Path: utzoo!utgpu!tmsoft!mason
From: mason@tmsoft.UUCP (Dave Mason)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Looking for Computer Readable Map of Canada
Message-ID: <256@tmsoft.UUCP>
Date: 7 Jan 88 02:35:20 GMT
Reply-To: mason@tmsoft.UUCP (Dave Mason)
Followup-To: comp.graphics
Distribution: can
Organization: TM Software Associates, Toronto / Ryerson Polytechnical
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I have a student who wants to display some statistical information on
various e.g. provinces in a graphical manner.  To do this we are
looking for a map database.  I have heard of a magtape gettable from
somewhere in the U.S., but I'm not looking for SUPER detail, and I'm
wondering if anybody has a reasonable sized database they could send
me.  If you are on NetNorth, it would be preferable if you sent it to
my account: FCTY7053@RYERSON.BITNET.  If you have something on
uucp-net, send me mail, and I can set up uucp to call to get it.

To give you the idea of the resolution we're looking for:
This will be displayed on an IBM-PC or Atari ST class colour monitor,
and we would like to be able to do a few zooms.  Accuracy to about
10-100 km seems about right.  Political boundaries are also desirable.
	Thanks	../Dave