Hema Great Desert Track/Oziexplorer

Im certainly no expert I have only just started to use the software myself.
Do you have the .map files installed as well. If not I think they may be avalible on the Oziexplorer site. Or they should be on the CD

Bob,

how have you got the Auslig maps set up? Have you copied the *.ecw files to the hard disk and modifited the *.map files to point to the right directory or do you just use the CD?

The Hema Great Desert Track Maps should work exactly the same way as the Auslig ones (i am only guessing here as I don't own a copy of the Great Desert Track maps).

You shouldn't need to import the maps. As Dave said, the *.map files for the Great Desert Track maps are on the OziExplorer CD (think the installer gives you the option of having it install the *.map files for you). Best bet would be to re-install these. I would think that by default the map image path for the GDT maps would point to the GDT CD(s).

If you have copied the GDT images to the hard disk, you might need to change the image path of the *.map files. You can do this using the below method.

Goto File -> Change Image File Name, Path & Drive -> Change Image File Path for All Maps in Selected Folder -> select the directory where the GDT *.map files are and then select the directory where the image files are (*.map files should use the cd(s) as the default path) -> then click on Change and Save Maps.

But I would first try just re-installing the GDT map files from the OziExplorer CD.

Hope i haven't made things too confusing.

cheers,
Sam.

Bob,

Hang on! You do not need to import the GDT maps. Let's start again.

1. Un-install/remove the GDT maps that you have installed/copied (if any).
2. Open the GDT CD in Windows Explorer (My Computer - Select CD from drop down)
3. You will see a file called setup.exe - double left click. This will install the GDT CD onto your hard drive (recommended). I would also suggest that you create a new folder/directory called C:\GPS and another sub folder called MAPS and install the GDT CD software into C:\GPS\MAPS\GDT. (Also I would suggest you create a folder called C:\GPS\MAPS\Auslig and copy all your Auslig .map files into this)
4. Once installed you will see in the GDT directory a sub-folder called Maps. This is the directory that contains the actual .map files for OziExplorer and also the actual map images. (Have a look you will see .legend .map and .ozf2 filetypes).
5. Now open lets setup a few things here firstly the location of .map files go into configuration (FILE - CONFIGURATION), on this page setup the map file path to C:\GPS\MAPS. (I have also create a DATA directory on C:\GPS and setup this directory also - you do not have to).
6. Now hit the Index Map button or select MAP - INDEX MAP. When this comes up select the Australia.map file from the Index Map subdirectory. Make sure the search path is to C:\GPS\MAPS - tick the sub-folders open then close and re-open the index map

Hey presto the entire Auslig and GDT maps displayed on an Australian Index Map. Hover your mouse over a map and hit it to select it.

Hope this helps. Regards
ExplorOz Team - David
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Always working, not enough travelling ;-)

Thanks everyone. Finally got there. I'd have to say its hardly intuitive stuff. Guess I've been spoiled by using Macs for leasure purposes for so long. I think having separate Map file path, Image File Path and Data file Path all under different tabs is what caused the most grief.

Hi all.

I asked this question from Des Newman of OziExplorer and I was advised that their advice is to put the .map files in with the image files, that way it will always be located.

Regards