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TopoFusion Basic / Re: Printing From TopoFusion Basic

« on: April 24, 2012, 03:34:21 PM »

I have a printing question too. Is there a way of selecting an area to print or is it printed just from what is on the screen?

No, sorry, the only way is to print what is shown on the screen currently.

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TopoFusion Anouncements / Terraserver (MSRMaps) shutting down May 1st

« on: April 24, 2012, 03:33:33 PM »

Terraserver gives TopoFusion its base "topo" and B/W Aerial tilesets.  After May 1, copies of TopoFusion will no longer be able to pull new tiles for either of these tilesets.  Might be time to do some batch downloading!

Here is the official announcement:

http://msrmaps.com/About.aspx?n=AboutShutdown

Fortunately we still have great tilesets like MyTopo, Open Cycle Map, Color Aerials, Open Aerial, Canadian Topo's, etc.

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: Open aerial

« on: April 24, 2012, 03:31:03 PM »

Hey Roger,

I just pulled some fresh Open Aerial tiles near Patagonia Lake.  Are you still having issues?  Might have just been a server glitch.

Let me know

Scott

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: Strange File Conversion

« on: April 24, 2012, 03:29:52 PM »

Strange, it was just a bit of a formatting issue. I think it's TF problem (should be a valid file).

Try this one, it's just a slightly edited version of the "a" file.

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TopoFusion Anouncements / Re: Forum upgrade

« on: April 10, 2012, 08:50:53 PM »

Thanks for letting me know -- that was due to a spammer that still got in and posted to ~20 threads.  Sorry about that.  I deleted them right away.

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GPS, Trails, Training / Re: Saved tracks showing - eTrex Legend HCx

« on: April 10, 2012, 08:49:34 PM »

Hey Tom,

It sure sounds like you are doing everything right.  It should function just as you expect -- make sure the saved tracks are checked for "show on map" (they should by default), and they should be on the main map screen.  It's almost always that easy.

I'm trying to think of anything that could be goofing you up, but can't come up with much.  Topo maps should be fine... the fact that your active log is not being shown is a little troubling for sure.  I'd check your track setup page to make sure nothing is goofy there (recording auto, most often, and showing lots of points).

I'd say you are probably to the point of doing a firmware update if it isn't the most recent, or doing a hard reset if it isn't.

Hope that helps a bit, let me know how it goes.

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Feature Requests / Re: Batch download along path

« on: April 08, 2012, 10:18:57 PM »

Great idea.  Using a track to define it would make it pretty easy.

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: Terraserver shutting down May 1

« on: April 07, 2012, 08:59:35 AM »

Thanks for the post.  This does indeed mean that the base Topo and B/W aerial tilesets in TopoFusion will be going away.  Better get out there and download and tiles you want/need!

I'll do a new version that still allows access to existing tiles, but makes it so they no longer try to download, with an appropriate message.

Terraserver was a key component in starting TopoFusion and we were very fortunate to be able to use their maps for so long.  Luckily myTopo maps are so much better, and many of the other tilesets have superseded the B/W aerials since then, so the future of TF still looks bright!

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: Can't open .shp files in Pro version (reason I bought Pro version)

« on: April 06, 2012, 10:35:37 AM »

I believe there is a bug in the shapefile routine, introduced in the latest version.  I get it figured out and a new version out next week.

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TopoFusion Basic / Re: draw track tool

« on: April 04, 2012, 03:24:46 PM »

That's a fair point.  There isn't a way to force it to feet, but maybe there should be.  Maybe just a different tool mode for measuring distance.  Or would increasing the number of decimal places reported work?

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: Can't open .shp files in Pro version (reason I bought Pro version)

« on: April 02, 2012, 08:15:20 PM »

Hiya,

If you can either attach one of the .shp files here, or send it to me by email (in sig), I'll take a look-see.

Thanks.

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: Newbie Question

« on: April 02, 2012, 07:42:14 PM »

Hi there,

Pretty sure we got this taken care of by email.  It's all about the Lap Analysis function.

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TopoFusion Anouncements / Forum upgrade

« on: April 02, 2012, 07:20:27 PM »

Howdy all,

Today I upgraded to the next major version (2.0) of SMF software, and also loaded up a new theme to give it a fresh look.  All the old posts and accounts were transferred over, so it should be pretty seamless.

My hope is that the new version's better spam fighting features will keep the forum free of all the bot-posted garbage that I have been struggling to keep in check.

We will see how it goes.  Please let me know, either in this thread or by email / PM if you notice any issues. 

Thanks a lot!

Scott

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TopoFusion Anouncements / Re: TopoFusion basic v4.4 - major update

« on: March 22, 2012, 01:56:54 PM »

Bumping this one up.

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: Re: Scott

« on: March 22, 2012, 01:55:36 PM »

Out riding, a lot!  Yep.  But also trying to keep our server online while it gets barraged by race fans following our live tracking!

I'll go dig out your email, sorry Donald.

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: Land ownership

« on: March 07, 2012, 01:30:12 PM »

That's what is shows -- federal boundaries such as forest service, blm, etc.

Unfortunately the service we were using seems to have gone away.  There is a BLM only one that can be used instead, but it's not nearly as useful.

I will take another look at it soon.

Some more info here:

http://www.topofusion.com/forum/index.php?topic=6270.0

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TopoFusion Basic / Re: Downloading partial tracks from a larger track to my Garmin

« on: March 07, 2012, 01:28:22 PM »

  Thanks for sticking with it and for the follow up comment.  Cheers.

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TopoFusion Basic / Re: Downloading partial tracks from a larger track to my Garmin

« on: March 05, 2012, 10:24:55 AM »

375, must be the Stagecoach. 

What I would do is just load the whole thing on there, then in case you're feeling frisky you can do more...

Seriously it's just as easy to get the whole thing as it is to get parts.  This should help:

http://topofusion.com/tutorials/uploading-tracks.php

If you cut out one piece you'll just need to delete everything else (right click on the track in the map and choose "delete segment"), then save out to a new file, and follow the same tutorial as above.

Hope that helps.  Have fun out there.

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TopoFusion Basic / Re: Etrex 30 question

« on: March 01, 2012, 09:10:43 AM »

No need for a memory card -- the units internal memory will be enough for maps and GPX tracks for both events.

The limitation on the TF maps is a software imposed one (by Garmin), so as not to compete with their other products.

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TopoFusion Basic / Re: Etrex 30 question

« on: March 01, 2012, 08:57:50 AM »

Hi there,

There are a few options to get maps on your GPS.  One is within TopoFusion itself, using the "File->Export View" tool to send maps from TF as .kmz files. Here is a tutorial on how to do that:

http://topofusion.com/garmin-custom-maps.php

The other is vector basemaps, which you need to upload with Garmin's (free) Mapsource app.  The app is free but the maps are not, if you get them from Garmin.  There's a 2008 Topo USA dvd you can get that covers the country, or alternatively there are some free options that take a little bit of work, but are quite detailed.  Some info about that here:

http://www.topofusion.com/forum/index.php?topic=3796.0

Hope that helps.

Not sure if you'll have enough capacity to upload full res maps for the Allegheny route via TopoFusion's .kmz maps, but it's worth a shot.

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TopoFusion Anouncements / Re: Color Aerials down

« on: February 29, 2012, 09:57:03 AM »

Color aerials were back, actually yesterday 2/28.  From my tests so far it appears they may have upgraded their hardware -- tiles are coming in faster than ever!

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TopoFusion Anouncements / Color Aerials down

« on: February 26, 2012, 09:23:46 AM »

Looks like the USGS server is having some issues and is unreachable as of yesterday 2/25/2012.

Let's give it another day, then I will start investigating further. I don't see any notices of server changes or planned downtime.

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: OpenCycleMap Tile server

« on: February 16, 2012, 10:32:45 PM »

I'd also like to take the time to say I really enjoy Topofusion.  It is far and away my favorite GPS app.  So thanks for the hard work you've put into it Scott.

Cheers, thanks for the kudos.  I still really enjoy working on and maintaining TopoFusion, even after all these years.  Just need a copy of me to do half of what I'd like to with it.

Forum is probably the best place for bug reports.  Never have set up a formal bug tracking system.

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: OpenCycleMap Tile server

« on: February 16, 2012, 10:31:04 PM »

Hey guys,

I just pushed out v4.41 with the Open Cycle Map fix.  You can use the "reload maps" tool on the tool bar to point click and force reload any tiles giving the "configuration" message -- with v4.41 they should load in as the actual map tiles.

Thanks for the patience, and if you notice any issues with the new version, please do let me know!

Scott

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TopoFusion Anouncements / Re: Land Ownership Layer Chopped

« on: February 16, 2012, 07:53:38 PM »

Looks like the server used in the KML that sanewcomb provided above isn't up any more.  TF can't get land ownership tiles currently.  It's been down for almost a week now, I believe, leading me to think it may have gone away.

Steve, do you remember where you got that .kml file?

Thanks.

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TopoFusion Anouncements / TopoFusion basic v4.4 - major update

« on: February 06, 2012, 09:13:46 PM »

Lee Blackwell, Gila River Country, Arizona

TopoFusion Basic has received a major overhaul and now joins the same codebase as TopoFusion Pro.  It's a slimmer, more easy to use version of our Pro software with some of the advanced features disabled.  The old version of TopoFusion Basic (v2.975) is now known as TopoFusion Legacy, since it still runs well on older version of windows (95/98).

Any users of TF Basic should update to get a host of new imagery and other updates found in the Pro codebase.  We're confident that the new Basic product will suit many of our users, while the Pro version is the flagship product with all the bells and whistles.

TF Legacy will remain available to license holders of both the Pro and Basic versions, and also in demo form.

See all details here:

http://www.topofusion.com/news/2012/02/01/topofusion-basic-version-4-4-released-major-update/

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: OpenCycleMap Tile server

« on: February 05, 2012, 10:55:26 AM »

Hey guys, sorry for missing this one on the first go-round.  I have been slammed with computer work lately.

It's a change that I had to make in TF itself -- just wish I had done it last week before releasing a new version.  I'll have a beta out soon with the fix.

I thought I had been using open cycle maps and it was working... but everywhere I looked must have been cached.

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Feature Requests / Re: Aerial Maps

« on: February 01, 2012, 08:04:44 AM »

I haven't looked for some time, but IIRC the license doesn't allow it.  But it is worth another investigation.  Thanks.

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TopoFusion Basic / Re: making maps for a public domain brochure (copyright issue?)

« on: January 31, 2012, 10:58:34 AM »

Most of the maps in TF (as of the current version) have no restrictions for duplication (even for commercial purposes).

EXCEPTIONS:

myTopo - no duplication is allowed, even non-commercial.
Open street maps (and all derivatives) - License is cc-by-sa: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Hope that helps.

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: Another question

« on: January 31, 2012, 10:55:12 AM »

Hi,

Yeah, as you discovered, many of the map types are only available in the US.  Check the list here:

http://www.topofusion.com/features.php#imagery

Each has a "coverage" line telling you what is supported.

MyTopo, open street maps, open cycle map and landsat are a few that are good in Canada.

Hope that helps.

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: Newbie and question

« on: January 31, 2012, 10:49:03 AM »

Hi,

Sorry about the issue -- it seems like some photofusion code is getting into your KML.  Can you attach your file (if small enough) or email it to smorris@topofusion.com ?  I'll take a look.

You must have some waypoints in there somewhere.

Scott

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Feature Requests / Re: User Maps -- a couple ideas

« on: December 10, 2011, 06:40:37 PM »

Thanks for the comment.  You can in effect rotate a user map in any direction, you just need to use three calibration points rather than two.  If you point click the third point just about any kind of transformation including all angles of rotation are possible.  However, it might be nice to just have a rotate tool for a map, to ease the calibration process.

Regarding a white space... I like that idea.  With jpeg artifacts it won't work quite so well in practice, but it is worth a shot.  Thanks.

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: Garmin eTrex 30 & HR Data??

« on: December 05, 2011, 10:09:08 PM »

Wow, that is hard to believe.  Can you send me a current.gpx with heart rate data in it, by any chance?  I'll take a look.

No dashes!  It's unreadable that way.... (at least in my opinion).  What's the reason to omit them, brevity?

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: convert gpx to dxf or dwg

« on: December 05, 2011, 10:07:47 PM »

Have you tried GPSBabel?  They might support DXF.  Not sure.

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: Garmin eTrex 30 & HR Data??

« on: December 04, 2011, 07:23:04 PM »

Hi Geoff,

That's odd -- I would think the data would be there just as it is in other units, such as the Dakota.  I have an eTrex 20, unfortunately, which I purchased before I realized it didn't support HR.  So are you copying/opening the Current.gpx file from your 30?  And TF opens that file with HR just fine?  That's strange because that's all TF does, is open that file.

Let me know.  I'll probably be selling my 20 and getting a 30, but not immediately.

Thanks.

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Feature Requests / Re: Multiplexing?

« on: December 04, 2011, 07:15:52 PM »

Hi,

Sorry about the (now deleted) spam, but at least it got me to look the thread again.  Averaging is definitely something we are keen on investigating and improving in the network feature and perhaps just in general.  It's a bit of a tricky problem, especially on winding trails (e.g. switchbacks).

You're right that the network function right now will average in your backtracks.  It's goal is to come up with the best representation of the network, so it treats backtracking as simply more information on the same segment.

A function to average tracks, given that they traveled the same ground at the same time, might be something fun to work on, but it's a bit specialized and probably not that wide of an audience.  I'll put it on the list, though.  We are going to be revisiting the averaging issue soon.

Thanks for the post.

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: New Download

« on: November 28, 2011, 06:23:38 PM »

Hi there,

First, sorry about the issues.  Second, we can sure do a refund if you are frustrated with it and think that something is amiss. No problem.  It sounds like something that could be taken care by uninstalling and maybe removing anything else TopoFusion was conflicting with (sometimes windows installer is just goofy, but from what I can tell it is no fault of TF's). Or, it may be an
issue with a driver such as your graphics card driver. Updating to the latest version on that would be a good first step to diagnosing the issue.

But I totally understand if you just want to give up on it.  Refund is no problem.  Or we can try to figure out what's up with it.

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: adding elevation data to gps tracks

« on: November 25, 2011, 07:16:51 PM »

Hey Derrick, it's there already!

Find it either in File Properties (button for it) or load up the file in Climbing Analysis.

And, yeah expect some error, but some good consistency...

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: No Black Friday sale this year?

« on: November 25, 2011, 07:15:00 PM »

Yep!  It's there, just didn't get it active until a bit later in the morning.

Thanks for asking, and for registering!  Cheers.

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: Backup of User Map Calibration Data?

« on: November 21, 2011, 08:52:31 PM »

Bob,

I think you've got all the parameters correct, so it is strange you are seeing a difference that is significant.  One possibility is a difference in the datum of the lat/lon coords?  For TF they should be WGS84 (same as GPX).

Other thing I might suggest if you haven't already is to wipe out any UserXXXX values in the .ini file so you start with a clean slate.

Let me know if neither of those ideas help.  Good luck.

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: Backup of User Map Calibration Data?

« on: November 13, 2011, 10:18:53 PM »

Hi Bob,

The calibration values are actually in the main TopoFusion.ini file.  That may, unfortunately, mean that the correct values are gone.  TF really needs a file type for calibration info that can go with the map... or perhaps adopt one that other software use.

If you've had that user map for a while it's possible you might have the old value in an old .ini file, but you probably wouldn't have thought to back it up.  It should be here:

C:\Documents and Settings\*Your USER NAME*\Local Settings\Application Data\TopoFusion\TopoFusion.ini

Or for older installs:

C:\Program Files\TopoFusion\TopoFusion.ini

Let me know if you need help finding the info in an old .ini.

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: random mytopo files colorized

« on: November 04, 2011, 03:58:56 PM »

Those tiles came in before you upgraded and got stored corrupted.  Use the reload tool to bring in fresh ones... then go make some fresh tracks up in the mtns.

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: random mytopo files colorized

« on: November 04, 2011, 02:45:47 PM »

Yo Derrick,

Check this post:

http://www.topofusion.com/forum/index.php?topic=6633.msg111701#msg111701

You just need to update.  Server change.

Lots of time to crunch GPX now that it's officially winter in Salida, eh?

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Feature Requests / Re: Moving whole tracks

« on: October 29, 2011, 02:01:38 PM »

Yes, for sure.  There is a box point select too that is right next to the regular point tool.  Just draw the box around all the points and then adjust as necessary to move them all into place.

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TopoFusion Pro / Re: TopoFusion 4.22 - Goto Location/Add Waypoint issue

« on: October 28, 2011, 11:39:11 PM »

Just a note, this was fixed in 4.31.  Thanks again.

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Beta Testing / Re: Beta 4.3 - MyTopo Fix, KMZ

« on: October 19, 2011, 11:39:04 AM »

Yeah, you may need to restart TF after expiring all the tiles -- there may be some in the video card's memory cache that didn't get cleared out.  If you restart it'll definitely go back to square one.

Thanks for the feedback!

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TopoFusion Anouncements / Re: v4.31 - myTopo and TopoFusion

« on: October 19, 2011, 11:37:10 AM »

Ah, what you are seeing is that in 3D mode TF is changing to a different resolution level (it is getting more detailed).  If you zoom in while in 2D mode and in myTopo, you'll see those exact corrupt map tiles come up.  Once you find them on that zoom level, use the reload maps tool to point click them and you should be good to go.

Let me know if that doesn't solve it.  Thanks.

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TopoFusion Anouncements / Re: v4.31 - myTopo and TopoFusion

« on: October 18, 2011, 02:34:40 PM »

3D is working for me in myTopo.  You may just have a general 3d problem.  What are you seeing, and does it work in other tilesets?

Thanks.

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TopoFusion Anouncements / v4.31 - myTopo and TopoFusion

« on: October 17, 2011, 01:37:32 PM »

myTopo maps in TopoFusion

TopoFusion Pro version 4.31 is out, a quick response to a change in one of the software's key tilesets -- the myTopo layer, courtesy of myTopo.com.  Originally introduced in v4.0, July 2010, myTopo maps are a major improvement over MSRMaps/Terraserver topo maps, featuring better clarity, more current maps and forest service updates (like forest road and trail numbers).

Last week (10/12/11) a server change caused new maps downloaded by TopoFusion to come in jumbled and corrupted.  If you are getting myTopo maps that look like this:



this update is for you.  Once you update you can use the reload maps tool (looks like this on the toolbar: ) to point-click and force a re-download of any maps that came in corrupted.

If you haven't checked out myTopo's other services, you should.  Besides the awesome (and free!) set of Topo map tiles for the entire US (and Canada) they offer some really nice printed map services.  If you're in the market for a printed map, buying one from MyTopo is a great way to say thanks for the free maps in TopoFusion.  Check them out by clicking on their logo.





For full details on what else has changed, check the revision history linked below.





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 Anouncements / Re: MyTopo tile corruption

« on: October 17, 2011, 01:27:48 PM »

v4.31 was released with the fix.