ibycus maps of canada

[+brooklyn cachers]

i am wondering if anyone is using ibycus maps??? i can t seem to get them to run, i have downloaded them a couple of different times (at 2 hours a download) and the file is there but then when i open the file with winzip i cant seem to find the opened file. without the opened file there is no way to view the maps.

really looking forward to seeing the maps on my new colorado 300

[+brooklyn cachers]

i did find the file in program files but i am still unable to access the maps i downloaded irfanview to see if this would show the maps but didnt have any luck.

any ideas???

[+marcjboudreau]

You need to have Garmin's Mapsource program in order to use the maps Ibycus created.

[+brooklyn cachers]

thanks but i do have garmins mapsource program, just not sure how i would use it to view the maps????? help!

[O-Mega]

i am wondering if anyone is using ibycus maps??? i can t seem to get them to run, i have downloaded them a couple of different times (at 2 hours a download) and the file is there but then when i open the file with winzip i cant seem to find the opened file. without the opened file there is no way to view the maps.

really looking forward to seeing the maps on my new colorado 300

 

Is the file an executable? With his US maps it has an installer so winzip is not required, but it had a few issues when the download did not complete correctly (failed crc) so first I would check that you downloaded the entire file first.

[+brooklyn cachers]

when i first downloaded it i beleive it was 1.52 g so i think i had it all but after openening it to program files it does not seem as big.

[+brooklyn cachers]

i said i have mapsource from garmin but am now notsure if i do, i thought that it would have come with the 300 programs but dont see it on the computer. i do have the trip and waypoint manager cd but not sure if this would do???

[+Red90]

In Mapsource, look the list of detailed maps. There should be a pulldown menu on the upper left. Look for "Ibycus Topo 1.xx"

 

Or use View/Switch to Map Product/

 

"Trip and Waypoint Manager" and "Mapsource" are the same program.

Edited May 28, 2008 by Red90

[O-Mega]

when i first downloaded it i beleive it was 1.52 g so i think i had it all but after openening it to program files it does not seem as big.

Try downloading to the same location, it may pickup where it left off. I had to do this about three times for the US map and that was only 900+ Megs.

[+brooklyn cachers]

thanks a lot red 90 i did find the maps in the mapsource program

just a little disappointed with the detail but i guess that is as good as it gets. is there a way to just put part of the map onto my colorado

[+marcjboudreau]

You're disappointed with the detail? Why? It's as good if not better than the maps Garmin created.

To add them to your gps, just use the map select tool (looks kind of like a rectangle with a "bite" out of it) in your tool bar, and create a box around the region you'd like to have on your gps. Then hit the send to device button.

[+brooklyn cachers]

thanks a lot marc, i was only disappointed because i had not seen the garmin ones i guess. dont honestly know what i was expecting. thanks for all the tips

[+Red90]

thanks a lot marc, i was only disappointed because i had not seen the garmin ones i guess. dont honestly know what i was expecting. thanks for all the tips

 

They have EVERYTHING that is on a Federal government 1:50000 topo map PLUS up to date streets. What more do you want???

 

Are you zooming in far enough to see everything??

 

Here is a sample.

[Gamma68]

I can't seem to get it to download... guess I'll try again later.

[+ibycus]

I really need to write an FAQ one of these days. Thanks for all your help in answering these questions guys.

 

From the Original Post... Those sizes don't seem big enough. Where are you downloading from? From the size, this seems like an older version (current version is ~4GB), which will have less coverage than the newest version. I suggest you download the updater http://www.ibycus.com/ibycustopo/download/MapUpdate.exe , to make sure you have the latest version installed (for the record, and to clear up any confusion, the "Updater" will function for a fresh install).

 

Another option is to download the ISO image, burn to a DVD (as an image) and run Setup from the DVD. http://www.ibycus.com/ibycustopo/IbycusTopo15iso.zip . I've had a number of successful reports using this method.

 

The USA maps are also available through BitTorrent.

Edited May 29, 2008 by ibycus

[+Styk]

Ok, calling all software experts. After two days of downloading on a low quality high speed connection, 1 for version 1.22 and another with the updater to get the latest map files, now mapsource fails to start with the following info displayed.

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>

<ErrorReport xmlns="http://www.garmin.com/xmlschemas/ApplicationErrors/v1">

 

<Error>

<Exception>

<SubId>1</SubId>

<SourceCodeLocation>

<SourceFileName>MPL_MAP.CPP</SourceFileName>

<SourceFileLine>236</SourceFileLine>

</SourceCodeLocation>

<Extra>Image: G:\Garmin\TopoMaps\NTDBData.img

Map: 09999999

Sort:

Error code: 1

</Extra>

</Exception>

<Application>

<Name>MapSource</Name>

<Build>

<Version>

<VersionMajor>6</VersionMajor>

<VersionMinor>13</VersionMinor>

<BuildMajor>7</BuildMajor>

<BuildMinor>0</BuildMinor>

</Version>

<Type>Release</Type>

<Time>Jan 21 2008, 14:11:50</Time>

<Builder>SQA</Builder>

</Build>

<LanguageID>1033</LanguageID>

<PartNumber>006-A0041-00</PartNumber>

</Application>

<Computer>

<OperatingSystem>Windows XP Service Pack 2</OperatingSystem>

<Processor>x86, Processor Level: 15, Processors:2, Model: 4 Stepping: 1</Processor>

<RamSize>1440748</RamSize>

</Computer>

<Time>2008-06-03T20:05:44Z</Time>

</Error>

 

</ErrorReport>

 

I ran mapsource right after installing version 1.22 without any problems. when I ran the updater program it indicated there were "orphaned" files, about 130 or so. Now this error crops up. How can I fix it?

[+Red90]

Did the update completely finish?

 

If not, run it again. The registry changes happen last.

 

It looks weird that the installation is looking for G:\Garmin\topomaps\ as that is not the default location.

 

If you just want to fix the problem and are comfortable with registry changes......, run REGEDIT (start/run/regedit). Go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Garmin\MapSource

 

Look for: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Garmin\MapSource\Families\NTDBData and delete it.

 

if it is the 1.22 it will be HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Garmin\MapSource\Products\NTDBData or perhaps the last thing is a number......

[+Styk]

Thanks Red90, that got me going again.