OziExplorer Help Contents Page 1 of 252 Help Contents OziExplorer Help Contents About OziExplorer Conditions of Use Printing Help File Getting Started History of Changes Known Problems in this Version Configuration Configuration Tutorial Tutorial (Demonstration Data) GPS Receivers Lowrance and Eagle GPS Receivers Garmin GPS Receivers Magellan GPS Receivers MLR GPS Receivers Brunton / Silva GPS NMEA Only Tripmate GPS Earthmate GPS Program Menus and Toolbars Toolbar User Toolbar File Menu Select Menu Load M
OziExplorer Help Contents Map Related Creating (Calibrating) Maps Image Formats Supported Map Projections France Grids Changing the Map Image File Import Map Features and Comments Importing DRG Maps Converting Geotiff Image Files Importing BSB Charts Importing NOS/GEO Charts Importing NV.
OziExplorer Help Contents Waypoint File Attachments Waypoint List Project a Waypoint (or Trackpoint) Routes Working with Routes Route Editor Route Properties Events Events Event Properties Event List Map Features Map Features Map Feature Properties Map Feature List User Symbols for Map features Map Comments Map Comments Map Comment Properties Map Comment List Tracks Working with Tracks Track Properties The Track Control The Track List The Track Replay Control The Track Move Control Track Profile Track Filt
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 4 of 252 Importing Tracks Import MapInfo MIF Files Import ESRI Shape Files Import ArcInfo E00 Files Export Exporting Waypoints to a Text File Exporting Tracks to a Text File Exporting to ESRI Shape Files Distance and Area Measurement Area Calculations Distance and Bearing Display Distance Between Waypoints Grids Displaying Lat/Lon and other Grids Printing Printing Maps Printing Lists Hints, Tips and FAQs Special Keys and Stuff Frequently Asked Questions Hints and Tips Troubl
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 5 of 252 Conditions of Use The unregistered version of this program can be used without cost and without time limits. The registered version must not be used unless you are the license holder. Software Design Philosophy Must be able to use scanned maps. Most countries do not have access to many good quality maps on CD. Must be able to display pictures of interesting sites.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 6 of 252 Conditions of Use OziExplorer is provided for entertainment and experimentation purposes only, it is not intended as a primary source of navigation or as the primary means of piloting and guiding of vehicles. Always rely on your own navigational skills and official maps or charts before making a decision on any actions you take.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 7 of 252 To Print the Complete Help File Select the heading "OziExplorer Help" Right mouse click to display the options dialog Select "Print selected heading and all subtopics" Click "OK" To Print a Topic or Heading Select the required topic Right mouse click to display the options dialog Select "Print the selected topic" Click "OK" Note: If you find your pages are printing with a footer on each page, this can be removed.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 8 of 252 posted almost as soon as the coding is finished . Some testing is done but usually not enough, the new features will most likely have bugs, adding in the new code may also cause problems with existing code which had been functioning correctly. Check the web site regularly for new releases. Release Version 3.95.5s (May 2013) Changes Added support for Windows 8 internal GPS using the API (experimental support was in the previous version).
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 9 of 252 This is the loading of multiple maps into OziExplorer so they are merged together to form one map. This is a first look at the seamless map support in the release version and issues can be expected. See the extensive details in the OziExplorer help. Updated map version number in the url for for Google Satellite maps (part of Internet Maps). Updated Open Street Map support (part of Internet Maps) - it is import to reduce the load on the Open Street Map server..
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 10 of 252 3.95.5k - The printing of the route list has been improved. 3.95.5k - Changed how the first waypoint in a route is handled when navigation is started - the proximity zone no longer defaults to 100 meters but is now the same as the "Route Waypoint proximity" setting. 3.95.5j - Added the display of elevation onto the top status line next to the position when using OziExplorer3D. 3.95.5j - Improved waypoint list printing. Choose Portrait or Landscape.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 11 of 252 connected to the PC by the special Garmin serial cable. These use the PVT protocol. Only tested with the Nuvi 760 but it is assumed other models mentioned will work. Release Version 3.95.5f (October 2009) Fixes moving map compass display fixed for non 100% zooms. some fixes and improved support for XP and vista themes. Changes Google maps changed their map url, this has been fixed.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 12 of 252 errors should no longer happen. The Google Maps.map file will still work but is no longer provided - use the Internet Maps.map file instead. Changed Google Earth support so the Google Earth software is no longer closed until OziExplorer is closed. Release Version 3.95.5c (August-2009) Fixes Fixed issues with shape file import and export. Changes Added support for USA Terraserver maps. Added zoom level menu to Google maps.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 13 of 252 Fixed issues with gpx files being used with Garmin Mapsource. Changes For Windows Vista the OziExplorer configuration files (and other OziExplorer system files) are placed in a specific folder in the "User" area of C drive. This caused problems when more than one copy of OziExplorer was run on the same computer or when OziExplorer was run from a removable drive.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 14 of 252 Windows Vista does not allow programs to store configuration files in the "Program Files" folder tree. If installed on Windows Vista this version of OziExplorer stores its configuration files in the AppData folder of the current User. Note that this folder is not visible to a User unless the "Show Hidden Files and Folders" option is selected in "Search and Folder Options". Release Version 3.95.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 15 of 252 For Eastern languages OziExplorer replaces the degree and minute symbols with spaces (question marks were being displayed). When loading a project file the map zooms and centers to show the data extents (if possible, the lowest zoom number available may not be able to show the data.). Added a Zoom Data Extents button to the User Toolbar, if you already have a user Toolbar defined you will need to add the button manually if you want it displayed. Release Version 3.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 16 of 252 Release Version 3.95.4h (March-2005) Fixes Moving map when using PVT mode for Garmin USB GPS receivers was causing random Access Violations, this has been fixed. Proximity / Route Symbols attached to a waypoint were not being displayed when the proximity was entered, this has been fixed. Changes Added new the Garmin GPS Receiver models to the list in Configuration. The print preview window will now remember the last zoom level used. Some other internal changes.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 17 of 252 Added support for the ProjCenterLongGeoKey Geotiff key for map importing. Release Version 3.95.4d (October-2004) Fixes Waypoint selection from the map did not always show correctly in the waypoint list (once selected they could not be unselected from the map). Changes Added support for variation to the ozfx3 image format which the next versions of Map Merge and Img2ozf will create.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 18 of 252 position. When a waypoint was created from a track point it would not show until the screen was refreshed. OziAPI waypoint functions which were broken with this version have been fixed. Some other minor problems have been fixed. Release Version 3.95.4 (August-2004) Fixes Fixed an access violation problem with upload/download for older model Garmins. Hidden waypoints were being saved with the image when using the "Save Map Image" option.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 19 of 252 New/Updated Features New software called the "Map Merging Utility" is now available to merge maps together and create a new map for use in OziExplorer which is a mosaic of many maps. This is available for download on the Map Merging Utility page. The number of waypoints has been increased to 10,000. This involved a lot of code rewriting so you may find errors and inconsistencies, these will be fixed as they are found.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 20 of 252 Moving Map PVT mode for USB connections should now work. If using Garmin USB connection you must also tick the "Use PVT for Garmin instead of NMEA" checkbox on the COM tab in OziExplorer Configuration. Fixed the Symbols for the Garmin 60C/CS. Development Version 3.95.3g1 Fixes Waypoint download from the Garmin 60C/CS could stall when using USB, should now be fixed. Development Version 3.95.3g (April-2004) Fixes Some minor things.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 21 of 252 Changes Added some additional function calls for the OziAPI, see the OziAPI web page for details. Some of the Header files provided with the SRTM-30 Height Data files have just a carriage return as the end of line marker, as far as I know this is not a recognised standard (linefeed or carriage return + linefeed are) so OziExplorer was not reading the files correctly. OziExplorer has been changed to allow for this. some other minor changes. Release Version 3.95.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 22 of 252 Fixes Anchor Alarm - had problems when the regional settings were using a "," instead of a "." as the decimal separator - fixed. The GPS Fix Data when displayed using the command line parameter showed a window which was not active - fixed. The SRTM height data support had problems with files from the southern hemisphere - fixed. Some other minor fixes.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 23 of 252 Fixes Fixed a bug in map searching - if you removed all the .map files from a folder it would not be re-indexed so would always show the old maps (which were removed) as existing. These folders are now checked, if there are no map files the index file is removed. The Shift Enter key combination to add waypoints and other objects now works again. The printing of 24bit color Tiff images has been fixed (it was broken by changes in previous version).
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 24 of 252 deleted so the indexes can be created again. Help is now available for Map Searching in the "Map Related" section of the help Index. An Index file is no longer created for folders which do not have map files in them. Beta Version 3.90.4k Fixes Some minor printing problems with waypoint proximities.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 25 of 252 Changes Map searching when you have many thousands of maps is now much faster, the map paths are indexed and stored in index files with OziExplorer. The first time a folder with maps is searched it is indexed (this is a slow part), after that the searching is fast. If a .map file in a folder is changed or deleted or added the folder is automatically re-indexed the next time the folder is searched.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 26 of 252 Event List Added display of the symbol in the list. Added the ability to modify most properties of selected events, these options are on a drop down menu on a button on the Event list toolbar. Track Logging Added an option to the Moving Map menu to turn Track Logging to File On and Off. Added an option to the Moving Map menu to turn Track Logging to Memory / Screen On and Off. Added the ability to specify the name of the file used to log the track.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 27 of 252 New versions of Garmin GPS firmware caused OziExplorer to give a "floating point error" under certain circumstances when downloading waypoints, this has been fixed. Downloading tracks under certain circumstances caused the same error but for a different reason, now fixed. Fixed the edge affects that occurred on the 3D maps when using DTED and Grid ASCII DEM files. The edge affects were visible when moving viewing across DEM boundaries.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 28 of 252 Beta Version 3.90.4e Fixes For some dem types (USGS DEM and ASCII grid) we discovered that we had misinterpreted the way the start coordinates of the dem are given. This caused the heights to be offset slightly from their actual location (half a grid spacing in the east-west and north-south directions). This has been fixed. Changes Added support for the NIMA DTED height data. Added additional parameters to the default.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 29 of 252 Changes nil Beta Version 3.90.4b Fixes Some USA 250K DEMS have a slightly different way of formatting fields in the header to the others. Ozi3D would reject these as not being valid even though they are - now fixed. Regional Map and Index Map would not properly load maps with a Transverse Mercator (User Grid) projection - fixed. Changes nil Beta Version 3.90.4a Bugs Removed some more track manipulation bugs put in by the previous version.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 30 of 252 Beta Version 3.90.3h Bugs Fixed the PVT problem when using serial port driver #2 Fixed the "Start NMEA Communication with GPS" and "Stop NMEA Communication with GPS" menu options being enabled/disabled when they should not have been, this only occurred when using PVT mode. Fixed the DRG import bug introduced a couple of versions ago.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 31 of 252 The waypoint description in waypoint properties was accidentally restricted to 10 characters, now fixed. Beta Version 3.90.3d Bugs Windows XP - Fixed some problems caused by XP theme. other minor things Changes The buffer length for NMEA strings has been extended from 80 characters to allow for radio modems (TNC's) which add characters in front of the standard NMEA sentence, the string was being truncated and the NMEA string was seen by OziExplorer as not valid.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 32 of 252 The scroll bars have been removed from maps using MrSID images, this allows me to reduce the memory requirements (a design thing). MrSID images are really too slow to scroll by using scroll bars anyway. Scrolling can be done by using the MapView window, double clicking on the map, the "drag map" option (the hand) on the toolbar or by holding down the Ctrl key and dragging with the mouse (the drag map option need not be active).
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 33 of 252 Bugs Fixed a problem with the index map giving an access violation when many maps were clicked quickly. Fixed some minor problems with dialogs not displaying correctly when using large fonts. Changes nil Beta Version 3.90.2a Bugs Fixed autopilot bug not outputting to serial port when using the same port as the GPS. Closing the Area Calculation window no longer clears track 1 (it was not intentional).
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 34 of 252 graphics card models). Fixed import of Quovadis .cal files for the new versions of the cal file. Changes nil Release Version 3.90.0 Bugs minor fixes Changes nil Beta Version 3.85.8.1 Changes More changes have been made to Name Search. There is now the ability to search for names within a radius of a specified position. There are some other minor changes as well and a couple of bug fixes. Beta Version 3.85.8.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 35 of 252 A button has been added to the top status line to allow the display datum to be adjusted. Datum selection has been added to all dialogs which display the position. Name Search has been refined a little more. The Track List now has a button to split and join track sections. Beta Version 3.85.7.6/7 Bugs Fixed the problem of leaving the comm port open in the MLR support. some other minor bugs. Changes A Name Search ability has been added.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 36 of 252 Fixed a problem with the serial port handling Fixed a minor problem with the track profile plot when attempting to view the profile of newly downloaded tracks. Some minor bugs in ECW handling Changes nothing new thats usable yet. Beta Version 3.85.7.2 Bugs Fixed track import from text files. Fixed problem with moving map using NMEA Only GPS setting. Fixed various format problems with the waypoint, event, map feature, map comment and track list. Other minor fixes.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 37 of 252 Bugs The saving of "new" map files indicated the map file was read only (even though it didn't yet exist), this was a bug introduced in the previous version, now fixed. Fixed a minor altitude reading problem when downloading waypoints from certain Garmin GPS receivers. Changes Added entries for new Garmin models in the GPS models selection. Added the ability for the user to define the symbol sets used in OziExplorer for Garmin GPS receivers.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 38 of 252 NOT be prompted to change the CD and press the retry button. The track distance is now updated in the track control when you drag track points. NMEA input is now more flexible, it will look through the received string for a valid NMEA string and extract it, this is for reading input from TNC modems which may have placed a prefix on the NMEA string. The Swedish grid has been added to import map options and Shape File import and Exporting.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 39 of 252 The Spanish version is ready for beta release and is available on the Spanish language version of the OziExplorer web page. The serial port communication library has been changed. This has improved GPS upload/download performance and hopefuly will fix most of the problems that have occured with serial port communication from time to time.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 40 of 252 Added a properties dialog for trackpoints, you can now edit the altitude, date/time and the position of an individual track point. The properties dialog can be accessed by double clicking or right clicking an an active trackpoint or by using the track point list. Added the support for all document types to the Map Features. You have always been able to attach a bmp or jpg image to a map feature.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 41 of 252 Beta Version 3.85.5d Bugs The waypoint selection for calibration points was still not right, I have made many changes this time and it is getting better. It should work ok now - if not let me know. Changes nil Beta Version 3.85.5c Bugs Fixed a bug in the new waypoint selection for calibration points, the use of a "," as a decimal separator had not been allowed for. I also enchanced the display of waypoints in the list a little bit. Changes nil Beta Version 3.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 42 of 252 Changes OziExplorer has now been converted from Delphi 3 to the Delphi 5 compiler, this may cause some problems, some have already been fixed but there may be more. Support for ECW map images has been improved, the images are now paged from disk on demand, this means quicker loading and much larger images can be loaded. The altitude is now saved in PCX5 export files. Release Version 3.85.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 43 of 252 More changes to MIF file import to handle Mapinfo user datums. Added in the Norske datum for Norwegian Charts Beta Version 3.85.3c Bugs changed the version number this time If there are more than 9 calibration points (either from a map import or added to the .map file manually) they would be deleted when the map was saved from the calibration screen, this has been fixed.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 44 of 252 menu. Example - if your map is in NAD 27 and the Blank map is in NAD 83 (WGS84) and your waypoints were saved and the positions in the file are now corrupted then load the original map (you must be able to see some of the waypoints in the incorrect position, select the Datum Shift option. Select the datum as WGS84 (or the same datum that you have set for the blank map when the corruption occured).
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 45 of 252 warn about) or may even cause numeric overflows. 24bit Color TIFF files can now be used - please note that these are fully loaded into RAM not paged from disk as the 8bit color TIFF images are. For large images the amount of RAM and other resources required required can be a factor in whether the images can be used or not. Selecting the "Blank" map no longer automatically removes the waypoints, tracks etc, it is now treated the same as any other map.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 46 of 252 oziexplorer folder. Fixed a printing bug, Map Features would not print in correct color (just blackish). Changes Changes were made to support the new "ozf2" image format - it is essential that this version of Ozi be used if using ozf2 files. To use the OZF2 format you need the download the Img2Ozf.exe program from the Optional Extras section of the web page. See the help link on the Image Formats Supported help section, this is under the Map Related section.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 47 of 252 When Changing Symbols for some Garmins using the waypoint list the changed symbol was not correct. The Maptech map import was not correct if the map crossed the 180 deg longitude or if it used a Polyconic projection, both problems fixed (I think). Exporting Waypoints using the USER Grid used the wrong User grid parameters, now fixed.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 48 of 252 Changes Regional Map loading has now been modified so if the map image is not found in the location specified in the .map file then it looks in the same folder as the .map file, basically this is now the same as the loading of a map for the Main Map window. A couple of users report the symbols for waypoints will not print, the cause cannot be found (may be specific printer related). Some changes have been made but this may not help.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 49 of 252 Added another formatting option to the Grid Line display, you can now specify only the last 3 digits be displayed. Only the last 3 digits are displayed if they are not 000, if the grid number is an even multiple of 1000 (last 3 digits are 000) then it is displayed as example - 243* where the full number would be 243000. This lets you work out the full coordinate number. Beta 3.83.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 50 of 252 When using Moving Map mode with a Magellan 315/320 (and most likely other Magellan models) they would indicate a Heading of 0 degrees when they were moving at zero velocity (regardless of the last heading). OziExplorer now traps this and will use the last heading whenever the velocity returned from the GPS goes to zero. The sorting of POI names was based on just using the 1st 3 characters of the name. This was done to speed up the sorting.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 51 of 252 Other Changes Symbol sets have been added for most Magellan models. The full Symbol set for Garmins has been added for GPS receivers such as the III+, 12Map, StreetPilot and its cousins, eMap, eTrex, and others. These symbols incorporate some color. Please note that the foreground and background colors of these symbols cannot be changed in the property dialogs of waypoints etc. Export and Import ESRI (ArcInfo) Shape files for points, polylines and polygons..
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 52 of 252 Zoom window can now be activated from the Calibration window. The display of corner markers for the map neat line can now be turned on on the main calibration screen instead of having to go into the options dialog. Whwn creating new waypoint on the map, the automatic name generation will make sure a name is not selected which is already used by the loaded waypoints.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 53 of 252 F12), the option is on the File menu just below configuration. There are now save buttons for all the major file types on the main screen, there is also a button to save all the files as well. Options have been included to write PCX5 data files for waypoints and tracks, these options are on the Garmin menu. There is now an option on the active track point right click menu to delete a track point and split the track at the same time.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 54 of 252 Position" option on the map menu. A selection of User Grids have been added to the User Grid (Transverse Mercator) dialogs. Select the grid from the combo box and it fills in the parameters for you. Version 3.80.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 55 of 252 Beta 3.73h.5 Bug Fixes Major bug fixed in OziMC multipolygon editing for World maps. The regions are much larger than smartmaps and caused a variable overflow in the IntersectLine function which caused the check to see if the track was in the polygon not to be correct. As usual with these types of bugs only some regions are affected.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 56 of 252 redraw the screen when the position on the map has changed, this may eliminate some of the redrawing. This change was actually in 3.73h.2 as well. Beta 3.73h.2 Bug Fixes minor fix in grid refresh after check calibration of map. Changes Changed the palette handling for screen drawing back to the old method as the default.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 57 of 252 subdirectories and finds all maps, can import Albers projection maps, default Datum and Zone can be specified. Default datum, default zone and the Albers projection only applies to maps which only have the TFW file. Changes to the way the map screen is redrawn to try and get around bugs in some graphics card drivers. If this causes problems there is a way to get the screen redrawn using the old method.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 58 of 252 Load Last Map - Ticking this box will cause the last map being used to be automatically loaded the next time you run the software. Set Last Zoom and Position - The last map being used will be loaded with the same zoom level and be displayed at the same position as you were last using. This is also subject to the Load Last Map being checked as well. Show Map View - For Registered users, ticking this box will display the Map View screen on program startup.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 59 of 252 Bearings - The Bearings can be displayed in True or Magnetic North. Distance Calcs - Specifies whether the software is to use a sphere or ellipsoid when calculating distances, the ellipsoid method should be the more accurate. The various GPS receivers use different methods, the list below is based on observation of how the the models tested calculated the distance so may not apply across the board.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 60 of 252 consult other documentation on Grids and/or Coordinate systems for more information. Use Map User Grid - This option links the Map User Grid (Transverse Mercator projection), which is setup when calibrating, to the User Grid which you setup for the Alternate Grid in configuration. If this is true and the map being loaded has a user grid set, the "map user grid" is automatically copied to the "Alternate User Grid" for coordinate display.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 61 of 252 Click on these links below to read specific information for each of the different makes Magellans , Garmins , Lowrance & Eagle , MLR , NMEA Only GPS Upload/Download Datum - Specifies the Datum OziExplorer will use when it uploads data (waypoints, tracks etc) to the GPS and the Datum it assumes the data is in when it is downloaded to OziExplorer from the GPS. Garmins and Magellans always use the WGS 84 datum when uploading/downloading data.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 62 of 252 Auto Pilot See the Auto Pilot Output help for more details. Outputs the Standard NMEA sentences which can control an Autopilot. The sentences output are $GPRMC, $GPRMB, $GPAPB, $GPBWC. Active - Tick the box to enable the Autopilot output. The NMEA sentences are output to the selected com port whenever you are using moving map mode. The NMEA strings only contain valid navigational information if you are navigating along a route or to a waypoint.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 63 of 252 Never - never change the file. If logging is turned on, track data will be logged to the mmTrack.plt file. Daily Files, Weekly Files, Monthly Files - at the specified interval a new file is created (TrackLog ). The default is a Daily Log file - this means for each day of traveling a new track file is automatically created. Moving Map These options cannot be adjusted in the shareware version.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 64 of 252 Ignore Maps with Error - When scanning for a new map to load any maps where the image cannot be found are ignored. Current map Path - If checked Moving Map will try to find the next map in the folder where the currently loaded map was loaded from. If unchecked Moving Map will use the Map File Path set in configuration to find the next map. NMEA Check Sum - This will enable the checking of the Check Sum contained in the NMEA sentence.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 65 of 252 Projected Line Color - The color of the projected line (above). Compass Button - Press button to configure the Compass Rose Show Compass Rose - Tick this check box to display the compass rose around the moving map position. Direction - The Direction that zero degrees on the compass points. Circle Color - The color of the circle lines which make up to compass. Line Color - The color of the lines (tick marks) which make up the compass.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 66 of 252 If you highlight and right click on a topic of the Contents in the left pane of the Help, a menu will be displayed. One of the menu options is "Print ...". This allows you to print all of that topic. While this tutorial covers just the basic operations of OziExplorer, you should read the other sections of the help file to familiarize yourself with all aspects of the software.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 67 of 252 Expedition II Map Guide Map Guide Pro View AccuMap UltraMap Older Eagles (via WS1) Other Eagles OziExplorer will not work with the Eagle AccuNav Sport and similar models, these use a upload/download protocol which OziExplorer does not support. To enable these GPS models to be used OziExplorer can write data files for the WS1 software produced by Lowrance. Only Waypoints and Events are written to the files at this stage.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 68 of 252 use the same comm setup for both. To get NMEA output (for use with the Moving Map part of OziExplorer) you may have to turn it on within the GPS setup, you may also need to specify which NMEA sentences to output, see your GPS manual for details. This page covers the various ways a Garmin GPS can connect to a PC and how to configure the GPS and OziExplorer.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 69 of 252 have upload / download using GPX files. Some models may also be able to connect via a serial cable. Connect to PC using a Serial port or a USB port - These models have both interfaces so can be either of the types above. iQue M3 and M5 (and future Garmins based on the PocketPC platform) - These do not use the standard Garmin upload/download protocols or output NMEA data so cannot be interfaced to OziExplorer.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 70 of 252 3. Garmin GPS Connecting by a USB Port (Mass Storage Device) 1. Garmin GPS Connecting by a Serial Port (this also includes connecting through a USB to Serial Port adapter) Settings for the Upload/Download of Waypoints, Routes and Tracks Please double check all settings - do not assume they are correct. GPS Configuration (done within the GPS) On the GPS menu the Interface setting must be set to Garmin mode, on older models this is called GRMN/GRMN Host mode.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 71 of 252 1. OziExplorer Configuration for Moving Map - Garmin Interface setting in the GPS set to Garmin Mode (outputs PVT data) Please note - The GPS must be turned on when Moving Map in OziExplorer is started as OziExplorer needs to send commands to the GPS. On the File menu choose the Configuration option, this will open the configuration dialog. Select the GPS tab. Select the GPS Make as Garmin Select the GPS Model to match the model of Garmin GPS you have.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 72 of 252 to. Select the COM tab on the Configuration dialog. Set the Com Port number that you have connected the GPS to. Set the Parity to None. Set the Stop Bits to 1 Set the NMEA Baud Rate to 4800 (almost all Garmins output NMEA data at 4800 Baud, there are a couple of models which allow other Baud rates to be specified, if you do change from 4800 in the GPS then you must set the same value in OziExplorer).
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 73 of 252 The Com Port is ignored The Parity is ignored. The Stop Bits is ignored The Upload/Download Baud Rate is ignored. Make sure the Garmin USB Checkbox is ticked Make sure the Use PVT for Garmin instead of NMEA Checkbox is ticked The Serial Port Driver is ignored. Auto Pilot Output settings can be ignored. 3. Garmin GPS Connecting by a USB Port (Mass Storage Device) Please note - The GPS will connect to the computer as a disk drive. Upload / Download is by GPX file.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 74 of 252 The Oregon and Colardo can be used for moving map Set the GPS Interface to "Garmin Spanner" (do not install or start the Garmin Spanner software, it is not needed) connect to the PC using normal USB cable on the GPS screen set mass Storage Mode OFF in OziExplorer configuration make sure "Garmin USB" and "Use PVT for Garmin instead of NMEA" are both checked start moving map in OziExplorer Special Notes Symbols There are various Symbol sets for the Garmins, some hav
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 75 of 252 Configuring OziExplorer to use a Magellan GPS Connecting by a USB Port (Magellan USB GPS) (Explorist and other models) Configuring a Magellan Explorist for use by OziExplorer Using a Magellan Triton with OziExplorer Notes OziExplorer cannot send maps to any Magellan GPS, the type of maps OziExplorer uses are not in the correct format required by a GPS. A Serial Port is also known as a Com Port and both names are used throughout this document.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 76 of 252 Com ports are available. You can use our GpsPortChecker program to see if it can find your GPS. Configuring OziExplorer to use a Magellan GPS Connecting by a Serial port (this also includes connecting through a USB to Serial Port adapter) Settings for the Upload/Download of Waypoints, Routes and Tracks and Moving Map Please double check all settings - do not assume they are correct.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 77 of 252 Set the NMEA Baud Rate to the same as the Upload/Download Baud Rate. The Garmin USB Checkbox is ignored. The Use PVT for Garmin instead of NMEA Checkbox is ignored. The Serial Port Driver should be set to Driver 2 (this is the default) Auto Pilot Output can be ignored.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 78 of 252 On the File menu choose the Configuration option, this will open the configuration dialog. Select the GPS tab. Select the GPS Make as Magellan Select the GPS Model as Magellan USB. The GPS parameters can be adjusted to match the specifications for the model of GPS (refer to the GPS manual for this). Set the GPS Upload/Download Datum to WGS 84. Select the COM tab on the Configuration dialog. Set the Com Port number.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 79 of 252 tracking). After selecting NMEA Data Comm the NMEA must be selected, always select "V2.1 GSA". The driver sets up a modem on the PC which is attached to a com port. It is this com port which must be used in OziExplorer configuration as the Com Port number. The comm port number can be found by looking at modems in the System devices Use the PC Start menu to open the Control Pane, click on the System icon then the Hardware tab, then the Device Manager Button.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 80 of 252 FX312 4X4 FX412 FX412 XC Other models may not be supported fully OziExplorer Configuration Setting 1. Go to the GPS tab on the Configuration dialog 2. Using GPS Make combo box select MLR 3. Using the GPS Model combo box select the model from the list. If your model is not on the list select the model as Other MLR. 4. Using the GPS Symbol Set combo box select the Symbol set to match the symbols in your GPS.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 81 of 252 Not that the Symbol number is not included with a waypoint when downloading using the "Fast" method. Waypoint and Route Download (from the GPS) Some units have a high speed Waypoint download ability, there is an option on the MLR menu in OziExplorer called "Get Waypoints from GPS (fast method)", if your GPS supports this option then no special settings in the GPS are required, download can be initiated by the software.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 82 of 252 At the time of writing this document GPS software Versions 2.12 and 2.13 are available for download and installing into your GPS from these sites. Version 2.13 is available from www.silva.se but you need the Global Map Planner software to install it. Version 2.12 is available from www.brunton.com and comes with its own installer software.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 83 of 252 The GPS does not allow a track to be uploaded. Waypoint Upload Waypoints are stored in the GPS in specified locations (slots), if a waypoint is downloaded from say slot 25 then it will be uploaded back into slot 25 and so on. If you want to add new waypoints into the GPS then you need to download the waypoints from the GPS first (or load a previously downloaded copy from a file) and then add the new waypoints into OziExplorer and then upload them to the GPS.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 84 of 252 This GPS make is selected if your GPS is not one of the directly supported types. When this GPS make is selected a menu called GPS - NMEA Only appears in the menus.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 85 of 252 OziExplorer will remember the position of the toolbar the next time it is started. Quit OziExplorer - Quits the program. Load File Menu - Shows a menu of options for loading maps and various objects into OziExplorer, see the Load Menu help for details. Save File Menu - Shows a menu of options for saving maps and various objects into OziExplorer, see the Save Menu help for details.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 86 of 252 Show/Hide the Cursor Zoom Window - Shows or hides the cursor zoom window. Show/Hide the Map View Window - Shows or hides the map view window. Right click on the map view window to see some more options. Select the Zoom Range for the Map - For selecting the Zoom level for the map. The PgUp and PgDn keys cycle through these zoom levels also.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 87 of 252 User Toolbar The user toolbar allows operations that are used regularly to be placed on a toolbar for easy access.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 88 of 252 Available toolbar buttons - The list of Buttons which can be added to the toolbar. Current toolbar buttons - The list of Buttons currently selected to appear on the toolbar. Separator - This is a special button to place a line between a set of buttons. Many separators can be added to the toolbar. Add -> - Adds the Button to the current toolbar list. <- Remove - Removes the Button from the current toolbar list. Close - Closes the window and creates the toolbar.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 89 of 252 Save To File - Contains the basic File Saving options, see Save Menu for details and more options. Close Map - Closes the currently opened map and creates a blank map. Load and Calibrate Map Image - This option allows you to calibrate an image of a map so it can be used in OziExplorer, see Creating Maps for details. Check Calibration of Map - Allows you to change the various parameters and calibration points of the loaded map, see Creating Maps for details.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 90 of 252 Map Features and Comments from Map File - Imports the Map Features and Map Comments from the selected Map file and adds them to the currently loaded map. Only Features or Comments which are actually positioned on the map are imported. Print Prints Waypoint, Event and Route Lists, see Printing Lists Prints the Map, see Printing Maps Save Map to Image File - This option allows the map image with all the various objects (waypoints, tracks etc) drawn on it.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 91 of 252 Delete Selected Objects - Deletes the Selected objects. Save Selected Objects - Save the selected objects to a specified file name. Copy Map Screen to Clipboard - This will copy the current Map screen view to the clipboard, all objects on the map are included. Any windows showing on top of the map are also included. Load Menu Load Map File - This option is for opening an OziExplorer Map File.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 92 of 252 Import Waypoints from Text File - Allows waypoints to be imported from a text file in one of the OziExplorer import formats. See Importing Waypoints to and from a Text File help. Import Tracks Track from Text File - Allows a track to be imported from a text file in one of the OziExplorer import formats. From Mapinfo mif Files - This is a limited import of these files, positions must be in Lat/Lon format.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 93 of 252 Save Points to Waypoint File - Saves the currently loaded Point Set (Point Set 1) to a Waypoint file, a new file name can be specified if desired. In this process the point properties are converted to waypoint properties, any properties that do not also exist in Waypoints are lost. Save Waypoints to Points File - Saves the currently loaded Waypoints a Point file, a new file name can be specified if desired.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 94 of 252 Hide - Hide Map Objects, allows you to hide individual types of Map objects as well as all Map objects at once. To hide a specific Map object use the Hide option on the Right Click Menu for an object. UnHide - UnHide Map Objects, will redisplay all map objects which have been hidden, this also includes those which have been hidden by using the Hide option on the right click menu of a map object (waypoint,event etc).
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 95 of 252 Point Control - Allows the manipulation of Point Sets. See the Point Control help for details. Show Points on Map - Shows and Hides the display of the Points on the map. Datum List - Shows all the datums that OziExplorer supports in a list. Options Menu Project Manager - Allows Projects to be created which consist of a map and data files. See Project Manager help for details.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 96 of 252 be displayed in the status line indicating that "Moving Map is ON". When receiving NMEA data of the correct type the text "<+>" will toggle ON and OFF in the status line. If this is not happening then there is no NMEA sentence of the correct type being received by the software, or the data within the sentence is not valid. There is a button included on the standard User Toolbar to start or stop communication with the GPS.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 97 of 252 Range Rings Setup - Shows the Range Rings setup dialog. Set Waypoint at Position Man Overboard (Alt O) - Selecting this option or pressing (Alt O) will create a waypoint at the current GPS position and automatically activate navigation to the waypoint. Marker (Alt K) - Selecting this option or pressing (Alt K) will create a waypoint at the current GPS position.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 98 of 252 Clear All Tracks from Map - As above but for Tracks. Clear All Points from Map - As above but for Point Sets. Clear All of Above - Clears All Waypoints, Events, Routes, Tracks and Points. Add or Drag Map Object - All these options are also available as buttons on the Button Bar. Waypoint - Allows you to add a Waypoint by point and click on the map. Event - As above but for an Event. Map Feature - As Above but for a Map Feature.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 99 of 252 show or hide them. The proximity zones are displayed around waypoints as red circles with a blue diagonal hatch. Note : While the proximity waypoints are similar to those found in Garmin GPS receivers it is not possible at this stage to upload these to the Garmin.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 100 of 252 Get Routes from GPS - Downloads the Routes from the GPS and displays them on the map. The routes can then be manipulated and saved to a file for future use. It is preferred that Waypoints should have already been downloaded from the GPS (or loaded from a file) and be displayed on the map before downloading the routes. Send Waypoints to GPS - Uploads the Waypoints loaded on the map to the GPS.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 101 of 252 Get Waypoints from GRM File Get Track from GRM File Save Waypoints to WPT File Save Track to TRK File Turn Off GPS - Turns off the GPS, if the GPS is busy it may not respond to this command. Get Almanac from GPS - Gets the Satellite Almanac from the GPS and saves it to the specified text file. Show GPS Protocol Info - Shows the various upload/download protocols that the GPS supports. This option is not particularly useful, its just for interest.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 102 of 252 Lowrance Menu There are various Lowrance menus depending on which model of GPS is selected. This document covers the main Lowrance menu. The GPS receivers which transfer their data using USR files on a memory card have a different menu which only has 2 options for Loading and Saving the USR files. Merge Waypoints from GPS - Downloads Waypoints from the GPS and keeps or discards them based on selected criteria.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 103 of 252 Get Waypoints from GPS (fast method) - Downloads the Waypoints from the GPS and displays them on the map using a fast binary protocol. The waypoints can then be manipulated and saved to a file for future use. Note that waypoints downloaded using the "Fast" method do not have the waypoint symbol number with the downloaded data. Get Routes from GPS - Downloads the Routes from the GPS and displays them on the map.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 104 of 252 Track 1. Send Waypoints to GPS - Uploads the Waypoints loaded on the map to the GPS. Send Routes to GPS - Uploads the Routes which are loaded to the GPS. The Waypoints used in the Routes must be uploaded to the GPS first. Delete Waypoints and Routes - This will delete all the waypoints and routes from the GPS. There is option available in the GPS Receiver itself which also does this and may be quicker.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 105 of 252 Moving Map Options BSB Calibration What is a Map A map in OziExplorer is an image of a map which has been calibrated (georeferenced) so OziExplorer can use any pixel position on the map to determine the true geographic position. When you calibrate a map OziExplorer creates a .map file which contains the calibration information and a link to the image you are using. The other method of creating maps is to import them.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 106 of 252 Latitude/Longitude lines must run parallel to the edges of the screen for the calibration to be acceptable. The 3 point method uses an affine transformation to calculate the calibration coefficients. This is a linear transformation and will work with maps which are rotated or skewed but the lat/Lon or Easting/Northing grid must be linear (i.e. be straight lines) after the map projection calculations have been applied.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 107 of 252 Tabs Setup - Displays the setup window Point 1, Point 2, ..... Point 9 - Shows windows for up to 9 calibration points to be entered, use the arrows on the right hand side of the tabs to scroll the tabs. Buttons Projection Setup - When disabled there are no parameters required, otherwise enter the necessary parameters. Options - See Options for details. Show/Hide Corner markers - See Display Corner Markers for details. Show Cursor Zoom Window - Shows this window.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 108 of 252 Specifying the Calibration points Fields Image Coordinates (X,Y) - The x and y pixel coordinates of the map image. Degrees & Mins Lat - The latitude of the specified image coordinate. See Special Keys and Stuff for notes on how to enter positions in different degree formats. Long - The longitude of the specified image coordinate.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 109 of 252 2 point method - The 2 points can be placed anywhere on the map but it is preferable to give the 2 points as wide a spread on the map as possible. Do not place the 2 points in a horizontal or vertical line. 3 point method - (Registered versions only) The 3 points can be placed anywhere on the map. The preferable locations are towards 3 of the corners. Do not place the 3 points in a straight line in any direction.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 110 of 252 The shareware version can only use BMP files for the map image. The registered version can use BMP, JPG, PNG files but the preferred format is TIFF files as these can be paged from disk and therefore have a lower RAM requirement. The TIFF files supported must have at least the following format : Scanlines must be arranged in strips (not tiles), preferably 1 scanline per strip.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 111 of 252 Attaching Track,Waypoint, Event or Route Files to the Map Attaching Tracks to the Map You can attach tracks to any map and they will automatically be loaded when the map loads. Once loaded they are permanently displayed on the map and will not disappear when the Show Track button is raised as will normal tracks.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 112 of 252 Tracks which have been specified as Alarm Zones perform a special function when using moving map mode. Attaching Waypoint, Event or Route Files to the Map When you attach these files you can only attach 1 of each . The software will allow you to attach more than 1 of each type but only the 1st of each type in the list will be processed. The attached files are loaded automatically each time the map is opened.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 113 of 252 Standard Image Formats BMP - Not recommended but is the only format supported in the shareware/demo version. No compression so image files are large. Image must be fully loaded into RAM. The formats below can only be used in the registered version of OziExplorer. TIF - The TIF format has many different variations and compression schemes which can be used. This format allows paging from disk so is efficient on memory usage.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 114 of 252 OziExplorer's own Formats These formats below were developed especially for use in OziExplorer and OziExplorerCE. The Img2Ozf and MapMerge programs create Ozfx3 images. OZF and OZF2 are supported but no longer produced. OZF2 / OZFx3 - These formats which give good compression, can be quickly paged from disk, are efficient for decompression of small image sections and also have separate images built into the format for zoom levels 25% and below.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 115 of 252 The Transverse Mercator projection is very commonly used for topographic maps and is the projection you are most likely to be using. The map is projected from a central meridian (line of longitude) which is straight, the equator (a line of latitude is also straight) all other lines of longitude and latitude are curved.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 116 of 252 The Swedish Grid is a Grid coordinate system based on the Transverse Mercator projection, all required parameters are known. (SUI) Swiss Grid This is a specific projection and a grid system only used by Switzerland. All required parameters are known. Lambert Conformal Conic A sterographic projection which gives good directional and shape relationships, useful for large scale mapping. Used for air navigation and meteorological charts.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 117 of 252 Grid Selection - In the Map Projection field select the France grid number you want to use, this should be the grid number the map uses for the +'s placed on the map as these are the points which will be used for the calibration. Use the + marks printed on the map for calibration. The numbers for the +'s are shown on the edge of the map. You must add 000 to the IGN coordinates shown on the map edge to get the full Easting or Northing.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 118 of 252 Fields Change Map Image File for Current Map Change To - Select the image file you want the currently loaded map to be changed to. Save Map - Saves the map file with the selected image link. Change Image File Path for All Maps in Selected Folder For All Maps Here - Specify the location of the maps to change. Note : all map files in this path will be changed. Change Image Path To - Select the path where the images are located.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 119 of 252 Import Map Features and Comments from Map File Allows you to import the Map Features and Comments from an existing map file into the currently loaded map. Only the Features and Comments which will be located on the current map will be imported. There is only 1 input required, that is the name of the map file you want to import the Features and Comments from. If any Features or Comments are imported the currently loaded map must be saved to make these permanent.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 120 of 252 3. from the FGD file if it is available If the FGD file is available then additional information is obtained from it : The Map Name The Map Scale The positions of the map corners (the border or neat line). If the positions of the corner markers can be obtained then 3 of the corners are used as calibration points. There have been the some instances where the corners of the map stored in the FGD file are in error, this produces an incorrect calibration.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 121 of 252 The Map file name will be the same name as the image file but with a .MAP extension. The name of the file can be changed but do not change the extension. Save the file. Step 3 - The newly created Map will now be opened. From now on you open the Map by selecting the MAP file using the Load Map from File option. The original image must always be available when opening the map.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 122 of 252 A dialog will be opened which requests some of this information. Map Datum - specify the map datum to be used. Map UTM Zone - specify the zone, 2 digits only. For UTM projection maps the UTM zone number must be known to import the map so you must know this in advance. On the USA DRG maps the zone number is usually provided on the lower left hand corner of the map image, the datum is also provided there.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 123 of 252 into the file. You need Software to convert the Geotiff image from 24 bit to 8 bit color. Paint Shop Pro (www.jasc.com) works well. The Tiff Utilities available from the Utilities section of the OziExplorer web site (www.oziexplorer.com). Steps These instructions assume the geotiff file you are converting is called mytiff.tif and is located in a folder called c:\images, replace this with the real name of the tif file and path. Step 1 Open a DOS window.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 124 of 252 For Registered copies only. Importing a Single BSB Chart Importing a BSB Charts on a CD or In a Folder BSB Import Options Notes While it is simpler to be able to import the BSB Charts, it is possible, for those which cannot be imported, to calibrate the maps by hand using 3 Lat/Long points, 3 calibration points are usually adequate for an accurate calibration. Importing a Single BSB Chart Select the Import Map/Single BSB Chart Option on the File Menu.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 125 of 252 The maps are now ready to use, simply open the map you want to view using the OziExplorer Load Map menu option. Options Shift datum - Some BSB charts have been georeferenced based on the WGS84 or NAD83 datum even though the source chart (image) is based on another datum. When this is done the calibration is correct but the positions displayed do not agree with the grid shown on the map as this grid is based on the original source map datum.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 126 of 252 Importing NV.Digital Charts NV.Digital charts are similar in format to BSB charts and can be imported using the BSB Import option. See Importing BSB Charts help. Importing Maptech PCX or RML Charts This option is on the File/Import Maps menu. These types of Maptech Charts can be imported using this option. This option is used to import Maptech PCX charts, these charts have a .
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 127 of 252 Image File Path - The Path where the chart files are located, for PCX charts this is the path where the .HDR files are located and is usually the charthdr folder on the CD. For Superdisks this is where the .RML files are located. Map File Path - The path where you want the OziExplorer .map files to be placed, it is these files you will use to open the map in OziExplorer. Import - Imports the maps and creates the OziExplorer .map files. The .
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 128 of 252 Cal File Path - The Path where the .cal files are located, this is usually a CD. Map File Path - The path where you want the OziExplorer .map files to be placed, it is these files you will use to open the map in OziExplorer. Import - Imports the maps and creates the OziExplorer .map files. The .map files can then be loaded from the map file path using the Load Map from File option on the Load button on the Toolbar.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 129 of 252 ECW images can have geo-referencing included within the image header and if this information is included then the images can be imported and the OziExplorer .map file created. Only ECW images which use a map projection of Lat/Lon or UTM can be imported. Other map projection data will not be decoded correctly and will result in incorrect geo-referencing (calibration) of the map. The process involves scanning the image files on the CD and creating OziExplorer .
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 130 of 252 The map images are not moved from the CD so the CD needs to be in the drive when the map files are opened. Kompass Map Path - The Path where the Kompass map is located, the map file is most likely map.gvg and is in the DKL folder on the CD. Map File Path - The path where you want the OziExplorer .map files to be placed, it is these files you will use to open the map in OziExplorer. Import Button - Imports the maps and creates the OziExplorer .map files. The .
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 131 of 252 memory is required to process it. If you do require an image of this type the best option would be to save it as a color image and use a paint program such as Paint Shop Pro to process it. Map Searching The searching of maps is used for many functions of OziExplorer Map Find commands Index Map Name Search Moving Map - changing maps Moving Map - more detailed map The map search may find one or more maps to load.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 132 of 252 In order to discover if the map files in a folder have changed, been added to, or a new folder created OziExplorer stores a checksum in the index file. When you do a map search OziExplorer checks if the folders have changed, if something has changed OziExplorer creates or updates the index file, however in order to improve performance OziExplorer will not do this check again until 60 seconds have elapsed since the last check.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 133 of 252 Index Map The Index Map dialog allows an OziExplorer map to be loaded and displayed. An outline of all the maps stored in the Search Path will be drawn onto the loaded map. By moving the mouse over the window the maps available are displayed as a hint and the cursor changes to a finger pointer. By clicking the mouse all the maps available will be displayed in the map search list where the required map can be selected.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 134 of 252 index map. Lock - The Search Path will be locked to the path of the currently loaded map in the main OziExplorer window. Sub-Folders - If checked any sub-folders below the Search Path will be searched as well. Size - The window will resize to fit the loaded map (within certain limitations). Buttons The Search Path will be set to the Map File Path that is specified in the main OziExplorer configuration. Load a new map into the dialog. Zooms the map in and out.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 135 of 252 Fields Name to Find - Enter then name or part name of the place you want to find. Feature Code - Select the type of feature to see in the list. Left - When checked the text in the "Name to Find" field is searched for, starting at the left most character in the list. On Map - When checked only those places which are located on the currently loaded map are displayed in the list.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 136 of 252 Plot Location - Plots the location of the place on the currently loaded map. If the place is not located on the map it automatically searches for other maps. Find Maps - Searches for other maps the place may be located on. Searching uses OziExplorers standard methods. It either searches for maps in the "Map File Path" set in configuration or the path of the currently loaded map depending on the settings in OziExplorer.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 137 of 252 Distance - The search radius. Distance Units - The units used for the search radius. Draw - The circle will be drawn on the map. Hatch - The circle will be filled with a diagonal pattern. Search - Start the search, the locations within the specified circle will show in the name Search list. Close - Close the Window. Using the Find Map Feature The symbol used on the Button bar for the Find Map options.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 138 of 252 This lists all the maps found which contain the specified position. The ".." at the start of the map path indicates the map is located in a subfolder below the "Map File Path" (or for Index Map searches it is the Search Path specified). The maps are shown in the order of the column which shows the small triangle in the title of the column. For Example, click on the title "Pixel Scale" to sort the maps in order of Pixel Scale.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 139 of 252 Last Map" configuration option set, the Blank Map will be created automatically. When first created the Blank Map will be calibrated to cover the entire world. When you load data from file or download data from the GPS the map will automatically rescale itself so the data will fit completely on the map. When any additional data is added or deleted manually, you can use the ReScale Blank Map option on the Map Menu.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 140 of 252 Limitations in this version Map Projection and Datum - The seamless map can only be displayed in the Mercator map projection and the WGS 84 datum but this will be changed in a future version to allow any map projection / grid and datum to be used for the displayed map. Mapview - Will be implemented in a future version. BSB4/5 and Nv Digital not supported but will be in a future version. Internet maps cannot be loaded into a seamless map.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 141 of 252 have been moved up or down the list using the Up/Down buttons, changing the sort order will re- sort any maps that have been moved). The control can be resized by dragging the sides of the control (the size and position will be remembered). Use the Show Action List button to show/hide the action list. Toolbar Buttons Add Maps - Select one or more files in a folder to load into the seamless map.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 142 of 252 loaded and individual maps can then be deleted or added as required. No Sort of Maps - Does not automatically sort the maps, useful if you want to move the maps into a specific order that will not change. Sort Maps by Pixel Scale - The maps at the top of the list are shown on top of the maps that are lower in the list. Sorting the maps by their pixel scale is usually the best way as you would normally want the higher detail maps on top.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 143 of 252 difference between an AGD66 and a WGS 84 charted position can be up to 200 meter's (0.1 miles). This could be the difference between one side of a reef and the other! If you plot a GPS latitude and longitude on a chart which uses a different datum, you must apply some corrections otherwise you will plot your position in the wrong place. Mapping software such as OziExplorer will usually do these corrections for you.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 144 of 252 OziExplorer can use up to 10 user defined datums. To add User Datums to OziExplorer you need to do the following. If it doesn't already exist Create a text file called datums.dat in the OziExplorer directory. OziExplorer will read this file the next time it is run, the user datums will always be added to the bottom of the list. Within this file add the following line or lines (if more than 1 datum is to be added).
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 145 of 252 24 : 'Clarke 1880 IGN'; a: 6378249.2; invf:293.466021 25 : 'Hayford 1909'; a: 6378388.0; invf:296.959263 26 : 'Clarke 1858';a:6378350.87;invf:294.26 27 : 'Bessel 1841 (Norway)' ; a:6377492.0176;invf:299.1528 28 : 'Plessis 1817 (France)'; a: 6376523.0 ; invf:308.6409971 29 : 'Hayford 1924'; a : 6378388.0; invf: 297.0 30 : 'Danish (Andrae) 1876'; a: 6377019.25666 ; invf: 300.0 31 : 'Walbeck 1819'; a: 6376896.0 ; invf: 302.7821565 32 : 'Walbeck 1819 (2)'; a: 6377016.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 146 of 252 Close the list without making any change.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 147 of 252 ($GPGGA and $GPVTG) or ($GPGLL and $GPVTG). Most GPS receivers can output the required sentences but most require configuring. You may need to refer to your owners manual for the method. Some Garmins have the capability of outputting the required information using the PVT format, this is also supported by OziExplorer and this option is turned on in the Comm Tab in Configuration. The GPS needs to be connected to the USB or serial port of the PC.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 148 of 252 being processed. The next panel will display the following, these should be toggled on and off when data is being received. when any type of nmea data is being received. if the $GPRMC nmea sentence is being received, other sentences being used have a similar code. if the data in the $GPRMC nmea sentence is invalid (no fix or on some GPS units the unit may be being operated in simulator mode).
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 149 of 252 the date used is the PC date. This is necessary as not all NMEA sentences provide the date. Note that the time initially used to log track points may be the PC time until a time has been collected from the NMEA sentence. Proximity Waypoints Proximity zones can be set around waypoints at any specified distance in the units you have specified in the configuration. If you travel into (enter) this zone while using Moving Map an alarm will sound.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 150 of 252 The center of the circle is the vessels anchor position. If the vessels position leaves the red circle then the alarm will sound. The green dot is the vessels current position. The track behind the green dot shows the movement of the vessel. Buttons Reset - Will reset the Anchor position to the vessels current position. Sound - Will temporarily turn off the alarm sound. Configuration Radius - The radius from the anchor position.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 151 of 252 Show Track - If ticked the track will be shown as the vessel moves. Track Ageing - Track points which are older than this value will not be shown. Averaging Time - The amount of time the vessel position will be averaged when determining the anchoring position. Averaging will give a more accurate anchor position. Alarm Sound File - The sound file to play when the vessel moves outside the defined radius.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 152 of 252 Other properties can also be set to suit your requirements. Alarm Zones will only cause the alarm to be activated if they are attached to the map. This is done using the Options button in the Check Calibration of Map option which is on the File Menu. To edit an existing Alarm Zone it must be loaded onto the map using the Load Track from File option on the Load button on the Toolbar. Notes Note 1 : The number of points in an alarm zone must be 100 or less.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 153 of 252 Regional Map The regional map window is used when using moving map (real time tracking) mode, it shows your position on a map loaded in the regional map window. When not using moving map mode it centers on the center of the main map. NOTE - If you do not have a map loaded in the main OziExplorer window then you will not see the map in the regional window as it links to that map.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 154 of 252 always fully loaded into memory. This means that TIF, BSB, Maptech and OZF maps are fully loaded into RAM (instead of being paged from disk), these maps can be quite large and there is a chance your computer may run out of resources while loading the image, in these cases the loading will be aborted. Moving Map User Defined Pointers There are 3 user pointers which can be selected on the Moving Map tab in Configuration.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 155 of 252 Introduction You can use the moving map feature of OziExplorer to simply display your actual position on a map as you move. You can use the Navigation feature to help you navigate to a waypoint or along a route composed of waypoints. Navigating Along a Route or to a Specific Waypoint You must load a set of waypoints and a set of routes (if navigating along a route) before you can select a navigation option. Select Navigate To ..... on the Navigation menu.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 156 of 252 Use AIS System - Tick this box if you want the AIS system to be active. Ship Size - Specify the size of the graphic (triangle) seen on the screen. AIS Distance Units - Select the distance units you want to use. AIS Speed Units - Select the speed units you want to use. Ship Track Length - Specify the length of track that is plotted behind each ship.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 157 of 252 Use Com Port Input - If you have a AIS receiver connected to a com (serial) port. Com Port - Specify the com port number the receiver is connected to, if the gps and AIS receiver use the same cable the port number can be the same as the gps NMEA port setting set in the main OziExplorer configuration. Baud Rate - Set the baud rate the receiver uses, if the same port as the gps NMEA then this baud rate setting is ignored.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 158 of 252 Always - Always show the label. Less than Range - Only show the label if the distance the ship is away is less than the specified range. CPA Alarm - On show the label if the ship is generating a CPA alarm. Label Style - Select the label style that suits. Transparent Opaque Label Range - Specify the range using the specified units. Show On Label - Tick the box to show the information on the label.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 159 of 252 CPA Alarm - On show the CPA graphics if the ship is generating a CPA alarm. CPA Graphics Range - Specify the range using the specified units. Auto Pilot Output The Auto Pilot Output option has been provided for experimentation purposes only, do not use it to guide your vehicle without supervision. The functionality has not been tested to a satisfactory degree in this version of OziExplorer.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 160 of 252 Waypoints can also be included in a Route. Creating Waypoints Select the Position & Set Waypoints button on the toolbar. The cursor will change to a cross hair when it is in the map area. Select the position on the map where you want to place the Waypoint and press the left mouse button.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 161 of 252 Size - The size of the font used to display the waypoint on the map. Bold - Determines if the font is displayed with bold characters. Description - The description of the waypoint. Symbol Size - The size the symbol will be drawn on the map. 17 is the normal size of the symbol and this is the size where it will look natural. reducing the size below 17 will result in lost pixels from the symbol and an inferior image.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 162 of 252 Waypoint File Attachments Fields File Attachment - Any file can be attached to a waypoint. To attach a file press the button at the end of the field and select the file. To open the file move the mouse cursor over a waypoint and right click, a menu will be presented with an option called "Open File Attachment", select this option and the file will be opened by Windows in whatever program is associated with the file type.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 163 of 252 Sorting by Name or Description - Click the left mouse button on the "Name" column title to sort the waypoints by name. To reverse the sort click again on the title. The waypoints can also be sorted by description. Datum Datum - The datum of the positions displayed in the list. Sets the Datum to the Datum of the currently loaded map. If the Datum of Loaded Map is selected then the datum used will always be the same as the datum of the currently loaded map.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 164 of 252 - Plot Location of Selected Waypoint on Current Map - Will position the current map so the Waypoint is in the center of the screen. - Find Map for Selected Waypoint - Will find all maps which can display the waypoint, see Find Map help for details. - Selection functions, none, all, invert. Delete - Deletes the selected waypoints.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 165 of 252 Altitude - The altitude of the waypoint. Description - The description of the waypoint. Symbol - The symbol to use. Position Datum - This is the datum you were using when you obtained the position of the waypoint you are now entering. The coordinates will be converted from this datum to the datum of the current map.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 166 of 252 The Lowrance/Eagle, Garmin, Magellan and MLR GPS units handle the upload and download of routes in different ways. The Lowrance/Eagles only use the Waypoint numbers to define the waypoints which belong to a route, the waypoint must already be in the GPS. When routes are downloaded and uploaded only the waypoint numbers are sent. The Magellan and MLR only send the waypoint names to the GPS the waypoints must already exist in the unit.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 167 of 252 Loading Routes from File This is still causing me problems on how to code this properly. At the moment you should make sure you load the waypoint file which you were using when you created the route. It is not possible to display a route unless the waypoints are loaded as well. It is possible for the waypoint stored in the route not to agree with the waypoints loaded on the map if the waypoints have been modified since the route was created.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 168 of 252 Show (Routes) - Shows or hides the routes on the map. ReLink - If you make any changes to a waypoints geographic position or sort the waypoints you need to press this button to relink the waypoints stored in the route to the actual waypoints in the waypoint file you used when the routes were created. Note that relinking does not work if you change the names of 1 or more waypoints. The Route must be manually edited to fix name changes. Help - Display this help.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 169 of 252 Fields Name - The Name of the route, up to 16 characters. This is the name which will be uploaded to the gps if your GPS supports Route names. Desc - The Description of the Route, up to 40 characters. Color - The color used to display the Route on the screen. Waypoints Available - The list of waypoints which have been loaded into OziExplorer. Waypoints in Route - The list of waypoints in the Route. Buttons Show - Show this Route on the map.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 170 of 252 Cancel - Close the Dialog and ignore any changes made. Events Events are specific to the Lowrance and Eagle models of GPS. If you are having trouble finding them described in your Lowrance or Eagle GPS manual they are referred to as Icons. On the box they may be referred to as Events or Event markers. Events are used to mark fishing or hunting locations, landmarks, boat ramps, and virtually any point of interest.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 171 of 252 Event Properties Fields Fore Color - The foreground color of the symbol. The Garmin symbol set does not allow the color to be changed. Back Color - The background color of the symbol. Event Symbol - Select the symbol from the list provided. The list of symbols provided depends on the symbol set available for the GPS which has been specified in the configuration. Symbol Size - The size the symbol will be drawn on the map.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 172 of 252 Datum Datum - The datum of the positions displayed in the list. Sets the Datum to the Datum of the currently loaded map. If the Datum of Loaded Map is selected then the datum used will always be the same as the datum of the currently loaded map. To see the datum of the loaded map place the mouse pointer on the field and the datum will be displayed as a hint. Buttons Position Format Buttons - Show the positions in Degrees or the selected Grid.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 173 of 252 Map Features are objects which can be placed on a map, they are used to show the position of places or features of interest. They can be displayed as a blue circle with a number or as a symbol which the user can select. A link to a picture file can also be added to a map feature and the picture is displayed with the map feature in the properties dialog. Map Features are saved in the map file. There is limit of 500 map features per map.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 174 of 252 Fields Feature Name - The name you give to the feature, this name is displayed in the hint when the cursor is placed on the map feature object. Comment - Any comment or description you want to give to the feature. Picture File - If you want a picture displayed in the properties dialog select the image by clicking on the arrow at the end of the field. BMP or JPG files can be selected. Symbol - Press the button to select a symbol.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 175 of 252 Map Feature List Datum Datum - The datum of the positions displayed in the list. Sets the Datum to the Datum of the currently loaded map. If the Datum of Loaded Map is selected then the datum used will always be the same as the datum of the currently loaded map. To see the datum of the loaded map place the mouse pointer on the field and the datum will be displayed as a hint. Buttons Position Format Buttons - Show the positions in Degrees or the selected Grid.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 176 of 252 The Map features can be displayed as a symbol. The symbol files are bitmap images. The symbol for a Map feature is selected on its property dialog. Symbol Format The symbol is displayed as a 17x17 pixel grid. The symbol files are windows Bitmap files (BMP). Any BMP file can be used of any size, if the BMP is too large it is reduced to 17x17 pixels, the aspect ratio is maintained. A bitmap less than 17x17 is displayed as it is.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 177 of 252 button. Editing the Properties of Map Comments To open the property dialog for a map comment either double click on the map comment object or right click with the cursor on the map comment object and select the properties option on the menu. The properties of a map feature can be modified in the properties dialog, see Map Comment Properties for details. Map Comment Properties Fields Comment - The text you want to see on the map.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 178 of 252 Help - Gives help for the properties dialog. Cancel - Close the dialog and discard any changes. Save - Close the dialog and keep the changes. If you make any changes to the map comments you must save the map file to make the changes permanent. Map Comment List Datum Datum - The datum of the positions displayed in the list. Sets the Datum to the Datum of the currently loaded map.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 179 of 252 Delete the Selected Map Comments - Deletes all the Map Comments which have been selected. Select if not on Map - If the Map Comments are not located on the currently loaded map then they are selected. Properties - Opens the property dialog of the selected Map Comment. Working with Tracks Tracks can be downloaded from the GPS or manually created and uploaded to the GPS. Tracks which have been downloaded from the GPS can also be modified manually.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 180 of 252 Use the Track Control Property buttons to load and save the tracks and set the properties for each of the tracks. By saving the track the properties are saved with the track. Each track can be displayed independently. Manually Creating Tracks Tracks can be created directly onto the map and then saved to file and/or sent to the GPS. To manually create a Track. When manually creating a track you are always working with track number 1.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 181 of 252 A track can be split into sections (putting a break in the track). Open the Track Control and select the track to be split. Press the Track List button to show the list of the track points. Select the track point where the break in the track is required. To help select the correct track point, a location cursor on the currently selected track point is displayed.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 182 of 252 Fields Track Desc - Any text to describe this track, up to 35 characters. Line Color - The Color used to draw the track on screen. Width - The width in pixels of the line used to draw the track. Line Style - The style used to draw the track on screen. Type - The track type. Line - draws a line between points. Polygon - Closes the track and fills the inside with the selected fill color and type.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 183 of 252 Show - Show this Track on the screen. Help - Shows this help. OK - Close the Property Dialog. The Track Control To display the Track Control dialog press down the Show/Hide Track Control Button button bar. on the Fields Num - The numbers 1 to 99 ... indicate the track number. The colored box to the left of the number is the current color of the track when drawn on the map. Description - The description for each track.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 184 of 252 In order to manipulate the track the points must be displayed as objects, this is referred to as "Active". Two buttons have been provided to make track points active. Active track points can be dragged to a new position using the Shift key & Left mouse button, a menu can be displayed when the right mouse button is pressed. Only Track 1 can have points made active.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 185 of 252 Show Track List - See the Track List help for details. Selected Track Properties - Shows the Track Properties dialog, see Track Properties help for details. Move track Up - Moves the selected track up in the list. Move Track Down - Moves the selected track down in the list. In some cases track 1 needs to be cleared so a new track can be loaded. If the track already in track 1 needs to be kept then the best method is to move an empty track up into its place.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 186 of 252 If the Date and Time have been collected with the track then the speed for each section between track points is calculated. Datum Datum - The datum of the positions displayed in the list. Sets the Datum to the Datum of the currently loaded map. If the Datum of Loaded Map is selected then the datum used will always be the same as the datum of the currently loaded map.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 187 of 252 Selection Functions - Provides various ways of working with the selection of the track points. Delete the Selected Track Points - Deletes all the track points which have been selected. Select if not on Map - If the track points are not located on the currently loaded map then they are selected. Properties - Opens the properties dialog for the selected point. Track Replay The track replay does not use the date/time for each track point to replay the track.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 188 of 252 Fields Track No - The Track number to move. Move Units - The number of pixels to move at each step. Combo Box - Determines which track points to move. All Track Points - All the points belonging to a track are move. Active Points Only - Only the Active points are move. Points are made active using the options on the Track Control. Buttons Arrows - Moves the track in the indicated direction. Help - Displays this help. Save - Saves the moved track to a file.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 189 of 252 Clicking on the graph will popup a window which shows The Distance and Altitude or Speed of the point where the click was done and the details of the closest Track Point Fields X Axis - Will graph either Distance or Time on the X Axis. Profile Type - Will graph either Altitude or Speed. Track - Select the track Number to view. The tracks must have already been loaded into the track number. Section - The Section Number in the track.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 190 of 252 Refresh Button - Loads the Track again and replots it. Useful if you load a new track into a track number and want to view it without having to restart the Track Profile dialog. Track Filter The Track Filter provides the ability to reduce the number of points in a track by selectively removing points using the specified parameters.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 191 of 252 properties are derived from the properties of the Point Set. The number of points per Point Set is limited only by the resources of the PC. Points use very few resources so many thousand can be displayed on the map at the same time. Points cannot be directly uploaded to a GPS and cannot be included in a Route. Points can be used to add numerous names and/or locations of objects to a map. Points are used for editing the Magellan Datasend POI's.
OziExplorer Help Contents Fields Points Desc - Any text to describe this set of Points up to 25 characters. Fore Color - The Color of the foreground used to draw the points on screen. Back Color - The Color of the background used to draw the points on screen. Format - How to display the points. Select from the list. Style - The Style used to display the points. Select from the list. Size - The size in pixels of the point symbol. Font Size - The size of text used for the point name.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 193 of 252 These are the properties of an individual Point within a Point Set. Fields Name - The name assigned to the point, up to 35 characters can be used. Rotation - Rotates the text on screen, any rotation angle between -90 to 90 can be used, only applies if the Format for Point Set is "Name Only". This property is mainly used by Names in the OziMC add-on. Desc 1 - The 1st line of the description, up to 20 characters.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 194 of 252 To activate the Point Control press the Show/Hide Point Control button on the Toolbar. Using the Point Control Buttons Show/Hide Points on Map - Display or hide all the Point Sets on the map. All Points are Made Inactive - All Points which have been made active are made inactive. Draw Box to make Points Active - A specific block of Points can be set as "Active" by drawing a box around them with the mouse, use the button on the Point Control to do this.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 195 of 252 Save the Selected Point Set - The point set currently selected in the list will be saved to a file. Show Point List - See the Point List help for details. Selected Point Set Properties - Shows the Point Properties dialog, see Point Set Properties help for details. Move Point Set Up - Moves the selected Point Set up in the list. Move Point Set Down - Moves the selected Point Set down in the list.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 196 of 252 Waypoint+ types The 1st field is signifies that it is a Waypoint record, the characters Waypoint or WP can be used. Each keyword is followed by a designator that describes what kind of storage is used with latitude and longitude. DM and DMS are stored in as single packed floating point number. D=decimal degrees; ddd.dddddddd (34.064531922) DM=degrees minutes; ddd.mmmmmmm = ddd mm.mmmmmmm (34.06548 = 34 6.548') DMS=degrees minutes seconds; ddd.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 197 of 252 WP,UTM,WPNAME,56J,445946,7063980,11/23/1995,19:29:00,Description Extended Types (preferred for manual data entry) WP, waypoint name, latitude(multiple fields), longitude(multiple fields), date , time , waypoint description. Examples: WP,DMX,WPNAME,34,6.548,-117,80.632,11/23/1995,19:29:00,Description,Symbol WP,DMSX,WPNAME,34,6,4.53,-117,29,5.95,11/23/1995,19:29:00,Description,Symbol No fields are case sensitive, lowercase or mixed case can be used in any field.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 198 of 252 Compe-Gps Track Files - Allows a track to be imported from a Compe-Gps .trk track file. Import MapInfo MIF File This is a limited import, the projection used in the file must be latitude/longitude, positions in the file must be in Lat/Lon or a Transverse Mercator projection (including UTM). The datum is read from the file and most datums used for positions in the file are supported and the positions are translated automatically.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 199 of 252 If the positions are in UTM then the UTM Zone of the positions must be known and specified in the Options dialog during the import process. Failure to specify the correct zone will give incorrect data. The datum used for the positions must also be known and specified in the options dialog during the import process. Failure to specify the correct datum will give incorrect data.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 200 of 252 Fields Track No - The number of the OziExplorer track to use. Track Color - The color to use for the track. Track Width - The width to make the track line. During importing the above dialog is presented. To use this dialog you need to know somwthing about the data you are importing. You can select a DBF field as a Type Field and a new track will be created each time the Type Field contents change. The Description Field is used as the description of the new track.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 201 of 252 The datum used for exporting can be selected and will default to the datum used for the current map. NOTE : When exporting to a Waypoint+ text file the datum cannot be altered from WGS 84. Also when importing a Waypoint+ text file the file must have been written from Waypoint+ using the WGS84 datum, OziExplorer does NOT try to use different datums when importing Waypoint+ text files.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 202 of 252 each field separated by a comma non essiential fields need not be entered but comma separators must still be used (example ,,) Field 1 : TP - track point identifier Field 2 : data format selected during export Field 3 : UTM Zone Field 4 : y position data in your selected format (Latitude) Field 5 : x position data in your selected format (Longitude) Field 6 : Date - month, day, year Field 7 : Time - hours, minutes, decimal seconds Field 8 : Section change code Fie
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 203 of 252 Lat - the y position, usually latitude Lon - the x position, usually longitude Name - the name of the waypoint in the record (if known) Aux1 - Date and Time of the taypoint Aux2 - not used Aux3 - Altitude of the waypoint Longname For exporting OziExplorer Points as points Lat - the y position, usually latitude Lon - the x position, usually longitude Name - the name of the point truncated to 17 characters Aux1 - Description 1 Aux2 - Description 2 Aux3 - Description
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 204 of 252 This is an example of a good track for area calculation. Using the Area Calculation On the Options Menu select the Area Calculation option. The Area Calculation dialog will be displayed. Press the Create Track Point Button on the toolbar and draw a track around the perimeter of the area you want calculated by clicking on the map to form a track. As you draw track points the polygon will be filled with hatching. The area will be displayed in the dialog.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 205 of 252 Note 1 : To select a Trackpoint or Point the Trackpoint or Point must be "Active" set by using the Track Control or Point Control dialog, so this can only be done for Track 1 or Point Set 1. However distance & bearing is displayed as you are manually creating a track. Note 2 : When measuring the distance between 2 objects (Waypoints, Events, Map Features and so on) the measurement is taken from the position stored within the object i.e. its Lat/Lon coordinates.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 206 of 252 Lat/Lon Grid The lat/lon grid can be displayed for any map of any scale of any projection. There are some limitations, such as maps crossing the 180 degree longitude and maps which have a border outside a valid lat/lon such as the example world map. Other Grid The grid displayed is the one selected in the "Alternate Grid" in configuration. If the UTM grid is selected then the grid displayed on the map is a UTM grid etc.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 207 of 252 Most of the parameters need no explanation, the ones which are not obvious are decribed below. Clip to Neat Line - If checked the grid will stop at the neat line boundary which is setup using the corner markers in map calibration. For maps with curved projections odd displays can be noticed if "clip to neat line" is active but these are unimportant.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 208 of 252 Note: Due to licensing conditions, there may be printing restrictions on some map types. Select Area to print on the main map Only enabled when a Selected option is specified in Print Map. When enabled, you can use the mouse (with the left mouse button depressed) to drag a rectangle on the main map window marking a section of the map you want printed.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 209 of 252 number of pages being printed. Printing of the map can be aborted by pressing the Esc key when the OziExplorer window has the focus. Pressing the Esc key does not give an instant response, but be patient it will respond when it gets control. Pages This allows you to set the number of pages wide and the number of pages deep that the "Fit to Page (s)" options use. These values are not applicable to the "to Scale" options.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 210 of 252 This option allows you to print everything on the map without printing the actual image of the map, useful for printing map overlays on clear plastic. Track Line (mm/unit) Controls the Line width used for printing tracks. If the track line width is set to 1 pixel then it prints at the specified mm width, if it is 2 pixels it prints at 2 x the specified mm width and so on. Route Line (mm) Controls the Line width used for printing routes.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 211 of 252 The minimum scale allowed to be selected is 1:500 - this is to prevent possible problems in calculations of the various parameters required. It is possible, with the selection of a scale which is too small for the particular map, to generate thousands of pages of print. The software will warn you if the number of pages is going to exceed 20 and will not allow you to print more than 200.
OziExplorer Help Contents Cursor Move Events Page 212 of 252 The cursor can be moved by holding down the shift key and using the arrow keys. The map screen must have the focus. If adding waypoints etc holding the shift key down and pressing the Enter key will add the object. When adding Events using the mouse pointer directly on the map, you can hold down the Alt key and instead of adding an Event a Waypoint will be added (saves having to click the buttons on the Toolbar).
OziExplorer Help Contents Decimal Degrees Degrees, Minutes & Seconds Special Note Page 213 of 252 To enter as Decimal Degrees you put the decimal part of the number in the minutes field. The decimal point must be the first character in the minutes field. For international settings the decimal separator may also be a comma (,). Example this is the same as 26 degrees 30 minutes. To enter as Degrees & Minutes & Seconds you put the Minutes and Seconds in the Minutes field separated by a space.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 214 of 252 see also Hints and Tips Special Keys and Stuff Why can't I upload to a Garmin GPS at 115,000 BAUD, Mapsource does it. 115,000 baud can be used for uploading maps and for upgrading the ROM software in the GPS, but to the best of my knowledge and experiments it does not work for upload/download of waypoints etc, if someone can show me any software which can do it I will try to do it also.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 215 of 252 The PgUp/PgDn keys zoom the map in and out. There are 50, 100 and 200% zoom levels available on the right click map menu. There are + - zoom buttons on the toolbar. There will soon be a version released which has specific zoom buttons which can be added to the user toolbar, including a "Full" zoom button. When I use the Zoom there is a considerable delay until control is returned.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 216 of 252 The symbols are only for use by Map Features. The symbols used by the waypoints are fixed to match those available in your GPS and cannot be altered by the user. Hints & Tips see also Frequently Asked Questions Special Keys and Stuff 1. To drag objects around on the map press the Drag button on the toolbar and drag the object with the mouse pointer. If the Drag button is not down, hold down the shift key while dragging with the left mouse button. 2.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 217 of 252 coordinate (x,y). Printing a Map 101 The temporary windows bitmap needed could not be created. Your system may be very low on resources, memory or hard disk space. 102 You may not have enough free disk space Printing Error - The image could not be on C: drive for the image to be spooled. You transferred to the printer, this usually means may need many hundreds of megabytes to the section of image being printed causes an spool a large image.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 218 of 252 The problem may be caused by the Graphics card drivers and usually graphics cards which use high acceleration. Some of the problems which show up are : The computer locks up when the cursor is moved to the top of the map. A General Protection Fault is generated in the Graphics card driver When scrolling, the map window becomes fragmented. To test this you can turn down the acceleration of the graphics card and try OziExplorer. Open the Display Properties.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 219 of 252 Communications with the GPS Garmin GPS - Upload/Download When using a Garmin GPS and are having problems uploading/downloading make sure you check these settings: GPS - set the GPS Interface to GRMN/GRMN HOST mode. On newer model Garmins the mode is just called GARMIN. OziExplorer - set the GPS Upload/Download Baud rate to 9600, garmins always do upload/download at this speed.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 220 of 252 See Datums help for more information. When calibrating a map and are using readings from your GPS make sure the readings were taken with the GPS datum set to the same datum as the map. Trouble Shooting see also OziExplorer Crashes my System Common User Problems Communication Problems Read this section if you are having problems communicating with your GPS.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 221 of 252 Waypoint Symbols will not print - This is a problem which seems to occur on just some printers, the cause has not been determined yet. A work around to this problem is to activate a different symbol printing procedure, this can be activated by placing a file called "nopcanvas.dat" into the folder where oziexplorer is installed, is does not matter what is in the file. The Object Scale parameter on the print dialog does not work using this method.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 222 of 252 Line 2 : Geodetic Datum used for the Lat/Lon positions for each waypoint Line 3 : Reserved for future use Line 4 : GPS Symbol set - not used yet Waypoint data One line per waypoint each field separated by a comma comma's not allowed in text fields, character 209 can be used instead and a comma will be substituted.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 223 of 252 One line per event each field separated by a comma non essential fields need not be entered but comma separators must still be used (example ,,) defaults will be used for empty fields Field 1 : Number - this is the location in the array (max 1000), must be unique, usually start at 1 and increment. Field 2 : Latitude - decimal degrees. Field 3 : Longitude - decimal degrees.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 224 of 252 Note that OziExplorer reads the Date/Time from field 5, the date and time in fields 6 & 7 are ignored. Example -27.350436, 153.055540,1,-777,36169.6307194, 09-Jan-99, 3:08:14 -27.348610, 153.055867,0,-777,36169.6307194, 09-Jan-99, 3:08:14 Point File (.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 225 of 252 substituted. non essential fields need not be entered but comma separators must still be used (example ,,) defaults will be used for empty fields Any number of the last fields in a data line need not be included at all not even the commas. Route Record Field 1 : R - indicating route details Field 2 : Number - this is the location in the array, must be unique, usually start at 0 for Garmins 1 for other and increment.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 226 of 252 Map File Format In the text below the lines in the map file are marked with a dot. Only those parameters which can be modified/created by the user are described, parameters which are used for special cases are not described. The lines in green are optional The Map File The lines are in the order they are in the map file. Header and Version of File OziExplorer Map Data File Version 2.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 227 of 252 Magnetic Variation entry - degrees,minutes Magnetic Variation,,,E Map Projection Map Projection,Lambert Conformal Conic,PolyCal,No,AutoCalOnly,No,BSBUseWPX,Yes Parameters 1. 2. 3. 4.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 228 of 252 A marker line, it contains no information but is used as a file marker, must be there Map Feature = MF ; Map Comment = MC These follow if they exist Map Features, there are 3 lines per feature Line 1 Parameters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 229 of 252 Attached file marker, .plt, .wpt, .evt, .pnt files can be included Track File = TF These follow if they exist The attached files - not limited to just track files TF,e:\GpsMap\Data\000_2.plt TF,e:\GpsMap\Data\aa_demo1.plt TF,e:\GpsMap\Data\000_test.plt TF,e:\GpsMap\Data\001_test.plt TF,e:\GpsMap\Data\aaa.pnt TF,e:\GpsMap\Data\names.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 230 of 252 MM1B,170.352987 The lat/lon grid setup LL Grid Setup LLGRID,No,10 Min,Yes,8421504,255,16711935,10 Min,16777215,8421504,9,1,Yes,x Parameters 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 231 of 252 OziExplorer API (Application Programming Interface) The API is a controlling interface, the API provides methods for other programs to control many actions of OziExplorer. The files and documentation for the API can be downloaded from the Utilities section of the web site www.oziexplorer.com Introduction OziExplorer3D is an optional add-on to the OziExplorer software, details of the software and an evaluation version can be obtained from our web site www.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 232 of 252 Because OziExplorer can handle maps and also requires the use of height data for its own needs it was decided to include the creation of the 3D maps within OziExplorer rather than duplicating its map handling functionality in OziExplorer3D as well. OziExplorer can use a normal OziExplorer map and the height data which the user has installed to create a 3D map file which is then sent to the OziExplorer3D map viewer.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 233 of 252 What if I only have a basic graphics card and my maps rotate slowly If your system does not have a graphics card with hardware acceleration, the software will perform slowly. The reason for this is that although most Windows users will have access to a software implementation of OpenGL, it uses the CPU (instead of a dedicated graphics card) to render 3D graphics. Windows 95B (OSR2/2.1), Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 234 of 252 Can height data captured by my GPS with a track be used to replace DEM data for my map. If height data is downloaded with the track then it will be used in the track display. It cannot be used to replace the elevations shown from the DEM data. My heights do not agree with the contour lines on my map The units (metres /feet) may not be correct, check that the units selected in OziExplorer are the same as the units the contour lines are drawn.
OziExplorer Help Contents SRTM Page 235 of 252 SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission), a joint project between the NIMA and NASA to produce digital topographic data for 80% of the Earth's land surface (all land areas between 60º north and 56° south latitude). Most of the world has been released on a 3-arc-second (approximately 90 meters) grid, with the USA data being available on a 1-arc-second (approximately 30 meters) grid.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 236 of 252 the file name of the .hgt file as it is used to position the dem. Place the file in the "Globe (Arcview)" Elevation Data folder. OziExplorer must be configured to use SRTM data by configuring the use of Globe Data in Elevation Configuration (see the Help file for details). If you have not configured this path then you must do that before the height data will be used. If you no longer want the original .zip then you can delete it manually using windows explorer.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 237 of 252 is destroyed. Run the oziUnGzip program and select the file (or files) you want to extract, they will be extracted to the same folder as the compressed file. Note - You must use version 1.1 of the oziUnGzip program (the version is in the program caption - version 1.0 does not display a version number). The DTED data contains many files that are not required by OziExplorer so these are automatically deleted. Only the .dt0 files are kept (or dt1 or dt2).
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 238 of 252 From the Gtopo30 web site download the files you require by clicking on the map of the world, a page showing the area you clicked on will be displayed, you can download the file from this page. It is suggested you download the files to the \Elevation Data\Gtopo30 folder located under the folder where OziExplorer is installed. Using the Data The files have a .tar.gz extension indicating they are a Gzip compressed tar file. A program called oziUnGzip.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 239 of 252 Data Type int16 File Format PC binary Compression Option Compressed tar file Transfer Option FTP Enter a different File Name and Unique Name if desired. Press the Get Data button to create the data files, there will be a delay while the files are created. When complete click on the link "click here" to download the data files It is suggested you download them to the \Elevation Data\Globe folder located under the folder where OziExplorer is installed.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 240 of 252 have selected your region, download the compressed file format. (Free download) Files size - from 100K to 2MB Downloading Click on the map to obtain the region you want This will take you to a more detailed map, click on the region you want This will present you with a list of files which cover the region, to save download time only download the compressed files.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 241 of 252 This will present you with a list of files which cover the region, to save download time only download the compressed files. It is suggested you download them to the \Elevation Data\USADem24 folder located under the folder where OziExplorer is installed. Using the data The files have a .DEM.SDTS.TAR.GZ extension indicating they are a Gzip compressed file. The files are also in the SDTS format, for OziExplorer to use them they must be in the DEM format.
OziExplorer Help Contents and GLOBE Page 242 of 252 (approximately 1 kilometer grid) See the instructions above in the "World" section on how to use the data. 9 Sec DEM GEODATA 9 Second DEM Version 2 is available on CD. (Note: This data can also be downloaded from the Geoscience Australia website but the data which is downloaded is NOT in a suitable format that can be used directly by OziExplorer). The grid spacing is 9 seconds in latitude and longitude (approximately 250 meter grid).
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 243 of 252 It is our intention to support other formats where possible and also to support more map projections and coordinate grids. For us to support a particular format we would need a couple of example DEM files, information on the projection/grid used for the data and the specifications for the format of the dem file. See the bottom of this page for details on making your own "default.ozproj" files.
OziExplorer Help Contents USA DEM 250 USA DEM 24K Page 244 of 252 USGS USGS second approx 100 dem meter 1:250,000 scale dem A file called default.ozproj can be setup in each folder to specify the Datum. Data must be in UTM or Lat/Lon, if no datum is specified in the file header a default datum of NAD27 CONUS. 7.5 minute mostly 30 dem meter but some 1:24,000 at 10 meter A file called scale dem default.ozproj can be setup in each folder to specify the Datum.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 245 of 252 see the table above, whether you will require a default.ozproj file for your DEM The default.ozproj file is read as each folder is scanned, all the DEM files in the same folder are assumed to be using the parameters specified in the default.ozproj file. If you have DEM's which use different grids or datums then these must be put in their own folder with a default.ozproj file setup with the correct parameters.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 246 of 252 ;8=France I ;9=France II ;10=France III ;11=France IV ;12=Italy 1 Grid ;13=Italy 2 Grid ;14=Vicmap TM Grid ;21=Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area ;22=Lambert Conformal Conic grid 5 ;NZ grid specified ;The parameters below are used for the grid or projection specified above if required ;They are only required for the Transverse Mercator User Grid and for grid numbers ;21 and 22 from the list above.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 247 of 252 OziExplorer 3D - Elevation Configuration System Tab Use Elevation Data - Important, If unticked OziExplorer will not make use of Elevation from Elevation Files or allow 3D maps to be created. Elevation Display at Startup - If ticked the Elevation Display window (shows the Elevation under the mouse position) will be shown when OziExplorer is started. Filter Elevation - It is recommended that this parameter be ticked.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 248 of 252 Globe (ArcView) Grid Ascii USA DEM 250 USA DEM 24K See the Height Data help for more details of the type of data supported. The checkbox beside each path enables the file type to be made active (used in OziExplorer) or not active (not used in OziExplorer).
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 249 of 252 left and bottom right corner markers will be used. There will be some maps where this option will not work because the corner marker configuration is not as expected. Note - This option is disabled in unregistered versions of OziExplorer. Configuration - Opens the Configuration dialog. There is separate available for configuration. Fields Meters per Pixel - The approximate number of meters per pixel for this map.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 250 of 252 the map again to set the end position. The Create button can then be pressed to create the track and the View button can be pressed to view the track. Buttons Close - Close the window. Create - Create a track of the profile. View - View the created profile on a profile graph. Help - Provides this help. OziExplorer 3D - Elevation Display The display of Elevations assumes you have elevation data installed for the map you are using.
OziExplorer Help Contents Page 251 of 252 If many types of DEM's are active OziExplorer selects the DEM to use in this order. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. USA Dem 24K USA Dem 250 Grid ASCII NIMA DTED Gtopo30 Globe (Arcview) Example - if a USA Dem 24K and Gtopo30 data exist and are set as active, the USA Dem 24K data will always be used.
OziExplorer Help Contents 3D maps can only be created at 100% zoom the ability to select the full map and the map inside the neat lines are disabled Page 252 of 252
