Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!mailrus!ulowell!apollo!ced From: ced@apollo.COM (Carl Davidson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo Subject: Re: looking for map-drawing application Message-ID: <4219cdf1.13e2d@apollo.COM> Date: 18 Mar 89 18:00:00 GMT References: <9904@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> Organization: Apollo Computer, Chelmsford, Mass. Lines: 25 From article <9904@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU>, by watcher@athena.mit.edu (0): > Hi. I'm looking for an Apollo-based graphics application > (commercial product or public domain) that allows a user to > interactively create maps. A simple MacDraw-type program > might do, but I'd prefer something geared toward working with > lat-long data. Bitpad support for tracing hardcopy maps > would be nice. It should also be able to dump data in some > reasonably parseable ASCII format. > > Any pointers would be greatly appreciated, as would info on > map databases available via anonymous ftp. thanx. > > ======================================= > <0> chris ross watcher@athena.mit.edu It might be much more than you are looking for, but there is a company called "Ultimap" in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area which markets a very sophisticated mapping package on Apollo workstations. I believe they are listed in the 3rd-party Applications Catalog, which is available from your nearest Apollo sales office. -- Carl Davidson "Real life is too important to be taken seriously" Apollo Computer Inc. Chelmsford, MA 01824 ced@apollo.com