Looking for an Alaska shape file

[Stephen Woodbridge]

Chip Taylor wrote:
> Not specifically a Mapserver question, but I am looking for a shape file for
> the state of Alaska with minimal polygons.  The most prevalent one comes
> from the National Atlas site and with all the small islands and coastline
> detail, the number of polygons included is huge.  I need a less detailed,
> less complex shapefile for my purposes.  Any leads on one would be
> appreciated.
> 
> Chip Taylor
> Prepared Response, Inc

Hi Chip,

Have you considered running the thin.pl

http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/community/scripts/thin.pl

to reduce the number of points in the polygons?

-Steve