Re: [Xastir] Vector Formats.

2008-02-12 Thread Curt, WE7U
On Mon, 28 Jan 2008, Jason KG4WSV wrote: > On Jan 25, 2008 3:15 PM, John Ronan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Someone new to APRS in Ireland with access to mapping data has asked > > me "If" I had a choice of formats, what would I be looking for. Now > > I'm fairly sure that 'shapfile' is the a

Re: [Xastir] Vector Formats.

2008-02-11 Thread John Ronan
HI, shapefile certainly seems the most flexible to me, given the dbfawk capability we currently have. As far as I know, the other vector formats supported by xastir do not have capability to change features (color, line style, etc), or have hard coded support. now I'll shut up and let th

Re: [Xastir] Vector Formats.

2008-02-11 Thread Jason KG4WSV
On Jan 25, 2008 3:15 PM, John Ronan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Evening, > > Someone new to APRS in Ireland with access to mapping data has asked > me "If" I had a choice of formats, what would I be looking for. Now > I'm fairly sure that 'shapfile' is the answer, but I know that its > not as si

[Xastir] Vector Formats.

2008-01-27 Thread John Ronan
Evening, Someone new to APRS in Ireland with access to mapping data has asked me "If" I had a choice of formats, what would I be looking for. Now I'm fairly sure that 'shapfile' is the answer, but I know that its not as simple as that. What would be the 'correct' answer, or could someon