Hello Simon, Thankyou very much for spending some time in ansering my question. I think this will help me a lot.
Our customer is visiting next week and I was hoping to find, perhaps, some free sample data/screenshots of examples of street-level data being used in MapInfo. The project does not start until next year, but we need to sort out what maps they like first as the software we write will be dynamically interacting with the map data. Thanks again. Kind regards Tim Smith [Thanks to everyone who has posted information on Australian mapping data.] -----Original Message----- From: Selves, Simon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 November 2004 07:22 To: Tim Smith Subject: RE: MI-L Australian maps Hi Tim, I've recently moved over to Australia, from Experian in England, where I consulted on all spatial aspects of their MicroMarketer product. One of my key tasks over here is to develop the roads data from the Public Sector Mapping Agency (PSMA), who are the most comprehensive suppliers of nationwide Australian roads data. I've done some research into finding the optimum roads data available and the PSMA seem to come out on top. Their street level data is superb and as detailed as anything you would find in an O/S Meridian2 data set. They even map rear-access alleyways, where they still exist. They have really improved their output in the last update, so much so that I am recommending we remain licensing their data for the time being. The only problem with their data is that it is contributed by each State individually and compiled by the PSMA. Some of the road classifications can differ from State to State which can display rather interestingly along the borders. There is an alternative data set supplied by Sensis (www.sensis.com.au). They claim to have a national scale road data set (i.e. not appended by State). I have only seen individual samples from each State and not a national scale layer so I cannot comment on the quality of this. If you require national level data from Sensis, I think they will charge for the work involved in putting a sample together. Let me know if you want any further information about this. We are in a position where we could sell on our value added roads, but it is not something that we normally do. Hope this helps Simon Selves Senior GIS Analyst Pacific Micromarketing Level 2 616 St. Kilda Road Direct: (+61) 03 8517 3951 Fax: 03 9530 2350 www.pacmicro.com.au email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Tim Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 11 November 2004 11:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI-L Australian maps Good-day listers, Where's the best place to get street-level Mapinfo maps of Australia? We are a UK company who, until recently taking on an Australian client, sold solely to the European market. We currently use Tensing SKS for our Euro maps. Our Australian client needs to manage their own MapInfo maps which they will use in our software. 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