[Xastir] UK govt licences map data - any use in Xastir?

[Dave H]

Thanks Andrew
I'm a little confused how to use the shape files you mentioned, having
downloaded them, I haven't have much time sorting out how, but the quick
read I had was a need to create a DBFAWK file, then I got lost..

I think if we can sort using OSM and/or OS map data in xastir then when we
try and get UK folk to use xastir, there will be much more chance getting
beyond a demo and the "uiview maps are better"  - that was an often
unimpressed reaction we got over the many years our Linux User Group has
demo'd Linux, xastir etc at a local hamfest.

Even if its a 'download these files' then run this script against them - I'm
sure the UK could begin to catch up on the quality and quantity the US has
with mapping.

Dave H
G0CER / KJ4QAO

On 5 April 2010 00:04, Andrew Errington <a.errington at lancaster.ac.uk> wrote:

> On Mon, 05 Apr 2010 01:29:04 Dave H wrote:
> > Our govt seems to have let free less restricted use of mapping data for
> the
> > UK - anyone know if its something we could finally have decent maps for
> the
> > UK?
>
> You could use OpenStreetMap.  There is good coverage of the UK, and in fact
> it
> is an ideal data source for Xastir since it covers the whole world.
>
> http://www.osm.org
>
> 73,
>
> Andrew
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