[OSM-newbies] how to download maps?

[Terra Frost]

I don't see any list at the bottom right on the geo.topf.org site.  I tried
to download the local-osm-slippy-map.tar.gz file and run it and I don't even
see a map when using that, let alone anything in the bottom right textarea.
In IE, I see a bunch of "Sorry!  No data available for this zoom level".  I
guess that's what you meant by "if this failes no need to unpack the files".

I also tried BSGPS, as well.  I click on the OSM tab, and, in the Download
Multpiple Tiles section, I enter the following:

Max Lat: 30.3
Min Lat: 30.2

Max Lon:-91.6
Min Lon:-91.7

I use a zoom of 20 and hit the Download button.  A bunch of directories are
then created in the maps directory, but they're all empty.

I download the *.chm help file and follow the directions in BSGPS -> Getting
Started ...

I start BSGPS, plug my GPS Device (an AT&T Tilt) in and select Options ->
GPS Receiver.  This results in an error saying "No GPS Device found".  Maybe
BSGPS only recognizes dedicated GPS devices and not ones that are built into
cell phones.

And, in any event, even if it did recognize the device, I'm not sure what
good that'd do me.  The computer I'm plugging my GPS Device into doesn't
have a clear line of site to the sky nor does my GPS Device...

Anyway, I haven't a clue how to proceed.  I've asked if there's anything I
can do with regard to BSGPS on their forums, but if there isn't...  does
anyone have any other ideas?

On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 4:53 PM, Dirk Vervoort <postvak at telenet.be> wrote:

>  Hi Terra,
>
> This is a similar tool, http://geo.topf.org/offline/index.html
> do you see the list at the right bottom, I don't . I do not why this isn't
> working.
> Do some one else is able to use this ?
> ( If this failes no need to unpack the files )
>
> Regards,
>
> Dirk
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Terra Frost <terrafrost at gmail.com>
> *To:* newbies at openstreetmap.org
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 24, 2008 6:00 PM
> *Subject:* [OSM-newbies] how to download maps?
>
> I'm trying to download some OSM maps for a specific city and am having
> some difficulty.
>
> I tried installing OSMTileDownloader (<
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/OSMtiledownloader>) and copy /
> pasted the following URL into the Manual tab:
>
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/index.html?mlat=30.266667&mlon=-97.75&zoom=12
>
> I then changed the Tile storage folder, hit the Download button, and...
> nothing happened.
>
> Any ideas?
>
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