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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hi Sarah,<br>
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I've used Maperitive (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://maperitive.net/">http://maperitive.net/</a>) in similar
situations to download OpenStreetMap map tiles and store them in a
local MBTiles database, from where QGIS can load them very
quickly!<br>
<br>
Rough steps are:<br>
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1. Decide on your web mapping<br>
2. Set the bounds using UI, or running this command (edit min/max
Lat/Lon):<br>
<pre> set-geo-bounds 96.1,19.2,97.7,22.4 </pre>
3. Export to MBTiles (edit min/max zoom and path):<br>
<pre> generate-mbtiles minzoom=5 maxzoom=14 file="C:/Projects/Test/Southampton.mbtiles"</pre>
4. Load the MBTiles file into QGIS!<br>
<br>
This still requires an internet connection to download the data,
but the process can be left running overnight etc.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
Andy<br>
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On 12/03/2017 12:28, Sarah Gregg wrote:<br>
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ms,sans-serif;color:#351c75">Hi everyone. I'm working on a
project based in the Azores and wondered if anyone knew of any
reasonably good free topographic base maps I can download,
strictly for non commercial purposes. At the moment, I'm
trying to use the OpenLayers plugin, but I have a VERY slow
internet connection which makes OpenLayers or WMS
frustratingly slow to load. Thanks in advance for any ideas,
Sarah. </div>
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Andy Harfoot
GeoData Institute
University of Southampton
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 2719
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