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1. O N 0x6508 25864 10 Falls N 0x6509 25865 101 N 0x650A 25866 101 N 0x650B 25867 101 Harbour N 0x650C 25868 100 island N 0x650D 25869 10 fake N 0x650E 25870 101 Rapids N 0x650F 25871 101 Reservoir O N 0x6510 25872 100 Ise N 0x6511 25873 101 Spring ___________ N 0x6512 25874 100 Stream 33 N 0x6513 25875 10 Swamp N 0x6600 26112 102 Land Fer N 0x6601 26113 102 Arch http cgpsmapper com 81 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices 0x6602 0x6603 0x6604 0x6605 0x6606 0x6607 0x6608 0x6609 0x660A 0x660B 0x660C 0x660D 0x660E 0x660F 0x6610 0x6611 0x6612 0x6613 0x6614 0x6615 0x6616 0x6617 0x6618 0x1C00 0x1C01 0x1C02 0x1C03 0x1C04 0x1C05 0x1C06 0x1C07 0x1C08 0x1C09 Ox1COA 0x 1C0B 0x1D01 Ox1BOI Ox1A01 0x1901 0x1801 0x1701 0x1601 Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Z Z Z BS Cod Code He KE 26114 26115 26116 26117 26118 26119 26120 26121 26122 26123 26124 26125 26126 26127 26128 26129 26130 26131 26132 26133 26134 26135 26136 7168 7169 7170 7171 7172 7173 7174 7175 7176 7177 7178 7179 7425 6913 6657 6401 6145 5889 5633 Filter Dec 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 28 28 28 28
2. Daymark Red Triangle _ Depth with point one decimal place Heigm without point no decimal place ManmadeFeature Bridge Building http cgpsmapper com 80 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices x Code Hex Kos SCC Description N 0x6403 25603 100 Cemetery i O N 0x6404 25604 100 Church N_ 0x6405 25605 100 Io N 0x6406 25606 100 Crossing N 0x6407 25607 100 em N 0x6408 25608 100 Hospital N 0x6409 25609 100 ees N 0x640A 25610 100 Locale N 0x640B 25611 100 Military N 0x640C 25612 100 Mine N 0x640D 25613 100 Oil Field N 0x640E 25614 100 pak ________ N 0x640F 25615 100 po N 0x6410 25616 100 Scho 3 N 0x6411 25617 100 j Towr N 0x6412 25618 100 Tri N 0x6413 25619 100 Tume N 0x6414 25620 100 Drinkwater N 0x6415 25621 100 GhostTown_______________ N 0x6416 25622 100 Subdivision N 0x6500 25856 101 WaterFeature N 0x6501 25857 100 Arroyo O N 0x6502 25858 101 SamdBar j N_ 0x6503 25859 lU Ba N 0x6504 25860 100 Bend N 0x6505 25861 101 Cama N 0x6506 25862 10 Chame N 0x6507 25863 101 Cove
3. lighted Navaid orange lightedNavaid orange lightedNavaid orange lightedNavaid orange lightedNavaid violet lightedNavaid violet lighted Navaid violet lightedNavaid violet lightedNavaid violet lighted Navaid violet __ lighted Navaid blue lightedNavaid blue lightedNavaid blue lightedNavaid blue lightedNavaid bus lightedNavaid blue lightedNavaid multi coloured lighted Navaid multi coloured lightedNavaid multi coloured _ lighted Navaid multi coloured lighted Navaid multi coloured __ lighted Navaid multi coloured Description http cgpsmapper com 85 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices 0x0100 0x0102 0x0103 0x0104 0x0105 0x0106 0x0107 0x0108 0x0109 0x010a 0x0200 0x0201 0x0202 0x0203 0x0204 0x0205 0x0206 0x0207 0x0208 0x0209 0x020a 0x020b 0x020c 0x020d 0x020e 0x020f 0x0210 0x0211 0x0212 0x0213 0x0214 0x0215 0x0216 0x0217 0x0218 0x0300 0x0301 0x0302 0x0303 0x0304 0x0305 0x0306 A a A A os Lo osos os a A Aaa Cod Cage Hex quien 256 258 239 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 319 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 768 769 710 711 772 773 774 Filter Dec 1 ww WV wV wW O02 O9 P2 F9 2 P2 F2 P9 P2 F2
4. Map Project Background x END Declare the custom shape of the map The background object defines the area of the basemap which is covered by this map It is recommended that background be only used with maps which have irregular boundaries If there is only one object set as the background then the EndLevel is automatically set to 9 If there is no background object or more than one then the EndLevel is not changed It is a common mistake to use a background object when defining an island An island is implemented simply as a hole in the containing polygon amp Refer to section 7 6 for details To create a background object in the shape of the island is quite wrong A background object is not a land It should only be used to describe the total area covered by your map Most maps do not require the use of this object at all The only exception is when you want to create map with an irregular boundary In which case you should create ONLY ONE BACKGROUND OBJECT which covers the whole map If you create a lot of background objects don t be surprised that map is strange slow etc gt N22 No gt Y gt Yes Default N instead Object data for layer amp Refer to section 4 4 on page 39 for details Coordinates are in degrees using the datum defined in the header or default Normally there will be no more than one data line for each level The exception is when creating a p
5. Restriction area line invisible Anchoring prohibited invisible Fishing prohibited invisible Prohibited area invisible Military practice area invisible Anchoring and fishing prohibited invisible Limit of nature reservation invisible Restricted area invisible Minefield invisible Miscellaneous area Cartographic area Traffic separation area International maritime boundary Straight territorial sea baseline Seaward limit of territorial sea Anchorage area Quarantine anchorage area Fishery zone Swept area Traffic separation zone Limit of exclusive economic zone Established direction of traffic flow Fishing area Restricted area Anchorage area Fishing Hot Spots chart 9 3 4 Custom types name substitution You may create up to 4 default names in different languages to be used if the object does not have a label For example line Type 0x01 String1 0x01 Route French String2 0x02 Landstrake German http cgpsmapper com 92 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices String3 0x04 Highway English String4 0x08 Carretera Spanish LineWidth 5 BorderWidth 1 xpm 0 0 4 0 Define both day and night colors 4 1 c 20c818 Daytime interior color 2 c 309838 Daytime border color Ne Ne Ne ON 3 c 20c818 Nighttime interior color 4 c 086808 Nighttime border color end
6. EndLevel Polygon Polyline section identifier with data imported from an OziExplorer p1t file gt 0x40 gt polyline gt 0x80 gt polygon amp Refer to section 4 2 4 1 on page 18 for details amp Refer to section 4 2 4 1 on page 18 for details If the track imported in the PLT section contains multiple segments 1 e objects all segments will take the same label name as defined by the Label statement However it is possible to give a different name to each segment To achieve this omit the Label statement and specify the names in an additional file which should have the same name as the plt file including the extension and the additional extension txt e g Highways plt txt The file must be in the same directory as the plt file Each line in this file specifies the name for the corresponding track segment Direction indicator only for streets highways etc gt 0 gt no direction gt 1 gt the GPS will show direction of the road calculated internally by GPS Default 0 amp Refer to section 4 2 4 1 on page 18 for details http cgpsmapper com 23 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Map Project Filef file_name p1t file from which data will be imported to layer The path could be either absolute or relative to the current directory For platform portability it is recommended to use slashes instead of backslashes to separate directories in the path In Un
7. F2 P2 F2 F2 P2 F2 HP2 P2 F2 P2 P2 P2 P2 P9 P2 P2 F9 Rel el ran Description Light with north topmark Light with south topmark Light with east topmark N Duo Beac w c o lt N__ Port hand beacon Z Building N___ Chimney N Church Z Z ZZ ZZ Z Z http cgpsmapper com 86 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices x Code Hex Kos G Description Y 0x0307 775 3 Y 0x0308 716 3 Y 0x0309 777 3 Y 0x030a 778 3 Y 0x030b 779 3 Y 0x0400 1024 4 Y 0x0401 1025 4 Y 0x0402 1026 4 Y 0x0403 1027 4 Y 0x0404 1028 4 Y 0x0405 1029 4 Y 0x0406 1030 4 Y 0x0407 1031 4 Y 0x0408 1032 4 Y 0x0409 1033 4 Y 0x040a 1034 4 Y 0x040b 1035 4 Y 0x0400 1036 4 Y 0x040d 1037 4 Y 0x040e 1038 4 Y 0x040f 1039 4 Y 0x0500 1280 5 Y 0x0600 1536 6 Y 0x0700 1792 7 Y 0x0701 1793 7 Y 0x0702 1794 7 Pilot boarding place Y 0x0703 1795 7 Y 0x0704 1796 7 Y 0x0705 1797 7 Y 0x0706 1798 7 Fishing prohibited Y 0x0707 1799 7 Y Precautionary area Y 0x0708 1800 7 Y 0x0709 1801 7 Y 0x070a 1802 7 Y 0x070b 1803 7 Y 0x070c 1804 z Y 0x0800 2048 8 Y 0x0901 2305 9 Y 0x0902 2306 9 Y 0x0903 2307 9 http cgpsmapper com 87 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices 9 3 2 POLYLINE types Code Hex cues 0x01 1 0x02 0x03 0x04 0x05 0x06
8. N 0x 1905 6405 25 Daybeacon green Square N 0x1805 6149 24 Daybeacon green Square N 0x1705 5893 23 DaybeacongrenSqure N 0x1605 5637 22 Daybeacon green Square N 0x1B06 6918 27 Daybeacon white Diamond N 0x1A06 6662 26 Daybeacon white Diamond N 0x1906 6406 25 Daybeacon white Diamond N 0x1806 6150 24 Daybeacon white Diamond N 0x1706 5894 23 Daybeacon white Diamond N 0x1606 5638 22 Daybeacon white Diamond N 0x1B07 6919 27 unlitNavaid white N 0x1A07 6663 26 unlitNavaid white N 0x1907 6407 25 unlitNavaid white N 0x1807 6151 24 unlitNavaid white N 0x1707 5895 23 unlitNavaid white N 0x1607 5639 2 unlitNavaid white N 0x1B08 6920 27 unlitNavaidred o N 0x1A08 6664 26 unlitNavaidred N 0x1908 6408 25 unlitNavaidred N 0x1808 6152 24 unlitNavaidred N 0x1708 5896 23 unlitNavaid red N 0x1608 5640 2 unlitNavaidred http cgpsmapper com 83 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices 0x 1B09 Ox 1A09 0x 1909 0x 1809 0x1709 0x 1609 Ox1BOA Ox1A0A 0x190A 0x180A Ox170A Ox160A Ox1BOB Ox1AOB Ox190B Ox180B Ox170B Ox160B Ox1BOC Ox1A0C 0x190C 0x180C 0x170C 0x160C Ox1BOD Ox1AO0D 0x190D 0x180D 0x170D 0x160D Ox1BOE Ox LAOE 0x 190E 0x 180E 0x 170E 0x 160E 0x 1BOF Ox LAOF Ox190F Ox180F O
9. Z Z Z Z Z Z Z ZZ ec joijo ijojoio ijo jo jojijojojoijo jo oijojc joio jco jo jo joc o io joc o iojc z mL PS SL Ea mK ES N ejejejojojo epeojojojojo o oo O ajo O NIA Nn BR GQ Ro re akaka o alee eee ol rtt a a Decimal O B WI NM R o OlLOLOlLOJlR OLA HA BR Q N e Description Recommended direction of traffic flow Harbour limit Inadequately surveyed area Inshore traffic zone Limit of traffic lane River channel Submerged object Chart boundary City City City Military Car Park Parking Lot Parking Garage Airport Shopping Centre Marina University Hospital Industrial Reservation Airport Runway Man made area National park National park National park City Park Golf Sport Cemetery State Park State Park Ocean Blue Unknown Sea Blue Unknown Lake http cgpsmapper com 90 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices Cone He E Decima N 61 Lake N 62 Lake N 63 Lake N 64 Lake N 65 Lake N 66 Lake N 67 Lake N 68 Lake N 69 Blue Unknown N 70 River N 71 River N 72 River N 13 River N 75 Background N 76 Intermittent River Lake N TT Glacier N 78 Orchard or plantation N 79 Scrub N 80 Woods N 8l Wetland N 82 Tundra N 83 Flats Y 256 Land white Y 231 Land non urban Y 258 Land urban Y 259 Chart exclusion area Y 260 Chart background Y 261 Bridge Y 768 Depth area white 1 Y
10. when Type RGN40 or Name of the field in the associated dbf file from which cGPSmapper will get the Count ryName for each object Should not be present if the DefaultCityCountry element is present in the IMG 1D section Only used for polylines i e when Type RGN40 or House number written as a string Used for address search and routing Only used for POIs Type RGN10 or Type 16 Street name or additional description Only used for POIs Type RGN10 or Type 16 Phone number written as a string Only used for POIs Type RGN10 or Type 16 http cgpsmapper com 25 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Map Project t Zip field name hy y RoadID field name my SpeedType field na Ty RoadClass field_na mM OneWay field name y Toll field name my VehicleE Tfield nam E my VehicleD field nam E WM VehicleC field_nam e my VehicleB field nam E w VehicleT field nam E w VehiclePerield nam e Name of the field in the associated dbf file from which cGPSmapper will get the Zip for each object Only used for polylines i e when Type RGN40 or Unique ID number for the road This is internally used by cGPSmapper to maintain routing data creation Used for routing This attribute defines the maximum allowed speed it is used mainly for calculating fastest possible route There are 8 of them v 7 gt 128 km h Y 6 10
11. 0 The true geographic angles should be used as opposed to magnetic Angles are arranged clockwise and are given from seaward toward the light These are bearings of the light as seen from a vessel crossing the sector lines Please note that you can change the Light sectors setting both in MapSource and in your GPS receiver to suit your needs Applies only to following marine types Y points of types 0x02XX accepts ONLY colour attribute points of types Ox01XX http cgpsmapper com 36 of 100 o t hy cGPSmapper Manual Map Project LightType xxx Note xxx Definition of the light type Can be a number as decimal or hex or a letter If the value is a letter then the light type is set to OxOb Morse code and letter is used as a Morse code letter Hex values VVVVVVVVVVVVV N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NNN 0x00 gt unlit 0x01 gt fixed 0x02 gt isophase 0x03 gt flashing 0x04 gt group flashing 0x05 gt composite group flashing 0x06 gt occulting 0x07 gt group occulting 0x08 gt composite group occulting 0x09 gt long flashing Ox0a gt group long flashing OxOb gt Morse letter see above Ox0c gt quick Ox0d gt group quick Ox0e gt group quick and long flashing OxOf gt interrupted quick 0x10 gt very quick 0x11 gt group very quick 0x12 gt group very quick and long flashing 0x13 gt interrupted very quick 0x14 gt ultra quick 0x15 gt inter
12. 0x07 gt white red 0x08 gt 4 black red 0x09 gt Y white green Ox0a gt f red yellow OxOb gt red green Ox0c gt 4 orange Ox0d gt black yellow black Ox0e gt yellow black Ox0f gt yellow black yellow 0x10 gt red white Ox11 gt 4 green red green 0x12 gt red green red 0x13 gt 4 black red black 0x14 gt yellow red yellow 0x15 gt 4 green red 0x16 gt black white 0x17 gt H white orange 0x18 gt f orange white 0x19 gt 4 green white Applies only to following marine types v points of types OX02XX http cgpsmapper com 35 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Map Project Light colour Definition of light colour and range Light colour rang There are several accepted formats e Light 2 define colour of the light valid for types 0x02XX Light 4 colour 3 and range 4 nm Ranges always in nautical miles Light colours gt 0x00 gt unlit gt 0x01 gt red gt 0x02 4 green gt 0x03 gt white gt 0x04 d blue gt 0x052 d yellow gt 0x06 gt violet gt 0x07 gt 4 amber Applies only to following marine types Y points of types 0x02XX accepts ONLY colour attribute Y points of types OXOIXX o Light colour rang Definition of light colour nominal range and light sectors t anle colour Light 2 3 10 0 3 3 205 0 defines colour 2 range 3 nm y trange anle from angle 10 0 to 205 0 and colour 3 range 3 nm from W angle 205 0 to 10
13. 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 29 27 26 25 24 23 22 G Description ees Basi E e n NEN ees ME E a Pilar Plin Range Reserve Ride Bock Slp 0 Summit ees seg i ae e n NEN p NEN p T NES Ero EA Obstruction awash Tide Prediction Submerged Wreck dangerous FogHom_ http cgpsmapper com 82 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices Si Code Hex Kos G Description N 0x1B02 6914 27 RadioBeacon __________ N 0x1A02 6658 26 RadoBeaon N 0x 1902 6402 25 Radio Been N 0x1802 6146 24 RadioBeacon __________ N 0x1702 5890 23 RadoBeaon o N 0x1602 5634 2 RadoBeaon N 0x1B03 6915 2 Racon N 0x1A03 6659 26 Rao N 0x1903 6403 25 Rao N 0x1803 6147 24 Rao N 0x1703 5891 23 Raon y O N 0x1603 5635 2 Rao N 0x1B04 6916 27 Daybeacon red Triangle N 0x1A04 6660 26 Daybeacon red Triangle N 0x1904 6404 25 DaybeaconredTriange N 0x1804 6148 24 Daybeacon redTriamgle N 0x1704 5892 23 Daybeacon red Triangle N 0x1604 5636 22 Daybeacon red Triangle N 0x1B05 6917 27 __ Daybeacon green Square N 0x1A05 6661 26 Daybeacon greenSquare
14. 769 Intertidal zone Y 710 Depth area blue 1 Y 771 Depth area blue 2 Y 7112 Depth area blue 3 Y 7113 Depth area blue 4 Y 774 Depth area blue 5 Y 715 Depth area white Y 1024 Obstruction invisible Y 1025 Submarine cable invisible Y 1026 Submarine pipeline invisible Y 1027 Pile barrier invisible Y 1028 Fishing stakes invisible Y 1029 Supply pipeline area line invisible http cgpsmapper com 91 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices Code nee ae 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 x040b 1035 1036 1280 1281 1282 1283 1284 1285 1286 1287 1288 1536 1537 1538 1539 1540 1541 1542 1543 1544 1545 1546 1547 1548 1793 1794 1795 1796 KK KLIK KR AS RE TRI RR RT RT RIS KET KIKI a R ec ojojojoo ijo jojoijojijojo oj joi ociojioijoijoiojoiojojojiojo joio o ijoio jo c MLM LK LL LK LK LK KL KL KK LK KL KL KKK LK LK LK LX NN A a ejejejojeoje eo eeojoe ooje oojo o ojo ojojojolo o ejejelojo A AAA DIDI DL ALA EN EN DUDA DL DAD HAL Hn HY HY HY Hy My qn amp BiH HIRI ecjojioo jociocioisjcsio iocoilc jocijocjojsjijoisjoioejoijoio jsie cocco BjO N O TS WO o rN DAD HB QW Nel OOo DA ns Awn N oso Supo IDO Decimal Description Submarine cable area line invisible Dumping ground invisible Explosive dumping ground invisible Danger line invisible Overhead cable invisible Submerged construction invisible Pier jetty invisible
15. Code Language Code Language 0x00 Unspecified 0x12 Czech 0x01 French 0x13 Croatian 0x02 German 0x14 Hungarian 0x03 Dutch 0x15 Polish 0x04 English 0x16 Turkish 0x05 Italian 0x17 Greek 0x06 Finnish 0x18 Slovenian 0x07 Swedish 0x19 Russian 0x08 Spanish 0x1a Estonian 0x09 Basque Oxib Latvian Ox0a Catalan Oxic Romanian OxOb Galican Oxid Albanian OxOc Welsh Oxle Bosnian OxOd Gaelic Ox1f Lithuanian OxOe Danish 0x20 Serbian OxOf Norwegian 0x21 Macedonian 0x10 Portuguese 0x22 Bulgarian Ox11 Slovak 9 3 5 How do I create XPM definitions If you want to create any other than the simplest shapes for your POIs you will want to use graphics tools to manage your source bitmaps and ultimate XPM definition Here s a description of one approach using Photoshop Elements IconXP and Microsoft Word this is certainly not the only way Photoshop steps e Create the original full color image You may find it easier to edit the image at a multiple of its target size For example 96x96 is a good size as it scales well to 24x24 16x16 12x12 and 8x8 nicely Or you can edit at the target dimensions e Create your transparent areas as desired http cgpsmapper com 93 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices e Resize as needed to your target dimensions e Save in PNG 24 format with transparency IconXP steps e Goto http www aha soft com iconxp index htm to download a trial version of IconXP
16. Data specifies the level at which these coordinates will be used This definition only specifies coordinates for level zero That means that the village will only be visible on the user s GPS at zoom level zero Suppose we change this to RGN10 Type 3328 Label Remenham Datal 51 551744 0 889936 END Now we have defined coordinates for level 1 only That means that the village will be visible only at zoom level 1 If the GPS user zooms out further than that or if he zooms in closer the village will not be visible Let s say you want the village to be visible at levels zero one and two You could write RGN10 Type 3328 Label Remenham Data0 51 551744 0 889936 Datal 51 551744 0 889936 Data2 51 551744 0 889936 END However there is an easier and better way The above definition can be abbreviated using an EndLevel line http cgpsmapper com 42 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Map Project RGN10 Type 3328 Label Remenham EndLevel 3 Data0 2 51 551744 0 889936 END What the EndLevel n line says is that the coordinates in the highest numbered Datan line apply up to the specified EndLevel n starting with the level number in the Datan line In our example EndLevel 3 combined with Data0 means that the coordinates apply for three consecutive levels commending with level 0 i e levels 0 1 2 and 3 Levels and LevelsNumber are old equivalents of En
17. Height above datum Value visible in the properties window of the object Applies only to following marine types Y points of types OxXOI XX gt m gt metres gt f gt feet e Default Elevation value from the IMG ID section Allowed only when HeightAboveFoundat ion is present gt m gt metres gt f feet e Default Elevation value from the IMG ID section Allowed only when Height AboveDatum is present Leading angle in degrees for the light value with one decimal Example LeadingAngle 120 1 Applies only to following marine types Y points of types 0x01 XX gt Y gt yes gt N2no Default N Applies only to following marine types Y Points of types 0x01 XX http cgpsmapper com 38 of 100 aaqa aaqa fy cGPSmapper Manual Map Project DoubleLights x gt Additional info shown in the properties window Number of light bubbles Valid values are from 1 to 7 Applies only to following marine types Y Points of types OXOIXX DoubleLightsHorizo Additional info shown in the properties window Double ntal x lights horizontal vertical flag gt Y gt yes gt N gt no Default N Applies only to following marine types Y points of types 0x01XX FacilityPoint xxx Facility point sum of flags 0x000001 gt boat ramp 0x000002 gt drinking water 0x000004 gt restrooms 0x000008 gt picnic area 0x000010 campground 0x000020 gt marina 0x000040 gt fuel 0x000
18. Metavariables should be replaced with appropriate values as described in the explanation or self evident Text in normal font is explanatory and should not be inserted into the source file The number sign special metavariable takes a numeric value E g Data stands for Data0 Datal etc The special iteration operator in a statement line has its intuitive meaning This operator in a separate line denotes that the preceding statement may be repeated zero or more times with various typically consecutive values of the metavariable If the iteration operator is http cgpsmapper com 5 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Introduction preceded by a pair of statements with metavariables the whole pair should be repeated see specific statements for examples Text in orange colour e g Name are mandatory statements in the given section Text in olive colour e g Labe1 are optional statements 2 3 20 cGPSmapper versions The table below contains the meaning of the different symbols used in this document to represent the cGPSmapper Version to which a certain concept applies Symbol cGPSmapper Version Freeware Shareware as The different cGPSmapper versions are explained in section 9 3 4 on page 92 2 4 Manual Authors This manual was written by Stanislaw Kozicki the author of cGPSmapper Gary Turner Graham Bowring Hans Scheffler Keith Sheppard Greg Rikker and Mauricio Zalba http cgpsmappe
19. The registered version is 20US e Open your PNG file from Photoshop e Export As XPM Microsoft Word steps e Open the xpm file e Look for any instances of color definitions using black or white replace them with 000000 or FFFFFF cGPSmapper does not support these literals e Copy the definition into your source file starting with the quotation mark before the first line of the declaration all the way to the closing brace Notepad steps e Add the necessary header type strings and end statement 9 4 cGPSmapper versions The table below lists the various versions of cGPSmapper and illustrates the main differences between each of the versions For more information including the latest prices visit http www cgpsmapper com EE Version d Freeware No city or POI indexing No additional city information No additional POI information No map copyright Maps created with this version should not be sold http cgpsmapper com 94 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices _ Version o hy Shareware Standard Pro Routable Personal Edition e Direct support for ESRI shape format e City and POI indexing is limited to 100 cities and POIs in standard maps Indexing means that cities and POIs may be searched using the GPS receiver s Find by name function subject to the receiver limitations e City and POI indexing is limited to 65 500 cities and POIs i
20. X X X X X T X X X X X X X X XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX end defines a daytime replacement image for POI type Ox01 Large city The rendered image will be a 16 pixel square rectangle with a 1 pixel black border and a transparent interior as shown in the rendering above In addition you may also specify up to four language strings defining the default name for the POI category This is the name displayed when the cursor is over an unlabeled object For example http cgpsmapper com 50 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Creating custom type file string1 20x04 Large city 0x04 string2 0x08 Ciudad grande 0x08 English Spanish defines the string Large city when the GPSr is set for English and Ciudad grande when the GPSr is set for Spanish Refer to amp section 9 3 4 Custom types name substitution on page 92 for more information about supported language types Point bitmap definitions may be up to 24 x 24 pixels and 254 colors There may be different definitions for the daytime bitmap and the nighttime bitmap For nighttime definitions use Night xpm If you do not plan to use Night xpm itis better to use xpm for a single bitmap definition which will be used in both day and night modes The first line of the definition describes the bitmap dimensions number of colors and number of ASCII characters used to represent each pixel We will use the following simple definition to describe the indivi
21. as RGNx0 vs POI POLYGON POLYLINE 7 3 1 Equivalences Notation 1 Notation 2 POLYLINE RGN40 POLYGON RGN80 POI City Y RGN20 END POI City N or no city key RGN10 END POI covers both RGN10 and RGN20 The difference is made with the Cityzy key 7 3 2 Impact of saving objects in one format or the other There is no impact POI POLYGON POLYLINE are more understandable to the human reader 7 3 3 Preferred method There is no preferred method 7 4 Relationship between levels in the detail maps and the preview maps The lowest zoom level in the PV should be the highest in the detailed map The preview is displayed up to this switch over point When you zoom in more in MapSource the GPS detail map is displayed Example In your detail IMG file Level0 24 Level1 22 Level4 18 Zoom0 0 Zooml 1 Zoom4 4 And in the preview file http cgpsmapper com 69 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual FAQs Level0 18 Levell 17 Zoom0 5 Zooml 6 Does not overlap with detail IMG file 7 5 Filling Gas Stations not showing in the find function of the GPS Use Ox2F01 instead of 0x4400 if you want to show it in the find function of your GPS receiver 7 6 Islands and Clearings Islands clearings etc are created by defining polygons with holes in them For example a hole in a polygon representing a lake or the sea will be displayed on your GPS as an is
22. be hidden from the chart There is also the Spot Soundings setting in Preferences of MapSource Applies only to following marine types as height depth Y polylines of types 0x0105 to 0x0107 0x03XX Y polygon of types 0x0105 to 0x0107 0x03XX Y points of types 0x03XX soundings building spot height Y points of types 0x04XX obstruction Alias name for HeightUnit Can not be present if HeightUnit is present Allowed only when either Depth or Height is present gt m gt metres gt f gt feet Default Elevation value from the IMG ID section Allowed only when either Depth or Height is present Position of the obstruction 0 gt unknown 1 gt empty 2 gt doubtful 3 gt existence doubtful 4 gt approximate 5 gt reported Applies only to following marine types Y points of types 0x04XX obstruction Depth info of the obstruction 0 gt empty no depth flag 1 gt unknown dangerous for navigation 2 gt awash at chart datum 3 gt unknown safe for navigation 4 gt unknown Applies only to following marine types Y points of types 0x04XX obstruction VVVVVV VVVVV http cgpsmapper com 34 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Map Project FoundationColor Foundation colour VVVVVVVVVVVVV VV VV VV VV VV wv 0x00 gt generic symbol 0x01 gt 4 red 0x02 gt green 0x03 gt H yellow 0x04 gt H white 0x05 gt 4 black 0x06 gt black yellow
23. cGPSmapper Manual Map Project ReferenceEllipsoid Reference Ellipsoid END V 0 gt Krassovsky 1 gt Airy 2 gt Modified Airy 3 gt Australian National 4 gt Bessel 1841 5 gt Bessel 1841 Namibia 6 gt Clarke 1866 7 gt Clarke 1880 8 gt Everest Brunei 9 gt Everest India 1830 10 gt Everest India 1956 11 gt Everest W Malaysia 1948 12 gt Everest W Malaysia 1969 13 gt Modified Everest 14 gt Fischer 1960 Mercury 15 gt Modified Fischer 1960 16 gt Fischer 1968 17 gt GRS 1967 18 gt GRS 1980 19 gt Helmert 1906 20 gt Hough 21 gt International 22 gt South American 1969 23 gt WGS 60 24 gt WGS 66 25 gt WGS 72 26 gt WGS 84 27 gt Unknown Section terminator 4 2 3 Advanced Declarations a The ADVANCED DECLARATIONS elements must be in the order shown herewith 4 2 3 1 Background BACKGROUND Name file name END 4 2 3 2 Dictionary D CT ONARY TtT IJ Declares a custom shape for the map another way to define a custom shape for the map is to use a POLYGON section or RGN80 as described in section 4 2 4 2 a Name of the ESRI file without extension This should be the full or relative path for the ESRI file without the extension which should be shp for files containing ESRI data Section te
24. composed always from 8 digits For the preview creation name 00000008 img is not permitted Layer 0 of the map cannot be Most detailed layer of the map cannot be empty empty Less than 2 layers not allowed Not enough columns for XPM bitmap definition Wrong XPM bitmap definition ID of map cannot be higher than 99999999 Cannot find segment for routing Routing between same points Routable object cannot be filtered check your DICTIONARY section Removing element which can be routable Maximum allowed NODID value is 1048575 Creating connections error http cgpsmapper com 75 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices Warning Error Text Description Workaround R007 Node reduction w R008 Too short road to be routable coordinates were aligned to same place w ROIO No data for routing remove ROUTINGzY from IMG ID for non routable maps w RO11 NODID points cannot be closer than 5 4 meter w R012 NODID point defined for non existing point of the road 9 2 Exits 9 2 1 Valid exit facility types 0x00 Truck Lorry Stop 24 hour Diesel Fuel With Restaurant 0x01 HGV Diesel Fuel With Large Vehicle Clearance 0x02 Fuel 0x03 Food Restaurant 0x04 Lodging Hotel Motel 0x05 Auto service Vehicle Repair and Service 0x06 Auto service Diesel Engine Service 0x07 Auto service Commercial Vehicle Wash 0x08 Camp Campground and RV Service 0x
25. is displayed in the MapSource software on the maps tab when the map is selected and in the Map Properties window CDSetName xxxxx The CD Set Name This field is not displayed on the GPS XX unit This field is displayed in the MapSource software when displaying the Product Information http cgpsmapper com 65 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual FAQs MapVersion nnn Copyl XXXXXXX COPpy2 XXXXXXX 11 2 3 Sendmap The software version of the CDSetName This field is not displayed on the GPS unit This field is displayed in the MapSource software when displaying the Product Information It will be displayed as n nn For example MapVersion 153 will be displayed as Data Version 1 53 This field can only contain numeric characters and must be three characters long 1 e 000 through 999 The first line of the copyright text associated with the CDSetName This field is not displayed on the GPS unit This field is displayed in the MapSource software when displaying the Product Information If you wish to include a copyright symbol in your text you can do in your favourite text editor Hold down the ALT key type the numbers 0169 on the numeric keypad and then release the ALT key You must use the numbers on the numeric keypad as opposed to the numbers across the top of the keyboard You must also have Num Lock turned on The second line of the copyright text associated with the CDSetName See above The third line of th
26. one Subsequent must be in ascending order If included there must be at least 1 region per country In theory the limit is 13 107 E g CountryIdx 1 1 means that the current region is located in country 1 right side of the equals sign The statements above can be repeated as needed Section terminator Although this section is obsolete it is still supported CITIES Cityid ciy name END 4 2 2 4 Chart Info CHART INFO Name xxx Publish d xxx Scale Declares all cities used for indexing Name used to identify the city The first must always be one Subsequent must be in ascending order E g Cityl New York 80 characters maximum corresponding Region statement The first RegionIdx must always be one Subsequent must be in ascending order If included there must be at least 1 city per Region In theory the limit is 13 107 E g RegionIdx1 1 means that the current city is located in Region 1 right side of the equal sign The statements above can be repeated as needed Section terminator Declarations for marine charts attached to the marine chart object which is created automatically as well similar to the background object and also attached to the marine border line This section should only be present if in the TMG 1D section there is a definition Marine Y Chart Name e g La Plata to Nueva Palmira Chart Code e g Gb3561 a Cha
27. or off for each level DICTIONARY is an optional section and follows after the IMG ID section 4 5 2 Concepts and Terminology Dictionary uses strings of O s and 1 s where the position of each digit in the string corresponds to a specific map object type and thus controls the display of that object type Programmers refer to this as a bit mask A bit is a binary digit In binary there are only two digits O and 1 In a bit mask O normally represents false or off and 1 represents true or ont In PFM each map object type has a code amp Refer to section 9 3 on page 77 for a list of object types with codes in hexadecimal and decimal You do not have to be familiar with hexadecimal the decimal equivalent works just as well In hexadecimal there are 16 digits 0 to 9 plus a to f In the Dictionary bit mask each bit digit refers to the object type code corresponding to the bit position counting from the left of the string E g the first bit refers to map object type 1 the second bit refers to map object type 2 and bit 20 refers to object type 20 and so on The PFM allows for a but mask to be defined for each map level The format is Level RGNnn lt bit mask where indicates the level nn the object class 10 20 40 or 80 and bit mask is a string of 0 s and 1 s If you set the first bit in the bit mask to 0 no objects of type 1 will display on the corresponding level and if you set the first bit to 1 all
28. present document to manual cgpsmapper com 2 1 Purpose of this document This manual explains how to create vector maps and then upload them to your Garmin GPS receiver or see them in the MapSource software utilizing the cGPSmapper sendmap software 2 2 Basic Concepts 2 2 1 What is Polish Format PFM Polish Format is a convenient text based format used for saving map information on a computer and transferring map information between computer programs Polish format map files cannot be sent directly to a GPS unit First they must be converted into a format which is understandable to your GPS receiver A program which performs this conversion is called a map compiler 2 2 2 What is cGPSmapper cGPSmapper is a command line program which compiles files in polish format PFM and produces a vector map in file s of a format understandable by your GPS receiver and Garmin MapSource There are different cGPSmapper versions refer to section 9 3 4 on page 92 with diverse features 2 2 3 What is sendmap sendmap is a command line program used to transfer vector map files generated with cGPSmapper to your GPS receiver 2 3 Document Conventions Text in italics is shown in the Glossary page 71 2 3 1 PFM Code Textin monospace font represents literals to be inserted literally in the PFM file Textin underlined monospace fontrepresents metavariables which appear to the right of the equals sign in many statements
29. statements Blank lines are also permitted A comment line starts with the character Comment lines and blank lines may appear at anywhere in the file and are ignored by the compiler Statements are grouped into sections Sections are identified with a section name enclosed between and finish with an END identifier END section identifier can also be used to finish a section E g IMG ID END IMG ID instead of IMG ID END The following types of sections exist Section Type Identifier s IMG ID Declarations COUNTRIES REGIONS CITIES CHART INFO Advanced DICTIONARY Declarations BACKGROUND HIGHWAYS ZIPCODES DEFINITIONS However GPSMapEdit uses special syntax of comments to specify attachments and such comments are interpreted by GPSMapEdit http cgpsmapper com 8 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Map Project Section Type Body Objects POLYLINE POLYGON Identifier s The header section is mandatory and must appear as the first section in the source file All other sections are optional Declaration and advanced sections if any must appear after the header section in the order specified here These sections cannot be repeated Objects must appear after declaration and advanced sections if any may be in any order and may be repeated as many times as necessary The order of statements in the se
30. the names of maps map sets and related information name data are specified e the PFM file e the PFM Preview file and e sendmap options There are various locations where the name data is displayed both on the GPS unit and in the Garmin MapSource software Figure 4 shows the relationship between where the name data is specified and where it is displayed 7 1 2 PFM File The name data in the PFM file is used to describe a single PFM file as opposed to a collection of PFM files The name data is specified between the IMG ID tags IMG ID Name map name The name of the map This field is the first field displayed on the GPS unit under the Map Information section It is displayed in the MapSource software on the maps tab when the map is selected and in the Map Properties window NOTE The name field will not be displayed on the GPS unit if the 1D field in the PFM is not specified as a decimal field or is not listed correctly 11 2 2 PFM Preview File The name data in the PFM Preview File is used to describe a collection of PFM files The name data is specified between the Map tags MAP MapsourceName x The Product name This field is not displayed on the GPS XXXXXX unit This field is displayed on the product menu bar and product menu in the MapSource software MapSetName xxxx The Area name This field is the second field displayed on XXX the GPS unit under the Map Information section It
31. 00 cGPSmapper Manual Creating custom type file _line Definitions Line definitions are used to replace the standard polyline types including roads There are two ways to define a line You may either declare the line s color and thickness attributes for its interior and border or you may provide a custom bitmap Both methods allow transparency in the definitions Line declaration method 1 Declare a line thickness and border thickness line Type 0x01 LineWidth 5 BorderWidth 1 xpm 0 0 4 0 1 c 20c818 2 c 309838 3 e 20c818 4 c 086808 stringl 0x04 Toll Road string2 0x08 Carretera de pago end This definition specifies a replacement for polyline 0x01 Major highway LineWidth is specified as 5 pixels BorderWidth is specified as 1 pixel xpm 0 0 4 0 Define both day and night colors 4 This line indicates that there is no pixel bitmap only color definitions There are 4 colors defined 2 for daytime and 2 for nighttime c 20c818 Daytime interior color 2 c 4309838 Daytime border color 3 c 20c818 Nighttime interior color 4 c 4086808 Nighttime border color When describing lines using LineWidth and BorderWidth note that the color declarations use a different format The first character represents either daytime interior 1 daytime border 2 nighttime interior 3 or nighttime border 4 As with POIs and polygons you may use up to four language substit
32. 080 gt marine supply 0x000100 gt bait and tackle 0x000200 gt groceries 0x000400 gt restaurant 0x000800 gt water electric hook up 0x001000 gt boat motor rental 0x002000 gt guide service 0x004000 gt lodging 0x008000 gt dump station 0x010000 gt handicap accessible Applies only to following marine types Y points of types 0x0903 VVVVVVVVVVVVVVV VV 4 4 Levels 4 4 1 Introduction Every Garmin GPS with mapping capability gives you the option to zoom in or out on the map page either displaying a small area in great detail or a larger area in less detail The selection of map objects which it is appropriate for the unit to display is dependent on the zoom level For example when you are zoomed in you would probably want to see individual buildings on your map As you zoom out this level of detail would be inappropriate because it would make the map too cluttered Using levels in your PFM file allows you to dictate the zoom settings at which your map objects will be visible Levels also allow you to display map objects in different ways depending on the zoom level For example a lake might appear as a region at some zoom levels but a single point at others This is achieved by creating two map objects to represent your lake one a region http cgpsmapper com 39 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Map Project and the other a single point and choosing levels for them so that the appropriate one is displayed at each zo
33. 09 Hospital Medical Facilities Ox0a Store Automated Teller Machines OxOb Park Forest Park Preserve or Lake OxOc Point Of Interest Useful Services Sites or Attractions 0x0d Fast Food 9 2 2 Directions Mnemonic Description N East of West of Inner Side of Outer Side of Both Sides of MM http cgpsmapper com 76 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices 9 2 3 Facilities Facilities can be combined 1 e facility with Car Wash Open 24 Hours is 0x48 Mnemonic Description 0x01 HGV RV Parking 0x02 Convenience Store 0x04 Diesel Fuel 0x08 Car Wash 0x10 Liquid Propane 0x20 HGV Scales 0x40 Open 24 Hours 0x80 not used 9 3 cGPSmapper object types list The list below contains the map element types and their associated codes in both hexadecimal and decimal format This list is distributed with cGPSmapper in two formats a text file RGNtype txt and an Excel spreadsheet RGNtype xls Both of these files can be found in the cGPSmapper installation directory The Excel spreadsheet contains a graphical representation of many of the element types When a Y is present in the marine column represented with a ES it indicates that the element is only valid when either gt inthe IMG ID section there is a definition Marine Y gt inthe element definition section POI POLYLINE POLYGON there is a definition Marine Y 9 3 1 POI types x Code Hex Ve deu
34. 0x07 0x08 0x09 0x0a OxOb OxOc 0x14 0x15 O6 22 0x18 39 OxI9 25 Oxla 26 OxIb 27 2 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N Oxie 28 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y t3 o 0 1 NINI Ol oolN a Mn BB OG bo Ox1d 29 Oxle Ox If 0x20 0x21 0x22 0x23 0x24 0x25 0x26 0x27 40 4l 42 43 256 257 258 259 260 261 Go GI G2 Go Go Go Go Go Go Go 0 CO NY DA NM BLO NW oO Principal Highway thick Principal Highway medium Arterial Road medium Arterial Road thick Road thin Alley thick Ramp Ramp Unpaved Road thin Major Highway Connector thick Roundabout Railroad Shoreline Track Trail Stream thin Time Zone Ferry Ferry Political Boundary County Boundary International Boundary River Land Contour thin Land Contour medium Land Contour thick Depth Contour thin Depth Contour medium Depth Contour thick Intermittent River Airport Runway Pipeline Power line Marine Boundary no line Marine Hazard no line Miscellaneous line Line Cartographic line Road Clearing line Contour line Decimal Description Major Highway thick http cgpsmapper com 88 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices Cote He Decima Y 262 Overhead cable Y 263 Bridge Y 264 Recommended route Y 2
35. 0x1911 0x1811 0x1711 0x1611 0x1B12 0x1A12 0x 1912 0x1812 0x1712 0x1612 0x1B13 0x1A13 0x1913 0x1813 0x1713 0x1613 0x1B14 Ox1A14 0x1914 0x1814 0x1714 0x1614 0x1B15 Ox1A15 0x1915 0x1815 0x1715 0x1615 0x1B16 Ox1A16 0x1916 0x1816 0x1716 0x1616 Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z 2 Z Z Z Z Z 2 Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Ze Code Ende ex Decimal 6928 6672 6416 6160 5904 5648 6929 6673 6417 6161 5905 5649 6930 6674 6418 6162 5906 5650 6931 6675 6419 6163 5907 5651 6932 6676 6420 6164 5908 5652 6933 6677 6421 6165 5909 5653 6934 6678 6422 6166 5910 5654 Filter Dec 27 26 25 24 23 22 27 26 25 24 23 22 27 26 25 24 23 22 27 26 25 24 23 22 27 26 25 24 23 22 27 26 25 24 23 22 27 26 25 24 23 22 Find HS lighted Navaid red lighted Navaid ei lighted Navaid ei lighted Navaid ed lighted Navaid red _ lighted Navaid red lighted Navaid green lightedNavaid green lightedNavaid green lightedNavaid green lightedNavaid green lightedNavaid green lightedNavaid yellow or amber _ lighted Navaid yellow or amber lightedNavaid yellow or amber _ lighted Navaid yellow or amber _ lighted Navaid yellow or amber _ lighted Navaid yellow or amber lighted Navaid orange lighted Navaid orange
36. 12054 12288 12289 Filter Dec 45 45 45 45 45 45 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 48 48 Fan Description SkiCentre O Bowling lee Sper ng ooo Swimming Sports poin SportAirport __ Department Store Grocery _ General Merchandiser ShoppingCentre Convenience Store Apparel HouseandGarden HomeFurnishing mug Lr EA z E nl p Special Retail Generic Service Restroom sd mni GarminDealer Personal Service Business Service Communication _ Repair Service Social Service qU lity Truck Lorry gp GenericEmergency Government__ p Police Station http cgpsmapper com 79 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices zz zx Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Zl Al Al Al zl Al Z Zl Zl zzz ZZ ZZ Z Zz Zz Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Zs Code Hex 0x3002 0x3003 0x3004 0x3005 0x3006 0x4000 0x403F 0x4100 0x413F 0x4200 0x423F 0x4300 0x433F 0x4400 0x443F 0x4500 0x453F 0x4600 0x463F 0x4700 0x473F 0x4800 0x483F 0x4900 0x493F 0x4A00 0x4A3F 0x4B00 0x4B3F 0x4C00 0x4C3F 0x4D00 0x4D3F 0x4E00 0x4E3F 0x4F00 0x4F3F 0x5000 0x503F 0x5100 0x513F 0x5200 0x523F 0x5300 0x533F 0x5400 0x
37. 543F 0x5500 0x553F 0x5700 0x573F 0x5800 0x583F 0x5900 0x5901 0x5902 0x5903 0x5904 0x5905 0x593F 0x5D00 0x5D3F 0x5E00 0x5E3F 0x6200 0x6300 0x6400 0x6401 0x6402 Decimal 12290 12291 12292 12293 12294 16384 16447 16640 16703 16896 16959 17152 17215 17408 17471 17664 17727 17920 17983 18176 18239 18432 18495 18688 18751 18944 19007 19200 19263 19456 19519 19712 19775 19968 20031 20224 20287 20480 20543 20736 20799 20992 21055 21248 21311 21504 21567 21760 21823 22272 22335 22528 22591 22784 22785 22786 22787 22788 22789 22847 23808 23871 24064 24127 25088 25344 25600 25601 25602 Filter Dec 48 48 48 48 48 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 TI 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 87 88 89 89 89 89 89 89 93 94 98 99 100 100 100 ral Description Hospital Public Office Justice Concert hall point Border Station point Hospital Public Office Justice Concert hall point Border Station poin Restaurant S A _ l BoatRamp_ Camping ak Picnic Area Hospital Information Parking Restroom Shower Drinking Water Telephone o Sceni ann NEN i nd Danger Aren Restricted Area i O Generic Airport Large Airport Medium Airport Small Airport Helipot Airport Daymark Green Square
38. 65 Chart border Y 768 Depth contour Y 769 Depth contour value Y T15 Intertidal zone border Y 1024 Obstruction line Y 1025 Submarine cable Y 1026 Submarine pipeline Y 1027 Pile barrier Y 1028 Fishing stakes Y 1029 Supply pipeline area Y 1030 Submarine cable area Y 1031 Dumping ground Y 1032 Explosive dumping ground Y 1033 Danger line Y 1034 Overhead cable Y 1035 Submerged construction Y 1036 Pier jetty Y 1280 Restriction Y 1281 Anchoring prohibited Y 1282 Fishing prohibited Y 1283 Prohibited area Y 1284 Military practice area Y 1285 Anchoring and fishing prohibited Y 1286 Limit of nature reservation Y 1287 Restricted area Y 1288 Minefield Y 1536 Miscellaneous line Y 1537 Cartographic line Y 1538 Traffic separation line Y 1539 International maritime boundary Y 1540 Straight territorial sea baseline Y 1541 Seaward limit of territorial sea Y 1542 Anchorage area Y 1543 Quarantine anchorage area Y 1544 Fishery zone Y 1545 Swept area Y 1546 Traffic separation zone Y 1547 Limit of exclusive economic zone Y 1548 Established direction of traffic flow http cgpsmapper com 89 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices Code Hex 0x060d 0x060e Ox060f 0x0610 0x0611 0x0701 0x0702 0x0706 Code Decimal 9 3 3 POLYGON types Code i Code Hex x08 x13 x14 x15 x16 x17 x18 x19 xla xle x1f x3b x32 x3b x3c ZZ Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z
39. 7 Cuy Name E Io eus Et dedo ueber e NND 46 un d Ge Deeg 52 EE 10 Color eret eee 26 32 point rrr 49 Cop 65 polygon Ee 53 wg rer 9 CHART INFO 15 CODY 65 CITIES 14 Copy3 PR 65 COUNTRIES 13 CopyRight METH T 10 64 DICTIONARY 16 44 CopyWrite Sage 10 64 FILE eerren 28 Ee 15 IMG ID ooo 9 64 TE 13 MAP 64 COM SP 14 em 22 Countryldx een E PON EEGEN 17 O R neem Poe IA TI Custom Type Definiton nn a POLYGON vnn 19 Custom Type ida 46 TY DOS MPH 89 D POLYEN Plus 21 Data ns 18 20 21 31 69 A Ee 87 Dat M Hr 10 95 REGIONS cuesta 14 A te tease dates 49 50 RENTO e See POI Declarations PENZ OJ iieri See POI Advanced 16 RGN4 0 des See POLYLINE EE e re E 11 RGN80 EE See POLYGON DefaultRegionCountry 11 PRON E 68 Default Type mmm i EH EE 23 DCH ONS E 17 A e 22 RECKEN 15 Della WE caian 15 A l Depa ncc it tns nci 26 33 Addres Pe A 29 DepthFlag e 26 33 AlignMethod eee 13 DepthUnit see 26 33 Appendices sssini 71 Dictionary cccccscssssesssssssseeesstsessee 16 43 B USNS it 44 Background sees 16 20 rotes 22 BlcokSi8 eset I OM emn Dae 13 Document Conventons 5 Border Width seeeee 52 DoubleLights eene 27 38 C DoubleLightsHorizontal 27 38 RK 64 Ee e E 5 E files sss redd 95 A P S 15 F
40. 8km h Can be adjusted in MapSource v 5293 km h Can be adjusted in MapSource v 42 72 km h Can be adjusted in MapSource Y 3 2 56 km h Can be adjusted in MapSource v 2 gt 40 km h Can be adjusted in MapSource Y 5 20km h v 0 gt 8 km h ferry Used for routing This attribute defines the importance of the road for routing It is one of the most important attributes for routing The lowest importance is 0 the highest is 4 Road class 4 should be used for Major highways and other main roads Used for routing v 1 gt one way road where the permitted direction is always from the beginning of the road to the end considering the digitalisation direction Y 1 gt one way road opposite to the digitalisation direction v 02 two way road Used for routing Defines that it is a toll road Y gt no emergency vehicles allowed on the road Y gt no delivery vehicles allowed on the road v gt nocars allowed on the road Y gt no buses allowed on the road v gt no taxis allowed on the road Y gt no pedestrians allowed on the road http cgpsmapper com 26 of 100 hy hy aaqa 3 a aao aq hy cGPSmapper Manual Map Project VehicleI field nam VehicleR field_nam e TextStart line num ber TextEnd line numbe TextFile file name Color field name InternationalDesig nator field name Y gt no bicycles allowed on t
41. EOS aaa 94 e E 19 20 22 24 31 versions Dotatpon conc nn nooo nn nn nono nn cnn 6 loni Suecia casan ege 71 Cde 14 Exists http cgpsmapper com 98 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Index and Tables valid exit facility types 75 Ee EE 26 35 EE 19 Licht Py peau are GA aie ae 26 36 ELAS c ne e s 75 Ene e ie EE 32 F LocalDesignator ocoocononcccnocccnnnnnn ns 26 37 Facility Poti tios 27 38 M gi 28 Manual Tenis sace 22 23 Notation ee Document Conventions files map shipped with cGPSmapper 95 activation in the GPS 67 FoundationColor 26 34 creating preview files 60 G CTC AN A egeo ER E UR Eccc 8 Gas Stations cedes Docs i Tees Sen leases ares 69 ee HU INCOR re A E Ellos SO ee 70 EE 74 H MapD ecodez sa tt ERN yee 27 Hd ata 9 MapSetNaMe isis 64 TEE EE 26 32 Map Ud e 60 HeightAboveDatum 27 37 Mapsourcchame cocononcononcncnrononrnnoncnranoos 64 HeightAboveDatumUnit 27 37 Maer 65 HeightAboveFoundation 27 37 A een nnie 13 30 HeightAboveFoundationUnit 21 37 Marine e ni oos etd tes 30 Heightl nibo ue toii tede n 26 33 Ree 10 Highway A senses Denies estt 18 LS 17 N Name idad 9 15 23 27 28 64 Eescht une coria 24 ase Name substitution EE 92 I EE 26 36 EE 15 Number ias ios 15 Doa 9 A OS 10 E 97 Numbers 21 29 InternationalDe
42. GPS amp Refer to section 7 1 on page 65 for details 80 characters maximum gt m gt metres gt f gt feet Default f Generate map with only POI and cities Y gt Yes N gt no Default N N gt objects will be indexed only if POI index info is explicitly provided gt Y gt all POI objects will automatically be indexed may be searched by the Find function in the GPS Default N gt N gt the house number will be after the street name gt Y gt the house number will be before the street name Default Y gt N gt the ZIP code will be after the street name gt Y gt the ZIP code will be before the street name Default Y VVVV Should be used in conjunction with DefaultRegionCountry Defines the default region name for automatic city indexing If not defined cities will be indexed only if city index info is explicitly provided 80 characters maximum Same effect if switch i is used http cgpsmapper com 11 of 100 aaqa hy cGPSmapper Manual Map Project DefaultRegionCount ry region name Iresieesn RgnLimit n Should be used in conjunction with DefaultCityCountry Defines the default country name for automatic city indexing If not defined cities will be indexed only if city index info is explicitly provided 80 characters maximum Maximum allowed region size A higher value increases the allowable region size but may decrease the ma
43. Nov lapversion 153 2004 Productcode 14 lapsourceNamesMy Mapsource Name CDSetName My CD Set Name Copyle c My Copyright Copy2 Copyright text 2 Copy3 Copyright text 3 Levels 2 Level 14 Levell 13 End Map Figure 4 How name variables are shown http cgpsmapper com 67 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual FAQs 7 2 Activation of maps in the GPS 1 Activation of the map s in the GPS If the map image is not shown in the GPS check that the map is selected to be shown The method for doing this depends on the GPS model For example you may find it on the MapSource Info screen accessed from the unit s main menu or on the information page of the Setup Map screen Consult your unit s documentation to find out how to access this screen display 2 Activation Deactivation of the GPS base map Loaded maps usually have more detail of the zone than the base map which comes from the factory with the GPS Some GPS models allow you to deactivate the base map in the GPS so that zoom levels do not mix up with the other loaded maps Depending on the GPS model this is done via the option Basemap in the Map tab in the Setup Map menu which can be accessed by pressing the key Menu once in the map page Note that you can also use the Transparent line in your PFM file header section amp Refer to section 4 2 4 1 on page 18 for details http cgpsmapper com 68 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual FAQs 7 3 Saving Objects
44. RegionName xxx Name of region to which the object belongs t Can be used only together with keys CityName and T CountryName W 80 characters maximum 5 Refer to section 4 2 1 on page 9 for further details http cgpsmapper com 19 of 100 aagq aaqa hy cGPSmapper Manual Map Project CountryName xxx END 4 2 4 2 Polygon POLYGON Type 2object type E Label object name EndLevel Name of country to which the object belongs Can be used only together with keys RegionName and CityName 80 characters maximum Object Zip Code 80 characters maximum Applies to RGN10 only Additional facilities available at the exit type of exit facility direction to facility facilities label Integer hex or decimal values as indicated on amp section 9 2 Exits on page 76 80 characters maximum Section terminator Polygon section identifier RGN80 may also be used instead It is used to define lakes parks forests etc amp Refer to section 4 2 4 1 on page 18 for details SubType defines the second byte of the Type value The type of element can be defined either by using the Type key only or by using the Type and SubType keys Example Type 0x0211 can be also written as Type 0x02 SubType 0x11 amp Refer to section 4 2 4 1 on page 18 for details amp Refer to section 4 2 4 1 on page 18 for details http cgpsmapper com 20 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual
45. anual Index and Tables 10 Index and Tables 10 1 Table of Figures FIGURE 1 LESS DETAIL MAP EXAMPLE FIGURE 2 MORE DETAIL MAP EXAMPLE FIGURE 3 MAP DETAIL SETUP FIGURE 4 HOW NAME VARIABLES ARE SHOWN 10 2 Version Control Log Ver Date 1 0 Edited by Section 2005 04 01 M Zalba 1 1 2005 04 04 H Scheffler 2005 05 23 2 E 2005 07 08 2 1 2006 10 10 H H Scheffler M SN 4 2 4 2 1 4 2 2 4 4 2 4 1 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 6 4 3 8 1 8 3 8 3 1 8 3 2 8 3 3 8 4 G Rikker 5 Changes Initial Release Removed some author names as requested PDF with higher resolution images Added marine documentation and updated ESRI documentation PFM syntax Description Added CHART INFO section to the end of the Declarations section Header Marine element added DrawPriority element added Chart Info New section SubType element added to Points of Interest Polygons and Polylines Shapes Section updated Marine Charts New section cGPSmapper compilation Errors and Warnings Changed W014 Added R010 R011 R012 cGPSmapper object types list Note about the marine objects added Marine objects and their description added Find GPS feature added cGPSmapper versions Marine version added Custom TYP file http cgpsmapper com 97 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Index and Tables 10 3 Index A qe didi eo 14 18 _drawO0Order serios ito 4
46. anual Appendices m Routable Fully routable maps find fastest or shortest route support for all kinds of restrictions and time limited restrictions Version capable of compiling nautical charts only X Marine 9 5 cGPSmapper files This section will be further documented in a future version of this manual The table below lists the contents of the main files that are distributed with the compiler Contents cGPSmapper Help txt How to obtain further details to use the compiler cgpsmapper exe cGPSmapper compiler binary executable Datum List txt Full list of supported datums to be used in the Datum element amp Refer to section 4 2 1 on page 9 for details Readme first Description of the sample files provided and how to obtain further details to use the compiler Readme0080 txt Release notes with details on the improvements made to the compiler RGNtype txt cGPSmapper element types list in plain text format amp Refer to section 9 3 on page 77 for details RGNtype xls cGPSmapper element types list in Excel format Contains the graphical representation of many of the element types amp Refer to section 9 3 on page 77 for details Strings txt Character coding documentation amp Refer to section on page for details Test Map Directory containing a sample map Licence txt Terms of use of the free version of cGPSmapper http cgpsmapper com 96 of 100 cGPSmapper M
47. cGPSmapper User Manual o First Published Date Version Published Date Total Page Count E E ERE NENE i ee CU I zi pp DAA Ma es IST Fi QUE COUR ETC TANS SEA A radii IT A 2005 04 01 2 1 2006 08 13 100 cGPSmapper Manual Contents 2 4 PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT dio 5 2 2 BASIC CONCEPTS EE 5 2 2 1 What is Polish Format PEAMI no nono nnononnnna nono nononnos 5 2 2 2 What i CG PSHODDEF eege 5 2 2 5 What is SENTADA pb Hp o eer 5 2 3 DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS stadt caduto ioi pott ditate dun ut fo up Ld ab stet didus 5 2 3 1 PEM Cod EE 5 23 2 CU PSHapper EE ege eer 6 2 4 E UE E te 6 4 1 IWAPIGREATION Zc cee E m geb 4 2 PEM SYNTAX DESCRIPTION vsccsteies casiees cecadulebesduassccctbcinevbia deccatudebebsatedaceateansaabieedece 4 2 1 Haddad 4 2 2 Declaration aaa ede e des 4 2 2 1 SAA AI A A ORI AAR TRY O A ARE 4 2 2 2 Reload 4 2 2 3 EIERE 4 2 2 4 9 771 RN ROETE E ANE E ER EC 4 2 3 Advanced Declarations 4 2 3 1 Background 4 2 3 2 Dictionary i eoe dene 4 2 3 3 Highways en 4 2 3 4 ZIP Codes een 4 2 3 5 PETIT ONS TO IDEE ND EET 4 2 4 Body ODIECIS T 4 2 4 1 Point of Interest rne re e ede c eee dee ee ee e Eee eye e er AE TO E ed 4 2 4 2 Polygon 4 2 4 3 Polyline 4 2 4 4 Point of Interest from OziExplorer eese eene nennen tret enee nennen 4 2 4 5 Polyline or Polygon from Oz3bs
48. ce code with any text editor by generating it visually by drawing on the screen with any visual editor by importing objects waypoints and tracks created by the OziExplorer mapping software or by various combinations of those methods When you have finished your map you can compile it with cGPSmapper a number of methods are available and preview it after compilation The standard file extension for compiled maps is img Finally you can upload the resulting compiled map file img to your GPS with sendmap or MapSource All those operations and variants are described in relevant sections below http cgpsmapper com 7 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Map Project 4 Map Project 4 1 Map Creation You write the source file in the PFM format the mp file using any text editor All map related information is provided in relevant statements Then the map is compiled with the cGPSmapper compiler and the resulting img file is uploaded using sendmap or MapSource The PFM format is described section 4 2 PFM syntax Description on page 8 When you have finished your map or at any time during the map creation process you may preview it on the computer screen Some software packages allow you to preview PFM format files directly Alternatively you can compile it and preview the resultant img file using MapSource Finally the img file may be uploaded to your GPS 4 2 PFM syntax Description A PFM format file contains comment lines and
49. ction body i e between the section keyword statement and the END statement is insignificant 4 2 1 Header IMG ID ID 4d E HE BR Name map name LBLcoding x Section identifier Unique identifier up to 8 decimal digits for the map May be only written in a decimal format 11000204 Map name to be displayed in the GPS receiver s Map Info menu amp Refer to section 7 1 on page 65 for details 80 characters maximum gt 6 gt compressed label coding smallest maps gt 9 gt full byte 8 bit coding supports national characters depending on the GPS firmware gt 10 gt Unicode MBCS depending on the GPS firmware Default 6 http cgpsmapper com 9 of 100 hy hy cGPSmapper Manual Map Project Codepage xx Datum xxx Transparent x Numbering x Routing x gt 092 full byte 8 bit character coding with the specified codepage is used depending on the GPS firmware gt 0 2 single byte coding Note All labels must be written in CAPITALS if a codepage is used Note The delimiters for road numbers amp refer to section 4 2 6 on page 30 for details are different if full byte coding is used Note Special codes are different for 8 bit coding Default 0 gt W84 gt WGS 84 gt Custom gt Custom E g for for WGS84 Custom 0 0 0 6378 137 000 298 257223563 gt W84 Custom gt amp refer to the Datum List txt file in the cGPSmapper direc
50. d be up to 60 definitions of numbers for a single road Each definition consist from the NumbersX definition where X is increasing value from 1 up to 60 RGN40 Type 6 Numbers1 20 E 1 9 0 4 20 2999 2999 Warszawa Mazowieckie Polska Warszawa Mazowieckie Polska Numbers2 3 B 21 40 N 0 0 2999 2999 Warszawa Mazowieckie Polsk a Warszawa Mazowieckie Polska END RGN10 Where NumbersX index of point in the polyline 0 based left side numbering style first number on left side last number on left side right side numbering style first number on right side last number on right side left side zip code right side zip code left side city left side region left side country right side city right side region right side country Some of the information are optional if no zip code it can be replaced by 1 if no city region and country info also it can be replaced by 1 Numbersl 0 E 1 9 0 4 20 1 1 1 1 First 1 replaces zip code on left side second zip code on the right side then 1 replaces city region country info on left side and the last on the right side http cgpsmapper com 30 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Map Project This is equivalent of Numbers1 0 E 1 9 0 4 20 Numbering style can be N E O B which suits to None Even Odd Both 4 3 Marine Charts Marine charts are a special kind of cartography similar
51. d or background color position You may define 2 colors which will be used for both day and night rendering or 4 colors with colors 3 and 4 used for nighttime rendering http cgpsmapper com 55 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Creating custom type file _polygon Type 0x4e stringl 0x04 Wilderness stringl 0x08 Yermo xpm 32 32 4 1 uU c tfaf889 c 77clc2 3 c 77clc2 4 c tfaf889 Daytime foreground Daytime background Nighttime foreground Nighttime background http cgpsmapper com 56 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Creating custom type file 5 3 Putting it all together If you are serious about creating custom types I recommend that you prepare a small Polish format test file so that you can quickly check your work Once you have things the way you want them then you should apply your TYP file to your larger maps I use MapSource to test my work in progress as it is much quicker than making a GMAPSUPP IMG file and downloading it to the unit Once I m satisfied with the appearance in MapSource then I proceed to do the download and inspect the results on the GPSr Working with small files makes this process much much easier I ve also created a template MP file formatted to fill the nuvi screen exactly This makes it easy to compose test images that won t be blocked by the menu and on screen zoom buttons It s fairly simple to create such a template for your specific unit and it will save yo
52. dLevel 4 4 3 1 Tailoring shape according to level In the previous example our map object had the same coordinates at all the levels in which it was visible For single point objects there s no need for the coordinates to vary You don t want your village moving around the countryside as the user zooms in or out on your map For lines and regions you may wish to modify the coordinates according to zoom level Consider the following footpath RGN40 Type 22 Label EndLevel 3 Data0 51 562624 1 070283 51 561637 1 070592 51 561272 1 069878 51 560059 1 064277 END This path will be visible and have exactly the same shape at levels 0 to 3 Now let s change it slightly RGN40 Type 22 Label EndLevel 2 DSta0 151 562624 1 070283 51 561637 1 070592 51 561272 1 069878 51 560059 1 064277 Datal 51 562624 1 070283 51 5612V2 14069878 512560059 15064277 END The path is still visible at levels O to 3 but the shape changes subtly between level zero the greatest detail and level one At level zero there are four vertices in the line At levels one and two this reduces to three vertices What we are actually doing here is specifying that we are only interested in the precise shape of the bend in the path at the highest zoom level Reducing the detail at higher zoom levels can reduce the size of your digital map reducing upload times and helping to fit in memory where otherwise it wouldn
53. dual parts of the definition point Type 0x01 Dayxpm 4 4 2 1 i c None NX c 4000000 T XXXX T T X X T T X X T T XXXX T end Dayxpm 4 4 2 1 declares that the definition is 4 pixels wide x 4 pixels tall with 2 defined colors and 1 character representing each pixel in the bitmap Bitmap colors are defined using hex RGB values Each color should be declared explicitly cGPSmapper does not support reserved literals representing standard colors The only literal allowed is None for transparent pixels c None Special declaration for transparent color WX c 000000 Black The first character is the ASCII character used to represent the associated color in the bitmap In this example we are using a space to represent transparent pixels and an X to represent black pixels Next is a tab then the letter c which indicates a color definition followed by a space then the hex RGB color value Following the color declarations is the bitmap description XXXX http cgpsmapper com 51 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Creating custom type file X SG X EN XXXX This definition describes a 4x4 rectangle with a black 1 pixel border and a transparent center Refer to amp section 9 3 5 How do I create XPM definitions on page 93 for a discussion of how to create XPM descriptions using a graphics editor and conversion tools http cgpsmapper com 52 of 1
54. e copyright text associated with the CDSetName See above The name data specified when using Sendmap is used to describe a collection of PFM files The name data is specified as command line options Sendmap M MapSetName filenamel img filename2 img The Area name This field is the second field displayed on the GPS unit under the Map Information section Sendmap is not used with the MapSource software http cgpsmapper com 66 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Untitled Map ce Bla SE a juj 3 m e x oo My Mapsource Name amp amp Sm ajja e LP s el Meps 2 Waypoints Routes Tracks GPS E Name Area Test Map 80 My Map Set Name Test Map 10 My Map Set Name Map Properties Name Test Map 80 Area My Map Set Name Size 11KB Test Map 80 vi mp Notepad Preprocess F Tresizi Zoom4 4 END IMG ID lt gt MapSource Version 5 4 USB Driver Product Info My CD Set Name Copyright text 3 a US Topo Alaska Garmin Corporation 1995 2002 LIS Tapa Fast Garmin Corporation 1995 2002 US Topo Hawai Garmin Corporation 1995 2002 vi i GARMIN c 1999 2003 Garmin Ltd or its subsidi ll DA E TestMap_pv txt Notepad R amp PTOS Ele Edt Format View Help map feiTest Map 80 Hy ET EName testmaps Map Set Name
55. e the nn subtype code The following PFM dictionary section will filter out all POI objects and display only dining type POIs 0x2A00 to Ox2AFF on levels 1 to 3 In this example the comment lines count in hexadecimal but you can count in decimal if you prefer http cgpsmapper com 46 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Creating custom type file DICTIONARY h 0 1 2 E 12345678 9abcdef0123456789abcdef012345678 9abcdef LevellRGN10 200000000000000000000000000000000000000000100000 Level2RGN10 200000000000000000000000000000000000000000100000 Level3RGN10 200000000000000000000000000000000000000000100000 Level 4RGN10 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 END DICTIONARY Note that the Dictionary bit mask only operates on the objects defined on a layer To define a specific object on a layer a Data entry or an appropriate EndLevel entry is required for the object 4 Refer to section 4 4 on page 39 for details 5 Creating custom type file cGPSmapper creates custom TYP files when invoked with the typ switch For example cGPSmapper exe typ MyCustomTypes txt Your custom TYP file may be combined with IMG files into GMAPSUPP IMG for uploading into a compatible Garmin GPSr using SendMap 2 0 v3 3 or later available at http cgpsmapper com en buy htm We believe that any Garmin receiver which works with Garmin s POILoader may have custom type definitions installed wi
56. ection detection Unnecessary nodes from the resolution point of view will be removed automatically There will be no reduction of the oversampled points in the objects the only reduction of the points will be done because of alignment to the same coordinates This option should be used if input data is prepared separately for each layer the data for each layer having already been adjusted to the map author s requirements Used only if you explicitly provide data for all layers Default F amp Refer to section 4 4 on page 39 for details Number of levels layers in the map at least 2 not more than 10 VVVVVVVV V VO GJ Ch Uh dU r2 10 Note the last layer must always be empty e g Levels 3 means that two layers only are available for map objects Grid size for layer layer O is the most detailed one amp Refer to section 4 4 on page 39 for details amp Refer to section 4 4 on page 39 for details http cgpsmapper com 13 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Map Project Preview x AlignMethod BlockSize LevelFill LevelLimit WorldMap DrawPriority Marine x END 4 2 2 Declarations amp Refer to section 6 2 Creating preview map files on page 61 for details gt N map designated for use with GPS will be created Y map designated for use as preview map for MapSource will be created Default N No longer used supported No longer used supported No
57. ed no longer used Description Workaround E g incorrectly separated coordinates like 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 A small RGNLIMIT derives in the creation of a bigger map with no gain in speed When the TreSize value in IMG ID is too big the resulting map IMG file renders more and more slowly on a GPS receiver This value should never be higher than 5000 If the value is larger than 5000 it is internally changed to 5000 and the warning is shown Note that for a preview map this warning won t be shown There is a new key in IMG ID to specify that a preview map is created Preview Y http cgpsmapper com 72 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices Warning Error Text Description Workaround W018 ID of map should be larger than 0x 10000 65536 or may L not work in MapSource W019 More than ONE background This error means that more than one object defined switching to BACKGROUND object is defined Defining full manual background more than one background object is not creation mode recommended country name definitions E002 Invalid name for Country TI fo E003 Could not open file with Field in DEFINITIONS E005 Invalid name for Region DEFINITIONS E006 Could not open file with city E007 Invalid name for City Field in A AmO o e o E008 Invalid name for City Region A DEMOS E009 Invalid name for ZipCode ie fo E010 Invalid name for Highway Region Idx i
58. erent level numbering scheme called Map Zoom Levels Map zoom levels are defined by the map author Any map can use up to ten map zoom levels numbered 0 to 9 If you use fewer than ten map zoom levels you should use consecutive map zoom level numbers starting at zero Within your IMG ID section you specify the number of map zoom levels you will be using with a line of the form EndLevel n The relationship between your chosen map zoom levels and the hardware zoom levels using a set of Levelm h lines where m is the map zoom level and h is the corresponding hardware zoom level For example IMG ID Levels 4 Level0 23 Levell 21 Level2 20 Level3 17 The above extract specifies that the map uses four map zoom levels Map zoom level zero corresponds to hardware zoom level 23 map zoom level 1 corresponds to hardware zoom level 21 and so on The hardware zoom levels do not need to be consecutive but each successive map zoom level must correspond to a smaller hardware zoom level number than the previous one The settings in our example specify that map objects and coordinates defined as map level zero will be used at hardware zoom levels 23 and above Objects defined as map level 1 will be used at hardware zoom levels 21 and 22 and so on The highest numbered map zoom level that you define dictates the zoom level at which your map replaces the GPS unit s base map In our example the highest numbered map zoom level is 3 a
59. f file from which name cGPSmapper will get the second byte of the object type this is an optional field because the object type can be defined using only TypeField http cgpsmapper com 24 of 100 aq IO aaqa IO aq IO IO IO cGPSmapper Manual Map Project DirrPielderield nam e Level EndLeveleg DefaultType object CityName field_nam e RegionName field n CountryName field_ HouseNumber field_ gt NorO0 gt Hide street direction on crossroads gt Yor 17 Show street direction on crossroads Default N Level into which objects will be imported amp Refer to section 4 4 on page 39 for details The coordinates from Leve1 line apply up to the specified EndLevel Decimal or hexadecimal value representing the object type to be applied when the TypeField is not specified If both DefaultType and TypeField are specified an error occurs but at least one of them must be specified amp Refer to section 4 4 on page 39 for details on the valid object types Name of the field in the associated dbf file from which cGPSmapper will get the CityName for each object Only used for polylines i e when Type RGN40 or Name of the field in the associated dbf file from which cGPSmapper will get the RegionName for each object Should not be present if the DefaultRegionCountry element is present in the IMG 1D section Only used for polylines i e
60. fer to section O on page 30 for details T it field_name T ni o LeadingAngle field a Refer to section 0 on page 30 for details T lem T Ia o Racon field name amp Refer to section O on page 30 for details T T ni o DoubleLights field amp Refer to section 0 on page 30 for details T sname T Ia o DoubleLightsHorizo amp Refer to section O on page 30 for details t ntal field name T Ia FacilityPoint fiel a Refer to section O on page 30 for details d name END Section terminator 4 2 4 7 MapDekode file This section will be further documented in a future version of this manual DBX name file name Name of a MapDekode file including extension to be processed in the current compilation END Section terminator http cgpsmapper com 28 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Map Project 4 2 4 8 File FILE Lists other PFM files to be included in the current compilation name file name Name of a PFM file including extension to be processed in the current compilation The compiler processes all the objects and sections in the specified file as if they were part of the current file The file included may contain any section but the IMG ID section You may specify either the full path or the path relative to the current directory END Section terminator 4 2 5 Object elevation By default the elevation is defined in feet in PFM To define the elevation in metres the Elevat
61. get a template for this file by doing a registry export Note that you need double slashes in filenames If you are distributing your maps to others this is the simplest way to get them to make the necessary registry changes 3 Use a GUI program such as MapManager http vip hyperusa com dougs GPSSM index html GPSMM The entries are stored in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Garmin MapSource Products Where is the unique product ID and must correlate with the number you specified with Product Code in your mypv mp file The 3 entries are e Tdb the name of the tdb file Bmap the name of the preview img file Loc the directory where the detail img files are stored An example registry file REGEDIT4 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Garmin MapSource Products 6 67 Loc D maps garmin NZ Topo Bmap D maps garmin NZ Topo NZTopo img Tdb D maps garmin NZ Topo NZTopo tdb You only need to do this registration once for each product that you create As you edit or create more detail maps and or update your preview maps as long as they stay in the same place on your disk you do not need to do anything to your registry If you plan on distributing your maps it is NOT a good idea to use the default value i e 66 for the product ID Rob Mech runs an Unofficial Garmin Product ID Database UGPID on keenpeople com where you can register an ID that hopefully only you wil
62. he road Y gt no trucks allowed on the road Name of the file with long text for very long description of the object Starting line number from TextFileLines file to be imported Ending line number from TextFileLines file to be imported Text file name to be imported amp Refer to section 0 on page 30 for details amp Refer to section O on page 30 for details amp Refer to section O on page 30 for details amp Refer to section O on page 30 for details amp Refer to section O on page 30 for details amp Refer to section 0 on page 30 for details amp Refer to section 0 on page 30 for details amp Refer to section 0 on page 30 for details amp Refer to section O on page 30 for details amp Refer to section 0 on page 30 for details amp Refer to section 0 on page 30 for details amp Refer to section O on page 30 for details amp Refer to section 0 on page 30 for details amp Refer to section 0 on page 30 for details amp Refer to section O on page 30 for details http cgpsmapper com 27 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Map Project o HeightAboveFoundat amp Refer to section 0 on page 30 for details T ion field name T Ia o HeightAboveDatum f amp Refer to section O on page 30 for details T ield name T Ia E HeightAboveFoundat amp Refer to section O on page 30 for details t 1onUnltefield name T ni o HeightAboveDatumUn amp Re
63. ice the map scale of the previous number The approximate mapping of hardware zoom levels onto actual device zoom settings is shown in the table below Note that this is only approximate The matching of levels to Garmin display zoom levels is unfortunately not an exact science Level no GPS Equivalent Metric GPS Equivalent Imperial 24 Up to 120m Up to 500ft 200m 300m 800ft to 0 2 miles 22 500m 0 3 miles 800m to 1 2km 0 5 miles 0 8 miles to 1 2 miles eTrex series Other models may vary As previously indicated the map level settings dictate the level at which objects are visible assuming the GPS user has their unit s map detail level set to Normal http cgpsmapper com 40 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Map Project Level no GPS Equivalent Metric 19 3km 2 miles to 3 miles 18 5km to 8km 5 miles 17 12km 8 miles to 12 miles 16 20km to 30km 20 miles to 30 miles 15 50km 50 miles 14 80km to 120km 80 miles to 120 miles 13 200km to 300km 200 miles to 300 miles 12 500km to 800km 500 miles The principle of doubling the map scale for each successive zoom number continues beyond level 12 but lower hardware zoom levels are not really useful Zoom level 12 represents the most zoomed out setting for current Garmin devices The hardware zoom levels described above are only ever referred to directly in the IMG ID section of your PFM file The remainder of the file uses a diff
64. igher priority number than any other overlapping polygons Each statement in the _drawOrder section includes the hex ID of the defined polygon type and its relative draw order Higher numbers are rendered later Therefore a polygon defined with a priority of 1 will be drawn first and overwritten by an overlapping polygon defined with a higher number 2 8 Priority numbers are between and 8 For example in the _drawOrder section below a Shopping center Type 8 priority 3 will be shown on top of a large urban area Type 0x01 priority 1 http cgpsmapper com 48 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Creating custom type file drawOrder Iype POLYGON COI Type 0x01 1 Type 0x02 1 Type 0x03 1 Type 0x04 1 Type 0x05 1 Type 0x06 1 Type 0x07 1 Type 0x08 3 Type 0x09 1 Type 0x0a 2 Type 0x0b 2 Type 0x0c 2 Type 0x0d 2 Type 0x0e 2 Type 0x13 2 Type 0x14 2 Type 0x15 2 Type 0x16 2 Type 0x17 3 Type 0x18 3 Type 0x19 3 Type 0x1la 4 Type 0xle 2 Type 0x1f 2 Type 0x20 2 Type 0x28 1 Type 0x29 Type 0x32 Type 0x3b Type 0x3c 8 Type 0x3d 8 Type 0x3e 8 Type 0x3f 8 Type 0x40 8 Type 0x41 8 Type 0x42 8 Type 0x43 8 Type 0x44 4 Type 0x45 2 Type 0x46 2 Type 0x47 2 Type 0x48 3 Type 0x49 4 Type 0x4c 5 Type 0x4d 5 DE AS ORITY Large urban area gt 200k Small urban area lt 200k Rural housing area Military base Parking lot Parking garage Airport Shopping center Ma
65. ince it is often a source of confusion The last layer the empty one must always have one tre region The maximum size of this region is 65535 2 resolution grid If the map covers a large area the selected grid may be too low to allow the desired tre region to be created The maximum size of any object strictly depends on the bit resolution For resolution 24 the maximum size 1 5 metre 65535 Similarly for resolution 23 the maximum size 3 meter 65535 This means that if the object is too big to fit into the given layer of the map the bit resolution of this layer needs to be decreased so the layer can accept bigger objects http cgpsmapper com 74 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices E025 E026 E027 E028 E029 E030 E031 E032 E033 E034 E035 E036 m ROOI w R002 m R003 m R004 w R005 mw R006 Warning Error Text Description Workaround Zoom definition for layers must be ascending check Zoom keys in IMG ID More than 65535 Tre regions were created in a single layer use bigger TRESIZE and RGNLIMIT or split your map Timeout limit compilation Used only in the Mapcenter special version interrupted because of the timeout set by administrator Region and Country information defined by HIGHW AY is not consistent with definition of CITY ID of map is not an integer value Name of the file for preview must be
66. ion m statement should be defined in the header section amp refer to section 4 2 on page 9 Since this is a global definition all elevations on a map must be in the same units either all in feet or all in metres Elevation can be specified for POI objects like summit Type 0x6616 and depth height points Types 0x6200 amp 0x6300 as well as for polyline objects like land depth contours Types 0x20 to 0x25 The elevation is entered in the label field of the objects The following code extract defines a height point with elevation of 668 m assuming Elevation m is defined in the header section RGN10 Type 0x6300 Label 668 Origin0 33 93497 18 38925 END RGN10 A minor land contour with elevation of 1080 m can be defined like this RGN40 Type 0x20 Label 1080 Data0 33 96727 18 42540 33 96725 18 42557 33 96709 18 42600 33 96693 18 42624 33 96682 18 42630 33 96662 18 42627 33 96646 18 42581 33 96641 18 42557 END RGN40 Text can be combined with the elevation in the label by using the 0x1f delimiter to indicate the elevation Example of a summit with 1084 m elevation http cgpsmapper com 29 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Map Project RGN10 Type 0x6616 Label Table Mountain 0x1f 1084 Origin0 33 96664 18 42569 END RGN10 4 2 6 Road numbers Road numbers can be defined using NUMBERS key within RGN40 declaration There coul
67. ionName and CountryName 80 characters maximum Name of region to which this object belongs Can be used only together with keys CityName and CountryName 80 characters maximum Name of country to which this object belongs Can be used only together with keys RegionName and CityName 80 characters maximum Object Zip Code 80 characters maximum amp Refer to section 4 2 6 on page 30 for details http cgpsmapper com 22 of 100 IO IO cGPSmapper Manual Map Project Routeparam xxx NodID xxx END Section terminator 4 2 4 4 Point of Interest from OziExplorer WPT RgnType object cat EndLevel Fileg file name END Point of interest section identifier with data imported from an OziExplorer wpt file The object labels are derived from the waypoint description field not from the waypoint name field gt 0x10 gt POI gt 0x20 gt point amp Refer to section 4 2 4 1 on page 18 for details amp Refer to section 4 2 4 1 on page 18 for details wpt file from which data will be imported to layer The path could be either absolute or relative to the current directory For platform portability it is recommended to use slashes instead of backslashes to separate directories in the path In Unix ile name is case sensitive Section terminator 4 2 4 5 Polyline or Polygon from OziExplorer PLT RgnType object cat DirIndicator
68. ix file name is case sensitive END Section terminator 4 2 4 6 Shapes o SHP ESRI shape file section identifier T mW name file name Name of the ESRI files without extension This should be the full or relative path for the ESRI files without the extension which should be shp for files containing ESRI data Type xxx Type of objects to be imported from the ESRI files 16 or RGN10 gt POI 32 or RGN20 gt cities 64 or RGN40 gt lines 128 or RGN80 2 polygons 2 or RGNO2 gt marine polygons 3 or RGNO3 gt marine lines 4 or RGN04 2 marine points LabelField field_n Name of the field in the associated dbf file from which ame cGPSmapper will get the Label for each object Label2Field field_ Secondary name for roads Used in cases where you want a name road to have a numeric ID and a name The secondary name of the road road number if highway for example is not visible in the GPS but is used when searching street by name TypeField field_na Name of the field in the associated dbf file from which me cGPSmapper will get the object type for each object The field name field must contain a decimal or hexadecimal value representing the object type If both DefaultType and TypeField are specified an error occurs but at least one of them must be specified amp Refer to section 4 4 on page 39 for details on the valid VV VV VW object types SubTypeField field Name of the field in associated db
69. l use Go to http www keenpeople com index php option com_maplist amp Itemid 78 http cgpsmapper com 62 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual MapSource 6 4 Loading the maps into the GPS 1 Choose the map s Once in MapSource the map s to be loaded in the GPS must be chosen first This is done via any of the following methods Under Switch to Product in the View menu Viathe corresponding combo located in the View Toolbar The quantity of maps available will vary depending on the maps installed http cgpsmapper com 63 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual MapSource 2 Select the map s The map s to be loaded in the GPS must be selected This is done via any of the following methods gt Under Map in the Tools menu Via the respective button located in the Tools Toolbar Once this is done the map to be selected must be clicked in order to select it The maps to be transferred to the GPS and the bytes they occupy will be shown to the left of the screen 3 Send the map s to the GPS This is done via any of the following methods Under Send To Device in the Transfers menu gt Via the respective button located in the Transfer Toolbar Once the transfer is done the program will confirm the map s transfer finished successfully http cgpsmapper com 64 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual FAQs 7 FAQs 7 1 Name variables and where they show up 7 1 1 Introduction There are three locations where
70. l Map Project City x Indicates if the POI is a city Only used if the POI alias is used gt NorO0 gt nota city instead of RGN10 gt Yor1 gt city instead of RGN20 Default N Label object name Name of the object to be shown on the map 80 characters maximum EndLevel amp Refer to section 4 4 on page 39 for details The coordinates in the lowest numbered Dat a line apply up to the specified EndLevel f Object data for layer amp Refer to section 4 4 on page 39 for details Coordinates are in degrees using the datum defined in the header or default StreetDesc xxx Applies to RGN10 only Address for the RGN10 object 80 characters maximum OvernightParking x Applies to RGN10 only Indicates if 24 hr parking is allowed gt Nor0 gt No gt Yor1 gt POI atthe exit of a highway will have an overnight parking flag Default N Highway xxx Applies to RGN10 only Name of the Highway This name will be added to the list of available highways so it can be searched in some GPS devices Garmin does not support this feature 80 characters maximum o CityName xxx For RGN20 CityName has the same meaning as Label If both Label and CityName are provided the one which appears later in the file is used my For RGN10 CityName is the name of the city to which the object belongs Can be used only together with keys RegionName and 3 a CountryName 80 characters maximum o
71. land For this reason the following technique is often referred to loosely as creating an island However the same technique may also be used for creating holes in other polygon types For example a hole in a wood would represent a clearing and so on A hole can be defined in any region by including a second or subsequent Dat a line with the same level or layer number as the enclosing polygon The Data line defining the hole should come after the Dat a line for the enclosing polygon and should define a polygon which is wholly contained within the enclosing polygon For example here is a definition of a simple wood containing a clearing RGN80 Type 80 Label Some Wood Levels 3 Data0 52 636651 2 189029 52 944893 4 7709805 51 465289 5 707024 49 799352 2 128087 50 033624 2 853849 51 283077 1 524209 Data0 51 595440 2 604541 52 272227 3 961882 50 762472 4 405095 50 710411 3 906480 END http cgpsmapper com 70 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Glossary 8 Glossary This section will be further documented in a future version of this manual Term Definition Vector Map cGPSmapper Map compiler sendmap PFM Polish Format is a convenient text based format used for saving map information on a computer and transferring map information between computer programs Polish format map files cannot be sent directly to a GPS unit First they must be converted into a format
72. longer used supported No longer used supported No longer used supported Value between 1 and 255 indicating the priority used by the GPSr to draw the map The GPSr will show first the maps with lower numbers Default 25 Indicates if the map is of marine type gt NorO0 gt non marine map gt WV orl gt marine map Default N amp Refer to section O on page 30 for details Section terminator za The DECLARATION elements must be in the order shown herewith 4 2 2 1 Countries Although this section is obsolete it is still supported COUNTRIES Country country_n END 4 2 2 2 Regions Declares all countries used for city indexing Name and abbreviation used to identify country ff The first must always be one E g Country1 United States 0x1d US 80 characters maximum The statement above can be repeated as needed must be in ascending order Section terminator Although this section is obsolete it is still supported REGIONS Region region_nam Declares all regions used for city indexing Name and abbreviation used to identify region The first must always be one Subsequent must be ordered ascending E g Regionl New York 0x1d NY 80 characters maximum http cgpsmapper com 14 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Map Project CountryIdxi countr END 4 2 2 3 Cities corresponding Count ry statement The first Count ry Idx must always be
73. m Description N 0x0100 Ox0500 256 1280 _ City name Point fat big N 0x0600 0x0A00 1536 2560 City name Point big N 0x0B00 2816 City name Point small N 0x0C00 3072 City name Point small N 0x0D00 3328 City name Point small N OxOEO0 OX1100 3584 4352 City name Point big N 0x1400 0x153F_ 5120 5439 Region name no Point big N 0x1E00 0x1E3F_ 7680 7743 _ Region name no Point middle N 0x2000 0x203F_ 8192 8255 es 0 0 0 000 0 N 0x210F 8463 Exit Service N 0x2100 0x213F_ 8448 8511 Exit with facilities N_ 0x2200 0x223F_ 8704 8767 Exit Restroom N 0x2300 0x233F 8960 9023 Exit Convenience Store N Exit Wei N Ex N 0x2400 0x243F 9216 9279 Exit Weight Station 0x2500 0x253F 9472 9535 Exit Toll Booth 0x2600 0x263F 9728 9791 Exit Information http cgpsmapper com 77 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices 0x2700 0x273F 0x2800 0x283F 0x2A00 0x2A01 0x2A02 0x2A03 0x2A04 0x2A05 0x2A06 0x2A07 0x2A08 0x2A09 0x2A0A 0x2A0B 0x2A0C 0x2A0D 0x2A0E 0x2A0F 0x2A10 0x2A11 0x2B00 0x2B01 0x2B02 0x2B03 0x2B04 0x2C01 0x2C02 0x2C03 0x2C04 0x2C05 0x2C06 0x2C07 0x2C08 0x2C09 0x2C0A 0x2C0B 0x2C0C 0x2D01 0x2D02 0x2D03 0x2D04 0x2D05 Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z 2 Z Z Z Z 2 Z 2 Z 2 Z Z Z Z 2 Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Zee Cod C
74. mapper com 31 of 100 aq hy aaqa hy cGPSmapper Manual Map Project Label object name EndLevel Optional name of the object to be shown on the map 80 characters maximum Object data for layer amp Refer to section 4 4 on page 39 for details Coordinates are in degrees using the datum defined in the header or default amp Refer to section 4 2 4 1 on page 18 for details Marine objects may also have the following keys depending on the object_type Text Xxxx TextFile file name 7 Very long description information displayed in the properties windows of the object There could be several Text entries in a single object Applies only to following marine types Y polygons of types 0x0700 and 0x0704 Y points of types 0x0800 and 0x0902 16kb maximum each entry File containing a very long description information displayed in the properties windows of the object There could be several TextF ile entries in a single object The path could be either gt absolute or relative to the current directory For platform portability it is recommended to use slashes instead of backslashes to separate directories in the path In Unix file name is case sensitive 16kb maximum each entry Refer to section 4 2 1 on page 9 for further details http cgpsmapper com 32 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Map Project Color Object colour 0 gt COLOR 0x00 1 g
75. n DEFINITIONS M Field in DEFINITIONS COUNTRIES REGIONS CITIES ZIPCODES M HIGHWAYS E017 Cannot parse coordinates http cgpsmapper com 73 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices Warning Error Text hy E018 E019 E020 E021 E022 E023 E024 Type of element for RGN40 RGN80 cannot be higher than 128 Street cannot intersect with itself Split this element No more than 8 active layers allowed Grid definition for layers must be descending check Levels keys in IMG ID STREETNUMBERSSTART and STREETNUMBERSEND keys are no longer supported use ROADID instead Layer detail level too high to cover non splittable objects from lower layer decrease detail level use higher Level Top layer detail level too high to cover entire map decrease detail level of the less detail layer use higher Level Description Workaround Only applies to a routable map This error is similar to error E024 but this error applies to preview maps The maximum size of any object strictly depends on the bit resolution For resolution 24 the maximum size 1 5 metre 65535 Similarly for resolution 23 the maximum size 3 metre 65535 This means that if the object is too big to fit into the given layer of the map the bit resolution of this layer needs to be decreased so the layer can accept bigger objects This error needs a little more explanation s
76. n so called POI maps i e maps containing only cities and POIs with no dimensional objects such as roads or forests maps created with i switch e Additional POI information country region city and description displayed in the details window but no phone number and full address e Additional city information country and region e The purchased copy is registered permanently to the purchaser s name and e mail address this information is displayed by the receiver in the map copyright section Maps created with this version should not be sold City and POI indexes are not limited Full POI address and additional descriptions lock on road feature User defined copyright text Limited support Building numbering additional city region and country information for roads and POI e Search by address street name house number and optionally zip code and city e Search for intersection All the features of the Pro version and routable version with following limitations e Number of roads limited to 1500 e Number of indexed POI limited to 800 e Not possible to create TDB preview file for use with MapSource e Not possible to create global indexes important for multi IMG map sets e Hardcoded copyright string name surname email email com cGPSmapper personal edition e No support for creating routable maps Only basic support regarding the input data format http cgpsmapper com 95 of 100 cGPSmapper M
77. nd this corresponds to hardware zoom level 17 What this means is that if the GPS device user zooms in to level 17 or higher it will see your uploaded map At hardware zoom levels 16 and below it will see the base map Your highest map zoom level is only used for the purpose of specifying when your map takes over from the base map You are not allowed to define map objects and coordinates at this level So in our example map zoom levels 0 1 and 2 are the only ones available for http cgpsmapper com 41 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Map Project defining map objects Map zoom level 3 is only used to dictate when our map replaces the base map This means that you must always define one more map zoom level than you actually need for your map objects and every map definition must therefore include at least two map zoom levels Having understood the relationship between map zoom levels and hardware zoom levels you can effectively ignore hardware zoom levels during the map design process Within the rest of this section the term level should be interpreted as meaning map zoom level unless explicitly stated to the contrary 4 4 3 Using levels when defining map objects Here is an extract from a PFM file defining the village of Remenham Berkshire UK as a Point of Interest RGN10 Type 3328 Label Remenham Data0 51 551744 0 889936 END Note that the coordinate definition line starts Data0 The digit following the word
78. objects of type 1 defined for the specific level will display This is explained much better by an example see 4 5 3 below Note that you still need to specify EndLevel or Data for each object to extend the object to the required level The dictionary bit mask only filters out objects on layers they are defined on However when using dictionary you can set EndLevel to your highest map level for all objects and control which type of objects display at which map levels with the dictionary but mask Since all object are by default displayed on the most detailed map level level 0 it is not necessary to define a dictionary bit mask for level 0 The Dictionary tag is optional but very useful to filter map objects per type per level 4 5 3 Using Dictionary The following is an extract from a PFM file defining a Dictionary bit mask for polyline RGN40 objects In this example major thick and principal medium highways types 1 2 amp 3 will be displayed on levels 0 to 3 arterial roads types 4 amp 5 will be displayed on levels 0 1 and 2 and residential streets type 6 will be displayed on levels 0 and 1 No other polyline objects will be displayed Level 4 is the last level of this map and cannot contain map objects http cgpsmapper com 45 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Map Project The first two lines start with indicating that these are comment lines and are ignored by cGPSmapper They are there so that you do n
79. oc Standard Scrub camping mountain range ven LARGE CITY X Al dP S300F Set Loc Custom roads and cities 909 090909 909 00 909 099 9 9 Back Set Loc Custom scrub camping mountain range http cgpsmapper com 60 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual MapSource 6 MapSource MapSource is Garmin s Windows and only Windows PC based GPS interface program As with most similar programs it allows upload and download of waypoints routes and tracks Of more interest to us is the fact that it is also capable of displaying vector based mapping on the PC and also uploading the map data to mapping capable GPS units The MapSource program is included with maps bought from Garmin The same program is shared between the various map sets that Garmin supplies Recently Garmin have been supplying MapSource Trip and Waypoint manager free with their mapping GPS units This program can also be configured to read custom maps It was largely the fact that MapSource has to be able to read these maps that enabled cGPSmapper to be written because the developer was able to use MapSource as a diagnostic tool 6 1 MapSource Data structure MapSource arranges its map sets as products Each product such as Metroguide Europe or US Topo has a top level preview map and several many detail maps The detail maps can be graphically selected with the program for upload to the GPS Internally these map sets a
80. oge Hen eae 9984 10047 10240 10303 10752 10753 10754 10755 10756 10757 10758 10759 10760 10761 10762 10763 10764 10765 10766 10767 10768 10769 11008 11009 11010 11011 11012 11265 11266 11267 11268 11269 11270 11271 11272 11273 11274 11275 11276 11521 11522 11523 11524 11525 Filter Dec 39 40 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 43 43 43 43 43 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 45 45 45 45 45 G Description Vineyard Winery point Place of Worship _ Hot Spring Theatre L n Cinema http cgpsmapper com 78 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices 0x2D06 0x2D07 0x2D08 0x2D09 Ox2DOA Ox2DOB 0x2E01 0x2E02 0x2E03 0x2E04 Ox2E05 0x2E06 0x2E07 0x2E08 0x2E09 Ox2E0a 0x2E0b Ox2F00 Ox2F01 Ox2F02 Ox2F03 Ox2F04 Ox2F05 Ox2F06 0x2F07 Ox2F08 Ox2F09 Ox2F0A Ox2F0B Ox2F0C Ox2F0D 0x2FOE Ox2FOF 0x2F10 0x2F11 0x2F12 0x2F13 0x2F14 0x2F15 0x2F16 0x3000 0x3001 Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Z Z Ze Code ee Decimal 11526 11527 11528 11529 11530 11531 11777 11778 11779 11780 11781 11782 11783 11784 11785 11786 11787 12032 12033 12034 12035 12036 12037 12038 12039 12040 12041 12042 12043 12044 12045 12046 12047 12048 12049 12050 12051 12052 12053
81. olygon with holes in it Holes in polygons are used to represent islands in lakes or seas clearings in woods etc amp Refer to section 7 6 for information on creating polygons with holes Section terminator Refer to section 4 2 1 on page 9 for further details http cgpsmapper com 21 of 100 aaq aa O a q aaqa IO IO hy cGPSmapper Manual Map Project 4 2 4 3 Polyline POLYLINE Type object type E Label object name Label2 20bject name DirlIndicator x CityName xxx RoadID xxx Polyline section identifier REN40 may also be used instead It is used to define linear objects such as streets streams etc amp Refer to section 4 2 4 1 on page 18 for details SubType defines the second byte of the Type value The type of element can be defined either by using the Type key only or by using the Type and SubType keys Example Type 0x0211 can be also written as Type 0x02 SubType 0x11 amp Refer to section 4 2 4 1 on page 18 for details Secondary name of the object only applies to roads amp Refer to section 4 2 4 1 on page 18 for details amp Refer to section 4 2 4 2 on page 20 for details Street alias or secondary street name 80 characters maximum Show direction of the road when selecting intersection in GPS gt 02 No gt 1 gt Yes Default 0 Name of city to which this object belongs Can be used only together with keys Reg
82. om setting BA Aw 277 NM RIO RANA GUAZU RIO URUL RIO SAN SAI feo X You may also want to show only the most important objects like main roads and cities at a wide Con E zoom level and include secondary oe O roads and other objects such as Bo i TLAR z CH H at more detailed zoom k GENERAL SA MESS mapsource mapsource Figure 1 less detail map Figure 2 2 more detail example map example You can even have different sets of coordinates for the same map object at different zoom levels The most usual use for this is to include more detail perhaps showing every bend in a river when zoomed in and less detail when zoomed out Normally this will not be necessary though because cGPSmapper automatically reduces the number of points in higher zoom levels 4 4 2 Concepts and Terminology When you zoom in and out on your GPS map page a scale line is displayed in the bottom left corner of the map screen This is annotated with the current scale such as 800ft or 2km or whatever In a PFM file these zoom levels are identified using an integer value called the Hardware Zoom Level Hardware zoom levels are in the range 1 24 Note that there isn t a precise one to one mapping between the hardware zoom levels and all possible device zoom settings The hardware zoom level is simply a guide Hardware zoom level 24 represents the most detailed map levels on the device Each successively lower zoom level number maps onto tw
83. ot need to actually count the digits to determine which one refers to which object code DICTIONARY A 0 1 2 3 4 A 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123 Leve11RGN40 1111110000000000000000000000000000000000000 Leve12RGN40 1111100000000000000000000000000000000000000 Leve13RGN40 1110000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Level 4RGN40 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 END DICTIONARY RGN40 Type 0x01 Label Highway N1 EndLevel 3 Data0 51 562624 1 070283 51 561637 1 070592 51 561272 1 069878 51 560059 1 064277 END In the same way we can use dictionary to filter polygon RGN80 and point of interest RGNIO 8 20 objects by defining bt masks using Level RGN80 and Level RGN10 Dictionary for POI RGNIO and 20 objects works slightly differently in that the POI objects are controlled in groups amp Refer to section 9 3 on page 77 for a list of object types with codes in hexadecimal and decimal Object type codes for POI consist of a group code and a subtype code For the decimal codes the subtype is shown in brackets after the group code The hexadecimal POI object codes are of the form Ox nn where is the group code and nn the subtype code The Dictionary filter operates on the whole group and thus but mask position controls POI group As far as the Dictionary filter is concerned you can ignor
84. p performance a lower value may increase the map size Suggested values topo maps 1000 2000 gt city dense streets 2000 5000 gt countryside 6000 10000 Maximal number of elements in one region Can be any value between 50 and 1024 values less than 50 don t make sense Recent experiments show that this parameter does not impact map performance and can be set to maximum allowed value 1024 Suggested value gt 1024 http cgpsmapper com 12 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Map Project PreProcess x Levels n Zoom Kind of pre processing gt G gt generalization only faster method but crossroad nodes might be removed Also the nodes from intersections may be removed Data will be simplified using Douglas Peucker polyline simplification algorithm which will ensure that the output is not jagged F or Y gt full generalization intersection detection Unnecessary nodes are not removed if there are intersections this is important for more advanced maps at intersections all the intersecting roads have to have nodes or find intersection won t work This is very similar to G with one important exception all intersection points of the roads are preserved too even if according to the simplification algorithm these points should be reduced this is especially important when we are interested in using find intersection functionality N 2 no generalization and no inters
85. plorer essere nentes 4 2 4 6 SliapeScuce Bes ERREUR ER Em I E 4 2 4 7 MapDekode file 4 2 4 8 jl I ea TRES 4 2 5 Object elevation ihe files sa ee ee 4 2 6 Rod numbers EE 4 3 MARNE CHARTS EE 4 4 EEVEE c CPP 4 4 1 EE ONDE ORC HE rU NEN IDEEN TUE NEN 4 4 2 Concepts and TOERINHOIOD Vi pde VIE Iv e eed DUX YI d e a CAEN dE 4 4 3 Using levels when defining map objects 4 4 3 1 Tailoring shape according to level essent nne ennn nnne 43 4 4 4 Idiosyncrastes of GPS hardware inicio ina cios 44 4 5 DICTIONAR a cado cia 44 4 5 1 Introduction cud coded ticus AE 44 http cgpsmapper com 2 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Contents 4 5 2 Concepts EE 45 4 5 3 TEE 45 5 CREATING CUSTOM TYPE FILE sccssisesscscdscscevnssssedsadecssevtsestesssdoscsesessscesvedeccessed 47 5 1 CREATING THE SOURCE FEULEN 47 5 2 CUSTOM TYPE DEFINITION uge ssa tens dics cach RENE EEN 50 5 3 PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER coi ERE deeg NEE ue 57 BE E ALEN NEE 61 6 1 MAPSOURCE DATA STRUCTURE EE 61 6 2 CREATING PREVIEW MAP PUE 61 6 3 MAKING THE REGISTRY ENTRIES cscsesscssccsccecsesesscsecececcescsessnseaeeeseceesesessseaeeeeees 61 6 4 LOADING THE MAPS INTO THE GPS seen nennen eene 63 T FAOS EE 65 7 1 NAME VARIABLES AND WHERE THEY SHOW UP 65 7 1 1 IWBIFOUHCILOI RAS t ati ae etu 65 7 1 2 EE 65 IL2 2 BPEM Preview File s eee la 65 TESI eS SCHEMIGD eet deelen atta iato odd 66 7 2 ACTIVATION OF MAPS IN THE OD 68 7 3 SAVING OBJECTS AS RGNXO v
86. r com 6 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Overview 3 Overview Creating a map to be uploaded to a GPS receiver may be compared to programming you write a program i e a map in the programming language i e in PFM and then compile it Alternatively just as with programming tools exist to generate the source code visually or semi automatically or to assist in other ways in the code preparation The source code format used by the cGPSmapper compiler is referred to as PFM Polski Format Mapy Polish Map Format or the Polish format The standard file extension for maps in the PFM format is mp in previous versions the txt extension was used which is still acceptable but not recommended A map consists of map objects which fall into four categories POIs points of interest e g hotel restaurant points non indexed point objects e g summit building polylines linear objects e g street stream and polygons area objects e g lake forest For non dimensional objects POIs and points it is necessary to define the object attributes such as label and type as well as the object coordinate pair latitude longitude For dimensional objects polylines and polygons it is necessary to define the object attributes as well as coordinate pairs of all object vertices Providing the coordinates is the most laborious part of map authoring You may prepare the map source file mp using various methods by writing the complete sour
87. r will have to zoom in more than expected before the objects become visible The extent to which the detail setting affects the levels at which objects become visible has not been determined by the authors of this guide If this is important to you you will just have to experiment Perhaps more bizarrely the level at which things become visible can also be affected by what type of object it is You may find for example that two points of interest with identical map level settings but different types for example one is a building and the other a village become visible at different zoom settings on the GPS screen Precise determination of how the object type affects its visibility is beyond the resources of the authors Again if this is important to you you will just have to experiment As mentioned near the start of this section choosing correct zoom levels is not a precise science 4 5 Dictionary 4 5 1 Introduction Section 4 4 Levels explains how you can dictate the zoom settings at which your map objects will be visible However if you have a large map with many map objects and you need to change the display level for all objects of a specific type changing the EndLevel tag for each instance can be a cumbersome and time consuming task http cgpsmapper com 44 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Map Project Fortunately the Polish file format has a solution called Dictionary which allows you to switch map objects of the same type on
88. re configured using data in the Windows registry Each product requires three registry entries One entry points at the preview map one at a tdb file and one at the location of the detail maps If you wish to install a custom map set into MapSource you will need to a create the preview map and the tdb file and b create the registry entries to tell MapSource where your files are located More recent map products with routing information such as Metroguide are registered in a slightly different way 6 2 Creating preview map files To create the preview and tdb file you will need to re run cGPSmapper again after you have created your img file You need to create another text file similar to a Polish format file which tells cGPSmapper which detail maps you want to read and some configuration options cGPSmapper will then read your detail maps picking up the map details from the map files and using these to create the preview map C mymaps gt cGPSmapper pv mypv mp 6 3 Making the registry entries To make the registry entries you can use 3 different methods Use the windows registry editor Start run regedit to directly edit the registry take EXTREME care doing this as you can completely destroy your PC configuration if you do something silly http cgpsmapper com 61 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual MapSource 2 Create or edit a registry file which you can simply double click to create your entries You can
89. rina University college Hospital Industrial complex Reservation Airport runway Building Man made area National park National park National park City park Golf course Sports complex Cemetery State park State park State park Sea Ocean Blue Unknown Sea Blue Unknown Large lake 250 600 km2 Large lak 77 250 km2 Medium lake 25 77 km2 Medium lake 11 25 km2 Small lake 0 25 11 km2 Small lake lt 0 25 km2 Major lake gt 3 3tkm2 Major lake 1 1 3 3tkm2 Large lake 0 6 1 1tkm2 Blue Unknown Major river gt 1km Large river 200m 1km Medium river 20 200km Small river lt 40m Intermittent water Glacier http cgpsmapper com 49 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Creating custom type file Type 0x4e 5 Orchard plantation Type 0x4f 5 Scrub Type 0x50 3 Forest Type 0x51 6 Wetland swamp Type 0x52 4 Tundra Type 0x53 5 Sand tidal mud flat end 5 2 Custom Type Definition Your custom type definitions will replace the default imagery on your GPSr or Mapsource All other objects will be rendered with their default imagery _point Definitions Points POIs define your replacement bitmap for the associated POI type using the XPM format For example point Type 0x01 Dayxpm 16 16 2 1 T c None X c 000000 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X X X X X X X X X x Large City WT gt X
90. rminator http cgpsmapper com 17 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Map Project Level RGNnn bitmas e Refer to section 4 5 on page 44 for details MR 2 bitmask gt mask used to show hide the objects END Section terminator 4 2 3 3 Highways his section will be further documented in a future version of this manual HIGHWAYS END Section terminator 4 2 3 4 ZIP Codes Although this section is obsolete it is still supported This section will be further documented in a future version of this manual ZIPCODES END Section terminator 4 2 3 5 Definitions This section will be further documented in a future version of this manual DEFINITIONS END Section terminator 4 2 4 Body Objects za BODY objects may be specified in any order 4 2 4 1 Point of Interest POI Point of interest section identifier RGN10 meaning point of interest and RGN20 meaning point may be used instead Type object type Type of element may be written in hex or decimal or as a name valid names are defined in file RGNtyps txt which you can customised to your requirements SubType object typ SubType defines the second byte of the Type value e The type of element can be defined either by using the Type key only or by using the Type and SubType keys Example Type 0x0211 can be also written as Type 0x02 SubType 0x11 http cgpsmapper com 18 of 100 cGPSmapper Manua
91. rt Projection e g Mercator Place where the chart was published e g United Kingdom Map scale e g 1 100000 3 Unlikely since each region normally is located in a single country i Unlikely since each city normally is located in a single region http cgpsmapper com 15 of 100 aq aaqa hy cGPSmapper Manual Map Project DeltaSN DeltaWE id i IALA x Print mmyyyy Longitude Delta Latitude Delta IALA system The areas that use the B system are the Americas Japan and the Philippines The remainder of the world uses the A system gt A gt B Default A Paper chart print date za Note that MapSource will show the day as 01 the day field is not available in the GPS Paper chart edition date za Note that MapSource will show the day as 01 the day field is not available in the GPS Paper chart correction date Very long description information There could be several Text entries in a single object 16kb maximum each entry File containing a very long description information There could be several Text File entries in a single object The path could be either absolute or relative to the current directory For platform portability it is recommended to use slashes instead of backslashes to separate directories in the path In Unix file name is case sensitive 16kb maximum each entry http cgpsmapper com 16 of 100
92. rupted ultra quick 0x16 gt fixed and occulting 0x17 gt fixed and group occulting 0x18 gt fixed and isophase 0x19 gt fixed and flashing Oxla gt fixed and group flashing Ox1b gt fixed and long flashing Oxlc gt alternating 0x1d gt alternating occulting Oxle gt alternating flashing Ox1f gt alternating group flashing Applies only to following marine types v points of types OxXO1 XX and 0x02XX Text visible in the properties window of the object Applies only to following marine types Y points of types Ox01XX and 0x02XX http cgpsmapper com 37 of 100 aaqa ya hy aaqa aaqa hy aq hy aq hy aq hy cGPSmapper Manual Map Project LocalDesignator xx x InternationalDesig nator xxx HeightAboveFoundat HeightAboveDatum il HeightAboveFoundat ionUnit Racon x Text visible in the properties window of the object Applies only to following marine types Y points of types 0x01XX and 0x02XX Text visible in the properties window of the object Applies only to following marine types Y points of types Ox01XX and 0x02XX Period s of the light Can be single value or series of values Examples Period 2 3 Period 2 3 2 1 2 3 1 0 Applies only to following marine types Y points of types OXOIXX Height above foundation Value visible in the properties window of the object Applies only to following marine types Y points of types OxOI XX
93. s POI POLYGON POLYLINE 69 7 3 1 Equivalent eS E S 69 7 3 2 Impact of saving objects in one format or the oer 69 7 3 3 Preferred method EE 69 7 4 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEVELS IN THE DETAIL MAPS AND THE PREVIEW MAPS 69 7 5 FILLING GAS STATIONS NOT SHOWING IN THE FIND FUNCTION OF THE GPS 70 7 6 ISLANDS AND CLEARINGS aaa eene ee nennen sese a e nnne seen enne e tente sonet 70 GLOSSARY dec 71 APPENDICES E 72 9 1 CGPSMAPPER COMPILATION ERRORS AND WARNINOS nennen 72 9 2 EXITS oon ott it oom Uu NUN e oa 76 9 2 1 Valid exit FACTHLY EEN 76 9 2 2 RE 76 9 2 3 EE ege eet ee EE 77 9 3 CGPSMAPPER OBJECT TYPES LIST TI 9 3 1 LEO INOS lt A utu quss uas Hi CT LH f C Li pe TI ecules 77 9 3 2 POEYLINE Opis aa nho Det ERROR E ae ea ee aS 88 9 3 3 POLYGON ODESSA ad 90 9 3 4 Custom types name substitution ta dd Quo edel une ce i RENE 92 9 3 5 How do I EE 93 9 4 CGPSMAPPER VER SIONS 94 9 5 CGPSMARPERSFILES unitario coed sso AE Ee 96 10 INDEX AND TABLES EE 97 10 1 TABLE OF FIGURES leng eet eegene er eoe te er dore toi 97 10 2 VERSION CONTROL LOG sed I o tp i IS b DI DES 97 Le GE LEE 98 http cgpsmapper com 3 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Contents http cgpsmapper com 4 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Introduction 2 Introduction The latest version of this document can be found at http www cgpsmapper com Feel free to e mail your comments contributions to the
94. signator 26 37 A o ide eds 69 a OneWay aia a 25 L COLO DIE oe ence feet ee E 18 20 31 Label eebe 18 19 21 22 31 OvernightParking ii 18 IR 21 Oz iExplorer Label Field aene eu 23 Point Of Interest eene 22 Eabelkoeld eege ceres 23 Polyline or Bolvgon 22 LBLcodme viscosidad circo 9 P EE e A 5 Level ax Silt Rel ee 13 24 PhoneNumberr 2 eerte 24 Level RGNnn eR 17 e e See DEM PAI n i 13 Level 13 PO ia 11 aa E POINumbertret nn 11 Eeer 68 PO Olor 11 Tweete 13 38 ee Using Al POLDLZDpEISL ice p doceo 11 et Ee ee EE e POSTION Ee e http cgpsmapper com 99 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Index and Tables EE 12 Tola id 25 PEIUS de 15 EE 10 Projection neesot 15 TTESIZE hennie he E 11 Published siii tios 15 TYP le ii 49 R A tutto 17 19 21 22 23 30 EE 27 37 A E E 23 Reierenceblmpsod 16 V RESI Ea pede o 14 EE 5 Regionldx AAA iiss 14 VehicleB earn ack n 25 RegionName eee 18 21 24 MehicleC EEN 25 Regis iii arie 14 MelieleD int 23 au E rn 12 EE ede e 25 Leaks 22 o a A Costi td fees 26 RoadC Tage geed ettet rege 25 VebicleP iniciada abad 25 ROAD aas Sesto ot sene etis uud 25 O A a 26 Route 10 Vehicle 2 geen et tel See 25 S Version Control Log 96 A P M 15 W SEndW p aui eiiis n dist tee 5 65 Ee RP 71 Shape Road e ODER 23 Windows registry eee 60 A a aN 25 Wo Maa 13 StreetDesC ocooonococccccncononinaninico
95. ss 18 21 24 X EVIE deiode evite ostio idend Us 26 32 EEN 17 19 21 30 P dE 49 53 SubTypeField sss 23 Z T VA pee TC 25 Table of Contents nnn EE EE d EEN 13 38 39 MGR EE 15 31 Hardware Zoom Level cesa 39 40 Teide 26 j vel 39 40 E E TEE 15 26 31 Wep Zon Ler aA 40 KE 26 Tetto ctas 26 http cgpsmapper com 100 of 100
96. t COLOR 0x01 2 gt COLOR 0x02 3 4 gt COLOR 04 5 gt COLOR 0x05 6 gt COLOR 0x06 7 gt COLOR 0x07 8 gt COLOR 0x08 9 3 COLOR 0x09 10 gt COLOR 04 112 122 132 14 gt 152 Applies only to following marine types Y polylines of types 0x04XX to 0x06XX Y points of types 0x0500 coloured text Style Valid values sum of 0x00 to 0x03 basic styles 0x10 to 0x30 extended styles VVVVVVVVVVVV VV NN 0x00 gt 0x12 gt EC 0x13 ee 0x20 gt 0x22 ia 0x23 gt 0x30 gt H 0x32 gt tl l 0x33 gt I VV WWW WWW NN N N VV NN Applies only to following marine types Y polylines of types 0x04XX to 0x06XX Height Alias name for Depth Can not be present if Depth is present http cgpsmapper com 33 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Map Project Depth DepthUnit x Height Unit x Position DepthFlag Point depth height value with one decimal e g 20 1 The maximum value is 65535 when value is defined as integer and 6553 when value is defined as real Warning This value is not displayed if the Spot Soundings setting in the GPS receiver is set to Off Please note also that this setting affects also some of the objects mainly soundings they will not be displayed at all because they have no visual representation except the depth height value This is dangerous for navigation since very important information will
97. t In practice you don t normally need to specify reduced detail explicitly in this way because cGPSmapper automatically detects when there is unnecessary detail for the target zoom http cgpsmapper com 43 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Map Project level cGPSmapper automatically averages out consecutive points which are too close to be distinguishable on the GPS screen and discards unnecessary points Nevertheless it is useful for the map author to understand how it is possible to take explicit control over the shape of map objects at different levels if and when necessary 4 4 4 Idiosyncrasies of GPS hardware The foregoing sections have explained how the map author can control the levels at which map objects are displayed That s the theory In practice things can be slightly different General Map Waypoin Detail Orientation The first thing to note is that the map level settings dictate Colors the level at which objects are visible assuming the GPS user Auto Zoom has their unit s map detail level set to Normal In the eTrex series for example the map set up screen offers five choices for detail level Most More Normal Less and Least NO A OF A Figure 3 Map Detail Setup At higher detail levels map objects will continue to be visible even if the user zooms out further than the greatest level at which you have defined them At lower detail levels the use
98. th your IMG file Installed TYP files do not affect the rendering of Garmin maps only GMAPSUPP IMG files uploaded by SendMap The generated TYP file may also be added to your Windows registry enabling MapSource to display your custom types All installed mapsets are rendered with your TYP file This is useful for quickly testing and evaluating your custom types under development 5 1 Creating the source file The custom type input file is a simple text file At this time we recommend using the TXT extension so it will open with your default text editor ID Section The ID section defines the Family ID FID that associates this custom type file with your map file Product Code should be 1 your FID should match the FID declared in the MAP section of your preview source file This definition is used when viewing your custom types in MapSource http cgpsmapper com 47 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Creating custom type file _id ProductCode 1 FID 888 End _drawOrder Section At a minimum your input file must define the draw order for ALL polygon types not just your custom ones Even if you don t define any custom polygon types in your source file this section is mandatory If a polygon type is not defined in the _drawOrder section it will not be rendered on your GPSr If a polygon type is not showing up check to make sure that it is listed in your _drawOrder section and that it has a h
99. to Garmin s BlueChart that is used as navigational aid and contains its own set of marine elements Although marine charts are generated managed and compiled in the same way as ordinary maps certain restrictions apply to the attributes of the objects e g extended attributes like CityName RegionName StreetDesc are not applicable marine objects are not searchable Such restrictions are explained in the present section All the attributes listed herewith are meant to be included in one of the following sections a POI POLYLINE POLYGON amp Refer to section 4 2 on page 8 for details on these sections as Marine maps cannot be transparent Marine x Indicates if the object is of marine type gt Nor 07 non marine object gt Yor 17 gt marine object Default Marine value from the IMG 1D section If not present default N Marine objects use many additional special attributes which are listed below Marine objects have only the following keys in common Type object type Type of element may be written in hex or decimal or as a name valid names are defined in file RGNtyps txt which you can customised to your requirements SubType object typ SubType defines the second byte of the Type value S The type of element can be defined either by using the Type key only or by using the Type and SubType keys Example Type 0x0211 can be also written as Type 0x02 SubType 0x11 http cgps
100. tory for the full list of supported datums Default W84 gt Y atransparent map will be created gt Noatransparent map will not be created Default N When a transparent map is displayed on a GPS unit features in the unit s basemap will also be visible If your map is not transparent it will obscure the basemap when visible Lock on road search for intersection and show next street name active gt Y gt Yes gt N gt no Default N Lock on road show next street name and house numbers along street active gt Y gt Yes gt N gt no Default N Lock on road show next street name active house numbers along street and routable maps active gt Y gt Yes gt N gt no Note for routable maps a special data format required Default N http cgpsmapper com 10 of 100 hy hy hy aaqa hy hy aaqa hy cGPSmapper Manual Map Project Lockex ProductCode x CopyRight XXXXXXX Elevation x POIOnly x POIIndex x POINumberFirst x POIZipFirst x DefaultCityCountry country_name Final IMG file will require unlock code specific for each GPS device gt Y gt Yes gt N gt no Default N Subfamily identifier used for locked IMG files only value between 1 and 255 Each subfamily can be unlocked with universal unlock code or separately with individual unlock code Default 1 Text visible in welcome page of
101. u a lot of time in the long run I recommend it Workflow e Create a MP file with the object types you are customizing See CustomDemo mp for an example Select all of the objects in the file and drag them a location near where your GPSr thinks it is When you look at your files on the GPSr you ll only have to drag the map a little bit to see the results Compile your MP file e Create a TXT file with your custom type definitions Use CustomTypesDemo txt as a starting point to create your own variations e Compile your custom type file with cGPSmapper using the typ switch cGPSmapper typ CustomTypesDemo txt e Use Sendmap 2 0 v 3 3 to assemble your img file and your typ file into a single GMAPSUPP IMG e Download GMAPSUPP IMG into your GPSr Turn off any loaded mapsets other than your IMG file to make it easier to find and view your work e Repeat http cgpsmapper com 57 of 100 Creating custom type file cGPSmapper Manual Sample screens from MapEdit of CustomDemo mp Large Capital 0x0201 E e zm mm mm wm sche wm ee ee H 58 of 100 cgpsmapper com http cGPSmapper Manual Creating custom type file Sample screen from MapSource of CustomDemo img et TT http cgpsmapper com 59 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Creating custom type file Sample screens from nuvi Standard roads and cities A VW Back Set L
102. ution strings for the generic type description http cgpsmapper com 53 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Creating custom type file Line declaration method 2 Describe a bitmap using XPM line Type 0x0a Xpm 32 5 4 1 c b0b0b0 c none 3 c 4585858 c none 712345678901234567890123456789012 string1l 0x04 Unpaved string2 0x08 Camino revistida end The first line of the xpm declaration indicates a definition 32 pixels wide 5 pixels tall with 4 colors using 1 character for the pixel representations in the bitmap This declaration uses a transparent background represented by the space character in the ASCII bitmap In the image above notice that the transparency reveals whatever texture is underneath the line _polygon Definitions Polygon definitions are limited to 32x32 xpm bitmaps using using 2 colors each for the daytime and nighttime definitions They are tiled when rendered http cgpsmapper com 54 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Creating custom type file E A Back Set Loc In this screen capture from a Garmin n vi four polygon types are shown The one on the left is a custom definition described below and the following three are standard type 0x4F 0x50 and 0x51 The black boxes show 32x32 tiles Notice that the leftmost tile uses two colors while the next three tiles use transparency When defining a polygon bitmap transparency may be used in either the foregroun
103. which is understandable to your GPS receiver A program that performs this conversion is called a map compiler http cgpsmapper com 71 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices 9 Appendices 9 1 cGPSmapper compilation Errors and Warnings The table below contains a list of the different errors and warnings that could occur at compilation time Codes starting with either E or R apply only to routable maps Codes starting with W are warnings Although the compilation will stop after an error occurs it will not stop when a warning message occurs This section will be further documented in a future version of this manual Wool W002 W003 W004 WOU W006 WOU W008 W009 W010 woll W012 W013 W014 WOI5 WO016 WO017 Warning Error Text Could not open include file No zip codes file defined No highways file defined Cannot determine type of element type cannot be defined before RGNTYPE Error reading data Null exit facility name for RGN10 element Wrong coordinates Element spans more than 10 degrees Invalid WPT section RGNTYPE is not defined ELEVATION parameter is depreciated Invalid PLT section RGNTYPE is not defined no longer used TRESIZE smaller than 100 RGNLIMIT should not be smaller than 500 TRESIZE larger than 5000 TRESIZE is fixed i e the TRESIZE is automatically changed to 5000 no longer us
104. x170F Ox160F Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Zz ES Code Code Hex Decimal 6921 6665 6409 6153 5897 5641 6922 6666 6410 6154 5898 5642 6923 6667 6411 6155 5899 5643 6924 6668 6412 6156 5900 5644 6925 6669 6413 6157 5901 5645 6926 6670 6414 6158 5902 5646 6927 6671 6415 6159 5903 5647 Filter Dec 27 26 25 24 23 22 27 26 25 24 23 22 27 26 25 24 23 22 27 26 25 24 23 22 27 26 25 24 23 22 27 26 25 24 23 22 27 26 25 24 23 22 SCC Description unlit Navaid black unlit Navaid black unlit Navaid yellow or amber inen ee id Ee id ES i npe id id id E id id EA 1 mE id Ee id uni Navaid yellow oramber unlit Navaid yellow oramber flit Navaid yellow oramber unir Navaid yellow or amber unit Navaid yellow oramber emiNaadoumg wwitNavdoamge es id es i ees id ES id id id mE id id Ss i unlit Navaid orange unlit Navaid orange unlit Navaid orange Nea unknown SS p NEN pm We Es a He lighted Navaid white http cgpsmapper com 84 of 100 cGPSmapper Manual Appendices Ox1B10 Ox1A10 0x1910 0x1810 0x1710 0x1610 0x1B11 Ox1A11

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