[Xastir] Maps

[Kurt]

That's one snag with Xastir now.  No easy method for obtaining and converting map files for offline use by inexperienced users.  I have some of the old 2009? or 08 cloudmade maps I still use and severalof the old 2006 Tiger maps.  They are no longer available for download for the "hacking impaired".They were plug n' go mapsets for offline use.
YAAC can use the geofabrik .osm.bz2 files to create an offline mapset.  I let the program run overnite to importthe data for the whole of north america.
A neophyte can fiddle with the maps from within YAAC without too much trouble.
But......................... I still like Xastir a little bit better as there are more tricks it can do as opposed to YAAC when it comes to tracking.
One big one is injecting an incoming NMEA GPS datastream as if it's APRS packet data.
Kurt KC9LDH


      From: W8EHH <w8ehh1 at gmail.com>
 To: xastir at lists.xastir.org 
 Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 2:53 PM
 Subject: [Xastir] Maps
   
Good Day ALL

 

I am using HTTP://download.geofabrik.de to get maps for use in an OFFLINE
mapping directory.  My  problem is the dbfawk files.  Non existent for those
maps,  At least I can't find any.  I have tried to follow the instructions
in the How To : DBFAWK file.  I have managed to get some color and road
names but no interstate ID's.  I don't do well when I get frustrated.  Hi
Hi.

 

So it would seem that these maps would be popular and since the 3 states I
have downloaded all use the ame names for the DB's.  I am hoping some one
out there has the DBFAWK files for roads, railway, waterways, pois etc.
That would be willing to zip up and send to me.  I just don't understand the
names in these files.  That is probably why I seem to get different colors
for the same type of roads.

 

Also can someone tell me where to place weather maps for when alerts our out
for your area.  I downloaded them from noao but dot know where to place
them.  

 

Thanks in Advance for any and all help to relieve my frustrations.

 

Mike  W8EHH

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