Spatial Aspect Map Locator

Spatial Aspect Viewer and Spatial Aspect Explorer are two specialized applications that enable users to work with spatial data in the form of vector and raster files. However, it can be rather difficult to keep your maps organized, especially if you have little experience with similar software.

Spatial Aspect Map Locator is a handy utility that can help you install maps by putting together vector and raster data obtained from multiple archives, making the task of opening your maps in either of the applications mentioned above a lot simpler.

The application is made up of two components that need to be opened separately from the main launcher window: the map installer and the map launcher. The former enables you to organize your map collections, while the latter is used to open projects in Spatial Aspect Viewer or Spatial Aspect Explorer.

Spatial Aspect Map Locator features a fairly simple layout, but the user interface could certainly be enhanced in certain respects, as it looks very outdated at present.

After launching the “Install Maps” tool, you need to provide the path to your map repository and open a repository scheme. The latter is saved as a ZIP file, and the default one, designed to be used with map data downloaded from the developer’s website, can be found in the application’s directory.

Next, you can select the raster data files and layers that you wish to install. These are unarchived and placed in the launch folder, and you can then open them directly from the map launcher or the generated shortcuts.

Once you have installed all the maps you want to work with, you can switch to the “Launch Maps” module and open them in either Spatial Aspect Viewer or Spatial Aspect Explorer.

Items in this list are organized based on planet and type, and the program displays VMP-maps before raster maps.

In conclusion, Spatial Aspect Map Locator is a lightweight utility that can make it easier to work with map data. It enables you to install and launch maps in a more convenient manner, and it offers extensive documentation, but it would benefit from a modernized interface.