Comments on: Introduction To MapWindow GIS I – Shapefile Viewing http://freegeographytools.com/2007/introduction-to-mapwindow-gis-i-shapefile-viewing Exploring the world of free tools for GIS, GPS, Google Earth, neogeography, and more. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:48:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leszek Pawlowicz http://freegeographytools.com/2007/introduction-to-mapwindow-gis-i-shapefile-viewing/comment-page-1#comment-236 Leszek Pawlowicz Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:01:09 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/?p=32#comment-236 A few questions/suggestions: - Is the point layer visible if you load only that point shapefile in? - Is it visible if you open it (and the other layers) in another GIS program or viewer? Search this website for TatukGIS, an excellent viewer. Check also to make sure that it's in the correct coordinate system. - Are you sure dynamic visibility is disabled for that point layer? - Is the point color set to one similar to the background color, so that they may not be visible (e.g. white on white)? - If you open the attribute table for that point layer, does it look normal? A few questions/suggestions:

- Is the point layer visible if you load only that point shapefile in?
- Is it visible if you open it (and the other layers) in another GIS program or viewer? Search this website for TatukGIS, an excellent viewer. Check also to make sure that it’s in the correct coordinate system.
- Are you sure dynamic visibility is disabled for that point layer?
- Is the point color set to one similar to the background color, so that they may not be visible (e.g. white on white)?
- If you open the attribute table for that point layer, does it look normal?

]]> By: M. Hughes http://freegeographytools.com/2007/introduction-to-mapwindow-gis-i-shapefile-viewing/comment-page-1#comment-235 M. Hughes Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:14:43 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/?p=32#comment-235 Hello. I'm using the MapWindow GIS software and am having a problem viewing a point file layer. I had to reproject the layer to match the coordinate system of my other layers, but though I can see all of my other layers I cannot see the point file layer. Any ideas why? I've moved the layers up and down through the legend to no avail. I've checked my file for corruption and that isn't it either. I can preview the map only when in another layer, but when I preview while the point layer is selected, nothing shows in the preview. I have the feeling I'm either missing something, or something's wrong. Any help you could give would be very much appreciated. Thank you! Hello. I’m using the MapWindow GIS software and am having a problem viewing a point file layer. I had to reproject the layer to match the coordinate system of my other layers, but though I can see all of my other layers I cannot see the point file layer. Any ideas why? I’ve moved the layers up and down through the legend to no avail. I’ve checked my file for corruption and that isn’t it either. I can preview the map only when in another layer, but when I preview while the point layer is selected, nothing shows in the preview. I have the feeling I’m either missing something, or something’s wrong. Any help you could give would be very much appreciated. Thank you!

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