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Global Mapper

Introduction Global Mapper is a viewer capable of displaying the most popular raster, elevation, and vector datasets. It converts, edits, prints, and allows you to utilize GIS functionality on your datasets in one low cost and easy to use software package. It has built in functionality for distance and area calculations, raster blending and contrast adjustment, elevation querying and line of sight calculations as well as advanced capabilities like image rectification, contour generation from surface data, view shed analysis from surface data, and triangulation and gridding of 3D point data. Users can download a free trial version of the software at: http://www.globalmapper.com/. This version is not the full version and does have considerable restrictions that do not allow the user to export to any file type. What Data Formats does the software support? Supports viewing of most of the popular data formats, including DLG-O, DRG, DOQ, DEM, DGN, DXF, SDTS DLG, SDTS DEM, ECW, MrSID, ESRI Shapefiles, E00, MapInfo MIF/ MID, MapInfo TAB/MAP, GTOPO30, TerrainBase, SRTM, ETOPO2, ENVI DEM, JPG, PNG, BIL, BSQ, BIP etc. Supports the latest DEM and SDTS DEM formats, including decimeter DEMs.

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What type of files can I Export? (Remember that the user must have the registered version to be able to export files.): Vector Data (i.e. DLG's, Shapefiles, DXF, etc.) : AutoCAD DXF format ESRI Shapefile format Garmin PCX5 TRK and WPT formats Generic ASCII Text format InRoads ASCII format Landmark Graphics format MapGen format MapInfo MIF/MID format MatLab format NIMA ASC format Surfer BLN format SVG (Scalable Vector Graphic) format Tsunami OVR format USGS DLG-O format Raster Data (i.e. DRGs, DOQs.etc.): BIL/BIP/BSQ formats GeoTIFF format JPG format How to Select an Area on the Map: If you know the approximate area of interest use the Zoom In tool and draw a box around the area with the cursor.

Elevation Data (i.e. DEM's, etc.): If you are not sure of the area try this: Arc ASCII Grid format For example, for the area around Ottawa: BIL format Use the Zoom In tool and click on a point DXF (3D-point, 3D-mesh, and 3D-face) formats until you locate the area required. Float/Grid file format GeoTIFF DEM format Use the zoom and pan tools to move Leveller Heightfield file format around the map and find an area. MapMaker Terrain file format RockWorks Grid format If you get lost use the Zoom to Full STL format Extent tool to return to the full extent of Surfer Grid (ASCII and binary) formats all layers. Terragen Terrain file format USGS DEM format See how some of the the tools work in VRML format detail at the left. XYZ ASCII Grid format HM 2/18/2004