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Table 2 Use of photovoltaic
panels for signage on national
roads administered by
GDDKiA branch in Olsztyn
Number
of road
Quantity of
locations
Quantity of
panels
Location
7
23
27
Junction, viaduct
15
4
4
16
31
31
Bypass W
ó
j-
towo, crossroad
22
-
-
-
51
3
6
Crossroad,
crosswalk
53
4
4
Road
54
-
-
-
57
-
-
-
58
1
1
Road
59
7
8
Crossroad
63
-
-
-
65
22
22
Bypass Go
ł
dap
GIS provides the user with the opportunity to merge descriptive data on objects
with information on their spatial location, and also allows thematic mapping, per-
forming spatial analyses, and formulating conclusions.
5.2 MapInfo Professional Software
MapInfo Professional is a product of the MapInfo Corporation company, being one
of rather commonly used programs supporting geographic information systems in
addition to such packages as ArcGIS, GeoMedia, or Quantum GIS. MapInfo is
included in the group of programs described as
. It is distinguished
by low system requirements, relative user-friendliness and, at the same time, high
level of functionality.
Basic tasks to be accomplished using the MapInfo include: (1) creation of spatial
databases, management of numerical map layers and tables of descriptive data, (2)
making use of external sets of data (of various formats and locations) through
ODBC import or connection, (3) searching for and transforming data using SQL,
(4) vectorisation and edition of the geometry of object, imaging data input, (5)
statistical calculations, measurements, calculations of the location, length and sur-
face of objects, (6) spatial analyses, determining relationships between objects, and
syntheses (e.g. regionalisation), (7) geocoding
“
desktop GIS
”
making use of address information
for the localisation of objects and network analyses, (8) editing cartographic pre-
sentations, general geographical and thematic maps (choropleth maps, diagram
maps, dot map, etc.), (9) creating, publication and printing reports [
19
].
MapInfo Professional provides functions which allow connecting with the WMS
(Web Map Services) and WFS (Web Feature Services) services. Thanks to these
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