Datasbase on NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTIC
Illustrator cs5 version.
Layer structure:
Cities
– cities – pop 500 k to 1 million
– cities – pop 250 k to 500 k
– cities – pop 100 k to 250 k
– cities pop 50 k to 100 k
– cities – pop 10k to 50 k
– cities – pop < 10
Roads
– major roads – Interstate
– major roads – US Highway
– major roads – State Highway
Counties names
Colleges-Universities name
Colleges-Universitas signs
Cities signs
Urban areas shapes
Major roads lines
County shapes
other county shapes
The Colleges and universities in California.Vector map. file in vector format enable the user organise level of structuring of map.
A vector file (ai, pdf) has flexible tools for displaying elements of maps
- you can discrete or arbitrary scaling map
- performing group operation with selected features
- changing the orders of displaying layers
- switching in/off displaying os any layers
- changing attributes of selected object ( recolour, modify outline thick, transparency, symbols)
- adding or changing features of any items, (i.e. font type)
- copying and moving particular shapes
- merging different shapes (i.e. counties)
- adding, removing cartography symbols
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