My copy of the Readme (again, I did say it was a couple revs out of date) didn't seem to mention not having to rework GeoTIFFs from USGS. The only thing I saw was a mention of downloading the GeoTIFFs and reprocessing them locally. So if that's wrong then I need a new readme which says otherwise. It might also be that I have a corrupted readme that is missing a section. It wouldn't be the first time I find a section of a file missing. I'll have to look at it when I return to my computer after vacation.
And yes, I'm currently living in California the land of major annoyances. I'm not going to bother getting fully set up in CA since I intend to leave the state when I can. --- On Wed, 12/23/09, Tom Russo <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Tom Russo <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Xastir] On to the next question > To: "Xastir - APRS client software discussion" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 11:43 AM > On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 01:41:20PM > -0800, we recorded a bogon-computron collision of the <[email protected]> > flavor, containing: > > --- On Tue, 12/22/09, Curt, WE7U <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > It's just a manual process if there's no > script > > > handy.? You just > > > > go out and get the proper TIGER/Line > shapefiles for > > > the streets in > > > > the areas of interest and also collect your > topo maps > > > in some > > > > appropriate format (GeoTIFF being ideal but > it needs > > > to be > > > > reworked according to the readme with > Xastir). > > > > > > No.? For topos you want geoTIFF DRG files from > the > > > USGS which have > > > NOT been reworked. > > > > That's what I said. They have to be reworked > locally according to the readme unless the readme is now out > of date and incorrect. > > No, you said GeoTIFFs needed to be > reworked. Curt was clarifying that > the best topos are USGS GeoTIFFs that have NOT been --- and > do not need to be > --- reworked. > > USGS topos do NOT need to be reworked. Only non-USGS > GeoTIFFs that have either > been prepared improperly (no coordinate system tags) or > which are in > oddball projections, or which are not 8-bit color need to > be reworked. > > The README.MAPS says just that --- all of its descriptions > of reworking > GeoTIFFs are explicitly for non-USGS sources of GeoTIFF > maps. Are you saying > you're in an area where USGS does not publish the GeoTIFFs? > (i.e. California, > or areas where the Tennessee Valley Authority has > jurisdiction) > > For the record, README.MAPS has the following sections: > > GeoTIFF files in certain projections need > special processing: > Defective GeoTIFF files need even more > special processing: > XASTIR can only use GeoTIFF files that are > 8-bit per pixel with one band > > USGS topos, obtained from USGS or its data partners, fall > outside these three > "reworking" categories. > > -- > Tom Russo > KM5VY SAR502 DM64ux > http://www.swcp.com/~russo/ > Tijeras, NM QRPL#1592 K2#398 SOC#236 > http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?DDTNM > In some cultures what I do would be considered > normal. > > > -- Ineffective daily affirmation > > _______________________________________________ > Xastir mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir > _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
