Re: [Talk-ca] Using ImportImagePlugin in JOSM

2011-01-30 Thread Richard Weait
On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 1:16 PM, Peter Freeman petersfree...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Peter, Welcome. I am unable to get the InstallImagePlugin to work in JOSM GOAL I have an image of a map that I scanned and I want to load it into JOSM as an underlay so I can trace the ways on the map

Re: [Talk-ca] Using ImportImagePlugin in JOSM

2011-01-30 Thread Sam Vekemans
Hi, Sure, can you send a link to the .zip file containing those maps that you need converted? In Victoria, there is a meet-up group called Victoria geo-geeks, i can pass it on and ask around if i cant figure it out :) There is also the osgeo mailing lists who has a wide variety of experts.

Re: [Talk-ca] Using ImportImagePlugin in JOSM

2011-01-30 Thread Stewart C. Russell
Hi Peter, It's been a while since I hand-rolled a world file. If you can, install a recent version of QGis, as it has a truly excellent georeferencer. You click on control points on the bitmap, indicate the coordinates they represent in the real world, then set the system off transforming the

Re: [Talk-ca] Using ImportImagePlugin in JOSM

2011-01-30 Thread Peter Freeman
Hi Sam, see my reply to Richard. I attached the files there. Peter Freeman 180 Musgrave Place Salt Spring Island, V8K 1V5 British Columbia, Canada (250) 653-4623 http://members.shaw.ca/petersfreeman On 11-01-30 11:02 AM, Sam Vekemans wrote: Hi, Sure, can you send a link to the .zip file

Re: [Talk-ca] Using ImportImagePlugin in JOSM

2011-01-30 Thread Peter Freeman
Hi Stewart, Thanks! I have just installed Quantum GIS (I'm running Ubuntu 10.10) and have loaded the JPEG as a raster file and am now learning how do do what you suggested. Cheers, Peter Peter Freeman 180 Musgrave Place Salt Spring Island, V8K 1V5 British Columbia, Canada (250) 653-4623

Re: [Talk-ca] Using ImportImagePlugin in JOSM

2011-01-30 Thread Sam Vekemans
Sweet! Thanks Stuart. Now i can go back todo what i was doing :) qgis is a powerfull program, and the support developers are that of brilliant minds. I still cant get qgis running on my computer, but i found that the problem is with my computer, and not the program. Hopefully you'll figure it

Re: [Talk-ca] Using ImportImagePlugin in JOSM

2011-01-30 Thread Peter Freeman
Thanks Stewart. I have loaded the Georeferencer plugin and am trying to figure it out now. Peter Freeman 180 Musgrave Place Salt Spring Island, V8K 1V5 British Columbia, Canada (250) 653-4623 http://members.shaw.ca/petersfreeman On 11-01-30 02:19 PM, Stewart C. Russell wrote: On 11-01-30