Re: AVIATIONTOOLBOX: How do you like your maps stitched?

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 04:18:49 GMT
Kyler Laird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> "R. Hubbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
> >Well I have to say I'm not sure how they could be used as a moving map.
> >Wouldn't they need to be vector graphics with the some reference?
> 
> No, raster graphics are plenty fine for moving maps.  Sure, there
> are some disadvantages, but since the sectional charts seem to be
> maintained in hard copy, I don't expect much beyond raster 
> graphics soon.


Must be a ton of work to maintain and update them.

> 
> ('course if you want to make your own vector graphics, the data is
> available.)
> 
> >Or is it possible to create geo references and plot courses and 
> >positions?
> 
> They're already GeoTIFFs.


There's the magic word.  There are plenty of programs and libraries (of
the software kind) for manipulating these files.  If you had mentioned
that they were geoTiffs already I must have missed it.  


R. Hubbell

> 
> --kyler