Extent and Shapefiles

[Matthew Roberson]

Camden,

Thanks.  That helps a lot. I got the file from:

http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tigerua/ua_tgr2k.html

Matt

On Apr 26, 2005, at 4:05 PM, Camden Daily wrote:

> The units are determined by the projection type.  Different
> projections have different units.
>
> In your case, those are lat/long values in decimal degrees (dd).  The
> values are both (x, y) pairs, so...
>
> (-95.774704, 35.995683) - (-89.098843, 40.613640)
>
> translates to
>
> min_x = -95.774704
> min_y = 35.995683
> max_x = -89.098843
> max_y = 40.613640
>
> Curiously, could you tell me where you got the zip code shapefile?
> I've been trying to find a good one for the state of Illinois.
>
> -Camden Daily
> Prudential Preferred Properties
> http://www.prupref.com
>