On Fri, 9 Jul 2004, Tim Smith wrote: > What is a GML map format?
GML stands for Geographic Markup Language. It's actually a geographic implementation of the XML (Extensible Markup Language) format. And XML is simply a way to structure information using bracketed tags in a plain text format. You can learn all about it at http://www.w3.org/XML/. XML is coming on strong, too. You'll be seeing a lot more of it in the future. > I have got this data from the British OS and I want to use it in > MapInfo. > > GML OS MasterMap(tm) ITN Layer SU6352+ (11/07/03) > http://62.25.96.209/partners/developer/OSGBsampledata.cfm?display=1&os_id=1 >From the main menu, choose Table > Import and then pull down the "Files of type" to OS MasterMap, which will import the OS GML format. - Bill Thoen --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 12536
