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5.5.2 Shapefile Control
Overview
The IDV supports the ability to load and display GIS shapefiles. You can select and load a shape file (i.e., a file that ends with .shp) from the file chooser. The zipped (.zip) version of shapefiles can also be loaded.
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For shape files that also have a data base file (.dbf) you can control what shape segments are shown with the Filters tab. For a further description see here.

Note: The IDV supports a simple XML format for maps. The Shapefile Control can export the displayed shapes in this XML format the File->Save->Export Displayed Shapes... menu.

Shape File Control Filters Tab
Image 2: Shape File Control Filters Tab

When the shape file has an associated data base file (.dbf) a tabular listing of the attributes is shown in the Table tab. Use the Select Fields to Show button to select what fields to show. The table can be exported as a CSV file with the File->Save->Export Table... menu.

Shape File Control Table Tab
Image 3: Shape File Control Table Tab

Properties

 


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