[Qgis-developer] source of inspiration for tools/plugins?

[Noli Sicad]

Here are the tools

http://www.xtoolspro.com/tools.asp

Data Management tools:

    * - Create FeatureClass/Table
    * - Create File Geodatabse
    * - Create Personal Geodatabase
    * - Delete Dataset
    * - Change Datasources


Feature Conversions:

    * - Transfer/Convert Features
    * - Convert Multipart Shapes
         to Single Parts
    * - Convert Polygons to Polylines
    * - Convert Features to Points
    * - Make one Polygon from Polyline
    * - Make one Polygon from Points
    * - Make one Polyline from Points
    * - Convert Graphics to Shapes
    * - Shapes to Centroids
    * - Split Polylines
    * - Split Polygons
    * - Smooth Polylines
    * - Split Layer by Attributes


Layer Operations:

    * - Erase Features
    * - Identity
    * - Update Polygon Layer
    * - Create Intersection Points


Table Operations:

    * - Calculate Area, Perimeter,
        Length, Acres and Hectares
    * - Add XYZ Coordinates
    * - Aggregate Features/Records
    * - Table Restructure
    * - Export Data to MS Excel
    * - MultiDelete Fields
    * - Table Statistics
    * - Export Table to Text
    * - Export Table to HTML
    * - Find duplicates
    * - Sort Features/Records


Surface Tools:

    * - Convert Grid to Contour
    * - Extract Raster Values
    * - Create Grid from Contours
    * - Create Grid from Points
    * - Build Thiessen Polygons


Go To tools:

    * - Go to Google Maps
    * - Go to Google Earth
    * - Go to Microsoft Bing Maps
    * - Go to ArcGIS Exlporer


Miscellaneous general
usage tools:

    * - Open Attribute Table
    * - Smart Add Data
    * - Show Nodes
    * - Convex Hull
    * - Extract Map
    * - Create Fishnet
    * - Identify Pro
    * - Feature Report
    * - Start Editing Selected Layer
    * - Show Directions
    * - Export Data to KML
    * - Auto Save MXD
    * - Callout Identify
    * - Import Data from KML
    * - Catalog tab and Catalog
        dockable window in ArcMap
    * - Edit Metadata
    * - View Metadata
    * - Synchronize Metadata
    * - MXD Info



On 8/6/10, Noli Sicad <nsicad at gmail.com> wrote:
> Here is another ArcGIS extension tool - XTools Pro.
>
> http://www.xtoolspro.com/
>
> XTools Pro is most advanced extension for ArcGIS. It is easy to use as
> well. It is the first tool which implemented the SHP to KML in ArcGIS.
>
> Noli
>
>
>
> On 8/6/10, Giovanni Manghi <giovanni.manghi at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I just stumbled in this site
>>
>> http://www.ian-ko.com/
>>
>> (follow "et geotools -> main features")
>>
>> and seems to me that a few of the tools available in this arc extension
>> can be source of inspiration for tools/plugins in qgis (many others are
>> already available).
>>
>> There is also a user guide that explain briefly of the tools works.
>>
>> http://www.ian-ko.com/ET_GeoTools/UserGuide/etgt_UserGuide.htm
>>
>>
>> cheers
>>
>> -- Giovanni --
>>
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