Comments for Natural Earth http://www.naturalearthdata.com Free vector and raster map data at 1:10m, 1:50m, and 1:110m scales Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:30:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Admin 1 – States, Provinces by Finding a Good Data Source For a World Map — vis4.net http://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-cultural-vectors/10m-admin-1-states-provinces/comment-page-1/#comment-1214 Finding a Good Data Source For a World Map — vis4.net Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:30:39 +0000 http://www.naturalearthdata.com/?p=480#comment-1214 [...] of the earth (which I initially thought), but also provides detailed shapefiles. I checked the Admin 1 - States and Provinces shapefile and it contains South Sudan. And all data is licensed as public domain. That's not a [...] [...] of the earth (which I initially thought), but also provides detailed shapefiles. I checked the Admin 1 – States and Provinces shapefile and it contains South Sudan. And all data is licensed as public domain. That's not a [...]

]]> Comment on Natural Earth version 1.3 release notes by Kaichao http://www.naturalearthdata.com/blog/natural-earth-version-1-3-release-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-1212 Kaichao Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:40:56 +0000 http://www.naturalearthdata.com/?p=2832#comment-1212 Thank you very much for your work, and it's very useful for our research. Thank you very much for your work, and it’s very useful for our research.

]]> Comment on Natural Earth version 1.2 release notes by Michael Munson http://www.naturalearthdata.com/blog/miscellaneous/natural-earth-version-1-2-release-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-1210 Michael Munson Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:47:43 +0000 http://www.naturalearthdata.com/?p=2775#comment-1210 I'm an engineer with GIS education and experience currently establishing GIS backbone for a state DOT's bridge division (inventory of 15k structures). Our enterprise level GIS group (entrenched and defending GeoMedia) not friendly to ESRI users like me and I'm needing to find best (consistent) source for local road data (counties), and don't know who (agency) that may be pulling together what's available for Nebraska in public sector data at county level. Considering emergency address system data but know nothing about it as applies to our needs to manage bridges. Have state LRS and am exploring cross referencing with NHD as an LRS, someday. Target rich environment. Appreciate a discussion if you have time. Found your group through ESRI User Community Forum search for NHD, someone needing river data. Scoped out your website and I happen to be traveling to Madison next month (Nov 4-6), and could stop in to chat then. Your website referenced QGIS and that caught my attention for pleasure programming I've considered on my Mac at home. Thanks. Mike Munson; email for QGIS issues to mmunson@me.com . I’m an engineer with GIS education and experience currently establishing GIS backbone for a state DOT’s bridge division (inventory of 15k structures). Our enterprise level GIS group (entrenched and defending GeoMedia) not friendly to ESRI users like me and I’m needing to find best (consistent) source for local road data (counties), and don’t know who (agency) that may be pulling together what’s available for Nebraska in public sector data at county level. Considering emergency address system data but know nothing about it as applies to our needs to manage bridges. Have state LRS and am exploring cross referencing with NHD as an LRS, someday. Target rich environment. Appreciate a discussion if you have time. Found your group through ESRI User Community Forum search for NHD, someone needing river data. Scoped out your website and I happen to be traveling to Madison next month (Nov 4-6), and could stop in to chat then. Your website referenced QGIS and that caught my attention for pleasure programming I’ve considered on my Mac at home. Thanks. Mike Munson; email for QGIS issues to mmunson@me.com .

]]> Comment on Natural Earth version 1.4 release notes by Anjali http://www.naturalearthdata.com/blog/natural-earth-version-1-4-release-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-1184 Anjali Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:54:51 +0000 http://www.naturalearthdata.com/?p=2890#comment-1184 Which imagery did you use for digitizing the admin boundaries? I mean the 10m reso one. Is it MODIS? May I know the date of the imagery as well? Thanks Anjali Which imagery did you use for digitizing the admin boundaries? I mean the 10m reso one.

Is it MODIS? May I know the date of the imagery as well?

Thanks Anjali

]]> Comment on Natural Earth version 1.4 release notes by Nathaniel http://www.naturalearthdata.com/blog/natural-earth-version-1-4-release-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-986 Nathaniel Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:25:51 +0000 http://www.naturalearthdata.com/?p=2890#comment-986 Somaliland functions as a separate admin-0 country but it's internal boundaries are not known. It is not considered part of Somalia in Natural Earth. Somalia does include admin-1 units. If you can furnish admin-1 for Somaliland, we'll add it to Natural Earth. The recommended graphic display pairing for admin-1 is to show admin-0 under it. There are several, mostly small, countries that do not have admin-1 units. If you use the admin-1 alone, those won't show up at all. Somaliland functions as a separate admin-0 country but it’s internal boundaries are not known. It is not considered part of Somalia in Natural Earth. Somalia does include admin-1 units. If you can furnish admin-1 for Somaliland, we’ll add it to Natural Earth. The recommended graphic display pairing for admin-1 is to show admin-0 under it. There are several, mostly small, countries that do not have admin-1 units. If you use the admin-1 alone, those won’t show up at all.

]]> Comment on Natural Earth version 1.4 release notes by Sean G http://www.naturalearthdata.com/blog/natural-earth-version-1-4-release-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-978 Sean G Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:07:06 +0000 http://www.naturalearthdata.com/?p=2890#comment-978 It seems some part of Somalia (Somaliland) is missing from ne_10m_admin_1_states_provinces_scale_ranks and ne_10m_admin_1_states_provinces_lakes in both the shapefile and geodatabase. It seems some part of Somalia (Somaliland) is missing from ne_10m_admin_1_states_provinces_scale_ranks and ne_10m_admin_1_states_provinces_lakes in both the shapefile and geodatabase.

]]> Comment on Natural Earth version 1.4 release notes by Charles Petersen http://www.naturalearthdata.com/blog/natural-earth-version-1-4-release-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-722 Charles Petersen Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:56:06 +0000 http://www.naturalearthdata.com/?p=2890#comment-722 It's the "Kara Strait" in English. In Russian: Proliv Karskiye Vorota, or "Kara Gates Strait." One of the entrances to the Kara Sea, a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It’s the “Kara Strait” in English. In Russian: Proliv Karskiye Vorota, or “Kara Gates Strait.” One of the entrances to the Kara Sea, a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean.

]]> Comment on Natural Earth version 1.4 release notes by Natural Earth version 1.4 release notes « Kelso’s Corner http://www.naturalearthdata.com/blog/natural-earth-version-1-4-release-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-692 Natural Earth version 1.4 release notes « Kelso’s Corner Sat, 20 Aug 2011 20:32:28 +0000 http://www.naturalearthdata.com/?p=2890#comment-692 [...] Download version 1.4 changed vector files (126 MB) version 1.4.0 Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso and Tom Patterson 19 August 2011 Read full release notes at NaturalEarthData.com » [...] [...] Download version 1.4 changed vector files (126 MB) version 1.4.0 Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso and Tom Patterson 19 August 2011 Read full release notes at NaturalEarthData.com » [...]

]]> Comment on Natural Earth version 1.4 release notes by Nathaniel http://www.naturalearthdata.com/blog/natural-earth-version-1-4-release-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-691 Nathaniel Sat, 20 Aug 2011 19:06:07 +0000 http://www.naturalearthdata.com/?p=2890#comment-691 @Pavel: Should it be Karskiye Gates translated into English? Or singular "Karskiye Gate"? @Pavel: Should it be Karskiye Gates translated into English? Or singular “Karskiye Gate”?

]]> Comment on Natural Earth version 1.4 release notes by Pavel Fomin http://www.naturalearthdata.com/blog/natural-earth-version-1-4-release-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-689 Pavel Fomin Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:35:04 +0000 http://www.naturalearthdata.com/?p=2890#comment-689 "Vorota" doesn't mean "straight". It means "gates". “Vorota” doesn’t mean “straight”. It means “gates”.

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