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	<title>Free Geography Tools &#187; MapWindow</title>
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		<title>MapWindow GIS Updated To Version 4.7; Next-Gen Version 6 Beta Available</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/mapwindow-gis-updated-to-version-4-7-next-gen-version-6-beta-available</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been over a year since I last posted about a version update (4.5) for the free Windows GIS MapWindow (topic of multiple previous posts). Just noticed that version 4.7 was released just a bit more than a week ago. Improvements since 4.5 include:

Stability improvements, particularly when dealing with large numbers of shapes in shapefiles
TauDEM/Automatic [...]


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<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2007/mapwindow-gis-version-44-is-out' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: MapWindow GIS Version 4.4 Is Out'>MapWindow GIS Version 4.4 Is Out</a></li>
<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2008/quantum-gis-qgis-version-010-released' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Quantum GIS (qGIS) Version 0.10 Released'>Quantum GIS (qGIS) Version 0.10 Released</a></li>
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		<title>Assigning Attributes From A Polygon Shapefile To Another Shapefile</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/assigning-attributes-from-a-polygon-shapefile-to-another-shapefile</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/assigning-attributes-from-a-polygon-shapefile-to-another-shapefile#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s a recap of yesterday’s request from TD:
Wondering if you know of an easy way to create centroids (points) from polygons &#8211; I am using MapWindow and various other free tools. What I am ultimately trying to do is assign attribute data (parcel #) to a polygon shapefile representing buildings.  In other words, for each [...]


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<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2007/exporting-shapefiles-to-google-earth-iv-shape2earth' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Exporting Shapefiles To Google Earth IV &#8211; Shape2Earth'>Exporting Shapefiles To Google Earth IV &#8211; Shape2Earth</a></li>
<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2009/convert-tiger-census-shapefiles-and-general-shapefiles-as-well-into-thematic-google-earth-kml-files' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Convert TIGER Census Shapefiles (And General Shapefiles As Well) Into Thematic Google Earth KML Files'>Convert TIGER Census Shapefiles (And General Shapefiles As Well) Into Thematic Google Earth KML Files</a></li>
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		<title>Get DEM Elevations For A List Of Points</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/get-dem-elevations-for-a-list-of-points</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/get-dem-elevations-for-a-list-of-points#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DEM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GIS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MicroDEM]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[YP asks:
…would you know an easy (and free) way to query a DEM (Digital Elevation Model) to get elevations for a list of points (potentially as many as a few thousand)
Well, I know one way to do it with free software:

1. First, if it’s not already in shapefile format, you need to convert the list [...]


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<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2009/maptool-goes-to-version-2-elevations-areas-and-distances-in-google-maps' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: MapTool Goes To Version 2&#8211; Elevations, Areas, And Distances In Google Maps'>MapTool Goes To Version 2&#8211; Elevations, Areas, And Distances In Google Maps</a></li>
<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2009/list-of-towns-and-cities-in-a-country-with-coordinates-and-elevation' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: List Of Towns And Cities In A Country With Coordinates And Elevation'>List Of Towns And Cities In A Country With Coordinates And Elevation</a></li>
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		<title>New Stable Release Of MapWindow GIS</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2008/new-stable-release-of-mapwindow-gis</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2008/new-stable-release-of-mapwindow-gis#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 12:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MapWindow]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The open source GIS MapWindow (Windows only) has just put out its latest Stable Release (SR), version 4.5. This is the first SR in about 8 months. New features include:


“Bookmark View” capability
Ability to change map background color
New string functions in DBF table editor &#8211; trim, substring, toupper, tolower
Better Intellisense-like editor for scripts
Improved keyboard shortcuts
A new [...]


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<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2007/intro-to-mapwindow-iv-advanced-vector-tools' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Intro To MapWindow IV &#8211; Advanced Vector Tools'>Intro To MapWindow IV &#8211; Advanced Vector Tools</a></li>
<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2007/recap-of-intro-to-mapwindow-gis-series' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Recap Of Intro To MapWindow GIS Series'>Recap Of Intro To MapWindow GIS Series</a></li>
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		<title>Importing Google Earth Imagery Into A GIS</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2007/importing-google-earth-imagery-into-a-gis</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2007/importing-google-earth-imagery-into-a-gis#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Earth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MapWindow]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This post has gotten a very strong reaction from many people, mostly negative. They say use of Google Earth imagery in the manner outlined here is inappropriate, an illegal violation of the Google Earth EULA/TOS. More specifically, words like &#8220;theft&#8221;, &#8220;stealing&#8221; and &#8220;dirty&#8221; have been used to describe this. I feel that this use of [...]


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<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2007/worldfile-basics' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Worldfile Basics'>Worldfile Basics</a></li>
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</ol>]]></description>
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		<title>Updates For MapWindow And Saga GIS Programs</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2007/updates-for-mapwindow-and-saga-gis-programs-2</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2007/updates-for-mapwindow-and-saga-gis-programs-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GIS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two GIS programs I&#8217;ve posted about have recently released updated versions:
MapWindow: An updated version of Stable Release 4.4 is available. The only change I could spot is PostGIS import/export, but typically these updates include bug fixes as well.
SAGA: Updated to version 2.0.1. No huge changes, primarily fixes to the Linux GUI, a new tab that [...]


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<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2007/saga-gis-20-released' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: SAGA GIS 2.0 Released'>SAGA GIS 2.0 Released</a></li>
<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2007/mapwindow-gis-version-44-is-out' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: MapWindow GIS Version 4.4 Is Out'>MapWindow GIS Version 4.4 Is Out</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
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		<title>MapWindow GIS Version 4.4 Is Out</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2007/mapwindow-gis-version-44-is-out</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2007/mapwindow-gis-version-44-is-out#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a brief note to say that the open source GIS MapWindow has reached version 4.4, and the new version is definitely a worthwhile upgrade if you already have the program. A whole bunch of shapefile editing capabilities have been added, there&#8217;s now an Undo function in the shapefile editor you can turn on, higher-resolution [...]


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<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2009/mapwindow-gis-updated-to-version-4-7-next-gen-version-6-beta-available' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: MapWindow GIS Updated To Version 4.7; Next-Gen Version 6 Beta Available'>MapWindow GIS Updated To Version 4.7; Next-Gen Version 6 Beta Available</a></li>
<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2007/recap-of-intro-to-mapwindow-gis-series' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Recap Of Intro To MapWindow GIS Series'>Recap Of Intro To MapWindow GIS Series</a></li>
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		<title>High-Resolution Sea Level Rise Effects In Google Earth</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2007/high-resolution-sea-level-rise-effects-in-google-earth</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2007/high-resolution-sea-level-rise-effects-in-google-earth#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 14:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DEM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Earth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Maps]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freegeographytools.com/?p=188</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I posted on how to create an animated depiction of sea level rise due to a storm surge or global warming. Here&#8217;s a movie of the flooding for the Manhattan/NYC area:

Got a note from Frank Taylor over at the Google Earth Blog saying that it looked pretty interesting, and that he would have [...]


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<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2007/high-resolution-sea-level-rise-flooding-animations-in-google-earth' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: High-Resolution Sea Level Rise Flooding Animations In Google Earth'>High-Resolution Sea Level Rise Flooding Animations In Google Earth</a></li>
<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2007/sea-level-rise-google-mapplet' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Sea Level Rise Google Mapplet'>Sea Level Rise Google Mapplet</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
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		<title>Mapping Radio Coverage, And Viewing It In Google Earth</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2007/mapping-radio-coverage-and-viewing-it-in-google-earth</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2007/mapping-radio-coverage-and-viewing-it-in-google-earth#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 15:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DEM]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freegeographytools.com/?p=182</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[JS writes, &#8220;I am doing a very small wireless operation in Catalonia, and it would be very interesting to have the coverage map of the antennas. Do you know any free (or cheap) tools to do that and place it on Google Earth?&#8221; I know of two free Windows tools useful in analyzing radio coverage. [...]


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</ol>]]></description>
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		<title>Converting Raster Area Images Into Polygon Shapefiles</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2007/converting-raster-area-images-into-polygon-shapefiles</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2007/converting-raster-area-images-into-polygon-shapefiles#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 16:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DEM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MapWindow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MicroDEM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shapefile]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freegeographytools.com/?p=153</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a previous post, MicroDEM was used to create viewsheds from a DEM (digital elevation model), and plot them on top of either a DEM terrain image or a corresponding map loaded into the program. But it could be useful to export the viewshed data alone, either in raster or shapefile vector format, for use [...]


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</ol>]]></description>
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