Larry:
As my longer post indicates, I am indeed in a situation that is somewhat similar to yours, though not half as complicated! I was simply asking a question of data compatibility or usability. I appreciate your comments below. Jason McDaniel --- In [email protected], "Larry Manire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Viktor, > > Some people are in the situation like I have been in many times where they > receive files from many different GIS and database systems and have to > convert them to what they are using. I once had to convert parcel data from > 16 different towns and 11 different water billing systems and join them to a > single set of files. I once had to convert hospital discharge data from 50 > different hospitals to a common file format. I hope you wouldn't have > expected me to buy the native software these data came from to do my job. > > Please, let's use this forum to help people, not yell at them! Remember > don't put anything in an email you wouldn't want to see in a headline. > You're as "as dumb as you sound" doesn't make a very civil headline. > > Larry Manire > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 12:09 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Maptitude] Re: Possible to convert maptitude to .shp? > > > > Jason, > I really don't think you're as dumb as you sound but you're question has > nothing to do with being a GIS expert, it's more about ethics. Not to > mention the stones to openly ask to pirate proprietary data from the source; > the folks at Caliper are active participents of this user group. Have the > decency to at least pretend to be interest in paying the $500 bucks to > Caliper and then pretend you're not using the stuff with a competitors > software; or better yet pay the thousands and thousands of dollars to ESRI > for the same data. > > > Viktor Keenan de la Hoz - Senior GIS Technician > City of Phoenix - Street Transportation Department > Design and Construction Management Division > (602) 534-0498 > > "There is no such thing as a dumb question, only dumb people." > > > "valisjason1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 01/10/2005 09:28 AM > Please respond to Maptitude > > > To: [email protected] > cc: > Subject: [Maptitude] Re: Possible to convert > maptitude to .shp? > > > > > > Gee, thanks for the helpful messages guys. I didnt realize one had to be > a GIS expert to > post to this board. And, as a matter of fact, I did manage to get an > "almost" free copy of > ArcGIS from ESRI. > > I dont even need the map file, just the data underneath. Is there > absolutely NO WAY to get > at the underlying data, in the .bin file I believe? No workaround that > some GIS geek > worked out? > > Thanks again, > Jason > > --- In [email protected], Chris Wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Viktor, > > > > Hey can I get one too......... ;-) > > > > Chris Wagner > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > Jason, > > > > > > You've got stone, I'll give you that much but come on! Why don't you > > > ask ESRI for a free license key of a copy of ArcGIS you found. > > > > > > Viktor Keenan de la Hoz - Senior GIS Technician > > > City of Phoenix - Street Transportation Department > > > Design and Construction Management Division > > > (602) 534-0498 > > > > > > "There is no such thing as a dumb question, only dumb people." > > > > > > > > > > > > *"valisjason1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* > > > > > > 01/07/2005 02:02 PM > > > Please respond to Maptitude > > > > > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > cc: > > > Subject: [Maptitude] Possible to convert maptitude to > > > .shp? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have come in to possession of a large supply of maptitude data > > > files. I do not have > > > Maptitude. Is it possible to convert these maptitude data files so > > > that I can use them in > > > ArcGis? I know the Maptitude website says that their data files are > > > proprietary, but I > > > thought I would ask. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Jason > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > *Yahoo! Groups Links* > > > > > > * To visit your group on the web, go to: > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Maptitude/ > > > > > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > > > Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > Yahoo! Groups Links > > a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Maptitude/ > > b.. 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