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<DIV>Hello all,</DIV>
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<DIV>Apologies in advance if this mail is annoying but I am new to GIS and am at
the stage of trying to identify a product that will satisfy our mapping
requirements on the internet and I'm finding it difficult to find
straightforward answers to my questions given the volume of information out
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am looking for digital data for the Sydney area
(and perhaps other areas in Australia at a later stage) - boundaries, roads,
parks, water, etc - the usual paper map stuff in enough detail for someone to
find their way around. I want to use the data to produce maps dynamically
on the internet and overlay the maps with public transport bus/train/ferry stops
and maybe other information. Can you help direct me towards a
source of data? what format is it in? do I need to
convert it / store this data in a database? The software I'm
looking at as a mapping server is Mapserver and Mapinfo's MapXtreme.
I was also looking at ESRI ArcIMS but from what I've read so far
it may be overkill for our needs.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks in anticipation for any help you can
provide.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Marie
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