Exercise

Locate the folder 1. Maritime Lines/Coast Lines in your Geocap project.
Right click the folder and select Import > Generic….
The format should be set to Automatic.
Click the browse button and locate the folder with the GSHHS files.
Select the file called gshhs_f.b and click Open.
Click the Area of Interest tab.
Check the Import Area check box.
Type in the minimum and maximum latitude and longitude in decimal degrees.
1. Max Y = Northern boundary of import area Min X = Western boundary of import area.
2. Max X = Eastern boundary of import area Min Y = Southern boundary of import area.
Click Execute.
Geocap will recognize the datum and coordinate system of the file and confirm that the file has been read. Click OK.
After the file has been read, click the OK button in the Generic reader dialog.
Observe that the imported dataset is stored in the Coast lines folder.
Right click the dataset and select Zoom to Data.
Right click the dataset and select Display.

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