reid@DECWRL.DEC.COM (Brian Reid) (08/09/86)
I'm looking for digitized maps. I want the vector-stroke variety. I don't care what language they are in as long as it is not binary. I don't even much care what they are maps of. Pen-up, pen-down, and draw commands are fine; PostScript would be even better. Does anybody have any they could send me? Does anybody know a noncommercial source for vector maps? Brian
rusty@WEYL.BERKELEY.EDU (Rusty Wright) (08/10/86)
The U. S. Geological Survey is a noncommercial source. I think the 2 primary offices are located in Reston Virginia and Boulder Colorado; give one of them a call. I called them up once and asked for information on what they had. They sent me brochures, leaflets, and a variety of documents that described their offerings, the format of the data, etc. They have a variety of different types of maps that are available on magnetic tape. They have tapes that have elevation lines so that you could make your own topos, and there are tapes that have things like railroad tracks, roads, lakes, etc. Their plan is to have the entire United States digitally cartographed; a good use for CD roms. I never did buy any of these tapes; I was interested in it personally and couldn't justify spending my employer's money. At the time that I checked (about 1 year ago) the tapes were around $100 apiece.