Re: Geographic data sources, queries and questions

From: "John D(dot) Burger" <john(at)mitre(dot)org>
To: PostgreSQL General <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Geographic data sources, queries and questions
Date: 2007-05-28 17:36:54
Message-ID: CE68CA32-9E97-47C8-BF20-B64C3C875CD1@mitre.org
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> Off-topic, but the US Virgin Islands are an "unincorporated United
> States insular area" ("territory"--note the lowercase t). The Dept.
> Of the Interrior addresses this in their FAQ:
>
> http://www.doi.gov/oia/FAQ/FAQindex.htm#4
>
> You'll be surprised and amazed at the number of US "terms of
> sovereignty" that exist.

Yah, that's my point - some data sources might lump all these
together as state/province level entities, and some might not.

- John D. Burger
MITRE

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