[OSGeo-Discuss] Is there an Open Source software application that will draw a graticule on a map?

[Brent Fraser]

Ed,
  Only the old v3.7 dlgv32 is available in source (that I
know of).  dlgv32pro is really GlobalMapper (non-free,
non-open, but a great tool).  And while GlobalMapper will
draw a set of lat/lon lines, it has no cartographic-quality
map composition capability.

Yikes!  Is National-Topographic-Series quality cartography
dead?  Am I destined to print only pastel polygon "diagrams"
on letter size paper if I adopt Open Source?  ;)

Brent Fraser
GeoAnalytic Inc.
Calgary, Alberta

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed McNierney" <ed at topozone.com>
To: "OSGeo Discussions" <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Is there an Open Source
software applicationthat will draw a graticule on a map?


> Brent -
>
> I'm not quite sure it suits your needs, but have you
looked at the dlgv32
> viewer the USGS distributes at
> http://mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/drc/dlgv32pro/index.html ?
>
> I haven't used it in a while, but it does offer graticule
overlay,
> large-format printing, and comes with a source
distribution; I don't recall
> the details of the source license, and my memory may be a
bit weak on the
> features.  It's a Windows application and you can
certainly download it and
> give it a shot.
>
>      - Ed
>
> -- 
> Ed McNierney
> Chief Mapmaker
> Demand Media / TopoZone.com
> 73 Princeton Street, Suite 305
> North Chelmsford, MA  01863
> Phone: (978) 251-4242
> Fax: (978) 251-1396
> ed at topozone.com
>
>
> > From: Brent Fraser <bfraser at geoanalytic.com>
> > Reply-To: OSGeo Discussions <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>
> > Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 15:36:26 -0600
> > To: OSGeo Discussions <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>
> > Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Is there an Open Source
software application that
> > will draw a graticule on a map?
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> >   I've been looking for an Open Source desktop
application
> > that will:
> >
> > 1. Combine raster and vector spatial data, and
(re)project
> > them
> > 2. Render a graticule (lines and labels showing latitude
and
> > longitude) (and no, I don't want to create a shapefile
to do
> > that)
> > 3. Print to a large format plotter (paper 24 inches wide
or
> > greater)
> >
> > So far I've looked at uDig, Quantum GIS, and gvSig.  As
far
> > as I can tell, none of them can do Step 2, and only
gvSig
> > does Step 3 successfully.
> >
> > Any pointers would be appreciated!
> >
> > Brent Fraser
> > GeoAnalytic Inc.
> > Calgary, Alberta
> >
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