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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Open Access to USGS DEM data... Myth Or Reality? You Be The Judge
One of my favorite topics to stir up... free government data! Say what you want about the SDTS format, however, given that data format there's not much you can do about that. But what about access to native USGS SDTS DEM data? You actually do have a say (somewhat) about it and many GIS professionals are still left wondering why these data are only available from a select few commercial data providers (portals)? Read on as we explore this topic a little deeper. See more in this article
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