This message is from Barbara Carroll.------Johnnie ---------------------------------------------------------- >From: "Barbara Carroll" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: ICON LAND SERVICES AND GEOGRAFX ESTABLISH JOINT VENTURE FOR MEXICO DIGITAL MAPS >Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 07:19:14 -0700 Hermosillo, Sonora, M=E9xico, April 8, 1998: ICON Land Services, Inc. = has teamed with GeoGRAFX of Tucson, Arizona, to offer its international = mining, pipeline, and real estate clients 1:50,00 and 1;250,00 INEGI = index map, geologic and topographic maps in digital format. INEGI Index map Information is captured from the INEGI 1990 Index to = Geographic Information. Each map outline is located in decimal degrees = and includes the map ID, map name and types of maps available for that = particular scale. Data formats include ArcView .shp, Atlas .agf, and = MapInfo .mif. INEGI Raster Maps The INEGI 1:50,000 and 1:250,000 base maps are scanned = as a 24-bit color image at a minimum resolution of 500 dots per inch = (dpi). The RGB image is then viewed, and georeferenced to points at the = corners of the maps. The image is then resampled to 250 dpi and = converted to an 8-bit color image to reduce the file size to = approximately 66 megabytes. The resulting image is saved in a TIFF file = format and the georeference points as .tfw and .tab files. INEGI Vector Maps Map features are derived from scanned images of the = INEGI 1:50,000 and 1:250,000 base maps. The scanned images are converted = to vector format and the geo-referenced information is then coded to = reflect requested information. Tic marks are included to represent = corner points of the original maps. Data formats include ArcView .shp, = Atlas .agf, MapInfo .mif and AutoCAD .dxf. Volume discounts are available. All products are copyrighted and not for = resale at the above referenced prices. ICON Land Services, Inc. is a U.S. based international corporation with = offices in Hermosillo, Sonora and Tucson, Arizona, specializing in = property acquisitions for individuals and companies active in the = communication, mining, pipeline, real estate and utility industries. GeoGRAFX, based in Tucson, Arizona, provides technical graphics services = and products to companies requiring illustration, drafting, digitizing, = digital imaging and manipulation, and web site design. ________________________________________________________ e-mail: [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.mypages.com/geografx or http:/www.iconland.com/ GeoGRAFX phone: 520-744-4457 fax: 520-744-3066 ICON LAND Tucson phone: 544-4846 fax: 520-544-4915 Hermosillo phone: 52 (62) 890252 fax: 52 (62) 890254