Hello Everyone,
I have some GNIS files that I am trying to create a point mid/mif from.
I've created a comma delimited dbf and imported into MapInfo. I've then
converted the lat/long fields to float using the Table/Maintenance/Table
Structure- but this converts all the lat/longs to 0's. So when I create
the points layer, all the points are one on top of the other, at 0,0.
Any help?- I am not a regular list subscriber (to mapinfo-l) so could
you please answer me directly.
Susan
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You just open them as ASCII, delimted files in MapInfo (delimited
with comma), then convert the lat/long fields to floats using
Table/Maintenance/Table Structure, and then create points.
- Bill
Susan N Muleme wrote:
> Hi Bill,
>
> Thank you for your responses. I've actually downloaded a couple
> of these files from the USGS web site. But they are
> text files- Do you convert them to mid/mif to import into
> MapInfo?
>
> Susan
> --
> Susan Muleme ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> Cartographic and Software Support Technician
> Avenza Software Inc.
>
> *****Developers of MAPublisher & pdfPLUS*****
> Changing the way maps are made!
>
> Visit: www.avenza.com
> 905.639.3330 x26 or 905.639.2329
>
> Coming soon, MAPublisher 3.5 for Macromedia FreeHand Windows!
>
> Bill Thoen wrote:
>
> > Susan N Muleme wrote:
> >
> > > Has anyone heard of or does anyone use the USGS GNIS
> > > (Geographic Names
> > > Information System)? How do you incorporate this database
> into
> > > your GIS?
> >
> > It's very straight-forward. Go to the EROS data center to
> their
> > "Cartographic products" page at
> > http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/dsprod/prod.html#cartographic, and
> you
> > can get all you want.The GNIS is basically a database of
> > point-location data with names--all types realted to named
> > places. Documentation is there too. It's dead easy to import
> into
> > MapInfo.
> >
> > - Bill Thoen
> > http://www.ctmap.com/gisnet (Online GIS resources)
> >
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