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Octave mapping package
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Overview
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The mapping package contains functions for simple mapping, GIS .shp .dxf and raster file functions

Installing and loading
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The mapping package must be installed and then loaded to be used.

It can be installed in GNU Octave directly from octave-forge,

Windows install
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If running in Windows, the package may already be installed, to check run:

     pkg list mapping

Installing
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With an internet connection available, the mapping package can be installed from octave-forge using the following command within GNU Octave:

     pkg install -forge mapping

The latest released version of the package will be downloaded and installed.

Otherwise, if the package file has already been downloaded it can be installed using the follwoing command in GNU Octave:

     pkg install mapping-VERSION.tar.gz

Loading
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Regardless of the method of installing the package, in order to use its functions, the package must be loaded using the pkg load command:

     pkg load mapping

The package must be loaded on each GNU Octave session.

Function Reference
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