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THE WORLD IN VECTORIAL FORMAT
2000 maps, plans and flags (Illustrator®
format)
The
VECTOR series comprises the VECTOR CD-ROMs and the downloadable
files taken from the same CD-ROMs.
PRESENTATION
The
vector files are generally available in two or three versions:
poitical/roads, physical and simplified. So, depending on
the topic and framework, the geographical features available
are: sea bed relief, detailed coastlines, up to nine levels
of relief, borders as recognized by the UN, hydrographic systems,
roads and motorways, administrative divisions of over 100
countries, meridians, etc., along with several tens of thousands
of names of towns and cities, streets, rivers, lakes, gulfs,
counties, provinces, Länder and so on.
GRAPHICAL
CHARACTERISTICS
Vector
mode (VECTOR), which can be opposed to point mode (image),
has very interesting graphic characteristics. This mode is
ideal for editing a file, using it in high resolution and
importing it into your page layouts. Vector files can also
be opened in most image processing software.
Map
in vector mode (VECTOR serie). |
Easy
to edit
Eachshape or line is independent (in size, colour and location)
from all the other elements of the same map or drawing.
Scaling
Each file can be reduced or enlarged without affecting the
quality of its graphics.
Color
attributes
The colours allocated to the different picture elements are
composed of four colours. You can modify the colour attributes
of an element (background, line or contour thickness) independently
of the other picture elements.
Closed
shapes
Coloured surfaces are constructed as "closed shapes", i.e.
as a succession of anchor points joined together. The modifications
that can be made to the drawing attributes are therefore similar
to those that can be applied to any geometric shape.
Layers
Layers are like a series of transparent trays. The objects
on them can be selected, displayed, modified and printed.
Text
attributes
All the maps are legended exclusively with the PostScript®
fonts Ogr1, Ogr2 and Ogr3. Each font contains the normal alphabet
and a whole host of special character not usually available
in conventional fonts. Each font is available in four styles:
normal, bold, italic and bold-italic.
Printing
and flashing
The print quality of a map remains identical whatever modifications
of scale you may make.
FORMATS
EPS
files in vector mode The vector files created in Adobe® Illustrator®
have been saved in EPS format.This format is easy to use in
vectorial drawing and page-layout software (Adobe® Illustrator®,
Macromedia® Free-Hand®, Corel® Draw, Quark® Express®, Adobe®
PageMaker®, etc.).
PDF
format (in the CDs only) For enhanced file portability, the
EPS files are also provided in PDF format. Therefore, using
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader (included on the CD-ROM), you can view
and print all the files in high resolution, even if you have
no professional vectorial drawing or page layout software.
TYPOGRAPHIC
LEGENDS
All
the maps are legended in English and the local official language,
exclusively with the PostScript® fonts Ogr1, Ogr2 and Ogr3.
Each font contains the normal alphabet and a whole host of
special character not usually available in conventional fonts.
Each font is available in four styles: normal, bold, italic
and bold-italic.
The
special fonts used are supplied on the CD-ROMs and may be
downloaded free from our site, GEOATLAS.COM.
SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS
Macintosh®
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System 7 or later
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68030 processor or higher (Power Macintosh recommended)
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64 MB RAM
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Cd-Rom drive
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An application capable of reading EPS format in vector mode
(Adobe® Illustrator®, Corel® Draw®, Macromedia® Freehand®...)
Windows®
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Windows 95 or later
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486 processor or higher (Pentium recommended)
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64 MB RAM
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Cd-Rom drive
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An application capable of reading EPS format in vector mode
(Adobe® Illustrator®, Corel® Draw®, Macromedia® Freehand®...)
USER
RIGHTS
When
you buy a CD-ROM from the GEOATLAS® Collection, you also
get a license to use the files by arrangement with the publisher,
Graphi-Ogre. The license allows you to use the GEOATLAS®
files immediately and freely on various media, with no further
rights to pay.
As
author, GRAPHI-OGRE retains the ownership of all the VECTOR
elements. The only authorized non-exclusive usage right is
the one described below.
The
files in vector mode are made available for graphic artwork.
They can be incorporated into any printed work (booklets,
brochures, flyers, etc.). Massive use of the files, such as
for producing a geographical atlas, is subject to prior authorization.
Transfer or dissemination in any form using information technology
is strictly forbidden. For incorporation into multimedia work,
contact us. All rights reserved.
All
operations other than those described above in this license
agreement are forbidden and may incur the user's liability.
The
files on the GEOATLAS® VECTOR CD-ROMs are designed for
graphic work.
The
files downloaded directly from GEOATLAS.COM are designed for
graphic work. They may be incorporated into all print work
(booklets, leaflets, flyers, etc.) and Web presentations.
For use in any other multimedia context except the Internet,
a special licence is required. Please contact us for details.
Massive
use of the files, such as for producing a geographical atlas,
is subject to prior authorization. Contact us. All rights
reserved.
All
operations other than those described above in this license
agreement are forbidden and may incur the user's liability.
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