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[Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 10:33 PM, Jan Henrik Øverland <
janhenrik.overland@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> There is a free web based GIS tool called MapShaper which has the ability
> to make borders less detailed by removing "unnecessary" vertices in
> shapefiles. It only takes about one minute
> to simplify your shapefile and in this way reduce the size considerably and
> even, in my opinion, make it look better. The effect of using a lighter
> shapefile (the Vietnam provinces shapefile was
> reduced to about 1/60 of original size) is unbelievable. Loading maps and
> the mouse-over effects are now a totally different experience.
>
>
Had a look at this and it's nice. You can add several overlays and it is
still really responsive.

I will contribute with a map overlay for night clubs in Saigon soon.



> http://mapshaper.com/test/demo.html
>
> This can also be done with ArcGIS, but the process is more complicated and
> the software costs nothing less than $1.500.
>
>
Or in Vietnam, nothing less than 50 cent.



> Jan
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