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MAPS.txt ver 793 ALL ABOUT APRS MAPS
SUMMARY: APRS contains a very powerful MAP making and editing program
called MAPFIX33.EXE. In addition, there are three other important MAP
README files:
MAPMAKIN.txt describes the format of APRS maps and how to make them.
MAPS-CD.txt tells you how to make maps from the USGS CD ROMS. This
is where all the action is.
MAPS-HST.txt covers how to drive around, save a track history,
and then use that track to add to an APRS map!
MAPFIX.txt describes how to use MAPFIX for editing and making maps
ANYxxx.map APRS maps are DOS TEXT. Look at one!
MAP DISTRIBUTION:
The basic APRSxx.zip file contains the major regional maps that will
cover the interstates and some major highways. The APRS distro disk
also contains an additional XmapsVV.zip for your region. APRS uses
special MAPLIST files to tell APRS which map to use for any given cursor
location and range. The default is MAPLIST.USA. Use the MAPS-CONFIG-
CHANGE command to select the alternate MAPLIST for your area. To see
the boundaries of all the maps in a given MAPLIST, use the MAPS-PLOTS-
BORDERS command. I maintain all of the following MAPLISTS and distro
files.
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* NEW *
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MAP DIRECTORY STRUCTURE: Prior to summer 1997, APRS expected to find
all maps in the APRS\MAPS directory. Problem was that this turned in
to single directory with hundreds of files in them. To clean this up,
now all of my distributions have all of the maps for a given disto,
in a subdirectory by that same name. So all of my EAST coast maps
will be found in the APRS\MAPS\EAST subdirectory for example. To make
this work, the MAPLIST.EAS was modified to refer to all of the maps
with their full file-spec, instead of just their name. I renamed all
of my distros with this organization to Xmaps16.zip or later....
For backwards compatibility, all of the regional USA maps that are
included on the basic APRSxxx disk will always stay in the APRS\MAPS
directory. Also you will find a XmapsVV.TXT file there too, which
identifies all of the distributions you have loaded. SImply do a MAPS-
CONFIGURATION-DISTROS command to see this list.
MAPLIST FILE DISTRO MAPS COMMENTS
------------ ----------- -------------------------------------
MAPLIST.USA APRSxx.zip World and regional maps
MAPLIST.EAS Emaps16.zip Virginia and north, and East of Ohio
MAPLIST.NEA NEmaps1.zip Northeast (New England)
MAPLIST.MID Mmaps16.zip Midwest Ohio through Illinois
MAPLIST.CEN Cmaps16.zip Dakotas, NE, KS, TX to Wyoming & Colorado
MAPLIST.WES Wmaps16.zip Idaho, Utah & Arizona and west
MAPLIST.SE SEmaps16.zip Arkansas to east and south
MAPLIST.EUR EUmaps04.zip European maps
MAPLIST.BOS BOSNIAmp.zip Bosnia maps
MAPLIST.SA SAmaps05.zip South American Maps
MAPLIST.AK AKmaps02.zip Alaskan Maps
MAPLIST.MD MDmaps07.zip Maryland maps
MAPLIST.UAE United Arab Emerites
MAPLIST.MS MSmaps03.zip Mississippi
MAPLIST.JAM JAMmaps2.zip Boy Scouts Jamboree at Ft. A.P.Hill
OTHER DISTRIBUTION PACKAGES BY STATE COORDINATORS: There are numerous
additional map distributions for many states which also have their own
MAPLISTS. Look for them on your local area BBS's. Here are a few:
Alabama Maryland Massassachussetts
Arizona Michigan Pacific North West
California Minnesota
Florida Missouri
Georgia North Carolina
Hawaii Ohio
Illinois Texas
Iowa Virginia
APRS STATE MAP COORDINATORS!
The following list of individuals has either volunteered or been drafted
as a point of contact for APRS in their area. All have demonstrated
their acumen by having figured out how to make at least ONE APRS map.
KE4EER Bill Nolle Huntsville AL ke4eer@ro.com (lots of streets!)
N7QVU @K7BUC.AZ Tuscon AZ 602-492-2545(w) jwyatt@amex-trs.com
WC7R @KB7FRV.AZ Prescott AZ BBS 520 778-9198. alanwc7r@primenet.com
KD6MKS Silver Lake CA
W7KKE @KA6EYH#nocal San Franciso CA Wrote Digitizer and CONV100!
WA4MEJ Jaxonville FL Lots of street maps by N2YGK!
Counties of Clay, StJhns,Nassau,Putnam
Baker and Bradford
KD4UYR Clearwater FL
G3ZFJ @W4DPH.#TPA.FL Tampa FL has digitizer
N4NEQ Atlanta GA Ralph Fowler rwf@mindspring.com
WH6YC Honolulu HI Dave DObbins (ex KB5UBW fm TX)
KG0DW & N0YKX & KI0Q IOWA IA
N9LCI IL David Chesser
AD4CR @WB4HFR.#MIDKY.KY KY
KB5YRZ@N5SSY#METLA New Orleans LA
W1KRU @KA1TUZ.MA Boston MA
WB4APR Maryland MD aprssig@tapr.org
KD1E @N8NNN.#SEMI Michigan MI
W8VPD Michign UPPER MI
KU0G @KU0G#NWMO.MO Kansas City MO Lots of maps!
KC5AUG MS 601-325-8553 cll4@ra.msstate.edu
W4NMK Black Mtn NC
WB0WNX Nebraska NE dkaplan@pionet.net
WA1VJH Keene NH digitizer
N2FET New Jersey NJ
G3ZFJ/W2 Long Island NY Bob W2G3ZFJ@unix.asb.com
KB8JXO@W8CQK.#CMH.OH Columbus OH Did all of Ohio
KG8GE Narion OH wrote CAD APRS map program!
N7ZKL @K7IQI.OR OR Oregon
KD1HA @KA1RCI.RI Rhode Island RI (new england)
KN4IM @N4CII#CHS.SC Charleston SC 803-552-0654
KC5EJK Dallas TX kc5ejk@onramp.com
WB5DTW SanAntonio TX
N5JXS Houston TX
N5ZXD @N4QEP.#WTX.TX Lubbock TX good with Mapfixer! N4WJQ @
N4WZR @WD4MIZ.VA Norfolk VA Dan Valez djv@gte.net
W8KVK West Va VA
KB4XF @KC4ASF#NOVA.VAFredericsburg VA Wrote MAKEMAP! and MK100K prgms!
W9LZQ Onalaska WI
WA7NTF@WA7NTF#TAC#WWA.WA WA gkohtala@halcyon.com
ZR6ABC@ZS0DLD.TVL.ZAF.AF South AFRICA
VK4TAB Brisbane Austrailia (digitizer)
VE3SVE Ontario ON ONmaps01.zip @ 905-792-7890
PA0RYS Netherlands EUROPEAN APRS DISTRO. See REGISTER.DOC
Mike Tyrrell England 100321.1327@compuserve.com
ALL APRS STATE MAPFILES SHOULD CONFORM TO THE FOLLOWING RULES:
INDIVIDUAL MAPS: If you make a disk or FILE with individual maps in it,
send it to your state map coordinator and include a piece of paper with
the exact LAT/LONG/RANGE and insertion instructions so that he can edit
it into his MAPLIST. Include instructions on where to insert the new
map(s) in the heirarchical list.
NEW IN VERSION APRS793! Inspired by a comment from Mike Musick,
APRS can now include SUBdirectories in your MAPLIST files so that all of
your maps can be in a single subdirectory in the MAPS directory. WIll
make for faster loading and easier maintenance... Note, that is is not
backward compatible, so please label your new distro package distnictly..
STATE MAP COORDINATORS: Please, DO NOT modify MAPLIST.USA, or any of
my standard distribution MAPLISTS. Their integrity is my responsibility.
Also, do not make any changes to MY maps without CHANGING the map name.
When users unzip your files, there should be NO FILES in your files that
can unknowingly replace my original distro files. I WELCOME your changes
to MY maps, but send them to me (with a unique name) so that I can be the
one to make the change to the distribution copy...
ALL mapnames should begin with your two letter STATE abbreviation.
Your distribution files should contain ONLY YOUR maps, and NO OTHERS for
which you are not responsible.
Build your MAPLIST.XX to include your XX state maps and all larger
maps that contain your state all the way up to WORLD.map. Use my MAPLIST
.USA as the beginning point and add your MAPS to it. This is so that
users of your maplist can still zoom to other areas of the country and
still see the detail of the USA distribution without having to load
another maplist..
All XX state map distribution packages should be named consistently
as XXmapsVV.zip, where VV is the version number. Everyone can use that
list to see the extent of your efforts and responsibility. The version
number lets everyone know whats new, and lets BBS SYSOPS know whats OLD
and can be deleted.
Distribute interim UPDATE files as XXaftrVV.zip. This file will
contain all of the NEW maps and changes for state XX, AFTER version VV.
FINALLY, to build your zip file, perform the following steps:
1) Create a temorary file (lets call it TMPMAPS)
2) Make MAPS and MAPLISTS subdirectories
3) Now make a MYMAPS subdirectory in the MAPS directory
4) Copy all of YOUR maps in to the MAPS\MYMAPS subdirectory
5) Copy your MAPLIST.XX into the MAPLISTS directory
6) Then use PKZIP -rp XXmapsvv.zip to zip up your package.
This way the directory structure is preserved and when the user uses
PKUNZIP -d XXmapsVV.zip, he will get the MAPLIST and the MAPS in the
right places.
If we are all consistent in our distribution packages, then the users
will have a lot less troubles...
CAUTION: When adding MAPS to any MAPLIST.xxx file, the location of the
map in the list is VERY IMPORTANT. Your new map must go AFTER any other
larger map covering the same area, and BEFORE any smaller maps which
overlap or may be included in your map. THis includes the edges of
surounding areas and states. Use the MAPS-HEIRARCHY or MAPS BORDERS
command to see the effect..
I HAVE WRITTEN A PROGRAM CALLED MKmapLST.bas which will scan a given
directory and will BUILD a maplist from the data in the files. This
list will NOT be in the proper heirarchical order, but can be used with
an editor to cut and paste together a list for your area. This program
will only be useful to dedicated map makers. It reads the map CENTER
coordinates in the various MAP files and builds a simple list of them.
If SOMEONE would like to add to this program to give it the intelligence
to properly overlap the heirarchical structure, PLEASE DO SO!
COMMERCIAL MAP MAKERS: I would encourage anyone that has the time and
the energy to consider going into business making APRS maps for hire.
Since APRS maps are intended for the public domain, do not expect to get
per-copy fees or royalties, but there should be many HAM clubs or groups
that might like to HIRE you to make a map for them. If you are going
into this business, please contact me. John Baum KB8JXO in Columbus
Ohio is making detail street maps for acomparable contibution, see his
2 mile map around my house. 3909N 07636W.
SEE ADDITIONAL FILES on how to make maps listed at the top of this file.