[OSM-newbies] Major map pack not Planet.osm

[SteveC]

Bouncing to newbies

On 22 May 2009, at 00:08, Jeremy Brown wrote:

> I just managed to download the set of Georgia maps, and it was close  
> to 5GB uncompressed! I really need something a lot smaller than  
> that, especially since TeleAtlas can fit the entire US in under 2GB.  
> Is there any way to make the size smaller, but still work with a  
> Nokia N810 without using compression?
>
> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 9:18 PM, SteveC <steve at asklater.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> We do it by State if you have a look here:
>
>        http://download.cloudmade.com/
>
> and we're thinking of building one for the entire US. I've cc'd Nick  
> who if you have time you could outline the pros/cons of that might  
> be able to make it happen for you.
>
> Best
>
> Steve
>
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> On 13 May 2009, at 10:57, Jeremy Brown wrote:
> Sorry; my original email was:
>
> "I'm trying to download a map pack of America to use with my GPS,  
> but I can't find just one singular pack that covers America only. Is  
> there one, or am I going to have to download Planet.osm and take  
> everything else out? Also, the default maps I got with my GPS cover  
> America down to a distance of 30 feet in about 1.5 GB of space. Is  
> it possible to do this with OSM maps?"
>
> to which you replied asking me where I got the maps on my device. I  
> replied with my last email, and here we are.