Yep they are really simplified but GeoDatenZentrum has a price of 1500 euro for the detailed VG250 layers (1:250,000) compared to the free 1:2,500,000 data.
ESRI Data and Maps has got some more detailed European Provincial Boundaries. These are produced by AND B.V. with redistribution rights as follows: >> Redistribution rights are granted by the data vendor for hard-copy >> renditions or static, electronic map images (e.g. .gif, .jpeg, etc.) >> that are plotted, printed, or publicly displayed with proper metadata >> and source/copyright attribution to the respective data vendor(s)." To use this data you must use raster map tiles instead of vector data solutions in google maps. EuroGeographics has very expensive data available, with two licences needed for internet publication!! http://www.eurogeographics.org/eng/04_sabe_prices.asp Again to use this data you also must use raster map tiles instead of vector data polygons in google maps: >> Internet license >> >> Internet user must have usage rights to the product i.e. the user >> should obtain the license for single or multiple use. In addition >> to the usage license fee, the user should pay the fee for the use >> of the EuroBoundaryMap product in a web-GIS engine. >> >> The fee for using EuroBoundaryMap for Internet purposes >> is an additional single user license fee. >> >> Important notes for use of the product on the Internet: >> It is not permitted to make the vector data available for download >> Any mapping being transmitted to clients from the web server >> must be in raster rather than vector form. >> Obligatory information about copyright of the original >> EuroBoundaryMap data on the website. >> Authorisation for EuroGeographics to check the number >> of hits on the webserver. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
