Re: [fgsd-devel] Work in progress

[Martin S. <Mar...@mg...>]

Martin Spott wrote:

> That might be correct, 'lakes_lake' and 'shorelines' are different data
> sources, the first one is VMAP0, the latter is GSHHS. Curt didn't use
> GSHHS for the current scenery but pulled inland water bodies from
> 'lakes_lake' and oceans from 'landmass_default'.

BTW, the current set of GSHHS data distincts between different
shoreline types. The README tells us the following:

gshhs_land contains the basic coastline shapefile
gshhs_lake contains the shapefile of lakes within land
gshhs_isl  contains the shapefile of islands within
           lakes
gshhs_pond contains the shapefile of ponds within islands
           within lakes


This makes it easier to pick the one from GSHHS and the other from
VMAP0 - if the latter is still considered as being required ....
If you want to have a look at the GSHHS files you'll find them at the
'well-known' place:

  ftp://ftp.ihg.uni-duisburg.de/GIS/GISData/GSHHS/

Sou should start with the ponds if you want to avoid handling huge
datasets  :-)

Cheers,
	Martin.
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