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Archives for November 2, 2006
Attractive wall map of Africa from California Geological Survey
The crew at the California Geological Survey has announced the preliminary release of its fifth wall map – a very attractive map of Africa. The map is approximately 42″ x 47″ in size and is based upon a Universal Transverse Mercator projection. The shaded relief terrain is based upon SRTM dems and the surface details come from MODIS satellite imagery. A. sample map in jpg format has been included for general scrutiny and can be seen at http://130.166.124.2/wall_maps/Africa_3.jpg – nice work!
Free data tip – USGS DEMs (SDTS) for the western states
A nice score here for those in need of USGS DEMs for the western states…. DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS OF THE WESTERN STATES . Simply click through the map UI, select an area of interest, then download the DEM
CALIFORNIA 7.5 minute DEMs by map (native format)
- CALIFORNIA 7.5 minute DEMs by name (sdts format)
- ARIZONA 7.5 minute DEMs by name (sdts format)COLORADO 7.5 minute DEMs by name (sdts format)IDAHO 7.5 minute DEMs by name (sdts format)
- MONTANA 7.5 minute DEMs by name (sdts format)
- NEVADA 7.5 minute DEMs by name (sdts format)
- NEW MEXICO 7.5 minute DEMs by name (sdts format)
- OREGON 7.5 minute DEMs by name (sdts format)
- UTAH 7.5 minute DEMs by name (sdts format)
- WASHINGTON 7.5 minute DEMs by name (sdts format)
- WYOMING 7.5 minute DEMs by name (sdts format)
Bookmark page – http://geogdata.csun.edu/page3/page3.html
Free data tip – USGS DEMs (SDTS) for the western states
CALIFORNIA 7.5 minute DEMs by name (sdts format)
ARIZONA 7.5 minute DEMs by name (sdts format)
COLORADO 7.5 minute DEMs by name (sdts format)
IDAHO 7.5 minute DEMs by name (sdts format)
MONTANA 7.5 minute DEMs by name (sdts format)
NEVADA 7.5 minute DEMs by name (sdts format)
NEW MEXICO 7.5 minute DEMs by name (sdts format)
OREGON 7.5 minute DEMs by name (sdts format)
UTAH 7.5 minute DEMs by name (sdts format)
WASHINGTON 7.5 minute DEMs by name (sdts format)
WYOMING 7.5 minute DEMs by name (sdts format)
Attractive wall map of Africa from California Geological Survey
Pete’s webcast from Autodesk (reminder) CAD & Geospatial Data – Classified
Date: Thursday, November 9, 2006
Time: 11:00 – 12:00 a.m. (PDT) – register online at http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/oc/offer/form?id=8185407&siteID=123112&aid=31207&program_id=49503&ch=EM
Pete’s webcast from Autodesk (reminder) CAD & Geospatial Data – Classified
Date: Thursday, November 9, 2006
Time: 11:00 – 12:00 a.m. (PDT) – register online at http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/oc/offer/form?id=8185407&siteID=123112&aid=31207&program_id=49503&ch=EM