[Xastir] Opinions sought on new maps

[Fred Hillhouse]

Thanks Tom! I will have to look at this again.

Best regards,
Fred, N7FMH
 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:xastir-bounces at lists.xastir.org] On Behalf Of Tom Hayward
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 14:19
> To: Xastir - APRS client software discussion
> Subject: Re: [Xastir] Opinions sought on new maps
> 
> On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 9:22 AM, Fred Hillhouse 
> <fmhillhouse at comcast.net>wrote:
> 
> > There are other "slippy tile" maps available. I use a series from 
> > ArcGIS that is basically the same as the USGS topographic maps. 
> > CalTopo also has a few useful tiles as well.
> >
> > To get an idea of options, you might look at this link:
> > http://aprsisce.wikidot.com/tile-sets
> >
> > I know it is not directly related but since some OSM code has been 
> > added in Xastir, maybe someone could add an interface to 
> other tiles 
> > sets with little trouble.
> >
> 
> I have created .geo files for using CalTopo tiles in Xastir. 
> They work fine, but the OSM license is still in the corner (I 
> think Xastir's code puts this over all tiles).
> 
> Speaking of licenses, please make sure you are using the 
> CalTopo tiles appropriately. Matt puts a lot of time and 
> money into creating and serving those. He charges a license 
> fee for use outside of caltopo.com.
> 
> Tom KD7LXL
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