XTRAMAPS.txt            XTRA MAPS AND MAP COORDINATOR NOTES


As of November, all of the APRS files and maps will no longer all fit on one
HD disk.  Since APRS can now easily shift from one MAPLIST to another, smaller
maps can easily be distributed in separate ZIP files of each state.  You should
be able to find these map files on BBS's in your state.  THose will be the
most relliable source.  I will collect everything sent to me and make it
available on a separate disk called XTRAMAPS.zip for $19.  The high price is
to encourage you to find it elsewhere, hi hi.


ALL APRS MAPFILES SHOULD CONFORM TO THE FOLLOWING RULES:


INDIVIDUAL MAPS:  If you send me a disk or FILE with individual maps in it,
include a piece of paper with the exact LAT/LONG/RANGE and insertion
instructions so that I can edit it into my MAPLIST.  If you put this in a
file, then DO NOT PUT ANY OTHER LAT/LONG/RANGE data in the same file that
will confuse me, unless it is needed for heirarchical purposes.

STATE MAP COORDINATORS:  Please, DO NOT modify MAPLIST.APR, since it's
integrity is my responsibility.  When users unzip your files, there is too big
a chance that they will unknowingly replace my distro copy of .APR with your
modified copy!

     ALL mapnames should begin with your two letter STATE abbreviation.  I know
its hard, but is absolutely necessary for all of us to be able to make sense
out of our ever growing MAP directories! 

     Maintain a MAPLIST.XX which contains ONLY your XX state maps and
all larger maps that contain your state all the way up to WORLD.map; nothing
else.  This file should always be in your zipped up map packages.

     All XX state map distribution packages should be named consistently as
XXmapsNN.zip, where NN is the version number.  Everyone can use that list to
see the extent of your efforts. The version number lets everyone know whats
new, and lets BBS SYSOPS know whats OLD and can be deleted.

     Distribute interim UPDATE files as XXaftrNN.zip.  This file will contain
all of the NEW maps and changes for state XX, AFTER version NN.

     If you want to try to maintain an overall MAPLIST directory which includes
all maps that your users may be interested in including maps outside of your
area, then name it MAPLIST.xxA.  The xx identifies the state, but the A on the
end clearly identifies it as including ALL that your users might want.  They
can use this MAPLIST.xxA in place of MAPLIST.APR and still have most of what
everyone else has. 

With this standard nomenclature we can all keep track of whats going on.!


APRS STATE MAP COORDINATORS!


KA7UUS @ K7BUC.AZ      Tuscon         AZ
KD6MKS                 Silver Lake    CA
W7KKE  @ KA6EYH#nocal  San Francisco  CA did Digitizer and GPS code for MAPFIX
WA4MEJ                 Jaxonville     FL
KD4UYR                 Clearwater     FL
N4FOR                  Savannah       GA
KG0DW & N0YKX & KI0Q   IOWA           IA
KB5YRZ @ N5SSY#METLA   New Orleans    LA
KD1E   @ N8NNN.#SEMI   Michigan       MI
W8VPD                  Michigan UPPER MI
KU0G   @ KU0G#NWMO.MO  Kansas City    MO  Lots of maps!
W4NMK                  Black Mountain NC
N2FET                  New Jersey     NJ
KB8JXO @ W8CQK.#CMH.OH Columbus       OH  Over 50 maps!
KG8GE                  Narion         OH  wrote CAD APRS map program!
KD1HA @ KA1RCI.RI      Rhode Island   RI  (new england)
WB5DTW                 SanAntonio     TX
N3FKV                  Waco           TX
N4WJQ  @ WA4TFZ.VA     Charlottsville VA
W8KVK                  West Va        VA
W9LZQ                  Onalaska       WI


The remainder of this file is a list of all of the maps that are no longer
on the standard APRS distribution disk.  These are MAPS that I used to
distribute, but no longer.  They are listed here in the same format as they
would be in the MAPLIST.apr files.  If you add them to your own
MAPLIST.xxx file, be sure to place them in the right hierarchical order so
that they follow any other maps of the same area that are larger.

FILENAME, LAT, LONG, RANGE, COMMENTS


EnglandN.map,57.5,4,224,     M.Speacer
HIOahu.map,21.5,158,18,      by KB5UBW
Toronto.map,43.66,79.38,12,  by VE3TCI
Alutians.map,51,167,400,     CD
AKAdak.map,50,178,550,       CD but crosses dateline
AKecen.map,63,148.5,260,     CD
AKneast.map,68,149,280,      CD
AKseast.map,59,148,330,      CD
AKiditW.map,64,160.5,160,    CD
AKiditE.map,62,153.5,140,    CD
Colorado.map,39,105.5,200,   Sparse
ND-SD-MN.map,46,98,300,      Sparse
SOUTHEST.map,36,81.5,400,   Included in USAEAST
IABoAmes.map,41.9,93.7,20,   Combined Boone and Ames maps
IAMET250.map,41.61,93.68,10, Metro-DM map by KG0DW, Vers 2.50
IADM250.map,41.61,93.68,6,   DM & Suburbs by KG0DW, Vers 2.50
* The following OHIO maps are listed in the MAPLIST.OH file ***************
OHPutBay.map,41.6,82.75,17,
OHCMHmar.map,39.987,83,5,    Columbus Marathon 93
OHFrFld.map,39.75,82.5,18,
OHCMHdtn.map,39.96,83,2,     DownTown Columbus
OHCMHRIK.map,40.08,82.97,2   W8RIK neighborhood
OHClntvl.map,40.03,83.01,2,  HotBed of activity
ILChgoHr.map,41.9,87.6,3,    W9UWE
*The following CALIF maps are listed in the MAPLIST.CA file  **************
CASFBay.MAP,37.85,122.4,6,       W7KKE Good
CA_Mateo.map,37.5416,122.3166,9, W7KKE
Halfmoon.map,37.38,122.45,11,    W7KKE Good Detailed
CA_Fremt.map,37.57,122.011,9,    W7KKE Outstanding
CAFstrCy.map,37.56,122.29,4,     W7KKE Good
CA_Daly.map,37.68,122.45,5,      W7KKE Detailed
Pacifica.map,37.592,122.473,6,   W7KKE Detailed
CA_Rwcty.map,37.46,122.24,9,      W7KKE
CA_SJC1.map,37.33,121.9,12,       KD6IRE Detailed
CA_Scruz.map,37.0,122.0,17,       NW6U Detailed
* more maps...               **********************************************
WV.map,38.6,81,90,          Included in OH-MI-WV for now
Virginia.map,38,79,140,     better detail than USAEAST, but not much
VAalbmrl.map,38,78.53,17,    Albemarle County VA (charlottsville)
MDCkBayM.map,39.18,76.38,17,Good Bay detail N. of Bay Bridge to Aberdeen
NCAshvle.map,35.55,82.53,7,
*NewJersy.map,,,,
FLPinels.map,27.87,82.62,12, Map by KD4UYR
TXBexar.map,29.41,98.5,50,
TXLaJita.map,29.5,103.75,20, by KB5UBW
TXGdflw.map,31.437,100.408,3,by KB5UBW
TXWaco.map,31.55,97.15,16,  sketch from phone book


OTHER KNOWN MAP DISTRIBUTION PACKAGES:

AKmapsNN.zip  Alaska
CAmapsNN.zip  California
MOmapsNN.zip  Missouri
OHmapsNN.zip  Ohio

