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Offline D S

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background map import
« on: July 20, 2015, 05:25:16 PM »
does anyone know size limit of background map you can import  into Autocharts
I have a large file historic map file that will not import?
no actual reference number within the help file just says reasonable size?
I just get  a white screen background after I select the kml file I want to upload to autocharts
 I am however  able to import small kml files  no problem.....
it would be useful to have this as an overlay for my mapping project
DS
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Re: background map import
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2015, 12:40:42 PM »
update
 I cropped image and it will import now still no idea what the size limit is though?
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Re: background map import
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2015, 10:10:14 PM »
I was wondering the same thing. Do you import the historic map into google esrth and align/calibrate it then export the kml?  I would rather do that. I have been using a few pieces of software to manually create .map calibration for image files from Google earth. But started using allmapsoft.com/umd lately. It's nice cus you can grab bigger map images and it creates .map file

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Re: background map import
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2015, 10:41:40 AM »
Lance,
yes that's exactly how I do it . it actually pretty simple to do ...
but still wondering size limit as I cant actually use the whole map I must crop it in order for it to work
ds
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Re: background map import
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2015, 05:59:54 PM »
I had a bmp image that was too large so I just converted it over to jpg and then it loaded fine.  Maybe a memory issue with the bmp file?

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Re: background map import
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2015, 02:31:21 AM »
Hi guys

New to this whole thing . would someone be able to explain to me how you do this and would the onix read a kmz file?

Thanks for your time.

Regards

Greg Schluep

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Re: background map import
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2015, 04:11:58 AM »
Can you import a KML picture. Like a overlay picture from google  earth??Can you put that onto your Onix??

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Re: background map import
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2015, 08:08:17 AM »
I believe right now we can only update the background image on the PC AutoChart.  None of those background maps can be viewed on the head unit.  i would LOVE to have Google Earth images on my head unit, it would help a ton for unmapped sections of the Missiouri river that I fish.  Seems like a simple enough feature to add. 

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Re: background map import
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2015, 08:54:30 PM »
As per this

https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/earth/1hvWBfjNOdg

 I think the issues with some of my background images not loading are not due to the file size but rather the image dimensions.  I tested and found that a map with smaller dimensions and a larger file size loaded fine.  But one with a larger dimension and a smaller file size would not.  I suppose the issues with google earth and PC hardware would apply with AutoChart as well.  DS were you talking about file size or Dimensions?


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