Hello All,

I've just released roadmap-1.1.0j-4. It's in the extras repo and the garage.

This update is *mostly* to remain compatible with OSM binary server API updates. (It also changes how FATAL errors are displayed.)

Adam has updated the OSM binary protocol and server to cache the entire planet rather than download from the main OSM XML server continually. This has the added benefit of speeding up map downloads as the server must no longer download and compile maps before serving them. The OSM binary maps will be updated from openstreetmap.org on the server weekly. Please keep the following in mind if you are using OSM maps-

1. This is still in beta, so there will probably be issues with OSM. Don't be afraid to report them here.
2. If map downloads fail, especially for feature-dense areas(i.e.- large cities) try a larger value for the 'bits' setting before posting. (This makes the downloaded tiles smaller.)
3. Please do not download or re-download maps unnecessarily. The binary server updates itself against the main API only once per week. So re-downloading the maps once a day to see if contributions to OSM have been added is wasteful. Best to use a browser and check http://openstreetmap.org directly. Within the next few weeks, I'll be setting up another server just for Roadmap users. But I want to give Adam a chance to iron out any issues first. He is being very nice to let us use his server. Let's return the favor and be nice to his bandwidth.

That in mind, enjoy and post back with any problems...

cheers,
kernelpanic

[edit] I am running into issues with some OSM maps, but not others. If getmaps hangs without ever finishing download, or if it says- 'no data to write to...' please post with the tile id and bitsize so I can track down what's up.

thx [/edit]