Download and Convert Gazetteer Files
Download gazetteer files, and place them in c:\MapData\Gazetteer in a subdirectory for the type of gazetteer:
Data manipulation form from
main program toolbar.
- Uncompress files; USGS and NGA both use Windows
ZIP compression.
- Import menu
to Create DBF files. The resulting files will have
slightly different formats because USGS and NGA have
different fields in their gazetteer files, but will
operate identically. The import now uses a
table with the rules for CSV import.
which will correctly deal with translating the fields into acceptable names.
After the import, you will have a vector map with the DBF file open.
Using Gazetteer files
Convert gazetteers to shapefiles
(for export to other software):
last revision 3/9/2022