[Xastir] maps

[Tim Baggett]

> Ask specific questions on this list, perhaps 1 to 3 questions per
> e-mail.  Multiple people will get a chance to attempt answers that
> can be understood at the 101 level.  Everyone will benefit from the
> threads that ensue.


Okay, not seeing any questions specificly in reply to Curt's offer, I'll
start :-)

1) What is the maximum number of maps (# files and file sizes) that people
have realistically used with Xastir?

I have downloaded the entire Tiger 2002 map set, and in the process of
converting them to Shapefiles. My goal is detailed maps for the entire US
without relying on the Internet. Currently, I have one state converted.

By the way, in response to my previous email last week, GIS Tools' TGR2SHP
utility seems to generate shapefiles that are no problem with Xastir.
However, there must be some difference with them, as the dbfawk scripts that
come with Xastir don't seem to take effect on the converted shapefiles as
they do on shapefiles downloaded from ESRI's web site.

73,
Tim