Windows maps download tool for MapThis! by in7ane

[AZImmortal]

Hi in7ane, I was wondering if it'd be possible to implement an option in GMDL where turning points in directions can have a different icon than the normal waypoints that highlight your path so that it'd be easier to see exactly when a turn or onramp/offramp is coming up. Also, would be it possible to add the ability to open up existing POI files? Sometimes I'd like to add additional points to a POI file without having to create an entirely new one. Keep up the great work!

[deniska]

Just wondering, does converting to GPSFS reduce the overall storage space needed?

Yes, it does.. In both FAT16/32 there is a significant overhead assiciated with dir/file info - ie the more files you store the more you'll feel it, especially if you store small files.. so converting to gpsfs may save you ~20% in terms of space and a lot of time during upload/deletion of a map...

[DennyPSP]

As I can put through this program on map in PNG of coordinate (Lat/Lan) that worked GPS-290?

[afiser]

is there a mirror to the newest version of this?

EDIT: nvm its back up.

[taspankya]

just thought i'd say hello and let everyone know that i purchased the sony gps unit for my psp and i awaiting its arrival. i will probably be pretty active in the forum once i try to get everything to come together. i currently have psp running firmware 3.10 OE-A'. i dumped the .prxs from the sony release of 3.10 and grabbed the two i needed "usbgps.prx" and "usbacc.prx" and put them in the mapview folder (which is in my GAME310 directory). i then tried to load a map that i downloaded using GMDL which was placed in the 'maps" folder.

i ran the map this! software and it loaded fine. then it said select map... no maps were listed, so i went ahead and pressed X and it freezes the app at "please wait while map is loading"... it did this at first and was stuck for about 10 mins with the memory card being accessed. i pressed the "home" key to exit. i messed around and took the map i had out of a sub folder which identified it and placed it right into the map directory. now when i load the app it still gets stuck at the "please wait for map to load....." but the memory card is not being accessed and the psp freezes completely and i have to do a hard reset. so... is it not working because i dont have a GPS attached to it yet? or maybe i generated the map wrong? im lost

[deniska]

make sure your map folder name starts with "_"

[deniska]

As I can put through this program on map in PNG of coordinate (Lat/Lan) that worked GPS-290?

I am not sure I understand what you are trying to say... post in Russian - I'll translate for everyone else.

[taspankya]

make sure your map folder name starts with "_"

i feel a little embarrassed that i overlooked that... thanks, it loads up nice and quick no prob now... :thumbup:

now i just have to wait for the sony gps to arrive so i can try it out... i am going to Puerto Rico in a month and i dont want to get lost in the rain forest, so im trying to find some nice satellite and aerial maps now of that area that might have trails and what not on them too. if i get lost out there i will surely die.

[DennyPSP]

I am not sure I understand what you are trying to say... post in Russian - I'll translate for everyone else.

Сорри..Я имел ввиду как нанести координаты на обычную карту PNG формата, т.к. когда я разбираю файлы GPSFS я не пойму как на графических файлах отмечаются координаты GPS, вот и подумал что их как то можно наносить на обычную карту , что-то наподобии калибровки по месту положения, как в смартфонах есть прграммы, и привязке к точке калибровки - и все у нас есть карта с GPS или я что-то путаю и сделать так не возможно...

[deniska]

DennyPSP, MapThis uses what I call Google coordinate projection system. In this system the surface of a planet is divided in to a number of squares (tiles). So if you know how many tiles are at a given zoom and where they start counting from - you pretty much know the GPS coordinates of each tile corner.. This link may give you some idea of how it works: http://www.ponies.me.uk/maps/dbgmap.html
There is more info, available here:
http://mapki.com/wiki/Knowledge_Base

Gmdl tool allows linking gps coordinates to custom maps, as long as they are relatively small, proportional and "NORTH UP". You'll need to find the coordinates of your map diagonal corners (provided that your map is one large image)
The resulting map-gps linkage will probably be not very accurate though, since lat/lon angle - distance correlation is not linear...