Maptitude - http://research.umbc.edu/~roswell/maptitude.html
Just one more example of the gludginess of AV and the rest of
ESRI products. Unfortunately this isn't reflected in their relative
market share and popularity.
Mike
> Maptitude - http://research.umbc.edu/~roswell/maptitude.html
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> This happens to me frequently. I get a file off the USGS or similar (its
> always in Dangermond format) and when I try to read it into ArcView it
> always looks like a squashed piece of chewing gum because of ESRI's lack of
> understanding about the shape of the Earth, but often AV crashes or it won't
> read in the file. Or it can't figure out the projection/coordinate system.
> But amazingly Maptitude does or I can diddle and get it right in a few
> minutes (Maptitude can't be expected to have a crystal ball) , and my state
> looks like ... my state. And then I can add other layers without a lot of
> hassle. Why can Caliper Corp figure out how to read in a shp file but ESRI
> can't? (an answer is not required)
>
> Richard Hoskins
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