I used: http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=262:1:0
Which allowed me to easily request a listing for a full state, 24K scale, and USTopo. From there you can download a CSV and strip it down to only the current release (sort on "Version") and delete all the fields other than the download link. From there I fed it into wget as: "wget -i filename -nd" to download all the current GeoPDF USTopo files for a given state. I let it run overnight. The map downloads ran at about 1.2-1.5Mb/s whether I had 1 state downloading or 5 states downloading concurrently. I let them run overnight. 5 states completed in something around 10 hours (WA, OR, ID, MT, UT) I've been reading all the GeoPDF conversion threads with interest and thought it should make a good project to leave running in the background over the holidays. My end goal is a set of just the DRGs and a set of just the Orthophotos converted to GeoTIFF. I will then publish them via bittorrent and a private tracker so they can be downloaded by everyone and used without having to go through all the steps. Question - should I make them available as state-level bundles (single huge file to download), or as individual files (1K-2K torrent files for larger states)? Perhaps both? I'd like to make them efficient for others to grab and seed once they've downloaded them. Onward! :) 73-KY9K/Brian On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 8:34 AM, Lee Bengston <lee.bengs...@gmail.com> wrote: > First go here: http://nationalmap.gov/ustopo/index.html > > Then select "Download Maps (map store)" > > For now leave the map selection at '7.5 and 15 minute', and leave the > bullet selection to "Navigate". Zoom in and drag the US map to your > desired location. When you zoom in far enough, you will see a rectangular > grid; each rectangle represents a separate map. At that point you should > be able to see which maps you want. Change the bullet selection to "Mark > Points". Click anywhere inside a rectangle to create a red marker for that > map. Then click the red marker itself, which will pull up a list of maps > to download. Generally you will want to download the first map (top of the > list). > > So far I have only downloaded 7.5 minute maps, but I may try some of the > other larger maps and have Xastir use those at higher zoom levels. > > Lee - K5DAT > > > On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 11:08 AM, Kurt <ksav...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > Any tips on map selection would be appreciated too say like downloading > > one's state of residence for example. Clicked on the selection and there > > are a lot of maps/types there. > > It's like anything else, there's a learning curve. Kurt KC9LDH :-) > > > > > > From: Lee Bengston <lee.bengs...@gmail.com> > > To: Xastir - APRS client software discussion <xastir@lists.xastir.org> > > Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 9:29 AM > > Subject: Re: [Xastir] GeoPDF try > > > > LOL - I already said I would do that. I'm not exactly sure how long it > > will take. In the meantime, anyone interested in these maps can download > > them via the link below. Might as well find and download the maps you > > intend to convert for use with Xastir. > > > > http://nationalmap.gov/ustopo/index.html > > > > Select the "Download Maps/Map Store" link. > > > > Lee - K5DAT > > > > > > On Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 11:54 PM, David Ranch <xas...@trinnet.net> > wrote: > > > > > That looks REALLY nice Lee! For a Christmas present.. could you write > up > > > a doc of the steps to get that fully working? Though the online OSM > > work, > > > they are pretty dark and blurry for my tastes. These would be a major > > > upgrade! > > > > > > --David > > > KI6ZHD > > > > > > > > > > > > On 12/13/2015 08:38 PM, Lee Bengston wrote: > > > > > >> OK, got the conversions working. Some screen shots are available via > > the > > >> links below: > > >> > > >> Screen shot 1 - the geotiff file for Leesburg, VA as displayed in the > > >> ristretto image viewer in Xubuntu 15.04. > > >> www.175moonlight.com/xastir/pics/GeoTIFF-ristretto-screenshot.png > > >> > > >> Screen shot 2 - the same geotiff file displayed in Xastir. Still a > > decent > > >> offline map, but it doesn't display the text as clearly. > > >> www.175moonlight.com/xastir/pics/GeoTIFF-xastir-screenshot.png > > >> > > >> I'll plan to provide detailed instructions for the following: > > >> > > >> - where to download the geoPDF maps > > >> - what Xastir needs in order to support geoTiff maps > > >> - how to install what is required to convert the USGS geoPDF files to > > >> geoTiff files > > >> - how to convert the files with the applicable perl script > > >> - where to put the maps so Xastir can use them > > >> > > >> > > >> Best, > > >> Lee - K5DAT > > >> > > >> > > >> On Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Lee Bengston < > lee.bengs...@gmail.com> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >> > > >>> On Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 10:11 AM, Lee Bengston < > lee.bengs...@gmail.com > > > > > >>> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> On Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 12:23 AM, Tom Russo <ru...@bogodyn.org> > wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> <snip> > > >>>>> > > >>>> > > >>> Without the imagery, you don't need the high DPI that will be used by > > >>>>> default, > > >>>>> and so the thing processes much, much quicker (less than a minute, > > vs. > > >>>>> more > > >>>>> than 40 minutes). And instead of a 100+MB file, you get a 26MB > file. > > >>>>> The result looks very, very nice. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>> Thanks, Tom, for all the detailed feedback, which is not out of > > >>>> character > > >>>> :-) > > >>>> > > >>>> I thought building gdal from source might be required given I had to > > do > > >>>> that last time. > > >>>> > > >>>> Back then I had aspirations of documenting step by step what it > took > > >>>> to > > >>>> convert and use those maps but never got to it. At that time they > > came > > >>>> out > > >>>> a little dark but were still very usable. It sounds like the newer > > >>>> geoPDF's may convert into nicer looking maps. I'm off to try the > FTP > > >>>> site > > >>>> from your other message so I can take a look. > > >>>> > > >>>> I took a look, and the map does look great. The goal now is to get > > >>> conversion working for me and plug them into Xastir. I'll post a > link > > >>> to a > > >>> screen shot of Xastir using them when > > >>> > > >>> I have it up and running. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> BR, > > >>> Lee - K5DAT > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >> Xastir mailing list > > >> Xastir@lists.xastir.org > > >> http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir > > > > > > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Xastir mailing list > > > Xastir@lists.xastir.org > > > http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xastir mailing list > > Xastir@lists.xastir.org > > http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xastir mailing list > > Xastir@lists.xastir.org > > http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir > > > _______________________________________________ > Xastir mailing list > Xastir@lists.xastir.org > http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir > -- ---------- Society is, always has been, and always will be a structure for the exploitation and oppression of the majority through systems of political force dictated by an elite, enforced by thugs, uniformed or not, and upheld by a willful ignorance and stupidity on the part of the very majority whom the system oppresses. - Richard K. 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