[CALMAP:430] Re: CHINA & TIBET 100k, 50k, 25k & 10k nat'l topographic maps - possible shared purchase?

From: Julie Sweetkind-Singer (sweetkind@stanford.edu)
Date: Mon Jun 02 2008 - 18:24:00 PDT

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    Mary,

    Would you be willing to talk to Geoff about a discount based on shared
    purchase? As I mentioned, SU would like to get the paper copies as
    well.

    Julie

    Quoting "Julia M. Gelfand" <jgelfand@uci.edu>:

    > we are also very interested in this opportunity at Irvine - for
    > the digital - any special features like zooming in/out, searching, and
    > how effective are the copying possibilities if a user needs to do
    > that? Costs per campus if we share digital collection among more
    > campuses & I assume that this is one-time purchase? Thanks, julia
    >
    > On 6/2/2008 9:05 AM, Hargis, Jonnie wrote: [CALMAP:422] Re: CHINA &
    > TIBET 100k, 50k, 25k & 10k nat'l topographic maps - possible shared
    > purchase? Mary, This is something we're interested in. Please call
    > me for details. Thanks. Jon Hargis Cartographic and GIS
    > Specialist Collections, Research, & Instructional Services Dept.
    > Young Research Library, UCLA (310) 206-7413
    > FROM: owner-calmap@ucdavis.edu on behalf of Julie Sweetkind-Singer
    > SENT: Fri 5/30/2008 3:55 PM
    > TO: Mary Larsgaard
    > CC: calmap@ucdavis.edu
    > SUBJECT: [CALMAP:422] Re: CHINA & TIBET 100k, 50k, 25k & 10k nat'l
    > topographic maps - possible shared purchase?
    >
    > Hi Mary,
    >
    > Yes, I'm interested. Can we work a deal with Geoff so that we can
    > both
    > have digital files? I'd be glad to keep all the paper maps as well.
    >
    > Julie
    >
    > Mary Larsgaard wrote:
    >> anyone interested in going
    >> in with me on a shared purchase
    >> of this next fiscal year?
    >> anyone tossing money in to the
    >> kitty i'll have the digital
    >> files sent to you.
    >> i'm fine with the paper maps
    >> being kept somewhere other than here.
    >>
    >> mary
    >>
    >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
    >> Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 13:12:33 -0500
    >> From: Geoff Forbes <gforbes@landinfo.com>
    >> To: 'Mary Larsgaard' <mary@sdc.ucsb.edu>
    >> Subject: CHINA & TIBET 100k, 50k, 25k & 10k nat'l topographic maps
    >>
    >> Dear Mary,
    >>
    >> I have assembled what I think you will agree is a very interesting
    >> assortment of very scarce (classified!) large-scale Chinese
    > military
    >> topographic maps of Tibet and other nearby regions (please see
    >> attached .pdf
    >> index that depicts ALL of the maps):
    >>
    >> 1:100,000 scale: 138 maps. Mostly Sichuan; also Qinghai, Gansu &
    > Tibet
    >> (this includes 12 Tibet maps that did not come with the set that
    > you
    >> already
    >> bought)
    >> 1:50,000 scale: 129 maps. Mostly Yunnan; also Sichuan, Hubei,
    >> Shaanxi &
    >> Tibet (see second index for clear view of this coverage; and 3rd
    > map for
    >> TIBET detail)
    >> 1:25,000 scale: 10 maps. Tibet (over Mt. Everest/Chomolungma;
    > see 4th
    >> .pdf index for detail)
    >> 1:10,000 scale: 46 maps. Chengdu city (see last index for
    >> detail--by the
    >> way, the area where two maps are missing is completely covered by
    > the 50k
    >> mapping above)
    >>
    >> We would normally sell these for $149 each individually or $69 per
    > map
    >> as a
    >> package deal; but in light of your continued large volume of
    > business
    >> with
    >> us, I will offer them to you at a highly discounted rate:
    >>
    >> 323 national maps of China & Tibet:
    >>
    >> 1 set of Full (uncropped) Tiff files (scans)
    >> 1 set of cropped georeferenced files (300 or 400 dpi/8-bit color
    > GeoTiff)
    >>
    >> Plus: PAPER lithos: 92 of the above 50k topos and 90 of the above
    > 100k
    >> topos = 182 paper maps
    >>
    >> Price:
    >>
    >> 323 Digital maps x $29.95 = $9,674
    >> 182 Paper maps x $12.95 = $2,357 (as part of total package only)
    >> + cost of hard drive: $179
    >> + cost of shipping
    >>
    >> Please let me know if you are interested. If you confirm that you
    >> will be
    >> placing an order for the above, I will reserve it for you until
    > your new
    >> fiscal year funds become available.
    >>
    >> Cheers,
    >>
    >> Geoff
    >>
    >> Geoffrey A. Forbes, M.S.
    >> Director of Sales
    >> LAND INFO Worldwide Mapping LLC
    >> Tel: +1.763.428.4129
    >> Fax: +1.303.790.9734
    >> E-mail: gforbes@landinfo.com
    >> Web site: www.landinfo.com
    >
    > --
    > Julie Sweetkind-Singer
    > Head Librarian, GIS & Map Librarian
    > Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections
    > 397 Panama Mall; MC/2211
    > Stanford University
    > Stanford, CA 94305
    > 650-725-1102 (phone)
    > sweetkind@stanford.edu
    >
    >

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    Julie Sweetkind-Singer
    Head Librarian, GIS & Map Librarian
    Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections
    Stanford University
    650-725-1102



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