LABELMAXSCALE question

[Hunter, David - St. Louis Park, MN]

I have a map file that uses Mapinfo tab files as a datasource.  The tab
files are in lat/lon NAD83.  I'm playing with LABELMAXSCALE, etc., to
try to get a handle on how I want to configure the map's appearance.
What units is LABELMAXSCALE expressed in?  For instance, the initial
width of my map (according to MapInfo) is 25.01 miles.  When I set a
layer's LABELMAXSCALE to 100000, its label appears after I zoom in twice
(to a map width of approximately 11.2 miles).  The 100000 scale units
has me scratching my head, and Google hasn't helped much.  What am I
working with here?

 

The map's units are set to DD and the projection is set to epsg:4267.
Any other info that is needed, just let me know.

 

David S. Hunter
Sr. Software Engineer
Fidelity National Geographic Solutions
division of Fidelity National Financial
5353 Gamble Drive, Suite 201
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
* Email: david.hunter at fnf.com
' Phone: 952.542.1440 ext. 256
* Fax: 952.542.3859

 

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