIS project or shapefile

.. use wide-ranging features to view reference & thematic pattern maps

1 - Level 1

.. basic GIS .. create and save a GIS project .. database operations

.. limited scope features

2 - Level 2

.. all Level 1 features, generally full-featured capabilities

.. package .. includes DataPak 1

3 - Level 3

.. all Level 2 features, extended features not available in Level 2.

 

Feature availability

- not available

x available

p partly available

e available as add-on extension

 

Main Form

Feature/Component

V

1

2

3

Notes

Main form component access

p

p

x

x

use all main form features

Form Structure

x

x

x

x

Components of map window

Menu Operations

x

x

x

x

zoom, pan/drag, manage map view

Legend Panel

x

x

x

x

adding, removing, managing layers

Map Window Operations

x

x

x

x

navigating, viewing map window content

Layer Editor

x

x

x

x

modify layer attributes-map view content

Data Table

x

x

x

x

using the data table






File Operations

Feature/Component

V

1

2

3

Notes

Open File

x

x

x

x

open a file/project

Save/SaveAs

-

x

x

x

save a file/project

Add/Remove Layer

x

x

x

x

add or remove layer from project

Project Editor

-

-

x

x

edit project

Package Project

-

-

x

x

zip project and component layers

Export Layer

-

-

x

x

export layer

 

GISTools

Feature/Component

V

1

2

3

Notes

Find Shape

x

x

x

x

Perform query on any shapefile; find shape meeting specific criteria

Find Address

-

-

x

x

Key in address, view on map, create shapefile

Find Addresses Batch

-

-

x

x

Addresses coded from file, view on map, creates shapefile

Add Shapes

-

-

x

x

Add points, lines and polygons

TIGER/DMD

-

-

x

x

TIGER & Digital Map Database operations

Shp2XML

-

-

x

x

Extract shapefiel geometry

Create Google & other XML file from shapefile

 

Database Operations

Feature/Component

V

1

2

3

Notes

Open Database

-

x

x

x

view, edit, +/=/modify records, import/export

Create/Modify Structure

-

x

x

x

create new or change existing structure

Merge Databases

-

x

x

x

merge databases based on key






Worksheet Operations

Feature/Component

V

1

2

3

Notes

Worksheet

-

-

x

x

create and use worksheet






ChartGraphics Operations

Feature/Component

V

1

2

3

Notes

Population Pryamids

-

-

x

x

integrated table/chart age/race-origin xls/html

Charts

-

-

x

x

pie, bar, line ...






Gateway

Feature/Component

V

1

2

3

Notes

Statistical Data

-

p

x

x

build statistical data files

Geographic Data

p

p

x

x

download shapefiles and geographic data files

 

StatisticalTools

Feature/Component

V

1

2

3

Notes

Crosstabs

-

-

-

x

create custom estimates using microdata

Univariate Analysis

-

-

-

x

counts, min/max, distribution measures, tests

Multivariate Analysis

-

-

-

x

regression, models ...

 

Modeler

Feature/Component

V

1

2

3

Notes

Modeler1

-

-

-

o

create estimates & projections

predictive analytics

ComparativeAnalytics

Feature/Component

V

1

2

3

Notes

SiteAnalysis

-

-

P

x

perform site analysis operations

 

Profiles

Feature/Component

V

1

2

3

Notes

Demographic-Economic

-

P

P

x

create tabular profiles for multiple geotypes

K-12 Education Analytics

-

-

e

e

K-12 schools, school districts, education agencies, children's demographics

Geocoding

Feature/Component

V

1

2

3

Notes

Address Coding API

-

-

P

x

address geocoding with API; create shapefile

Address Coding DMD

-

-

-

e

address geocoding with Digital Map Database

Lat-Lon to Block

-

-

x

x

assign block code to lat lon file; create shapefile

 

Utilities

Feature/Component

V

1

2

3

Notes

Text Editor

x

x

x

x

create, view, edit text file

Script

-

-

x

x

create, modify run script/code

Zip/Unzip

x

x

x

x

zip/unzip files with special features

 

 

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