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... Geographic Information System for Windows computers
... Levels & Features

The VDA Desktop GIS installer works for all versions of the VDA Desktop GIS software. A user ID/key enables access to authorized features.

The no fee, no registration version of VDA Desktop GIS is designed to support users of existing GIS projects. This version enables users of pre-existing VDA GIS projects to use those projects without purchasing software. Also, users of the VDA Desktop GIS Level 1, 2 or 3 can create GIS projects and distribute the projects to a set of other users who can use those projects with the no fee, no registration version of VDA Desktop GIS. No User ID/key is required.

VDA Desktop GIS Level 1 includes all of the basic operations needed to use existing projects as well as building your own basic projects. Level 1 users can easily add wide-ranging political/statistical boundary files and integrate wide-ranging small area demographics.
• Includes:
- ready-to-use U.S. national scope VDA Base GIS Project
- see feature list below.
• Support by Web and User Guide.

User Group members are provided a User ID/key to unlock selected features of Level 1.

VDA Desktop GIS Level 2 includes all Level 1 features and many database tools not available in Level 1. Use the database tools to manage and integrate multi-sourced data. Choose from thousands of small area demographic data and integrate into shapefiles.
• Includes:
- APIGateway: access wide-ranging multi-sourced demographic and economic data.
- ready-to-use U.S. national scope US2 GIS Project
- ready-to-use World by Country GIS Project
- see feature list below.
• Support by Web and User Guide plus e-mail & telephone (annual).
- one-to-one Webinar how-to session focused on your applications.

VDA Desktop GIS Level 3 includes all Level 2 features as well as geocoding, site analysis enhanced, geoeditor and other operations not available in Level 2.
• Includes:
- geocoder: assign lat-lon and census block code to your address data; create your own point shapefiles.
- site analysis: select custom sets of geographic points, lines or polygons;
examine demographic-economic characteristics of the set.
- geoeditor: create and modify point, line and polygon shapes/shapefiles.
- ready-to-use U.S. national scope US3 GIS Project
- ready-to-use World by Country GIS Project
- see feature list below.
• Support by Web and User Guide plus e-mail & telephone (annual).
- up to 3 one-to-one Webinars how-to session focused on your applications.
- assistance in building your GIS projects.

Summary of Features by Level Feature availability: X: available, E enhanced, O: Optional

VDA Desktop Toolbars

General	Feature	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Find Address	Enter address, zoom to location	X	X	X
Table/Grid Operations	View/Collapse Table/Grid	X	X	X

File	Feature	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Login	Login	X	X	X
Open ...	Shapefile, project, TIGER/Line file or other supported file	X	X	X
Save Project	Save an existing project		X	X
Save Project As	Save project as new name		X	X
Close	Close open project	X	X	X
GeoGateway	Select from thousands of shapefiles; any/all TIGER/Line files	X	X	X
APIGateway	API subject matter access Census (1990,2000,2010, 2020), ACS 2010/++, estimates & projections		O	O
Add Layer	Add shapefile or other type supported layer	X	X	X
Remove Layer	Remove layer	X	X	X
Edit Project File	Start project file editor	X	X	X
Save Image	Save map view to graphic file	X	X	X
View Image	View any graphic file	X	X	X
Export ...	Export shapefile; use query to form selection; modify projection	X	X	X
Print ...	Print map view	X	X	X
Exit	Exit	X	X	X

View	Feature	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
FullExtent	Expand map view to full extent	X	X	X
Zoom	Zoom in or out	X	X	X
Pan/Drag	Slide map view using mouse	X	X	X
Select/Identify	Click on any shape to view profile	X	X	X
Layer Editor	Start layer editor to modify colors, patterns, labels, etc.	X	X	X

Database	Feature	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
dBCreate	Create new database structure		X	X
dBModify	Modify database structure		X	X
dBTools	Create structure; rename; zap		X	X
dBMerge	Selectively merge database file fields using flexible match key		X	X

Analytics	Feature	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
GeoSelect/Site Analysis	Site analysis operations		X	E
...	...		O	O

Tools	Feature	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Find Shape	Perform query on any shapefile; find shape meeting specific criteria	X	X	X
Add Shapes	Add points and polygons			X
Create Shapefile	Point shapefile from XLS file			X
Extensions	Specialized tools		O	O
Geocoder	Address data geocoding; insert latitude-longitude			X
Summarize	Point in polygon analyses; recoding			X
Shp2Xml	Create Google XML file from shapefile		X	X
GeoEditor	Start GeoEditor; Add, modify & delete shapes; Create shapefiles			X
Scripts	Scripts		X	X

Settings	Feature	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
SetOptions	Set and save options; settings stored in INI file read at start-up	X	X	X

Help	Feature	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Contents	Keyword help	X	X	X
On the Web	Web-based help	X	X	X
Glossary	Definitions and terms	X	X	X
About	Version/related details	X	X	X

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