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I have received a CSV file as part of my Email Alert, how do I add it as a layer in a Desktop GIS software?

April 26, 2017Alert csv desktop email file GIS received Software

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I have received a CSV file as part of my Email Alert, how do I add it as a layer in a Desktop GIS software?

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A CSV or Comma Separated Value file, is a text file in which separate fields are delimited by commas. This type of file can be used to store simple tabular data efficiently, minimizing file size. CSV files are easily opened with DB administration software such as PostgreSQL or MS Access, or by spreadsheet software such as MS Excel. This type of file can also be used to easily plot point data on desktop GIS software, given, as the active fire data does, that the tabular data contains X and Y coordinate information. The active fire data contains latitude and longitude location coordinates and the attributes of the detected hotspots. An example of plotting the fire points using ESRI ArcGIS 9.