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The GIS module allows manipulating ESRI type GIS data, such as shapefiles. If there is a license of ArcView 8.x or higher on the computer where GMS is installed, there are additional features available in the GIS module. It's not necessary to have an ArcView 8.x license installed to access the basic features. | The GIS module allows manipulating ESRI type GIS data, such as shapefiles. | ||
The GIS module is used to manage all external geographical data including: | |||
* Images (*.tif, *.jpg, *.png, *.bmp, *.pdf, *.ecw, *.sid, *m.00 (ENC), ...) | |||
* Rasters/DEM (*.dem, *.flt, *.asc, *.bil, *.tif, *.ace, ...) | |||
* GIS (*.shp, *.mif/mid, *m.00 (ENC), ...) | |||
* Lidar Surveys (*.las) | |||
When opening a file recognized as a GIS data type, GMS will create an entry in the project explorer for that object. The object may contain any combination of the following: | |||
*image data (colors on a grid) | |||
*raster data (values on a grid) | |||
*vector data (vector objects) | |||
*GIS objects (data recognized as being native to ArcInfo, MapInfo, QGIS) | |||
In addition to data type, the data source for a GIS object may be static (a single file) or dynamic (a link to a web site). | |||
The icon, displayed to the left of the entry of the tree indicates what type(s) of data reside in that object and whether the object is static or dynamic. | |||
If there is a license of ArcView 8.x or higher on the computer where GMS is installed, there are additional features available in the GIS module. It's not necessary to have an ArcView 8.x license installed to access the basic features. | |||
The following table shows what features are available with and without a license of ArcView 8.x. | The following table shows what features are available with and without a license of ArcView 8.x. | ||
