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Subject: Re: MAPS-L: Elevation of World Cities
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 07:43:43 -0800
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To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
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The global gazetteer is still on calle.com's website, but to get to the
gazetteer directly go to http://www.fallingrain.com/world/
David Deckelbaum
Librarian for Cartographic Resources, Geography, and Urban Planning
YRL Collections, Research and Instructional Services
UCLA
Young Research Library, Room A4510
Phone 310 206 6793 Fax 310 825 6795
----- Original Message -----
From: "Angie Cope, AGSL" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, February 3, 2006 6:12 am
Subject: MAPS-L: Elevation of World Cities
To: [log in to unmask]
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> Subject: Re: MAPS-L: Elevation of World Cities
> Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 23:32:57 -0500
> From: Edward James Redmond <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
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>
> While this will not directly answer the immediate query, does
> anyone know what happened to a site that had elevation and weather
> data for cities around the world - perhaps www.calle.com?
>
> Ed Redmond
>
> Ed Redmond
> Geography & Map Reference Specialist
> Geography and Map Division
> Library of Congress
> 101 Independence Ave, SE
> Washington, DC 20540-4650
> (202) 707-8548
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: MAPS-L: Elevation of World Cities
> Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 16:43:45 -0500
> From: Tsering W Shawa ([log in to unmask])
> <[log in to unmask]>To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems
> Forum <[log in to unmask]>
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>
>
> Carlos,
>
> This problem could be solved using GIS software. It is not that
> difficult to do. Add GTOPO30 elevation data, DCW populated place
> and airport data in ArcMap and run a function called Extract Values
> to Points. This will give you elevation value to all the point data.
>
> However, before this could be done you need to ask your Prof. what
> the definition of his city is. A city means different things to
> different countries. Some are based on population size and other
> are based on function.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> -Wangyal
>
> Tsering Wangyal Shawa
> Geographic Information Systems Librarian
> Head, Digital Map and Geospatial Information Center
> Geosciences and Map Library
> Fine Hall B Level, Princeton University
> Princeton, NJ 08544
> Phone: (609) 258-6804
> Fax: (609) 258-4607
> www.princeton.edu/~geolib/gis
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Angie Cope, AGSL" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2006 4:47 pm
> Subject: MAPS-L: Elevation of World Cities
> To: [log in to unmask]
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> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Elevation of World Cities
> > Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 13:30:02 -0800
> > From: Diaz, Carlos <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: Maps-L (E-mail) <[log in to unmask]>
> >
> >
> >
> > I am hoping the folks in MAPS-L can help me with an inquiry that I
> > have.
> > I have a professor who is looking for elevation information for
> > world cities and airports. The first place I went to was the
> > GeoNet database at: http://gnswww.nga.mil/geonames/GNS/index.jsp
> > but the data they have doesn't include elevation information and I
> > had great difficulty finding airports even though there is a
> > selection for that kind of search on the page.
> >
> > The Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names didn't have elevation
> > information as well.
> >
> > Any help you can give me would be most appreciated.
> >
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> > Carlos A. Diaz
> > Government Documents Specialist
> > Government Documents/Maps
> > Daniel J. Evans Library
> > The Evergreen State College
> > Mailstop L-2300
> > Olympia, WA 98505
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