Plot to Map and OziExplorer data

Are you running the right thingy:

You should click on "Trial Plot to Map - Now!"

NOT EITHER OF THESES TWO - These are in development and are for .wpt file.

Load your file using cut & Paste here - Now!
Load your file using file transfer here - Now! Regards
ExplorOz Team - David
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Always working, not enough travelling ;-)

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You can load them now using the trail function - I have yet to build the display interface to allow for download and the production of .map and image files for OziExplorer. I am also working on the mapping software and adding the vegitation and land cover raster images to make the maps fully featured (ie: like a bought one). I will need to work out a structure to charge a fee for some of this as the upload, download and mapping software development has cost me a load. It will not cost much and I will work it out on how much you supply vs how much you take. That is you give data and your get data for free - you want data and give none will cost something (yet to be worked out).Regards
ExplorOz Team - David
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Always working, not enough travelling ;-)

Potential is excellent. It was not originally with the Sat TRAK project but it now appears that they are interested in the development. I just did it for ExplorOz development actually. I have heaps of ideas on the go and yes the ability to enter Lat/Long or UTm data is also easy to implement. I currently working on adding some other data layers to include standard topo data such as vegitation zones, land cover and land use data - This will make the output look like a real map. I expect to have something loaded on this on Monday. It will enchace the result set even more.

Did you notice that we are integrating this mapping into some of the treks and also the shop products. The list goes on and on. Another idea is to be able to produce real time road conditions maps showing open, closed and caution roads on the fly in real time. Heaps of ideas, heaps of potential just need to work out the payment and cost structures to ensure that it is used and paid for in the correct way.

Glad you enjoyed the early experience. Just wait to see what comes out in the end. If you have any other ideas of feedback just let me know.Regards
ExplorOz Team - David
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Always working, not enough travelling ;-)

Barry,

Thanks I just fixed the error - I changed ExplorOz from one server to another yesterday and I am still finding a few little things like this that I need to fix. It is working now.Regards
ExplorOz Team - David
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Always working, not enough travelling ;-)

Yes Melissa I did all the adjustment as per your feedback. Have a look when you get a chance.Regards
ExplorOz Team - David
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Always working, not enough travelling ;-)

Geez that was a quick reply! Looking forward to having a real play after kidlet has gone to bed tonight.

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Thanks barry - I like it. Map size is not hard to adjust I can go as big or as small as you like. I have not finalised the map plot process yet as I am currently adding additional layers to the data base. These additional layers are land use and vegetation. Thus you will be able to produce maps that show coloured sections such as deserts and forests. These look much like a topo map. I am still struggling with time to get this and everything else done. I also need to work out the structure to recoop some of the costs for this project. My current thoughts and please give feedback are to allow you to view the maps completly in 300x300 mode and then when you are happy be able to output the maps in various scales 1:250K 1:500K 1:1M and 1:1.25M or even just a pixel size. I will then build the map and provide a download button which will allow download of the image and also the customised OziExplorer .map file to geoeference your new map directly into the mapping system (other mapping/GPS products to follow as soon as I have this one sorted), for this I would charge an amount say $5 per large map image. I am hoping to run this in a credit basis such as you get credits for upload and use credits for download or buy credits in the shop.

Anyway it will progress in the next few days as I expect to add the new layers to the server today or tomorrow. I may also need to move the iMapPlot process to another server to ensure that the process and performance do not interfere with ExplorOz. All these things need to be tested. So it is a little way off. Do you have a file the we can use for testing. ie. a track plot that you can drive again - I will be looking for some users to be able to test the resultant maps and .map files after the production.

I am also now linking the mapping function to the new PointPlace database that I started working on. This pointplace section allows people to load GPS point currently from .wpt file and reference them into a database. I then expect to be able to add these system loaded GPS points into the maps that are produced so this will add heaps and heaps of other points of interest to the maps that are produced. So you may pick up camps sites, shops, pubs etc etc in your maps. I then want to extend even furthur to support pics of each loaction and then load them and the description as proximity data for the waypoints on the maps so when you are getting close a pic will come up (in digital moving map mode) and a description or sound file will tell you about the POI that is in front or you. Very cool stuff if I can get it all working. I am sure I can it is just a time thing at the moment.

Any additional feedback welcome. I may stick this post back at the top of the forum so that other do not miss it. Regards
ExplorOz Team - David
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Always working, not enough travelling ;-)