If it is a violation to download the files, why do they offer the whole planet for download?
On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 8:55 PM, Tom Russo <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, May 07, 2015 at 08:43:49PM -0600, we recorded a bogon-computron > collision of the <[email protected]> flavor, containing: > > Is it possible to use openstreet maps offline? I don't want the > shapefiles > > but would like to download the maps that look like the > > Online/OSM_tiled_osmarender. > > The maps are cached as they are downloaded, so you can continue to use them > as long as you've already accessed them on-line. > > > Is there a specific file type that I can download? I can't find a geo > file, > > just shape files. I have 600 gigabytes of storage, so I am not worried > > about space, even though I only want a specific area. Do I need any > > additional libraries or packages for xastir to work with offline Open > > Street Maps? > > It's a violation of the OSM terms of use to do mass downloads of tiles. > The author of APRSISCE32 had his software temporarily blacklisted by > OSM servers during a time when it was somehow overzealously downloading > tiles. So don't do anything that would cause Xastir to cache enormous > numbers of files all at once, or try to do in a script. > > The shapefile approach is much better, though the maps won't look as > pretty. > > -- > Tom Russo KM5VY SAR502 DM64ux http://www.swcp.com/~russo/ > Tijeras, NM QRPL#1592 K2#398 SOC#236 > http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?DDTNM > echo "prpv_a'rfg_cnf_har_cvcr" | sed -e 's/_/ /g' | tr [a-m][n-z] > [n-z][a-m] > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Xastir mailing list > [email protected] > http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir > -- Skyler Fennell amsatnet.info KDØWHB [email protected] _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir
