<s>
The	O
Vector	B-Application
Map	I-Application
(	O
VMAP	B-Application
)	O
,	O
also	O
called	O
Vector	O
Smart	O
Map	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
vector-based	O
collection	O
of	O
geographic	B-Application
information	I-Application
system	I-Application
(	O
GIS	B-Application
)	O
data	O
about	O
Earth	O
at	O
various	O
levels	O
of	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horizontal	B-Application
Datum	I-Application
:	O
World	O
Geodetic	O
System	O
1984	O
(	O
WGS	O
84	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vector	B-Application
map	I-Application
product	O
are	O
usually	O
seen	O
as	O
being	O
of	O
three	O
different	O
types	O
:	O
low	O
resolution	O
(	O
level	O
0	O
)	O
,	O
medium	O
resolution	O
(	O
level	O
1	O
)	O
and	O
high	O
resolution	O
(	O
level	O
2	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMAP	B-Application
Level	O
1	O
is	O
divided	O
in	O
234	O
geographical	O
tiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
available	O
datasets	O
,	O
coverage	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
for	O
parts	O
of	O
Costa	O
Rica	O
,	O
Libya	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Mexico	O
,	O
Iraq	O
,	O
Russia	O
,	O
Panama	B-Algorithm
,	O
Colombia	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
USA	O
Freedom	O
of	O
Information	O
Act	O
and	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Freedom	O
of	O
Information	O
Act	O
guarantee	O
access	O
to	O
virtually	O
all	O
GIS	B-Application
data	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
US	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
trend	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
VMAP	B-Application
data	O
has	O
been	O
offered	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
domain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
many	O
countries	O
consider	O
mapping	O
and	O
cartography	O
a	O
state	O
monopoly	O
;	O
for	O
such	O
countries	O
,	O
the	O
VMAP	B-Application
Level1	O
data	O
are	O
kept	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
public	O
domain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
public	O
groups	O
are	O
making	O
efforts	O
to	O
have	O
all	O
VMAP1	B-Application
data	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
domain	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
FOIA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
steps	O
have	O
been	O
taken	O
by	O
the	O
Free	O
World	O
Maps	O
Foundation	O
and	O
others	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
data	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
,	O
while	O
remaining	O
copyrighted	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
domain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
U.S.	O
government	O
has	O
released	O
the	O
data	O
into	O
public	O
domain	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
following	O
conditions	O
imposed	O
(	O
quotation	O
from	O
VMAP0	B-Application
Copyright	O
Statement	O
)	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VMAP0	B-Application
download	O
page	O
states	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
OGR	B-Language
with	O
OGDI	O
driver	O
"	O
:	O
this	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
tool	O
can	O
convert	O
VMAP	B-Application
format	O
to	O
standard	O
GIS	B-Application
file	O
formats	O
such	O
as	O
SHAPE	O
,	O
PostGIS	B-Application
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1991-1993	O
:	O
The	O
National	O
Imagery	O
and	O
Mapping	O
Agency	O
(	O
NIMA	O
)	O
develops	O
the	O
Digital	B-Application
Chart	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
(	O
DCW	B-Application
)	O
for	O
the	O
US	O
Defense	O
Mapping	O
Agency	O
(	O
DMA	O
)	O
with	O
themes	O
including	O
Political/Ocean	O
Populated	O
Places	O
,	O
Railroads	O
,	O
Roads	O
,	O
Utilities	O
,	O
Drainage	O
,	O
Hypsography	O
,	O
Land	O
Cover	O
,	O
Ocean	O
Features	O
,	O
Physiography	O
,	O
Aeronautical	O
,	O
Cultural	O
Landmarks	O
,	O
Transportation	O
Structure	O
and	O
Vegetation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMAP	B-Application
(	O
level	O
0	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
slightly	O
more	O
detailed	O
reiteration	O
of	O
the	O
DCW	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
VMAP	B-Application
(	O
level	O
1	O
)	O
has	O
much	O
higher	O
resolution	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
VMAP	B-Application
data	O
will	O
subsequently	O
be	O
distributed	O
through	O
the	O
NGA	O
.	O
</s>
