I've created a local hiking map that I want to transform into an O Map. I have OOM installed but cannot import the O symbols into QGIS since they are not in an XML format. Before I re-create the O symbols one-by-one in QGIS I am thinking there must be a way to do this - or is it a better idea to start over with OOM? Ideas and opinions welcome!
Steve Gross
What are you trying to do in QGIS? Could you not just import the (georeferenced) hiking map as a template in OOM and trace over it as necessary? You can georeference it in QGIS if necessary.
I think you want to go the other way
I think you want to go the other way
This. :)
QGIS is not the tool you're looking for.
OK- thanks for the input - I will re-direct my project effort to OOM.
Maybe it is possible to import style as SLD file to QGIS?
Maybe it is possible to import style as SLD file to QGIS?
Even if it is possible, it's still the wrong answer. O maps do not belong in a GIS. :)
I am up for interoperability...
I remember some people struggling hard to render an orienteering map in a general CAD program way back when, and not getting the best results for all that effort, which is sad given how hard they worked. (I recall hearing that a fulltime professional did achieve it just fine, but that shows the level of knowledge and perhaps effort needed to make such work well.)
OOM can georeference, and also has all O symbols (plus can define myriad others). It also seems to do a reasonable job of importing and exporting various data. We're fortunate to have good quality orienteering-specific tools like OOM and OCAD. They seem like good choices, based on my experience and what I've heard of others' experiences, for making O maps. General tools seem to sometimes be useful in pre-processing data (like LIDAR), or perhaps post-processing to tweak the final images, but don't have a great track record for soup to nuts O-map making for the masses, from what I'm aware of.