[Xastir] ANNOUNCE: Maidenhead Grid overlays in SHP format

[Tom Hayward]

Just in time for the June VHF QSO contest. Thanks!

Tom KD7LXL

On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 9:24 PM, Eric Germann <ekgermann at cctec.com> wrote:
> I have released my final collection of Maidenhead Grid Squares in ESRI
> Shapefile (.SHP) format.
>
> Two and Four character grids can be found here
> <http://www.n1ics.net/node/15>.  There is also the ability to drill down at
> that location to download specific four character grid files based on the
> four character prefix (useful in EmComm and Search and Rescue overlays) with
> six character resolution.
>
> A collection of all the four character grid files is located here
> <http://downloads.sourceforge.net/maidenheadshpfi/allgrids.tar.gz?modtime=1205334077&big_mirror=0>.
>  Keep in mind, it's big at over 350MB compressed and there are 32,400 files
> in the archive.  It is arranged in a directory structure such that you can
> drill down by grid square to get to the individual files.  Each grid square
> file is subdivied to the sixth character.  For example, the AA00.SHP file is
> subdivided into and labeled AA00aa, etc.
>
> I have tested these files in Xastir <http://www.xastir.org>, PostGIS
> <http://www.postgis.org> and qGIS <http://www.qgis.org/> and they have
> worked flawlessly.  I highly recommend qGIS if you want to make your own
> maps.  You can import a world base map, overlay it with grid squares and
> plot contacts.
>
> As always, if you have questions, please let me know through the contact
> page at www.n1ics.net <http://www.n1ics.net>
>
> 73 de N1ICS
>
> _______________________________________________
> Xastir mailing list
> Xastir at xastir.org
> http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
>