Comments on: Maps for GPS Tuner http://www.lbsharp.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/01/21/maps-for-gps-tuner/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:36:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sophia Wilson http://www.lbsharp.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/01/21/maps-for-gps-tuner/comment-page-1/#comment-34389 Sophia Wilson Fri, 28 May 2010 01:07:54 +0000 http://www.lbsharp.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/01/21/maps-for-gps-tuner/#comment-34389 GPS is very useful specially the ones that are put on the Car dashboard. it can really help you drive on unfamiliar places.:*" GPS is very useful specially the ones that are put on the Car dashboard. it can really help you drive on unfamiliar places.:*”

]]> By: KoolPal http://www.lbsharp.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/01/21/maps-for-gps-tuner/comment-page-1/#comment-22466 KoolPal Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:14:15 +0000 http://www.lbsharp.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/01/21/maps-for-gps-tuner/#comment-22466 Hi Leon, Can you convert your code into an application? Would really appreciate it. Thanks. Hi Leon,

Can you convert your code into an application? Would really appreciate it.

Thanks.

]]> By: leon http://www.lbsharp.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/01/21/maps-for-gps-tuner/comment-page-1/#comment-15457 leon Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:01:20 +0000 http://www.lbsharp.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/01/21/maps-for-gps-tuner/#comment-15457 Paul, the code that I posted only generates an image (no calibration is done but that should not be too difficult to do since the image is generated based on GPS coordinates). The biggest image size that I used was 4781x4525; however, in practice, I found that using very large images made GPS Tuner work very slowly and made it harder to calibrate the maps accurately. The maps that worked best for me were ~ 1000x1000. Leon Paul, the code that I posted only generates an image (no calibration is done but that should not be too difficult to do since the image is generated based on GPS coordinates). The biggest image size that I used was 4781×4525; however, in practice, I found that using very large images made GPS Tuner work very slowly and made it harder to calibrate the maps accurately. The maps that worked best for me were ~ 1000×1000.

Leon

]]> By: Paul McGrath http://www.lbsharp.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/01/21/maps-for-gps-tuner/comment-page-1/#comment-15433 Paul McGrath Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:16:22 +0000 http://www.lbsharp.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/01/21/maps-for-gps-tuner/#comment-15433 Sorry for second post, also meant to ask. Do you know if the file limit for GPS Tuner is 1792x1792 which Map Calibrator makes? What max file size have you had on GPS Tuner? Thanks Paul Sorry for second post, also meant to ask. Do you know if the file limit for GPS Tuner is 1792×1792 which Map Calibrator makes? What max file size have you had on GPS Tuner?
Thanks
Paul

]]> By: Paul McGrath http://www.lbsharp.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/01/21/maps-for-gps-tuner/comment-page-1/#comment-15432 Paul McGrath Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:14:36 +0000 http://www.lbsharp.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/01/21/maps-for-gps-tuner/#comment-15432 Leon, Does your code create the .GMI file with the co-ords in as well? Thanks Paul Leon,
Does your code create the .GMI file with the co-ords in as well?
Thanks
Paul

]]> By: leon http://www.lbsharp.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/01/21/maps-for-gps-tuner/comment-page-1/#comment-9575 leon Thu, 15 May 2008 23:27:56 +0000 http://www.lbsharp.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/01/21/maps-for-gps-tuner/#comment-9575 Rhunsted, I think the latest version of GPS Tuner solves most of the problems that I had with the system 18 months ago. You can now download the maps live on your PDA from several sources (including Google maps) and not have to worry about having all of the maps ready ahead of time. I'm not sure how well the maps are cached (in case you lose your internet connection). The new versions of the free Map calibrator that comes with GPS Tuner has also improved quite a bit making it easier to create your own maps. Leon Rhunsted,
I think the latest version of GPS Tuner solves most of the problems that I had with the system 18 months ago. You can now download the maps live on your PDA from several sources (including Google maps) and not have to worry about having all of the maps ready ahead of time. I’m not sure how well the maps are cached (in case you lose your internet connection). The new versions of the free Map calibrator that comes with GPS Tuner has also improved quite a bit making it easier to create your own maps.

Leon

]]> By: Rhunsted Jordan http://www.lbsharp.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/01/21/maps-for-gps-tuner/comment-page-1/#comment-9574 Rhunsted Jordan Thu, 15 May 2008 23:11:10 +0000 http://www.lbsharp.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/01/21/maps-for-gps-tuner/#comment-9574 Dear Leon, I too, was excited to buy GPS Tuner for my x51v, however I found it much too involved for my attention span, and never got to creating and loading anything. A code savvy chap like you could make a few dollars, if you want to sell any of the maps you've created, especially of Los Angeles, and areas in Mid-coast to San Diego and Hawaii, since these are my sales territories. I am poised to buy a Garmin 360 device just to get on with it, but I still would like to get my money's worth out of the x51v before I get an MWg Atom Life or similar device. I could put off both purchases or purchase neither, if you could steer me in the right direction, pun intended! Rhunsted Jordan Altadena, CA Dear Leon,

I too, was excited to buy GPS Tuner for my x51v, however I found it much too involved for my attention span, and never got to creating and loading anything.

A code savvy chap like you could make a few dollars, if you want to sell any of the maps you’ve created, especially of Los Angeles, and areas in Mid-coast to San Diego and Hawaii, since these are my sales territories.

I am poised to buy a Garmin 360 device just to get on with it, but I still would like to get my money’s worth out of the x51v before I get an MWg Atom Life or similar device.

I could put off both purchases or purchase neither, if you could steer me in the right direction, pun intended!

Rhunsted Jordan
Altadena, CA

]]> By: Chris http://www.lbsharp.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/01/21/maps-for-gps-tuner/comment-page-1/#comment-7879 Chris Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:49:58 +0000 http://www.lbsharp.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/01/21/maps-for-gps-tuner/#comment-7879 Do you have a compiled version of the code that can be downloaded? Do you have a compiled version of the code that can be downloaded?

]]> By: Henry Cheung http://www.lbsharp.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/01/21/maps-for-gps-tuner/comment-page-1/#comment-6745 Henry Cheung Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:55:58 +0000 http://www.lbsharp.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/01/21/maps-for-gps-tuner/#comment-6745 your article is very interesting and useful for person like me who is interested in knowing how GPS maps is complied. Thank you. I use TomTom version 6 and I recently trying out "GPS tuner" on my Dell x51v and find out it is extremely intuitive and concur that getting maps made-up is tedious to say the least. Please send me you North America maps such that I may further realize the benefit of "GPS Tuner". Do you have maps of cities in Western American region made? Perhaps cities of Washington states like Seattle and Vancouver-Canada? Cheers Henry your article is very interesting and useful for person like me who is interested in knowing how GPS maps is complied. Thank you.
I use TomTom version 6 and I recently trying out “GPS tuner” on my Dell x51v and find out it is extremely intuitive and concur that getting maps made-up is tedious to say the least. Please send me you North America maps such that I may further realize the benefit of “GPS Tuner”.
Do you have maps of cities in Western American region made? Perhaps cities of Washington states like Seattle and Vancouver-Canada?

Cheers
Henry

]]> By: Jeremy Wee http://www.lbsharp.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/01/21/maps-for-gps-tuner/comment-page-1/#comment-3135 Jeremy Wee Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:43:58 +0000 http://www.lbsharp.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/01/21/maps-for-gps-tuner/#comment-3135 Hi Leon, Would it be possible to send me the maps of the cities that you have pieced together? Ive got tomtom navigator but they dont yet have any maps of NZ so this is really all ive got at this stage. Would appreciate if you could email it to me at my gmail address. Cheers Jeremy Hi Leon,

Would it be possible to send me the maps of the cities that you have pieced together?

Ive got tomtom navigator but they dont yet have any maps of NZ so this is really all ive got at this stage.

Would appreciate if you could email it to me at my gmail address.

Cheers
Jeremy

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