Lyn, I've done a fair bit of this in the past. There are a number of option depending on if you want an "automated" process or wish to do this by "heads-up" tizing
Generally my feeling is that this is best accomplished in a CAD environment such as Autocad or CAD Map (preferred as it can support map projections). Check into Cadoverlay or other raster tracing programs offered by autodesk (and others). Trying to do the same in Mapinfo or ArcView etc... can't compare! Hitachi software also offers some good products if I recall. I used to use their cadcore tracer, however, I believe it's been re-named. I'm sure a search on Google or at search.geocomm.com will give you some good results. Finally, if you want a consultant, I've had Scott Carter from usgsquads.com do some scanning and conversion for me and he provides great service at a good rate. regards Glenn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Glenn Letham, Managing Editor The GeoCommunity http://www.GeoComm.com & The WirelessDeveloperNetwork http://www.WirelessDevNet.com 850-897-0110 30.517�N 86.482�W The web's largest GIS News Wire! email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject=subscribe daily newsfeed Career Center - Jobs & Resumes http://careers.geocomm.com http://careers.wirelessdevnet.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lyn Pawlowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 3:57 PM Subject: GISList: Vector to Raster > We have an opportunity to create raster images from > our vector data set for a project. The raster images > are specifications are of a specific size, colors per > layer, dpi, etc. > Has anyone completed similar work? And if so, can you > describe the process and difficulty level? > > Thanks in advance, > Lyn > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! > http://auctions.yahoo.com > > > To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ________________________________________________________________________ > Setup a GeoCommunity Account and have access to FAST DataDownloads > and Premium Career Posting at a discounted rate! > https://www.geocomm.com/cgi-bin/accounts/login > > On-line Archives available at > http://spatialnews.geocomm.com/community/lists/ > > > _______________________________________________________________________ List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body.
