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 <ru...@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 <h...@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 <ru...@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 <davi...@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-boun...@lists.xastir.org] On Behalf Of Tom >>>> Russo >>>> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2019 18:15 >>>> To: xas...@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 >>> >>> echo "prpv_a'rfg_cnf_har_cvcr" | sed -e 's/_/ /g' | tr [a-m][n-z] [n-z][a-m] >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Xastir mailing list >>> Xastir@lists.xastir.org >>> http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir >> _______________________________________________ >> Xastir mailing list >> Xastir@lists.xastir.org >> http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir > > -- > Tom Russo KM5VY > Tijeras, NM > > echo "prpv_a'rfg_cnf_har_cvcr" | sed -e 's/_/ /g' | tr [a-m][n-z] [n-z][a-m] > > _______________________________________________ > Xastir mailing list > Xastir@lists.xastir.org > http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list Xastir@lists.xastir.org http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir
