Re: [idvusers] Displaying Shapefiles

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• Subject: Re: [idvusers] Displaying Shapefiles
• From: Tom Whittaker <whittaker@xxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:53:31 -0600

I may be wrong, but I believe the shapefile support in the IDV is only
for polygons, not for "point data", which these files appear to be.

tom

On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:08 PM, David Santek <daves@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm trying to display a shapefile from:
> http://water.weather.gov/download.php
>
> I'm able to see it in the Omni Control [using Point Mode]. But, when I try to 
> display it in the main display window nothing appears. However, the 
> geographic extents are set correctly. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> dave
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  • [idvusers] Displaying Shapefiles
    • From: David Santek