These days I am evaluating GPSTuner PocketPC application. It displays your position on a map based on GPS input (and of course it has many more features besides this). The maps are basically normal bitmaps with calibration info added in a separate file with an .gmi extension. The thing is that there aren’t many calibrated maps out there for GPSTuner. OTOH there are plenty of calibrated maps for OziExplorer, a similar application. On the bright side, the calibration file is easily converted from one to the another format. Thus I’ve created a simple conversion application that convert’s OziExplorer’s map to GPSTuner’s gmi format. I’ve tested it on OziExplorer’s 2.1 and 2.2 calibration format. You can find the converter application here.
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Hi I downloaded this program and although it converts the map files when I try to load a map in Gps Tuner they wont load and GMI does not appear in list of files can you help me
regards Tony
I suggest you to take a simple valid gmi file and compare it to the output of my program. Or send me both picture and map file and I’ll see what I can do.
I tried to convert a map file to a gmi file, but it does not seem to work. I’ve included the map file below.
Do you have a fix to solve the conversion problem ?
Best regards,
Mario
OziExplorer Map Data File Version 2.2
50E_Gilze Topo25 Rijksdriehoeksmeting
.\50E_Gilze.jpg
1 TIFF scale factor
Rijksdriehoeksmeting,WGS 84, 0.0000, 0.0000,WGS 84
Reserved 1
Reserved 2
Magnetic Variation,,,E
Map Projection,Transverse Mercator,PolyCal,No,AutoCalOnly,No,BSBUseWPX,No
Point01,xy,100,100,in,deg, , ,N, , ,W, grid, , 120000, 400000,N
Point02,xy,4100,100,in,deg, , ,N, , ,W, grid, , 130000, 400000,N
Point03,xy,4100,5300,in,deg, , ,N, , ,W, grid, , 130000, 387000,N
Point04,xy,100,5300,in,deg, , ,N, , ,W, grid, , 120000, 387000,N
Point05,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point06,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point07,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point08,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point09,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point10,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point11,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point12,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point13,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point14,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point15,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point16,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point17,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point18,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point19,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point20,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point21,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point22,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point23,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point24,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point25,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point26,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point27,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point28,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point29,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Point30,xy, , ,in, deg, , ,, , ,, grid, , , ,
Projection Setup, 0.000000000, 5.387633333, 0.999907900, 155000.00, -5316592.00,,
Map Feature = MF ; Map Comment = MC These follow if they exist
Track File = TF These follow if they exist
Moving Map Parameters = MM? These follow if they exist
MM0,Yes
MMPNUM,4
MMPXY,1,100,100
MMPXY,2,4100,100
MMPXY,3,4100,5300
MMPXY,4,100,5300
MMPLL,1, 4.882454,51.588741
MMPLL,2, 5.026769,51.589276
MMPLL,3, 5.027643,51.472424
MMPLL,4, 4.883698,51.471879
MM1B,2.500099
LL Grid Setup
LLGRID,No,10 Sec,Yes,255,16711680,0,No Labels,0,16777215,7,1,Yes,x
Other Grid Setup
GRGRID,Yes,1 Km,No,14737632,13684944,No Labels,0,16777215,8,1,Yes,No,No,x
First note, that I have a dedicated forum for this utility.
Next, image file should have the same file name as map file. Try naming the map file to 50E_Gilze.map.
Hi,
I’ve just tried you converter and I wonder – shouldn’t gmi contain image width and height before calibration point list?
Thanks and best regards from Czech Republic!
-kruch