> Hello, > > I was looking for grass layer with US states and US counties. Can't find > using google but it must be around somewhere. Does anyone know where I can > download this info or is it back to converting shp files.I guess that you can get them here: [http://www.nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp.html](http://www.nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp.html) as SHAPE files and then import with v.in.ogr into a location in Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection as I understand from here: [http://www.nationalatlas.gov/articles/mapping/a_projections.html](http://www.nationalatlas.gov/articles/mapping/a_projections.html)
Alternative sources of administrative data:
GADM database
http://www.gadm.org/
Natural Earth
http://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/
Regards,
Luigi