ANNOUNCE: osm-gps-map 1.0.2

[John Stowers <john stowers gmail com>]

Hi Everyone,


I am pleased to announce version 1.0.2 of osm-gps-map, a library

for displaying raster map data from a variety of different sources.

Where to Get It
============
Homepage:
 * http://nzjrs.github.com/osm-gps-map/

Downloads:
 * https://github.com/nzjrs/osm-gps-map/releases/download/1.0.2/osm-gps-map-1.0.2.tar.gz
Documentation:

 * http://nzjrs.github.com/osm-gps-map/docs/reference/html/index.html

What is New
============
  * Fix build with new giscanner
  * Build fixes guillomovitch <guillomovitch gmail com>
  * Fix open-street-maps Andrew Gee <andrew andrewgee org>

What Is It
============
osm-gps-map is a Gtk+ widget (and GObject introspection
bindings) for displaying information on a map. It features a simple
API for displaying tracks and points from GPS co-ordinates.


It Currently supports a number of different mapping sources;

 * openstreetmap (default)
 * maps-for-free
 * satellite maps from a number of proprietary providers

It also has the following features;


 * Excellent performance
 * Intelligent caching of maps, including the ability to request a
  specific area of the map to be cached ahead of time
 * Recording of points of interest on the map (and the ability to

  add arbitary pixmaps at those points
 * Drawing and management of multiple GPS track (a line
  showing the history past added points)
 * Automatic centering on new GPS points
 * Adjustable Zoom
 * Includes comprehensive examples (C, Python, _javascript_)

 * Simple, flat API
 * Support for showing additional display layers rendered
  on top of the map
 * Optional on screen display (OSD)

John Stowers