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Global Mapper User's Manual
When generic ASCII text files are imported, Global Mapper will scan the attributes associated with each
feature and look for any attribute names that are known to it. The following is an abbreviated list of attribute
names that are currently recognized by Global Mapper when generic ASCII text files are read (see the links
below the list for more complete lists):
• NAME or LABEL - the value associated with an attribute of either of these names will be used as the
feature name.
• DESC, DESCRIPTION, LAYER, or TYPE - the value associated with an attribute of any of these
names will be used as the feature description.
• GM_TYPE - the value associated with an attribute with this name or any of the description names
listed above will be used to attempt to assign a classification other than the default for each feature.
The value must match one of the classification names in Global Mapper to work. It will also work for
user-created custom types.
• ELEVATION, HEIGHT, or DEPTH - the value associated with an attribute of any of these names
will be used as the feature's elevation.
• SYMBOL, POINT SYMBOL, or POINT_SYMBOL - the values associated with an attribute of any
of these names will be compared against the names of the symbols available in Global Mapper
(including any custom symbols). If a match is found, that symbol will be used for the point feature.
These attribute names are ignored for line features. You can also specify custom dot and square
symbol colors and sizes without having to add your own custom bitmaps for those symbols. Use
names of the form DOT_CUSTOM_[SIZE]_[RED]_[GREEN]_[BLUE] and
SQUARE_CUSTOM_[SIZE]_[RED]_[GREEN]_[BLUE] where the [SIZE] value is the radius in
pixels of the dot or square, and the [RED], [GREEN], and [BLUE] values represent the color to use.
For example, to specify a dot symbol of radius 10 pixels with a color or green, you would use a
symbol name of DOT_CUSTOM_10_0_255_0.
• COLOR - the COLOR attribute should be formatted as RGB(red,green,blue). In the absence of a
specific fill or line color, it will be used.
• LINE COLOR, LINE_COLOR, BORDER COLOR, BORDER_COLOR, PEN COLOR, or
PEN_COLOR - the values associated with an attribute of any of these names will be used as the color
for the pen used to draw line features. The values must be formatted according to the guidelines layed
out for the COLOR attribute in order to be recognized.
• LINE WIDTH, LINE_WIDTH, BORDER WIDTH, BORDER_WIDTH, PEN WIDTH, or
PEN_WIDTH - the values associated with an attribute of any of these names will be used as the width
for the pen used to draw line features.
• LINE STYLE, LINE_STYLE, BORDER STYLE, BORDER_STYLE, PEN STYLE, or PEN_STYLE
- the values associated with an attribute of any of these names will be used as the style for the pen
used to draw line features. Valid values are Solid, Dash, Dot, Dash - Dot, Dash - Dot - Dot, and Null.
Only the Solid value is valid for lines with a width greater than 1
• LABEL_ON_LINE - if this is set to "YES" or "TRUE", the label (if any) for this line feature should
be rendered centered on the line
• CLOSED - if this is set to "YES" or "TRUE", the feature will be treated as a closed area feature if it
has at least three vertices.
• ISLAND - if this is set to "YES" or "TRUE", the feature will be treated as an island of the previous
closed parent area feature if it has at least three vertices. If there are no previous parent areas, this
attribute will be ignored.
• FONT_NAME - specifies the name (e.g. Arial, Times New Roman, etc.) of the font to use when
displaying the display label, if any, for this feature.
• FONT_COLOR - specifies the color of the font to use when displaying the display label, if any, for
this feature. The values must be formatted according to the guidelines layed out for the COLOR
attribute in order to be recognized.
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