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Public Domain Map Datasets
December 20, 2011 | Natural Earth

If you are interested in maps or use GIS software to create them, then you should know about NaturalEarthData.com. It is a website that hosts a public domain map dataset available at 1:10m, 1:50m, and 1:110 million scales.


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