Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!uunet!shearson.com!newshost!wbrand From: wbrand@krishna.shearson.com (Willy Brandsdorfer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics Subject: Re: World database Message-ID: Date: 14 Jun 91 13:22:02 GMT References: Sender: news@shearson.com (News) Reply-To: wbrand@krishna.shearson.com Organization: Lehman Brothers Lines: 32 In-Reply-To: ronald@ecl014.UUCP's message of 10 Jun 91 21:19:07 GMT In article ronald@ecl014.UUCP (Ronald van Eijck) writes: > Some time ago there where some posts about a world database. If I got the > right clue this is a lot of data that can be expanded (using a utility) to > draw a map of the world, or part of it. > Now what I want to know is how good is it? and does it create only the out- > lines of the countries or does it contain more info. > I'm especially interrested in an Island group near Madeira (part of portugal > west of Africa and north of the Canarie Islands) they are called: Ilhas > desertas, Ilhas Grande and Bugio. If anybody knows how good the actual maps > are and also knows if these islands are on it let me know please > Thanx, I just got a copy from ab20.larc.nasa.gov (128.155.23.64) /amiga/graphics/wdb The program starts with a outline map of the world showing each country outlined in green. Also shown are the world'ss major rivers in blue. You can point to any longitude and lattitude position and Zoom in to a max 120x. I tried to zoom in on Bermuda and got a small but decent outline of the island. ebina@urbana.mcd.mot.COM recently posted an X11R4 version of the display program. I haven't tried it yet. Have Fun, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ William Brandsdorfer | UUCP: !uunet!shearson.com!wbrand Lehman Brothers | ARPA: wbrand@shearson.com 388 Greenwich St. | Voice: (212) 464-3835 New York, N.Y. 10013 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------