tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post53832051275802942..comments2024-03-14T19:47:05.494+00:00Comments on master maps: Generating map tiles with GDAL2TilesBjørn Sandvikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09449118212462364491noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post-8701268366648097162015-09-30T22:17:06.918+01:002015-09-30T22:17:06.918+01:00I know this is an old, old thread, but I'm str...I know this is an old, old thread, but I'm struggling and looking for help. I'm looking for the free software / open source version of MapTiler. Is it still around anywhere?<br />Mekonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619491545055275303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post-74160934021605569282015-01-11T06:08:29.510+00:002015-01-11T06:08:29.510+00:00Can you please tell me the meaning of gcp option i...Can you please tell me the meaning of gcp option in gdal_translate command, you have used it 3 times<br /><br />-gcp 0 0 -180 90 -gcp 16200 0 180 90 -gcp 16200 8100 180 -90<br /><br />I read manpage unfortunately I didn't understand the meaning of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post-74960450470645245442015-01-10T18:50:31.999+00:002015-01-10T18:50:31.999+00:00Thank you so much for awesome blog, can you please...Thank you so much for awesome blog, can you please share links to download raster images for place labels and points like country, city, river name... I don't know the resource to download these.. do you know where I can find raster which is similar to google's satellite view.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing you knowledgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post-77251761612930876502012-02-22T13:42:21.472+00:002012-02-22T13:42:21.472+00:00I'm running OSGeo4W with gdal 1.8.1, Python 2....I'm running OSGeo4W with gdal 1.8.1, Python 2.7.2, Parallel Python 1.6.1. I have no trouble running gdal2tiles. However when I try to run ppgdal2tiles I get the following error:<br /><br />C:\>C:\OSGeo4W\bin\ppgdal2tiles.py<br />'import site' failed; use -v for traceback<br />Traceback (most recent call last):<br /> File "C:\OSGeo4W\bin\ppgdal2tiles.py", line 11, in ?<br /> from osgeo import gdal<br />ImportError: No module named osgeo<br /><br />This is eerily similar to the error I had when I had to switch from FWTools to OSGeo. Does anybody have any advice on what could be wrong?<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Kyletoolboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370453522857443109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post-39345563126179914792010-08-31T13:46:29.429+01:002010-08-31T13:46:29.429+01:00Thanks for sharing this information. It support me...Thanks for sharing this information. It support me a lot upon generating mapping tiles and can easily figure out on it’s probably result especially if I’m availing the services of tiler perth.Tiler Perthhttp://www.tiling-perth.com.au/perth-tilingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post-46883696651859955062009-02-09T10:32:00.000+00:002009-02-09T10:32:00.000+00:00I documented an updated workflow which is recommen...I documented an updated workflow which is recommended in this blog post...<BR/><BR/>Here is the <A HREF="http://groups.google.com/group/maptiler/browse_frm/thread/41942ebde91379f9" REL="nofollow">step by step guide for GDAL2Tiles and world maps like Natural Earth</A> updated for new version of GDAL2Tiles.<BR/><BR/>GDAL2Tiles now generates not only Google Earth KML Superoverlay, but also Google Maps/Yahoo/Microsoft/OpenStreetMap <A HREF="http://www.maptiler.org/google-maps-coordinates-tile-bounds-projection/" REL="nofollow">tiles for mashups...</A><BR/><BR/>Bjorn: It would be nice if you create a new blog post with updated description of MapTiler and GDAL2Tiles capabilities - similar like you did in this post...<BR/><BR/>(I corrected the links in this re-post)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429262362340729173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post-87188259179879479532009-02-09T10:28:00.000+00:002009-02-09T10:28:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429262362340729173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post-53282370333304804042009-02-09T02:42:00.000+00:002009-02-09T02:42:00.000+00:00Thanks for this post. GDAL2Tiles is exactly what ...Thanks for this post. GDAL2Tiles is exactly what I need. I've been serving customized weather maps to astronmers for a couple of years using UNM Mapserver but the time has come to switch to Google Maps. This article will help me figure out how to tile my GeoTiff images and more importantly how to properly feed the tiles to Google code. You make it sound easy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post-25869270746032571342009-02-03T21:17:00.000+00:002009-02-03T21:17:00.000+00:00Great work Klokan!Great work Klokan!Bjørn Sandvikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080335362672606377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post-7215289911658928952009-02-03T20:44:00.000+00:002009-02-03T20:44:00.000+00:00If anybody would like to use GDAL2Tiles command li...If anybody would like to use GDAL2Tiles command line utility under Windows then consider to install OSGeo4W instead of FWTools.<BR/><BR/>Details at the <A HREF="http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/" REL="nofollow">OSGeo4W</A> homepage or at <A HREF="http://help.maptiler.org/betatest/" REL="nofollow">http://help.maptiler.org/betatest/</A>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429262362340729173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post-4282807788587697932009-02-03T20:40:00.000+00:002009-02-03T20:40:00.000+00:00Please check the http://www.maptiler.org/ website ...Please check the <A HREF="http://www.maptiler.org/" REL="nofollow">http://www.maptiler.org/</A> website for updated version of the GDAL2Tiles with the GUI and installer. It is a free and open-source project.<BR/><BR/>The tutorial written on this blog is not anymore valid because there is a new version of GDAL2Tiles. For similar results you should use the "Image Based Tiles" in the GUI or "-p raster" option for the gdal2tiles.<BR/><BR/>MapTiler/GDAL2Tiles also supports the world file which is available for the NaturalWorld dataset so you don't need to do the preprocessing with gdal_translate...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429262362340729173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post-22071576302304739102009-02-02T10:17:00.000+00:002009-02-02T10:17:00.000+00:00I installed FWTools 2.2.8. but When I use gdal2til...I installed FWTools 2.2.8. but When I use gdal2tiles command<BR/>I got some error. error message is about the gdal 1.6 + requirement. But I don't know How to upgrade.<BR/>Please teach meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post-54447979771507322492008-09-03T19:49:00.000+01:002008-09-03T19:49:00.000+01:00Thank you for posting this, it has been a help. I...Thank you for posting this, it has been a help. I am having a problem when I run the gdal2tiles.py. I get the error: <BR/>File "../gdal/gdal2tiles.py", line 128, in ?<BR/> import gdal<BR/>ImportError: No module named gdal<BR/><BR/>How can I get or install the module gdal, I cannot find such a module in the FWtools or in the gdal build directory?<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post-4663467654099020522008-04-17T23:54:00.000+01:002008-04-17T23:54:00.000+01:00Hi mitrich,I have so far no experience with WMS ti...Hi mitrich,<BR/>I have so far no experience with WMS tile caching, so you have to search the web to find a solution.Bjørn Sandvikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080335362672606377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post-22097126518184845132008-04-16T08:26:00.000+01:002008-04-16T08:26:00.000+01:00Bjørn, Thank you for this interesting post. May yo...Bjørn, Thank you for this interesting post. <BR/>May you show me the way how to use/implement this tiles cache with WMS-servers. Maybe WMS-C server?<BR/>My goal is to publish WMS-service, based on the tilecache. And I want to connect to this WMS-service from ArcGIS. (instead of using ArcGIS Image Server)<BR/>I have MapServer installed on my computer, but i don't know what to do. Pure WMS-service is render new images, but i want to use tilecache.<BR/>I am newbie in OGS, so I need a tutorial. <BR/><BR/>Thank you.Mitrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16794384563305183883noreply@blogger.com