[Xastir] What is terra / topo server

[Curt, WE7U]

On Tue, 23 Nov 2004, Jeremy Utley wrote:

> On 23 Nov 2004 20:20:56 +1000, Andrew Rich (VK4TEC)
> <vk4tec at tech-software.net> wrote:
> > I live down under but read with interest about the goodies you guys have
> >
> > What is a terra / topo server ?
> >
> > Cheers Andy VK4TEC
> >
>
> Terraserver is a Microsoft web site that makes sattelite images
> available.  Xastir can download those images and display them on your
> screen as your map.  Toposerver is similar, but instead of sattelite
> images, it displays topographical maps of the area in question.

Mr. Down Under:  You should zoom in (scale 64 or so might be good)
to someplace in the U.S. and enable each of those options in turn to
see what happens.  It's pretty cool.  Same for the Canada topo maps.

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