Lat/lon map of the world, (and the .e00 format).

Hi,

I have a project that requires that I draw a map of the world.
I would like to draw the coast lines as well as the rivers, ( and any other
useful data).

Ideally I would get a bunch of lat/lon coordinates to render the map, (the
more points the more complex the drawing of the map).

Would anybody know where I could find such data on the web?

I often come across the .e00 format, what is it really, could it help me?

Many thanks

Sims

other

Hi Sims,

There are different data sets out on the web that you could use. NIMA has
the so-called VMAP data, which contains all the information you mention, but
your software may not be able to read that. UNEP also has a large collection
of freely available data. There are some commercial outfits as well that
usually give away data sets at smaller resolution. The GeoCommunity for
instance. Just google for any of these names and you should find a lot of
data.

E00 is the (in)famous export format used by ESRI, manufacturer of ArcGIS and
ArcView software. It is a text format and can contain many different things.
The format is proprietary, but the most common objects in an E00 have been
decoded. Many software packages will read E00, but it is a very inefficient
format and it seems to be on the way out. Use something else if you can.

Cheers,
Patrick