Map Info - Heat Map Creation Guide
Made By: Muhammad Imran Khan RF Optimization North, Telenor Pakistan
Date : 15 Sep 2015.
Excel Date Format
For Heat Map we should have data in excel. Three major points are as; 1. Site Level Data should be entered (e.g.; IIB012) 2. Site Lat/Long must be entered. (Location) 3. Data should be in terms of count (i.e numerical)
Create Points
Open excel sheet in MapInfo In Name Range Work Sheet containing required data should be selected Check the Checkbox Use Row Above
Create Points
click Ok to proceed the excel information window, then this pop up window shall open
Create Points
After Selecting OK this window will appear
Create Points
In scale bar select Table then select create points. This window should appear In Get X Long entered and in Get Y Lat entered.(Lat/Long)
Create Points
After following all these steps a tab file has been created in the root folder from where excel sheet has been opened. Open the newly created tab file
Create Thematic Map
In the scale bar open Map and then create thematic map
Select Grid the last option and then Grid TIN Default
Create Thematic Map
Select the required Tab file, then column to be plotted as Grid in the Field Option
Create Thematic Map
For Radius of the grid use settings Tab For selection of color and ranges use Styles Tab
Create Thematic Map
For specified value ranges select Equal Value Ranges in the options
Create Thematic Map
Sample Heat Map