[talk-au] I feel like such a newbie

2012-07-17 Thread Brett Russell
Hi Ok thanks to John I am starting the first baby step to using mkgmap so I have installed Java. It think it works as I am using JOSM and that worked. Downloaded a small sample file of the Walls area using OSM data extract as I could not as yet figure out the other option and borrowing

Re: [talk-au] I feel like such a newbie

2012-07-17 Thread Steve Bennett
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 8:52 PM, Brett Russell brussell...@live.com.au wrote: Ok thanks to John I am starting the first baby step to using mkgmap so I have installed Java. It think it works as I am using JOSM and that worked. Downloaded a small sample file of the Walls area using OSM data

Re: [talk-au] I feel like such a newbie

2012-07-17 Thread SomeoneElse
Brett Russell wrote: 'Java' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. That just means that Java isn't on your path. Where Java.exe will be will depend on your version of windows, and which version of Java you installed. You'll probably find it

Re: [talk-au] I feel like such a newbie

2012-07-17 Thread John Henderson
Hi Brett, You've made remarkable progress in a very short time! I'm a Linux user rather than Windows, so I can be of limited help there. I can add to Steve's reply. Firstly, you need to convert that pbf file to an osm one. You use the osmosis program to do that.

Re: [talk-au] I feel like such a newbie

2012-07-17 Thread SomeoneElse
FWIW recent splitter and mkgmap versions should work OK with pbf files, I think. (although I still convert to .osm myself, using osmconvert: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Osmconvert ) Cheers, Andy ___ Talk-au mailing list