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General Discussion / Re: Just found the site
October 11, 2008, 08:31:47 PM
New here too. 

This site is awesome.  I've been researching maps and POI's for the Garmins for a couple of weeks and only now found your site, linked from a post in  ADVrider.com:

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=379574

I was wondering how much work goes into making one of these maps, and if a doofus like me could do it.  I've got a decently wide DSL, an old HP server with dual 866mhz processors (XP pro) and 3.5gig of RAM memory, so processing/compiling shouldn't take too much time, plus it's not my main machine so I can use it whenever my GF isn't doing any programming side gigs which is most of the time.  This server usually sits there in the corner turned off  It's not doing any webserver stuff here.

I'd be interested in working on the upper Midwest States like Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Ill-Noise.   I've only been reading the info here for an hour or so but it looks like the directions are pretty straight-forward and most of the software is free (except for that one EXPENsive one, Global Mapper).  I'm basically an unemployed bum with a lot of free time but very little cash, but if this can be done with the alternative program then I'm up for giving it a shot.

I was wondering how many hours it takes to do a state, and how much Hard Drive space is necessary to cache all this data while working on it.