Jorrit,
The GLOBE data is usable in the same way as the shaded relief image I've used. However, the resolution (1 km) is not much better than my image. That said, it does indeed give the user elevation zones. The downside of this is not so apparent on a continental scale, but closer in, misinterpretation could result. Namely, highland areas that are level terrain appear no different than rugged mountains - some other reference would be needed to accurately show terrain. The shaded relief cannot be converted directly, but can be used as a visual reference. I happen to have it on a cd-rom, so it's already on my desktop - other data (e.g. GLOBE) would require downloading and conversion to a format for mapping. The world image is almost 1 GIGABYTE! Try downloading that at 56k/sec!
Sadly, cd-roms are not free...
The land cover layer is more readily usable than the elevation data - download/order and use. It differs from the images I had sent you in that it is current land cover. Appropriate for modern scenarios, not so for earlier times. But then, also not hard to change.
I can (in theory, anyway) project data to any projection. Images are more of a hassle than vector data, but still work. Their cut-up cylindrical view looks to be one of two versions that can be acquired. The other is continent-level, not the whole globe.
The GLOBE data is usable in the same way as the shaded relief image I've used. However, the resolution (1 km) is not much better than my image. That said, it does indeed give the user elevation zones. The downside of this is not so apparent on a continental scale, but closer in, misinterpretation could result. Namely, highland areas that are level terrain appear no different than rugged mountains - some other reference would be needed to accurately show terrain. The shaded relief cannot be converted directly, but can be used as a visual reference. I happen to have it on a cd-rom, so it's already on my desktop - other data (e.g. GLOBE) would require downloading and conversion to a format for mapping. The world image is almost 1 GIGABYTE! Try downloading that at 56k/sec!
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The land cover layer is more readily usable than the elevation data - download/order and use. It differs from the images I had sent you in that it is current land cover. Appropriate for modern scenarios, not so for earlier times. But then, also not hard to change.
I can (in theory, anyway) project data to any projection. Images are more of a hassle than vector data, but still work. Their cut-up cylindrical view looks to be one of two versions that can be acquired. The other is continent-level, not the whole globe.
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