Whatton help rqd

Hman · Feb 3, 2007

mr whatton, the guru of computers/garmins and gdb files...............is there anyway of putting the gdb files you created on to a transparent map like the speed camera overlay for the 2610. if were possible it would free up the waypoint folder and you would be able to carry shit loads of info on the card. selecting the the appropriate map when required. :nenau

. am i talking complete b***x, or has it been discussed before :augie

Hman

ebbo · Feb 3, 2007

Hman said:
mr whatton, the guru of computers/garmins and gdb files...............is there anyway of putting the gdb files you created on to a transparent map like the speed camera overlay for the 2610. if were possible it would free up the waypoint folder and you would be able to carry shit loads of info on the card. selecting the the appropriate map when required. . am i talking complete b***x, or has it been discussed before

Hman

I don't recall it being discussed before, but I'd love to be able to make overlays myself, (location of mountain passes etc)

Smelly Biker · Feb 3, 2007

I can do that....

If someone wants to combine all these things into one gdb file I'll convert it to a transparent map.

BurnieM · Feb 3, 2007

Can you make them searchable if they are in a transparent overlay ?

Smelly Biker · Feb 3, 2007

Try this, its a transparent map with some of the stuff already posted here.

http://www.smellybiker.com/maps/ukgser.img

I'm not able to test it (no serial port on my laptop) so usual disclaimers apply - if it breaks you get to keep the peices.

Hman · Feb 4, 2007

Smelly Biker said:
If someone wants to combine all these things into one gdb file I'll convert it to a transparent map.

the thing is........ i reckon they would be more useful as seperate catagories, etaps, formula 1, heretage sites ect..ect. guru whatton has made some ace gdb files which i'd love to carry on the 2610 for euro trips, but its just impossible as waypoints. if they were all on one map wouldn't it be too cluttered. as selectable transparencys it would be more manageable :nenau

. martin what do you think :augie

if you have the time to do this SB, i reckon you would be on to a winner ££££££ !!! think af the possibilities, not just for bikers.

Hman

Smelly Biker · Feb 4, 2007

Hmm...dunno....easier to splurge it all into one POI map. When they're compiled they're really small & I could set the map level to avoid clutter.

Have a go with the one I made earlier, thats got several of whattons's gdb files in it & should be a fair test. If it works out I can knock together a 'ukgsified' mapsource installer for it.

Hman said:
the thing is........ i reckon they would be more useful as seperate catagories, etaps, formula 1, heretage sites ect..ect. guru whatton has made some ace gdb files which i'd love to carry on the 2610 for euro trips, but its just impossible as waypoints. if they were all on one map wouldn't it be too cluttered. as selectable transparencys it would be more manageable . martin what do you think
if you have the time to do this SB, i reckon you would be on to a winner ££££££ !!! think af the possibilities, not just for bikers.

Hman

Deleted account W · Feb 4, 2007

Smelly Biker said:
Have a go with the one I made earlier, thats got several of whattons's gdb files in it & should be a fair test. If it works out I can knock together a 'ukgsified' mapsource installer for it.

How do I get Mapsource to show it? Is there a default folder I should be saving it to? Or does the registry need tweeking?

Thanks for compiling it by the way :thumb2

Smelly Biker · Feb 4, 2007

You'll need to tweak the registry to make it work with mapsource - or failing that you can use a tool like 'img2gps' to upload the maps.

Let me know how it works out, I suspect the map level is set way too high but that can be easily fixed.

Whatton said:
How do I get Mapsource to show it? Is there a default folder I should be saving it to? Or does the registry need tweeking?

Thanks for compiling it by the way

Hman · Feb 4, 2007

Whatton said:
How do I get Mapsource to show it? Is there a default folder I should be saving it to? Or does the registry need tweeking?

sorry guy i'm in way to deep now

Deleted account W · Feb 4, 2007

Smelly Biker said:
You'll need to tweak the registry to make it work with mapsource - or failing that you can use a tool like 'img2gps' to upload the maps.

Let me know how it works out, I suspect the map level is set way too high but that can be easily fixed.

I used "img2gps" but as I was only transferring the one map file it deleted all my other maps. As you say perhaps the level is a little too high, 5 miles would be fine for me

Smelly Biker · Feb 4, 2007

Whatton said:
I used "img2gps" but as I was only transferring the one map file it deleted all my other maps. As you say perhaps the level is a little too high, 5 miles would be fine for me

Recompiled & fresh copy available....only 8246 POI's in this one ;-)

araspitfire · Feb 4, 2007

Forgive me for asking, but why bother making a transparent map with this info on it at all? (only reason I can think is if your GPS doesn't do POI's)

If your GPS handles Points of Interest then saving your mps (gdb) file as a gpx file, then loading with Garmin's POI loader software (can even use a similar facility with TomTom).... I would think this is the best way to use the compilations no?

Al...

ebbo · Feb 4, 2007

Smellybiker, What would be really handy is knowing how to make the overlay from waypoints, then I could do my own...

Cheers, ebbo

Smelly Biker · Feb 4, 2007

ebbo said:
Smellybiker, What would be really handy is knowing how to make the overlay from waypoints, then I could do my own...

Cheers, ebbo

You need GPSMapEdit, available from www.geopainting.com - and cgpsmapper, available from www.cgpsmapper.com

Save your waypoints from Mapsource as a gpx/mps file, open with GPSMapEdit and convert them to points. Save the file as polish mp format then run cgpsmapper to compile it.

GPSMapEdit is shareware & a few quid gets you a fully working copy. There are lots of flavours of cgpsmapper with various levels of functionality, ranging from free up to the full on commerical version.

Should should keep you busy for a while

ebbo · Feb 5, 2007

Smelly Biker said:
You need GPSMapEdit, available from www.geopainting.com - and cgpsmapper, available from www.cgpsmapper.com

Save your waypoints from Mapsource as a gpx/mps file, open with GPSMapEdit and convert them to points. Save the file as polish mp format then run cgpsmapper to compile it.

GPSMapEdit is shareware & a few quid gets you a fully working copy. There are lots of flavours of cgpsmapper with various levels of functionality, ranging from free up to the full on commerical version.

Should should keep you busy for a while

Thanks Smellybiker, If I can make it work, I’ll be a happy bunny

Cheers, ebbo...

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