GeoMedia 2020

Product Description

GeoMedia 2020

Product Description

15 October 2019

  
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Contents 
Product Summary .......................................................................................................................... 3 
Features vs. Tiers Comparison Chart ......................................................................................... 4 
GeoMedia Essentials ..................................................................................................................... 5 
Key Features ................................................................................................................................ 5 
Easy to Learn and Use ............................................................................................................. 5 
Utilities ....................................................................................................................................... 5 
Data Access (Read-Only) ......................................................................................................... 5 
Data Access (Read-Write) ........................................................................................................ 6 
Data Management .................................................................................................................... 6 
Presentation and Rendering ..................................................................................................... 7 
Labeling – Rules-Based Label Placement ............................................................................... 8 
Vector Analysis ......................................................................................................................... 9 
Spatial Modeling...................................................................................................................... 10 
Basic Feature Placement & Editing ........................................................................................ 11 
Linear Reference Model ......................................................................................................... 12 
Geocoding ............................................................................................................................... 12 
Microsoft Bing Maps Integration ............................................................................................. 13 
Pictometry Integration ............................................................................................................. 13 
GPS Tracking .......................................................................................................................... 13 
Layout, Printing & Plotting ...................................................................................................... 13 
Export to Most Common File Formats.................................................................................... 13 
Image Preparation .................................................................................................................. 13 
GeoMedia Advantage .................................................................................................................. 14 
Key Features .............................................................................................................................. 14 
Utilities ..................................................................................................................................... 14 
Layout, Printing & Plotting ...................................................................................................... 14 
Export to File Formats............................................................................................................. 14 
Advanced Feature Placement & Editing ................................................................................ 14 
Data Integration and Validation .............................................................................................. 16 
Raster Grid Analysis ............................................................................................................... 18 
Spatial Modeling...................................................................................................................... 21 

  
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GeoMedia Professional ............................................................................................................... 21 
Key Features .............................................................................................................................. 21 
Utilities ..................................................................................................................................... 21 
Advanced Feature Placement & Editing ................................................................................ 21 
Transaction Management ....................................................................................................... 22 
Data Integration and Validation .............................................................................................. 22 
Cadastral ................................................................................................................................. 23 
Network Management – Advanced Feature Models .............................................................. 24 
Image Preparation .................................................................................................................. 24 
Export to Enterprise Database Management Systems .......................................................... 24 
Contact Us .................................................................................................................................... 25 
About Hexagon ............................................................................................................................. 25 
 
 
Product Summary 
GeoMedia
®
 is a comprehensive GIS product line that lets you realize the maximum value of your geospatial 
resources, integrating them to present clear, actionable information. It provides simultaneous access to 
geospatial data in almost any form, uniting them in a single map view for efficient processing, analysis, 
presentation, and sharing. GeoMedia's intuitive, dynamic analysis functionality enables concatenation of 
analysis processes so the results of one operation feed directly into the next process, as well as automatic 
updating of results in response to data changes. It delivers high-productivity tools that speed the 
implementation of geospatial databases by improving the efficiency of common workflows. GeoMedia provides 
flexibility, interoperability, open architecture, and adherence to industry standards such as OGC
®
 and ISO. 
GeoMedia’s stable, robust technology is in active use in organizations throughout the world. Whether your 
organization has a single user, or hundreds distributed across the enterprise, GeoMedia's flexible architecture 
maintains a high degree of performance and reliably meets your demands. 
Available in three product tiers, GeoMedia provides an ideal solution for a broad range of organizations and 
projects so everyone can achieve superior results. 
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FEATURES COMPARISON CHART 
GEOMEDIA
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 ESSENTIALS 
GEOMEDIA
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 ADVANTAGE 
GEOMEDIA
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 PROFESSIONAL 
 
 
 

Features vs. Tiers Comparison Chart

Capability

GeoMedia

Essentials

GeoMedia

Advantage

GeoMedia

Professional

Data Access Read-Only

Data Access Read-Write

Data Management

Image Preparation

Presentation & Rendering

Vector Analysis

Spatial Modeling

Basic Feature Placement & Editing

Labeling

Linear Reference Model

Layout, Printing & Plotting

Export to Most Common File Formats

Geocoding

Raster/Grid Analysis

Terrain Artifacts

Advanced Feature Placement & Editing

Validation & Clean-up

Export to Enterprise Database Management

Systems

Transaction Management

Linear Network

Parcel Management

GeoMedia Essentials

GeoMedia

Essentials is the base product. It provides powerful, ad-hoc and complex analysis capabilities

along with image preparation and enhancements. GeoMedia Essentials provides data access, through

GeoMedia’s data server technology, to a wide range of data sources and formats.

Key Features

Easy to Learn and Use

• Intuitive ribbon user interface

• Common interface used throughout the GeoMedia suite

• Extended Tooltips

• Extensive Help, eTraining and tutorials available on-line

• Suite of utilities that do not require GeoMedia to be running

Utilities

GeoMedia installs a separate set of utilities that let you perform tasks outside of the main GeoMedia

environment:

• Database Utilities

• Define CAD Server Schema File

• Define Coordinate System File

• Define Symbol File

• Define Text File Server Format File

• Define Warehouse Configuration File

• GeoMedia Desktop Configuration Wizard

• G/Technology Interoperability Utility

• Publish Address Geocoding Index

• Publish to GeoMedia SmartStore Warehouse

Data Access (Read-Only)

• Microsoft® Access

• ArcView® Shape files

• File Geodatabase (FGDB)

• MapInfo®

• MicroStation® .dgn files

• AutoCAD® files

• Intergraph I/CAD .map files

• G/Technology

• GeoMedia SmartStore files

• Object Space files

• GML

• KML

• ODBC Tabular

• OGC® WCS

• OGC WMS

• OGC WFS

• OGC WFS-T

• Oracle® Object Model (including spatial types)

• Microsoft SQL Server® (including spatial types)

• Microsoft Azure SQL Database (including spatial types)

• PostgreSQL with PostGIS (including spatial types)

• Text file

• .xlxs (Excel)

• Vector Product Format (VPF)

Data Access (Read-Write)

• Microsoft Access

• File Geodatabase (FGDB)

• OGC WFS-T

• Oracle Object Model (including spatial types)

• Microsoft SQL Server (including spatial types)

• Microsoft Azure SQL Database (including spatial types)

• PostgreSQL with PostGIS (including spatial types)

• OGC GeoPackage (including spatial types)

Data Management

• Feature class definition

• Geometry types

• Attribute types

• Hypertext

• Feature categories and groups

• Coordinate system definition

• Enterprise libraries

• Microsoft Access

• Microsoft SQL Server

• Oracle

• PostGIS

• Shared GIS information

• Connections to data sources (Warehouse and Catalog)

• Legends

• Styles

• Queries

• Categories

• Searches

• Spatial filters

• Queues

Presentation and Rendering

• Point styles

• Symbol styles – AutoCAD drawing files, GeoMedia symbol files, MicroStation cell files, SVG Files

• Font styles

• Picture styles

• Bar charts

• Pie charts

• Linear styles

• Simple styles

• Pattern styles

• Combination of Dashed and Pattern styles

• Areal styles

• Boundary style – simple, pattern

• Fill style – simple, gradient, hatch, pattern

• Point style – symbol, font, picture, bar chart, pie chart

• Text styles

• Image styles

• Compound styles (mix of point, line, and area geometry)

• Properties

• Size

• Width

• Rotation

• Color

• Alignment

• Offset

• Patterning

• Transparency

• Tinting

• End caps

• Midline joins

• Text halos

• Attribute-based

• Animation

• Thematic maps

• Range

• Unique value

• Pie charts /Bar charts

• Named Styles

Labeling – Rules-Based Label Placement

• Label Manager – Used to define the label properties and rules for label placement

• Create shared rules/styles

• Set label priorities

• Set label obstacles

• Define label properties

• Text (attribute or text string)

• Fonts

• Size

• Color

• Symbols – GeoMedia FSM symbols, symbol fonts

• Expression Builder – Defines how labels are built from text attributes

• Define label placement rules

• Label position

• Label sacking

• Font reductions

• Line crossing

• Overlap labels

• Offsets

• Leader lines

• Centerlines

• Divided highways

• Repeat labels

• Overhang

• Extend boundary

• Place at dominant angle

• Dynamic labeling

• Toggle on/off

• Auto refresh when Map Window extent changes (zoom, pan, etc.)

• Static labels

• Display

• Refresh

• Suppress / Restore

• Change properties

• Highlight feature

• Compose / Decompose

• Stack

• Reposition

• Duplicate

• Leader

Vector Analysis

• Attribute query

• Native query (for vendor-specific database management systems)

• Join and union (of database tables)

• Buffer zone

• Aggregation

• Analytical merge

• Analyze geometry

• Functional attributes (including custom functions)

• Spatial query

• Touch

• Within distance of

• Contained

• Are Contained By

• Entirely Contained

• Entirely Contained By

• Overlap

• Meet

• Are Spatially Equal

• Spatial intersection

• Touch

• Contained

• Are Contained By

• Entirely Contained

• Entirely Contained By

• Overlap

• Meet

• Are Spatially Equal

• Spatial difference

• Search and searches

• Find address

• Address geocoding

• Coordinate geocoding

Spatial Modeling

• Run Spatial Model command

• Run Spatial Model – Explorer window

• Rerun Spatial Model – Explorer window

• Spatial Model properties – Explorer window

• Spatial Model refresh all – Explorer window

• Add to Map Window – Explorer window

• Display in Data Window – Explorer window

• Spatial operators

• Features Input

• Features Output

• Features Database Output

• Filter by Geometries

• Filter by Attributes

• Coordinate Transformation

• Define Functional Attribute

• Generate Functional Attributes

• Mask Features

• Intersect Features

• Merge Features

• Create Centerpoint

• Create Centroid

• Create Buffer Zone

• Create Buffer Ring

• Join Features

• Union Features

• Summarize Related Features

• Smooth Geometry

• Densify Geometry

Basic Feature Placement & Editing

• Feature placement

• Undo

• Place point features

• Place line features

• Place area features

• Placement editing

• Smart snapping

• Raster snapping

• Feature & Geometry editing

• Delete feature

• Delete geometry

• Edit geometry

• Continue geometry

• Move

• Spin

Linear Reference Model

Track and analyze data that is associated with locations along a linear network.

• LRS precision location

• LRS Model Selection

• Measure, Measure with Internal/External Markers

• Duration, Duration with Internal/External Markers

• Key field selection – primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary

• 2D or 3D geometric length consideration

• Reverse geometry option

• Insert feature using precision location

• Dynamic segmentation

• Select an event table from any connection

• Use queries of an event table

• Use 2D or 3D geometric length

• Segment linear and point event data

• Support multiple event reference methods

• Measure

• Projected XY coordinates

• Longitude/Latitude

• Marker offset

• Duration

• Supports single or multi-level LRS features

• Supports datum-based events

• Resolves multiple events at same location

• Supports rotated point events

Geocoding

GeoMedia Address Geocoding lets you generate Address Geocoding Index (AGI) files, geocode addresses,

take an address in text form and locate that address as point geometry, and geocode an entire feature class or

query rendering the addresses.

• Find address

• Geocode addresses

• Publish Address Geocoding Index

• Define parsing rules

• Define geocoding model

Microsoft Bing Maps Integration

GeoMedia integrates a Microsoft Bing Maps aerial/map/birds-eye display window (Bing Maps license

required). Users can match the Bing Maps view to the GeoMedia MapWindow and synchronize views.

Pictometry Integration

GeoMedia synchronizes with a Pictometry display window (Pictometry license and software required). Users

can link the Pictometry view to the GeoMedia MapWindow and synchronize views.

GPS Tracking

Access GPS data in real time to track positions on a GeoMedia map view and efficiently populate or update

features in a GeoMedia warehouse.

Layout, Printing & Plotting

• Map composition environment – Map, Legend, Scale Bar, North Arrow, etc.

• Cartographic grid placement – geographic, projection

• Reference grid and reference index placement

• Map Window printing

Export to Most Common File Formats

• AutoCAD DWG

• AutoCAD DXF

• Esri shapefile

• Esri file geodatabase

• MapInfo MIF

• MicroStation DGN

• GML

Image Preparation

The GeoMedia package provides limited image manipulation:

• Insert an interactive image such as a logo or backdrop

• Insert georeferenced images

• Adjust image display

• Contrast, brightness

• Invert colors (greyscale, color, or binary)

• Define foreground and background colors

• Turn on or off background transparency

• Select image banks for multi-band images

• Create image footprints

• Insert and review geotagged photos

GeoMedia Advantage

builds upon GeoMedia Essentials. It adds efficient data capture and editing tools for

the creation and management of geospatial databases and expands the analytical capabilities by including

raster data analysis to complement the vector feature analysis of GeoMedia Essentials. Users can perform line

of sight and hot spot analysis along with site location and corridor planning. GeoMedia Advantage also

provides the ability to generate terrain artifacts such as contours, shaded relief, and color-coded elevations for

the creation of mapping products. Geometry validation tools are also included.

Key Features

Utilities

• Batch Plotting

Layout, Printing & Plotting

• Map Book generation

Export to File Formats

• Oracle Object

• SQL Server

Advanced Feature Placement & Editing

• Feature placement

• Multi-level undo / redo

• Place point features

• Orient to geometry

• Place at angle

• Rotate dynamically

• Place linear features

• Point by point

• Two-point line

• Consecutive two-point line

• Place area features

• Place by point

• Place by circle

• Place rectangle

• Place rotated rectangle

• Insert area by face

• Insert interactive area by face

• Arc placement

• Start, end, point on edge

• Start, point on edge, end

• Arc by center

• Precision key-in of parameters

• Construction aids

• X, Y

• Delta X, Delta Y

• Delta X, Delta Y from point

• Distance and direction

• Distance and direction from point

• Distance along feature

• Distance/distance intersection

• Bearing/bearing intersection

• Constrain by length

• Constrain tangent

• Azimuth

• Bearing

• Parallel to

• Perpendicular to

• Place at offset

• Deflection angle

• Place orthogonal to

• Placement editing

• Maintain relationships in feature placement and editing (coincidence, existing geometry)

• Stream mode digitizing

• Table digitizing

• Vector breaking on placement/editing

• Precision coordinate key-ins

• Construction aids

• Define SmartSnap tolerances

• Integrated raster/vector snap

• Feature editing

• Delete feature

• Merge feature

• Split feature

• Copy feature

• Geometry editing

• Delete geometry

• Edit geometry

• Continue geometry

• Move geometry

• Re-digitize geometry

• Spin geometry

• Attribute editing

• Update attributes

Data Integration and Validation

• Problem detection

• Problem auto correction

• Dynamic queued edit

• Geometry Information

• Advanced geometry validation

• Supports multiple input features for the validation

• Output anomalies are written to a Query

• Anomaly types evaluated in the detection

• Unknown geometry

• Invalid geometry

• Uncontained holes

• Overlapping holes

• Invalid coordinates

• Area loop

• Invalid geometry component

• Area not closed in Z plane

• Z out of range

• Not monotonic

• Not flat

• Z breaks

• Z spike

• Anomaly types evaluated in the detection providing an auto-correct option

• Empty geometry

• Too few vertices

• Unclosed areas

• Zero length lines

• Zero coverage areas

• Kickbacks / Duplicate points

• Kink

• Loop in line

• Short vector

• Null geometry

• Superfluous geometry component

• Fragmented geometry

• Duplicate feature

• Basic connectivity validation

• Supports two input features for the validation

• Output anomalies are written to a Query

• Query connectivity

• Undershoots

• Overshoots

• Node mismatches

• Unbroken intersecting geometry

• Non-coincident intersecting geometry

• Nearly-coincident geometry

• Fix connectivity

• Trim overshoots

• Extend overshoots

• Break crossing lines

• Insert vertex in crossing lines

• Advanced connectivity validation

• Supports multiple input features for the validation

• Output anomalies are written to a Connection / Queue

• Anomaly types evaluated in the detection

• Shared edge

• Shared face

• Sliver

• Gap

• Dead end

• Short vector

• Anomaly types evaluated in the detection providing an auto-correct option

• Overshoot

• Undershoot

• Unbroken intersecting geometry

• Non-coincident intersecting geometry

• Node mismatches

Raster Grid Analysis

GeoMedia Advantage has numerous functions that allow for detailed raster analysis and display.

• Map algebra

• Mixed mode arithmetic

• Operations

• Monadic

• Dyadic (Math)

• Dyadic (Relational)

• Dyadic (Logical)

• Trigonometric functions

• Logarithmic functions

• Mode functions

• List functions

• Classification

• Clump

• Explicit cross tabulation

• Group

• Hotspot detection

• Implicit cross tabulation

• Recode

• Supervised

• Thiessen

• Interpolation

• Density

• Inverse Distance Weighing (IDW)

• Triangulation

• Ordinary kriging

• Ordinary kriging suite

• Spline

• Layers

• Export

• Edit

• Mosaic

• Subscene

• Reproject

• Import

• Rasterize

• Vectorize

• Cell magnifier

• Drill-down

• Histogram

• Profile

• Visualization

• Blending

• Color composite

• Overlay

• Shaded relief

• Zone

• Area

• Buffer

• Characterize Boundary

• Detect edges

• Fill gaps

• Perimeter

• Path

• Characterize linkage

• Distance cost

• Length

• Segmentation

• Statistical analysis

• Local scan

• Random

• Zonal score

• Surface

• Aspect

• Curvature

• Downhill accumulation

• Downhill path

• Fill depressions

• Fill pits

• Flow concentration

• Grade

• Inflection angle

• Insolation

• Isoline generation

• Reverse path

• Smooth

• Sub-basin delineation

• Update geometry Z values

• Viewshed

• Volume

• Elevation workbench

• LiDAR source data properties

• Inverse distance weighting

• Spline

• Smooth

• Shaded relief

• Utilities

• Create Elevation Footprints

• Design Legend

• Label Isolines

• LAS Files to Feature Class

Spatial Modeling

• Spatial Operators

• Fill Depressions

• Calculate Flow

• Accumulate Flow

• Interpolate Using IDW

• Find Watershed

GeoMedia Professional

GeoMedia

Professional builds upon GeoMedia Advantage. It adds additional feature capture and editing tools

that are coupled with an extensive set of quality assurance capabilities for the effective creation and

management of enterprise databases. GeoMedia Professional provides medium to large organizations the

ability to control data access across all users using optimistic transactions, while maintaining the integrity of the

enterprise data given the organization’s business rules. Version- and time-based analysis are possible with

GeoMedia Professional. Finally, users can easily create and manage linear networks and validate the linear

network connectivity as necessary.

Key Features

Utilities

• Spatial Model Editor

• Schema Remodeler

• Transaction Administrator

Advanced Feature Placement & Editing

• Feature placement

• Insert traverse

• Feature editing

• Change feature class

• Copy parallel

• Geometry editing

• Partial delete

• Insert intersection

• Reverse direction

• Construct circular fillet

• Rotate geometry

• Extend

• Extend to intersection

• Extend two lines to intersection

• Trim

• Trim to intersection

• Simplify geometry

• Smooth geometry

• Attribute editing

• Update attributes using text

• Copy attributes

• Copy attribute definition

Transaction Management

• Revision sets

• Optimistic locking

• Pessimistic locking

• Commit all features (revision sets)

• Commit individual features

• Discard all features

• Discard individual features

• Lock records

• Edit valid time range

• Conflict resolution

• Attributes

• Geometry

• Query locked features

• Query modified features

• Temporal query

• Apply temporal filter

Data Integration and Validation

• Automated geometry and connectivity validation

• Attribute validation

• Manage attribute validation rules

• Validate attributes

• Detect void areas

• Edge matching

• Automated

• Interactive

• Conflation

Cadastral

• Coordinate Geometry (COGO)

• Validate parcels

• Fix parcels

• Parcel numbering

• Parcel labeling

• Parcel split

• Parcel join

• Parcel fabric adjustment

• Create control point links

• Adjust geometry

• Control point link Collections

• Query control point links

• Query link residuals

• Delete adjustments

• Parcel relationships and rules

• Parcel management tools

• Select by polygonal fence

• Locate features by attribute search

• Locate features by query

• Review attributes

• Square geometry

• Label segments

• Label coordinates

• Sequential attribution

• Topo select

• Synchronize geometry

• Related feature rules

• Related feature properties

Network Management – Advanced Feature Models

GeoMedia Professional allows for the management and analysis of linear networks found in many public works

department workflows (water, gas, electricity, etc.).

• Feature validation of new and existing data

• Network tracing and analysis

• Dimensioning and labeling functions

• Define AFM associations and rules

• Populate connectivity tables for existing features

• Rules-based digitizing/editing of new data

Image Preparation

• Image registration

• Output to GeoTIFF

Export to Enterprise Database Management Systems

GeoMedia Professional provides commands for exporting data to other GIS or CAD systems. You can export

the following:

• ASCII format for Oracle Object Model database

• ASCII format for SQL Server database

• GeoTIFF

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