Blog : Spatial queries

Create buffers around existing geometries

Among the spatial analysis tools included in ‘Spatial Manager’, the Buffer function allows you to generate Buffered polygons around point, linear (lines, polylines, etc.) or polygonal (boundaries) objects. Buffers have multiple applications to analyze objects and their relationship with their... more


Locating polygons crossed by specific linear objects

Among the many options available in ‘Spatial Manager’ to select objects in your maps or drawings, one of the most advanced and powerful of them is the Spatial Query. In this article we develop an example in which you can... more


Analysis of parcels crossed by a road

‘Spatial Manager’ for CAD applications (AutoCAD, BricsCAD and ZWCAD) will enable you to perform territorial analysis processes based on the geographic objects by using selection tools and Properties of the graphic objects themselves. For a great amount of these... more


The new Data Grid

Users who create, manage or analyse geospatial data and territorial information are aware of the importance of data attached to graphic elements. This information allows you to jump from simple cartographic plans to a data set that reflects real-world... more


Spatial filter Views in PostGIS or SQL Server

While many ‘Spatial Manager’ users operate with spatial databases, such as PostGIS or SQL Server Spatial, very few know that database Views are processed in this application in the same way as database Tables. In the sample shown in this... more


Why is Spatial Manager software so practical? (Part 2)

Scenario #2: We receive a set of spatial data including parcels (inside a Shapefile-SHP) and some hydrants (inside a KML file) belonging to a city. We need to generate a KML file which includes the parcels that have no assigned... more