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Do
you have a GPS interface? |
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The only way to
use GPS functions is to buy and install SoftMap 5.
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Is
my GPS receiver compatible with SoftMap? |
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Please consult our list of supported
GPS receivers at:
http://www.softmaptech.com/en/volumes/volEN_softmap_gps_supp.html
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I
have version 4.2 of SoftMap GPS and I have trouble downloading
my GPS data; do you have a patch for that problem? |
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There is a
new version of SoftMap GPS available for download at
http://www.softmaptech.com/en/pages/telechargement_EN.html#SM_GPS.
This update improves
the stability of version 4.2.
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Can
SoftMap GPS operate on a computer using a USB protocol? |
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Yes but you need
to download and install the last update of SoftMap
Plus at:
http://www.softmaptech.com/en/pages/telechargement_EN.html#SM_GPS.
For SoftMap Pro users, the update
is available at:
http://www.softmaptech.com/en/registration/enr_SMPro_EN.html.
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I
have tried every setting but cannot get a connection.
Every time it comes up with a red connection status.
Could you please help me with this and tell me which
settings I should be using. ? |
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Make sure that
your Com Port selected for your GPS receiver is active
and in good working condition. |
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Tried
without success to navigate in real time. I have
a database created, GPS set to my receiver brand.
Get a green light in the connection box but position
does not update (all zeros).? |
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To navigate
in real time in SoftMap, your GPS receiver must be set
to NMEA protocol and select the NMEA
real time positioning in
the list of GPS receivers in SoftMap.
However, if you want
to download data from your GPS receiver to SoftMap
and vice-versa, you must deactivate the NMEA protocol
in your GPS receiver and select your GPS receiver
model in SoftMap(ex. Garmin, etc.).
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What
are the settings to download data from my GPS to SoftMap
and vice-versa? |
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You must deactivate
the NMEA protocol in your GPS receiver and set it to
the communication protocol of your receiver (ex. Garmin)
in SoftMap list. In the connexion, the transfer speed
expressed in Bits per second must be the same in the
GPS and in SoftMap. |
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What
is the reference system of the GPS database? |
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The reference
system used is the WGS84. |
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Is
it possible to change the reference system of the GPS
DB? |
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It is not possible
to change the geodesic reference system of the GPS database.
The WGS84 has been chosen because it is used by all
the GPS receivers. If you display your maps in NAD27
or NAD83 in SoftMap, the software will take charge of
the conversion of coordinates so that the data displayed
is always at the right place on the map. |
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Can I import or export
GPS data from external formats? |
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SoftMap GPS allows to import or export
tracks in the following 6 formats: Garmin PCX5 (TRK),
Ozi Explorer (PLT), Gardown (TXT and GDN), G7ToWin (TXT)
and the format CSV. |
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Can
I use my own symbols to illustrate my points? |
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For the points
that are in the GPS database, you can only use the symbols
in the bank of symbols that is supplied. However, it
is possible to export the points in the GPS database
to your SoftMap personal database. This way you could
change the symbols to your own symbols. |
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Can
I upload SoftMap maps in my GPS receiver? |
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It is impossible
to upload our maps in a GPS because they are too large
being raster maps and are SoftMap proprietary format,
unreadable by other software. The manufacturers of the
GPS receivers normally restrict the upload to their
own map format and the GPS receivers have sometimes
limited memory. |
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Where
can I find the User's Guide? |
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SoftMap GPS instructions
are included in the SoftMap User's guide.
The guide is available in the SoftMap program group
from Windows Start menu. To be sure
to have the good version of the guide, download the
last update at:
http://www.softmaptech.com/en/pages/telechargement_EN.html#SM_GPS.
For SoftMap Pro users, the update
is available at:
http://www.softmaptech.com/en/registration/enr_SMPro_EN.html.
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Can
I transfer a GPS database to another computer/user and
how? |
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A GPS database
is an Access file with an MDB extension. Here is the
default folder for the creation of databases: C:\Program
Files\SoftMap\SoftMap Plus\Data\GPS.
To transfer the data, you must take the GPS database
from your computer and copy it in the other computer.
To do that, proceed as follows:
1. Take the database and
copy it on a floppy or burn it on a CD-ROM. If you
prefer, you can send the database by e-mail.
2. Copy the database on the
other computer. You can place it at the same place
on the hard disk, i.e. C:\Program Files\SoftMap\SoftMap
Plus\Data\GPS.
3. On the other computer,
open SoftMap.
4. In SoftMap, click on the
GPS menu and choose "Open a GPS database".
5. In the "Open a GPS database"
window, browse the disk until you find the copied
database and open it.
NOTE: You can have information
about your GPS databases (name and location) under
the GPS tab of the session window.
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I
would like to obtain a key for the GPS option, what
do I need to do? |
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The registration
key for SoftMap GPS is no longer available since the
release of SoftMap 5. The only way to add the GPS
tools to your software is to buy and install SoftMap
5.
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