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Online KML to Shapefile converter

If you ever have had a client say that they have data that they want you to incorporate into a mapping project but it is in KML format.  It is gettign easier to use these consumer formats, and convert them into shapefile for use in professional GIS software.  I recently came across the new online [...]

ArcView Reinstall After an Upgrade

I just had the misfortune of having my laptop die on me, the result of having my 3 year old dump water on it. So I dug out the ArcView 9.3 install DVD and fired up the old desktop. It took a while but finally got things installed and tried to register is [...]

Arc View 9.3 Improved KML Support

If you have been using KML in your GIS work flow then the new features of ArcView9.3 will have you jumping up and down. You will no longer have to jump through multiple steps to get your data in to a kml file. This allows you to share your data with non GIS [...]