[Geodata] GIS Map Data

[Andrew Turner]

There is a large amount of data (>6000 datasets) to download for free  
from GeoCommons, http://finder.geocommons.com

You can get Shapefile or KML for use in OpenLayers.

Andrew


On Nov 13, 2008, at 8:38 AM, "Feng Wong" <feng.wong08 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I
>
> Hello all,
> I asked this question from openlayers list and been advised to send  
> the same question to geodata list. Here is my question
>
> I am  a newbie to the mapping application and I need your help. I am  
> using openlayers and with the help of so many examples and extensive  
> API, I am progressing very well. But, I have one request regarding  
> data. I do not know where can I get free global raw data that  can  
> use to run my application offline; i.e downloading to my local  
> computer and being able to use it without connecting to the  
> internet. Could you please give me some pointers to where I can  
> download and use the data locally. Another question I have is how  
> extensive is this data?  If I can get countries/states/regional  
> boundaries, that would be sufficient for my application. Also, if  
> there are any premium data as well, I would like to get the pointers  
> for their sites.
>
>
> Thanks again,
> Feng
> _______________________________________________
> Geodata mailing list
> Geodata at lists.osgeo.org
> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/geodata
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/geodata/attachments/20081113/56b8b660/attachment.html