http://freegeographytools.com/2007/converting-textspreadsheet-data-to-linearea-shapefiles Exploring the world of free tools for GIS, GPS, Google Earth, neogeography, and more. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:46:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://freegeographytools.com/2007/converting-textspreadsheet-data-to-linearea-shapefiles#comment-6013 Leszek Pawlowicz Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:46:19 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/?p=79#comment-6013 I would convert the lat/long list to a point shapefile, re-project it to a metric coordinate system (e.g. UTM), then create a buffer layer area shapefile for the points with the desired radius. If you don't have a GIS capable of all those steps, MapWindow (www.mapwindow.org) has all the needed tools; do a search on this blog using "MapWindow" for more info. I would convert the lat/long list to a point shapefile, re-project it to a metric coordinate system (e.g. UTM), then create a buffer layer area shapefile for the points with the desired radius. If you don’t have a GIS capable of all those steps, MapWindow (www.mapwindow.org) has all the needed tools; do a search on this blog using “MapWindow” for more info.

]]> http://freegeographytools.com/2007/converting-textspreadsheet-data-to-linearea-shapefiles#comment-6011 christina Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:23:43 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/?p=79#comment-6011 Thank you for your help. Thank you for your help.

]]> http://freegeographytools.com/2007/converting-textspreadsheet-data-to-linearea-shapefiles#comment-6010 christina Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:22:52 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/?p=79#comment-6010 Converting Text/Spreadsheet Data To Line/Area Shapefiles I was wondering, once I have created the list of LAT and Long, how do I make the polygon a specific shape (circular) and size (exactly 75 meters long) Converting Text/Spreadsheet Data To Line/Area Shapefiles
I was wondering, once I have created the list of LAT and Long, how do I make the polygon a specific shape (circular) and size (exactly 75 meters long)

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