This will help you getting started with using the Spectrum On Demand services from MapInfo Pro. These services include geocoding and drivetime regions. The examples here are based on MapInfo Pro 64 bit.

1. Using Spectrum On Demand
from MapInfo Pro

2. This will help you getting started
with using the Spectrum On
Demand service from MapInfo
Pro.
The examples here are based on
MapInfo Pro 64 bit.

3. Spectrum On
Demand

4. Spectrum On Demand
- offers a number of services that can be
used from your web or desktop
applications.
- is a ”pay as you go” offering where you
pay “per click”.
- has been integrated into MapInfo Pro for
geocoding, find address and drive regions.

5. Preferences

6. Preferences

7. Web Service Preferences - Routing
Click to get to the
server list

8. Routing Servers List
Add new server here
Use this to set your
preferred server

9. Routing Server Information
Service URL could be:
https://spectrum.pbinsight.eu/EnvinsaProxy/Route/services/Route
Enter service details
Click to test URL
and credentials
Credentials will be
mailed from our
OnDemand team

10. Web Service Preferences - Geocode
Click to get to the
server list

11. Geocoding Servers List
Add new server here
Use this to set your
preferred server

12. Service URL could be:
https://spectrum.pbinsight.eu/EnvinsaProxy/LocationUtility/services/LocationUtility
Enter service details
Click to test URL
and credentials
Credentials will be
mailed from our
OnDemand team

13. Find Address

14. Click on Find
Address on the Find
dropdown control

15. Find Address
Loads list of
supported countries
Enter known
address information
Hit Enter or click on
Search

16. Find Address - Results
Matches are shown
here
Select one and
click Add to Map to
see its location

17. Find Address - Options

18. Geocoding

19. Click on Geocode
using Server on the
Geocode dropdown
control

20. Geocode Using Server
Select table to geocode
Select what to update;
input or create new table
Select geocode level
Specify specific country or
to read it from the input
table
Click Next

21. Creating new output table

22. Input Columns
Check this to save the settings
to the metadata section of the
tab file

23. Output Columns
Specify how to store the
location; as values in columns
and/or as the spatial point
Use Add Fields to add new
columns if needed

24. Output Columns
Specify how to store the
location; as values in columns
and/or as the spatial point
If you update the input table,
you can choose to update the
input columns with output
values
Use Add Fields to add new
columns if needed

25. Geocoding mode
Specify geocoding mode:
Automatic can ignore multiple
matches or use the first

26. Common Options
How precise do you require the
geocoded result or how precise
is your input data?
If address can’t be found, the
geocoder can return centroid of
postal code or other geographic
boundary

27. Advanced Output
Specify a key column to use to
link the two tables, can also be
the ROWID

28. Interactive Geocode
Actions while in interactive mode
Show best
matches or
multiple
matches

29. Final result of the geocoding

30. Drive Regions

31. Create Drive Regions
based on selected objects

32. Create Drive Regions
based on an entire table

33. Select the server
Specify Time or Distance
Select wanted area size:
Change value if needed and
doubleclick to change style
For large regions, only major
roads are supported
Should the larger region
overlap the smaller region for
each point?

34. Initial result

35. Applying more smoothing

36. Applying offroad limits

37. Excluding holes and islands

38. Questions?
Peter Horsbøll Møller | peter.moller@pb.com