World Background Maps

[BenganJ]

What's so funny Tapir?

[Tapir]

@ExtremorPL & 09_KZ and all others too!

Guys, the day I can find a suitable huge resolution (21600x10800 typical) equirectangular
road network map, I will create a replacement of SCS ME background image, covering at
least the same area as the satellite ones. Sadly I haven't found that yet, so if you happen
to stumble on one, then DL it and let me know. Then our problems with that department
will be over! :D

EDIT: It's a question of a plain bitmap, showing the road network of the whole world!

When you found a suitable huge resuloltion........and the problem with that department is gone.....then, yes then it`s a cause to be happy, or not ????????

[BenganJ]

Don't worry, be happy! If that happens, then we will have no problems
with getting the different maps, in the standard scale, fit exactly on
the satellite BG images!

[09_KZ]

@ExtremorPL & 09_KZ and all others too!

Guys, the day I can find a suitable huge resolution (21600x10800 typical) equirectangular
road network map, I will create a replacement of SCS ME background image, covering at
least the same area as the satellite ones. Sadly I haven't found that yet, so if you happen
to stumble on one, then DL it and let me know. Then our problems with that department
will be over! :D

EDIT: It's a question of a plain bitmap, showing the road network of the whole world!

You can try to do it yourself :roll: :D

[BenganJ]

@09_KZ

Sure, if I just knew how. I have both Maperative and QGIS installed here.
QGIS I know can work with lots of different input data and databases. It
can also deal with map projections, so maybe that is a tool to check out
for this task. I'm not sure Maperative can handle map projections, or am
I wrong there?

[09_KZ]

@ BenganJ

Unfortunately, I did not deal with any of these programs, and I do not know their capabilities. But when I have free time, I will look at them. (If by this time you do not do a miracle) :D

[ExtremorPL]

@BenganJ

Thank you so much mate! Unfortunately, I can't give you more than credit in my map and huuuge THANK YOU! :D

[BenganJ]

@ExtremorPL

WHAT? I haven't done anything! :D

EDIT: What idiot coined the expression "Trial and error"? I hate him!
In QGIS I opened a OpenStreetMap project, set the map projection
to Europe Lambert Conic, then tried to save it as a bitmap of mere
16384x16384, but ended up with a PNG-image with a resolution of
481488x16384 :shock: Guess if I could load that image into a plane
image viewer, IrfanView in this case :?: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :roll:
I think I have to read the manual :!: DAMN :evil:

[ExtremorPL]

I'm just thanking you in advance!

500k resolution! :shock: Aren't you a way too fast? I still have an old FHD monitor! I feel like a caveman!

[BenganJ]

@ExtremorPL

Well, my 16GB memory wouldn't accomodate that image I can tell ya!
DON'T LAUGH! That I can do myself! :roll: :roll:
Mate, don't count on it soon, but I'm sort of on it, the curious type you
know! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: