upgraded maps database for italy?

The "italy" (and "france") databases only exists in the maps package because somebody 
supplied me with the data in an appropriate format - latitude/longitude pairs separately 
for each polygon (provinces in this case).  If you have the appropriate data for what you 
want i.e. updated provinces and regioni, then I could generate a new database (no promises 
as to how quickly this will happen though).  You *could* do it yourself if you read all 
the references contain in the maps documentation, but I wouldn't recommend learning how to 
do this unless you intend doing it frequently.

However as Greg Snow comments, maptools may well be a better way to go and uses a more 
generally available data format.  The maps package, which traces its roots back to 'New' S 
(the Blue book), is rather showing its age, but there is no reason to delete it while some 
people still find it useful.

Regards,
Ray Brownrigg

upgraded maps database for italy?

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