[Freegis-list] GIS newbie

[Chris Veale]

Hi.

I am extremely new to GIS and have a request for knowledge.

I have written a program that implements GIS to a very simple degree (it
uses a bitmap of a map) and allows clicking on it to calculate things.

I have a need to now use shape files (or mapper files - I have both formats)

Can you please explain to me what shape files are and what mapper files are,
and the formats of both.

Also can you tell me  how to use a shape or mapper file without using
arcview, I think I should be able to import it into my delphi application.

Cheers

Chris
PS please talk slow so that I can fully understand the formatting of these
files.


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