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From: seth@ZURICH.AI.MIT.EDU (Seth Goldstein)
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Subject: Re: Maps (again)
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Date: 25 Feb 90 19:03:24 GMT
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In article <705@tci.bell-atl.com> rose@tci.bell-atl.com (Bob Rose) writes:
>
>If there's a product or company out there that someone
>can point me to, we'll pay if they (you) have what we're looking for.
>
>Basically, if you have ANY information on computer displayable
>maps, please let me know!
>
>Bob Rose
>Technology Concepts, Inc. (A Bell Atlantic Co.)
>
>ps I'll post a summary if I get some good replies!

Direct mail bounced, so here for all to see,

I just saw an ad for DeLorme Mapping:

Some 50,000 USGS togographic maps are in the process of being
digitally stored in a high-resolution, full-color format by DeLorme
Mapping.  The maps are being scanned at approximately 200 dpi and
converted to WGS84 coordinates [I'm not sure what that means.  I've
heard a guess that it's World Geodetic Standard].  The USGS 7.5-minute
and 15-minute series will be available to businesses and the
government on CD ROM or floppy disks in a highly compressed raster
format.
DeLorme Mapping, Freeport, ME. (207)-865-4171


Seth Goldstein
ConSolve, Inc.