[Qgis-user] Where to download maps from?

[adams]

Dear Jim,

probably the OSM files for South Africa are a good point to start. Get
them here:

http://download.geofabrik.de/osm/africa/south_africa_and_lesotho.shp.zip

Regards, Till

On 15.11.2011 11:50, Jim Brown wrote:
> Hi all, I'm a newbie so this question has probably been asked before,
> sorry about that...
> 
> When I downloaded Qgis I got the Alaska map. I'd like to do my learning
> on something closer to home which is Johannesburg, South Africa. Or
> failing that, the Eastern Cape as shown in some of the pix in Tim
> /etal'/s//Gentle Introduction.
> 
> Can someone point me in the right direction please? For now, your
> explanation will need to be in simple terms with a bit of detail if you
> don't mind ;-)
> 
> Btw, anyone in the Qgis world wanting to connect with me, my Linkedin,
> Skype and BBM details are below....
> 
> Regards,
>  
> *Jim Brown *
> 
> 
> Click here <http://za.linkedin.com/in/jimbrownza> to go to my LinkedIn page
> 
> Skype: jim.brownza
> BBM: 23BF2088
> 
> 
> 
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