Dear Steve and rest of mapper!
based on the list it seems that on your countries (especially USA a
Australia) there are a bunch of public map data released from some
governmental services (USGS, Nasa, Tigger, Zip Codes) that is the start of
some of your analysis, or it works like an anchor for modern aerial
photographs, satelitte images, or country surveys. Is that declaration
true?.
Can any of you directme to some of the discution around the point of the
property or need of difusion or governmental data (at last paid by all of
us)?.
In Chile, the paradise for brutal capitalism, all the governmental
institutions are going around on how to sell? and how much to charge? for
their cartography or any other type of data. As GIS is a new fenomenon here,
most of the data or is too expensive, or the institutions haven't decided
yet, and they are not releasing their info.
I would like to learn what happens or is happening abroad? Any help,
comments, will be well received.
Juanse
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De: Steve Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Para: MapInfo-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Fecha: Miércoles, 12 de Enero de 2000 02:01 p.m.
Asunto: MI USGS Geographic Data
>Well, it finally happened. Maybe some of you noticed it already. I guess I
>should have realized it from the number of new messages and advertisements
>I had read regarding SDTS translators, but now I know for certain.
>
>The USGS Geographic Data site no longer provides data in the "DLG-3
>Optional" format from their HTTP:// site. I checked my FTP client, where I
>had the USGS FTP site entered, and the non-SDTS DLG format data is still
>out there for 1:100K and 1:2M, but who knows how long it will be there.
>
>I have a translator for DLG, but not one for SDTS. Some of you may be in
>the same boat. So, if you expect to get some of their data, use logon as
>anonymous with your FTP client to edcftp.cr.usgs.gov and look in
>/pub/data/DLG/ before they take that away too. Otherwise, looks like a good
>year to invest in data translation companies!
>
>
>
>Steve Wallace
>GIS & Market Information Manager
>Florida Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
>
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