Viking does not support vector (the raw data from OSM) maps - it only displays map tiles (https://www.mapbox.com/help/how-web-maps-work/).
You are better off using JOSM (https://josm.openstreetmap.de/) or Merkaartor (http://merkaartor.be/) NB There is a forum for Viking at: https://sourceforge.net/p/viking/discussion/general/ Unfortunately I don't get notified when there are new messages, so it's only when I remember to check it that I can respond to any questions. The 'mapfile' setting is for using a MBTiles file (raster format only). Viking can generate Map Tiles itself using the mapnik render (same as that powers OSM.org), but requires configuration of the database server which is outside the scope of Viking. See http://switch2osm.org for information on the DB setup. -- Be Seeing You - Rob. If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving isn't for you. From: shirish शिरीष <shirisha...@gmail.com> Sent: 23 August 2016 22:25:21 To: viking-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Viking-devel] how to use viking for tracing using offline maps - possible ? Hi all, There isn't a user forum I know hence using this way. Am a beginner about usage of viking, and gps in general . My requirement/usage-scenario is simple. I need an OSM client which can show traces on OSM maps (locally rendered and everything) with vectors already downloaded. At first glance it doesn't seem that there is a way to download a City or State maps for offline use . As an example, I have been able to access a service where that data is available, see for instance https://mapzen.com/data/metro-extracts/metro/pune_india/ I did see that there is a ~/.vikings/ and ~/.viking-maps but couldn't figure out which format I need to download and how is that to be extracted to be used by viking. I did see however - ┌─[shirish@debian] - [~/.viking] - [10081] └─[$] cat viking_layer_defaults.ini | grep mapfile mapfile= But as shared above, don't really know what needs to go in there, hence looking for suggestions. -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal शिरीष अग्रवाल My quotes in this email licensed under CC 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com EB80 462B 08E1 A0DE A73A 2C2F 9F3D C7A4 E1C4 D2D8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Viking-devel mailing list Viking-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/viking-devel Viking home page: http://viking.sf.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Viking-devel mailing list Viking-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/viking-devel Viking home page: http://viking.sf.net/
