Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional - Manual (Page 417)

If a MapInfo WFS table is open, the user interface automatically enables the refresh process. During the
refresh process, users can not change the query that is sent to the WFS server. The data will be refetched
from the server using the original query. This refreshed information can then be saved to the table.
The Help System contains these related topics:
• Adding a WFS Server
• Adding WFS Client Support
• Removing a WFS Server Entry
• Opening a Web Feature Service Table
• Applying a Coordinate Order Override to Correct how Objects Display on the Map
• Testing the Coordinate Order of a WFS Table
• Selecting and Filtering WFS Layers
• Setting the Number of Records (Features) that a WFS Server Returns
• Using Spatial Row Filters to Limit the Size of Data from the WFS
• Changing a WFS Coordinate System
• Changing WFS Layer Styles
• Saving Retrieved WFS Data
• Refreshing Your WFS Data
• Adding Column Indices to WFS Tables
• Working with WFS Tables that have Nested Structures
• Overriding WFS Default Timeout Values Locally
• WFS-Related Error Messages
• Saving Data Changes to the WFS-T Server
• Use WFS-T by Setting a Preference to use WFS 1.0
• How to determine which WFS version you are using?
• Saving Data Changes to a WFS-T Server
• Resolving WFS-T Data Conflicts
• What to Do if You Cannot Complete Transactions using WFS-T
• Who can Read .tab Files Created using WFS-T
Geocoding using a Geocoding Server
Not everyone in a flood zone loses their homes in a disaster. Accuracy in address matching (geocoding)
can mean the difference between an insured being in a flood plain or on dry land. Knowing that information
quickly and precisely can mean the difference in thousands of dollars of risk or no risk at all.
For retail customers, an advanced geocoder could be the difference between finding your product in a
local store or wasting a trip.
For financial services customers, it could mean locating your best customers quickly when you have an
opportunity to share with them.
You can use MapInfo Professional to connect to MapMarker and Envinsa servers to handle advanced
geocoding functions.
Geocoding is the process of assigning geographic coordinates to your data, which can be street addresses.
Point values assigned to each address turn each record into a geographic object that MapInfo Professional
can display on a map. Visualizing your records on a map can make the relationships among your data
clearer. You can display your geocoded records against a street map, a postal code centroid map, a
county map, or whatever is most appropriate to your needs. You can then use the wide variety of functions
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