[Xastir] Georeferencing shapefiles.

[James Ewen]

> The first thing I'd ask is:  Are they to scale?  If not, they 
> might not be worth the bits they're written on.  Then again, 
> they might be better than the Tiger/Line stuff we have down 
> here, hi hi.

I have a raster map that is made from this shapefile data. I was able to
georeference it for use in UI-View, and now also in Xastir. As any educated
APRS user knows, the limitations of raster maps limit the usefulness of the
map, whereas a vector map has none of those limitations, hence my drive to
be able to create the vector maps.

> There's such a thing as rubber-sheeting software, that can 
> morph a set of data into a new system of coordinates.  If 
> your data is to scale and you can find some reference points 
> for it, you might be able to go that route and get something useful.

I suspected as much, which is why I posted the query to this august
audience.

I am also following other leads.

James

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