Mats,
I think you were a bit hard on David. I also think that there may be a
problem with the data that he has been given if it has no projection info.
Its probably not OK to drag objects to a new location, but it may be
depending upon how David wants to use it. All GIS data has some error - its
a matter of being aware of it and using data suitable for the task. If you
move a set of objects and snap to a known point or co-ordinate, that might
be OK, but as a general rule I wouldn't simply drag objects around. In this
case, I don't think this is the best way to resolve the problem. As you say,
best to get the projection info, or perhaps export to MIF, change projection
and re-import.
That's my 2 cents worth.
Thanks,
Chris Perry
Systems Development CoOrdinator
Parks Victoria
Melbourne, Australia
Ph: 61 3 9816 6800
Fax: 61 3 9816 9876
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mats Elfström [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, 16 February 2000 9:30
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: MI 4.0 Relocate a grouping of polylines/polygons
Hi all!
Today some Emails were exchanged.
David Reid wrote:
> I'm sorry you're offended, and that you MISTAKENLY THINK I have no
> repsect for the creator of the dataset. My desire and self demand for
> accuracy in my own work, and respect for "others" is precisely why I
> asked for assistance.
in reply to my answer:
> > Such practice is most unprofessional.
> > You show absolutely no respect for the efforts the creator of your
> > dataset made to ensure some degree of geometric accuracy.
(read the rest in the original postings)
I feel like the bad guy here and would very much like a second opinion
from the list.
How do you others feel, is it OK to drag map objects to 'where they
should be' when a format conversion has been made using inadequate tools
or the wrong parameters?
Or when a dataset has been delivered in another coordinate system than
desired?
I do not think so.
Maybe I was too hard on David who tried to solve a problem as he saw
fit, but I wanted to arouse some debate on the matter.
As a producer of map data, I would not like it if my product was treated
in such a way, and would certainly decline any responsibility regarding
the geometric accuracy of the result.
To summarize: I believe that the 'free' translator Arclink delivered
with Mapinfo ought to be used for e00 conversion, and that the known
projection should be entered during import. Then the map data ought to
appear 'where it should be' without further ado.
Mats.E
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