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1. OS X Lion and Serial devices
   With the advent of OS X Lion, some users are reporting that devices connected via serial to USB connectors are not being recognized by LoadMyTracks or Cartographica. So far, all cases we have seen for this have implicated the lack of 64-bit drivers for the USB/Serial cables as the culprit. Ma ...
2. How do I export a vector layer from Cartographica for use in CartoMobile?
   CartoMobile uses shapefiles as its native format, so you will need to put your data into shapefile format in order to open them in CartoMobile. Once you're done exporting the files, you may drag them to the CartoMobile file window as described in the documentation. If your Cartographica mapse ...
3. How can I georeference maps in Cartographica?
   Question: I do not understand something about importing a map. If I have a image file (TIFF, JPEG, etc) I can import the image, but the image will not be rectified. How do I georeference the map image so imported GPS positions will be properly placed on the image? Answer: Cartographica 1.2 has t ...
4. Lion compatibility with ClueTrust products
   After testing for compabibility with Apple's OS X Lion (10.7) software, ClueTrust has released the following updates: Cartographica 1.2.3 has been updated with some new features and includes fixes for a bug that prevented the Project Map and Set Layer's Projection windows from working correctly ...
5. Snow Leopard Compatibility with ClueTrust products
   We are happy to announce that we have seen no problems with Snow Leopard and either Cartographica or LoadMyTracks under Snow Leopard (10.6). We have had one report of problems with old versions of Default Folder X crashing LoadMyTracks and have confirmed that removal of Default Folder X solves ...
6. Can Cartographica use KMZ files?
   KMZ files are just gzipped versions of KML files and their constituent parts. Cartographica can read the constituent parts, but not the .KMZ file itself. So, to turn it into the constituent parts, do the following: Create a new folder in which to store the files and copy the original KMZ fi ...
7. Adding Reference Systems to Cartographica
   Cartographica has extensive internal capabilities to project and reproject data between different coordinate systems, and comes with a substantial database of commonly-used Coordiante Reference Systems (also known as Spatial Reference Systems and often called Projections). However, there are tim ...
8. My data is georeferenced, why isn't it showing up in the right place?
   One problem that is pervasive in the world of GIS is coordinating coordinate reference systems (the overarching category that includes projected coordinate systems and geographic coordinate systems). When you download files from any source, take care to see if they indicate the CRS/SRS or Projec ...
9. How are projections handled for WMS requests?
   Cartographica is intelligent about making WMS requests in order to optimize for best quality viewing. As with all Cartographica maps, the display section of any Cartographica window is in the Map Projection (CRS). Most often, this is the CRS of the first layer that you imported, unless you hav ...
10. Can Cartographica generalize vector data?
    Cartographica can simplify vector features to create features which have less complexity. This is sometimes referred to as Generalization. This is useful to create lower-resolution versions of data for export to other programs or when you just need the gist of the shape, not every nook and cr ...
11. Does Cartographica handle projections or reprojecting?
    To understand how Cartographica works with CRS/Projections, the key is to understand the relationship between the "Map Projection" and the "Layer Projection" and the fact that any time the software says "Projection", we are referring to Projection or CRS. With the CRS naming issue out of the way ...
12. My GlobalSat GH-615M or GH-625 doesn't work, what can I do?
    The GlobalSat devices are USB devices with integrated serial ports in them. Unfortunately, the Prolific PL-2303 series is not supported directly by OS X without a driver from the manufacturer. To get this working, you'll need to download the latest PL-2303 driver from the Prolific support pages. ...
13. Geocoding with TIGER Line Files
    From version 1.2 forward of Cartographica, we support using the Bing Geocoding service, which is an excellent alternative for bulk and non-US geocoding. This article describes using the built-in geocoder which is designed to work with data sets that meet certain criteria. This particular art ...
14. Geocoding with Bing Geocoder
    Prior to version 1.2 of Cartographica, geocoding required you to gather street data to serve as a basis for determining addresses. With version 1.2, ClueTrust has entered into an agreement with Microsoft to provide users with access to the Bing Geocoder service for 1 year with a purchase of ...
15. Geocoding with TIGER/Line Shapefiles
    Cartographica has a powerful Geocoding capability, but to use it, you must gather data first from some compatible source (such as the US Census Bureau). Most data is accurate to the last census update and may be more recent, based on the government's move to modernize and increase accuracy i ...
16. Does Cartographica support Unicode and non-US character sets?
    Yes! By all means, we support Unicode in Cartographica. To the extent possible, we want to make sure that people of all languages have access to great GIS capabilities on the Macintosh. From a practical perspective, Cartographica does the following in order to support Unicode characters: Import ...
17. Can I create a multi-line label in Cartographica?
    In version 1.2 and greater of Cartographica, multi-line labels are easy to create. Bring up the Style window for the layer you are working with Select the style(s) to which you want to add a multi-line label Type each line of information separated by a return And that's it! For versions prior ...
18. I've lost my license key,
    Lost license keys can be recovered by using the Lost Key page on the Cartographica microsite. If your email address is the same as when you purchased your key, just enter your email address and all keys that were created for that email address will be sent to you. If your email address has ...
19. Can I use Cartographica on more than one computer?
    For a definitive answer to this, you must really look at your particular license agreement. However, there are two answers to this question, depending on which license you have, student or individual. Individual Licenses Most purchasers purchase individual licenses. These are of unlimited durat ...
20. Exporting table data to other programs
    Occasionally, you need to send the data from the tables in Cartographica to another program. In the 1.1 versions of Cartographica, this can be achieved by using a sequence of procedures depending upon what program you are trying to export to. All exporting in Cartogaphica is currently done us ...