[ gpsdrive ] SVN Deb package

[Joerg Ostertag (gpsdrive Tettnang/Germany)]

First of all, the current packages from www.gpsdrive.de/debian are compiled on 
a debian lenny machine and I only cecked them to work there. But they should 
work on other debian based systems too. I am currently working on a compile 
for the most wanted additional debian based platforms. But as most of you 
know these things always take a little longer then one whishes ... ;-)
You'll find a little bit more about what to install for the current 
Mapnik-OpenStreetMap-System to work with GpsDrive below.

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> Does this mean I need to be running postgress to use mapnik ? Yep, looks
> like thats the case, I just found  R K Scanlon's page on the wiki, will
> have a play !

Yes, if you want to use mapnik and it's live vector rendering you'll need a 
postgres database with posgis extention and with mapnik extention. On my 
debbian system these can all be installed from debian packages.

After the software to render the data is in place you'll need the data itself 
in addition. One part are the world boundaries. Which you probably already 
have in place. The second part are the OpenStreetMap Data itself for your 
area of interest. This Data will bea easiest installed with 
mapnik-osm-updater.sh which can be found in the openstreetmap-utils debian 
package. After installing the package you can download and install the 
current mapnik data by issuing a command similar to the following:
	mapnik-osm-updater.sh --all-planet-geofabrik=europe/germany

If everything worked like planed you will then have a live vector rendering of 
the OpenStreetMap Data inside Gpsdrive. You then will no longer have the need 
to download single images of maps...


I hope this short OpenStreetMap in GpsDrive intro helps installing it on your 
System.

yours

Jörg (Germany, Tettnang)

http://www.ostertag.name/