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Importing and Exporting Geographic Data

The import and export GISDK functions of Maptitude let you work with data from many different sources. Using GISDK, you can automate or provide batch processing capability for importing data from other sources that you use on a regular basis. Here is a summary of the import/export GISDK functions:

 

GISDK Function Summary
ImportArcViewShape() Imports features from an ArcView Shapefile into a geographic file
ExportArcViewShape() Exports features in a geographic file to an Esri (ArcView) Shapefile
GetBNAInfo() Collects summary information on the contents of a BNA file
ImportBNA() Imports features from a BNA file into a geographic file
ImportBTS() Imports features from a BTS National Transportation Atlas file
ImportCSV() Imports features from a Caliper text geography file into a geographic file
ExportCSV() Exports features in a geographic file to a Caliper text geography file
GetDEMInfo() Collects summary information about a Digital Elevation Model file
GetDEMNeighbor() Returns the ID of a neighbor of a cell in a DEM
ImportDEM() Imports features from Digital Elevation Model files
GetDLGInfo() Collects summary information about the contents of a USGS Digital Line Graph file
ImportDLG() Imports features from USGS Digital Line Graph files
GetDXFInfo() Collects summary information on the contents of a DXF file
ClearDXFInfo() Frees memory used by GetDXFInfo
ImportDXF() Imports features from a DXF file into a geographic file
ExportDXF() Exports features in a geographic file to a DXF file
ImportE00() Imports features from an ARC/INFO export (.e00) file into a geographic file
ImportFromView() Creates a geographic file of point features from coordinates in a view
ExportGeography() Converts a geographic file between standard and compact format, or creates a new geographic file from a selection set
GetGIRASInfo() Collects summary information about the contents of a USGS Land Use and Land Cover file
ImportGIRAS() Imports features from USGS Land Use and Land Cover files
GetISFFInfo() Collects summary information on the contents of an Intergraph Standard File Format (ISFF) file
ImportISFF() Imports features from Intergraph Design File format (DGN) files, also known as Intergraph Standard File Format (ISFF)
ImportKML() Imports features from one or more KML files into a geographic file
GetMIFInfo() Collects summary information on the contents of an MIF file
ImportMIF() Imports features from an MIF file into a geographic file
GetNTFInfo() Provides information on a dataset of Ordnance Survey NTF volumes
GetNTFVolume() Returns information on an Ordnance Survey NTF file (volume)
ImportNTF() Imports features from one or more Ordnance Survey NTF volumes
TigerVersion() Determines the version of a TIGER/Line file
ImportTiger() Converts TIGER/Line files to standard geographic files
IsLayerExportable() Tests whether or not a layer is export protected

 

 

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