Re: [OpenMap Users] Some questions about Shape files

Hi Karl,
On Mar 31, 2004, at 1:06 PM, Karl Koch wrote:

> Hello, I have some questions regarding Shapefiles and OpenMap:
>
> 1) Is it possbile to generate a ESRI Shapefile with OpenMap?

Not in OpenMap 3.7. The current version has components in the
com.bbn.openmap.dataAccess.shape that can create shape files, namely
EsriShapeExport.

> 2) Is is possible ot edit existing Shape files and store it (e.g.
> adding
> points to an existing source)

Same thing. I think I posted a little class that sets up how to do
this a couple of days ago.

> 3) Does somebody know sources of shapefiles which are available and
> free ...
> or at least free for non-commericial usage?

There's a list of sites in the FAQ, data section.

-Don

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