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- From: wytten@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu (Dale Wyttenbach)
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- Subject: PC Atlas import (was Re: Can ARC/INFO...)
- Message-ID: <wytten.725827672@umn-cs>
- Date: 31 Dec 92 18:47:52 GMT
- References: <1992Dec29.231944.21068@emr1.emr.ca>> <C030oE.CID@ra.nrl.navy.mil> <sheldon.725739692@pv141b.vincent.iastate.edu>
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- In <sheldon.725739692@pv141b.vincent.iastate.edu> sheldon@iastate.edu (Steve Sheldon) writes:
- > At least the DOS product, Atlas GIS/Pro is able to import Arc/Info files
- >and use them.
- > Caveat: The DOS based product imports Arc/Info files with only about 75%
- >accuracy. With some data it works, other data, forget it.
-
- My experience is that Atlas will not read ARC/INFO export files that use any
- form of compression. It is also my understanding that Strategic Mapping
- is changing their manual to mention this.
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- Dale Wyttenbach
- wytten@cs.umn.edu
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