SVG Editor, Raster to SVG

I started looking for a SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) editor for various little fantasy maps I've been wanting to do (I need the ability to zoom in and add building plans and such). A year ago I tried Sodipodi, but the one time I managed to get it running the program it crashed like crazy. Instead, I found Inkscape to be lightyears easier. The interface is fairly intuitive, even though I havnt found a way to hide layers yet.

To save some time, I used Autotrace to convert a bmp to vector graphics. I found Autotrace to be command line driven, crash when using the -help flag, and terrible at reading in Text (I suspect I could change some options to improve this). However, it was sufficient to get in a base map, which I am still in the process of editing. I'll add a link to the SVG version once I find a reliable place that hosts SVG.

Origional BMP (converted to jpg):


Current SVG work in progress(converted to jpg):


As you can see, the text came out all messed up. The vector graphic elevation lines came out surprisingly well, requiring only a few fixes. Since I have added in more elevation lines.