On Sep 16, 2:47 pm, "maps.huge.info [Maps API Guru]"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In order to know where a click occurs, you'll either need to download
> a database of country polygons or use a service to determine this. I
> believe geonames.org has a reverse geocoder that will give the country
> and closest city. Check their site for information. You can find
> country boundary polygons for free from several sources, try searching
> Google for that information. Couple that with a good spatially aware
> database engine like Postgres and you can create your own service.
>
> -John Coryat
>
> http://maps.huge.info
>
> http://www.usnaviguide.com
John,
I am looking for good country boundary shapefiles to build a
"rollover" grid. I am planning to use:
http://www.vdstech.com/mapdata/world.zip
It is about five years old. Can you recommend anything else ?
Thanks very much.
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