Just in time for the June VHF QSO contest. Thanks! Tom KD7LXL
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 9:24 PM, Eric Germann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have released my final collection of Maidenhead Grid Squares in ESRI > Shapefile (.SHP) format. > > Two and Four character grids can be found here > <http://www.n1ics.net/node/15>. There is also the ability to drill down at > that location to download specific four character grid files based on the > four character prefix (useful in EmComm and Search and Rescue overlays) with > six character resolution. > > A collection of all the four character grid files is located here > <http://downloads.sourceforge.net/maidenheadshpfi/allgrids.tar.gz?modtime=1205334077&big_mirror=0>. > Keep in mind, it's big at over 350MB compressed and there are 32,400 files > in the archive. It is arranged in a directory structure such that you can > drill down by grid square to get to the individual files. Each grid square > file is subdivied to the sixth character. For example, the AA00.SHP file is > subdivided into and labeled AA00aa, etc. > > I have tested these files in Xastir <http://www.xastir.org>, PostGIS > <http://www.postgis.org> and qGIS <http://www.qgis.org/> and they have > worked flawlessly. I highly recommend qGIS if you want to make your own > maps. You can import a world base map, overlay it with grid squares and > plot contacts. > > As always, if you have questions, please let me know through the contact > page at www.n1ics.net <http://www.n1ics.net> > > 73 de N1ICS > > _______________________________________________ > Xastir mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir > _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
