iMapBuilder software
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Registering
Maps
iMapBuilder
Interface
Building a Flash Map
Frequently Used Map Features
Points, Lines
and Labels
Longitude and Latitude: Placemarks, Lines, Labels
Publishing
Flash Maps
Embed Flash interative
map into Blog/CMS
Sample
of interactive maps for different regions
Sample of interactive maps for different
applications
Sample of multi-level
map
Other
Application of iMapBuilder
Map making software with wide selection of country maps.
Generate maps using easy editor for webpage or blog. Check latest map software feature release or watch online video tutorial for creating maps.
Adding/Importing straight line to interactive map using Longitude and Latitude
Starting from version 4.50 onwards, iMapBuilder allows you to add
straight line using Longitude and Latitude
Steps:
- Select File->New in the toolbar. Click
button in template wizard, a list of maps would be presented such
as World countries, United States (Geo), and United States Mainland
(Geo). Click on one of them to open a new project.
- To add straight line, you can click on the icon
and
select Line under 'Points and Lines' section. A pop up window is
now displayed.

- Fill in the information of lines using Grid as below:
Note: You can import your data from an spreadsheet unicode text file (.txt) by pressing
or
click
button
to paste the data from clipboard. You can also click
button
to copy the data or export the data to Excel by pressing
button.
When clicking
,
a pop up window is displayed for you to load a data file in txt
format, select a recent data file or load sample data.

Column Description Sample Line Name The name of the line, a reference name shown in the item list of points and lines editing interface Route 1 Latitude (Start/End) The starting /ending latitude coordinate of the line, it should be in decimal degree format. If you have Latitude in degree/minute/second format, you are required to convert into this format first.
Latitude will range from 90 to -90 where N is positive and S is negative38.89 Longitude (Start/End) The starting /ending longitude coordinate of the line, it should be in decimal degree format. If you have Longitude in degree/minute/second format, you are required to convert into this format first.
Longitude will range from -180 to 180 where W is negative and E is positive
-77.02 Line Style 
1 Line color Web color value in hexadecimal notation (HEX), it can be retrieved in [Get color code] section. #FF0000 Line Thickness 
6 Line Opacity The degree to which a line is opaque. Opacity ranges from 0 (fully transparent) to 100 (fully opaque) 100 Start/End Symbol The symbol at the start/end of the lines.

3 URL The URL Address when mouse clicking the line, leave it blank if not necessary http://www.imapbuilder.com URL Target The target for the URL Address, For example, "_blank" for new window, "_self" for same window
_blank Tooltip The description text for the mouse over tooltip Route 1


