DataSelector

DataSelector tool

Copyright © 2015-2019 TVERC, GiGL, SBIC

Overview

DataSelector is a MapBasic tool and associated SQL scripts to extract biodiversity information from SQL Server based on any selection criteria. The output files can be created as MapInfo TAB format (.tab) files, ESRI shapefile (.shp) files or Comma Separated Value (.csv) files.

Requirements

The DataSelector tool requires the following:

• MapInfo 10.0 or higher

• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition or later, OR

• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 or later

Source Code

The source code for the DataSelector tool is open source and can be downloaded from: https://github.com/LERCAutomation/DataSelector-MapInfo

License Information

The DataSelector tool is free software. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

See the file "License.txt" supplied with the source files for information on the terms & conditions for usage and copying, and a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses for more details of the GNU General Public License.

Funding

The DataSelector tool was developed with funding from:

• Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre
• Greenspace Information for Greater London CIC
• Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre