I have this question in my mind for a long time.
At first I just wanted to know how can I find a perfect world map shp file me, then I realized I can find a shp file and edit it.
Now the problem with the shp file which can be found in xamWebMap sample is:
1. It's 5780 kb, too large to use in an internet site.
2. Some countries such as Canada, Norway, there are so many captions for them, I want to remove the ones far away from mainland.
Where can I find a free tool to edit the shp file and make it smaller?
our help contains some information about shapefile creation and editing, but note the associated disclaimer.
-Graham
Took a quick look.
MapWindows GIS can be used to edit shp files.
Is there a recommended world map shp file I can use?
http://help.infragistics.com/NetAdvantage/DV/2009.2/CLR3.5/?page=SL_DV_xamWebMap_Obtaining_a_Shapefile.html
Do you know how to avoid so many duplicated captions on the map.
For example, in this picture, there are more than 10 captions for "Canada".
you can find the answer to that question here: http://community.infragistics.com/forums/t/36936.aspx
another approach to solving the problem is here: http://community.infragistics.com/forums/t/30600.aspx
you can also visit our feature request page and offer your suggestions, or just enter a feature request for us to have the map detect and fix this condition somehow: http://devcenter.infragistics.com/protected/requestfeature.aspx