Fetch_map is an script application written to fetch a given size map from supported map services by retrieving needed individual map part images and combining them to a larger map. The user provides the map center geographical coordinates and the horizontal and vertical result map size in kilometers and the requested map scale. Multiple map scales are available from the services.

In addition to generating the requested map image, the application script saves map calibration files to the disk. By default a OziExplorer map-file is generated.

The script currently uses Kansalaisen Karttapaikka map service as default for map data source. From version 3.0 on the Retkikartta.fi service is also supported. The script can be extended to support other map services also.

See the usage help for details about script options, parameters and examples how to execute the script. See the Fetch_map FAQ before asking the author for support (olammi at iki dot fi). See the changelog for information about current and former release changes.

Requirements

Requirements for running the application script are:

• Python series 2 interpreter 2.4 or newer (Python version 3 not supported) (www.python.org) (tested with 2.4.1)
• Python Imaging Library (tested with 1.1.5) (www.pythonware.com/products/pil/)

Licence and getting the software

Donationware, distributed as Freeware

To individual and non-commercial use only! Script and source code may be used freely for non-commercial purposes. Not allowed to be used for mass downloading of maps!

If you find this software useful to you and you would like to help the developer to maintain it also in the future, please donate a small amount of your liking to the PayPal account: olammi@iki.fi. You can use the below PayPal link for donation.