SteveW
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 | | 03 Aug 2006 02:19 PM | | Can anyone supply me with some shp files?
I'd like to try to convert them to XML so I can experiment adding polylines onto my Google Maps application.
Also, anyone know of any good conversion software for shp to XML?
many thanks,
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C.S.I.
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| | 05 Apr 2006 02:54 AM | | | May I present an individual who has accomplished a very user friendly application to the members?
Paul NEAVE. of neave labs.
amazing young man,I admire him and hope he never respects his elders like me.
www.flashearth.com
www.neave.com
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SteveW
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| | 05 Apr 2006 07:34 AM | | | Yes I know about Paul's stuff. I agree, very talented.
Don't agree about the application being user-friendly - why is it user-friendly, just because it has a Flash interface? Yahoo maps also has a Flash interface and is more user friendly in my opinion, but as yet doesn't cover areas outside of the US. | | | |
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fugue
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| | 03 Aug 2006 06:13 PM | | | Yes, i would like to know if there is any good conversion software out there too. I've spent days trying to convert shp and xml files for various computer games in the past, rarely with any sucess!
Jonathon Smith
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SteveW
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| | 03 Aug 2006 09:27 PM | | | Cheers Jonathon
I've used FW Tools before now:
http://fwtools.maptools.org/
And also fired a mail at this company (no answer yet) to find out more about shp2xml:
http://www.proximityone.com/shp2xml.htm
Any others you know of?
Do you have any shp files I can experiment with?
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fugue
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| | 03 Sep 2006 05:14 PM | | | Not currently, I deleted them all when I gave up on moding computer games last time. I've just started again, so I will probably be downloading a stack of them in the near future, i'll let you know - sorry for not being much help
Jonathon Smith
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SteveW
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| | 03 Dec 2006 10:29 PM | | | OK, no probs. I'll let you know if I manage to get something up and running. | | | |
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SteveW
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| | 25 Apr 2008 09:01 PM | | | I just found this (SHPtoTXT): http://www.obviously.com/gis/shp2text/
I just ran it against some sample shp data and it produced some well-formed XML.
Anyone got some simple archaeology shp files they can give me so I can run some further tests?
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SteveW
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| | 25 Apr 2008 09:01 PM | | | Jonathon, I've been able to produce some results using archaeology shp data that I converted to XML using SHP2TEXT. I then plotted the points on my GoogleMap as polylines. It's great for linear data such as Roman roads. Not so good for detailed excavation data because of the limited zooms leves of GMaps (200 yds is the lowest I think).
But overall, pretty positive. | | | |
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fugue
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| | 25 Apr 2008 09:01 PM | | | Unfortunately I have given up again, I had forgotten how difficult this stuff was when you you try and do something complicated (especaily when trying to teach your self on the hoof!)
Jonathon Smith
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SteveW
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| | 25 Apr 2008 09:01 PM | | | That's a shame. When I've finished writing the new User guide for the map I'm going to write some articles on how I've done things (SHP>XML / MIDAS XML / Google Earth / Google Maps). | | | |
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