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Location tools

Location and geo-coding tools help to add reference elements and enhanced data to existing objects

Get locations from unreferenced addresses or add data to existing objects

Built in Bing, Google and OpenStreetMap data providers offer wide range of data access

Direct Geo-coding<span style='font-size: 1rem;'> - <a href='direct-geo-coding/' class='app_color_link'><span>More info</span><i class='icon-chevron-right ml-1'></i></a></span>

Direct Geo-coding

Get coordinates and create points from postal addresses

Load texts from CSV files and seek for their coordinates. Resulting points includes attached data

Reverse Geo-coding<span style='font-size: 1rem;'> - <a href='reverse-geo-coding/' class='app_color_link'><span>More info</span><i class='icon-chevron-right ml-1'></i></a></span>

Reverse Geo-coding

Obtain postal addresses from existing objects

Get data like street, municipality, postal code, etc. and add it to existing objects

Search locations<span style='font-size: 1rem;'> - <a href='search-locations/' class='app_color_link'><span>More info</span><i class='icon-chevron-right ml-1'></i></a></span>

Search locations

Spatial Manager Desktop™ include functions to geo-locate in your map postal addresses, streets, neighborhoods or other geographical objects.

It allows you to access a text search window of locations and automatically zoom in or insert the geometry of the selected location or rectangular envelope

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frequently asked questions

  • Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and higher
  • 1024 x 768 VGA graphics, or higher
  • 1 GHZ 32-bit or 64-bit processor, or faster
  • 1 GB RAM or more (4GB recommended)
  • 2 GB free disk space, or more
  • Microsoft .NET 4.5 (installer included)
  • Windows Installer 3.1 or later
Spatial files
  • Esri Shape file - (SHP)
  • Google Earth file - (KML, KMZ)
  • OpenStreetMap file - (OSM, PBF, OSC) (1)
  • LiDAR file - (LAS, LAZ)
  • GPS exchange format file - (GPX)
  • Esri ASCII Grid file - (ASC, ASCII) (1)
  • ASCII text file - (ASC, CSV, NEZ, TXT, XYZ, UPT)
  • SQLite file - (SQLITE, DB)
  • GeoPackage file - (GPKG) (1)
  • GML file - (GML, GZ, XML)
  • Autodesk SDF file - (SDF) (3)
  • MicroStation v.7 file - (DGN) (2)
  • AutoCAD DXF file - (DXF) (2)
  • Esri ArcInfo export file (ASCII) - (E00) (1) (2)
  • MapInfo file - (TAB) (2)
  • MapInfo interchange format file - (MIF/MID) (2)
  • GeoJSON file - (GEO.JSON)

Spatial raster files
  • Variable resolution Raster image file - (Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF/COG TIFF) (1) (4)

Spatial data servers and Geo-databases
  • Esri Geodatabase File - (GDB) (1)
  • PostGIS database
  • Microsoft SQL Server Spatial database
  • MySQL database (1) (3)

Image map servers
  • WMS Web Map Services (4)
  • WMTS Web Map Tile Services (4)
  • XYZ/TMS Tile Map Services (4)

Other spatial data sources
  • Open Database Connectivity ODBC (1)
  • WFS data store (1)
  • WFS data store (FDO) (1) (3) (5)
  • WFS data store (OGR) (1) (2) (5)

(1) Read-only
(2) OGR data source
(3) FDO provider
(4) Background Maps technology
(5) DEPRECATED - Whenever possible use the native WFS data provider

Note: certain data Providers are only valid for some Editions of the application
  • We process a personalized analysis of each case, so some types of advanced licenses are not offered directly on the web store. Please contact to support@spatialmanager.com indicating your needs and we will send you a customized quote