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Padmei
18th March 2010, 18:42
I've got easy GPS but find cropping sections of tracks a PITA with it. Are there any other free software programmes you have had good experience with? I have googled & there are heaps of them but just wondering.
cheers
offrd
18th March 2010, 19:39
I've got easy GPS but find cropping sections of tracks a PITA with it. Are there any other free software programmes you have had good experience with? I have googled & there are heaps of them but just wondering.
cheers
Tried mapsource???
JATZ
18th March 2010, 19:53
Wot offrd said, I have it here on a disc if'n ya want it, shows a few forestry roads around the spooners, not sure about other forests though, I have the open gps maps loaded into it
offrd
18th March 2010, 19:58
I got some other map software, ummm... NZA4 Beta but cant remember who made it now... Bit old 07...
NordieBoy
18th March 2010, 20:05
I've got easy GPS but find cropping sections of tracks a PITA with it. Are there any other free software programmes you have had good experience with? I have googled & there are heaps of them but just wondering.
cheers

I feel the need for a garage computer night coming up!
Warr
18th March 2010, 21:02
I feel the need for a garage computer night coming up!
Just so long as I dont need to travel 2 days to get to it. How about Auckland or conference on Skype !
GSers
18th March 2010, 21:13
Try this I like it
GPS TrackMaker available at www.gpstm.com
Windows based programme
Regards GSers
Transalper
18th March 2010, 21:57
So I've heard that one mentioned twice today.
Looks interesting, website talks about making your own maps, be nice if it is easier than my current method.
What I'd really like to do is rip the Open source stuff apart and recompile it with transparency enabled again like it used to be. Then I would be able to bring up the hill contours in the Topo map and have Auto Routing Open Source one doing its thing at the same time. I miss that.

edit: or are they talking about making paper maps instead of GPS map layers? I'll take a better look latter.
Padmei
19th March 2010, 06:43
Thanks for the info. I think the problem is due to pilot error.
NordieBoy
19th March 2010, 06:55
What I'd really like to do is rip the Open source stuff apart and recompile it with transparency enabled again like it used to be. Then I would be able to bring up the hill contours in the Topo map and have Auto Routing Open Source one doing its thing at the same time. I miss that.

You've played with THIS (http://www.nzopengps.org/public/DOC_NZOGPS/20100115_FREE_NZOGPS_DOC_SRTM_Setup.exe) one from the OpenGPS guys?
Topo, tramping and Auto Routing all in one.
GSers
19th March 2010, 08:40
Definately Layers on Layers on Layers
GSers
Transalper
23rd March 2010, 07:33
You've played with THIS (http://www.nzopengps.org/public/DOC_NZOGPS/20100115_FREE_NZOGPS_DOC_SRTM_Setup.exe) one from the OpenGPS guys?
Topo, tramping and Auto Routing all in one.

Thanks nordie, I hadn't seen that, I've now installed it and I do like that one better than the other version but still can not display my own home made Adventure Routes map layer over it.
Never mind I can live without that i guess, I'll keep my layer in the background and if I need it I guess I'll turn off the open source one and turn back on my layer and GT Topos.