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| Subject: | [gislist] I need software specific advice re. ArcView and GRASS |
| Date: |
03/21/2005 07:30:01 AM |
| From: |
Paul E Condon |
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I am interested in doing some map work on voting patterns in my county
(Boulder, CO). The County uses ArcView and makes some maps of
political boundaries available as 'shape' files. I do not have
ArcView and have no money to purchase a license. But I do use Linux
and have found some free software called GRASS. I have no experience
or training in GIS. I expect a steep learning curve. My question: Is
GRASS a realistic option for working on maps that come as 'shape'
files? If so, where can I find help on the cross-platform issues that
I think will arise? Or is the conversion of the files really trivial?
Or is GRASS a really bad choise of software? Or ...?
Any advice or comments will be much appreciated.
TIA
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Paul E Condon
pecondon@mesanetworks.net
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