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TopoFusion Pro / using program with new user profile

« on: January 03, 2010, 01:13:38 PM »

I have created a new user profile on my laptop and the program is not available in the profile
Do I have to reinstall the software while under that profile? My other programs are available.

I have copied my topofuion files over to the same directory in that foder but I cannot change my path when I log on the program in the profile under which I originally installed the program..........

Suggestions?

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TopoFusion Pro / Is there any way to delete map files

« on: September 03, 2009, 02:53:36 AM »

As you know I have been through batch download problems.

After manually loading 4m topos and .015 color tiles for the entire upstate of SC I decided to batch download all color aerials in a small section of same area. BIG mistake. my 800 meg download went over 6 gigs, does not contain all the color aerials - thank you microsoft for doing an update last night and shutting down my computer = AND = goes well outside of the box I delineated. I just want to cry.

Now if I delete files after the batch download started I am hosed because the map index thinks they are there and topofusion won't run. 

Is there any way to recover the work I did before I started the batch download or do I have to start all over again. I cannot live iwth the extra aerials because I want to put the files on other computers with smaller hard drives, it takes up too much space

I tried deleted the mapindex file but it did not recognize the existing maps when I reloaded so I had to restore it.......I think I am hosed

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Feature Requests / Some things that would help

« on: September 01, 2009, 12:28:02 PM »

I think some have been discussed before--------------------------------

Being able to do topo-fusion with the existing color aerials on the system

UTM Grids over those color aerials

MGRS [FEMA is using that now, actual using National Grid Reference System and both are a variant of UTM]

Dual coordinate displays

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TopoFusion Pro / Batch download woes

« on: September 01, 2009, 06:25:52 AM »

I am having a dog of a time with this tool.

I seem to not be able to get the box drawn. I suceeded once out of about 20 attempts and saved it as a gpx file, thinking maybe I could use the same area to download again but it did not get me anything, although when the program goes to not responding, and it closes and I have to reload the box comes back up and laughs at me but I can't seem to load.

Are there any step by step directions. It really is just not working. I have Vista 64, Home Premium, logged on as admin if that makes any difference. 2.2 gig Intel premium core 2 duo and 4 G of RAM. Plenty of hard drive space.

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TopoFusion Pro / This is awful

« on: August 26, 2009, 07:27:56 PM »

I bought a new fast 64 bit computer in part to help me download maps faster and run multiple programs simultaneously. It is on Vista. 

I keep getting "difficulty contacting servers messages even though I have enabled firewall acess. I don't think I use a proxy server = nothing else has asked for that and everything else is screaming fast I have zero problems watching tv and movies without discernable buffering - much faster than on my old slow xp computer.  I am at a loss. It keeps disabling downloading on me. I cannot download much of anything making the program worthless

What the heck is going on?

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Feature Requests / More tweaks

« on: July 09, 2009, 08:29:43 PM »

I know it is buried again but that whole putting UTM grids over the aerial map thing.

Also, any chance for adding USNG coordinates?  Seeing more people starting to use them in adjacent states and it is standard for FEMA now

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TopoFusion Pro / Ummm how do you upgrade to a newer version?

« on: July 06, 2009, 09:33:46 AM »

There has been one since I installed. Do you just download and install?

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TopoFusion Pro / saving as csv defaults to UTM

« on: June 08, 2009, 06:58:52 PM »

Help! - I need to communicate waypoints from our searches to law enformcement in lat longs as opposed to UTMs.  When I go to save the file as a csv file which would be the easiest way to get them the data [so I can put it into a written report] , it defaults back to UTM, even if I change my preferences to Lats/Longs.  {we prefer to work in UTMs but our entire state law enforcement is set up on lats/longs in WGS 84}

Is there any way around this? All I want is tabular summary of waypoints, lat longs, and comments.

I can *see* them in the file properties box in lats and longs but it defaults back to UTM when I go to save and we are not going to be able to change an entire state over to UTM even though it is a much more sensible coordinate system.

Also, when I go to manually enter a waypoint is there anything I can do about the time - some of these show as 1969.

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TopoFusion Pro / Waypoint Icons

« on: April 18, 2009, 05:27:56 AM »

I have read through dozens of threads and am still a bit confused
Is there anyway I can create bitmap icons and use them instead of the standard ones?
Can I clear the standard ones to simply my pick list?

What I am looking to do is create several different colored squares [circles would be nicer but squares are easier] with an "x" inside [very simple] since I want to mark places where people in the field will be calling in waypoints while they are out and I want to color code each person.

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TopoFusion Pro / print scaling for use with a grid reader

« on: April 06, 2009, 08:14:15 PM »

Ok, I absolutely "get" that because your UTM marks have tickmarks you can throw away that peice of plastic.

But some people won't part with their UTM grid readers.  To my 53 year old eyes, I like having the big print edition of the map 

So if I want to print a map to "fit" - is there a magic setting so that the print output will be 1:24000 scaled properly?

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TopoFusion Pro / Using other [non Tiger] street maps

« on: April 02, 2009, 08:41:45 AM »

Is this possible and can this be done with a combo map?  How do user calibrated maps work? Can we get maps from our county GIS [these are online and very updated] and pull in for use?

I am playing with the demo now as our search and rescue team is looking at alernatives to upgrading to a newer version of Maptech, and morphing street maps with aerials and topos would be ideal [I am pretty sure the limitation here is two layers at a time but even that is not so bad].  The other issue with Maptech being one of GPS interface issues.

A problem with Tiger is the street data is too old for our section of the country which has shown tremendous growth in the past 5 years. Right now we wind up with our topo [ we need to print with UTM lines] and other maps such as street maps and aerials to supplement