Adventure Routes New Zealand Website

[cooneyr]

I'sa trying my hardest (as if ya didn't know already ) to get the data flowing here.
Another week or two to work out what we're doing (how the gadget works) and well start attacking the local area.... Lees Valley, Worseys Rd, Taitapu to Gebbies back road, Intake Rd to Waimak Gorge and the other side... all to be mapped soon.
Me thinks Limestone Rd soon after, maybe when your bikes back on the road too.

Onya dude - just dont get too far ahead of me. I wanna ride some of these too - hurry up bike and be fixed

Are we after other basic routes such as Bossau Rd as well... just to show they are there even though they are just normal shingle roads?

Realised a couple of days ago that this is something I'm going to have to have a good think about at some stage. Dont quite know how to deal with this yet but I might have to have another layer of "interesting" routes that are not quite "adventure" routes. Will have to come up with a definition at some stage as I don't want every gravel road in the country on this site - kinda defeats the point of the web site.

Don't know if you guys have seen this before

http://www.routeconverter.de/index_en.html

Its a free java based program than can convert from various different GPS formats into other formats like google earth kmz, kml files.

When it loads the gpx file it shows you the route on the map,
you can then chop bits out and turn into a kmz or kml file.

You'll need java 6 though which is also free from.

http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

Very cool. Thanks for the link. Dissecting long track logs was the most difficult and time consuming bit for me.
Why does it want the path to GPSBable for? No obvious reason (only had a very quick look so far) but I'm assuming that it does the conversions for route converter in the back ground????

Cheers R

[Balrog]

Why does it want the path to GPSBable for? No obvious reason (only had a very quick look so far) but I'm assuming that it does the conversions for route converter in the back ground????

Cheers R

Where did you see GPSBable?
I've downloaded it and it runs fine, but I haven't trawled through any of the
docs yet.

Jim

[cooneyr]

Where did you see GPSBable?
I've downloaded it and it runs fine, but I haven't trawled through any of the
docs yet.

Jim

In the options - button with blue dot and white letter O. It gives you the option of putting in the "Path to external GPSBable:"

If you are running OK without having put the path in then I wouldn't worry about it unless you want a file format other than listed.

Cheers R

[NordieBoy]

Realised a couple of days ago that this is something I'm going to have to have a good think about at some stage. Dont quite know how to deal with this yet but I might have to have another layer of "interesting" routes that are not quite "adventure" routes. Will have to come up with a definition at some stage as I don't want every gravel road in the country on this site - kinda defeats the point of the web site.

Don't worry, I'll take them and put them on my GE one

[cooneyr]

After a bit of a marathon effort today by Transalper and myself we now have 42 routes up (from 27). Many of the common SI routes are up but still have many more to come.

Cheers R

[Alpha Solo]

Well done again !!!

Cant wait to get my bike back from DAS and get out there asap!!!

[cooneyr]

We found and interesting site a while ago and it seems that the Garmin Mapsource software can be downloaded and installed without having a CD copy first (which is the way it is "suppose" to work).

Check out this page but basically you visit Garmins update page here download the latest version of Mapsource, change the extension from .exe to .zip, then you extract the zip file (Vista has some software built in for free but otherwise you will have to find winrar or a "version" of winzip).

Once you have extracted the file, run the main.msi file first then run the setup.exe. To get Mapsource to run you will need to have some maps loaded. The best place to start with this is the free NZ open source auto routing maps from here.

Now you can run Mapsource and use all the very useful tools

Also I finally got a GPSr - the eTrex Legend HCx

Cheers R

[NordieBoy]

Also I finally got a GPSr - the eTrex Legend HCx

So you can create you own tracks now?

We're out of a job?

[cooneyr]

So you can create you own tracks now?

We're out of a job?

Never - I'd like to have the time and money to go gallivanting all over the country side collecting tracks but its not going to happen (damn mortgage) so I still need everyones help. Its more that I can do my bit now

Cheers R

[Qkchk:Me]

Im one of the lucky buggers - Have Mapsource thrown into the box with the Zumo.

CooneyR have you seen this - it allows Garmin GPS users to automatically link up and download their tracks to a website that has it installed. Could come in handy (might even work for the GPSMAP Series as well?) for your www.advroutes.org.nz

Should have a few tracks sorted by next week. Already had a play on Mapsource, have planned out a couple of roads (Ive always been curious about) for a ride on Sat/Sun.

[cooneyr]

Im one of the lucky buggers - Have Mapsource thrown into the box with the Zumo.

CooneyR have you seen this - it allows Garmin GPS users to automatically link up and download their tracks to a website that has it installed. Could come in handy (might even work for the GPSMAP Series as well?) for your www.advroutes.org.nz

Should have a few tracks sorted by next week. Already had a play on Mapsource, have planned out a couple of roads (Ive always been curious about) for a ride on Sat/Sun.

Mapsource comes in the box with most of the newer units especially the mapping ones but the likes of the older and non mapping units didn't have it. It has some good tools for playing with tracks even if you don't have a compatible GPS.

I discovered Garmin Communicator yesterday while getting some geocaches (check out www.geocaching.com). I've also found a page about incorporating it on a web site so I'm currently looking into it. I've delayed a couple of updates till I find out if I can and how to use it. I would be cool if it can get it to work for downloads if nothing else.

Thanks for the heads up on this one If you find any other useful bits of information like this defiantly let me know.

Cheers R

[merv]

Mate I've been a busy man and this is my first weekend home for a while but I've emailed you five Garmin .gdb tracks (are they OK coz I didn't get around to converting them to anything else?) including the complete track of the 2006 Capital Coast Adventure. Knowing of course that 4skins will more than likely be using quite a different route this year.

Because I ride happily from Wellington area to wherever and back, most of my tracks have a fair bit of sealed roads on them as well as gravel. Not sure if you wanted complete ride tracks like this because I see you've posted just short bits on the other site.

The Capital Coast and the one for Takapari Road are the only tracks I had that include some tracks a bit rougher than gravel roads. The others are all nice easy rides that would suit any adventure bike.

The stories and photos for all the rides I've sent can be found on KB of course.

1. Capital Coast 2006 on my WR250F here http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=27185

2. Takapari Road on my XR250L here http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=45786

3. Ride to Pahaoa on my XR250L here http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=59259

4. Ride around Mt Marchant on my XR250L here http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=63917

5. Ride with Zukin over North Range Rd and Mt Marchant on Mrs merv's DR650SE here http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=66599

[cooneyr]

I'm after a bit of help as I'm in way over my head. Basically I'm keen to get the advroutes website set up so that users can transfer gpx route files directly from my web page to a Garmin GPSr.

Garmin has developed a API plugin called Garmin Communicator so that you can do this. I've used it successfully with the geocaching.com website. There is an example of what I want to do on the Garmin web site here. I've tried pulling this example page to bits but not having much luck understanding it cause of all the javascript and the *.js files.

Any help would be appreciated but I'm very much a html and javascript noob so don't get to complicated with you replies.

Cheers R

[NordieBoy]

If it's still raining tomorrow I'll have a play.

[cooneyr]

If it's still raining tomorrow I'll have a play.

Thanks Nordie. If you click on a route you will see in the pop up box that there are two "upload to GPS" links. Click on this and you will get the w2g.html page open which if you look at the code you will see how I'm passing the gps file name along.

Cheers R