How do you convert labels to point shapefile?
The following script converts labels in a view to a new point shapefile. You can convert all labels in the view, or just the labels associated with active themes. The output point shapefile contains points representing the lower left corner of each label’s bounding box.
Which is the output point of the shapefile?
The output point shapefile contains points representing the lower left corner of each label’s bounding box. A text field, populated with the label values, gets added to the shapefile’s attribute table. Copy and paste the following code into a new script window..
How to draw a shapefile using NCL?
The first frame shows the default map outline for Switzerland (admittedly not very good), and the second frame shows the data from the shapefile. The point is to show that shapefiles tend to have similar formats, and hence you can take a script and easily modify it to draw the outlines you’re interested in.
Which is better to merge two shapefiles into one?
If you are having difficulty in getting the Shapefiles to share the same projection and to register on top of each other, I usually find MapWindow is better at re-projecting layers. MapWindow currently only allows the merger of 2 shapefiles so Quantum remains more efficient at merging more than 2 layers.
How do I display labels on a mapper?
To use a particular attribute for a display label, simply open the Control Center, select the Shapefile layer, press Options, then choose which attribute (s) to use for the display label and press OK. It’s not really possible to control what zoom levels certain labels show up at.
How to label a polygon in Google Earth?
Solution or Workaround 1 Create points for the line or polygon data using the Feature To Point tool. 2 Label the point feature class with the desired field (right-click the layer, and select Label Features). 3 Use the Map to KML tool to convert the data to a KML or KMZ file, which can be viewed in Google Earth.