----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I have been told that a new version of the CIA map - (Relational) World Data Bank III - is to be available, however I have not been able to trace this rumour. I would be most grateful to be informed of the official source(s) of the CIA WDB maps [cannot find hanauma.stamford.edu], and to know the actual current situation for such WDB 3 (and what it will be like). Any other public sources of simple-format geographical data of global coverage, (eg place-name locations) will also be (all) of great interest. Patrick Gilbert [log in to unmask] tel: +39.6.94180646 fax: +39.6.94180361 ESRIN, European Space Agency, 00044 Frascati, ITALY.