[Xastir] Image sizing problem: tigermap vs. the rest with xastir-1.3.2

[Curt, WE7U]

On Sun, 20 Jun 2004, Richard E. Polivka wrote:

> So I did some digging. Based upon my measurements, either the zoom on
> tigermap is not high enough or all the other stuff is too high. There is
> a possibility that there is a mix of scaling issues here too. This error
> manifests itself as a radial misalignment centered on my screen and
> getting worse as the map progresses from center of display. Here is a
> list of the software:

Tigermap uses a sinusoidal projection, supposedly for rendering
speed.  Tigermaps don't work well over a larger area.  Nothing we
can do about it.

Instead, consider using local 2003 Tiger data converted to
Shapefiles.  See README.MAPS for where to find them.

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