Welcome to the BoundaryPoint! Hope to see some good discussions about our common obsession! Bill Hanrahan...
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bjbutler@...
Jun 7, 2000 12:23 pm
Thanks for starting this forum. I think it will be a good one. I noticed that the address for the Corner Corner is incorrect. It shows my email address...
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Bill Hanrahan
hanrahan@...
Jun 7, 2000 1:26 pm
Sounds good Brian. Sorry about the incorrect URL...I'll correct that right away. Bill ... From: bjbutler@... [mailto:bjbutler@...] ...
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michael donner
m@...
Jun 8, 2000 3:28 am
hi all just wanted to test & toast the new facility & to be present for day 1 the image posted at http://www.angelfire.com/md2/polystate3/mickey.jpg has been...
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Bill Hanrahan
hanrahan@...
Jun 8, 2000 12:22 pm
Mike, thanks for that one...I'll be on the lookout for more of them in the Kissimmee area! Bill ... From: michael donner [mailto:m@...] Sent:...
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Bill Hanrahan
hanrahan@...
Jun 8, 2000 12:45 pm
For those new to "pointing and bounding", the following is an excellent resource which was originally referred to me by Mike Donner: "Boundaries of the United...
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Bill Hanrahan
hanrahan@...
Jun 8, 2000 5:25 pm
More info on the boundary bible as passed along from Mike Donner (thanks as usual, Michael!): "...I just learned the bible is momentarily out of print. The...
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Bill Hanrahan
hanrahan@...
Jun 8, 2000 5:27 pm
Does anyone have any information sources (monographs, books, photos, maps) of UK boundary demarcation on the national level (i.e., England/Scotland/Wales and...
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Bill Hanrahan
hanrahan@...
Jun 8, 2000 8:58 pm
Please check out the new links in the, well, "Links" section. Please feel free to add your own, especially links to boundary corner sites....
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michael donner
m@...
Jun 9, 2000 6:41 pm
hail new members & we would love to hear from you all for a list of the world class or multinational points i have been trying to make for several years...
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Bill Hanrahan
hanrahan@...
Jun 10, 2000 2:35 pm
OK, I've got to ask...what is 'bcwazazi'? (I'm assuming that it's a new Canada/US quadpoint as a result of the new territries, but I can't make it fit. I'm...
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michael donner
m@...
Jun 10, 2000 4:24 pm
hahahaha already a funhouse mirror owing mainly to my terrible shorthand but let me explain first in order to simplify & codify the names of the multipoints ...
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Bill Hanrahan
hanrahan@...
Jun 10, 2000 4:44 pm
Re: the new Canadian territories...I remember 'Nunavit' but for some reason, couldn't come up with it at the time...just a sign of old age. (I actually ...
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Bill Hanrahan
hanrahan@...
Jun 10, 2000 4:49 pm
Just as an aside, I note that http://www.state.gov/www/regions/independent_states.html list Canada as having no "long-form name". Whatever happened to the...
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Tom Edwards (GEOGRAPH...
tomedw@...
Jun 10, 2000 5:22 pm
The website www.nunavut.com <http://www.nunavut.com> is an excellent resource for information about Nunavut, the newest Canadian territory. The actual...
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David Mark
dmark@...
Jun 10, 2000 7:28 pm
What is the source of supposed "standard" 2-letter codes for countries? David...
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Tom Edwards (GEOGRAPH...
tomedw@...
Jun 10, 2000 7:49 pm
The 2-letter country codes that appear on the State Dept's list below are the 2-letter codes from the FIPS 10-4 standard used in the US Government (Federal...
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michael donner
m@...
Jun 10, 2000 8:49 pm
wow & thanxx for both the q & a so for purposes of giving the best possible names to the multinational points do you agree it seems more propitious to ignore...
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Tom Edwards (GEOGRAPH...
tomedw@...
Jun 10, 2000 9:01 pm
If I were creating names for boundary turning points based on 2-letter abbreviations, I would adopt the ISO standard over FIPS (particularly for sharing such...
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michael donner
m@...
Jun 10, 2000 11:01 pm
thank you again tom these pages are helpful as well as interesting when i find a complete & easy to read tabulation of the iso diglyphs i think i will not...
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Jane Hanrahan
hanrahan@...
Jun 11, 2000 12:32 am
Thank you. What a great resource! Bill ... From: Tom Edwards (GEOGRAPHER) [mailto:tomedw@...] Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 1:22 PM To:...
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BoundaryPoint@egroups...
Jun 11, 2000 2:56 am
Enter your vote today! Check out the new poll for the BoundaryPoint group: Anonymous poll: What is your primary involvement with regard to geopolitical ...
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michael donner
m@...
Jun 11, 2000 1:19 pm
the iso diglyph list is looking pretty good at http://www.din.de/gremien/nas/nabd/iso3166ma/codlstp1/en_listp1.html & i would have just moved forward right...
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David Mark
dmark@...
Jun 11, 2000 1:39 pm
Sorry if, as a newcomer to this list, I am out of touch, but why not PRONOUNCE and use the full names of the countires involved?? The 6-letter codes are handy...
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michael donner
m@...
Jun 11, 2000 2:02 pm
david you are right & thanx for being here m...
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Jesper & Nicolette Ni...
jesniel@...
Jun 11, 2000 3:02 pm
Hi This is my first mail to the group. Does anyone have information on the corner of France/Switzerland/Germany? It should be within the city of Basel, but so...
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michael donner
m@...
Jun 11, 2000 3:02 pm
another good idea or several & have no fear on my account as i dont think i have any issues in that regard i suppose i lied by even filling in the poll form &...
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Bill Hanrahan
hanrahan@...
Jun 11, 2000 3:05 pm
Jesper, unfortunately, I don't have any info on those points,but will be following any responses with interest. Just wanted to thank you for posting your site...
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michael donner
m@...
Jun 11, 2000 7:31 pm
hey jesper i wish i could help you as well as you have me but all i can say at this point is that i am pretty sure i have seen an ibru land boundary roster...
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michael donner
m@...
Jun 11, 2000 9:10 pm
jesper mapquest dot com which is usually pretty fair to good for zeroing in on the multipoints but not absolutely reliable shows the france germany switzerland...
