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By far the easiest way to get this data is to download shapefiles from the wonderful [http://mapserver.flightgear.org MapServer]. The MapServer lets you download the shapefiles for any selected scenery area. Click on the "Download Shapefiles" link (or go direct: http://mapserver.flightgear.org/download.psp). Enter in the bounding box of the scenery you want to generate, select the type of shapefile data you want, and click download. For basic scenery, get everything listed under VMap0 (with prefix v0_). | By far the easiest way to get this data is to download shapefiles from the wonderful [http://mapserver.flightgear.org MapServer]. The MapServer lets you download the shapefiles for any selected scenery area. Click on the "Download Shapefiles" link (or go direct: http://mapserver.flightgear.org/download.psp). Enter in the bounding box of the scenery you want to generate, select the type of shapefile data you want, and click download. For basic scenery, get everything listed under VMap0 (with prefix v0_). | ||
Download each shapefile into a <tt>data/shapefiles/</tt> directory. | Download each shapefile into a seperate (!) <tt>data/shapefiles/...</tt> directory. So, for v0_landmass, you would end up with <tt>data/shapefiles/v0_landmass/v0_landmass.shp</tt> etc. | ||
You can load these shapefiles into a GIS editor such as [[QGIS]] or GRASS to view and edit. This is a good idea to verify you have the correct files! Later on, you can experiment with replacing various shapefiles with other versions (GSHHS for coastline, OSM for roads etc.). | You can load these shapefiles into a GIS editor such as [[QGIS]] or GRASS to view and edit. This is a good idea to verify you have the correct files! Later on, you can experiment with replacing various shapefiles with other versions (GSHHS for coastline, OSM for roads etc.). | ||