Global Discovery 2010.1
The premier digital world reference map
Key Features
- The most detailed seamless world map data set available
- Includes all layers from Global Insight Plus
- Global elevation raster & vector data
- Fully featured reference mapping
- Current political world map
- Over 850,000 named places with alternative spellings
- Internet / intranet ready
- Places & borders database as featured in Google Earth
Latest Features
- Support for Arabic & Simplified Chinese
- New and updated 1st level administrative divisions
- Road network updates
- Support for road shields
- Time Zones with DST for 2011
- Thousands of minor updates and improvements
Description
Global Discovery is the most extensive global vector map available from Europa Technologies. In addition to the rich map layers from Global Insight Plus, Global Discovery features elevation data to form the most detailed seamless world map data set available.
Global Discovery features vector reference mapping at 1:1,000,000 scale for the entire world. Coverage is provided by a manageable set of layers including 850,000 named places, points of interest, up-to-date political maps (1:1m & 1:3m scale), coastlines, international borders, some first and second level administrative borders, time zones, roads, railways, drainage features (rivers and lakes), national parks, airports (including IATA code) and ports (including UN/LOCODE). The elevation layers include two minute raster data for abstract views and features coloured imagery for both land elevations and sea bathymetry. Thirty second raster provides higher resolution mapping for land areas. Additional vector map layers include land contours and a mountain gazetteer.

Global Discovery - Vector map of London and raster/vector map of Mount Killimanjaro
Visit our Map Gallery to see many static maps generated from Global Discovery.
Layers
Global Discovery consists of the following intermatching data layers:
- Current political map, 1:1m scale [regions]
- Current political Map, 1:3m scale [regions]
- Country reference [points]
- Time zones [regions]
- Coastlines [polylines]
- International borders [polylines]
- 1st level administrative borders [polylines]
- 2nd level administrative borders [polylines]
- 2nd level administrative regions [regions]
- Places, 850,000+ [points]
- Alternative names [points]
- Points of Interest (POI) [points]
- Urban sprawls [regions]
- Sea depth [polylines]
- Drainage [regions, polylines & points]
- Airports [points]
- Ports [points]
- Roads [polylines]
- Railways [polylines]
- National Parks [regions]
- Land contours [polylines]
- Lo-Res topography, 2min [raster]
- Hi-Res topography, 30sec [raster]
- Mountains [points]
A number of useful backgrounds, grids and lines are also supplied in addition to flag images (GIF format) at two resolutions.
Applications
There are an unlimited number of uses for Global Discovery. Potential applications include:
- General reference mapping
- Global geocoding by place name
- International strategic planning
- Transportation planning & tracking
- Telecommunications
- Mining, oil & gas exploration
- Ground truth for satellite imagery
Global Discovery is ready to deploy on the Internet or corporate intranet.
Data Formats
Global Discovery is available in the following data formats:
- ESRI Shapefile
- MapInfo TAB
- MapInfo MIF/MID
Important note for ESRI users: The TIFF raster images in Global Discovery use a special compression method known as LZW. In order to support this method, ArcView 3.x users require an extra DLL file called AVOPT.DLL and ArcGIS v8.x to v9.0 users require the TIFF/LZW extension. Since the Unisys patent on LZW has now expired worldwide, these extensions are freely available from ESRI. ArcGIS v9.1 and above need no additional support.
Other major data formats can be supported by special arrangement.
Media
Global Discovery is supplied on DVD.
Pricing
All products & services from Europa Technologies include free lifetime technical support. Note that all data is licensed, not sold, and is subject to our standard End-User Licence Agreement (EULA).
Single & Multi-User Licences
Global Discovery - Single end-user license - GBP: £2795 / USD: $5595 / EUR: €4795
Multi-user licence costs are based on a multiplier of the single user cost. E&OE
| Users | Multiplier | GBP | USD | EUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x1.0 | £2,795 | $5,595 | €4,795 |
| 2 | x1.5 | £4,193 | $8,393 | €7,193 |
| 5 | x2.0 | £5,590 | $11,190 | €9,590 |
| 10 | x2.5 | £6,988 | $13,988 | €11,988 |
| 15 | x3.0 | £8,385 | $16,785 | €14,385 |
| 25 | x4.0 | £11,180 | $22,380 | €19,180 |
| 50 | x5.0 | £13,975 | $27,975 | €23,975 |
| 100 | x6.0 | £16,770 | $33,570 | €28,770 |
| 250 | x8.0 | £22,360 | $44,760 | €38,360 |
| 500 | x10.0 | £27,950 | $55,950 | €47,950 |
| Site / Corporate | POA | POA | POA | POA |
Annual Maintenance
For single and multi-user licences, maintenance includes all updates for one year; add 50% to costs above.
Web & Server Licences
Global Discovery may be deployed in an Internet / intranet web environment or used in a central server based capacity for an annual fee of three times single user price. If the use of the product includes service resale (ASP models, etc.), the annual fee is five times the single user price. Prices include all updates for each licenced year. For intranet or server based applications where the number of users is known, the multi-user licence pricing above (one-off payment, perpetual licence) may be used. All web/server licences are per application, per year. There are no restrictions to the number of servers, users or hits.
| Type | Multiplier | GBP | USD | EUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | x3.0 | £8,385 | $16,785 | €14,385 |
| Resale | x5.0 | £13,975 | $27,975 | €23,975 |
Integration Licences
Attractive licensing terms are available to organisations who wish to integrate Global Discovery into their own software products. Such applications are subject to a commercial agreement. Please contact our sales team to discuss your requirements.
Data Samples
Please contact our sales team to request a data sample. We regret that custom samples are not possible.
Further Information
Visit our Map Gallery to see many static maps generated from Global Discovery.
For further information, please contact our sales team who will be happy to help you.
Duncan Hill, Business Development Manager
Telephone: +44 (0)1932 64 55 60 (direct)
e-mail:
Warren Vick, Director
Telephone: +44 (0)1932 64 55 55, option 1
e-mail:
To place an order, please visit the Order Information page.
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