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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle17><font size=2 color=navy
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Chris,<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle17><font size=2 color=navy
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>The problem dataset is landownership for the state
of New Mexico.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It has 18,000
polygons and some are large complex polygons with holes in them (there are
large private parcels with small chunks of State lands within).<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The bounding box generally will be
selecting around 1,000 polygons and takes around 3 minutes to run including the
export to shapefile. <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle17><font size=2 color=navy
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>For comparison the statewide roads layer has
600,000 records and a similar bounding box will select around 10,000 records.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This only takes around a minute.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle17><font size=2 color=navy
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font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle17><font size=2 color=navy
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>We are using spatial indices and have been good
about performing regular vacuums.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle17><font size=2 color=navy
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Kurt <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle17><font size=2 color=navy
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><!--[if supportFields]><span class=EmailStyle17><font
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><span style='mso-element:
field-begin'></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>AUTOTEXTLIST
\s "E-mail Signature" <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span></span></font></span><![endif]--><font
size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy;mso-color-alt:
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:navy'>Kurt A. Menke</span></font><font size=2 color=navy
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:navy'>GIS Analyst/Programmer</span></font><font size=2 color=navy
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:navy'>Mailing Address<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></font></u><u><font
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:navy'>Earth Data Analysis Center </span></font><font size=2 color=navy
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:navy'>MSC01 1110 </span></font><font size=2 color=navy
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:navy'>1 University of New Mexico </span></font><font size=2 color=navy
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:navy'>Albuquerque, New Mexico<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>87131-0001 </span></font><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
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style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:navy'>University of New Mexico</span></font><font size=2 color=navy
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face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:navy'>Phone:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(505) 277-3622
(ext. 239) </span></font><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
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style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:navy'>FAX:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(505) 277-3614 </span></font><font
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