[GRASSLIST:5268] Re: ARCViewImport too slow

[Eric G. Miller]

On Fri, Jan 03, 2003 at 10:16:32PM -0800, Jeff D. Hamann wrote:
> even importing large shapefiles that are not rasters is too slow (polygons,
> etc)....

Yes, shapefiles (mostly polygons) are a problem.  The point is, for
rasters (DEM's) you probably can and should use some other method.

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