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===Introduction===
 
===Introduction===
 
*'''Objective of this section'''
 
*'''Objective of this section'''
**To perform spatial queries among features of a [[Spatial Manager Desktop™ 2014 - FAQs: Maps, layers, views|Map]] using different spatial operations
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**To perform spatial queries among features of a Map using different spatial operations
  
 
*'''Topics in this section'''
 
*'''Topics in this section'''
**Base [[Spatial Manager Desktop™ 2014 - FAQs: Selecting and filtering|selection]]: features defining the base of the query
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**Base selection: features defining the base of the query
**Spatial operations: diverse types of spatial operations and the [[Spatial Manager Desktop™ 2014 - FAQs: Maps, layers, views|Layer]] on which the operation is applied
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**Spatial operations: diverse types of spatial operations and the Layer on which the operation is applied
  
  
  
 
===What are Spatial queries in Spatial Manager Desktop™?===
 
===What are Spatial queries in Spatial Manager Desktop™?===
Spatial queries are geometric operations that Spatial Manager Desktop™ can perform to help you locate Features that interfere with other Features under certain conditions. For example, as you can see in the next picture, to locate which points of a [[Spatial Manager Desktop™ 2014 - FAQs: Maps, layers, views|Layer]] are found within the polygons of another [[Spatial Manager Desktop™ 2014 - FAQs: Maps, layers, views|Layer]]
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Spatial queries are geometric operations that Spatial Manager Desktop™ can perform to help you locate Features that interfere with other Features under certain conditions. For example, as you can see in the next picture, to locate which points of a Layer are found within the polygons of another Layer
  
  
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===How can I define a Spatial query in Spatial Manager Desktop™?===
 
===How can I define a Spatial query in Spatial Manager Desktop™?===
To define a Spatial query in Spatial Manager Desktop™, you need to define the base of the query first, by [[Spatial Manager Desktop™ 2014 - FAQs: Selecting and filtering|selecting]] the Features to operate, next you must select the "Spatial query" function, and then you choose a [[Spatial Manager Desktop™ 2014 - FAQs: Maps, layers, views|Layer]] to query and the type of operation to perform. When you select the Features to operate, you can [[Spatial Manager Desktop™ 2014 - FAQs: Selecting and filtering|select a full Layer]] if you want to perform an interference operation between two full [[Spatial Manager Desktop™ 2014 - FAQs: Maps, layers, views|Layers]]
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To define a Spatial query in Spatial Manager Desktop™, you need to define the base of the query first, by selecting the Features to operate, next you must select the "Spatial query" function, and then you choose a Layer to query and the type of operation to perform. When you select the Features to operate, you can select a full Layer if you want to perform an interference operation between two full Layers
  
  
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==Related links==
 
==Related links==
*[[Spatial Manager Desktop™ 2014 - FAQs: Selecting and filtering | Selecting and filtering]]
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*[[Spatial Manager Desktop™ 2014 - FAQs: Selecting and filtering|Selecting and filtering]]
 
*[http://www.spatialmanager.com/spatial-queries-using-shp-files/ Spatial Queries using SHP files]
 
*[http://www.spatialmanager.com/spatial-queries-using-shp-files/ Spatial Queries using SHP files]

Revision as of 17:55, 12 January 2014

Introduction

  • Objective of this section
    • To perform spatial queries among features of a Map using different spatial operations
  • Topics in this section
    • Base selection: features defining the base of the query
    • Spatial operations: diverse types of spatial operations and the Layer on which the operation is applied


What are Spatial queries in Spatial Manager Desktop™?

Spatial queries are geometric operations that Spatial Manager Desktop™ can perform to help you locate Features that interfere with other Features under certain conditions. For example, as you can see in the next picture, to locate which points of a Layer are found within the polygons of another Layer


SQ-1B.PNG


How can I define a Spatial query in Spatial Manager Desktop™?

To define a Spatial query in Spatial Manager Desktop™, you need to define the base of the query first, by selecting the Features to operate, next you must select the "Spatial query" function, and then you choose a Layer to query and the type of operation to perform. When you select the Features to operate, you can select a full Layer if you want to perform an interference operation between two full Layers


SQ-2.PNG


Which are the types of operations for Spatial queries in Spatial Manager Desktop™?

The list of operations that Spatial Manager Desktop™ can perform using Spatial queries is the following:

  • Intersects
  • Touches
  • Within
  • Contains
  • Disjoint
  • Overlaps
  • Crosses

To find out more about each operation, you can take a look at this document (pages 2-15 to 2-20): OpenGIS Simple Features Specification


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