Attribute data with no associated .shp and .shx file
kenboss at dilbert.dnr.state.mn.us
kenboss at dilbert.dnr.state.mn.us
Fri Nov 12 08:16:37 PST 1999
You might consider merging the .dbf files based on that matching ID number, so
that the Street Address and Zip codes become attributes of the shapes. The Perl
DBI::XBase module is a handy tool for such purposes if you don't have ArcView or
DBase or some other suitable GUI tool laying around...
--Ken
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Ken Boss
Digital Image Analysis / Web Stuff Forestry Resource Assessment
kenboss at dilbert.dnr.state.mn.us Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources
Voice: 218 327 4449 ext. 237 413 SE 13th Street
Fax: 218 327 4517 Grand Rapids, MN 55744 USA
www.ra.dnr.state.mn.us
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> >>> "Paul G. Allen" <pgallen at randomlogic.com> 11/11/99 04:24PM >>>
> At the risk of sounding stupid...
>
> I just realized the my Street Address and Zip code .dbf files have no
associated
> .shp and .shx file - the streets themselves have a separate shapefile. The
only
> reference that ties the two (address/zip code and street) together is a
matching
> ID number in each .dbf file. How would I go about placing the addresses on a
map
> in the correct places? How would I go about placing the addresses in a set of
> query results of a street(s)?
>
> Thanks,
>
> PGA
>
>
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