The raster to vector application from the UN was Mapscan. Evidentally, the division that produced the application has since split or been consumed into other UN divisions.
Mapscan could previously be obtained from: http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/softproj/index.htm according to the user manual. But that URL is now dead and the site is located at the United Nations Population Information Network: http://www.un.org/popin/ The user manual also referred to the United Nations Statistics Division: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/default.htm It was indeed free, appeared to be built well, but personally, I was not able to get it to work correctly. Mapscan was an addon or enhancement to an older map database program named Popmap produced by the UN. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Tom Thomson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 8:20 PM To: MapInfo-L Subject: RE: MI-L Digitisation Try www.wintopo.coom both freeware and a cost versions Also, try the UN website. I got a piece of software there a few years ago which was developed by/for?? them and worked quite well. But it is lost somewhere in the bowels of this computer. It worked well, a bit cryptic to figure out but it was free. tom ===================================================== Tom Thomson Northwest Agricultural Consulting 1275 Oak Villa Road [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dallas, Oregon 97338 Phone/FAX 503-623-0468 "The only difference between a problem and a solution is that everyone understands the solution." Charles Kettering ==================================================== -----Original Message----- From: Dan Bowles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 4:22 PM To: MapInfo-L Subject: MI-L Digitisation Hi list Can anyone recommend some automated aids for digitising data from scanned/acquired raster sources? Thanks Dan Bowles --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 12966 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 12968
