[Xastir] Archaic default map

[Tom Russo]

The only option is a simple one, otherwise it will be too large to distribute.

Think of the level of detail of "worldhi.map" but without the nonexistent
countries and obscure APRSDOS map format.

On Sun, Jul 28, 2019 at 08:14:44PM -0700, we recorded a bogon-computron collision of the <davidf4 at mindspring.com> flavor, containing:
> I'll take whatever high contrast, non-detailed map I can get since weather
> warnings and such are easier to decern on a simple background.
> 
> The online sources for maps are good if I want to zoom in on something but
> when looking at the entire US (or more), a simple map is better.
> 
> Dave
> KD7MYC
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Xastir [mailto:xastir-bounces at lists.xastir.org] On Behalf Of Tom Russo
> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2019 18:15
> To: xastir at xastir.org
> Subject: [Xastir] Archaic default map
> 
> We got a github issue today from someone outside the US who points out that
> our default map, the ancient APRSDOS format "worldhi.map," is embarrassingly
> obsolete, showing countries that haven't existed in decades (like, say,
> the USSR, Yugoslavia, the German Democratic Republic (East Germany)...).
> 
> <snip>
> 

-- 
Tom Russo    KM5VY
Tijeras, NM  

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