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"Johnnie D. Sutherland" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Digital Topographic Sheets /Mexico
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 12:17:21 -0800
From: Mark Walker <[log in to unmask]>
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Dear MAPS-L Subscribers,

Mexico Maps now has available  Mexican topo maps in digital format.
These easy-to-use images are in .gif and .tif formats with accompanying
geo-reference files in "WORLD" format (.gfw and .tfw).

1756 of 2299 maps (76%) are available at 1:50,000 scale as a raster
file (123 dpi). Each "map" consists of five files:
.tif - image
.gif - image
.gfw - geo-ref file for use with the .gif file (file type "world")
.tfw - geo-ref file for use with the .tif file (file type "world")
.txt - text file describing the data used in preparing the images and
geo-ref files, the date of the work, projection, datum, pixel
dimensions, elipsoid, and the geographical limits of the area covered
(see example below).

Sample .txt file: (in Spanish)

                 IMAGEN DIGITAL CARTA TOPOGRAFICA ESCALA 1:50 000.
                               F13A38 PUEBLO NUEVO

DESCRIPCION.

La carta imagen digital consiste en una imagen que tiene el mismo
contenido que la carta topografica escala 1:50 000 impresa.

Ademas del cuerpo del mapa, se incluye la leyenda marginal para
facilitar su
interpretacion.

La edicion de la carta y esta imagen se prepararon mediante procesos
digitales a partir de datos vectoriales.

Se incluyeron archivos de imagen en formatos tif y gif, se agregan datos
de georeferencia, con la que esta imagen puede combinarse con otra
informacion
geografica, utilizando herramientas adecuadas.

PROYECCION, DATUM.

Proyeccion Universal Transversa de Mercator
Cuadricula UTM a cada 1000 m

Datum: ITRF92
Elipsoide: GRS80

Coordenadas de la esquina superior izquierda de la imagen (noroeste):
x:429920.264179635
y:2602152.98941504

Dimensiones del pixel:
x:9.65618815678811
y:9.65738470033373

ARCHIVOS DE IMAGEN
f13a38.gif
f13a38.tif

FORMATO
gif y tif

INFORMACION DE GEOREFERENCIA: (ARCHIVO "WORLD")
f13a38.gfw
f13a38.tfw


FECHA DE PREPARACION DE IMAGEN:
Marzo del 2003

$18.95 each.

Order using the same sheet name and number as with paper sheets but
specify "digital format." Sheets can be ordered online. Specify file
format at the final checkout screen notes field if you order online.

Please contact:
_______________________________
Mark Walker
Mexico Maps
3920 Maricopa Drive
Santa Barbara CA 93110
TEL 805-687-1011
FAX 805-687-0409

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http://www.mexicomaps.com

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