[OSM-talk] tile downloads

[Craig Wallace]

On 09/06/2011 20:10, Geza Gyuk wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm a little unclear if this is the method I should be using to ask
> about acceptable use of the tile.openstreetmap.org server, but here goes:
>
> The Adler Planetarium runs a high altitude ballooning program for kids
> and when we are out in the field chasing and retrieving the balloon we
> need the ability to plot the current location on a locally served map.
> I'd like to use the tiles (down to zoom level 15 but no further) for the
> regions that the balloon usually travels over. We are a non-profit with
> limited resources and this would be a one-time download of something on
> the order of 1GB of tiles. It could be done over a period of a week or
> two. Does this qualify as acceptable use? Or should I install Mapnik etc.?

Maybe you could use software that displays vector maps? It should be 
less data to download than all of the tiles for the area, you could use 
planet extracts.

It does depend on what OS and software you are using for tracking etc. 
Maybe look at QLandKarte GT or Gosmore, I think they can display vector 
maps and do some sort of real-time tracking.


Craig