GpsSerial

[wm.chatman]

Well I thought its time to make a Wish.
like an Examp, on how to implement a Map (JPG, BMP) or such, using the GPSSerial.dll. Some Folks are just having Problems with this and maybe it would make things a might simpler, for some.

Thx

[wm.chatman]

Originally Posted by wm.chatman

Well I thought its time to make a Wish.
like an Examp, on how to implement a Map (JPG, BMP) or such, using the GPSSerial.dll. Some Folks are just having Problems with this and maybe it would make things a might simpler, for some.

Thx

GPS.dll would be of interest.

[wm.chatman]

My Xmas wish, wish, wish.

A example on using your own BMP or JPEG as a topo Map that sets tracks and waypoints, show position on Map using GPS.
Using gpsdriver.dll or GPSSerial.dll, or the GPS.dll.

Best regards

Xmas wish

[SarahWard]

Wow! That would go way beyond normal GPS code. You'd need to be able to calibrate a map (which would be a heavy coding task). Then you'd need to be able to convert a point on the map into lat/long coords using the calibration data.

If anyone can do that sort of coding, I would also be very interested in it.

[mjcoon]

Originally Posted by SarahWard

Wow! That would go way beyond normal GPS code. You'd need to be able to calibrate a map (which would be a heavy coding task). Then you'd need to be able to convert a point on the map into lat/long coords using the calibration data.

If anyone can do that sort of coding, I would also be very interested in it.

I agree (if this is what you meant) that this would be a bit wide for a DLL/library. And I thought that this forum was meant for wishes for features of Basic4PPC itself rather than for additional libraries or for contributed applications.

But I draw your attention to the "Scaled Maps" application that mentions that it does geo-referencing to lat/long (but only two points so no compensation for skew) and does not have any connection to GPS input.

But the latter doesn't sound very onerous! Especially since GPS4PPC includes a GUI for choosing datum and so forth. Can't be long before someone stitches the two together...

Mike.

[klaus]

Hello SarahWard.

Did you have a look at the Graphics tutorial ?

There is already a chapter on 'Drawing on a scaled image' with an example program, not directly linked to GPS yet.

Wow! That would go way beyond normal GPS code. You'd need to be able to calibrate a map (which would be a heavy coding task). Then you'd need to be able to convert a point on the map into lat/long coords using the calibration data.

This exists in the Scaled Maps program.

There will come an update of the Graphics Tutorial with a 'GPS Graphics' chapter in the near future.

Best regards.

[SarahWard]

Fantastic, Thank you guys.

[wm.chatman]

Hi Klaus and Sarah Ward.

Klaus,

Thats what is missing...

Your Statement: There will come an update of the Graphics Tutorial with a 'GPS Graphics' chapter in the near future.

There are alot off Tutorials on this Site. and I agree that an Updated Graphics Tutorial with a 'GPS Graphics' chapter in the near future is due. Maybe a 'How to Bind a GPS to said Graphics' besides other things also, would help!?

this sounds very promising.

I Myself and other Forum Members? are very interested in such. It will be the only thing I will be envolved with in the near Future. That, and of cource Dbase.

Best regards

William