+Will+Bill Posted February 22, 2004 Share Posted February 22, 2004 I just read This Post and was confused as if ExpertGPS is pay or free. I just download it from www.expertgps.com, and it seems to work. Is there a time limit or something? Quote Link to comment
+Team AZFastFeet Posted February 22, 2004 Share Posted February 22, 2004 Most noticeably, an unregistered copy will generate the maps without some of the grid squares filled in. I seem to remember that there is also a time limit (like 30 days) for the trial version. Besides the GPSr, this is the most useful geocaching tool I have purchased. Tim Quote Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted February 22, 2004 Share Posted February 22, 2004 Most noticeably, an unregistered copy will generate the maps without some of the grid squares filled in. I seem to remember that there is also a time limit (like 30 days) for the trial version. Besides the GPSr, this is the most useful geocaching tool I have purchased. Tim What he said. Please be aware that EasyGPS (without erial photos and maps) is free and usefull. But I found the cost of ExpertGPS to be well worth it. You can select which caches you want to upload from a map or photo of an area you want to visit. Quote Link to comment
+GeckoGeek Posted February 22, 2004 Share Posted February 22, 2004 But I found the cost of ExpertGPS to be well worth it. What does ExpertGPS do that USAPhotoMap doesn't? USAPhotoMap is free. (Well, donation-ware) Quote Link to comment
+webscouter. Posted February 22, 2004 Share Posted February 22, 2004 One of the most significant things it does is allow you to find waypoints within a certian distance of a route. Very useful if you are planning on going on vacation. The limitation of Expert GPS that I use USAPhotomaps for is a limitation on the number of 1meter resolution photos that you can download. However it has an easier way to download photos. Also easier to edit and find waypoints on ExpertGPS. Both have there uses and pluses. I wouldn't be without one or the other. Quote Link to comment
+geckoee Posted February 22, 2004 Share Posted February 22, 2004 One of the most significant things it does is allow you to find waypoints within a certian distance of a route. <snip> Wow! How do you do that? I decided to buy it for the waypoint, track log and route managing, and the maps. Quote Link to comment
+webscouter. Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 Create a route drawing on the photomap. (Two icons to the left of the A) Then a distance to route option will show up in the find waypoints menu. Quote Link to comment
+geckoee Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 Sweet! Thanks. Quote Link to comment
+gnbrotz Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 The limitation of Expert GPS that I use USAPhotomaps for is a limitation on the number of 1meter resolution photos that you can download. However it has an easier way to download photos. Can you please expand on this a bit? I'm not sure I understand what you're trying to say. I'm an ExpertGPS user, and am unaware of any type of limits like you mention. Quote Link to comment
+Stunod Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 The limitation of Expert GPS that I use USAPhotomaps for is a limitation on the number of 1meter resolution photos that you can download. However it has an easier way to download photos. Can you please expand on this a bit? I'm not sure I understand what you're trying to say. I'm an ExpertGPS user, and am unaware of any type of limits like you mention. My assumption is that they are referring to the free demo version. Quote Link to comment
+webscouter. Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 (edited) I cover a very large part of Kansas and Missouri for my job. In ExpertGPS if you start downloading photos there is a limit on the number of photos that can be accessed. There are many places on my map that I can have a 2 meter photo but get a Map Server Error at 1 meter. I was told by the developer that this was because I had too many photos in the directory. I am trying to find a way to circumvent this by creating different directories for each section of the map but haven't figured out the area that I can cover yet. Also I am running the paid version of ExpertGPS Edited February 24, 2004 by webscouter495 Quote Link to comment
+gnbrotz Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Wow, that's news to me. I have close to 200,000 map tiles on my hard drive, in over 200 different folders. Did Dan mention what the limit actually was and if this was by design or a "bug"? Quote Link to comment
+webscouter. Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 I think it has to do with the number of map tiles in a directory. I just need to figure out a good way of setting up my directory structure. How do you do it? I just need to remember that you can't put so many pics in a directory. Dan didn't say if it was by design or a programming limitation. Quote Link to comment
+wildearth2001 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 How much does Expert GPS cost? Quote Link to comment
+Stunod Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 How much does Expert GPS cost? $59.95 Quote Link to comment
+Desert_Warrior Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Hmmmm... are you sure it is a limit in ExpertGPS? Or is it rather a limit in Microsloth? What is the limit for items in a folder? 256. 512, 1024? I am not sure, but something to consider. Quote Link to comment
Swagger Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 The operating system definately could be the problem. What are you running? 95, 98, 98SE, ME, NT4, 2k or XP? I don't remember what the limit for a FAT filesystem is, but I remember that they bumped it up in FAT32. NTFS will let you have even more. I'm attempting to create 10 million files in a directory right now on XP. I'll let you know where it fails. Quote Link to comment
Swagger Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 I'm attempting to create 10 million files in a directory right now on XP. I'll let you know where it fails. Ok, I got tired of waiting and stopped it at 1,960,895 files. Certainly more than ExpertGPS is likely to need. I'm going to bed now. Quote Link to comment
+gnbrotz Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 I think it has to do with the number of map tiles in a directory. I just need to figure out a good way of setting up my directory structure. How do you do it? I just need to remember that you can't put so many pics in a directory. Dan didn't say if it was by design or a programming limitation. I did not set up any type of directory structure. I created one folder, told the software that's where I wanted the files, and it creates it's own structure. They are sorted first by type (topo or aerial), then by UTM zone, then by scale. Quote Link to comment
topografix Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 (edited) I was told by the developer that this was because I had too many photos in the directory. There's a limit of approximately 65000 files per folder on FAT32 file systems. NTFS does not have this limitation. Because ExpertGPS stores image tiles by UTM zone, if you attempt to retrieve all the 1 meter/pixel images for a state like California, you can end up with a folder with 65000 images in it. This is a design flaw in ExpertGPS. (as far as I know, all the other programs that use Terraserver have this flaw, and some of them are even worse - storing all data in the same folder) Unfortunately, the fix would involve creating a new structure for storing map images on disk, and would impact all ExpertGPS users. I'm still in the design stages of a solution. Edited February 24, 2004 by topografix Quote Link to comment
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