Windows maps download tool for MapThis! by in7ane

[NinjaMY]

It seems to have a different projection..
That means that even if you import it in to mapthis!
your wont be able to use it with gps receiver...
Besides, why would you need another source for US data ??? google, msn yahoo , etc should be sufficient...

Not for US maps actually, for Asian maps. Oh..well, i guess I have to rely on Google satellite images..

[DennyPSP]

DennyPSP, that (and the 32 max size for custom maps) is due to the way Bitmap is implemented in .NET, from what I can gather it was never intended for large image files and so is limited in size and very memory inefficient.

Try shutting down other applications and/or running on a machine with more ram (1GB recommended I guess).

If anyone has any suggestions of a better bitmap implementation to use I will have a go at using it instead.

I have checked up on a computer with 2 GB memories - too most--> out of memory..
What is 32, dimension that it for number?

[in7ane]

DennyPSP, 32 tiles across (so the largest image you can use is 32 * 256 = 8192 pixels). If that's not it - post a link to the image you are trying to convert and I'll have a go as seeing what's causing the crash.

[DennyPSP]

Prompt what system of coordinates it is used in maps GOOGle??...Coordinates from search in
OZIexplorer do not coincide with coordinates Google

[Zeroon3]

hi all
first thanks for the WONDERFUL programs!
then, when i want to create a direction, i go to the directions tab, select maps.google.com, i select the start then the end and i create waypoints...but is it possible before i create waypoints to add directly on the google map some specific waypoints without use the google maps function? i mean if i want to pass through a city..can i click with a buttons combinations and add directly to the route that point?
thanks
regards

[harpik]

Realy great program :thumbup: ,

a pitty that i'm behind an authenticated proxy...

it would be great if you add authenticated proxy support for the map downloads,

i've been reading a bit and i think you could probably do it by adding some code like these

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private proxyObject mp = new WebProxy("Your Proxy name here", true);
private NetworkCredential myCred = new NetworkCredential("Your username here", "Your Password here");
mp.Credentials = myCred;
wc.Proxy = mp; // "wc" is the WebClient object
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i haven't tested it and i don't realy know if it will work
that would be great if it reads the proxy name, username and pw from a file or something.

Thanks a lot for all your work.

[zsc]

Does anyone know where to get maps of Japan in ENGLISH? Both google and msn show maps with names in Japanese. I'm going to be traveling in Japan and would like to have a map on the PSP.

[joeschmoe.lyt]

Hello again, I'm back. Once again gmdl seems to be just out of my intellectual reach. I tried google hybrid, but it gives me an error: Gogle satellite tile test failed. I didn't like msn hybrid because it goes to ugly black & white at 8x and closer. I recall you guys telling me in the past to click 'advanced'...get numbers...make sure its 2x2...Gmdl often tells me, "there's something not quite right about this map..." I need to make a new map (or convert my old one) and make a poi file for the first time. Then I want to look into that reverse geodata thing....cool stuff! Especially now that I got my Talismoon car cradle.

[in7ane]

joeschmoe.lyt, Google blocks you from downloading satellite tiles after the first few hundred, for a few hours (try http://maps.google.com in satellite mode after you get that error). And as Google hybrid is a combination of the transparent layer and the satellites - that's what you've run into. A walk-around is to change your IP when you get that error and then click ok.

[joeschmoe.lyt]

In other words, power cycle my modem and router, right? Since I have a dynamic ip from my isp...so when I do that gmdl automatically picks up where it left off?
Edit: I tried this and I still have no tiles in my 512x & 256x folders. Also...I choose my directory path in the top of the gmdl window, but it still puts the maps in the debug folder.
Maybe it would be easier to convert my old map from back before google got all sheisty.