                           INFORMATION

             Subject
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          1. Hello 
          2. About software 
             2.1. Data conversion
             2.2. Map Editor 
          3. System requirements
	  4. Installing software
          5. Contacts

1. Hello
   I have developed software for conversion, control and editing geo-data. 
   Software includes:
	- Integrated environment (project manager program).
	- Data conversion software.
	- Map Editor software.
	- Help system.
	- Setup program.
	- Localization software versions (English, Russian).

2. About software

2.1. Data conversion

Data conversion is a freeware version software which pupose
is to convert geo-data and display it beetwen many popular formats
of GIS's system such as:
	- Generate(ARC/INFO);
	- Shapefile(ArcView); 
	- Dxf (AutoCAD); 
	- Mif (MapInfo);
	- F1M (Russian);
	- end etc.
	
The main advantages are:
	- two way process for a geo-data conversion;
	- converting a geo-data with the results displaying.
	
2.2. Map Editor

Map Editor is a freeware version of program which pupose is to control
and edit geo-data, such as: 
	- vectors data;
	- attributes data;
	- raster image;
	- symbols; 
	- and etc.

The main advantages are:
	- integrated with the Data Conversion software;
	- fast visualization and editing vectors, semantic, raster, 
          text, symbols and other geographical data;
	- manipulating with very large data arrays (vectors, 
          attributes, raster);
	- effective procedures for searching and composite displaying data;
	- managing heterogenous data whith the project manager program;

3. System requirements
	- IBM PC AT 486 or better recommended;
	- Microsoft Windows 95/NT;
	- 8 MB RAM;
	- 10 MB free disk space; 
	- video card SVGA 800*600*256 or better strongly recommended.

4. Installing software.
   Before you can use this software you have to run software
   setup program from Windows.

    1. Start Windows.
    
    2. Place the software Disk 1 in the Floppy Drive.

    3. Activate Program Manager

    4. Open the File Run Dialog Box

    5. Enter the Command Line.Type in the dialog box the command 
       that will run the Data Convert setup program.

	If your floppy disk goes in your Drive "A", type: A:\SETUP
	If your floppy disk goes in your Drive "B", type: B:\SETUP

	Leave the "Run Minimized" box un-selected, and click the
	"OK" command button (or press "Enter").

    6. The setup program will notify you when the installation is
       complete.

5. Contacts
   You may contact me by sending e-mail address below: 
   algubin@hotmail.com - in USA
   algubin@iclub.nsu.ru - in Russia

   THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! 

Aleksej Gubin (author)
