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Subject:        Re: MAPS-L: distance between capitals
Date:   Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:07:08 -0700
From:   Kathy Stroud <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>



Julie,

Are they able to use ArcGIS?  There's a script that supposedly can do this.

http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=13207

Kathy Stroud, Map/GIS Librarian
Government Information and Maps
Peter J. Shields Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, California 95616-5292
(530) 752-5248

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From: "Angie Cope" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 10:33 AM
Subject: MAPS-L: distance between capitals


> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        distance between capitals
> Date:   Tue, 15 Aug 2006 09:41:31 -0700
> From:   Julie Sweetkind-Singer <[log in to unmask]>
> To:     Maps-L <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Hi, all,
>
> I have a student who is trying to figure out the distance between capital
> cities in different countries.  He has about 2,000 matches he would like
> to
> do.  Does anyone know of an automated process to do this?  It's would be
> quite laborious to do so one by one.  It is mapping the cities that are
> part of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
> and 100 other ciites.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Julie
>
> Julie Sweetkind-Singer
> Head Librarian; GIS & Map Librarian
> Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections
> 397 Panama Mall, M/C 2211
> Stanford University
> Stanford, CA  94305
> [log in to unmask]
> Phone:  650-725-1102
>
>



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