RE: MI looking for maps for Taiwan

2000-08-01 Thread gwfng
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 9:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MI looking for maps for Taiwan What you are looking for is a Military State Secret. Export of such large

Re: MI looking for maps for Taiwan

2000-07-28 Thread cmugnier
What you are looking for is a Military State Secret. Export of such large- scale maps and topographic information is treason in the Republic of Taiwan. I would think it unlikely that you will be able to access such data, even while "in-country." Smaller-scale topographic maps for tourist

RE: MI looking for maps for Taiwan

2000-07-28 Thread Tim Warman
(818) 506-0418 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 6:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MI looking for maps for Taiwan What you are looking for is a Military State Secre

Re: MI looking for maps for Taiwan

2000-07-28 Thread Mark Denil
Anvita Anand It has, in fact, rather little to do with missiles. Rather, this is 'normal' for a country where all mapping is in the hands of the military. Somehow the jacks in uniform imagine that keeping 'walking around type folks' from obtaining even the generalized sort of information usually

RE: MI looking for maps for Taiwan

2000-07-28 Thread Dick Hoskins
AM To: Mapinfo-L Subject: RE: MI looking for maps for Taiwan Oh I don't know, we Canadians have "a major nuclear power (with missiles) next door that tends to rattle sabres", and we're still pretty free with our geographic data :) _ Tim Warman Geologist GIS

Re: MI looking for maps for Taiwan

2000-07-28 Thread Mats Elfström
Mark Denil wrote: Anvita Anand It has, in fact, rather little to do with missiles. Rather, this is 'normal' for a country where all mapping is in the hands of the military. Hi All! Consider also that nowadays anybody can buy or order 1 meter satellite images from almost any spot on earth.

RE: MI looking for maps for Taiwan

2000-07-28 Thread Tim Warman
, July 28, 2000 10:20 AM To: Mapinfo-L Subject: RE: MI looking for maps for Taiwan I thought North Hollywood, CA was below the 49th parallel? And there is a major missile rattling venue right up the road from here. Dick Hoskins Olympia, WA USA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: MI looking for maps for Taiwan

2000-07-28 Thread John Haynes
Green card check time. John Haynes Director Geodata Consultants, Inc. 1-800-838-6661 - Original Message - From: Tim Warman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mapinfo-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 2:58 PM Subject: RE: MI looking for maps for Taiwan Not all Canadians live