[Mapserver-users] Help using US National Atlas Data

[Ed McNierney]

Jonah -

Severely offset compared to what?  You must be using other data in your
map - what is it?  The National Atlas data files are pretty
straightforward; they're just decimal degrees, NAD83.  What projection
is your other data using?

	- Ed

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-----Original Message-----
From: Jonah H. Harris [OASISJET] [mailto:jharris at oasisjet.com] 
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 4:57 PM
To: mapserver-users at lists.gis.umn.edu
Subject: [Mapserver-users] Help using US National Atlas Data

Hello,

I've downloaded a few shape files from the US National Atlas but can't
seem
to be able to use them.  Could someone assist me by pointing me to some
references on using this data or describe how I need to go about
generating
a map able to use these shapefiles.  I especially was trying to use the
State & Airport shapes and found them severely offset in the X plane.  I
assume my projection is messed up but that's not the only thing I'm
sure...
sorry for my lack of knowledge in this area but I couldn't really find
any
good info on this in a short amount of time... thanks.

-Jonah