gMapMaker - Map Tile Downloader for Windows

fearoffours · Newbie Joined: 26 Aug 2008 Posts: 1 Phone Type: Unknown

ffontana · Newbie Joined: 27 Aug 2008 Posts: 1 Phone Type: Unknown

Found a pair of mesages with the same subject, but I think I'm not banned couse I can see google maps using the explorer.

If I use gmapmaker using proxy settings I get a white image of satellite pictures (the program ends the process but the .jpg file that makes is empty. If I keep the cache folder opened, I can see the program that creates the image file and then is erased)

If I use gmapmaker without proxy, I get the message I'm banned (but I can see the maps with the internet explorer)

I can perfectly download roads and terrain (it only fails with satellite imag
es)

am I doing something wrong?
Thanks

Revenger · Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 8:24 pm Post subject:

I Think i found a problem with gmapmaker I'm downloading hybrid maps and its doing the usual progress lines exactly like its actually working and downloading files but no map files are going into the cache folder only folders are being made.

With the perl script the cache is actually being populated with files.

On google maps and terrain gmapmaker populates files fine but not on hybrid or satellite.

Snapple-Fact173 · Newbie Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Posts: 1 Phone Type: Unknown

Hi!! So i found this site off another site which specializes with my phone the LG VU Cu920. I followed the instructions and downloaded a road map version .map file with one zoom level for about half the state of Pennsylvania. When i open it up with gMapMaker however, the download is extremely slow to non-existent.

I have tried allowing more downloads as well as shrinking the number of simultaneous downloads, but I have yet to finish the first line of the first file. I was wondering what this could be caused by. Im not downloading satellite images so i shouldn't be banned or need a proxy, and i have tried all four sources(Google, Yahoo, Ask, Microsoft) but they all seem to have the same speed. How can i expedite my downloading?

Cristian Streng · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:33 am Post subject:

Boqy · Newbie Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Posts: 2 Phone Type: Unknown

I have problem with new version for blackbery, 1.41.xx. It wont open my stored maps, I was useing 256 tiles per file and it worked fine on ver. 1.39.xx.

1 tile per file still works, hash size 97 for example, but then i have too many files.

Any solution for this?

thanks

Cristian Streng · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:37 pm Post subject:

Clemens_1 · Junior Joined: 02 Sep 2008 Posts: 9 Phone Type: Unknown

Because I think, this is a special theme, I have posted my latest observations to this issue in the following separate theme in this forum. Perhaps we can focus this:
http://forum.mgmaps.com/viewtopic.php?t=2166

Kind regards
Clemens

AcesHigh · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:02 pm Post subject:

Revenger · Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 2:55 am Post subject:

The Perl Script is a command line tool for downloading maps.

I noticed with the script possibly 40% or more of the hybrid maps come up as not found when downloading.

Clemens_1 · Junior Joined: 02 Sep 2008 Posts: 9 Phone Type: Unknown

Cristian Streng · Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:07 am Post subject:

Thalass · Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:03 pm Post subject:

I have a stupid question: What does gMapMaker do when it's finished?

I've been downloading a bunch of maps for nearly 24 hours now, and since late last night the downloads have all been at 100%, doing nothing. I thought perhaps google had booted me, so I've been waiting the 24 hours for it to continue (some time in the next couple of hours I hope), but on the off chance that it's frozen or something, it does tell you it's finished, right?

Cristian Streng · Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:38 am Post subject:

Thalass · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:31 am Post subject:

Problem is that even when all bars are 100% there are a few missing tiles hehe

But I guess I can at least know when it's done Razz

Now I'll just have to wait an hour or so while I transfer the maps over USB1 . Razz

utek · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 10:04 am Post subject:

Hello
I've added some things to the gMapMaker.
Better selection (use little world image to open Virtual Earth map, and then left click is for Top-Left Corner and right button is for Bottom-Right corner).

"Cancel" button change text to "Done" when all tiles are downloaded.
(it should work, I check if there are any threads still working).

here are sources and compiled version: http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/134124/Code/gMapMaker_ut.zip

Compiled version (ready to run) is in the \gMapMaker_ut\gMapMaker\bin\Release folder.

In case of any question or bug give me PM.
Hope you'll like my changes.

edit:
And here's little presentation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E2YjI7PkBk

Cristian Streng · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:14 pm Post subject:

Hi,

I just tried it but the virtual earth control doesn't work as expected. I only tried the binaries, didn't have time to compile it (I hope you didn't include a virus Twisted Evil

)... The coords I chose are large values like "3.74399740522706E+15". In addition, the zoom level is not automatically filled in, and the control only works in "MGMaps mode, use entered area" which means it can only load one zoom level at a time.

The Cancel button also changes to Done before all threads have finished. I think it changes when the first thread is done.

Is there any other change included with the version you sent?

utek · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:32 pm Post subject:

Heh :)
I'm using it for downloading maps for Ozi Explorer and it meant to be easy selection of coords.

As for debug button, version from post should change text to done only after all therads are done. I'll check it tomorow.

flyfish · Newbie Joined: 04 Oct 2008 Posts: 2 Phone Type: Unknown

Hi,

gMapMaker can't work in "Download tiles" mode, maybe it's a bug? It can work when the operation mode is set to "Build image & OziExploer" and with all other parameters unchanged.

BTW, how to disable rebuilding an image which is already exist? When IP is banned sometime, I need to obtain a new IP and restart the download process. I don't want to rebuid images which were built in the last download process.

thanks !

-----------error message in "download tiles" mode------------------

See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.ArgumentException: The path is not of a legal form.
at System.IO.Path.NormalizePathFast(String path, Boolean fullCheck)
at System.IO.Path.GetPathRoot(String path)
at gMapMaker.MainForm.saveButton_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400)
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
gMapMaker
Assembly Version: 0.7.1.0
Win32 Version: 0.7.1.0
CodeBase: file:///E:/Program%20Files/gMapMaker/gMapMaker.exe
----------------------------------------
System
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400)
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400)
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400)
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Configuration
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400)
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Xml
Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400)
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll
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************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
<system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.

tomal · Junior Joined: 13 Oct 2008 Posts: 3 Phone Type: Unknown

Hi,

Anybody has noticed that parallel download isn't working under gMapMaker. Whatever number I put for parallel download but he always use single thread.

Please advice about what I'm doing wrong.

regards