| From: | Paolo Marcucci <paolo@*********.IT> |
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| Subject: | Re: World Atlas...was World Map |
| Date: | Fri, 23 May 1997 09:40:21 +0200 |
> The regional maps were nice, but kind of hard to read. Two things I
>didn't like was that the lakes and other features weren't very clear in
>places, and there was no sort of topopgraphy. Most people don't realize
>what the terrain in that area is like. Most of it consists of hills and
>mountains, with very few "flat" areas, but the maps don't convey that.
>I'm working on getting some USGS (US Geological Survey) maps that have
>been digitized and I'm going to try to build some SR maps from those. If
>it works out I might giv'em to Fro and Paolo to post.
>Ashlocke
That surely will be nice for local maps (cities, regions). The starting
point of this thread was to get a World map, with country borders correctly
laid down. The closest thing I know about it is the Sixth World project by
Wordman (http://www.flashpt.com/~lward/sixthworld/). I suggest everyone to
stop by this site and then comment about border location accuracy. I think
it's a damn good job, for North America and Asia. Now, if only someone
could provide us with a detailed (borders only) map of Europe, South
America, Middle East and Africa I'm sure we'll be happy for a long time :)
Bye, Paolo
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