Introduction

The IDL iMap tool displays image and contour data that are georeferenced and mapped to particular projections, as well as shapefile data. The iMap tool gives you great flexibility in manipulating and visualizing these data. To use iMap, from the IDL Command Line, type iMap. An empty iMap tool appears. You can then import image or contour data using any of several data import methods. For more information on importing data, see Importing and Exporting Data.

Note
For more information on accepted arguments and keywords, see "IMAP" (IDL Reference Guide).

The iMap tool can be launched in many different ways:

By dragging variables onto the Map icon of the Visualization Palette (see Map Visualizations)

At the IDL Command Line without arguments or keywords

At the IDL Command Line with arguments or keywords

Through the File → New → iMap menu option in an iTool