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what they need to use now is google earth, and then zoom in to whatever local broadcast region they need.


One of the US based news services does this, but I can't remember exactly what one it was. I only noticed it at a glance on someone elses TV.


Much of the BBC's news graphics are now done 'on the fly' using a Linux box with some fancy Nvidia card with SDI outputs. It wouldn't surprise me if the maps are done like that. Their weather system is made by some New Zealand firm which uses a IBM PC running Mandrake Linux and a BlackMagic-type SDI interface card.
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Andy M