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From: wex@miro.Berkeley.EDU
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Subject: Needed: Digital Mapping Data
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Date: 11 Jan 91 23:59:32 GMT
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Does anyone out there know a good source for digital cartography data?

I am looking primarily for terrain contour data and hydrological features.
It would be helpful if it included vegetation types as well. I would prefer
the data to be in some sort of polyline and polygon format, pixmaps are 
basically unusable for my needs. The particular region is not very
important to me as long as it is not too 'extreme' nor too 'gentle'.

I have tried USGeoData the division of the US Geological department which
sells  USGS data but it takes at least 6 weeks to obtain anything from them
and they generally expect each order to require 'research'. I am sure someone
on the net must have some good data that fits this description!

Of course it would be most helpful if a description of the file type was
included along with the files.

Thanks ahead of time,

			Daniel Wexler
			U.C Berkeley Graphics Lab

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