J. Roeleveld <jo...@antarean.org> [14-09-30 19:40]: > On 30 September 2014 16:12:31 CEST, Alec Ten Harmsel > <a...@alectenharmsel.com> wrote: > > > >On 09/30/2014 10:05 AM, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > >> Suppose the GPS would already be attached > >> to the board and works... > >> > >> Is there any free available software and data for > >> strict offline useage (which does NOT calls > >> to home), which is able to map GPS data to a street/land > >> map? > >> I need both: The maps themselves and the logic to read > >> GPS coordinates and map movements and ways to those maps. > >> > >> Is something like that available for free or should > >> I directly ask the NSA/CIA/FBI/...? > >> > >> Thank you very much in advance for any help! > >> Best regards, > >> mcc > >> > >The only project I know of that has openly available map data is > >OpenStreetMap (openstreetmap.org). I know they have an API, and they > >probably (not sure) have maps available for download. > > > >afaik the only way to combine various map data out of the box is to use > >a GIS package like QGIS. You can write software to do this using the > >proj4 library for an embedded box, not sure if anything for your > >specific use case already exists and is open source. > > > >Alec > > Openstreetmap is a good bet. > > You might also have some luck if you look into PostGIS. > It is an extension to postgresql, which might be overkill, but you might be > able to use that in yiur Google searches. > > If borders would be nice and straight, it would be easy. Unfortunately they > are not. > > -- > Joost > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >
...its a damn long way...of waiting, though...;) I am currently downloading the data (Only Europe)...this will be a journey of two days uninterrupted waiting. And -- if murphy will be good to me -- only one file (there are two of them) is the wrong one and has to replaced by another 20GByte file lateron. Will see.... Next in this cinema: "The incredible download from Mars -- Episode II: The revenge of the forgotten bytes" ;) Best regards, mcc
