Yes. On 8 May 2015 at 12:02, Skyler F <[email protected]> wrote:
> And would it be ok to download a few for a specific area, specifically a > bike race that covers about 50 miles? I am going to help with > communications, and it would be really nice if I had OSM for the area of > the bike race/fundraiser. > > On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 8:58 PM, Skyler F <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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] > > > > > > -- > Skyler Fennell > amsatnet.info > KDØWHB > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Xastir mailing list > [email protected] > http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir > _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir
