GPS / Chart Plotting Software Interface

[campbell]

Hello ,

I am trying to get C Map World for Windows ( i am assuming that this is chart plotting software ? ) to interface with my Handheld GPS 48 (Garmin) , have purchased the serial cable for the GPS and have tried all the various combinations in the GPS interface screen but the C map software cannot see the GPS position .

Do i need some other programme to transfer GPS positions to C Map World .

Anyone any ideas

Andy

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[Talbot]

Have you enabled NMEA output from the GPS?

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[campbell]

I think i have

set GPS to

nmea/nmea , Nmea 0183 ver 1.5 (tried 180 , 182 , 183 ) , 1200 baud rate on the interface page on GPS .

Regards
Andy

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[Anthony]

A couple of suggestions:

1) you can use windows terminal to connect to your serial port, you should then see the NMEA sentences, this would prove that the connection is working OK. There are also a number of shareware GPS utilities that uoi could try, see if any of those connect.

2) Cmap did work ok with my Garmin Emap, but I did need to edit its .ini file to recognise the sentances that my B&G gps sends.

Also make sure that nothing else is already using that serial port, only one application can lock a serial port at a time.

Anthony

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[paulburton44]

i use a garmin 12 and leave it set garmin/garmin not nmea.

also check your ports in device manager on your pc (control panel,system,hardware)

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[Guest]

Wrong program for CMap to GPS ..

C Map World for Windows is a planning program rather than a plotting program.

The program you need to use CMap93 fully with GPS is the CMapECS program.

Once you get this up and running - you will have literally the best plotting system available - designed for full professional use rather than yachts. It is vector based and therefore zoomable to extreme without loss of resolution or detail. Many do not apprecaite the style of chart - having grown up with Admiralty style - which is then passed on to Raster ..... but once got used to is incredible and less cluttered ....


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[Talbot]

Try using SeaClear as the planning programme, that may be able to use the C-Map as the charts, and then be the interface to the GPS.

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[Moose]

Re: Wrong program for CMap to GPS ..

From what I can see CMap93 costs over £3,000,,,I'll have two please

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[Sunnyseeker]

£3000.00?

Its free on the yachty cruising circuit! maybe you need some sails?

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[Birdseye]

Re: £3000.00?

What you mean is that a lot of people seem to have a stolen pirated copy. True.

Personally, I still prefer paper. Somehow its much easier to see the picture when looking at a paper chart.

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[Sunnyseeker]

Re: £3000.00?

I thought they looked like shifty characters

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[jerryat]

Re: £3000.00?

Hi Birdseye!

Entirely agree! There's something nice and satisfying about poring over a chart.

Cheers

Jerry

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[Guest]

CMap93 charts ....

You are very limited in 'other' programs to use CMap93 charts .... basically as far as I know the only one that comes to mind is Maxsea..... instead of CMapECS itself.

Seaclear / Maptech / Raytech / Seapro do not read CMap93 which is a completely different chart system to CMap NT etc.

And in answer to a few posts above ----- it is well known that a lot of pirated copies are out there - spread by various P2P boards such as Kazaa and Shareaza .....

The price for the CMap93 package is high, but compare it to other FULL packages and you start to understand what you are getting ...... worldwide chart system, tidal data built in, extensive zoom capability unlike Raster based, clear uncluttered display, there is no jump from one chart to another when moving map display .... CMapECS is seamless
............ Count up the CD's of regions / charts from others eg Maptech ...... build a worldwide folio .... how much ????

You get what you pay for .........the exception of course is Seaclear - where you get an excellent program for free, that is a good competitor to most commercial stuff.

If you need more info / assistnace ...... join the GPS Nav group, address at my signature at bottom ..... about 1000 members around the world using pretty well all programs available - so someone will know !


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[Moose]

Re: CMap93 charts ....

But who needs a worldwide folio? Apologies if you own a Super tanker/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

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[Guest]

Re: CMap93 charts ....

Are you not one of the hoards that seem to be on the Round World band-wagon ????

Honest - the post was to show why the cost is so high .... CMap93 was never intended for leisure craft with limited / or local cruising in mind - it was for commercail shipping - with need for world-wide coverage.

As so many copies have appeared on the net - in cracked form - this has opened up the possibility for some to use on yachts ..... its illegal and so liable to trouble if caught.

I believe that it is possible to purchase regions of CMap93 and so reduce initial outlay .... but then you'd have totalk to the CMap authors etc.

CMap for Windows as the original post mentioned is a viewer for the chart folios and indicates regions .....its a good planning tool designed to augment CMapECS .......


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[Oldhand]

Re: Wrong program for CMap to GPS ..

<It is vector based and therefore zoomable to extreme without loss of resolution or detail>

I would regard the above stated feature as a fault in the software design and not a desirable feature. You shouldn't be able to use a chart at a larger scale than the scale of the chart the data was taken from, otherwise you get a totally false sense of the accuracy of the data being used to draw the chart. Of course extreme zooming makes the chart seem uncluttered, 'cause there is not enough data available when "overscaled". I would concerned at using an "uncluttered" chart because it implies there is little data available and the chart should be used with caution.

If, with vector charts you knowingly make them uncluttered but removing data layers, you are just reducing the amount of data available to you, I can't see why one would want to do that.

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[Moose]

Re: CMap93 charts ....

Ok, thanks for clearing that up. I will shortly be investing in SeaPro Standard or maybe SeaPro sailing, Any comments on them?

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[Guest]

Zoom factor in Vector

The comment was made reference that Vector charts are less cluttered than the equivalent Raster ..... This is because the detail is in overlays that do not expand out like in raster zooming and then become unreadable etc. EG .... text such as depth markings , no matter what zoom level the number is clear and readable at same size etc. Zoom into a Raster chart and it soon becomes a pixelated load of ......

CMap has the ability to seamlessly go from one chart to another, zoom in / out without losses etc.

Yes it takes some getting used to and I agree that areas are devoid of detail - but it still does not deny the fact that vector charts have an advantage in some matters .....

But of course this now enters the arena of one mans meat - other mans poison ..... the Vector vs Raster debate has been going on ever since they first became available.


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[Guest]

Re: CMap93 charts ....

There are various other packages and as is well known I have a real liing for a freeware package that rivals commercial products ... Seaclear .....

http://www.sping.com/seaclear/

Seapro is a good package and I have nothing against it - except I don't like spending money ..... Seaclear has what I need and its free. It handles any GPS basically and also Autopilot if you want ..... the display and interface is straight forward and professional looking.

On our GPS Nav group we have members around the world using nearly all the forms available ..... and we also have the Software co's such as Seapro, Seaclear, Maptech etc. as members ....

Join in and ask any question you like .........

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[paulskent]

Re: CMap93 charts ....

Could you give us some of the commercial names of the charts that you can use with seaclear. And where they can be acquired ?

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