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0001  MWDBPOLY.ZIP is the complete database.
0002 
0003 =====
0004 INFO:
0005 =====
0006 
0007 MWDBPOLY.ZIP contains a MWDBII database that is reasonably up to date, clean, 
0008 and modified to provide closed polygons without using an index file. 
0009 (Index files ARE available)
0010 
0011 The following files are in MWDBPOLY.ZIP:
0012 
0013  PBORDER.TXT is a breakdown of PBORDER.PNT and notes on VECTOR graphics output.
0014   
0015  PCOAST.PNT (Header 1000 -1999) Note: Use this file when you don't want 
0016                                        Political Borders
0017   
0018  PBORDER.PNT (Header 2000 - 2999) Note: Use this file in place of PCoast.pnt
0019                                          when you want Political borders
0020   
0021  PUSA48.PNT (Header 4001 - 4052)     - Fred asked me to maintain his
0022  PCANPROV.PNT (Header 4053 - 4064)   - original format where the headers
0023  PMEXICO.PNT (Header 4065 - 4100)    - 4000 to 4999 are reserved for
0024  PAUST.PNT (Header 4101 - 4107)      - internal political borders.
0025   
0026  PISLAND.PNT (Header 5000 - 5364)
0027  PLAKE.PNT (Header 6000 - 6999)
0028   
0029  RIVER.PNT (Header 7000 - 7999) - Original MWDB II file (from Fred Pospeschil 
0030                                 - No Polygons) 
0031 =============
0032 MWDB History:
0033 =============
0034 
0035 The coordinate data was collected by the Central Intelligence Agency.
0036 
0037 The MICRO WORLD DATA BANK II Database was was produced and placed in the 
0038 Public Domain by Fred Pospeschil and Antonio Rivera. 
0039 
0040   Additional map data base products may be obtained from:
0041 
0042     Micro Doc (Fred Pospeschil)
0043     3108 Jackson St.
0044     Bellevue, NE  68005
0045 
0046 Charles Culberson (creator of Versamap) updated BORDER.PNT, added Australian
0047 and Canadian internal political borders, modified RIVER.PNT, removed the 
0048 Berlin air corridors from STATE.PNT, and moved the islands above Canada 
0049 from LAKE.PNT to ISLAND.PNT (this product and more - sold as shareware).
0050 
0051     Charles Culberson
0052     8 Ritter Lane
0053     Newark, DE  19711
0054 
0055 Paul B. Anderson (of Global Associates, Ltd.) removed numerous duplicates 
0056 from LAKE.PNT and ISLAND.PNT, added Mexican internal political borders (from 
0057 data provided by US State Department), added Lakes Chad and Albert (Africa), 
0058 matched end points of geographical features inside COAST.PNT, BORDER.PNT, 
0059 ISLAND.PNT, LAKE.PNT, AUST.PNT, CANADA.PNT, and STATE.PNT to provide 
0060 closed polygons.
0061 
0062 The MWDB-POLY database is released to the Public Domain by: 
0063 
0064   Global Associates, Ltd.
0065   Suite 206
0066   1206 Laskin Road
0067   Virginia Beach, Va.
0068 
0069   Ph. (804) 428-4902
0070 
0071 MWDB-POLY was produced, at GLOBAL ASSOCIATES, Ltd., from Charles Culberson's 
0072 version of the MWDB II to give existing programs that use the normal flat 
0073 file PNT/MAP format a closed polygon capability when producing a vector 
0074 graphics file output.
0075 
0076 Paul B. Anderson  Internet: pbander@infi.net