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[IDV #GAO-999122]: Shape File Display

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  • Subject: [IDV #GAO-999122]: Shape File Display
  • Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:28:01 -0700
> Good morning Unidata!
> 
> Brian Etherton here (formerly of UserComm) with a need for assistance.
> I have a somewhat unorthodox shape file I am trying to use in IDV.  It is
> unorthodox in that the lat/lons are? reversed!  Thus, my shapes are all in
> Antarctica, not the US.
> 
> Plan A is some knob on IDV to let it know they are reversed.
> Plan B is a shape file 'reverser' for the lats and lons.
> 
> Let me know your thoughts on this!
> 

Brian,
    I think plan B is easier, :). I would not mind to add some logics on the 
IDV side, but it is not clear to me
if those lat/lon can be easily detected by checking the number.

Yuan
> Thanks,
> Brian Etherton
> 
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: GAO-999122
Department: Support IDV
Priority: High
Status: Closed