[GRASS-user] using ArcView data

[Moritz Lennert]

On 03/07/08 20:24, Manuel Gerardo Chávez Angeles wrote:
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> 
> Hello from Mexico City,
> 
> I'm new using GRASS, migrating from a limited expertise on arcView.
> 
> I have a human population database from Spain, built for ArcView. Does 
> anybody have any reference that could help me to run it on GRASS. So far 
> I been able to install GRASS on my MacBook and I'm making my first steps.
> 
> Any suggestions?

Just import the shapefiles (*.shp) into GRASS with v.in.ogr.

You won't be able to import the ArcView project (*.apr), so you'll have 
to redefine your display parameters and possibly some of the links 
between tables.

Moritz