Data are structured following the Vector Product Format (VPF),[1] compliant with standards MIL-V-89039 and MIL-STD 2407.
[2] Among the available datasets, coverage can be found for parts of Costa Rica, Libya, United States, Mexico, Iraq, Russia, Panama, Colombia and Japan.
"this product was developed using materials from the United States National Imagery and Mapping Agency and are reproduced with permission", b.
With respect to any advertising, promoting or publicizing of this product, NIMA requires that you refrain from using the agency's name, seal, or initials.
The VMAP0 download page[4] states: Internal data reference to the CD-ROM being "LIMITED DISTRIBUTION" should be ignored.However, all is not quite what it seems.
This file contains information saying that layers: Boundaries Coverage and the Reference Library, are copyrighted to the Environmental Systems Research Institute.