Map Sharing

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January 28th, 2007, 10:35
Slamma

Map Sharing

I would have thought it would be a good idea to share maps but noone has suggested it yet.

Has anyone got a torrent site or FTP site we could post our maps to for all? And before someone suggests it I'm not a big fan of sites things like rapidshare, especially for files as big as what we are talknig about.

I have 3 maps so far I' would be willing to share: Hobart, Tasmania. North East and North West Tasmania.

I will soon have Townsville, North Queensland done too.

PS

Great work Deniska, in7ane and contributors.
February 23rd, 2007, 17:47
justcerfin

I need a complete map of California if anyone can get that. I have a 1 gig memory card that will be dedicated to just that map. Thanks.
February 23rd, 2007, 19:13
MIB.42

Quote:

Originally Posted by justcerfin

I need a complete map of California if anyone can get that. I have a 1 gig memory card that will be dedicated to just that map. Thanks.

I have the bay area with so-so details and the size is 220MB. I also have it in a very nice detail and it is 2.74GB.

I guess you are not looking for a street-level map for the whole California, right?
February 27th, 2007, 10:28
justcerfin

wow, I was but I didn't realize the thing would be that huge. I thought all of California would be like a gig or so. If I can just get the one you have for the bay area it would be nice if you don't mind. Thanks
March 10th, 2007, 06:34
wpuig02

can any one post california arizona and texas
April 5th, 2007, 15:08
Arceon

How do you go about making maps? I dont see any for england anywhere so i'd definatley be up for making some and uploading them!
April 5th, 2007, 19:56
nuclear_j

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arceon

How do you go about making maps? I dont see any for england anywhere so i'd definatley be up for making some and uploading them!

This is from rhygin's FAQ---->

GMDL Tips&Tricks

Creating Maps with GMDL Thx to zsc
. Download and extract gmdl0.4.8b, all the files needed for GMDL to run are in '\gmdl0.4.8b\GMDL\bin\Debug' folder.
2. Execute 'Global Map Download Tool.exe'.
3. Using the Google map view, navigate to the area desire.
4. Click 'Advanced' button in the lower left corner.
5. In the box that shows up, click 'Get Numbers'.
6. Select the type of map from the list on the left.
7. In the Advanced box, select 'Preview', verify that the area shown in the center box is the one you want, if not, click 'Browse' tab, adjust the map (zoom in, zoom out, move it around), click 'Get Numbers' and 'Preview'.
8. Set the minimum zoom level, for MapThis! to work properly, zoom level must be greater or equal than '-2'.
9. If you want 'geodata.dat' to be added to the map, check the box 'Add GeoData.DAT (US only)', for US maps ONLY.
10. Click 'Set Dir' up top and choose the destination where map will be saved, must begin with '_' (underscore character), ie. '_Los Angeles'.
11. In the Advanced box, click 'Pull Files'.
12. A window will pop up, select zoom levels that you want in the upper left corner, only the checked zoom level will be downloaded.
13. In the 8x8 grid, uncheck any area that you dont want to download a detailed map for.
14. Click the bar on the top.
15. Sit back until map is created, place it in 'mapViewer\maps\' on your PSP.

Creating point to point routes with GMDL
1.Start gmdl
2. Open directions
3. Activate local.live, google or yahoo
4. Choose appropriate site i.e de.maps.google.de for Germany
(map24 is disabled at the moment)
5. Enter Starting point:
PLZ(Zipcode) Strasse(street)
e.g. 76726 An Deroy 22
6. Enter Ending point
PLZ(Zipcode) Strasse(street)
e.g. 76726 reduitstrasse1
7. Click on „Route Berechnen“ (calculate route)
you may skip this step but then you won`t see the calculated route in gmdl
8. Once route has been calculated click Button „Get Values“
9. Activate the „create intermittant“ function and leave the default value, otherwise you will only have the most important waypoints in your map and it won’t look like an outlined route from start to end.
9. Click Button List
10. enter a name for the route
makesure it starts with _ i.e. _myfirstroute
11. click Button „Save POI“
12. copy generated file to the mapfolder you are using
You will find the generated file in the same folder as the „Google Maps Download.exe“

Making smaller maps Thx to monkeyboy1982
A couple of tips to decrease the size of your maps:
1.Create map using "no GPSFS" option.
2.Do a search within the resulting .PNG files for any files less than 300bytes in size.
3.Delete all of these files. They are 99% useless as they tend to be tiles containing only one colour, or useless information.
4.Batch process all other .PNG's using Photoshop or other image batch processor, making sure you compress the files as much as possible.
5.Finally recompress all the files using ->GPSFS in GMDL software.
April 6th, 2007, 04:34
bandit

If anyone has NY maps, I'd appreciate it. We should get one of all the states have like a archive of some sort.
April 6th, 2007, 06:25
Ranmax09

Could someone please upload a US, or California map??

Thanks :)
April 8th, 2007, 18:08
nuclear_j

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slamma

I would have thought it would be a good idea to share maps but noone has suggested it yet.

Has anyone got a torrent site or FTP site we could post our maps to for all? And before someone suggests it I'm not a big fan of sites things like rapidshare, especially for files as big as what we are talknig about.

I have 3 maps so far I' would be willing to share: Hobart, Tasmania. North East and North West Tasmania.

I will soon have Townsville, North Queensland done too.

PS

Great work Deniska, in7ane and contributors.

Okay so I'm willing to use my website's bandwith to do this. But I just want to make sure that some unscrupulous bozo does not hack my website and Effs me in the A. ;) What are some good resources on how to set this up? I'm computer literate but I have not done anything like this before.
April 10th, 2007, 11:35
Savaage

Yah i think having a localized area for people to just get ready made maps would definitely encourage more people to try MapThis! I definitely need help getting California, more specifically Southern California. Thanks
April 16th, 2007, 16:32
azure406

about Bay area map

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIB.42

I have the bay area with so-so details and the size is 220MB. I also have it in a very nice detail and it is 2.74GB.

I guess you are not looking for a street-level map for the whole California, right?

Hi MIB.42, I really need bay area's map(either one is ok), did u upload it somewhere? Appreicate it.:thumbup: :thumbup:
April 16th, 2007, 16:55
deniska

Gents!
Just a reminder....

please do not post maps or links to them in open forum. This is against Google (and some others) TOS agreements and therefore may get dcemu in trouble.
April 19th, 2007, 09:07
nuclear_j

Quote:

Originally Posted by deniska

Gents!
Just a reminder....

please do not post maps or links to them in open forum. This is against Google (and some others) TOS agreements and therefore may get dcemu in trouble.

Who knew? Good call Deniska :thumbup:
April 19th, 2007, 21:36
megagab

I have a detailed map of Montreal (Canada) and it's surroundings.

Contact me if you want it.
April 19th, 2007, 22:59
Ranmax09

Nevermind
May 15th, 2007, 17:14
EGranuloma

Map Sharing

Hello,
If anyone has good maps of New York and would like to share, I could look into setting up a share site.
It would be for limited users and the accounts would be for specific maps.

Please let me know if people would like to set something up.
May 15th, 2007, 17:28
r2000

I do not see the need for sharing maps.
You can download any area of your choice using GMDL.
So it may take time but it will still take time to download it from someone else's site.
May 15th, 2007, 17:36
Baboon

If anbody has got any maps of the uk then please pm me?

:)
May 16th, 2007, 12:05
killer@all

has any body got any maps of germany, if yes please pm mich please
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May 17th, 2007, 20:33
EGranuloma

Quote:

Originally Posted by r2000

I do not see the need for sharing maps.
You can download any area of your choice using GMDL.
So it may take time but it will still take time to download it from someone else's site.

Um, how about this, Its hard as F*** to make maps.
May 17th, 2007, 23:20
dreetje9

Quote:

Originally Posted by EGranuloma

Um, how about this, Its hard as F*** to make maps.

sherades http://www.motor-forum.nl/global/smileys/pompom.gif http://www.motor-forum.nl/global/smileys/puh2.gif

OT: Check this for a tutorial to make maps.

It isn't that hard to create a map once you've read it http://www.motor-forum.nl/global/smileys/no.gif
May 18th, 2007, 21:29
FatesWebb

Quote:

Originally Posted by wpuig02

can any one post california arizona and texas

I have DFW TX, at full detail, it is about 700mb... (size on disk, when I zip it up I think it is like 368mb

I dont know where you want it upped to

RD
August 3rd, 2007, 05:01
skruff77

i would like a California and Nevada map.
August 9th, 2007, 17:50
BJdesk

guys, do you have a map of Jakarta, Indonesia?? thanks
August 9th, 2007, 18:34
smoot2poo

Kiddies read the tutorial on the gmdl. It isn't that hard to figure out. Then you can make maps of any place in the world!!!!
August 10th, 2007, 14:08
PDG

Quote:

Originally Posted by smoot2poo

Kiddies read the tutorial on the gmdl. It isn't that hard to figure out. Then you can make maps of any place in the world!!!!

Yeah if my MOM can do it so can you :thumbup:
Just follow my guide that is posted in my signature ;)