[Xastir] Archaic default map

[Hal Mueller]

Roughly what file size are we targeting? The Stamen stuff is based on Open Street Map. I think the country level data will be fairly easy to extract from OSM, or (more likely) already exists. If I see a way through I’ll hop over to github and self assign. 

Hal
N3YX 

> On Jul 28, 2019, at 11:27 PM, Tom Russo <russo at bogodyn.org> wrote:
> 
> Only vector maps need apply, specifically shapefile.  Anything else requires
> too many TPLs, and that would be too big a "minimum" install.
> 
> On Sun, Jul 28, 2019 at 11:25:59PM -0700, we recorded a bogon-computron collision of the <hal at seanet.com> flavor, containing:
>> Perhaps a joined together version of tiles at http://maps.stamen.com/toner/#5/38.221/17.402? What pixel size is preferred? How much space can it consume?
>> 
>> Hal
>> N3YX 
>> 
>>> On Jul 28, 2019, at 8:16 PM, Tom Russo <russo at bogodyn.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 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>
>>>> 
>>> 
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