-------- Original Message --------
Subject:        Re: Mapping Software
Date:   Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:20:16 -0800
From:   Edward Sullivan <[log in to unmask]>
To:     <[log in to unmask]>


Well, there's not much easier or less costly than Google Earth:

http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2007/05/multilingual_global.html


http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/882095/page/0/vc/1

http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/438464/an/0/page/150

http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Number/804601

but the Open Source Quantum GIS desktop GIS (QGIS) would certainly be
capable of doing the job,
and is available for all of the major desktop operating systems:

http://www.qgis.org/




Edward A. Sullivan, III
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>>> [log in to unmask] 1/25/2008 1:01 PM >>>
-------- Original Message --------
Subject:        Mapping Software
Date:   Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:48:24 -0800 (PST)
From:   Anita Oser <[log in to unmask]>
To:     [log in to unmask]



Hello Everyone,

A genealogist friend of mine would like to plot old place names on a
shaded relief map of China.  He is looking for mapping software
(preferably free or relatively inexpensive) that would allow him to do
this and that would be relatively easy to use.  Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Anita


Anita K. Oser
Cullowhee, NC
Phone: 828-293-5484
E-mail:  [log in to unmask]


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