[Xastir] USGS DRG files no longer free..

[James Cour]

Tyler,

Try this site:

http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/nsdihome/ISGSindex.html

They supply topo maps in all three resolutions, and they work with Xastir
with no problem.  Click on the USGS DRGS on the left, and fire away.

Jim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tyler Allison" <tyler at allisonhouse.com>
To: <xastir at xastir.org>
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Xastir] USGS DRG files no longer free..


>
> > Speaking of libraries, your local library may have CD's that can be
> > copied.  Around here the UW library has them.
>
> Well Im finding plenty of locations now to grab the various formats of
> files but none of them work with Xastir.
>
> For example:
>
> http://kymartian.ky.gov/
>
> They have DEMS, shapefiles, and the various DMG files for all of Kentucky
> but Xastir is unable to map any of them, including the shapefiles. I've
> tried various conversion tools but nothing seems to do it. Granted I've
> only been playing with this kind of stuff for a couple days.
>
> I also tried grabbing some tif files from the Ohio branch and theirs are
> in the same format as the ones in kentucky. Im guessing Xastir just doesnt
> understand that format....or....somebody hasnt written up a 'howto get it
> to work' section of the README.MAPS. The documentation on the
> Ohio/Kentucky websites shows they are in the right format (NAD83, etc)
>
> Im stumped...
>
> ps: It looks like nobody is carrying the USGS files in their original
> filename format so the fgd conversion tool in contribs isnt exactly useful
> unless you go buy the CD ;)
>
> -Tyler
>
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