[OSM-talk] Contour lines from SRTM-Data in OSM format

[Nic Roets]

I believe srtm2osm uses void filled data that is copyrighted. So is you do
distribute the results make sure that you specify it's only for academic
research. IANAL.

I used srtm2osm to make an OSM file of over 1 GB and played around with it
in gosmore. Distributing gosmore files that include srtm contours will be
pretty cool especially for hiking. But making a setup that uses the PD data
and does not exceed the 420MB limit on WinCE will take some effort.

Regards,
Nic

On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 2:00 AM, Christoph Eckert <ce at christeck.de> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have used srtm2osm (all credits to Igor Brejc) to convert srtm data into
> OSM
> contour lines. All tiles are zippes in zip format and the complete world
> consumes 61G of disk space. See some example at [1].
>
> I have some questions so far:
>
> * I have no clue if there's some interest in the data, but if so, what
> would
> be the best method to distribute it? I thought about Bittorrent, but I have
> no clue if it is sufficient if there only are a couple of downloaders.
>
> * OSM2Navit just crashes when I try to convert the tiles for Navit. So if
> someone knows a little bit more about C than me... ;-)
>
> * One further usage of the data was to convert it as Garmin tiles, using a
> transparent background. This way, the data could be used in conjunction
> with
> openstreetmap, well, maps :) . I do not use such maps on Garmin, but if
> someone fiddles out how to do it best, we surely can run a script again.
>
> * If someone needs an individual tile, "do not hesitate to drop me a
> line" :) .
>
> Cheers,
>
> ce
>
> [1] http://www.christeck.de/wp/?p=114
>
>
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