No idea exactly how to do this but you might want to try
http://www.qgis.org/en/site/ <http://www.qgis.org/en/site/>
Very cool and can probably do what you want.
Mark
> On Nov 27, 2016, at 10:58 AM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I have a boundary between parcels that is described as a series of vectors
> (distance & bearing) from one point. Apparently this can be imported into
> Google earth as a shape file (.SHP extension). I have been looking for, but
> not finding a tool that allows me to enter the vectors in text, and spit out
> the .SHP file. Does anyone know where I might find this?
>
>
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>
> bp
> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>
