Map Test Project update

[Brent Fraser]

There is some E00 format data at 1:1m at
the GIS Data Depot (probably from the DCW).

http://www.gisdatadepot.com/data/catalog/BR/sublist.html

You'll have to run ESRI's Import71 utility (comes with
ArcView) to convert it to shapefiles...


Brent

----- Original Message -----
From: Paul G. Allen <pgallen at randomlogic.com>
To: MapServer Users List <mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 12:13 AM
Subject: Map Test Project update


> I have written a utility specifically designed to concatinate shapefiles
using
> the Shapelib library called combine. I also had a fellow Linux user write
a Perl
> script to parse a directory tree, retrieve all files matching a certain
pattern,
> and run them through the combine program. I've used these two utilities to
> combine all county data for two states, and make the states of Illinois
and
> Pennsylvania on my test web site (http://24.5.14.144) each into their own
> shapefile. These two files initially only have county polygon data, but
will
> later have major roads and water polygon data. Also, since I mucked up the
> conversion of the original data from TIGER/Line format to ESRI shapefile
format,
> I have to do it again to get the actual county names in the database.
(ooppss!
> :)
>
> It looks as though MapServer, combined with Shapelib, a little Perl, some
CGI,
> and a yet to be found VRP will give me everything we need for our
application.
> Now if only I had more HDD storage for all this data! :)
>
> Writing the utility has given me a very good understanding of shapefiles
and the
> Shapelib library. In fact, I found and fixed a couple of bugs in Shapelib
that
> bit me more than once. I'll be posting the utilities somewhere and making
the
> Shapelib author aware of them as well.
>
> Anyone know where I can get an ESRI shapefile of Brazil that includes
roads,
> landmarks, etc.?
>
> PGA
>