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This article is from the Geographic
Information Systems FAQ, by Lisa Nyman lnyman@census.gov with
numerous contributions by others.
3.8: What is the Digital Chart of the World (DCW) and how do I get one? (Geographic Information Systems)
From: Mike Phoenix <esri!mailgate_esri!mike_phoenix@UUNET.UU.NET>
The Digital Chart of the World is a 1.7 GB digital geographic database
that is available on CD-ROM. It was input from 1:1,000,000 Operational
Navigation Charts and 1:2,000,000 Joint Navigation Charts. It includes
17 layers, aeronautical info, data quality info, drainage, supplemental
drainage, hypsography, hypsography supplemental, land cover, ocean
features, physiography, political/ocean, populated places, railroads,
transportation structure, utilities, and vegetation.
It is ISO9660 compatible and only $200.00. It is available from:
For civilian customers only (military users have a different set of
contacts in each of the four regions). In the US, Latin America, Asia,
and Africa:
U.S. Geological Survey
ESIC-Open File Section
Box 25286
Federal Center
Mail Stop 517
Denver, CO 80225, USA
Tel. (303) 202-4200 <-- new number
In Canada
Products and Services Division
Surveys, Mapping, and Remote Sensing Sector
Energy, Mines and Resources Canada
615 Booth Street, Room 400
Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA K1A 0E4
Tel. (613) 995-2123
Fax. (613) 995-6001
In Europe
Chadwyck-Healey Ltd.
Cambridge Place
Cambridge CB2 INR
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. (0223) 311479
Fax. (0223) 66440
In Australia
The Manager
AUSMAP Data Unit
P.O. Box 2
BELCONNEN ACT 2617
AUSTRALIA
Sindre Langaas <SINDRE@system.ecology.su.se> has more info at
http://ilm425.nlh.no/gis/dcw/dcw.html
From: karl@grebyn.com (Karl A. Nyberg)
Payment (check, money order, purchase order, or Government account)
must accompany order. Make all drafts payable to the Department of the
Interior -- U. S. Geological Survey.
The DCW package can also be purchased over-the-counter from any Earth
Science Information Center [ESIC] by check, money order, purchase
order, Government account, credit card, or cash. Missing or defective
material will be replaced free if reported to the office that took the
order, by telephone or in writing, within 90 days of purchase.
Cost $200 per package.
Includes 4 CD ROMs, 3 5.25 and 3.5 floppies containing various source
and executable files for VPFVIEW, a program for displaying the data on
the PC.
You need DOS 3.1 or higher, CD-ROM Extensions 2.0 or higher. 80[23]86
with 80[23]87, VGA or EGA and arrow key, mouse, 30MB hard drive with at
least 20 percent free 1MB RAM, CD ROM drive.
I was told that the FASTEST way was to order it from Denver. I sent in
my check on 8/21 and received the package today from UPS.
I believe that DoD components can order directly from DMA, although I
don't know how. That information is probably classified, and I don't
have either a clearance OR a need to know. :-)
There's apparently also a version of VPFVIEW in process for the Sun
SPARC, with public availability estimated to be within the next couple
months. (That's what I'm looking forward to!)
The DCW is also available as an Arc/Info coverage.
See
http://www.esri.com/base/data/catalog/esri/esri_dcw.htm
for more info.
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