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JohnTT Occasional Visitor
Joined: Nov 27, 2006 Posts: 55
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 12:29 am Post subject: OS Maps on Tom Tom |
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I'm new to this Sat Nav malarkey but have just bought a Tom Tom ONE UK which I think is excellent and I've loaded it with speed camera warnings etc. Great so far :D
What I'd really like, however, is a way of loading OS map detail. I understand the size issue would only make this possible for a limited amount of the UK at a time. What I'm not sure of is is it possible to display the OS map on the Tom Tom and still have routing work?
Doing an alternative map to the existing Tom Tom map would be a mamouth task but perhaps the existing one could be kept and an OS map overlaid. I was wondering if it could be overlaid as a huge POI bitmap locked to a co-ordinate. Problem is it would not rotate with the Tom Tom map but at least you could turn it on and off. I tried this but found the icon size is limited
It would be nicer if it could be a background image somehow. I notice there is a "raster" folder containing *.jpg and *.sat files. The jpg files are an aerial view seen as a background image when zoomed out on the map. The sat files may perhaps be co-ordinate and elevation information (I'm guessing). Could something be overlaid by putting OS jpg files here with some manipulated co-ordinate data?
Any ideas? |
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lbendlin Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: 02/11/2002 22:41:59 Posts: 11878 Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:37 am Post subject: |
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you can certainly use OS images in that "Raster" folder but they will only show when you zoom out A LOT.
The TomTom PND platform is based on Linux - feel free to develop your own OS mapping application for it. As far as I know nobody has done it yet. Some would call that obvious, others would call it a market opportunity. _________________ Lutz
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JohnTT Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:36 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the reply. Some more experimentation may be in order .
Oops I'm guilty of posting this elsewhere - too many likely forums and I can't delete posts |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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Shame they locked the post in the relevant forum rather than here, which is where TomTom questions are meant to be!
(Same with the TomTom "new maps" debate - wouldn't that would be better off in the TomTom forum rather than "News"?)
How a bit of creative modding, mods? |
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JohnTT Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:14 pm Post subject: |
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Well that's what confused me - there are quite a few forums and after posting the first one I though this isn't the best place for it - but I couldn't delete the first one... or the second... ahem.... guilty... erm... I'll get me coat |
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lbendlin Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: 02/11/2002 22:41:59 Posts: 11878 Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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moved. _________________ Lutz
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philpugh Lifetime Member
Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 2003 Location: Antrobus, Cheshire
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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lbendlin wrote: |
The TomTom PND platform is based on Linux - feel free to develop your own OS mapping application for it. As far as I know nobody has done it yet. Some would call that obvious, others would call it a market opportunity. |
Certainly an opportunity - but the cost of doing it (legally) puts it outside the scope of individuals. The Ordnance Survey (GB) charge very large amounts of money for access to electronic mapping information. |
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JohnTT Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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To update this thread I've discovered that TomTom have implemented the necessary software onto the latest version to allow you to add your own map overlays. This is better than off road navigator but achieved in a similar way .
Explained here: http://create.tomtom.com/manuals/create-your-own-content/ |
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