baronvonp7

Just a note to say that GarminBingMaps working fine with the Garmin Dakota 20.... Thank you! Now to try the new find!

Hi. Firstly, thank you Madproforg for producing this application! I think I found a small problem with GarminBingMaps (GBM) or probably with my model of GPS unit. Essentially, it seems to be something to do with the way the .KML file, the “Files” directory & .JPG images are compressed into the .KMZ file that causes the maps not to be available on the GPS unit (or possibly how the unit is decompressing the .KMZ file). Using the recommended defaults for GBM I created a KMZ file and transferred it to my GPS (internal memory, correct directory). When viewing available maps on the device, the map was not available. If I take the KMZ file, decompress it using 7zip (ver 4.65), recompress it using Winzip (ver 9 sr1 Licensed version) to a .zip extension using “Normal” compression method, then rename the resultant .ZIP file to a .KMZ extension, transfer it to the GPS (as before), then the map becomes available. Note, the file name is as produced by GBM and the recompression is done via the Winzip user interface. The “broken” and “repaired” .KMZ files open OK in Google Earth (GE). If I take the “broken” .KMZ” file, open it in GE (making no changes) and then save it as a .KMZ, then this file will also work on the GPS. The behaviour was exhibited on 2 machines - Windows XP pro sp3. Oddly, when attempting to “fix” the file with the current version of Winzip (v14 Eval version), when choosing legacy support compression options, the operation was unsuccessful in terms of the map was not available on the unit. I also tried using the WinZip command line tool (ver 1.1 I think) to allow me to ‘batch up’ the recompressions. Initially, I was not able to get the maps to work – Where possible, I ensured the same compression & other options were used in the command line interface as the interactive interface. However I found that if I moved the .JPG file from the “files” directory and then manually amended the relevant tag in the .KML that refers to the .JPG file location then, after compressing to a .ZIP and renaming to a .KMZ file, the maps would work (from which it seems the handling of the “files” directory seems an issue). After a day of pondering I think the issue is either me being a bit thick (often & usual) or relates to how the Dakota is decompressing the .KMZ file but I thought I would raise it in case it’s not just me having problems. The GPS is a Garmin Dakota 20 - Software version 2.70 – GPS software version 3.70, Position Format British Grid The files are transferred using Windows Explorer; presumably the GPS is acting as a mass storage device. I can supply example files if required. Chris