[Ham-Linux] Anyone using . . .

[bdheaton]

The street-level database doesn't come with the initial download, but there
is street-level mapping support now.  I used it before I came over.  

My next project is to DL all the DOI-10M stuff and fold that into Xastir.
Last time I tried it I hit some snags with the GeoTIFF reprojection code.
Now I may have some time to dig into it and submit a patch if it isn't
already fixed.  

Experimenting with new things in Linux and especially ham radio
interconnections is what I do to pass the downtime here.  Overall, I'm
having the most fun I've had in years!

   73/N5VFF


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[mailto:ham-linux-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Nate Bargmann
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 17:36
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Subject: Re: [Ham-Linux] Anyone using . . .

* bdheaton <bdheaton at c4i2.com> [2005 Aug 12 08:04 -0500]:
> Have ya'll looked at Xastir lately?  I consider it to be a good start (if
> not already) the killer app.  The mapping support is first-rate, there is
> support for street level mapping, image overlays register properly, etc,
> etc, etc....

Yes, I've tried it, maybe about a year or so ago.  Unless it now comes
with a comprehensive street-level map database, one must nearly have a
constant Internet connection to make it useful for a street-level
mapping tool.  Sadly, this is where the commercial offerings have it
over an Internet based version.  Out in the boonies, if you haven't
previously anticipated the map you need, you're out of luck.  Granted,
Xastir isn't intended to be a street-level mapping tool, but that is
what I need, with route planning.