Re: [Xastir] Geo Files

2015-12-14 Thread Lee Bengston
Well, duh! I should have realized by the lat/lon values what corners were the tie points. Thanks, Lee On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 9:32 PM, Tom Russo wrote: > On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 09:08:07PM -0500, we recorded a bogon-computron > collision of the flavor, containing: > > I'm looking at a sample

Re: [Xastir] Geo Files

2015-12-14 Thread Tom Russo
On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 09:08:07PM -0500, we recorded a bogon-computron collision of the flavor, containing: > I'm looking at a sample geo file for a map in the UK that's in JPG format. > > FILENAME 1liv-man.jpg > # x ylon lat > TIEPOINT 0 0

[Xastir] Geo Files

2015-12-14 Thread Lee Bengston
I'm looking at a sample geo file for a map in the UK that's in JPG format. FILENAME 1liv-man.jpg # x ylon lat TIEPOINT 0 0 -3.51500 53.68800 TIEPOINT 1740875 -1.61100 53.11700 IMAGESIZE1740875 REFRESH 250

Re: [Xastir] Using GeoPDF maps

2015-12-14 Thread Lee Bengston
On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 3:20 PM, Lee Bengston wrote: > For those who want to try converting GeoPDF maps to GeoTif format f/u/w > Xastir using a high level guide, here goes: > > 1) Install the development packages for Python and Poppler. > In Debian/Ubuntu that's python-dev for Python. Popple

Re: [Xastir] Using GeoPDF maps

2015-12-14 Thread David Ranch
Hey Lee, Thanks for writing that up! I need to give it a try and hopefully figure out a way to automate getting various zoom levels, etc. --David ___ Xastir mailing list Xastir@lists.xastir.org http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir

[Xastir] Using GeoPDF maps

2015-12-14 Thread Lee Bengston
For those who want to try converting GeoPDF maps to GeoTif format f/u/w Xastir using a high level guide, here goes: 1) Install the development packages for Python and Poppler. In Debian/Ubuntu that's python-dev for Python. Poppler has libpoppler-dev and libpoppler-private-dev. You may on

Re: [Xastir] GeoPDF try

2015-12-14 Thread Lee Bengston
First go here: http://nationalmap.gov/ustopo/index.html Then select "Download Maps (map store)" For now leave the map selection at '7.5 and 15 minute', and leave the bullet selection to "Navigate". Zoom in and drag the US map to your desired location. When you zoom in far enough, you will see a

Re: [Xastir] GeoPDF try

2015-12-14 Thread Kurt
Any tips on map selection would be appreciated too say like downloading one's state of residence for example.  Clicked on the selection and there are a lot of maps/types there. It's like anything else, there's a learning curve.   Kurt KC9LDH :-) From: Lee Bengston To: Xastir - APRS client

Re: [Xastir] GeoPDF try

2015-12-14 Thread Lee Bengston
LOL - I already said I would do that. I'm not exactly sure how long it will take. In the meantime, anyone interested in these maps can download them via the link below. Might as well find and download the maps you intend to convert for use with Xastir. http://nationalmap.gov/ustopo/index.html

Re: [Xastir] GeoPDF try

2015-12-14 Thread Kurt
Looks very promising Lee.  This script kiddie setup Xastir until ./configuresaid support for everything was in there before hitting make. Looking forward to the helpfile.  Thanks heavens for a high speed connectionat work I can get volumes across off hours. Kurt KC9LDH From: Lee Bengston