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From: rcsmith@anagld.UUCP (Ray Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted
Subject: Re: Wanted: Locations Database...
Summary: Here is one possible place - please post others -
Message-ID: <449@anagld.UUCP>
Date: 15 Jul 88 13:02:49 GMT
References: <7960003@vx2.GBA.NYU.EDU>
Reply-To: rcsmith@anagld.UUCP (Ray Smith)
Organization: Analytics, Inc., Columbia, MD
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In article <7960003@vx2.GBA.NYU.EDU> spector@vx2.GBA.NYU.EDU (David HM Spector) writes:
>
>I have heard of referneces to a public domain databse of locations, with
>longitute,latitude, and lots of other neet stuff that was originally
>commissioned by the CIA...(and possibly done by the Harvard Business School)
>but I can't seem to find it any where [Harvard hasn't answered any of my mail
>yet..]...
>
>Does anyone have a copy of this database I could FTP or that they
>could send to me?   I am writing a satellite tracking application for the
>Macintoish, and all that data would come in very handy...


You might want to try the following:

		USGS NCIC
		507 National Center
		Reston, Va 22092

They have several different database formats.

If you hear of any other public databases similiar to what your'e looking
for please post a summary.

			Thanks in advance,
			Ray
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