Comments on: Free Vector Country Borders, Administrative Boundaries, And Soon More http://freegeographytools.com/2009/free-vector-country-borders-administrative-boundaries-and-soon-more Exploring the world of free tools for GIS, GPS, Google Earth, neogeography, and more. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:48:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: askans http://freegeographytools.com/2009/free-vector-country-borders-administrative-boundaries-and-soon-more/comment-page-1#comment-1524 askans Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:24:39 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/?p=4081#comment-1524 The maps are also available at http://www.maplibrary.org, having in addition a focus on Africa and Central America, with additional formats (e.g. MIF, TIFF). The maps are also available at http://www.maplibrary.org, having in addition a focus on Africa and Central America, with additional formats (e.g. MIF, TIFF).

]]> By: Leszek Pawlowicz http://freegeographytools.com/2009/free-vector-country-borders-administrative-boundaries-and-soon-more/comment-page-1#comment-1523 Leszek Pawlowicz Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:57:03 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/?p=4081#comment-1523 You're right about the Creative Commons license - I've modified the post accordingly. Data methods and sources for all countries aren't fully documented yet, e.g. this web page for the data methods: http://www.gadm.org/methods A reasonable assumption would be that the data has been vetted to be non-proprietary and distributable, but without additional info, this is just an assumption. You’re right about the Creative Commons license – I’ve modified the post accordingly. Data methods and sources for all countries aren’t fully documented yet, e.g. this web page for the data methods:

http://www.gadm.org/methods

A reasonable assumption would be that the data has been vetted to be non-proprietary and distributable, but without additional info, this is just an assumption.

]]> By: shape_master http://freegeographytools.com/2009/free-vector-country-borders-administrative-boundaries-and-soon-more/comment-page-1#comment-1522 shape_master Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:21:33 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/?p=4081#comment-1522 OOH YEAH! I was just looking for something like this !!! Simply great!! OOH YEAH!

I was just looking for something like this !!!

Simply great!!

]]> By: Denis Payne http://freegeographytools.com/2009/free-vector-country-borders-administrative-boundaries-and-soon-more/comment-page-1#comment-1521 Denis Payne Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:40:53 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/?p=4081#comment-1521 The precise wording is: <i>These files were extracted from GADM version 1.0, in March 2009 GADM is a geographic database of global administrative areas (boundaries). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. This only covers our contribution, not that of others (data provided to us). Visit http://www.gadm.org for details</i> Its not clear, for the UK for example, what the source is and therefore whether it is OK to use. The precise wording is:

These files were extracted from GADM version 1.0, in March 2009

GADM is a geographic database of global administrative areas (boundaries).

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. This only covers our contribution, not that of others (data provided to us).

Visit http://www.gadm.org for details

Its not clear, for the UK for example, what the source is and therefore whether it is OK to use.

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