--- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 11:46:17 -0600 From: Ben Harding <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: USA NATIONAL ATLAS ONLINE <fwd> Sender: Ben Harding <[log in to unmask]> > Too, I wonder how many mapping programs are repackaging of a subset > of TIGER. A users perspective: TIGER is a good example of the value of commercial products. We gladly pay for commercial products because some are much better than TIGER, both in their spatial representations and their address attributes (which facilitate geocoding). These advantages are worth the extra cost to us. We, like everyone else, are free to reject the commercial products and obtain the free TIGER files. Ben Harding -- -------------------------------------------------- -- Ben Harding [log in to unmask] -- -- Hydrosphere Resource Consultants -- -- Hydrosphere Data Products -- -- 1002 Walnut, Suite 200 -- -- Boulder CO 80302 -- -- http://hydrosphere.com/ -- -- 303-443-7839 voice 303-442-0616 fax -- -- -- -- Publishing Natural Resources Data on CD ROM -- -- Consultants in Natural Resources Planning -- -------------------------------------------------- --- End Forwarded Message ---