1. He also helped start Etak INC., a digital map maker in Menlo Park. 2. A digital map is essentially a numerical description of these lines and symbols. 3. Digital maps and related products, such as block diagrams, can be displayed either as images on a graphics terminal or in hard-copy form. 4. The term DIG-FILE means Device Independent Graphics File, which is a digital map held in a disc file. 5. The map user can select features of interest from the digital map and display them in a way that is suited to his or her requirements. 6. Thirdly, digital maps can be combined with other kinds of spatial data in a Geographical Information System. 7. Digital maps of slope and aspect can be derived from a DEM if a suitable computer program is available. 8. The Ordnance Survey of Great Britain is also providing a limited amount of digital map data and DEMs. 9. In this cartographic database will be digital maps of coastlines, hydrography, slope, aspect, settlements, and administrative boundaries. |
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