[Xastir] Maps Offline?

[Kurt Savegnago]

OK,

  Yeah, I see it in the map chooser but I realize now that everything in 
/usr/local/share/xastir/maps is accessible to be read and the syntax in 
the options governs whether or not the online resource is accessed.
   The CloudMade shapefiles has multiple stuff like poi etc. that can be altered with AutoMaps "on" or "off". That's why it was so cluttered.
  Just have to monkey with it some more.  The TAMU maps though are still
optimized for xastir and really easy to institute with a newbie.

                                       Kurt KC9LDH

--- On Mon, 9/20/10, John Wilson <kc4lzn at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: John Wilson <kc4lzn at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Xastir] Maps Offline?
> To: "Xastir - APRS client software discussion" <xastir at lists.xastir.org>
> Date: Monday, September 20, 2010, 7:01 AM
> Under Map - MapChooser, first, are
> the new maps you downloaded listed in
> the Map Chooser? Second, are the maps you downloaded
> (depending on what
> shapefiles you want to see) the only ones highlighted? 
> 
> 73 John
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 2010-09-20 at 04:51 -0700, Kurt Savegnago wrote:
> 
> > For some weird reason when operating at a zoom level
> of 269 with the Cloudmade shapefiles I downloaded, I get
> blotches
> > of black which I think are streets and red "X's"
> obviously marking something all over the map.  When I
> zoom down, I see two lines for each street with all of the
> labeling correct.
> > I don't know if it is getting jumbled from my stock
> installation parameters.
> > 
> > Nonetheless, the TAMU 2006 maps are the most trouble
> free to install. Just take the zipfile, stick it into
> /usr/local/share/xastir/maps/GPS and unzip them. If I
> uncheck Auto Maps, Xastir will download whatever I have
> chosen
> > in Map Chooser and display it.  I sometimes have
> to tweak the levels but it works pretty good.  I
> recheck Auto Maps and the 2006 SE maps come back up.
> > 
> > For tracking rockets and R/C stuff, it's fine.  I
> understand the reason is technical for not being able to
> directly cache and use but that's O.K.
> > I still use it the most out of all the apps out
> there.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >               
>                
>     Kurt KC9LDH
> > 
> > --- On Sun, 9/19/10, John Wilson <kc4lzn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > 
> > > From: John Wilson <kc4lzn at gmail.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [Xastir] Maps Offline?
> > > To: "Xastir - APRS client software discussion"
> <xastir at lists.xastir.org>
> > > Date: Sunday, September 19, 2010, 12:50 PM
> > > Kurt,
> > > 
> > > I ran into the same question. Wanted to access
> maps
> > > offline. Curt brings
> > > up a very good reference about Cloudmade.
> > > 
> > > Here is the site.
> > > 
> > > http://cloudmade.com/
> > > 
> > > Go to the "Mappers" section and a menu will drop
> down and
> > > click on
> > > Download. You will see the different areas you
> can access,
> > > from around
> > > the globe. Your only limit is your disk size. All
> you need
> > > are the
> > > shapefiles that are in a compressed file. The
> maps as
> > > mentioned earlier
> > > aren't as "pretty" as the OSM maps but are very
> effective
> > > for what I
> > > believe you are looking for. Just follow the
> instructions
> > > on the wiki
> > > about where to put maps and you'll be in
> business.
> > > 
> > > 73 John
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Sun, 2010-09-19 at 01:51 -0700, Curt, WE7U
> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > It's been mentioned on here several
> times.  Do a
> > > Google search for:
> > > > 
> > > >      Cloudmade OSM
> Shapefiles
> > > > 
> > > > Then go to that site and drill down to the
> country and
> > > state.
> > > > Download just the file that has "shapefile"
> in the
> > > title.  Expand
> > > > that in your Xastir maps directory somewhere
> and then
> > > reindex your
> > > > maps.  Vector OSM maps.  Not
> anywhere near
> > > as pretty as the OSM
> > > > raster tiles, but functional.
> > > > 
> > > > You'll need the dbfawk files that are in CVS
> Xastir to
> > > render them
> > > > properly.
> > > > 
> > > > -- 
> > > > Curt, WE7U. 
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