tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post6445320675956464667..comments2024-03-25T14:51:02.583-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: Reed: "The Battle of Shiloh and the Organizations Engaged"DW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-59823430395410564962008-07-02T13:36:00.000-07:002008-07-02T13:36:00.000-07:00With such densely detailed oversize maps, a map CD...With such densely detailed oversize maps, a map CD is entirely appropriate for this particular book, but I don't think I would like to see a genre-wide publishing trend that relegates maps to a CD.<BR/><BR/>Although I haven't been keeping current with document imaging formats, I always liked TIFF for viewing archival maps. PDF is certainly a comfortable choice for general computer users, so it's DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-91899857607146933492008-07-02T12:09:00.000-07:002008-07-02T12:09:00.000-07:00It's nice to see a publisher putting maps on a CD,...It's nice to see a publisher putting maps on a CD, but the choice of providing only a .ppf format is unfortunate. Rasters should be provided in GIS-compatible format such as GeoTiff, or vectored into Google Earth KML or ESRI shapefile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com