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Subject:        Re: MAPS-L: question west and east africa shape files
Date:   Thu, 18 May 2006 01:35:53 -0400 (EDT)
From:   Jon Jablonski <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>


> Suppose one wanted to do a mapping of the regional divisions of the
> world from the LC call number range: ie, West Africa (G8700+), Eastern
> Africa, etc. I don't need the boundaries for each country, just these
> divisions.
>
> Does anyone know of a source for shape files (for Arc products) that
> could define the world this way?  for use in a GIS?

the standard esri data disk has a continent layer.  i can also share with
you the data that our call number map was created from:

http://libweb.uoregon.edu/map/callNumberMap.htm

it wouldn't take too long to merge countries together into their regions.

-jon