Mike, can you provide some insight into how 3d shapefiles are handled? I have some new shapefiles to work with that are type "polygonZ"; (15). When I load these...
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Global Mapper Support
global_mapper
Oct 28, 2006 12:31 am
Jim, A custom symbol repository would be great. If used enough I may even think of some way to import custom symbol libraries so users could make some useful...
5291
Global Mapper Support
global_mapper
Oct 28, 2006 12:41 am
Scott, We've actually added support for keeping the Z values from polygonZ Shapefiles since the v8.00 release. If you download the latest build from ...
5292
upacific
Oct 28, 2006 6:00 pm
Hi Mike: As usual, you had already fixed my problem with the new version of Global Mapper. I also figured out how to stop drawing so many WMS layers with your...
5293
Dick Getty
dickgetty
Oct 28, 2006 6:19 pm
Has anyone had any experience in acquiring 30m SRTM elevation data for non-US areas from the US Government. I am particularly interested in 07N-08N 078W-079W...
5294
Global Mapper Support
global_mapper
Oct 28, 2006 9:49 pm
Russ, I don't have a particular tool that I would recommend for adding cartographic enhancement to maps like describe, but perhaps somewhere else here does....
5295
griker98121
Oct 28, 2006 10:47 pm
Hi Mike, I'm trying to figure out how to reset the view of the entire project when pressing the 'Home' key. I started with a small area with an aerial image...
5296
Global Mapper Support
global_mapper
Oct 28, 2006 11:07 pm
Greg, When you chopped your track line and deleted the rest of the track it didn't actually remove the rest of the data, it just marked it as deleted. Since ...
5297
freebird21674
Oct 29, 2006 5:35 pm
Hi Morley, Thanks for the info. I dont have a specific requirement as such but am looking to collect elevation information of terrain, vegetation and urban...
5298
freebird21674
Oct 29, 2006 5:48 pm
Hi Mike, Thanks for the reply. I currently do not have such data but am very interested in procuring this data.I mainly use the path profile analysis and some...
5299
Global Mapper Support
global_mapper
Oct 29, 2006 8:58 pm
I'm not aware of any freely available processed LIDAR or other data that includes vegetation for that part of the world. That doesn't mean that nothing is...
5300
phillipsweeney
Oct 30, 2006 8:30 pm
Hi Mike and users - I want to import 3d buildings that i have or new york city and boston into Global mapper to get a 3d view of the topology and the buildings...
5301
Global Mapper Support
global_mapper
Oct 30, 2006 10:03 pm
Phil, If you can provide me with the DXF file (the DWG would be nice as well as we are adding support for that format) I can see what the problem is. Note that...
5302
jim
jim_fosse
Oct 30, 2006 10:46 pm
I'm currently entering the High Desert Chapter of the American Red Cross's chapter boundaries in Global Mapper 6.09. These boundaries are in Meet and Bounds...
5303
richard_calkins_optimi
richard_calk...
Oct 31, 2006 2:14 am
Mike/All We have some MSI planet data that we can open in Global Mapper. We would like to export a subset of this or a lower res but keep the data in MSI...
5304
jim
jim_fosse
Oct 31, 2006 2:31 am
I used the simple ascii xyz export format and have the river's path incorporated. that just leaves question 1 - is it possible to force/specify a polar ...
5305
Global Mapper Support
global_mapper
Oct 31, 2006 2:55 am
Jim, You can do what you describe with Global Mapper v8, but not v6.09. In v8 if you hold down CTRL and SHIFT when drawing vertices to make the new point be ...
5306
Global Mapper Support
global_mapper
Oct 31, 2006 3:21 am
Jim, One other thought on this (it looks like you replied to your own message just after I had replied to it), if you use the Measure Tool you can use it to...
5307
Global Mapper Support
global_mapper
Oct 31, 2006 4:03 am
Rich, The MSI Planet format is really just a BIL file with an entry in an 'index' file and (optionally) a 'projection' file. There is not a special export for ...
5308
jim
jim_fosse
Oct 31, 2006 4:39 am
... [snip] Thank you Mike. I now really appreciate what you had to go through to get the convert line to area feature that you've incorporated into version 8! ...
5309
phillipsweeney
Oct 31, 2006 2:57 pm
Thanks Mike - I uploaded 2 of the dxf and the dwg files that i have. These are from Autocad 2000 format from autocad 2002. I am not sure how to do what you...
5310
Global Mapper Support
global_mapper
Oct 31, 2006 4:21 pm
Phil, I have received your files and been able to successfully load both the DXF and DWG file (DWG import is a new feature) in our latest build. I seem to ...
5311
griker98121
Oct 31, 2006 5:33 pm
Hi Mike, I have a scanned image that I'd like to load as a raster overlay. It's to scale, but it's not north-up. I want to load it in the same workspace as an...
5312
Global Mapper Support
global_mapper
Oct 31, 2006 5:46 pm
Greg, There is not a built-in rotation function, so to achieve the rotation you would need to insert at least 3 control points using the rectification process...
5313
griker98121
Oct 31, 2006 7:00 pm
Thank you, that was the tip I needed. G ... rotation you ... rectification ... rectification to ... the layer ... reposition the ... ...
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vrbeasley
Oct 31, 2006 9:35 pm
You could also rotate the image in an image program, something like Irfanview, prior to rectifying. That way you have fine control over the rotation and not...
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christopher boyd
mogwai1952
Oct 31, 2006 10:44 pm
The otehr possibility wouldbe to load the image in photoshop or an equivalent programme and rotateit and then brigin the saved rotated image back into GM. ...
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upacific
Nov 1, 2006 3:40 am
Thank you very much for all your help. Needless to say, I really like Global Mapper. With the addition of the WMS services, I was wondering if it would be ...
5317
Global Mapper Support
global_mapper
Nov 1, 2006 4:23 am
Russ, Unless the National Geographic Topo! stuff is available via a WMS server it would not be accessible from Global Mapper as I think it is in a proprietary ...
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Juan Manuel Rico
juanma1946
Nov 1, 2006 7:48 am
Hello Mike: I have installed the new version From : global_mapper_setup_v801_beta.exe (31 oct 2006) Click Help > About Global Mapper = v 8.00 Build: 29 oct...
