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| author | drochner <drochner@pkgsrc.org> | 2004-08-27 12:18:49 +0000 |
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| committer | drochner <drochner@pkgsrc.org> | 2004-08-27 12:18:49 +0000 |
| commit | f596d2718cb12b7a881482ae5ef5468659aebe02 (patch) | |
| tree | 669155bdb69b1280524882c8d2123ae8015e8fc5 /geography/xrmap/DESCR | |
| parent | 32c1309bda4326b7c2b1adc5ac9156d668a6d024 (diff) | |
| download | pkgsrc-f596d2718cb12b7a881482ae5ef5468659aebe02.tar.gz | |
import of xrmap-2.29, a world map viewer, and data files
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diff --git a/geography/xrmap/DESCR b/geography/xrmap/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a82bf1d06e5 --- /dev/null +++ b/geography/xrmap/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +Xrmap is an GPL'd user-friendly X program which can be used to generate +accurate images of small or bigger portions of the Earth. The main data +source is the CIA World Data Bank II. +The CIA_WDB2 consists of vector descriptions of coastlines and islands, +political boundaries, major and minor rivers, glaciers, lakes, canals, +reefs, etc. The accuracy of the data is at best 1" of arc, approximately +30 meters at the Equator -- in fact all recorded points are given by +integer coordinates representing seconds of arc. |