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| Subject: | Re: [gislist] I need software specific advice re. ArcView and GRASS |
| Date: |
03/21/2005 09:00:03 AM |
| From: |
Alagesa Pandian |
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Paul,
try jump(www.jump-project.org). it is quick & easy. It can read
shapefiles and you can do some nice styling.
but you need java runtime.
pandian
On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 09:03:40 -0700, Paul E Condon
<pecondon@mesanetworks.net> wrote:
> 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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