Re: MapInfo shape files plotting data

Hi Will,

It doesn't look like the MIFLayer handles point data. The MIFLoader
needs to be updated to create OMPoint objects from point data.

- Don

On Sunday, September 22, 2002, at 02:43 PM, Will Berger wrote:

> I was hopping someone could help me out with a problem.  I am new to
> GIS space so bare with me.
>  
> I have a some mapinfo tab files that contain
> 1. map of the us = states.tab
> 2. cities in the us = cities.tab
> 3. tower location points = tower.tab
>  
> I was not sure what the best way to plot this using openmap.  But, I
> exported each file to a shape file from mapinfo
> Then we I try to display the shapefile in the openmap application, the
> states shape works fine, but the city and tower files which
> exported as cities_point, tower_point files do not display.
>  
> Does anyone know what I am doing wrong.  I feel like I may be missing
> some concepts.
>  
> Any help would be much appreciated.
>  
> Will Berger
>  
>  
>

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