[SDI-Africa] SDI-Africa Digest, Vol 65, Issue 16

[Jobo Samba]

Dear rriends in the GIS world, I am very happy to toinform all that, I have found at least two ways to export Google Earth KML to shp file. 

Should anyone be intereted in this, I am very happy to share.

Many thanks, Samba.

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> Subject: [SDI-Africa] Converting Google Earth KML file to
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>     using    DNR Garmin
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> Dear all, Please I am looking for some way to export Google
> Earth Kml file to shape file using DNR Garmin.
> 
> I ahve actually tried this several times and this error
> message keep coming " Error 111: Y_proj and X_proj fields
> must conatin valid values. Please set Y_proj and X_proj
> values and try again" Surely, I haee set the projection and
> not sure why this keep coming up.
> 
> I am a youg GIS and Remote Sensing scientist currently
> based in Sierra Leone.
> 
> Sincere regards to all in the team.
> 
> Many best wishes,
> Buawah Jobo Samba.
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> > ???1. GIS/IPC cartographic protocols
> > training in East and??? Central
> > ? ? ? Africa (Kate Lance)
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> > Subject: [SDI-Africa] GIS/IPC cartographic protocols
> > training in East
> > ??? and??? Central Africa
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> > GIS/IPC cartographic protocols training in East and
> Central
> > Africa 
> > 24-25 May 2010
> > Nairobi, Kenya
> > The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
> (IPC) is
> > an innovative tool for improving food security
> analysis and
> > decision-making.? It is a standardised scale that
> integrates
> > food security, nutrition and livelihood information
> into a
> > clear statement about the nature and severity of a
> crisis
> > and implications for strategic response. 
> > 
> > East and Central Africa has been identified for the
> roll
> > out of the IPC due to: 
> > ?a strong humanitarian imperative; and 
> > ?existing national capacity and institutional
> frameworks.
> > IPC activities are ongoing in Burundi, Central
> African
> > Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya,
> Rwanda,
> > Somalia, North Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, and
> Uganda.
> > 
> > The training in May will be organised in collaboration
> with
> > Food Security & Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia
> > (FSNAU) and it will be held in Nairobi on the
> 24th-25th of
> > May. It is a two days training with a first day of
> theory
> > and a second day of practical exercise. The course has
> been
> > designed for country IPC level participants coming
> from
> > international agencies/ organizations involved in the
> > application of IPC cartographic protocols but also
> for
> > participants coming from governmental bodies that are
> > involved or will be involved in the application of
> the
> > country IPC cartographic protocols. 
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