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GIS Extensions and Tools
ArcView 3.x Extensions etc.
HotLink to Anything
allows you to link to documents of any type, stored either in the local file system or on the Web. When you hotlink to a document, the Hotlink Extension shows that document in whatever program is associated with that filename.
SHPTRANS
Shapefile Coordinate Transformation Utility
AVMrSid.dll
To fix problems viewing georeferenced MrSID images files in Arcview 3.x.
Tools and Fonts
Import71.exe
A program to convert ArcInfo Interchange format files (E00) to coverages.
NS NR&R Fonts
This is a full list of all the fonts used in NSNR&R PDF maps and GIS data sets to install on your PC, so that maps render properly.
geo_sym1.ttf
MRB True type font used for geological point based symbology … oriented structural symbols in ArcView.
geologi2.ttf
MRB True type font used for labelling geologic maps.
Free Map Viewers
ArcGIS Explorer Desktop
is the latest version available and recommended for newer PC's.
MrSID viewer
for MrSID format images.
Acrobat Reader
for PDF files.
ArcExplorer 9 - Java Edition
... No longer supported but maybe practical for older PC's. Will view SHP, TIFF, JPG and some web services.
ArcExplorer 2
... No longer supported but maybe practical for older PC's. Will view SHP, DXF/DBF, TIFF, JPG and E00s converted to coverages.