Thanks Tom! I will have to look at this again. Best regards, Fred, N7FMH
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Hayward > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 14:19 > To: Xastir - APRS client software discussion > Subject: Re: [Xastir] Opinions sought on new maps > > On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 9:22 AM, Fred Hillhouse > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > There are other "slippy tile" maps available. I use a series from > > ArcGIS that is basically the same as the USGS topographic maps. > > CalTopo also has a few useful tiles as well. > > > > To get an idea of options, you might look at this link: > > http://aprsisce.wikidot.com/tile-sets > > > > I know it is not directly related but since some OSM code has been > > added in Xastir, maybe someone could add an interface to > other tiles > > sets with little trouble. > > > > I have created .geo files for using CalTopo tiles in Xastir. > They work fine, but the OSM license is still in the corner (I > think Xastir's code puts this over all tiles). > > Speaking of licenses, please make sure you are using the > CalTopo tiles appropriately. Matt puts a lot of time and > money into creating and serving those. He charges a license > fee for use outside of caltopo.com. > > Tom KD7LXL > _______________________________________________ > 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
