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Russell

No your on the mark. I think I had the datum wrong in the header bar. I hadn't used the arrows but now they are working allright

Thanks for that
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Pluto Pleeease, Russell didn't forget the little red x, he thought it was an unloaded graphic and there for didn't have a clue about the little thing.

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Russell

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Russell Pajero

I am also still on the Ozi learning curve.

Whenb I click on the arrows I get a selection of maps to choose from. How do I know which is which? I have the datum set at WGS 84.

Cheers,Willem

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Willem, you could go off the series number that would help a little, but apart from that I think that you just need to know, the map name, the datum won't be important.

I'll fire up the laptop and have a look at how I do it.

dave

okay, as pluto has said, if you lock the search into only the current folder (and that folder is the AUSLIG CD for example, then, in most cases you will only recieve one adjacent map (not counting the index map).

The exception to this would be if there is a 'special map' ie a map that doesn't fit into the normal map sheet series, but that would be pretty easy to distinguish.

If you have scanned your own maps of an area, be sure to place each one in a seperate folder, or ensure that each one has a very easily distinguishable name (I've done the latter). Thatsaid, the AUSLIG sheets are all read from the CD, so they are not a problem anyway.

cheers

Dave, thanks for your response..............I have Natmap Raster 250K maps loaded.

I have loaded si54.01. Now I go to and click on the red x and click on the arrow to the left i.e. west A box appears with sh53.16, si53.04 and Worldmap listed. So I have selected the si53.04 and that is the right one.

If I want to go south then three maps beginning with si are listed, Which one? Numbers are not necessarily in sequence.

If I want to go north then four maps are listed beginning with sh. Which one?

Hope you can help this poor old confused fella :-)

Cheers,

Willem

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Willem if you create a folder within your maps folder and store your Raster 250K map files in it, you will eliminate the world map coming up when you lock the search (red X). No pop up window listing maps will appear and Ozi will automatically open the adjacent map. A little bit of folder management will speed up maps searches.
Get out there & have Fun!!!

I understand your theory pluto, but wouldn't that neccesitate copying the map files from the CD onto the hard drive, or do you think that there would be a way of using shortcuts perhaps.

I like the idea, but am not willing to copy the maps to the HArd drive, I guess just copying the most used ones would be an option.

But how does willem solve the problem of multiple series maps coming up, I had thought that the Auslig and Natmap CDs were the same, obviously not, could it be that the NAtmap images have an overlap (maybe the map border).??

Hi Dave,

No it doesn't require you to copy the map images from the CD. The OziExplorer map calibration files (the ones with the .map extensions) are the ones you need to manage. Having them in sets in their own folders makes the map searches much easier and quicker.

Copying the map images to the HD is not essential but it does speed up their loading. If you decide to do this, you will have to change the change the pathname in the corresponding map calibration files. That can be done with the following menu selection:

File > Change Image File Name, Path & Drive > Change Image File Path for All Maps in Selected Folder

The last selection is another reason for allocating a folder to each set of maps. It alows you to change the path in every map calibration file in the specified folder. So one CD to Hard disk... One fix for all of the Calibration files.

As for Natmap and Auslig. They are different releases of the same series of maps. If you have a look at the Australian page on http://www.oziexplorer.com/, you will find the map Calibration files for all of the different releases (5 in all).

So is this a simple answer to a simple question????Get out there & have Fun!!!

Thanks for all the feedback fellas....I will digest it all... I have the Natmaps loaded on to the HD. Will report back once I have sorted it

Cheers,
Willem

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Thanks Pluto, that makes sense.

I'll look into it
cheers

G'day Pluto,

If you could please explain how I create a separate folder within the maps folder, I would appreciate it.I am a little slow in translating what and how to do things.
I have looked in My Computer and I have the Raster250K folder there. Inside that folder is CD1 and CD2.
Cheers,
Willem

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Willem,

It's not surprising the Raster 250K map files are in folders for each CD, as that is the way Des Newman configures the install packages.

If you want to create additional folders, the easiest way is to use Windows Explorer. From your desktop, open My Computer, navigate to your maps folder (probably C:\oziexplorer\maps) and select from the menu: File > New > Folder.

Hope this helpsGet out there & have Fun!!!

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So now I have to find information from the gorgeous boys and girls on this fab site.

See ya duckie xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxWillem

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Thanks Barry but no my maps are loaded as stated before in this thread. I have not used moving maps yet as I have no need for them at present. I normally print the maps out for the area I wish to visit and then refer to my laptop if I need to. Tomorrow I will try what Pluto advised.
Cheers,
Willem

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