Customising export files

You can customise exports of several data types to suit different needs:

• raster data resolution;
• a .TAB file for using raster data in MapInfo;
• whether vector data exported as CSV includes the geometry column;
• DWG options for vector data; and
• the name of the export .zip file.

In the export window, your datasets are listed on the left.

Datasets are grouped by data type, so you can set options for each type.

Customise raster data

There are two options buttons (cogs):

a) the one for the data type applies to all data of that type in the export;

b) the one for a dataset applies only to that dataset.

Depending on the format, raster data has these options:

• Resolution: export at a lower resolution
• MapInfo: include a .TAB file for use in MapInfo

Set raster dataset resolution

1. Select the resolution

   Under Resolution, choose:

   • Original Resolution
   • 1/2 Resolution
   • 1/4 Resolution

   The resolution in metres is shown in brackets.

   

2. The changes are applied

   Once a change is applied, a label with the resolution type will appear on the bottom right of the dataset, and the options button will have a green notification dot.

   

Add .TAB for MapInfo

A .TAB file format enables more convenient use of a raster file in MapInfo.

1. Select the options button

   

2. Turn on Include .TAB for MapInfo

   

   Once a change is applied, a label with ‘.TAB’ will appear on the bottom right of the dataset, and the options button will have a green notification dot.

   

Multiple raster datasets

If there are multiple raster datasets to be exported, it is possible to apply settings globally, or individually.

1. Select the data type’s options button to apply settings to all data of that type

   

2. Select a dataset’s options button to change only that dataset

   You can have different settings for each dataset in the same export. When they differ, the data type’s setting shows Per dataset.

   

Exclude the geometry column from CSV files

For vector datasets exported as CSV, you can keep or remove the geometry column. Removing it simplifies the exported data.

1. Select the options button

   

2. Under Geometry column for CSV, choose Preserve geometries or Remove geometries

   

   If the geometry column is removed, the size of the file will be reduced.

   

DWG options

For vector data exported as DWG, the options button has DWG Export Options:

• Insert GIS attributes as XData
• Polygons filled with a hatch pattern (for polygon data)

Rename the export .zip file

You can change the name of the export .zip file before you export.

The current name of the file is shown at the bottom of the export window.

1. Hover over the current file name

   A Rename button appears next to the file name.

2. Select Rename

   

3. Type the new file name and select Save

   Characters that aren’t valid in file names are removed.