On Thu, May 07, 2015 at 08:58:52PM -0600, we recorded a bogon-computron collision of the <[email protected]> flavor, containing: > If it is a violation to download the files, why do they offer the whole > planet for download?**
It's a violation to do so in a mass-downloading operaton. It's a volume thing, something about overwhelming servers. They serve them for use on line, and allow clients like APRS clients to use them so long as they don't do so in a way that could interfere with their primary purpose. > On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 8:55 PM, Tom Russo <[1][email protected]> wrote: > > On Thu, May 07, 2015 at 08:43:49PM -0600, we recorded a bogon-computron > collision of the <[2][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** ** ** ** ** > [3]http://www.swcp.com/~russo/ > Tijeras, NM** QRPL#1592 K2#398** SOC#236** ** ** ** > [4]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 > [5][email protected] > [6]http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir > > -- > Skyler Fennell > [7]amsatnet.info > KD**WHB > [8][email protected] > > References > > Visible links > 1. mailto:[email protected] > 2. mailto:[email protected] > 3. http://www.swcp.com/~russo/ > 4. http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?DDTNM > 5. mailto:[email protected] > 6. http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir > 7. http://amsatnet.info/ > 8. mailto:[email protected] -- 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
