I have created another custom map making tutorial. This one uses Cypherman's Mapset Toolkit...a very nice front end for cGPSMapper...making it real easy to make and install maps into Mapsource. The zip file contains a video that plays in Windows Media Player showing how to make a transparent map from Garmin track files using GPSMapEdit, cGPSMapper and Mapset Toolkit. Also included is a READ_ME_FIRST.txt file that has step by step text instructions to follow along with the video.

Map Making Tutorial

geeze i wish i could understand how to do all that stuff. :unsure:

Maybe we can get rws to offer hands-on training seminars!

I used it and found it to be very easy. On my first try I forgot to rename my tracks, so on my gps the trail was called "Jan-26-07". So, in mapsource I changed the name of the track and went through mapedit again and everything turned out great. When using mapedit make sure the file has an 8 digit name before sending it to cgpsmapper(just like in the tutorial video), otherwise mapsettoolkit will not be able to find it.

I am trying to use North America Metroguide and Canada enhanced basemap at the same time. Can I make one transparent or combine them? Thanks

When you have maps from the same area of both products uploaded which one is on top? That's the one you would want to make transparent. If it is NA Metro and it has routing capabilities you would lose that when you compile the transparent map in GPSMapEdit.

NA Metro is on top. I do not need routing as I am using a emap. So I should use GPSMapedit to make NA Metro transparent. Is there a procedure I can follow as I have never done it or is it pretty straight forward?
Thanks

You may want to check Garmin's licensing agreement before proceeding.

Simply load each map tile seperately in GPSMapEdit...
Map Properties...cGPSMapper set TRE to 500...check Map is transparent...Preprocessing no
Save Maps as
Export..Garmin img/cGPSMapper.exe

Anyone know if there's a way to shut the track names 'off'? I would like to still see the official road/trail names, not my track names. I want to do this at the software level, not the GPD level. Maybe somehow in GPSMapEdit?


Thanks!

email your .mp file to cf-700 at hotmail dot com so I can see what you have

you can change the polyline label names in GPSMapEdit...right click the individual polyline(s)...Modify...Label

you've got mail!

Got your files...

For what you have and want to do the easiest would be to do the editing in Mapsource. Use the track editing tools to divide or join sections of the trail that would have the same name. When you get a section of trail isolated from the rest..name it...then move on to the next trail and do the same. When you get all the trails spilt and named process the .gdb file in GPSMapEdit.

Yeah, I've done that. In fact, I divided and deleted any overlapping segments. However, I can't join some of those samller tracks without creating 'phanton' lines. Hence, I have a LOT of tracks. I just want to add them all to a mapset, without adding their names. Any thoughts?

Also, having trouble making a .exe file with what I have done.

if all you want to do is have polylines without a name use GPSMapEdit...to do global polyline name change...Edit...Select...By Type -select the type you assigned to your tracks...OK
right click a polyline on the map...Modify...Label...leave box blank...Click Enter...all polylines will now have no label

can't help you much with just "having trouble making exe file"

I just want to say Thank You! I have done my local Snowmobile trails and loaded them to my GSX and it is awsome. As I get to new trails and track them I am adding to my map. I would have been forever learning to do that on my own.
I appreciate that you shared this with us after puitting so much time in it.

One thing I noticed. In your video where the mapset toolkit says img level zoom mine says copyright info. Probably because mine is a newer version

Ok, do not want to do anything illeagal. I am testing making 1 map transparent and am following the directions. All seems to work flawlessly untill I try to open Mapsource. I get a error that I can copy to clipboard and then it exits. If I remove the created mapset with Mapsettoolkit, mapsource starts working again. The reg entries and TDB and img files are all there. Registry looks good also. Any Ideas. Will error report help?

Thanks

Couple of things to check:

must have unique product code for each map installed....also no duplicate img filenames

Yup, both are unique.

I've made some of my own maps and have them installed in Mapsource using MapSend. Are there any good tutorials on how to make a .exe file thatI can send to friends? Want to make it 'idiotproof'.

Thanks!

I wanna say thanks That couldn't have been easier I wasted days trying to do it myself and I never would have figured that out on my own. Nice job

I tried to download the Tutorial and it says
Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /~rspoonla/GPS/MapTutorial.zip on this server.

I don't know why, I am signed in, could someone please check and let me know how I can get it.

Thanks!
YaMon

DITTO THAT!!!

I no longer have the tutorial available for download. I may produce another updated one in the future.

Hi, I've got this transparent sled map witch i can use on another map. Now I got a topo map and the snowmobile tracks overlapping it and it works great.

But i can not do that in mapsource as is does not have any overlapping function, you can only view 1 map at the time. So do any of you guys know if there is some way to trick mapsource to show the snowmobile map overlapping the topo map??

....or is there any alternative to mapsource?

The only way I know would be to open your Topo .img files in GPSMapEdit, add the data that you used to make your transparent map and recompile.

Another option...if the data you used to make your transparent map is from .gdb or .gpx files simply open them in Mapsource with your Topo. If the data was from shapefiles...convert to .gdb or .gpx

Ok thanks

RWS,

I can't seem to get your link to work. Is it just on my end? When I click it it comes up witha Forbidden message.

Mike

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