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| Subject: | Re: [gislist] Using GIS to map imaginary worlds |
| Date: |
12/01/2005 01:10:02 PM |
| From: |
Pat Waggaman |
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Manifold will deal with the creation of the =
imaginary datum and projections - I don't think =
that will be much of a problem. Yes, it will =
take you the best part of a week on the startup, =
assuming that you know a bit about GIS.
Best part, you can do this with the software and =
have explored *maybe* 5% of its capabilities, and =
it costs $245.00 www.manifold.net.
Pat
Thos. E. Waggaman, III (Pat)
Director
Marine Imaging Systems S.A.
Ave Borgo=F1o 22.090
Caleta Higuerillas
Vina del Mar
Chile
waggaman@marimsys.com
North America
Tel: 1 800 579 3839
Rest of world
Tel: +56 32 815005
FAX: +56 32 815243
http://www.marimsys.com
At 16:52 24-11-2005, Mike Parkes wrote:
>This will probably seem like a very weird request=85
>
>What I am interested in doing is using GIS =
>software to map an imaginary planet.
>
>My starting point is a number of raster images =
>in different projections that cover parts of the =
>planet (e.g. Robinson projection for a world =
>map, different projection for larger-scale =
>maps). I want to be able to integrate and =
>overlay these images, then create vector =
>shapefiles. I=92m only concerned with surface =
>mapping (no elevation modeling), at least for now.
>
>The imaginary world is perfectly spherical, but =
>a different size from Earth. Hence, to =
>georeference my images, I need a GIS program that allows user-defined datu=
ms.
>
>I have been investigating the GeoTiff file =
>format, and (through the Listgeo and geotifcp =
>utilities), it has all the machinery that I need =
>to create an imaginary datum, a map projection =
>and to attach the datum and projection to an =
>image. However, I haven=92t been able to find a =
>software package that can actually interpret and make use of this informat=
ion.
>
>Any ideas? If my needs can=92t be met with a =
>single program, are there a variety of tools =
>that I could cobble together? I=92m on a low =
>budget, so I=92m looking for free or inexpensive =
>software (maximum of $200 or so).
>
>Thanks for any help!
>
>
>-Mike
>
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