I have the Garmin MapSource US TOPO software and am unimpressed with topo and river/stream details in most of my hiking/biking recreation areas. I actually...
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Joseph roberts
nodoz5150@...
Aug 5, 2003 10:43 am
Use globalmapper from http://www.globalmapper.com Download the free trial and crack it. you can find a Registration key generator (keygen) for globalmapper v5...
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Keith Sheppard
keiths_uk
Aug 5, 2003 1:16 pm
Ray I am currently developing my own software package which allows you to create Garmin maps. It's only beta at the moment so possibly a little bit buggy....
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Dave Patton [DCP]
canadadcp
Aug 5, 2003 2:08 pm
Just to be clear - although my name appears in the quoted part of the email that "Joseph roberts" sent, shown below, it was in reply to a question by...
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colin@...
savage9992002
Aug 5, 2003 4:50 pm
Hello, Any chance I could try this too? Thanks in advance, Colin Savage ... From: Keith Sheppard To: map_authors@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003...
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Robert Dreeszen
rdreeszen1
Aug 5, 2003 4:50 pm
Kieth: What type of maping input will your package allow? Bob Dreeszen Ugashik AK ... From: Keith Sheppard To: map_authors@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday,...
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el34xyz
Aug 5, 2003 7:12 pm
Keith, I run win 2K pro and have a Garmin map76S. I currently make simple trail maps with Cgpsmapper for my garmin. I use Ozi track.plt and waypoint.wpt files...
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alberto_najera
Aug 5, 2003 9:43 pm
Ray I have already done what you want using vector information from Mexican maps which come in dxf format. I used the freeware Mapscan to convert to ESRI shape...
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Doug Adomatis
gps_maps
Aug 6, 2003 10:28 am
In recent posts, there have been several good links for software tools used in creating custom basemaps. You all can help each other by adding these links to ...
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el34xyz
Aug 7, 2003 12:53 pm
I have been wondering why it would not be possible to convert a two color/back-white topo map into an .img file that can be uploaded into my Garmin map76s...
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el34xyz
Aug 7, 2003 12:59 pm
Ooops, forgot to add that the map to be converted would probably have to be a calibrated map so that it's world position is known. ... into ... turned ... ...
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Dave Patton [DCP]
canadadcp
Aug 7, 2003 3:56 pm
... Well, your "simple black and white image file" isn't really all that simple :-) A 'line' in that file isn't defined - the image is just a set of pixels. ...
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eduardo.abreu@...
eduardoan
Aug 7, 2003 5:51 pm
A JPG, BPM, etc formats are raster formats. just pixels. An img file is a vector file. That means its content are lines, points, etc There are programs that...
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Veljko J. Roskar
veljkoj
Aug 7, 2003 6:45 pm
Is there an alternative program to download *.img maps to an eTrex Vista? The reason I ask is I have legitimate BlueChart codes that expired in June, and want...
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el34xyz
Aug 7, 2003 8:25 pm
So my simple home made maps are not just a dumb image file displayed in the background on my garmin? I understand that the track and waypoint files have real...
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Dave Patton [DCP]
canadadcp
Aug 7, 2003 8:32 pm
... Well, that wasn't your original question. If you are making your own maps for upload to a Garmin GPS receiver, that process produces a vector map. Yo asked...
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el34xyz
Aug 7, 2003 8:57 pm
I was just commenting that the resulting maps that I make with cgpsmapper are not just a dumb image as I originally thought they were. If they were just a dumb...
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Dave Patton [DCP]
canadadcp
Aug 7, 2003 9:05 pm
... That's part of what the site is about. ... Note - It's not a good idea to remove all the prior text when you reply to an email, as it leaves no context for...
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el34xyz
Aug 7, 2003 9:20 pm
Sorry, I view this forum on the web in a browser, I can see all the previous post as a grouped thread. I don't need to see aprvious reply below the main post. ...
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Dave Patton [DCP]
canadadcp
Aug 7, 2003 9:35 pm
... It's really quite simple, and the same "rules" apply no matter what the mechanism - web-based forum, Usenet newsgroups, email, or even person handwritten...
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Teppo Rapo
tepporapo
Aug 8, 2003 5:14 am
Because all jpg's, tiff's etc. etc. are raster images and img is vector format. ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder -...
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el34xyz
Aug 8, 2003 2:20 pm
Most Web based forums worth their salt do not include the previous thread in the reply. The previous thread is right above the message your are reading. If you...
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Errol Swanstrom
errolofdanvers
Aug 8, 2003 3:23 pm
Can you guys take this offline? Yahoo is what it is . Courtesy is not dead. This group is about maps and charts and off topic stuff sould be offline. Thanks...
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Gerardo MartÃnez
gerardo_m
Aug 10, 2003 9:48 am
Hello everybody, I've learned how to paste the tracks saved in my Garmin Venture on digital maps. It's very easy and gives you a very good, almost perfect...
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acoralnut
Aug 11, 2003 6:36 pm
Hi crew, I was just invited to this group the other day, and would like to show you my page of custom Garmin maps http://www.ucalgary.ca/~clarko/garminmaps/ ...
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bogamo
Aug 12, 2003 9:26 am
Hello All, I've been spending most of my free time for over a year now creating a website that builds hiking and backpacking maps from GPS tracklogs. I ...
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Doug Adomatis
gps_maps
Aug 12, 2003 10:35 am
Is there a site that lists which Garmin Product numbers have been used by various map authors? Looking over Chris Arko's site, I read where no orginization is ...
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Robert Elsinga
robert_elsinga
Aug 12, 2003 11:16 am
... I am using 67x (currently 670 and 671 are used) for my own maps, and 99x for maps I offer on download for others (currently 999 in use)....
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matt maxon
mattmaxon91040
Aug 12, 2003 2:46 pm
Geoff Are you using Manifold? I am working on a map of the Southern California portion of the PCT the 1st 700 miles http://pctmap.homedns.org/Section-a ...
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martinis_on_the_beach
martinis_on_...
Aug 12, 2003 6:51 pm
How can I take a NOAA ECN map and import it into my MAPTECH Offshore Navigator program. I am trying to cut down on the costs of electronic maps but I am...
