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Subject:        North American Atlas
Date:   Fri, 04 Mar 2005 11:18:27 -0800
From:   Larry Cruse <[log in to unmask]>
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fyi

http://www.nationalatlas.gov/

North American Atlas
Natural phenomena, such as water quality and avian migration, and human
activities, such as energy use and the generation of greenhouse gas
emissions, recognize no political boundaries. We share resources and
challenges for sustainable development with our neighboring nations.

The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Instituto Nacional
de Estadistica Geografia e Informatica
<http://www.inegi.gob.mx/inegi/default.asp> - INEGI) and the Atlas of
Canada <http://atlas.gc.ca/site/index.html> have entered into
partnerships with the National Atlas of the United States. Our three
countries will collaboratively compile maps that characterize and
illustrate the North American environments, places, and people. We will
start by integrating and harmonizing the basic building blocks of maps,
features like boundaries, surface waters, transportation networks, and
populated places. Early efforts will lay the groundwork for future
cooperative ventures by our programs and by other mapping organizations
as well. New wall maps, raw data, trilingual documentation, and Web
mapping services are all planned for introduction this year.

January 2005