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Dear Jon and others interested in Axion's 3D atlas.
 
Axion Spatial Imaging Ltd is located at:
        700 - 9925 109 St.
        Edmonton, AB
        Canada  T5K 2J8
 
Phone: (403)423-4413
Fax:   (403)423-4468
e-mail: <a href="/scripts/wa-UGA.exe?LOGON=A3%3D9711%26L%3DMAPS-L%26E%3D7BIT%26P%3D67753%26B%3D--%26T%3Dtext%252FplainTEXT%252FPLAIN%3B%2520charset%3DUS-ASCII%26pending%3D" target="_parent" >[log in to unmask]</a>
Web pages do not give information on 3D atlas.
        http://www.edt.gov.ab.ca/techfiles/dbf/111.htm
        http://abbott.ccm.emr.ca/iacg/gis/ind/n026n.htm
The second web page lists their old address, but tells a bit about the
system they developed to do some of what you will see on the CD atlas.
 
The company was responsible for some scenes in an ape movie called Congo.
They scanned the Univ. of Alberta's copies of the Ruanda-Urundi 1:100,000
and 1:200,000 series to create digital landscapes.
Several weeks ago they gave demonstrations of the product at a local
bookstore. I didn't have very long to play with the product but was not
happy with the maps at maximum magnification.  It does have some neat
gee-whiz things about it.   A cartographer and fellow member of the Edmonton
Map Society did buy a copy and said that, in his opinion it was great for
his kids.
I'll ask about getting a review copy and getting a proper review of the
contents and capabilities.
Hope this helps.
 
Ron Whistance-Smith.
 
At 02:17 PM 11/7/97 EST, you wrote:
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>     Can anyone help with (a) a review of this product and/or (b) a contact
>     address (email, mail etc) for the distributor/producer, AXION
>     Multimedia Products. I've emailed <a href="/scripts/wa-UGA.exe?LOGON=A3%3D9711%26L%3DMAPS-L%26E%3D7BIT%26P%3D67753%26B%3D--%26T%3Dtext%252FplainTEXT%252FPLAIN%3B%2520charset%3DUS-ASCII%26pending%3D" target="_parent" >[log in to unmask]</a> but no
>     response so far.
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>     Thanks
>
>     Jon Stirzaker
>     <a href="/scripts/wa-UGA.exe?LOGON=A3%3D9711%26L%3DMAPS-L%26E%3D7BIT%26P%3D67753%26B%3D--%26T%3Dtext%252FplainTEXT%252FPLAIN%3B%2520charset%3DUS-ASCII%26pending%3D" target="_parent" >[log in to unmask]</a>
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>>Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 09:40:15 -0800
>>From: "Brad R. Green" <<a href="/scripts/wa-UGA.exe?LOGON=A3%3D9711%26L%3DMAPS-L%26E%3D7BIT%26P%3D67753%26B%3D--%26T%3Dtext%252FplainTEXT%252FPLAIN%3B%2520charset%3DUS-ASCII%26pending%3D" target="_parent" >[log in to unmask]</a>>
>>Subject: "Fwd: New ...World Map, Satellite Atlas, CD-ROM satellite atlas"
>
>
>Here are some new product descriptions for your information.
>
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>3D Atlas of the World
>CD-ROM
>AXION Multimedia Products
>Satellite Imagery by WorldSat International Inc.
>System requirement Windows 95 with minimum 8MB Ram
>Price CDN$ 64.95 or US$ 56.95
>
>1km resolution satellite images and elevations of the whole world on one CD-ROM
>features
>real time, interactive flybys for flight simulation effect. A database of
>statistical
>information and locations. Print, clip and paste functions allow for import and
>export
>of images into other applications for presentations (subject to licence
>agreement
>enclosed in software). Technical support, statistical updates and geographic
>links
>available from Website.
>
>View 3D models of anywhere in the world with overlays of the terrain elevation,
>shaded
>relief, slope and cross sections. Manipulate the view by tilt, rotate, zoom in
>or out
>functions. See panoramic views from any location and examine effects such as
>flooding on
>the terrain as you dynamically flood the 3D model.
>
>
Ron Whistance-Smith
14520 84th Ave. NW
Edmonton, AB
Canada   T5R 3X2
FAX: (403) 483-5858                   email: <a href="/scripts/wa-UGA.exe?LOGON=A3%3D9711%26L%3DMAPS-L%26E%3D7BIT%26P%3D67753%26B%3D--%26T%3Dtext%252FplainTEXT%252FPLAIN%3B%2520charset%3DUS-ASCII%26pending%3D" target="_parent" >[log in to unmask]</a>