Don't know if you found anything better but this is may be a good start for you.
http://biogeo.berkeley.edu/gadm/ and this is a good source too http://research.cip.cgiar.org/gis/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=11 Cheers, Sean --- Greg Yetman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ian, > > No postal info, but you can start with the UN SALB > project for admin > boundaries: > > http://www.who.int/whosis/database/gis/salb/salb_home.htm > > We have a large collection of admin boundaries but > most are proprietary so > we can't release them. There are links to our > sources if you do end up going > the country-by-country route, follow any of the > country links from: > > http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/gpw/global.jsp > > to see them (bottom of the table on any country > page). We're constantly > trying to obtain more detailed admin boundary data > for our gridded > population data set (free for non-commercial use), > so if you come across any > good sources, commercial or otherwise, I'd > appreciate hearing about it. > > cheers, > > Greg > > > On 7/10/07, Ian White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > i've been on the hunt for a single source for NMA > base map data--this > > would probably be an aggregator (like GfK > GeoMarketing, but I'm looking for > > another source). Hunting for admin boundaries > > (local/provincial/other/postal) with periodic > updates (mostly for postal > > codes). I don't want to deal with 150 state > agencies, hence an aggregator. > > Could consider doing it by region--Europe, Asia, > etc... > > > > Yes, North America is an easy one (got it), but > other parts of the world > > ain't so easy. Things like VMAP0/DCW aren't of > sufficient resolution and > > they lack postal codes/updates. Any ideas or > wisdom? > > > > -- > > Ian White :: Urban Mapping, Inc. > > 690 Fifth Street Suite 200 :: San Francisco CA > 94107 > > T.415.946.8170 :: F.866.385.8266 :: > urbanmapping.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Geowanking mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking
