While the Simple USA dataset is in industry standard shapefile format, to open the Simple USA project, you should first make sure you have Simple GIS Client installed on your machine. You can download the latest Simple GIS Client version here Simple GIS Client Download. To begin your download, click the "Download Now" button located in the bottom center of this box. Depending upon the browser you are using, you may be presented with different options as described below:
- Google Chrome: When you click the "Download Now" button you should see the "SimpleUSAInstall.exe" file begin to download in the lower left corner of your browser window. Once download completes, launch the SimpleUSAInstall.exe file.
- Microsoft Edge & Internet Explorer: When you click the "Download Now" button, you may be prompted with a message box asking whether your wish to run or save the file. You should click "Run". Once download completes, the SimpleUSAInstall.exe will be launched.
- Firefox: When you click the "Download Now" button, you will prompted to save the file. Select Yes and you should see a download progress in the upper right of your browser window. Once complete, the progress bar will change to a downward arrow. Clicking on this arrow will present a dropdown where you should see the "SimpleUSAInstall.exe" file. Click on this file to start the installation.
When you launch the SimpleUSAInstall.exe , select the folder location to download the compressed data files and click the "Install" button. This will begin the download and installation process.
