Garmin MapSource issues

Poulan · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 01, 2005 Posts: 4

Any ideas here? I am using POI convertor v3 to convert the new camera database into a WPT file which I then try to import into MapSource but am faced with an error: "A problem was found near line 10. A duplicate was found". I get it error even when trying to import only a few dozen waypoints and I can't find the duplicate which MapSource is alerting me to.

What advice can anyone give? MapSource is standard Garmin software so it is likely that others of you are encountering the same. Eventually these POI are headed for my Quest.

regards

Alan

Oldie · Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:39 am Post subject:

Alan,

Your problem will go if you download the latest version of POIConverter from my website http://rjdavies.users.btopenworld.com

The PCX5 format only supports waypoint IDs with 6 characters whilst the Garmin units like the eTrex series support 10. An early version of POIConverter just truncated the ID and did not check for duplicates. I corrected this in v3.06

The latest version of MapSource, I am using the 6.5 download, supports GPX files (via the File | Open menu item). You should use POIConverter to create a GPX file and use that to keep the original GATSO IDs.

I have just tried the GPX import into MapSource and it is very slow and some of the GATSO IDs have changed Embarassed

I do not know if the problem is in my software or Garmin's. It could be due to the @ character that precedes the speed value.

If you use the PCX5 route the GATSO IDs will be made unique but will be different to those in the database which will make the reporting of errors difficult.

Richard
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Various TomToms, Garmin eTrex Legend, GPSMAP 60CSx, Oregon 550t, Forerunner 405

Oldie · Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 9:02 am Post subject:

Alan,

The GPX problem is in my court. All of the GATSO IDs should (and I believe that they are) unique. However, POIConverter will create a name from from GATSO:1234@30 ignoring the numbers and non-alphabetic characters. Hence all of the names are the same, ie GATSO, so it will then make them unique.

To overcome this I will have to modify POIConverter. In the meantime you can convert the OV2 files but the GATSO IDs will not be those used in the database.

Richard
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Various TomToms, Garmin eTrex Legend, GPSMAP 60CSx, Oregon 550t, Forerunner 405

Oldie · Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 2:42 pm Post subject:

Alan,

I have given the matter some thought and I have decided not to change POIConverter. If you use POIConverter v3.10 to open a TomTom OV2 file and save it as a Garmin PCX5 WPT file then v3.10 will create a set of new and unique names for the cameras. The resulting file will import into MapSource.

The mapping of the new name to the original database name will be shown in the Information/Comment of the Waypoint. So if you need to report errors then you can identify the camera.

I am suggesting that you continue to use the WPT file as the Garmin GPX import does not seem to function properly. The import of the pocketgps_uk_gatso data (3559 waypoints) just hangs when I try it.

Richard
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Various TomToms, Garmin eTrex Legend, GPSMAP 60CSx, Oregon 550t, Forerunner 405

missing_user · Joined: Aug 30, 2008 Posts: -7

A Happy New Year.
I have just dowloaded the POI v3.10 and the new Speed Camera Data base.

I have managed, after many 'postings' on this forum and many hours of 'fiddling', to install all the GATSO cameras into MapSource. [.wpt and .gpx]

As the GPX files is much bigger it did seem to 'hang' for 30 seconds then opeded in full.

Thank you for the improvements.

My next move is to transfer them to PalmDesktop and into the iQue.

Two points for your consideration:-
It would be nice to have them numbered 0001, 0011, 0111, 1111
It would be easier at the next update if there was a file of just 'new' cameras - to be added to existing waypoints in the iQue!

Oldie · Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 3:40 pm Post subject:

strumble,

There is already a Garmin option in POIConverter to replace the waypoint ID that would be generated from the imported data. Click on the G button and tick the Replace existing waypoint name box. You may want to clear the Waypoint name prefix field. This will give you sequentially numbered waypoints.

Would you like the option to have leading zeros in the ID? So if the file contained 3559 waypoints first would be 0001. If the number in the file was 123 then the first would be 001. The resulting file would be no larger as spaces would be replaced by digits.

Richard
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Various TomToms, Garmin eTrex Legend, GPSMAP 60CSx, Oregon 550t, Forerunner 405

missing_user · Joined: Aug 30, 2008 Posts: -7

"There is already a Garmin option in POIConverter to replace the waypoint ID that would be generated from the imported data. Click on the G button and tick the Replace existing waypoint name box. You may want to clear the Waypoint name prefix field. This will give you sequentially numbered waypoints."

Will look at this

Would you like the option to have leading zeros in the ID? So if the file contained 3559 waypoints first would be 0001. If the number in the file was 123 then the first would be 001. The resulting file would be no larger as spaces would be replaced by digits.

As I can sort numericaly and by location it would make it easier with the leading zeros.

Would you like a Mapsource file of the 5300 locations.[580kb]

Poulan · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 01, 2005 Posts: 4

Thanks Richard, I followed your instructions and it worked as you said. Isn't Mapsource a pain...I uploaded about 300 gatso waypoints and it won't let you select multiple waypoints to categorise or assign an icon to in one hit. Instead you have to do it one by one by one 300 times!

regards

Alan

missing_user · Joined: Aug 30, 2008 Posts: -7

Poulan · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 01, 2005 Posts: 4

Ah....I have V6.3 and v6.5 adds the ability to alter the properties of multiple waypoints!

A problem shared is a problem halved...or in this case, solved!

Alan

Poulan · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 01, 2005 Posts: 4

Finally, when I send all of my waypoints using Mapsource and Ximage with new custom 'Gatso' icon that I designed, the waypoints lose their icon formatting and the icon appears just as the default unassigned small black square and not the Gatso one I created. I can still see that the icon has loaded onto the Quest successfully though as I can manually assign each Gatso waypoint to the icon although this would be misery to do because it would take days! Again, I am trying to so this with a Quest.

As so far you guys have been so good at solving my problems I thought that I would try my luck one more time...

regards

Alan

missing_user · Joined: Aug 30, 2008 Posts: -7

missing_user · Joined: Aug 30, 2008 Posts: -7

missing_user · Joined: Aug 30, 2008 Posts: -7

Another particular problem with the Garmin iQue is that it only shows the name of the camera [GATSO30] and an icon already within the iQue!

Can anyone suggest any way of seeing the 'comment' ie GATSO@60 on the iQue map? It is visible on Mapsource and within AddressBook[where waypoints are stored] but not on the map!!

Thank you,

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