[Xastir] Mapping

[Curt, WE7U]

On Fri, 10 Nov 2006, Tom Russo wrote:

> I will also reiterate that iGage All Topo Maps V7 Pro has an "export to
> GeoTiff" option that produces geotiff files that are completely compatible
> with Xastir --- right down to having usable .fgd files for collar clipping.
> Given their special pricing for SAR members, I highly recommend this for
> topo maps if you can't get free data (or if the free data you can get is
> outdated) --- it is an extremely cost-effective way to get an entire state's
> worth of topo maps.  The downside is that it's a Windows program, but they
> claim that it works under Wine on Linux (I have tried it under Wine on BSD
> and it does *not* work --- it'll run, but not actually display maps).
>
> Doesn't help if you're looking for road data, but for SAR work it is well
> worth the cash.

Might be a good thing to post to SAR_APRS list as well...

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