[Xastir] Maps won't cache

[Skyler F]

I have plenty of time. My whole APRS station has to be set up by early
July. I am starting early though because I know I suck at getting things to
work on linux, and am particularly worried about getting hardware to work.

On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Curt Mills <curt.we7u at gmail.com> wrote:

> They have both.  However, depending on how the the files are created,
> you may have to create a "dbfawk" file to go with them so the labels
> appear, or appear as you like.  Dbfawk files are specific to Xastir.
> There are several on here who could help you with that part, assuming
> you have some time still.
>
> What's your deadline?
>
>
> On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 2:03 PM, Skyler F <electricity440 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Are shapefiles simply lines, or do they have street names, etc?
> >
> > On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 2:59 PM, Curt Mills <curt.we7u at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Also check out the "Services generating custom shapefile downloads".
> >> A couple of those look interesting.  You want ESRI Shapefile maps in
> >> this case.
> >>
> >> On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 1:53 PM, Curt Mills <curt.we7u at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> > FYI:  I wouldn't use cached maps for an event.  Too much can go wrong.
> >> >
> >> > Use Shapefile extracts if you want to use OSM maps.  Find links to
> >> > extracts here:
> >> >
> >> > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Shapefiles
> >> >
> >> > For instance, I can get a Shapefile extract for WA state here:
> >> >
> >> >
> http://download.geofabrik.de/north-america/us/washington-latest.shp.zip
> >> >
> >> > Which I got to from the first link under "Pre-made shapefile
> >> > downloads".  It's 129MB though.
> >> >
> >> > I was using the Cloudmade OSM Extracts, but I'm not sure they do that
> >> anymore.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 9:01 AM, Skyler F <electricity440 at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >> Oops, when I hit reply, it does that, I don't know why
> >> >>
> >> >> On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 9:23 AM, Tom Russo <russo at bogodyn.org>
> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 02:42:48PM +0000, we recorded a
> bogon-computron
> >> >>> collision of the <kg4pid at yahoo.com> flavor, containing:
> >> >>> > Is it just me, or is everyone getting double post from Skyler
> most of
> >> >>> the time?
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> >  To: Xastir - APRS client software discussion <
> >> xastir at lists.xastir.org>
> >> >>> > Cc: Xastir - APRS client software discussion <xastir at xastir.org>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> That's why.  Sending to one version of the list, CCing the other.
> Both
> >> >>> wind up in the same place.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> --
> >> >>> Tom Russo    KM5VY   SAR502   DM64ux
> >> http://www.swcp.com/~russo/
> >> >>> Tijeras, NM  QRPL#1592 K2#398  SOC#236
> >> >>> http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?DDTNM
> >> >>>  echo "prpv_a'rfg_cnf_har_cvcr" | sed -e 's/_/ /g' | tr [a-m][n-z]
> >> >>> [n-z][a-m]
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
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> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Skyler Fennell
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> >> >> electricity440 at gmail.com
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> >> > --
> >> > Curt, WE7U
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
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Skyler Fennell
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KDØWHB
electricity440 at gmail.com