[OSM-legal-talk] distribution

[Greg Holloway]

> To: legal-talk at openstreetmap.org
> From: jukka.rahkonen at mmmtike.fi
> Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 13:28:34 +0000
> Subject: Re: [OSM-legal-talk] distribution
> 
> Greg Holloway <peanutzkingpenguin at ...> writes:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > Hello,I hope i have picked the right list to ask these questions, please alow
> me to explain myself;I am a 4x4 off-roader and i have a laptop on the dash of my
> vehicle running memory map. I have been searching the internet for cheap &
> detailed maps. I have had little success. I took the decision to make my own
> maps. I have began compiling DVDs/CDs with map data taken from the US Gov
> GeoCover website https://zulu.ssc.nasa.gov/mrsid/mrsid.pl and openstreetmap xml
> data. i have then encoded it into geotiff tiles for use with memory map and
> other gps based software.
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I suggest to consider including OziExplorer .map calibration files on the
> CDs/DVDs, I suppose 4x4 folks use often Ozi. Best image formats for Ozi users
> are its own ozf3 format or ecw but both can be generated easily from Geotiffs.

i had considered using multiple formats but decided on geotiff and it seems to be compatible with most if not all navigation software.
in the UK most people use either memory map or garmins software. i will check ozi explorer in more detail.

 		 	   		  
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