Author Topic: nothing but topo 2m and combo 1m (Read 7951 times)

cdusher · « **on:** January 06, 2005, 06:18:58 AM »

no matter what area of the country i view i am unable to view any map other than topo 2m or combo 1m. is this normal. if so not nearly a useful as i had hoped.
thanks

Krein · « **Reply #1 on:** January 07, 2005, 08:39:23 AM »

Hmm, this is very odd. I've never heard of a problem like this. Do the larger scale maps just come up with 'downloading' tiles? If so, do you get a message that TF is having trouble contacting Terraserver? Or, what happens when you try to view them?

Combo 1m works, but Aerial 1m doesn't??

Also, check options->preferences->tilesets, and make sure all the tilesets you want are enabled (checked).

cdusher · « **Reply #2 on:** January 07, 2005, 10:56:34 AM »

thank for the reply.
Most of the tile sets were selected. I checked them all. Now I do seem to get more topo options, which is great. Still can't find an area that show any arial map at all.
Guess I'm not sure just what to expect
thanks again

Krein · « **Reply #3 on:** January 07, 2005, 11:01:48 AM »

Some areas of the country don't have aerials, but most areas do. Check the color tileset selector -- it's the little toggle that says "air" on it. If you're getting white fuzzy tiles this is probably your problem, push the "c" key to toggle between color and b/w aerials.

The color ones are only available for some urban areas.

cdusher · « **Reply #4 on:** January 07, 2005, 02:13:54 PM »

don't know, the color thing does not appear to be it.
thanks for the reply

cdusher · « **Reply #5 on:** January 07, 2005, 02:20:29 PM »

http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/image.aspx
is the the same site topofusion uses?
I can see all sorts of maps here

Krein · « **Reply #6 on:** January 07, 2005, 04:44:45 PM »

Yes, that's it (terraserver).

What comes up in TopoFusion? Downloading tiles, white fuzz, or?

'>?? "Downloading disabled" etc? Any error messages?

cdusher · « **Reply #7 on:** January 07, 2005, 05:18:17 PM »

no error message. white fuzz

Krein · « **Reply #8 on:** January 07, 2005, 05:27:56 PM »

Ok, thanks for answering my question.

White fuzz means there is no map from Terraserver at the current position and tileset.

Load up a gps file and double click on it to change your viewing position to somewhere that has tiles. It's likely you're far away from the United States.

You might have entered a positive longitude in GOTO coord, whereas the US is all negative.

cdusher · « **Reply #9 on:** January 07, 2005, 05:43:14 PM »

actually i tried it right in the san francisco area and numerous others. it's got me puzzled. i can see topo maps, but try to change to an arial map and nothing.
thanks again

Krein · « **Reply #10 on:** January 07, 2005, 07:12:50 PM »

You must be in color aerial mode. Does the drop down box in the upper right corner say Aerial 1M or does it say Urban 1M ?

If it's downloading topos for a particular area I can't think of any reason it wouldn't work for aerials as well.

cdusher · « **Reply #11 on:** January 08, 2005, 05:21:04 AM »

baffles me to. I can be looking at a topo map with "air" off, change to arial, white snow. turn "air" on i changes to urban by itself and the screen is black.
thanks again and again