Computer program for plotting distributional data.

[christian thompson]

Try Versamap. Go to
http://www.versamap.com/

It is shareware with a recommend cost of $40 US. $20 for the program,
$20 for the map files.

It exports to various Windows formats, etc.

Cheers

F. Christian Thompson
Systematic Entomology Lab., USDA
c/o Smithsonian Institution
MRC-0169 NHB
PO Box 37012
Washington, DC 20013-7012
(202) 382-1800 voice
(202) 786-9422 FAX
cthompso at sel.barc.usda.gov e-mail
www.diptera.org  web site

>>> Marc Branham <MABranham at IFAS.UFL.EDU> 09/26/05 01:27PM >>>
Hello All,

I am looking for a computer program that will plot points (collecting
localities) on maps of  various regions of the world by entering lat.
and
long. coordinates. I know of several programs that will work for areas
within the United States, but I need one that also covers regions
outside
of the U.S.. Ideally, I would like the output to be points plotted on
a
black and white line drawing of map showing political boundaries.

I know that ArcView can do this, but that it is very expensive and has
a
steep learning curve. Does anyone have any comments or suggestions?

Best wishes,

Marc

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