User-Defined Centrus Databases
Spectrum™ Technology Platform modules that perform spatial analysis depend on databases that define the polygons (or areas) and points that are of interest. The kinds of areas that these files can define is virtually unlimited; some examples are insurance rating territories, sales territories, and store locations. You can create you own custom databases that identify areas or points of interest specific to your organization.
To use a custom Centrus spatial database you first create a data file using a supported format, then use an import utility to convert the data file into a format usable by Spectrum™ Technology Platform. The following table summarizes the formats and utilities used to create a user-defined spatial databases.
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Spectrum™ Technology Platform Module |
Components That Support User-Defined Databases |
Supported Format the for User-Defined Data |
Import Utility |
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Enterprise Tax Module spatial databases |
Assign GeoTAX Info |
ESRI Shape (.SHP), MapInfo MIF (.MIF) |
createtxb.exe |
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Spatial Module spatial databases |
Point In Polygon Closest Site |
ESRI (.SHP), Comma delimited (.CSV), DBF format (.DBF), Microsoft Access (.MDB), TAB file (.TAB), Text (.TXT) |
FMTMakr2.exe SpatialImport.exe |