[Mapserver-users] OT: vmap0 text?

[Kralidis,Tom [Burlington]]

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> [mailto:mapserver-users-admin at lists.gis.umn.edu] On Behalf Of 
> Nick Johnson
> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 01:14
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> Subject: Re: [Mapserver-users] OT: vmap0 text?
> 
> 
> Kralidis,Tom [Burlington] wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Note that there is a WFS instance up at:
> > 
> > http://ogc.compusult.nf.ca/cgi-bin/OGC/gazetteers/wfs
> > 
> > Info:
> > http://www.compusult.nf.ca/cslt_prod_dm_gaz.html
> > 
> > Cheers
> > 
> > ..Tom
> 
> What I really need is a local copy so I can display names on the map. 
> Tyler Mitchell has provided me with a link to a file containing place 
> names everywhere except the US. Does anyone have a link to a single 
> source for US names, or a link to a source for country names 
> with lat/long?
>

Here are a few WMSs I like to use for displaying placenames:

Canada: http://cgns.nrcan.gc.ca/wms/cubeserv.cgi
 Layer: GEONAMES:cgns

US    :  http://nationalatlas.gov/natlas/wmsprocess.asp
 Layer: CitiesTowns

Also check out this page:
http://gisdata.usgs.gov/mapservices.asp?CategoryName=Places%20(Names)

World : http://www2.demis.nl/mapserver/request.asp
 Layer: Cities

If there any more out there, we'd love to hear about them!

..Tom


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