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| From | Jörg Eulenberger <j.eulenberger@web.de> |
| To | statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu |
| Subject | Re: st: how to get data for country's map |
| Date | Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:04:47 +0200 |
Dear Lynn, shp2dta have a sub-options "gencentroids()". This subcommand creat the x and y coordinates. **** help shp2dta **** Jörg Am 24.09.2012 09:58, schrieb Lynn Lee: > Dear all, > > I am wondering how to get data for country's map? When I use -spmap- command > to graph map for a country, the data for x-coordinate of points and > y-coordinate of points are required. I am not specific for some country, I > just want to know whether there are data sets available for each country's > map(detailed data for cities or counties or provinces). Is there any website > to download the data for free? > > Any suggestion is appreciated. > > Best Regards, > Lynn Lee > > > * > * For searches and help try: > * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search > * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq > * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/ > * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/