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WhiteThaiGer

12-02-2003, 03:58AM

This thread may disappoint you http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/emoticons/eyes.gif I primarily start it for questions I come up with for Bob, the Ozi expert on the forum.

So here are my first questions/comments:

Are these operator errors or do I need to send some request to the developer http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/emoticons/cool.gif

- Is there an option to keep on recording track when moving map is turned off? I am processing last weekends tracks right now and it looks like we got some gaps for the times when the Navigator turned off moving maps to scroll around the map. Maybe turning moving map off in that situation is wrong? Is there an option to turn off the centering of the map to the car?

- When Ozi ran out of map it came up with message boxes, since the notebook was closed we did not notice it for quite a while. All the while ozi did not record track.

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YukonBob

12-02-2003, 06:40AM

Uwe said...
Is there an option to turn off the centering of the map to the car?I think what you want is under the moving map menu (or moving map control). There is a check option to automatically scroll map. Uncheck this and it should still record your track and allow you to move around the map. It's also available in the moving map control as a button. The one with the four directional arrows.

Uwe said...
When Ozi ran out of map it came up with message boxes, since the notebook was closed we did not notice it for quite a while. All the while ozi did not record track.

This has been a problem for a while. I assume that it was prompting you to insert a CD so it could load the required map. I notice that in thelatest program there are two different options for logging track files. One to memory and map; one to file. This may be the fix to the problem and I didn'tsee itwhen it was made. You would have needed to have the log to file option checked to see if thisworked. If you were recording to the mmTrack.plt file see what it looks like. It may not have the same "holes" as your saved tracks.

I need to look at this a little more to see if it has been fixed.

WhiteThaiGer

12-02-2003, 07:34AM

Thanks Bob! It's too latetonight to investigate this, but I'll check it out, I need to get the latest version too.

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YukonBob

12-03-2003, 03:34AM

Turning off the scrolling on the moving map menu works fine. The track records but you can set the map window anywhere you want. You can even set the map window on your destination and watch the location icon moving into the window as you approach your destingation. </div>

I'll see if I can check tomorrow about the mmTrack.plt file still recording when a map is not available.</div>

Did you know that you can edit your tracks and put new points in the middle? This could fix the problemwhere the track cuts the corner from I-10 down to US95. You overlay the track on a map that covers the area and you can place new track points on the road and nobody will be the wiser.</div>

WhiteThaiGer

12-03-2003, 03:40AM

YukonBob said...

Did you know that you can edit your tracks and put new points in the middle? This could fix the problemwhere the track cuts the corner from I-10 down to US95. You overlay the track on a map that covers the area and you can place new track points on the road and nobody will be the wiser.

What do you mean '' the problemwhere the track cuts the corner from I-10 down to US95"? That's actual track, we got tired of pavement http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/emoticons/eyes.gif </div>
I started to play with adding track points that last night, but somehow it was not as easy as I thought it would be. The points did not quite appear where I wanted them. I need to play with that stuff some more.
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YukonBob

12-03-2003, 04:05AM

It's pretty simple once you get the hang of it. First you add a bunch of points and then you drag and drop them where they look good.http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif

WhiteThaiGer

12-03-2003, 03:30PM

YukonBob said...
It's pretty simple once you get the hang of it. First you add a bunch of points and then you drag and drop them where they look good.http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gifAh, so you can move them. It was late and it didn't work right away for me and I knew I would get all kinds of impatient postings if I wouldn't put out the maps right away.....http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/emoticons/joker1.gif

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JackSilb

12-04-2003, 02:34AM

This is good talk. Can't help, but I am learning from it.
It seems that we will go Ozi with the Computer in 4WD ...

-JACK

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WhiteThaiGer

08-13-2004, 01:35AM

Some Ozi related stuff that came up on another thread...
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Tim said...
I downloaded the free ozi a few months ago and downloaded some maps of oregon from the blm site but I had to cal. the maps for it to work right. Maybe I had to cal. them with the free software and I will not when I buy it. I may fork out the $75 and give it a try. How hard is it to get GIS info into Ozi. Like e00. format?

Alan H said...
I've downloaded topo maps for parts of WA and ID and had to calibrate them as well. I agree its a major pain in the posterior. Buying a CD with the correct format might be worth the money just to avoid the aggravation.

I might be wrong, but I think Ozi wants them to ge GEOTIFF format which means that the actual .tif file has information in the file that gives the coordinates of the maps along with sundry other stuff. The files I was working with had separate files with that info and Ozi didn't seem to import it.

I don't know if there is a utility out there to take the two files and create a geotiff file.

Ozi seems to be stable and run for hours without crashing, butit doesn't seem to change from onemap to another in a smooth fashion like some others I've used. I could ramble on, but should stop for now.

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WhiteThaiGer

08-13-2004, 01:50AM

Tim,

I don't know about Ozi and GIS stuff. I use it with USGS topos and NASA sat pictures that you see in the trip reports.

Also don't remember the limitations of the freeware version versus the paid version.

I just downloaded an Oregon map(from http://www.or.blm.gov/gis/resources/dataset.asp?cid=101)and it came with all the reference data, a couple of clicks and I was browsing around Portland.Files are rather large, i.e. 100Mb.The maps for Oregon I found come in a different format and stiched together, rather than as the individual quads I have for the other states. This seems nice to me since one won't get to the edge of a map too often.

What map did you have problems with and where exactly did you get it?
Alan,
the site above also has maps for Washington. I also found the quads here: http://wagda.lib.washington.edu/data/drgs.html They come with the tfw file ready to import into Ozi, just tried one.

All these downloads are free, as they should be, we already paid for all this stuff with our taxes....

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YukonBob

08-14-2004, 03:49AM

Tim said...

I downloaded the free ozi a few months ago and downloaded some maps of oregon from the blm site but I had to cal. the maps for it to work right. Maybe I had to cal. them with the free software and I will not when I buy it. I may fork out the $75 and give it a try. How hard is it to get GIS info into Ozi. Like e00. format?Tim

The free version has a lot of limitations. I don't think you'll be able to view the maps from the Oregon BLM site because they are in MrSid format. Ozi has the ability to import some vector files like e00. I've never worked with these files so I can comment on how well it works. Ozi is primarly for raster maps.

Alan H said...
I've downloaded topo maps for parts of WA and ID and had to calibrate them as well. I agree its a major pain in the posterior. Buying a CD with the correct format might be worth the money just to avoid the aggravation.

I might be wrong, but I think Ozi wants them to ge GEOTIFF format which means that the actual .tif file has information in the file that gives the coordinates of the maps along with sundry other stuff. The files I was working with had separate files with that info and Ozi didn't seem to import it.

I don't know if there is a utility out there to take the two files and create a geotiff file.

Ozi seems to be stable and run for hours without crashing, butit doesn't seem to change from onemap to another in a smooth fashion like some others I've used. I could ramble on, but should stop for now.

Alan

If you download the maps from the Oregon BLM site, the files are in MrSid format and you'll need download the free add-in for OziExplorer from the website optional extras page. These maps will import automatically as well as the satellite images that Uwe and I use. OziExplorer has an option to use GeoTiff files which is invoked with a check box on the import screen. If you don't want to use, GeoTiff, uncheck the box. Every USGS topographic map comes with the necessary files to automatically import the files into OziExplorer. You shouldn't have to import anything manually and you should not have to buy a CD. Give me some specifics on what you are trying to do, the website you used for download, and I'll see if I can't make it easier for you.

Post Edited By Moderator (WhiteThaiGer) : 8/14/2004 7:22:19 AM (GMT-8)

YukonBob

08-14-2004, 05:52AM

Alan said...
I finally put a "dumb" gps unit on the roof. It comes on when I power the system, so I don't have to mess with a separate power switch which is nice. It doesn't drop out often, but heavy tree cover can still cause problems as would the narrow canyon situation. I really want a GPS with built-in inertial nav to fill in the gaps, but have not found anything low enough in price and don't have enough time to try making my own. I've not had a serious navigation problem due to the dropouts after installing the roof-mount unit, but you see some pretty strange recorded tracks because of it.
Any twelve channelparallel receiver should be able to receive a good signal without an external antenna. Yes, canyons and trees can cause problems but they are minimal with the twelve channel receiver. I've traveled with the GPS receiver riding in the passenger seat for many a mile.

Alan, I suspect that your problem could be the your settings inOziExplorer. When on dirt roads, I usually set it to record a point everyten or twenty meters. If you are using 500 meters between points ontwistydirt roads, your tracksare going to look strange and won't be accurate. There's a difference between freeway driving and interesting dirt roads.

waldrtw

09-27-2004, 03:55PM

Thanks for all the help on the OZi problems. I have had a lot of free time to play with the software. I can know download and get all the maps to work fine for Oregon. I have even be downloading SAT images from a oregon site and been able to track on them (very cool). I have also been playing around with GIS info. I find it very helpfull. I was able to download a GIS file for the BLM in Oregon that has all the mining prospects on it!! I can get all kindws of cool info from the GIS sites. It took me awhile to figuire out the GIS stuff but it was worth it!

Tim

1994 FZJ80 Landcruiser, Locked front and rear, lifted, 285 X terrians, conferr rack, Ham radio, Cab mounted laptop with GPS

JackSilb

10-02-2004, 06:21PM

Uwe, this Thread is back to the list.

Man, I need to fix the search thing. Trust me, I spent good hours on this. Something that does not work for me but it is working for other Forum administrators.... I guess I am just not seeing the light.
-JACK

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alanh

06-29-2005, 01:16AM

This thread hasn't seen much activity for a while, but it seemed like the right place to describe my experience so far with an OziExplorer utility called Map Merge for OziExplorer. Basically, this tool allows you to merge (or mosaic) maps. I'm using it to make a single large map covering the area of a 1:100K USGS map from the 32 1:24K maps covering the same area. You can download it for free from the OziExplorer web site.

I'll know more after I use it in a week or so, but here's a short description of how I've been doing the merge.

1. Collect the 1:24K maps for a 1:100K map area in a directory. I used maps without collars (the white space and text around the printed maps). There was some mention of what would happen if you used maps with collars (on the web site I think), but I don't remember the details.
2. Import them into OziExplorer and tell it to place the .map files in the same folder as the source maps. For the merge utility, you need the .map files that OziExplorer creates(Having only the maps you want in a directory allows you to import them all at once.)
3. Run the merge utility and point it to the directory with your files in it. Make sure they're all there and selected, then tell the merge utility to merge all the selected maps. Theres a place to select the pixel size of the output (don't rememer the name of the box), and I made it the same as the input maps to avoid losing detail. There are some color selection parameters which might make the files smaller or speed up processing, but I don't know - I think I used the default.
4. Go do something else for several hours. How many hours will depend on your processor speed. My 1.2GHz machine is getting kind of old, but processing 32 maps into 1 seems to be taking 9+ hours. According to the Windows Task Manager its using 100% of the cpu time, so it might be proportionally faster or slower depending on your processor speed.

The result is one large map image and corresponding .map file instead of 32. The image is in an OziExplorer format so it wouldn't be usable anywhere else. The map files seem to be in the 60-80 Mbyte range.

I did have to download a later version of OziExplorer than I had to get it to open the resulting map. Apparently the OziE formats have changed since I installed mine last year. It will work with photos as well, but I found those for Nevada already merged into pretty big chunks so I haven't tried that.

Hope this helps make your OziExplorer map management easier in those cases where you can't find maps already merged.

Alan
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YukonBob

06-29-2005, 02:33AM

Great information Alanhttp://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/emoticons/ok-kewl.gif

I haven't been doing much map work lately but I did look into doing this kind of thing about a year ago. The commercial programs to do this would have cost many thousands of dollars. This is really a big deal, no matter how much time it takes.

It also illustrates why OziExplorer is my favorite program. I've been using it about five years and never had to pay for an upgrade. It just keeps getting better.

TimB

09-21-2006, 07:25PM

Time to resurect this thread!

I'm fooling with Ozi and have most of it working the way I want. What is not working is my Earthmate GPS receiver. I also have a Lowrance receiver but don't really want to use it - the Earthmate is mounted on top of my roll cage and gets a great signal when used with my 2 other mapping programs.

Ozi won't talk directly to the Earthmate, so I downloaded a free program called EarthatoOzi that is reccommended by Ozi. When I run the program all it does is set and "wait for GPS to initialize" - never seems to communicate with the receiver. In my other programs the GPS is shown to be on Com 1, so that is what I have earthatoozi set on as well. The Earthmate I have is a USB model.

Anyone have experience with this? Any suggestions? I wrote the guy that developed the Eartha program, but have not heard back from him yet.

HenryJ

09-21-2006, 09:01PM

I am unfamiliar with what is needed, but Delorme's serial emulator v1.0 worked when I was having issues connecting to my Mapsend software. It is freely downloadable from DeLorme through the support section.

YukonBob

09-21-2006, 09:29PM

Ozi won't talk directly to the Earthmate, so I downloaded a free program called EarthatoOzi that is reccommended by Ozi. When I run the program all it does is set and "wait for GPS to initialize" - never seems to communicate with the receiver. In my other programs the GPS is shown to be on Com 1, so that is what I have earthatoozi set on as well. The Earthmate I have is a USB model.

I'm not familiar with the gps receiver or the program but that won't stop me from putting in my two cents. Com 1 is a serial port so it probably won't see the GPS plugged into the USB port. I would guess that if they recommended the program to work with both Ozi and GPS that it may have a setting for the USB port. I guess that it takes the signal from the USB port and sends it to somewhere so OZI can use it. Ozi, I believe, is still strictly used on the serial port. So if the program isn't making the conversion you may need a USB to serial converter.

alanh

09-21-2006, 09:31PM

I found this on the OziUsers-L Yahoo group. Hope it helps.
Alan

--- In OziUsers-L@yahoogroups.com (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OziUsers-L/post?postID=lq8PVqAVwMSgh0EYp66K326Iy8gjQyMqGcjriQ tgCfYmVq9UjXsS5Y4MneQ70SwOKeIiHrYQvIn3R1ehYVxc5M6E cw), "louwellsbaja" <bajalou@...> wrote:
>
> I just was given a Earthmate GPS and it seems to only work with Street
> Atlas programs - anyone know how to get it to work with Ozi ???
>

It rather depends on precisely which of three completely different
EarthMate GPS' you have. The original flattish 3inch x 5inch, with
4AAA battery version, only speaks Rockwell/Conexant binary protocol.
There is a small device that you can purchase, that will convert
Rockwell/Conexant binary, to standard NMEA protocol, but at $37, your
money is probably better spent on a new GPS. There was once a program
available that would write a small file periodically (every couple
seconds) with current position and Ozi could be configured to read
that, to provide moving map display. See:

http://home.cogeco.ca/~nielsonjd/ (http://home.cogeco.ca/%7Enielsonjd/)

The newer EarthMate (~2inch x 2inch x 1inch) with detachable USB or
serial cable, can be used with non-DeLorme software, simply by
installing the standard NMEA driver (came on the CD) rather than the
native USB driver. The install CD will ask you whether you're going to
use the GPS with non-DeLorme software and if you click yes, it will
install the NMEA driver. Then the GPS simply appears as though it's
connected to a serial port at 4800 N,*,1 , to any program that wishes
to communicate via NMEA protocol.

The very newest EarthMate LT-20 with non-detachable USB cable, speaks
standard NMEA protocol over emulated serial port, similar to the
previous model. If you install the standard driver, you get 3 virtual
serial ports, each of which you can configure for NMEA or binary. You
can actually have 3 different programs all listening to the GPS at the
same time.

J.G.

TimB

09-22-2006, 06:00AM

THAT sounds interesting Alan! I'll have to see if my cord detaches or not. I've tried reading it with two programs before without success..... but I may not have known what I was doing.

MrS

09-22-2006, 08:21AM

..... Earthmate GPS receiver. .....
Ozi won't talk directly to the Earthmate, .....Com 1,

Try loading the Delorme Serial Emulator v1.0 It's neat to have anyway.

My setting are

Com Port 2
Parity None
Baud rate 4800
NEMA rate 4800

I'm looking at the setting Uwe set my computer to. Send HIM a thank-you note if my info helps any.

WhiteThaiGer

09-22-2006, 09:30AM

Tim,

As Steve said, we got his Earthmate to work with the emulator from the DeLorme site. I don't know about the different versions mentioned in Alan's reply. The eumulator will essentially assign a com port to the USB. You may have to look for which port it is in the Device settings. This port needs to be supplied to Ozi.

At one point in getting the Earthmate working we did have an issue with Norten AntiVirus and the emulator. Ended up turning Norten off. I'm not sure if this was with the latest emulator version.

TimB

09-22-2006, 11:06AM

Cool, I get home this evening I have a few things to try anyway. I don't run any virus software on the Jeeputer since it does not have connectivity.

In moving map mode, will Ozi automaticly grab the next map when you travel off one? I will not be able to test that until I get out there next month - just wondering what to expect.

MrS

09-22-2006, 11:38AM

In moving map mode, will Ozi automaticly grab the next map when you travel off one? I will not be able to test that until I get out there next month - just wondering what to expect.

I seem to recall you said somewhere that you got your maps from Uwe. Yes it should move as you travel seamlessly.

When you get to the area covered by the maps, just start the GPS tracking and Ozi will auto-find the map.

Since we are both running Ozi and the Earthmate. Feel free to email me this weekend and maybe I can help with settings/set-up.

WhiteThaiGer

09-22-2006, 12:00PM

...
In moving map mode, will Ozi automaticly grab the next map when you travel off one? ...

Short answer: yes

Longer answer: You have some config options as to which maps to include in Ozi's search for the next map. Things like which folders to search in, whether to always look for the most detailed map, etc.

Like Steve, I'm happy to try to help you with any questions.

...I will not be able to test that until I get out there next month - just wondering what to expect.

Just make sure you can load and display the maps since the maps you got require that MRsid.Dll from the oziexplorer site. I think you mentioned somewhere that you got the maps working, just want to make sure that it works on your travel computer.

TimB

09-22-2006, 01:59PM

Yes, maps all work and look great. All I need to get going and tested is moving map and the GPS - then I am trip ready. I wound up having to do a pretty significant upgrade to my computer to run all this stuff most effectively, but that is all done and working fine. I think I have already set the default folders up in Ozi - I saw that in config and entered the path the other night. It's coming up on the correct map when I start the program now so I'm part way there.

TimB

09-22-2006, 07:06PM

I got it! I tried pretty much all the options and none of them worked except downloading the emmulator from DeLorme. By the way, it is now version 1.1. That worked like a champ. Unfortunately I have the slightly older USB abd did not get 3 ports to play with.... so I'm still limited to running one mapping program at a time unless I plug my Lowrance in too.

Thanks, for the help and suggestions guys - I deeply appreciate it!

alanh

09-22-2006, 11:27PM

I don't know if these will work if you've got to run some special software, but there are some software port replicators that allow one GPS to be used by 2 or more programs. I know of two...

One is a commercial product called GPSGate. The comments I've seen about it seem to be positive and its not that expensive.

The other one is a freebie available here http://curioustech.home.insightbb.com/xport.html

I hope to have some time in the next week or so to give the latter one a try because I also want to supply multiple apps with the same GPS data.

JackSilb

09-23-2006, 08:44PM

Recently, I posted some pointers to software that can help us post our position in a web (http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/showthread.php?t=4068) site from the trail. Long story short, people had the USB replicator software free there so two programs could access the same / USB (serial port).
Let me find the URL because we all can use it.

Found it (http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=50025)

What COM port splitters could I possibly use?
Xport (http://curioustech.home.insightbb.com/xport.html) - Made by our own forum member, Curiosity.
Serial Splitter (http://www.eltima.com/products/serialsplitter)
Shared Serial Ports (http://www.mks.zp.ua/shared-serial-ports.php)
GPS Gate (http://franson.biz/gpsgate)
Delorme Splitter (http://www.mobile-effects.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=17)

This software (http://curioustech.home.insightbb.com/xport.html) is free

-JACK

WhiteThaiGer

09-23-2006, 08:55PM

Good to know about those port splitters, one of these days I may need one.

JackSilb

09-29-2006, 10:43PM

Update on the serial splitter software.

Ozi works just fine. Any serial port number including large numbers like port 31 and 32. But the Delorme products don't work. Go figure ...
Therefore, having Ozi and lets say TOPO USA working at the same time, so far, is a no go.

-JACK

JackSilb

09-30-2006, 12:28AM

I was able to make the serial port splitter work after a couple of reboots.
I left the port numbers bellow port 10.
I am using the GPS USB converting to Port 3 then using the serial splitter to Port 8 and 9.
I have Oziexplorer working with Port 8 and DeLorme Street Atlas 2007 working on Port9.
I will leave them on running over nigh to see what happens. The hit on the CPU seems varies between 10 and 18 % on a 1.2 GHz CPU.

That is good news if you want to share a serial connection, like a GPS, with two or more applications at the same time.

Thanks,
-JACK

JackSilb

09-30-2006, 09:48AM

Left Ozi and Street Atlas running during the night. This morning, both software are still working and talking to the GPS at the same time using the serial splitter.
This seems to be a good free solution. The developer deserves a donation.

-JACK

WhiteThaiGer

09-30-2006, 09:49AM

Good stuff Jack, I'll have to try it some time.

JackSilb

10-02-2006, 10:43PM

Ran both software, sharing the same GPS connection, on a drive. It worked good. It was not a long drive, but with the overnight + day long test I ran earlier the system seems to be good for a field test.

I am sure this serial splitter can be an aid for the system we would like to have where you send your position by radio. Buying another GPS for the system would add to the cost.
-JACK

alanh

10-03-2006, 08:54AM

I installed xport over the weekend. I haven't tried it in motion yet, but it was working with OziE, street navigation software and another little free utility that just shows GPS status. I've used a different utility in the past just to confirm GPS operation when trying to get more complicated software working. I will find out soon how it all does in real life.

I've got some work to do to try to figure out how to get all the software up and running correctly without a bunch of errors, or having to start everything manually. Xport and the 3 programs are all starting when the PC starts, but I was getting some errors about GPS positions causing pop-up screens that I had to click on. All the various programs and utilities are making starting the PC a non-trivial task.

JackSilb

10-04-2006, 07:03PM

Alanh,

I believe the xport, once you enable the service runs until you kills it. Even with restart. No need to place it on the Start-up.

I don't mind starting the software manually. It takes a while for the machine to boot anyway.

I am more interested in a restart from Stand by and hibernation. I have not tried that. I believe last time, I had to restart Ozi or the GPS connection within Ozi.

Please let me know if you try these.

-JACK

TimB

10-04-2006, 08:09PM

I turned hibernation and standby modes off on my machine - it runs non-stop all day, so far with no trouble.

alanh

10-04-2006, 09:14PM

I've never experimented with the hibernation business, but if I have time in the next few days I will. I used to leave the old laptop on all day on trips and will probably do the same with the new PC, but hibernation may make it easier to restart it in the morning and have everything pick up where it left off.

I've got some of the GPS software set to start automatically (startup folder) now which makes it easier, but still have to do some more testing to see if they will all start without warnings about no GPS, etc. that still require a bunch of mouse clicking to get things going.

I was trying to get my PC going tonight to see if I can download some memory setup to the 2m radio and get the OBD-II going, but I seem to have some com port issues. Found a header connector installed wrong for my com2, so I hope that explains things, but will have to try that tomorrow. Com 1 for the GPS seemed to be generally working and thats all I REALLY nead for now, but I don't want to go through programming all that stuff into the radio manually since I went to the effort of doing it on the PC.

Almost forgot Jack - I've got OziE so it will automatically connect to the GPS, but all thats on the other PC and I don't remember just what I did - it's an option on the run command that you should be able to set up on the shortcut.

WhiteThaiGer

10-04-2006, 10:34PM

......
Almost forgot Jack - I've got OziE so it will automatically connect to the GPS, but all thats on the other PC and I don't remember just what I did - it's an option on the run command that you should be able to set up on the shortcut.

Command line switch:
/mmstart - Starts Moving Map (NMEA) communication

JackSilb

10-04-2006, 10:55PM

but hibernation may make it easier to restart it in the morning and have everything pick up where it left off.
That is the idea. I leave my machine on like you and TimB all the time. But when sleeping in the truck the ON and HD blue LEDs get to be too strong for the night.

I will do some tests with my machine and let you guys know.

I believe I know about the automatic connect, and with Uwe around we have all the expertise one may wish for. He is always just a "2m VHF" call away. Going in a trip with him is like going into an Ozi class. I confess I never read the Ozi instructions, just listened to Uwe and Steve on the radio...

What I am curious about is when it gets back from stand by. Will it be alive without restarting the GPS connection or Ozi?

-JACK

cruiser guy

11-13-2006, 10:17AM

SIR VEYO

11-13-2006, 05:12PM

Is there a way in OziExplorer to combine scanned map images? On some maps I'm only able to get two points of reference for calibration (both on the same latitude or longditude. If I can combine images I'd have enough points all the time.

Hi CG,
How about using google earth or another map/atlas to get additional positions to use for calibration? Road intersections or maybe even hilltops might work, depending on what you can make out on both. I know a lot of update mapping is just referenced to road intersections. Sure it's a PITA, but if there's no other shortcut...

WhiteThaiGer

11-13-2006, 05:24PM

Is there a way in OziExplorer to combine scanned map images? On some maps I'm only able to get two points of reference for calibration (both on the same latitude or longditude. If I can combine images I'd have enough points all the time.
Combining them in the graphics program I have work 'cause the program doesn't do that.
I'm attempting to scan the maps from my GuiaRoji 2006 mapbook for Mexico and Guatemala now that I have time on my hands awaiting surgery.
These will not be highly detailed maps but they should do for general navigation on main roads. Does anyone have ideas or sources for more detailed, ie: topographical, maps of Mexico and Central America?

Ozi has a MapMerge utility (check the 'Extras' page at OziExplorer.com (http://www.OziExplorer.com)), but I believe this is designed for merging calibrated maps. That's what I have used it for once. It's a very slow process.

I've merged images in a graphics program that let's the user import images (jpg, bmp, etc.) by importing several images and moving them around.

For mexico you can get the 50K and 250K maps (maybe others?) form INGI I believe. YukonBob will know better where exactly to get them. You can also search the web, you'll find some Spanish sites with info.

BajaTaco

01-19-2007, 09:21AM

Does anyone know if Ozi willl work with Windows Vista? I have sent an email to the Ozi people to inquire about it. I will post the response here.

BajaTaco

01-24-2007, 09:24AM

Does anyone know if Ozi willl work with Windows Vista? I have sent an email to the Ozi people to inquire about it. I will post the response here.

The response:

"Hi Chris,

Vista has some extra security features which will need to be taken into
account but we expect OziExplorer to run ok.

Regards
Des Newman"

TimB

01-04-2008, 08:01AM