Exporting map data can be useful if you want to export a map or part of a map using standard formats that can be used by other software. For example, some software may not be able to read certain formats, but may be able to use the basic and widely used Shapefile (see Shapefile format and GeoTIFF formats). Also, you may want to use Google Earth™ to visualize or share the map on top of the wide array of maps provided by this tool.

Three vector exporters (Shape, Oracle®, and KML) and two raster exporters (GeoTIFF and KML) are provided, although you can develop other exporters to extend this and export in your own specific format.

Exporting to an Oracle database not only enables other software to use the map data, but also allows you to use the Oracle layer import option in your JViews Maps application. You can then use the Oracle database features to share data between different users, instead of having to install the same files on different machines.

Exporting files is carried out using the Export map window as shown in the following figure.

The Limits pane enables you to export a selected part of a map. You can select the area you want to export in the Map View using the button provided. All graphical components that intersect with this area will be entirely exported.

The Vector Exporter allows you to export Shape, Oracle, and KML files and the Raster Exporterallows you to export GeoTIFF and KML files. The four exporters export files as follows:

You can select more than one layer in the hierarchy tree. The Settings button enables you to set the target folder to which the map data will be exported.

For more information about exporting map data, see Exporting data sources.