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<DIV><SPAN class=940203023-03042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hi
Rick,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=940203023-03042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
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<DIV><SPAN class=940203023-03042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>have a
look at the "VirtualSpatialData (ODBC/OVF) section in appendix B of "Web Mapping
Illustrated" - especially pages 320 and 321. They go through some of the steps
for viewing flat files.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=940203023-03042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Cheers, Russ.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> UMN MapServer
Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Richard
Noyes<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, 4 April 2006 6:16 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
MAPSERVER-USERS@LISTS.UMN.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS]
plotting data points from spread sheet<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">New user here with a VERY basic
question. I am learning mapserver and openev using O’Reilly text “Web
Mapping Illustrated”. I have an excel spread sheet with long/lat point
data with various biological attributes that I would like to map. Is
there a simple protocol for importing this type of data for viewing it on a
map? It is likely that I have overlooked or am not understanding
something basic, so any assistance would be greatly
appreciated.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Rick<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Richard D.
Noyes</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Department of
EBIO</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><FONT
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">University</SPAN></FONT></st1:PlaceType><FONT
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<st1:PlaceName
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Boulder</SPAN></FONT></st1:City><FONT
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<st1:State w:st="on">CO</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">richard.noyes@colorado.edu</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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