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From: cox@software.org (Guy Cox)
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Subject: Re: World maps
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Date: 16 Nov 90 15:58:49 GMT
References: <1990Nov15.214942.18556@mlb.semi.harris.com>
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In article <1990Nov15.214942.18556@mlb.semi.harris.com> geg@beep.mlb.semi.harris.com (Greg Garland) writes:
> Someone just asked me for if I had a map of the world, suitable for display
> on the computer.  I looked in the a few places I knew of, but couldn't 
> find one.   Does anybody know of an ftp site where I could grab such 
> beasties?   I'm not sure if the guy just wants to display it ala xloadimage
> or cut and paste it into a document.
> 
> Thanx.
> 
> -- 
> Greg Garland - Alive, occupying space, and exerting gravitational force
> 
> MS 62-024, Harris Semiconductor Sector, PO Bx 883, 
> Melbourne  FL 32905.  geg@beep.mlb.semi.harris.com
> 
> "Never let the facts interfere with your perception of reality."

 
There is a bitmap of the world in xsunclock. I was able to scale it
and use it in an application. It needed to be touched up in a couple of
places but otherwise was not too bad. I also have World Digitized from
PC-SIG and the routines to draw the Mercator Projection of the points.
The World Digitizes also has political boundaries and inland water.

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