[Freegis-list] US National Atlas Data

[Frank Warmerdam]

Folks, 

I think the US National Atlas information is a candidate for listing on
the freegis pages.

  http://www.nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp.html

The data is in the public domain as indicated by the national atlas FAQ:

"13. I've noticed the little registered trademark symbol in "The National 
Atlas of the United States of America®." Does this mean that National Atlas 
data is proprietary?

No. Nearly all information collected by the federal government is in the 
public domain and use of data produced under this project will not be 
restricted in any way. Both "National Atlas of the United States®" and "The 
National Atlas of the United States of America® are registered trademarks 
of the United States Department of the Interior. The USGS has been publishing 
National Atlas products since 1970 and has simply taken action to trademark 
this term to incorporate all new graphic and electronic products of The 
National Atlas of the United States of America®"

The data is in SDTS, E00, Shape and TIFF formats. 

Best regards,

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