[Xastir] Make a landmark

[Curt Mills]

As far as adding a "landmark":  If all you want are aid stations, then
you can add objects or items to your map (make sure to turn off
transmit of objects/items if you won't want to be sending them out to
everyone else) using the right-click mouse menu.  Just click on the
location where you want it (zoom in as much as you want first), then
right click, create object or item, name it, choose a symbol, add a
comment if you like, and it will show up shortly on your map.  If you
need to move them a little bit later, you can drag them to a new
position (and delete the track if the track between the two positions
bothers you).  If you DON'T turn off transmit of these, they'll show
up on everyone else's APRS maps as well.  Be careful to use unique
names so people elsewhere in the world aren't fighting you for
position of objects/items of the same name.  Even if you're only using
local RF, there's probably an igate that will gate them into the
internet...


On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 9:46 AM, Curt Mills <curt.we7u at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, there are.  I haven't done this in a while, but you can create an
> object or an item in Xastir at the starting location, then drag it and
> drop it on each corner, one at a time.  When you're done, you can turn
> that into a Shapefile map with Xastir.
>
> Another thing you can do is create an area object in Xastir with the
> Draw toggle at the top, then you click with the middle mouse button at
> each point except the last, then hit Map->Draw CAD Objects->Close
> Polygon and you'll get a popup asking you to give it a name.  This
> DOESN'T make a Shapefile map, but gives you the ability to define
> areas on the local Xastir map (only).
>
> I usually cut off the menu drop-downs (by clicking on the dashed line)
> that I know I'm going to use soon.  It makes the polygon creation
> easier.
>
> A third method:  Make a track with a GPS then suck it into Xastir and
> make a Shapefile out of it.
>
>
> On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 9:35 AM, Skyler F <electricity440 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> What is the easiest way to add a landmark to your map, either an image or
>> text  for a beginner?
>>
>> I just want to show where the aid stations are on my map.
>>
>> Are there easy ways to make shape files?
>>
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