Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!ncar!oddjob!mimsy!aplcen!anagld!rcsmith 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 Lines: 32 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 -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ray Smith | USnail: Suite 200, 9891 Broken Land Pky, Columbia, MD 21046 Analytics, Inc. | GEnie : rcsmith (301) 381-4300 | CIS : 72000,1111 | Net : ...!uunet!mimsy!aplcen!anagld!rcsmith =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=