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source for map bitmaps that are in public domain

dano

2007-01-30, 9:59 am

looking for a source for various map graphics (US, and World), that I
could use on my site, and which are in the public domain (or
purchasable for a reasonable fee). Looking for stuff that would have
major cities identified, and/or sub areas of each state / province /
region. Any suggestions are appreciated in advance.

Dano

Toby A Inkster

2007-01-30, 9:59 am

dano wrote:

> looking for a source for various map graphics (US, and World), that I
> could use on my site, and which are in the public domain (or
> purchasable for a reasonable fee).

Wikipedia has a good number of blank maps in SVG format.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Blank_maps

I very much like BlankMap-World6.svg as it has id attributes for each
country, making it easy to write a script that selects a country and
colours it a particular colour.

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Scott Bryce

2007-01-30, 9:59 am

dano wrote:

> looking for a source for various map graphics (US, and World), that I
> could use on my site, and which are in the public domain (or
> purchasable for a reasonable fee). Looking for stuff that would have
> major cities identified, and/or sub areas of each state / province /
> region. Any suggestions are appreciated in advance.

Depending on what your needs are, you may find something useful at
http://www.nationalatlas.gov/