Alternate Map Tiles

Summary:

Which tile set and easy way to install.

Alternate Map Tiles

Allen Griffith 11 Aug 2012 21:25

Hello,
This has possibly been asked a dozen times before but I see not.

Looking for more detailed maps for the central Texas area. Anyone with experience in this area? Is changing the tile an easy "point and click" install. Looking at the instructions on the menu, it looks like more than a "part-time" computer operator can deal with.

The tiles on the default just do not give enough detail for this country boy.

Re: Alternate Map Tiles

Lynn (D) 12 Aug 2012 02:20

One of the reasons I selected Open Street Maps as my mapping source is just what you're asking about. If you find a given area that doesn't have a good enough map, you can fix it yourself. It's the ultimate take and give. You take others work and give your own additions.

I'm not an expert in what all map tile sets are out there, but if you post your question to the APRSISCE Yahoo group, I know there are several folks there that have explored maps extensively.

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32

Re: Alternate Map Tiles

Allen Griffith 12 Aug 2012 13:33

Thanks Lynn,
Well I show MapQuest in the tile window twice but I can't get it to come up. When I click on it the screen goes blank. I am stumped.

Re: Alternate Map Tiles

Lynn (D) 12 Aug 2012 16:14

Double-check your settings, but it's always possible that the server is down. If you don't get it figured out, e-mail your APRSIS32.XML file to ten.lrra|JRE4JK#ten.lrra|JRE4JK and I'll see what's up.

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32

Re: Alternate Map Tiles

MODist 14 Oct 2012 21:21

I found you can add alternate map sources directly from the gui. The standard OSM(Open Street maps) are good but I wanted satellite and 3d maps. MapQuest offers both based on the OSM sources.

Satellite feed:
From with aprsis32 gui select Configure->Map->Tile Sets->New Tile Set…
Name:{what ever you wish to call the set}
Server:oatile1.mqcdn.com
URL:/tiles/1.0.0/sat/
Click accept and you will get a popup asking to locate or create an OSMTiles filder for the cache. Close the popup then create a new folder(anywhere you which to store the files), open the folder and click save. I created a new folder called SATTiles.

3d terrain:
From with aprsis32 gui select Configure->Map->Tile Sets->New Tile Set…
Name:{what ever you wish to call the set}
Server:otile1.mqcdn.com
URL:/tiles/1.0.0/osm/
Click accept and you will get a popup asking to locate or create an OSMTiles filder for the cache. Close the popup then create a new folder(anywhere you which to store the files), open the folder and click save. I created a new folder called 3DTiles.

You can switch between the different maps by selecting Configure->Map->Tile Sets->{set name}

Brian - KJ6ZZY