Subject: New (replacement) Geocoding Feature in Xastir Hello.
Yesterday I checked in a "new" feature into xastir. This replaces the outdated "Map->Find Address" menu item that relied on out of date TIGER/Line data with a "Map->Search Location" menu item. This new search functionality uses [Nominatim](https://nominatim.org/)to search Open Street Map Data. This offers several advantages: * It uses up to date data you can actually get * It works internationally instead of being limited to US addresses * Besides addresses you can do more free-form searching. For example you can search for "American Radio Relay League" or "Big Ben" and get appropriate responses. Using Nominatim for lookups requires internet access, but you should be able to run it locally with a bit of setup and point xastir to your local server using the Maps->Configure->Geocoding Settings menu item. This same dialog box will also let you select a default country to filter results to and enter an email address. Nominatim requests but does not require that you provide an email address with queries. (Local access is as of yet untested.) I used GitHub Copilot to translate the strings used for this new feature into the other languages xastir supports. (Except for the "fun" languages like Elmer Fudd or Swedish Chef.) If you find any translation mistakes please speak up. This feature is now available to all users running the latest version from Git. I encourage you to try it out and share your feedback. Thanks and 73 - Jason _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir
