---------------------------------------------------- Internet Guide for China Studies Newsletter http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ignew.htm ---------------------------------------------------- 17 Aug 2000 New in IGCS - Geography: Australian Centre of the Asian Spatial Information and Analysis Network (ACASIAN) Ed./Corp.: Lawrence Crissman, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia URL: http://www.asian.gu.edu.au/ Language: English. Self description: "An academic and applied research institution specialising in Geographical Information System (GIS) databases for Asia and the former Soviet Union. [...] ACASIAN is eager to explore collaborative relationships with scholars and academic institutions with similar interests." Site contents: (1) Availability and Prices for ACASIAN Data Sets; (2) Griffith University Data Licence Agreements; (3) Information on Centre Activities and Databases; (4) Examples of ACASIAN Spatial Data; (5) Comparisons of ACASIAN and other spatial data; (6) Links to Affiliated and Related Internet Sites. Available data for East Asia include China, Hong Kong, Tibet, Xinjiang, and Taiwan: China GIS Project Spatial Databases; PRC Administrative Divisions; PRC Administrative Capitals; PRC Cities and Towns; PRC Post Codes; China Transport Routes; China Low Resolution Data for Printable Output; Taiwan Region Spatial Data; China Drainage Basins; China Contour Lines; Land-use Map of China Spatial Data Bases; Commercial MapInfo Data for China. Note: Data are available against payment, academic discounts of 50% are available. Resource suggested the Asian Studies WWW Monitor (15 Mar 1999) by Lawrence Crissman ([log in to unmask]). _______________________________________________________ With kind regards, Hanno Lecher ([log in to unmask]) INTERNET GUIDE FOR CHINA STUDIES -- editor http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ _______________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to: [log in to unmask] containing the following message: SIGNOFF IGCS-L