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GIS Tools
►Functions (Cont’d)
True Shape Display – Changes the network link
display to show the true shape of a link based on
one or more shapes in the shape file instead of a
straight line (converts stick network to curved
network).
Line shape database (.dbf) file must include A node and
B node numbers.
For links with more than one shape, the .dbf file must
include a sequence field indicating the sequence of the
line shapes.
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GIS Tools
► Functions (Cont’d)
Build Network from Shapefile – Generates a
corresponding highway network from a line shape file
with automatic node numbering.
The shape .dbf file must have an A node and B node field.
Shapes in shape file can be treated as all one-way links or all
two-way way links. Or, a field in the shape file can be used to
indicate one-way and two-way way shapes.
If line shapes were not digitized in the direction of travel, one-
way links will be created in the wrong direction. To correct this,
the Reverse Line Shape function can be used.
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