A standard way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file
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How can I convert between KML and ESRI's shapefile format?
My users are sending me point data that were digitized using GoogleEarth. How can I convert their KML to a shapefile?
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How can I transform a georeferenced JPG to a georeferenced TIF?
I have an georeferenced JPG file and a JGW file containing the coordinates. How can I transform it to a georeferenced TIF file and a TFW file?
I have tried to save the JPG file as an TIF file in ...
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How to access feature classes in file geodatabases with Python and GDAL?
I am trying to access a vector dataset in a ESRI File Geodatabase using Python + GDAL.
I have successfully compiled GDAL with the file geodatabase API. The FileGDB driver is working correctly since ...
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Which GIS support DXF and/or DWG?
Which GIS support DXF and/or DWG (preferably read&write)?
Update: Are there any open source GIS supporting these or similar CAD files?
Support of CAD files generally seems to be problematic. ...
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What is the wire format for Google's new vector map tiles?
Google recently released new vector cartography for their mobile maps. I'm curious if anyone here has any insight into the wire format they use for transmission? I've experimented with a few formats ...
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Custom, low-level representation of streets and traffic rules
I'm new to GIS, and I'm still trying to gain an understanding of what can be represented in the various GIS files. Very generally I know(/think) that you can represent points, that lines, polylines, ...
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What generation of the MrSID format is supported by ArcGIS 9.3?
This is probably old news to some, but I just learned that MrSID (.sid) files have different 'generations' of file formats - so there are MrSID Generation 2, Generation 3, and Generation 4 files. ...
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Converting TAB to MIF / MIF to TAB
How I can export (import) data from TAB format to MIF and vice versa?
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How can I open a georeferenced JPG file in OCAD?
I have a georeferenced .jpg file with the .jgw file containing the coordinates. I want to use it as a background in OCAD. But when I open the file as a background, the jpg file is not georeferenced to ...
