[OZAPRS] Xastir and .ecw maps.

[Norm VK3XCI]

Damien Gardner Jnr wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-02-14 at 21:12 +1100, Damien Gardner Jnr wrote:
>> On Sun, 2006-12-10 at 23:13 +1100, Norm VK3XCI wrote:
>>> OK, Xastir on Ubuntu 6.xx
>>> I have some maps in .ecw format, which is highly compressed and will 
>>> page from file instead of loading into memory. Does Xastir handle this

>>> format or am I goint to have to convert them?

>> Hey Norm, just wondering if you ever sorted this one out? I've got the
>> landsat 7 mosaic of aust as a 2.5GByte ecw which I'd love to load in :)

As you gathered, the answer is, sorry but no. :(


> 
> Well answering my own question, looks as though you can't..  So I'm
> currently waiting for ER Mapper to convert south east aus into a 15GB
> geotiff which xastir CAN load in.. :)  Then time to fire up esri, import
> mapinfo's streetworks, and save it out as shapefiles, and i've got a
> nice start to xastir ;)

Hmmm, I have trial versions of both of these!!! I went looking for a job 
as a GIS tech some time ago and got trials for training and/or 
familliarisation.They'll be over 12months old and I'm not sure how 
crippled they are. I'll have a look over the weekend!


> 
> Although if anyone DOES know a way of using ecw's without expanding them
> out, I'd love to hear it.. :)

Here Hear ;)


> 
> Cheers,
> 
> DG
> 
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Norm, VK3XCI,
Mildura, The Wintersun City
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Victoria, Australia.
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