[Xastir] Script to cache some maps

[Jason Godfrey]

A couple of years ago I had setup my own tile server on my computer and
pointed at xastir at localhost. (I downloaded the OSM data for just my
state.) It worked well, but took a little bit of effort to get going. It
was long enough ago I can't point to directions, but I'm guessing with some
googling you can find some information.

(I'll also be going down this route again at some time since I have a new
computer and would like to get it going again. I'll try to remember to take
notes for the portions I haven't already done for other projects.)
- Jason

On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 11:33 AM David Ranch <xastir at trinnet.net> wrote:

>
> I think if Skyler's script automation was slow enough, it shouldn't be a
> terms violation.   It specifically says "significant areas of tiles at
> zoom levels of 17 and higher".  It's unclear what "significant" is.
> Maybe we should reach out to their Sysadmins to get some clarification?
> I personally don't think this would really be all that much load if it's
> throttled properly and maybe limited to fetching the requested title
> zoom levels on a per-grid-square region.
>
> --David
> KI6ZHD
>
>
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tile_usage_policy
> --
> . . .
>
>
>     Bulk Downloading
>
> Bulk downloading is *strongly discouraged*. Do not download tiles
> <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tiles> unnecessarily.
>
> In particular, downloading significant areas of tiles at zoom levels 17
> and higher for offline or later usage is *forbidden* without prior
> consultation with a System Administrator
> <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/System_Administrators>. These tiles
> are generally not available (cached) on the server in advance, and have
> to be rendered specifically for those requests, putting an unjustified
> burden on the available resources.
>
> To avoid having your access blocked, please discuss your requirement
> with system administrators
> <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/System_Administrators> either via
> their wiki pages or on the IRC channel
> <http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/IRC> prior to starting.
> --
>
>
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