Christopher
Kroot
GIS
Manager
Office of Information Technology
Maine Department of Environmental
Protection
Station # 17,
Ray Building, AMHI Complex
Augusta, ME 04333
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207-287-6167
If you have ArcGIS 9.3 (I have 9.2), the Conversion Tools have a To KML toolset that looks like it probably has much greater functionality than the script linked above.
Basemap is one of the
many gis services available on MEGIS’s web mapping service
(megisims.state.me.us). It has many data layers, including the drg tiles. It’s
the same data that is available on MEGIS’s website in the basemap viewer –
basically I’m just trying to view that wms with ESRI
software.
From: Maine
GeoLibrary [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dave Hobbins
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 11:56
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Hi Amanda: When
you say basemap are you referring to the digital raster graphic (drg)
tile? dh
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Dave
Hobbins
UMFK,
ph:
207/834-7614
From: Maine
GeoLibrary [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 11:22
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Since I won’t be able to attend the
roundtable this week, I thought I’d throw out a question and hope someone could
help me.
Since we have limited ArcGIS
licenses available I’ve been trying to set up other potential users with
ArcExplorer and adding the MEGIS basemap and orthomap (from
megisims.state.me.us). However I’m running into an issue overlaying the
basemap on the orthomap since the basemap appears to have a background color set
to gray. When I use the map service in ArcMap I’m able to change the background
fill color, but ArcExplorer does not have this functionality – I can change the
basemap layer’s transparency, but it is difficult to see the details. I
would prefer to not have to download contours and hydrography layers when they
are available from an internet map service. Can anyone suggest a work
around for this issue? Or would using another open-source GIS program make a
difference?
Thanks for your
help,
Town of New
New
phone: (207) 926-4126 Ext.
4
fax: (207) 926-4136
The Town of
From: Maine
GeoLibrary [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andrew M. Land
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 11:43
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I’ve had good luck
turning people onto Accuglobe
Best,
Andrew
From: Maine
GeoLibrary [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Smith, Michael
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 12:50
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Probably the biggest
open-source GIS usage is MapServer, a web-mapping platform widely used.
GeoServer is also widely-used and a bit more
user-friendly.
For desktop users, I
would recommend:
MapWindow (Windows
only)
QGIS (multi-platform and includes a GRASS
plug-in)
gvSIG is also
open-source, but I have found some of the documentation is still
Spanish-only
Keep in mind these
tools have limited functionality compared to ArcGIS or MapInfo, but for a lot of
people all they need is this lower level of functionality. Potentially
very useful especially for municipalities with small
budgets.
GDAL/OGR is one of my
favorite tools, it is a command-line interface for converting spatial data from
one format to another, reprojecting data, mosaicking images, etc. It is
great for batch-processing image data.
**********
Michael Smith
State GIS
Manager
From: Maine
GeoLibrary [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kelly Bellis
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 11:07
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Does anybody use an open-source GIS
program?
Or can you recommend one?
Is GRASS the best thing for Windows
users?
I started to write and ask the Geolibrary listserv members this
question a month or so ago, but after so many folks freaked out from my last
question (Tax Maps - any format) and subsequently asked to be taken off the
listserv, fear and guilt has - up until now - been able to suppress the query.
However, the pursuit of the best open-source GIS program still lingers and in
advance of the Thursday 12.18.2008 11:30-2:00 Central Maine Roundtable at the Waterville
City Hall in the Council Chambers (see Dan Walters notice below) I thought
it a good time to ask. I've also cc'd this notice to surveyors in the Hancock
and Penobscot area in case they might also be looking for an economic
alternative to ESRI products.
And for any Geolibrary listserv members
interested, you're most certainly welcome to attend the MSLS Hancock-Penobscot
Chapter's meeting Thursday 12.11.2008 5:30PM at the Whig
and Courier
Pub upstairs in the meeting room in Bangor where Paul Swett is slated to
give an ArcPad GIS demonstration.
V. Kelly Bellis, PLS 2099
Horizon Surveying Company,
Inc.
207.667.6912
Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:15:37 Notice from Dan
Walters:
The
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