[Xastir] RadioMobile Maps

[John Ronan]

On 22 Mar 2005, at 15:24, James Ewen wrote:

>> Other than the fact that they seem to be 50+ meters out in the y 
>> co-ordinate, has anyone else used the maps generated by radiomobile 
>> on xastir?
>
> What source are you using to generate maps for Radiomobile? I use the 
> SRTM 3d data, and overlay MSN or Mapquest data on top when online. I 
> overlay Toporama data when offline, including topographic and 
> orthographic data. The maps line up perfectly with the world here in 
> Alberta, Canada.
>
good question, I've no idea as I'm a 'non windows' person myself.. I'll 
ask the chap thats running it.
>
> I use the shapefile data released by the government of Canada for my 
> road data, and overlay that on top of the orthoimages when out in the 
> boonies. The orthoimages can show some of the trails and cut-lines in 
> the bush that don't show on the road data.
>
Lucky you, we don't have that information available to us over here :(

> Radiomobile is great for trekking around the bush in the foothills 
> because I can generate a 3d map of the area and find those hilltops 
> that help the propagation during VHF contests. It's really easy to see 
> the hilltop in a 3d picture... Topographic maps are easy to read, but 
> the 3d presentation can't be misinterpreted by anyone!
Well, you would think that, hi hi.

Regards
John

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