[Xastir] Tiger 2006 files as shapefiles

[tom.white at gmail.com]

Sorry about the xlate directory, some of these were done by hand and the
rest by a script that I didn't quite get right. The maps looked good on the
Xastir 1.8.4 I'm using.

I used the

ogr2ogr -f "ESRI Shapefile" -t_srs EPSG:4326 map_file /out/directory/

command to translate these. If there is another method that is better, I can
redo the whole process. It takes a few days though.

73,

Tom, K5EHX


Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 13:16:44 -0600
> From: Jason Winningham <jdw at eng.uah.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Xastir] Tiger 2006 files as shapefiles
> To: Xastir APRS <xastir at xastir.org>
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> I just downloaded the lot of 'em (I2 between me and Gerry :) and took
> a quick look.
>
> Most files extract into a subdirectory called "xlate".  A few extract
> into the current directory.
>
> Files have the same signature, so existing dbfawks work.
>
> FIPS coded filenames aren't too friendly, but the zip files are named
> by state.
>
> Polygons are not there.
>
> There are a few minor changes in my neighborhood (literally) that
> appear to be corrections; I'll have to put a GPS trail down to be
> sure.  I have no idea about the quality of data overall.
>
> I'd recommend changing the filenames to include the state and county
> and eliminating that "xlate" subdirectory, and the polygons sure are
> nice to have around.
>
> -Jason
> kg4wsv
>