[ gpsdrive ] gpsdrive & openstreetmap howto

[Andreas Schneider]

Isn't there a gpsdrive wiki?



carlo mecozzi wrote:
> how to install gpsdrive and openstreetmap(osm) on a clean updated ubuntu
> 7.10 gutsy gibbon system
> ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
> 
> 
> First of all let's add repositories for downloading the last version of
> gpsdrive (the one in gutsy repository won't work with osm):
> 
> open a terminal or use synaptic to add them:
> 
> deb     http://www.gpsdrive.de/debian etch main
> deb-src http://www.gpsdrive.de/debian etch main
> 
> add gpg key by typing in a terminal:
> 
> gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.de.pgp.net --recv-keys 147DAD31
> gpg --edit-key trust 147DAD31
> gpg --armor --export 147DAD31 | sudo apt-key add -
> 
> now reload repositories: "sudo apt-get update".
> 
> install gpsdrive which will install many dependencies
> 
> during the installation of gpsdrive, mysql will be installed and will
> ask you to set a password: just type a your sudo system password in.
> 
> go to
> "http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=libboost&searchon=names&suite=stable&section=all", download and install:
> 
> libboost-python1.33.1_1.33.1-10_i386.deb
> 
> go to " http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/python/python-mapnik "
> 
> download and install python-mapnik 0.4.0-2 (notice: ?the older version
> in your synaptic package list will not be installed)
> 
> then  install  postgresql  postgis  postgresql-8.2-postgis 
> 
> install openstreetmap-mapnik-world-boundaries (more than 600 mb, takes
> one hour more and less) that is now in your synaptic.
> 
> if you want to use gpsdrive with a gps receiver , install gpsd package.
> 
> now everything should work, but you have no maps installed to view or
> develop but the world boundaries.
> 
> to fetch openstreetmap.org maps, there are some more steps to be done
> using terminal.
> 
> to install the whole planet file, you need a lot of space on your hard
> disk: the compressed file is more than 3 GB....and grows every day. 
> 
> you can choose to install partial files , like europe or single
> countries of europe . I do not know how to get partial files of the rest
> of the world and if it is possible.
> 
> for the whole planet:
> 
> sudo mapnik-osm-updater.sh --all-planet (on my system athlon xp2800, 2
> gb dual channel ram, adsl 2mb it takes more than 24 hrs to download and
> install)
> 
> for partial files of europe:
> 
> sudo mapnik-osm-updater.sh --all-planet-geofabrik=? (with this cmd you
> will get the list of files as below):
> 
> Possible Values are:
>         europe
>         europe/austria
>         europe/belgium
>         europe/france
>         europe/germany
>         europe/luxembourg
>         europe/netherlands
>         europe/poland
>         europe/switzerland
>         europe/germany/baden-wuerttemberg
>         europe/germany/bayern
>         europe/germany/berlin
>         europe/germany/brandenburg
>         europe/germany/bremen
>         europe/germany/hamburg
>         europe/germany/hessen
>         europe/germany/mecklenburg-vorpommern
>         europe/germany/niedersachsen
>         europe/germany/nordrhein-westfalen
>         europe/germany/rheinland-pfalz
>         europe/germany/saarland
>         europe/germany/sachsen-anhalt
>         europe/germany/sachsen
>         europe/germany/schleswig-holstein
>         europe/germany/thueringen
> 
> now choose the file you want to download and type:
> 
> 
> sudo mapnik-osm-updater.sh --all-planet-geofabrik="the file you
> choosed" ( example: europe/france).
> 
> it will be quite fast
> 
> so wait until everithing is downloaded and installed and then launch
> gpsdrive, press the "map control" button and choose "mapnik mode"
> 
> follow gpsdrive help to use (easy)
> 
> Enjoy!!!
> 
> 
> P.S. the result  to make gpsdrive work with osm without having any
> specific informatic knowledge, was achieved with the help of gpsdrive
> mailing list(and many frustrating hours of suffering loking at
> terminal !!!WARNINGS and ERRORS!!! and FAILED!) 
>      if you consider that this simple howto can be useful to non
> specialized newbies, please do any changement you think is necessary.
> 
> thank you
> 
> 
> Carlo Mecozzi,Milan, Italy
> 
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