Tell me more ×
Geographic Information Systems Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for cartographers, geographers and GIS professionals. It's 100% free, no registration required.
up vote 0 down vote favorite
1

I was previously able to convert .sp1 files into shapefiles, but that was last February. I can only remember how to do some of it.

How do you convert them into shapefiles ? These are preplot receiver / source points as I am using ArcView 9.3

share|improve this question
5  
Do you have a link to sp1 files? Not familiar with the format. – Dan Patterson Jun 30 '11 at 0:10
i have it downloaded onto my drive. I don't know what you mean by a link. – Zoran Jun 30 '11 at 3:13
Can you give some details about what are the contents of the file, are the values comma/semi-colon or space delimited; what data they capture (i.e. do they have X, Y data within it) etc etc...this will help us refer a tool to you. like @Dan, I've also not heard about this format (SP1). – ujjwalesri Jun 30 '11 at 4:09
1  
This is what it looks like in the columns. No comma. they capture x/y, from the gps coordinates. I never heard of sp1 til last Feb and haven't had to deal with it since. I'm just trying to figure it out so I can write it down for the next time I run into this file again. Re: which program created this? I dont know, I'm thinking ArcVIEW. ---- Why was I "downgraded" when I don't know which info to put out when I've never had to deal with this type of file before. Thanks, Z G69 690179 5629640 426159 0 -- G69 690180 5628084 427715 0 --G69 690181 5626528 429271 0 – Zoran Jul 1 '11 at 1:55
1  
+1 for unearthing (!) a new format. sp1 seems to be a National Geodetic Survey format. See details for sp3 - igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/igscb/data/format/sp3_docu.txt – geographika Jul 14 '11 at 23:03
show 1 more comment

1 Answer

up vote 1 down vote accepted

If you're using ArcGIS then the Data Interop extension would be able to solve this.

Create a Spatial ETL tool using CSV as the source format and a space character as the delimiter. Then use a transformer (2DPointReplacer) to convert them to points. A 5 minute job if you have that extension.

share|improve this answer
Hey Mark, I don't have that extension nor license for Data interop extension. That is something you need to purchase from what it looks, right? Z – Zoran Jul 19 '11 at 0:36

Your Answer

 
discard

By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.