Re: MI: World places
Not a web site, but the Global Gazetteer has around 3.5 million places on file, many with details of population, postcodes, administrative function etc. Unique selection facilities to provide a tailored subset to meet a project requirement (or budget requirement). Best wishes Alan Pritchard The GLOBAL GAZETTEER: the world on file http://www.allm-geodata.com -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MI: World Places
Laura, You may wish to check out the following URL http://www.allm-geodata.com/ They have a product called The Global Gazetteer Regards Glenn Letham, editor http://www.GeoComm.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hello! > > Can somone point me in the right direction? I'm looking for a Web site > that can provide the Lat/long for world cities. > > Thanks in advance for your assistance. > -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MI: World Places
Hello Laura, > Can somone point me in the right direction? I'm looking for a Web site > that can provide the Lat/long for world cities. I wasn't too sure if you're specifically looking for a web service or a site to download data from the web to use with MapInfo. The places data on the MI Pro CD-ROM (DCW based I think) is not too bad although it has many significant places missing and has no field indicating level of importance. If you're looking for a commercial product, take a look at Europa Technologies data sets. Global Insight is one of the largest place gazetteers available which has an intermatching up-to-date political map. Names include accented characters (using ANSI fonts like Arial, Times Roman on Windows) and feature local and alternative names (English, second national languages, long/short form). So, whether you're searching for Rome/Roma or Helsinki/Helsingfors, you'll find the location successfully. Full details, map images and sample to download at http://www.europa-tech.com There are plenty of web based services around but watch out for accuracy. Many of the sites featuring large gazetteers only have accuracy to the nearest degree or minute. For anything other than a basic find, this may not be sufficient positional accuracy. Feel free to e-mail if you have any questions. Regards, Warren Vick Europa Technologies Ltd, U.K. http://www.europa-tech.com -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MI: World Places
Hello Laura, > Can somone point me in the right direction? I'm looking for a Web site > that can provide the Lat/long for world cities. I wasn't too sure if you're specifically looking for a web service or a site to download data from the web to use with MapInfo. The places data on the MI Pro CD-ROM (DCW based I think) is not too bad although it has many significant places missing and has no field indicating level of importance. If you're looking for a commercial product, take a look at Europa Technologies data sets. Global Insight is one of the largest place gazetteers available which has an intermatching up-to-date political map. Names include accented characters (using ANSI fonts like Arial, Times Roman on Windows) and feature local and alternative names (English, second national languages, long/short form). So, whether you're searching for Rome/Roma or Helsinki/Helsingfors, you'll find the location successfully. Full details, map images and sample to download at http://www.europa-tech.com There are plenty of web based services around but watch out for accuracy. Many of the sites featuring large gazetteers only have accuracy to the nearest degree or minute. For anything other than a basic find, this may not be sufficient positional accuracy. Feel free to e-mail if you have any questions. Regards, Warren Vick Europa Technologies Ltd, U.K. http://www.europa-tech.com -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MI: World Places
Hello! Can somone point me in the right direction? I'm looking for a Web site that can provide the Lat/long for world cities. Thanks in advance for your assistance. Laura Piazza RSLCOM Canada Inc. -- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
