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# mary.martin@unh.edu
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# arc boundary file source/import/merge/export
# for work with RGGI state data
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#Downloaded all state cartographic boundary files:
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/co2000.html

#loop through each .e00 file and import to arc
for i in 09 10 23 24 25 33 34 36 42 44 50; do arc import cover co$i\_d00 co$i; done

#use mapjoin to make a single coverage of all 11 rggi states
ls -d co?? > rggilist
arc mapjoin rggistates < rggilist
# enter in each coverage name at the prompt

#export new coverage to arc interchange
arc export cover rggistates rggistates none

# rggistates coverage contains state and county fips code attributes to be used
# for merging in additional attributes. with some of our other work,
# we've found it more useful to make a single attribute column
# containing ssccc where ss is state fips and ccc is county fips, if that
# is how new attribute data is coded..