[Xastir] Tutorial?

[Mike M]

It's working!
I'm not sure what was different.. I think maybe since the world map by
default has a layer number larger than the other maps if you don't
explicitly set it on your selected map, the maps were always buried?  I
dunno.  But it's working now with OSM_tiled_mapnik.geo...albeit tile
loading is slow. I also may have assumed that since the tiles at home server
is no longer up, that all the online OSM maps would not work.  I know at
one point I had many of them selected and never got anything to come up.

Yes, Bernard said he was looking to release an updated distro in a month or
two. The current distro will not boot a RP2 until it's had an apt-get
update/upgrade.

So the next step.. how can I figure out why my map file doesn't show up in
the map chooser?

If I reindex all maps, the console says:

Indexing Maps...
1 File could not be read
DB->get: method not permitted before handles open method
Finished indexing maps

I don't know if it matters, but the file is 2.5gb.
If I 'head' my file, it starts "mapsforge binary OSM"

I just liked this file because it was a manageable size and had the whole
US. I'd be open to other locally saved formats (This will be a mobile
install). At http://xastir.org/index.php/Xastir_Maps, the first 4 links for
vector maps are all dead.  Any place (or tutorial) I can download/make up
to date maps?

Thanks so much for your assistance!




On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 10:07 AM, David Ranch <xastir at trinnet.net> wrote:

>
> Hello Mike,
>
> root at raspberrypi:/home/pi# cat /etc/*-release
>> PRETTY_NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux 7 (wheezy)"
>>
>
> Ok.. that will work though Jessie is the newest version.
>
>
> root at raspberrypi:/home/pi# xastir
>>
>> Built-in map types:
>>        gnis   USGS GNIS Datapoints
>>         pop   USGS GNIS Datapoints w/population
>>         map   APRSdos Maps
>>         map   WinAPRS/MacAPRS/X-APRS Maps
>>         pdb   PocketAPRS Maps
>>
>> Support for these additional map types has been compiled in:
>>         geo   Image Map (ImageMagick/GraphicsMagick library, many formats
>> allowed)
>>         geo   URL (Internet maps via libcurl library)
>>         geo   URL (OpenStreetMaps via libcurl library
>>                    Copyright OpenStreetMap and contributors, CC-BY-SA)
>>         shp   ESRI Shapefile Maps (Shapelib library)
>>         tif   USGS DRG Geotiff Topographic Maps (libgeotiff/libproj)
>>         xpm   X Pixmap Maps (XPM library)
>>         tab   MapInfo TAB
>>         mid   MapInfo MID
>>         mif   MapInfo MIF
>>         ddf   Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS)
>>         rt1   US Census Bureau TIGER/Line
>>         s57   International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) S-57
>>         dgn   MicroStation DGN
>>
>
> That is the exact same fully-loaded list that I have here from my
> "compiled from sources" install.  You're good to go there.
>
>
> Help indicates xastir 2.0.0
>>
>
> Hmmm.. that's bad.  To double check, try:
>
> $ whereis xastir
> xastir: /usr/bin/xastir /usr/share/xastir /usr/share/man/man1/xastir.1.gz
>
> $ strings /usr/bin/xastir | grep "xastir 2."
> xastir 2.0.7
>
> This is what I see from the CVS version
>
>
> This rasbian distro came from a premade card image from here
>> http://f6bvp.free.fr/AX25_BBS_Node_RaspBerry_Pi_install.html
>>
>
> This is from Bernard's Rpi image that I've been helping him build over the
> years.  It's primarily intended for the FBB and FPAC packet BBS/Node system
> but he's added in some goodies too.  He has a nice document about it here:
>
>    http://f6bvp.org/AX25_BBS_Node_RaspBerry_Pi_install.html
>
> I know for a fact he's working on a refreshed version running Jessie on
> the Rpi2 but I don't think he's released it yet.  He also has a script on
> the Rpi image to rebuilt the VE7FET version of the AX.25 libraries/Apps,
> FBB, and Fpac, but it doesn't seem to cover Xastir. I'll mentioned this
> email to him and see if he can add an Xastir update script.
>
>    http://f6bvp.org/configuration6_RPi.html
>
>
> I finally found the maps in /usr/share/xastir/maps
>>
>
> With Xastir.. you "enable" or "disable" maps via the GUI.
>
>    1. Assuming you have a LIVE, working Internet connection, start Xastir
>    2. File --> Configure --> Station
>    3. Put in your callsign and a good GPS location
>       a. To start out, use Google Maps to find your location - Here's mine
> but that 37 20.61 -121 59.99 isNOT in "gps" coordinate form
>       b. Copy in those coordinates and paste them into
> http://boulter.com/gps/?c=
>       c. Look down under the "GPS" coodinates and THAT's what you want to
> put into Xastir
>
> https://www.google.com/maps?q=37+20.61+-121+59.99&hl=en&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.844639,78.310547&t=m&z=16
>       d. Choose your desired symbol, power, antenna, and short comment,
> and I personally recommend "compressed posits" in the upper right corner
>
>
>    2. Goto Map --> Map Chooser --> Online/OSM_tiled_mapnik.geo  (pick only
> one at a time)
>
>        These also work for me:
>        OSM_tiled_tiled_cycle.geo
>        OSM_tiled_tiled_form.geo
>        OSM_tiled_mapquest-aerial.geo
>        OSM_tiled_mapquest.geo
>
>   3. Click apply
>
>
> You should see the the map come right up.  If it doesn't, see what kind of
> errors is coming up in the terminal window where you started Xastir.
>
> --David
> KI6ZHD
>
>
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