[OSM-Talk-ZA] Download OSM map of KZN

[Eon van Zyl]

Hi William,

Maybe have a look at Navit<http://www.navit-project.org/>, it is  
actually a navigation program (for virtually any platform), but you  
can view maps without using the nav functions.
It works with offline map data and you can use Navit's Planet  
Extractor<http://maps.navit-project.org/> to download the data for a  
specific area. Just a note on the maps though, it is derived from raw  
OSM data, but is in Navit's own binary format. Some of the "detail"  
gets discarded during the conversion process, especially data not  
related to navigation, so wile being very similar, it is not quite as  
detailed as raw OSM data.
Navit is very configurable, if you have the technical background to  
understand the config file, you can make it look and feel the way you  
want. You can even have a map  
layout<http://wiki.navit-project.org/index.php/Layout/mapnik> that  
resembles Mapnik's style to a large extent.
For other options check out the  
wiki<http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Software/Desktop>.

Eon

Quoting "William Walter Kinghorn" <williamk at dut.ac.za>:

>
> Hi Tomas,
>
> I want to be able to view the data offline ( possibly raw data )
>
> I like to take drives on weekends, to see new places
>
> So having an offline map, on my laptop, I can look at alternate  
> routes, and also places to see
>
> I am from Durban, driving anywhere in KZN should not take much more  
> than 3 hrs, which is perfect for a day of driving and site seeing
>
> William
> ________________________________________
> From: Tomas Straupis [tomasstraupis at gmail.com]
> Sent: 28 March 2012 09:52
> To: talk-za at openstreetmap.org
> Subject: Re: [OSM-Talk-ZA] Download OSM map of KZN
>
> Hello
>
> 2012 m. kovas 28 d. 08:58, William Walter Kinghorn wrote:
>> Where can I download OSM map of KZN
>
>   What do you mean by "OSM map"? Raw data? Some product created from
> raw data (say garmin map, printable map etc.)?
>
>> And what do you suggest I need to Display/Use the Data
>
>   What do you want to do with the data?
>
> --
> Tomas Straupis
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