Hello All,
This came across my e-mail from Geonet two weeks ago, and I am surprised that it did not make it to Maps-L.
This company has apparently downloaded the data from the National Atlas web site, repackaged it and is now selling web access to the National Atlas and is selling a CD-ROM version as well.
The web site version (at least what can be used for free) seems to work faster than the National Atlas on the Web. However, I am not amused by the commercial aspect. The company does state that they are not affiliated with USGS and that it is not THE National Atlas. Somehow I feel a little uneasy about the prospect of data being repackaged and sold.
Linda Zellmer
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Linda Zellmer
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Arizona State University Libraries
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Tempe, AZ 85287-1006
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Subject: USA NATIONAL ATLAS ONLINE
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USA NATIONAL ATLAS ONLINE
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CD Vision (USA), INC.
Announcing........US ATLAS 2000 ONLINE
VISIT OUR WEB SITES :
USA National Atlas ONLINE
This is the first release of the USA National Atlas data Online
containing:
Map data layers compiled by the USGS as part of their National Atlas of
USA(tm)Project.
Plus Elevation and Geology
We will continue updating the layers and software as new data become
available
Map Layers on THE US Atlas 2000 Online
Geology
Elevation
Airports
Principal Aquifers
County Boundaries
Cities & Towns
Major Dams
Federal and Indian Lands
Hydrologic Unit Boundaries
Seismic Events
Streams and Waterbodies
Agricultural Minerals Operations
Construction Minerals Operations
Ferrous Metal Mines
Ferrous Metal Processing Plants
Miscellaneous Industrial Minerals Operations
Nonferrous Metal Mines
Nonferrous Metal Processing Plants
Refractory, Abrasive, and Other Industrial Minerals Operations
Parkways and Scenic Rivers
Railroads
Roads
States
Urban Areas
Volcanos
Abandoned Mine Land Inventory - Coal Mine Related Problems