One of the final pieces in the alpha version of TrueNorth is a demonstration of the software’s ability to integrate live tracking data from an external source. We implemented a tracking layer that’s intended to display position updates from various sources. The first source we implemented was APRS-IS APRS is the Automated Packet Reporting System …
What’s this? A screenshot that isn’t a map? Yes, boring, but it demonstrates the various capabilities we are planning for TrueNorth — check out the layers we have here under development. Hopefully the layers speak for themselves, but here’s a quick summary. Grid Layer: draws the graticule and what cartographer’s call map furniture: these are …
In the past two days we’ve implemented an OpenStreetMap layer that polls imagery (tiles) down from the OpenStreetMap servers. You can use OSM, and other “tile servers” such as Google Maps, Bing Maps, and even ArcGis Tile Server. Screenshot below Unlike the last post, this is a true screen shot, showing some of the UI. If …
There are many ways to represent coordinates. We designed TrueNorth to handle that, so you don’t have to.