At 12:27 PM 5/14/98 EST5EDT, Karl Coplan wrote: >If NOAA charts are public domain . . . why doesnt someone do us all a >big favor and scan them and post them on the net? FYI... for those who backpack as well as kayak, USGS maps are available on the net (for a small fee) through www.rei.com. You buy the maps through a service that works through and is billed through REI. The cost is $3.99 and you get a viewer & print software. 7.5 min. maps are available for Calif., Oregon, and Washington state. Others are being added slowly. I've downloaded a number of 7.5 min. maps and they really don't take that long. I would imagine the NOAA would be able to do the same thing if a company was willing to handle the transactions for them. The company which handles the TOPO maps is Horizon Maps and they're based in San Diego. Nadine Jonathan and Nadine MacLane, San Diego, Cal. USA. jonathan_at_lanz.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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