I used the programs: pscoast; psxy; and pstext, all from the GMT package. to make the map in PostScript file format. I then imported the resultant .ps file into the GIMP, turning on the anti-aliasing to full. I also used the GIMP to move the word 'Whakatane' to the north of the town instead of to the east of East Cape. I expect that I could have got the word where I wanted it, but the pstext manual page was a bit vague on the subject. I also applied a 1 pixel blur to the image to 'soften' the edges.
I used Google Maps to get the latitude and longitude values for the data file to place the red dots and town names appropriately. GIMP created the image map for the linking hot-spots. A time consuming and fiddly 'piece of cake' type job, but I'm rewarded, not only that I'm going to be paid, but more by the fact that "the client was extremely pleased with the results! :)" Note that I can also produce full colour contour maps for any part of the world, bathymetry included. e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:MacedonEmpire.jpg On 3/27/08, Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone who would like to use the map that I've paid for can contact me > on list for licence costs. > > 1 - 4 users $500 > 5 - 24 users $800/per clug memeber... > > No seriously, big thanks has to go to Chris for this project, the client > was extreamly pleased with the results! :) > > I'll be keen to see Chris give a presentation on all the bits he used to > do it at an up coming meeting. > > Cheers Don > > Nick Rout wrote: > > On Thu, March 27, 2008 1:09 am, alanw wrote: > >>> For those who might be interested, here's what I coddled up for Don > >>> using > >> the GMT mapping tool-kit and the GIMP to resize the picture and change > the > >> file format from PostScript to a gif. > >> http://berty.dyndns.org/~chris/index.html > >> > >> Good one Chris! > >> > >> If Don's original 'commercial' post had been disallowed, I wouldn't have > >> read your follow up post & come across the GMT toolkit. > > > > Don's post was not commercial. Just because someone is working on writing > > a web site for money, or wants to hire a professional to do so, doesn't > > mean the post is commercial. > > > > > > > >> Great to see it > >> put > >> to practical use on a website. > >> > >>> See Also:- http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu/ and > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Captain_Blood/GMT_Example > >> > >> (Nor would I have checked out Captain Blood - aka SIR Henry Morgan? - > >> privateer or 'legal' pirate... though that's going way off-topic... isn't > >> it?) > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > Don Gould > 1/31 Acheson Ave, Shirley, Christchurch, New Zealand > Phone: +64 3 348 7235 - Mobile: +64 21 114 0699 > www.thinkdesignprint.co.nz > -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
