[Xastir] How to get ready to use maps?

[Steve Friis]

Curt, WE7U wrote:

>
>First, read README.Getting-Started and README.MAPS.
>
>Second, decide what sort of maps you're after out of the myriad of
>types that we support.
>
>Third, compile in support for optional libraries that you might need
>in order to use those map formats.
>
>Fourth, download a sample map or two, put them in your
>/usr/local/share/xastir/maps/ directory somewhere (you can create
>subdirectories at will below there to organize them however you
>wish).
>
>Fifth, ask Xastir to reindex your maps.
>
>Sixth, try using the maps.
>
>If all else fails, tell us what you're wanting and we can make some
>recommendations as to which map formats to use and where to get map
>data in those formats.
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>

I am wanting to use this software to do two things in SAR service.
Allow tracking in NM of mobile units, which it now does, but only when I 
have the local network in the house to download the maps. I will be 
adding the use of a TNC in the future for local input of GPS data from 
field units.

I have tried to download the maps from Tiger, but they don't seem to 
work. All I get is the bluish gray background. It does show my local 
location from the station configuration.

Here is what I got when I ran ./configure;
xastir 1.4.2 has been configured using the
following external libraries.


Building with AX25 .............................. : no
Building with Festival .......................... : yes
Building with GPSMan ............................ : yes
Building with ImageMagick ....................... : yes
Building with libproj ........................... : no
Building with GeoTiff ........................... :
Building with GDAL/OGR .......................... : no
Building with ShapeLib .......................... : no
Building with pcre .............................. : yes
Building with dbfawk ............................ : no
Building with map caching ....................... : yes
Building with ErrorPopups ....................... : no
Building with libgc (Debug) ..................... : no
Building with profiling (Debug) ................. : no
Building with rtree indexing (experimental) ..... : no

So, where/what am I to look for?


>By default Xastir supports PocketAPRS, APRSdos, WinAPRS, and USGS
>GNIS maps.  Anything else requires that additional libraries be
>compiled into Xastir.  If you have online maps working, you already
>have at least ImageMagick support compiled in, which means you can
>use UI-View maps already too.
>
>I have my own set of maps I prefer (not any of the listed ones
>above).  I'm sure everybody has their favorites.
>
>--
>Curt, WE7U.   APRS Client Comparisons: http://www.eskimo.com/~archer
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>
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