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Subject:        Re: A to Z Maps Online Database
Date:   Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:17:59 -0400
From:   C.C. Miller <[log in to unmask]>
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Frank,

I did exactly as Scott did -- saw they were essentially pulling NASA and
USGS web apps in via iframes (or just linking out to them) and passed.

Chris


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On Sep 23, 2009, at 5:13 PM, Maps-L Moderator wrote:

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        Re: A to Z Maps Online Database
> Date:   Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:29:53 -0400
> From:   Scott Hanley <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
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> Frank, we took a look at this a few months back here at EMU and had
> rather the same opinion: they're gathering up a lot of free websites,
> but don't seem to add any of their own content.  We couldn't find
> anything that seemed to justify paying for a subscription.
>
> Scott Hanley
> Eastern Michigan University
>
> "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge."  ~
> Charles Darwin
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 2:47 PM, Maps-L Moderator <[log in to unmask]
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>    -------- Original Message --------
>    Subject:        A to Z Maps Online Database
>    Date:   Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:42:11 -0600 (MDT)
>    From:   Frank Stieber <[log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
>    To:     Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum Maps
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>    Hello All,
>
>    Does anybody subscribe to this database or have an opinion of it one
>    way or another?
>
>    http://www.atozmapsonline.com
>
>    After reviewing it on a trial basis I realized it appears to be a
>    compilation of Mapping websites and Government sites that are
>    available for free elsewhere on the web so I thought I'd ask before
>    we drop down money to subscribe.
>
>    Any advice appreciated...
>
>    Frank L. Stieber
>    Associate Librarian
>    Salt Lake City Public Library
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