So, you're surfing the web, you find an ArcIMS database that has all kinds of neat GIS data that you would just love to get your hands on. They offer it for free online, but you have to use there IMS server. Now, I love ArcIMS as much as the next guy, but sometimes it is frustratingly slow. And not to mention poorly designed. Also, most of the time, you just want to manipulate the data for yourself!
1) you should contact the database administrator and kindly ask him if you can have access to the data for your own copy of ArcMap
2) You could manually digitize the data (ugh), by finding and using a series of control points on the map ie. landmarks that you are familiar with
3) Get it by some other means. I would never condone stealing from an ArcIMS database, but I would like to know if there is a way to do it.
I want to compile a guide that helps with this! So, please contact me with the comment section if you have any information that could lead to my getting ArcIMS info.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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