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Subject: Re: MAPS-L: question west and east africa shape files
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 01:35:53 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jon Jablonski <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
> Suppose one wanted to do a mapping of the regional divisions of the
> world from the LC call number range: ie, West Africa (G8700+), Eastern
> Africa, etc. I don't need the boundaries for each country, just these
> divisions.
>
> Does anyone know of a source for shape files (for Arc products) that
> could define the world this way? for use in a GIS?
the standard esri data disk has a continent layer. i can also share with
you the data that our call number map was created from:
http://libweb.uoregon.edu/map/callNumberMap.htm
it wouldn't take too long to merge countries together into their regions.
-jon