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Feature Requests / Re: Shaded Relief controls
« on: October 19, 2009, 10:05:19 PM »
I hit both of these suggestions with the current beta. Thanks.
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TopoFusion Anouncements / Re: AZ Color Aerial outage
« on: October 19, 2009, 10:04:48 PM »
Beta 3.91 is out with the new AZ server. It doesn't seem like the original server is going to get their act together, so we'll switch.
Should be out in full release form later this week.
Should be out in full release form later this week.
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TopoFusion Anouncements / Re: Land Ownership layer FIX
« on: October 19, 2009, 10:03:49 PM »
I noticed that the original land ownership layer is now working again! No need to apply the fix. Version 3.90 works fine for downloading this dataset.
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Beta Testing / Beta 3.91
« on: October 19, 2009, 09:26:39 PM »
Beta 3.91 is out in the usual place.
I've been working on the export feature a bit. It's now much easier to get what you want in a high res map. The 'constrain proportions' feature is mighty useful. Also new is the introduction of .tfv files -- they save viewport, window size, tileset, zoom level, etc. Making it easy to reproduce a particular map if you need to recreate it. Open up a .tfv file in a text editor -- very simple, self explanatory format.
I've given up on the original AZ server -- it has proved too buggy. None of my fixes were effective. So I've switched to a different one. From what I can tell it is exactly the same imagery, but has been processed a bit differently -- slightly different coloring and just a touch more washed out.
Plus a bunch of smaller stuff:
I've been working on the export feature a bit. It's now much easier to get what you want in a high res map. The 'constrain proportions' feature is mighty useful. Also new is the introduction of .tfv files -- they save viewport, window size, tileset, zoom level, etc. Making it easy to reproduce a particular map if you need to recreate it. Open up a .tfv file in a text editor -- very simple, self explanatory format.
I've given up on the original AZ server -- it has proved too buggy. None of my fixes were effective. So I've switched to a different one. From what I can tell it is exactly the same imagery, but has been processed a bit differently -- slightly different coloring and just a touch more washed out.
Plus a bunch of smaller stuff:
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3.91 - [10/19/09] (Beta)
Added "Export View Parameters" (File Menu) to save .tfv (Topo Fusion View) files
Use File-->Open or drag/drop to reload view parameters, including size of main
TopoFusion window
"Dot" track type (GPX 1.1) now use actual dots. Appearance improved
Added checkbox to "constrain proportions" to export view function - locks aspect
ratio to the current window size
Optimized memory usage for large scale exports. Should be able to export up to
the maximum texture size (8192x8192 on newer cards)
Switched servers for Arizona Color Aerials (old server continues to have issues)
Fixed 'reverse mouse wheel' setting not being applied upon initialization
Improved accuracy of stopped time calculation for 'moving intervals' analysis
Fixed problem reading Adventure Cycling waypoint files (CDATA related)
Added option to "Include TopoFusion logo" to exported images
Added "crosshair" icon type, and set it as the default for new installs
Reversed direction on 'darkness' shaded relief slider bar
Changed shaded relief lighting direction slider to 0..360 degrees
Changed 3D background back to black
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TopoFusion Pro / Re: Confusion concerning Climbing Analysis
« on: October 18, 2009, 07:08:29 PM »
1. Topo USA.
2. Training center primarily uses the Box Filter to remove noise from the calculation.
3. It controls how much smoothing of the signal (elevations) is performed. The wider the filter, the more smaller total climbing should be.
All of the 'presets' for different software are simply approximations / best guesses for what the programs are do. I don't actually know what they are doing.
2. Training center primarily uses the Box Filter to remove noise from the calculation.
3. It controls how much smoothing of the signal (elevations) is performed. The wider the filter, the more smaller total climbing should be.
All of the 'presets' for different software are simply approximations / best guesses for what the programs are do. I don't actually know what they are doing.
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TopoFusion Pro / Re: Confusion concerning Climbing Analysis
« on: October 18, 2009, 09:07:02 AM »
Hi Bob,
The recommended choice is "Download/cache" as long as you aren't interested in an area that is near any US border. There are two elevation datasets available from the server. One is 30m NED data for the whole US, and another is SRTM 90m data for the rest of the world.
TF automatically chooses between the two, but if you had a track that crosses the US border you'd need to force it to only us SRTM.
The other option, Local Dem files, is only pertinent if you have downloaded and set up your own DEM files. For most people this won't apply, but some users do have their own DEM collections (this is separate from the now 'local' DEM files that TF automatically caches for you).
"From loaded tracks" was supposed to be removed! It was removed from 3D options, but apparently not climbing analysis. Thanks for pointing it out. It was a very early attempt to create elevation data by interpolating GPS collected elevations. An interesting experiment and perhaps useful before TF had the elevation download/caching system.
Thanks for the questions.
The recommended choice is "Download/cache" as long as you aren't interested in an area that is near any US border. There are two elevation datasets available from the server. One is 30m NED data for the whole US, and another is SRTM 90m data for the rest of the world.
TF automatically chooses between the two, but if you had a track that crosses the US border you'd need to force it to only us SRTM.
The other option, Local Dem files, is only pertinent if you have downloaded and set up your own DEM files. For most people this won't apply, but some users do have their own DEM collections (this is separate from the now 'local' DEM files that TF automatically caches for you).
"From loaded tracks" was supposed to be removed! It was removed from 3D options, but apparently not climbing analysis. Thanks for pointing it out. It was a very early attempt to create elevation data by interpolating GPS collected elevations. An interesting experiment and perhaps useful before TF had the elevation download/caching system.
Thanks for the questions.
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Feature Requests / Re: Spacebar = switch to pan
« on: October 16, 2009, 09:46:29 AM »
TF has this feature, except it is tied to the CTRL key. Holding it down temporarily switches to pan mode, and you are right that it's very useful.
I didn't know space does it in Adobe products. Maybe we could make it both space and CTRL.
I didn't know space does it in Adobe products. Maybe we could make it both space and CTRL.
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TopoFusion Anouncements / Re: AZ Color Aerial outage
« on: October 15, 2009, 03:37:52 PM »
I have received a response from the folks at the AZ server and they are looking into the problem. Right now they think it is an ESRI bug, so it may be a while.
The next beta version will have a change to use a different server with slightly different but similar quality images.
Thanks for the patience.
The next beta version will have a change to use a different server with slightly different but similar quality images.
Thanks for the patience.
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TopoFusion Pro / Re: Verison 3.90 and Colored Aerials.
« on: October 15, 2009, 03:36:36 PM »
Hey Roger,
There's a bit more info about AZ specifically here:
http://www.topofusion.com/forum/index.php?topic=3980.0
I was about to write an update as the folks at the server are working on it, and I also have a different server ready that I can release in beta form.
Thanks.
There's a bit more info about AZ specifically here:
http://www.topofusion.com/forum/index.php?topic=3980.0
I was about to write an update as the folks at the server are working on it, and I also have a different server ready that I can release in beta form.
Thanks.
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TopoFusion Pro / Re: waypoints, cue sheets, and bikely
« on: October 14, 2009, 03:44:37 PM »
Nice. Could make for good bikepacking.
I have never tried/relied on anything like bikely to make cues for me. I just do them by hand and using various map sources (online and paper). But mostly it's based on on-the-ground recon. Often roads are not signed as they are indicated on maps, have different local names, etc. IMO there is no substitute for actually having been there, looked at the intersection and coming up with an English description for how to proceed.
But... I am often dealing with trails and subtle turns between trails and little used trails... so your experience may differ.
I'm still not sure I understand what info is being lost between TF <--> Bikely. Rereading I guess the problem is on bikely's end -- once you export out of there you can't get back to where you were and have to start over with cue/waypoint info? Hmm.
I have never tried/relied on anything like bikely to make cues for me. I just do them by hand and using various map sources (online and paper). But mostly it's based on on-the-ground recon. Often roads are not signed as they are indicated on maps, have different local names, etc. IMO there is no substitute for actually having been there, looked at the intersection and coming up with an English description for how to proceed.
But... I am often dealing with trails and subtle turns between trails and little used trails... so your experience may differ.
I'm still not sure I understand what info is being lost between TF <--> Bikely. Rereading I guess the problem is on bikely's end -- once you export out of there you can't get back to where you were and have to start over with cue/waypoint info? Hmm.
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TopoFusion Pro / Re: How to get others to see Topofusion project?
« on: October 14, 2009, 10:18:02 AM »
Depends on how you want to share the data.
You could simply use the 'export view' function to export a map, even high resolution, in jpeg/png/bmp format. What you see is what you get on the main TF map.
Or, use PhotoFusion to create an interactive HTML page that you could post if you have a web site. This would allow people to see a thumbnail of the photos you took and be able to click on them in the map.
Finally, if people want access to the actual data so they can examine in high detail, just share a GPX file with the photo locations with them. Then they can open that up in TopoFusion or other GPS software.
Hope that helps.
You could simply use the 'export view' function to export a map, even high resolution, in jpeg/png/bmp format. What you see is what you get on the main TF map.
Or, use PhotoFusion to create an interactive HTML page that you could post if you have a web site. This would allow people to see a thumbnail of the photos you took and be able to click on them in the map.
Finally, if people want access to the actual data so they can examine in high detail, just share a GPX file with the photo locations with them. Then they can open that up in TopoFusion or other GPS software.
Hope that helps.
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TopoFusion Pro / Re: waypoints, cue sheets, and bikely
« on: October 14, 2009, 10:15:46 AM »
Hi,
Sounds like a cool project. What kind of routes are you mapping?
There's no way to create cue sheets in TopoFusion (except manually, which I have a fair amount of experience doing! EG: this and this.
As for the loss of waypoints, maybe you can send me a GPX file so I can take a look? Maybe there is something I can do on TF's end.
Sounds like a cool project. What kind of routes are you mapping?
There's no way to create cue sheets in TopoFusion (except manually, which I have a fair amount of experience doing! EG: this and this.
As for the loss of waypoints, maybe you can send me a GPX file so I can take a look? Maybe there is something I can do on TF's end.
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TopoFusion Pro / Re: 3D Sky
« on: October 08, 2009, 07:19:00 AM »
Oops, I didn't mean to leave it blue -- was just experimenting. There's no setting, but I plan to add an option for a gradient background. I'll get it back to black in the next release.
Sorry about that.
Sorry about that.
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TopoFusion Pro / Re: New Member With Software Questions
« on: October 07, 2009, 05:13:19 PM »
Ah, don't use Lap Analysis -- that is for splitting tracks up into different intervals.
Select the file you want, do 'save as...' then select .csv. You'll see a column for power, HR, Cad, etc...
Select the file you want, do 'save as...' then select .csv. You'll see a column for power, HR, Cad, etc...
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TopoFusion Pro / Re: New Member With Software Questions
« on: October 07, 2009, 03:40:17 PM »
.CSV is export only for TF, but it is designed to be read by RaceDay, so yes, you should be able to add HR to it and import.
There should be a column for HR when you load the .csv in excel.
There should be a column for HR when you load the .csv in excel.
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TopoFusion Pro / Re: New Member With Software Questions
« on: October 07, 2009, 02:53:22 PM »
Don,
Yep, I spoke to Phil about it briefly and he is definitely interested. He thinks the current formulas would be applicable and would certainly give a rough idea of fitness/etc.
705 still has a few quirks, I think, but it's come a long way. It would definitely solve your combination problem, though I would like to write the code if I get some time in the next month or so.
Yep, I spoke to Phil about it briefly and he is definitely interested. He thinks the current formulas would be applicable and would certainly give a rough idea of fitness/etc.
705 still has a few quirks, I think, but it's come a long way. It would definitely solve your combination problem, though I would like to write the code if I get some time in the next month or so.
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TopoFusion Anouncements / Re: Land Ownership layer FIX
« on: October 06, 2009, 08:50:58 PM »
Thanks for pointing out that out and glad the fix worked.
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Feature Requests / Re: Shaded Relief controls
« on: October 04, 2009, 09:24:53 PM »
Yep, I was able to improve the blending of the relief to not fade out non-shaded hillsides. It was definitely an improvement over the beta version.
Agree that darkness could be reversed.
And also on the lighting scale. I couldn't find a circular control that was easy but in minimum it should be 0-360.
Thanks for the thoughtful suggestions.
Agree that darkness could be reversed.
And also on the lighting scale. I couldn't find a circular control that was easy but in minimum it should be 0-360.
Thanks for the thoughtful suggestions.
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TopoFusion Anouncements / Land Ownership layer FIX
« on: September 30, 2009, 09:28:45 PM »
Well, the "Land Ownership" server changed on us, of course it was right after releasing a new version and then spouting off about it! 
Fortunately the fix is easy:
1. Go to Window->WMS Custom Servers.
2. Left click to select the "Land Ownership Layer"
3. Delete everything in the large "Request" Box.
4. Replace with this string:
wmsconnector/com.esri.wms.Esrimap/BLM_MAP_SURFACE_MGT_AGY?VERSION=1.1.1&SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetMap&SRS=EPSG:4326&LAYERS=BLM+Lands,US+Forest+Service,FWS,DOD,BOR,BIA,National+Parks,BLM+National+Monuments,BLM+Wilderness+Areas,BLM+National+Conservation+Areas,OTHER,STATE,LOCAL&TRANSPARENT=FALSE&FORMAT=image/jpeg
5. Hit the "Save Changes" button.
6. Close the WMS Custom Servers dialog.
You're good to go.
Fortunately with this change I think the output has improved a bit. There seem to be more text labels.
Sorry about the issue! Of course the fix will be incorporated into the next release, but I wanted to get this out there as an immediate fix.
Fortunately the fix is easy:
1. Go to Window->WMS Custom Servers.
2. Left click to select the "Land Ownership Layer"
3. Delete everything in the large "Request" Box.
4. Replace with this string:
wmsconnector/com.esri.wms.Esrimap/BLM_MAP_SURFACE_MGT_AGY?VERSION=1.1.1&SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetMap&SRS=EPSG:4326&LAYERS=BLM+Lands,US+Forest+Service,FWS,DOD,BOR,BIA,National+Parks,BLM+National+Monuments,BLM+Wilderness+Areas,BLM+National+Conservation+Areas,OTHER,STATE,LOCAL&TRANSPARENT=FALSE&FORMAT=image/jpeg
5. Hit the "Save Changes" button.
6. Close the WMS Custom Servers dialog.
You're good to go.
Fortunately with this change I think the output has improved a bit. There seem to be more text labels.
Sorry about the issue! Of course the fix will be incorporated into the next release, but I wanted to get this out there as an immediate fix.
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TopoFusion Anouncements / Re: v3.90 - Shaded Relief, Land Ownership and Color Aerial download fixes
« on: September 30, 2009, 09:26:42 PM »
Well, the "Land Ownership" layer server changed on us, of course it was right after releasing a new version and then spouting off about it!
Fortunately the fix is easy:
1. Go to Window->WMS Custom Servers.
2. Left click to select the "Land Ownership Layer"
3. Delete everything in the large "Request" Box.
4. Replace with this string:
wmsconnector/com.esri.wms.Esrimap/BLM_MAP_SURFACE_MGT_AGY?VERSION=1.1.1&SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetMap&SRS=EPSG:4326&LAYERS=BLM+Lands,US+Forest+Service,FWS,DOD,BOR,BIA,National+Parks,BLM+National+Monuments,BLM+Wilderness+Areas,BLM+National+Conservation+Areas,OTHER,STATE,LOCAL&TRANSPARENT=FALSE&FORMAT=image/jpeg
5. Hit the "Save Changes" button.
6. Close the WMS Custom Servers dialog.
You're good to go.
Fortunately with this change I think the output has improved a bit. There seem to be more text labels.
Sorry about the issue! The fix will make it into the next release of TopoFusion, of course.
Fortunately the fix is easy:
1. Go to Window->WMS Custom Servers.
2. Left click to select the "Land Ownership Layer"
3. Delete everything in the large "Request" Box.
4. Replace with this string:
wmsconnector/com.esri.wms.Esrimap/BLM_MAP_SURFACE_MGT_AGY?VERSION=1.1.1&SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetMap&SRS=EPSG:4326&LAYERS=BLM+Lands,US+Forest+Service,FWS,DOD,BOR,BIA,National+Parks,BLM+National+Monuments,BLM+Wilderness+Areas,BLM+National+Conservation+Areas,OTHER,STATE,LOCAL&TRANSPARENT=FALSE&FORMAT=image/jpeg
5. Hit the "Save Changes" button.
6. Close the WMS Custom Servers dialog.
You're good to go.
Fortunately with this change I think the output has improved a bit. There seem to be more text labels.
Sorry about the issue! The fix will make it into the next release of TopoFusion, of course.
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TopoFusion Anouncements / Re: AZ Color Aerial outage
« on: September 30, 2009, 09:25:30 PM »
Issues with this server continue. 
I will start investigating the alternate.
I will start investigating the alternate.
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TopoFusion Pro / Re: Selection of Tile Sets
« on: September 29, 2009, 11:26:45 AM »
Not quite. The land ownership layer is not working right now -- giving a service unavailable error.
Color should work, except AZ, as noted in the other thread. Not sure about Mexico -- it should give B/W aerials for Mexico. Does it not?
Land Ownership and Mexico are Custom WMS servers that come pre-programmed, so if you want to turn them on/off you do so in the "Custom WMS Servers" (under the window menu). Color is a special tileset made up of a conglomerate of many servers. It cannot be turned on/off at this time, except for batch downloads.
Color should work, except AZ, as noted in the other thread. Not sure about Mexico -- it should give B/W aerials for Mexico. Does it not?
Land Ownership and Mexico are Custom WMS servers that come pre-programmed, so if you want to turn them on/off you do so in the "Custom WMS Servers" (under the window menu). Color is a special tileset made up of a conglomerate of many servers. It cannot be turned on/off at this time, except for batch downloads.
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TopoFusion Anouncements / Re: AZ Color Aerial outage
« on: September 29, 2009, 11:24:05 AM »
Multiple connections are not working again as of this morning. Ugh.
We're back to the temporary fix of setting "number of connections" (options->preferences->internet) to one.
We're back to the temporary fix of setting "number of connections" (options->preferences->internet) to one.
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TopoFusion Pro / Re: Cannot display any color maps
« on: September 29, 2009, 11:23:02 AM »
Color aerials are working in all states except Arizona. You are in AZ, right?
There's a thread about AZ server issues lately:
http://www.topofusion.com/forum/index.php?topic=3980.msg107315#new
It was back, but as of today I am seeing the same problem where it doesn't like multiple connections. To fix for the time being, set the 'number of connections' setting to 1. You shouldn't get any 'error tiles' after that.
(There's more info in that thread about that setting).
There's a thread about AZ server issues lately:
http://www.topofusion.com/forum/index.php?topic=3980.msg107315#new
It was back, but as of today I am seeing the same problem where it doesn't like multiple connections. To fix for the time being, set the 'number of connections' setting to 1. You shouldn't get any 'error tiles' after that.
(There's more info in that thread about that setting).
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TopoFusion Pro / Re: New Member With Software Questions
« on: September 27, 2009, 01:56:21 PM »
Haha, I spit out my water laughing at the dump trunk comment.
I'll see what I can do, and I'll also see what Phil thinks about using his equations to measure horse fitness!
I'll see what I can do, and I'll also see what Phil thinks about using his equations to measure horse fitness!
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TopoFusion Anouncements / AZ Color Aerials back!
« on: September 27, 2009, 01:54:39 PM »
AZ Server is back and serving faster than ever! Woo!! 
Multiple threads are A-OK!
They must have upgraded their hardware.
Multiple threads are A-OK!
They must have upgraded their hardware.
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TopoFusion Anouncements / Re: AZ Color Aerial outage
« on: September 27, 2009, 07:57:33 AM »
Still giving quite a bit of the 'internal server error' message, and not serving tiles.
I do have an alternate source that I will swap in if this server proves unreliable.
I do have an alternate source that I will swap in if this server proves unreliable.
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TopoFusion Pro / Re: New Member With Software Questions
« on: September 26, 2009, 09:10:24 PM »
Oh, HR and Time. Well, that makes it a different (though easier) problem. Unfortunately there isn't code in TF right now to merge based on timestamps. It isn't a super hard piece of code to write, but it will take some work on the UI end. I guess I have to weigh how much interest there would be for this feature. Any thoughts on that?
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TopoFusion Pro / Re: New Member With Software Questions
« on: September 26, 2009, 08:16:00 AM »
Let's see, Forerunner 50 TCX file with no coordinates, but only distance and heart rate.
There is a function to add Power and Heart Rate with a GPX file, but the power/heart rate file needs to be in a comma separated format (specifically, Powertap's format). If you could somehow get it into that format you can definitely combine them.
As for power with horse+rider, you could try it I suppose. A horse's physiology (and top end speed) is quite different, but I bet it would give you something that is somewhat useful. You might ask Dr. Phil over at http://www.physfarm.com/. He is the brains behind the power computations in TopoFusion.
Your last question: yes the combined file could be uploaded to Motionbased. Well, Garmin Connect since Motionbased doesn't accept uploads anymore.
There is a function to add Power and Heart Rate with a GPX file, but the power/heart rate file needs to be in a comma separated format (specifically, Powertap's format). If you could somehow get it into that format you can definitely combine them.
As for power with horse+rider, you could try it I suppose. A horse's physiology (and top end speed) is quite different, but I bet it would give you something that is somewhat useful. You might ask Dr. Phil over at http://www.physfarm.com/. He is the brains behind the power computations in TopoFusion.
Your last question: yes the combined file could be uploaded to Motionbased. Well, Garmin Connect since Motionbased doesn't accept uploads anymore.
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TopoFusion Anouncements / Re: AZ Color Aerial outage
« on: September 25, 2009, 05:04:04 PM »
Curious - I am getting 100% success with tiles if I set the "number of connections" (options->preferences->internet) to one.
We'll see if they open it back up to more connections as things improve. For now, this is a workable temporary fix. The tiles still come in fairly fast.
We'll see if they open it back up to more connections as things improve. For now, this is a workable temporary fix. The tiles still come in fairly fast.
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TopoFusion Anouncements / Re: AZ Aerials
« on: September 25, 2009, 04:58:36 PM »
It seems to be improving, but I am still getting intermittent bogus tiles.
Earlier in the afternoon the server giving a different error, so they are definitely working on it.
Earlier in the afternoon the server giving a different error, so they are definitely working on it.
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Feature Requests / Re: Contour Shading in 2D
« on: September 24, 2009, 02:08:22 PM »
Quick note on this thread -- v3.90 is out with shaded relief in all 2D modes.
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Feature Requests / Re: Google Maps: Terrain
« on: September 24, 2009, 02:06:25 PM »
Just a quick note, version 3.90 of TF Pro has been released, featuring shaded relief for all map types.
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TopoFusion Anouncements / AZ Color Aerial outage
« on: September 24, 2009, 08:27:50 AM »
The AZ server is up and responding, but giving an 'internal server error'. Occasionally it serves a tile, but mostly it's just the error.
This is as of this morning 9/24/09, 7am AZ time.
You'll get a 'tile missing' error in the meantime. We'll continue to monitor this.
This is as of this morning 9/24/09, 7am AZ time.
You'll get a 'tile missing' error in the meantime. We'll continue to monitor this.
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TopoFusion Anouncements / Re: v3.90 - Shaded Relief, Land Ownership and Color Aerial download fixes
« on: September 24, 2009, 08:26:10 AM »I have looked at the 3D Connexion device, and it looks cool and not that expensive. I do hope to take a crack at improving the 3D mode in TopoFusion, and if that is successful I will definitely consider buying one and adding support.
Thanks Larry.
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TopoFusion Anouncements / v3.90 - Shaded Relief, Land Ownership and Color Aerial download fixes
« on: September 21, 2009, 03:21:57 PM »
Shaded Relief
We are excited to release the next version of TopoFusion Pro, v3.90. This version features shaded relief mapping, available for the entire world, and for all map types. Shaded relief really brings maps alive and helps with visual understanding of the terrain. Plus it just looks cool!! The elevation data is downloaded automatically as you view maps, just like the map tiles are. Once you download it, you'll always have it, with or without an internet connection.
Look for the Shaded Relief toggle on the toolbar. Here's what it looks like:
(Also find it in the "Map" menu under Shaded Relief).
Land Ownership
Also new is the Land Ownership layer, which shows which agency (e.g. Forest Service, BLM, etc) owns a particular piece of land. This is very useful for planning exploratory hikes, or perhaps a bikepacking trip. The legend for the colors in the map is here:
http://topofusion.com/images/federal-legend.gif
Color Aerial Download Fix
Finally, some server changes have caused a majority of the maps in TopoFusion's Color Aerial tileset to fail to download, giving a "map missing" error. If you are seeing these errors for your area, download the latest version and you should be good to go!
Head over to the Download Page to try TopoFusion out, free of charge.
Registered users refer to your registration email for the download link, or go here to request your code and the download URL.
Full list of changes
For a complete list of changes see the Revision History
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TopoFusion Pro / Re: yahoo WMS configuration
« on: September 21, 2009, 02:17:51 PM »
I read up a bit on this and it seems there is no yahoo WMS server, they are actually displaying the images using a javascript (or flash) API. So it does not appear there is going to be a WMS server/string you can just drop into any WMS application, like TopoFusion.
I am curious how they are doing and if there might be a way to do the same in TF. Will plan to take a deeper look into it.
Thanks for the note.
I am curious how they are doing and if there might be a way to do the same in TF. Will plan to take a deeper look into it.
Thanks for the note.
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TopoFusion Pro / Re: Cannot display any color maps
« on: September 21, 2009, 11:23:50 AM »
Version 3.90 is out now in both demo and full versions, including the Color Aerial fix.
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TopoFusion Anouncements / 3.90 out
« on: September 21, 2009, 11:23:03 AM »
Version 3.90 is released in both registered and free/demo forms. Download it and install to fix color aerial issues.... and add Shaded Relief!
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TopoFusion Pro / Re: Cannot display any color maps
« on: September 21, 2009, 08:24:40 AM »
There was a change in the color aerial server(s) within the last few days. Version 3.87 and earlier won't be able to download color aerials for most areas of the country.
We have adjusted TopoFusion accordingly and will release a full version later today.
Sorry about the problem.
We have adjusted TopoFusion accordingly and will release a full version later today.
Sorry about the problem.
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Beta Testing / Re: Beta v3.87 out! Shaded Relief
« on: September 20, 2009, 08:01:27 PM »
Oops, I forgot to mention in the beta release that the Blending/Shaded Relief dialog moved to the 'Options' menu, instead of menu. Seemed like it made more sense there.
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TopoFusion Anouncements / Color Aerial Problems
« on: September 18, 2009, 09:03:43 PM »
Current public versions of TopoFusion Pro will have issues downloading color aerials in the "Color" tileset. Multiple servers have changed their access methods within the last few days.
We apologize for the inconvenience, and will have a new version released ASAP, most likely by Monday, September 20th.
We have a beta version, available to all registered users of the software, with the fix. For more details, see
http://www.topofusion.com/forum/index.php?topic=3975.msg107286#new
The download link for the beta version is:
http://topofusion.com/beta.php
Again, only registered users can get the fixed version. A public (demo) version release will follow shortly!
Thanks for the patience.
We apologize for the inconvenience, and will have a new version released ASAP, most likely by Monday, September 20th.
We have a beta version, available to all registered users of the software, with the fix. For more details, see
http://www.topofusion.com/forum/index.php?topic=3975.msg107286#new
The download link for the beta version is:
http://topofusion.com/beta.php
Again, only registered users can get the fixed version. A public (demo) version release will follow shortly!
Thanks for the patience.
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Beta Testing / Color Aerial problems - Beta 3.88
« on: September 18, 2009, 08:59:44 PM »
I've released a new beta, v3.88 today. Due to some server changes, the Color Aerial tileset will not download correctly for most states--central and eastern states especially.
If you're having issues with color aerials, this should fix you up.
Also, shaded relief has seen some nice improvements, both in clarity (less gray) and stability of the shading. It's 98% to where I'm happy with it, maybe a few more tweaks in the future.
Zoom speed increase too! Woo hoo!
Full release notes:
If you're having issues with color aerials, this should fix you up.
Also, shaded relief has seen some nice improvements, both in clarity (less gray) and stability of the shading. It's 98% to where I'm happy with it, maybe a few more tweaks in the future.
Zoom speed increase too! Woo hoo!
Full release notes:
Quote
3.88 - [9/18/09] (Beta)
Fixed color aerial downloads for central and eastern US
(gives "tile not available" message in all previous versions of TF)
Fixed Color Aerials for Arizona - due to server change previous versions
of TopoFusion can no longer download aerials in Arizona
Improved shaded relief blending - better colors / less gray
Improved stability of shaded relief maps
Fixed large scale exports with shaded relief
Speed increase - mouse wheel zooming
Fixed bug opening certain UTM waypoint text files
Fixed problems displaying 'fuzzy' tile for Color and WMS tilesets
Installer now remembers installation directory (for future upgrades)
Changed multiplayback time format (year moved to correct place)
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Beta Testing / Re: Beta v3.87 out! Shaded Relief
« on: September 18, 2009, 08:59:28 PM »Suggestion for saved tiles.
When saving tiles, the black square remains on screen to show which tiles where saved. But it does not remain on subsequent runs of TF. It would be good to have a map overlay which would show locations of all the tiles saved, currently and previously too. and that layer should be easy to toggle as needed.
A map overlay is not a bad idea, but right now you can save out the black box to a .gpx file (there's a button on the batch download form). Just store all those and you should be good.
I've thought about trying to depict which tiles exist in the cache, but the different layers and many different tilesets/grid patterns makes it a little difficult. I think the GPX file box is probably good enough for now.
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TopoFusion Pro / Re: Compute area not working???
« on: September 17, 2009, 05:51:56 PM »
You must have changed from standard units to metric.
Options->Preferences->Units
In standard you'll get square miles and acres.
Options->Preferences->Units
In standard you'll get square miles and acres.
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TopoFusion Pro / Re: A SAR related question
« on: September 16, 2009, 10:26:15 AM »
I would love to hear more here too. I have looked into the APRS protocol, but found it unnecessarily complicated. I didn't get the sense that there was enough interest to justify delving deeply into it.
Do SAR folks use anything else? (Besides the Garmin Rhino for dog tracking, which has a bit of specialized support in TF).
Do SAR folks use anything else? (Besides the Garmin Rhino for dog tracking, which has a bit of specialized support in TF).
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Beta Testing / Re: Beta v3.87 out! Shaded Relief
« on: September 16, 2009, 10:24:21 AM »
It's not actually in the program, only on topofusion.com (as linked above).
I'm not sure where to put a link to it in the program. Hmm.
I'm not sure where to put a link to it in the program. Hmm.
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Beta Testing / Re: Beta v3.87 out! Shaded Relief
« on: September 08, 2009, 12:41:50 PM »
Thanks for the feedback. I will see what I can do about getting grid lines on the color aerials in the next version.
Likewise on doing combo maps with color aerial, topowms, land ownership, etc.
Likewise on doing combo maps with color aerial, topowms, land ownership, etc.
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Beta Testing / Re: Topo across zone boundaries
« on: September 08, 2009, 12:39:47 PM »
Yep, I definitely understand you guys have different requirements and I really like to support the SAR folks.
It seems quite a few people would like UTM grids, or other grids, on color aerials, topo WMS, etc. So I will make it a priority.
thanks.
It seems quite a few people would like UTM grids, or other grids, on color aerials, topo WMS, etc. So I will make it a priority.
thanks.
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Beta Testing / Re: Topo across zone boundaries
« on: September 07, 2009, 07:30:15 PM »
It's hard to describe, but this image might help, though it doesn't describe it perfectly:
Right now the UTM grid lines in TF are straight up and down because the topo maps themselves are in the UTM projection. That figure shows UTM zone boundaries, but the concept for any given UTM line is close to the same.
In the TopoWMS (and Color Aerial) tilesets the grid lines would look more like in the figure. I don't really use grid lines when I print maps (I prefer following tracks I've pre-laid out in TopoFusion before going out into the field) so I don't know if that totally screws up the usage of the grid or not. I suppose it still gives you a good estimate as to your coordinate by looking at which grid square you or a feature is in.
Right now the UTM grid lines in TF are straight up and down because the topo maps themselves are in the UTM projection. That figure shows UTM zone boundaries, but the concept for any given UTM line is close to the same.
In the TopoWMS (and Color Aerial) tilesets the grid lines would look more like in the figure. I don't really use grid lines when I print maps (I prefer following tracks I've pre-laid out in TopoFusion before going out into the field) so I don't know if that totally screws up the usage of the grid or not. I suppose it still gives you a good estimate as to your coordinate by looking at which grid square you or a feature is in.