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-NatAtlas is a proof-of-concept webapplication.
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-NatAtlas Viewer is a HTML5/SVG webapplication using the D3 Javascript API to
-create  National Atlas webmapping in the framework of the
-Dutch National GeoData Infrastructure.
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-NatAtlas Viewer is currently only tested on recent Chrome and FireFox browsers.
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