Re: [GRASS-user] Obtaining map files

2008-03-28 Thread Paul Bivand
UK maps remain problematic. While there seems to some possibility of changing the regime that requires the Ordnance Survey to recoup its costs from Users (mostly other bits of government) this hasn't happened yet. However, the Office for National Statistics doesn't have the same requirements

Re: [GRASS-user] Obtaining map files

2008-03-21 Thread Markus Neteler
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 11:34 PM, andy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all I'm wanting to obtain image files with which to start proceeding beyond the spearfish files that are the default. there is a new dataset available: OSGeo Edu dataset, North Carolina

Re: [GRASS-user] Obtaining map files

2008-03-21 Thread andy
Markus Neteler wrote: On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 11:34 PM, andy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all I'm wanting to obtain image files with which to start proceeding beyond the spearfish files that are the default. there is a new dataset available: OSGeo Edu dataset, North Carolina

[GRASS-user] Obtaining map files

2008-03-20 Thread andy
Hello all I'm wanting to obtain image files with which to start proceeding beyond the spearfish files that are the default. Specifically, I'm looking for images for the UK. Any ideas about where I can get these. Sorry about the poor terminology. I am very much on a steep learning curve.