[Xastir] Opinions sought on new maps

[Andrew Errington]

On Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:36:00 Liz wrote:
> Surely there will be a few opinions.
>
> I'm looking at obtaining some of these maps "Ozraster"
> http://www.gpsoz.com.au/ozraster/index.htm
>
> offered formats are
> .MAP and .OZFX3
> .VRT and .MMI
> RMAP
>
> samples are offered for download.
>
> Are any of these formats compatible with Xastir?
> Any advice on choosing a format?
>
> I have been converting mrsid format maps (NSWTopoView bottom right of
> web page)  but the last conversions started to fail. They are also
> large files and very slow on the minimalist Eeepc701 in the car.

You could download OpenStreetMap data (www.osm.org).  It works with Xastir and 
it's free.  You can cache map tiles, or you can download vector data.  If you 
find errors or omissions you can correct them and upload your data for the 
benefit of yourself and others.

73,

Andrew