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<DIV><SPAN class=690383420-15092000><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>A
common Latitudes and longitude co-ordinate reference point to be used for
cities (which area geographic areas-polygons) are usually established by the
"National Atlas, toponomy commissions, etc. within each country for that
country. I do not know whether or not their is a single world wide database
which has this information.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=690383420-15092000><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>Jake
Knoppers</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Nexo Informática
[mailto:nexo@ilhanet.com.br]<BR><B>Sent:</B> September 15, 2000 4:29
PM<BR><B>To:</B> tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov<BR><B>Subject:</B> New in
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Friends,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm new in this list and I'm look for some
information.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>tz database is only time zone and daylight
saving database or it also covers latitude and longitude of
cities?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>where I can find latitude and longitude
information of cities of the your, mainly some updated
database.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks in advance,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Floriano Caldeira</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>from Brazil</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>