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[Somnath Bhowmick]

MapExtract is a tool that helps you to extract selected piece(s) from large map(s) and load it(them) into your Garmin GPS unit in minutes. This will change the speed of map refreshing on the screen and certainly you'll not miss the next turn waiting to see where you are :-) This software can also be used as map data preprocessing and postprocessing tool for cGPSmapper - Garmin MapSource maps creator.

Main Features of MapExtract

• Decrypt simple crypted maps (if needed)
• Convert img map file to polish format
• Extract selected map window from large maps
• Include or remove selected points, polylines and polygons
• Extract or remove selected map levels
• Convert any map object type to another
• Change the map name and map ID
• Convert map from polish to img format
• Map preview - before and after any conversion
• Send map to Garmin GPS (or set of multiple maps)
• Tools to import/export DBX files from/to MapDekode (not finished)
• Tool to create intersection point of all streets from level0
• Tool to split large maps automatically
• Change map ID of IMG files
• Freeware

Description

MapExtract allows splitting large map, starting from img format, converting the map to polish text format (cGPSmapper source format), extracting selected or removing other map elements, convert object types, changing the name and map ID, conversion back to img format and finally send the result map to your GPS. At any time you can see the map (using GPSmapEdit viewer - editor). Optionally you can use MapDekode to convert the map from/to img format. MapExtract includes tools dbx2mp and mp2dbx to import/export dbx files.

System requirements

• Any Windows PC can be used.

Latest Freeware version

Download MapExtract 0.32

Download MP2DBX 0.9.3 (thanks to Willem)

Unzip file mp2dbx.zip into TOOLS/MP2DBX/ starting from MapExtract instalation directory. Use the tool from MapExtract MAP TOOLS page.

Download MapExtract Help

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Posted By Somnath Bhowmick to Free GPS Software | Free GPS Maps | Cell Phone GPS | GPS Buyers Guide | GPS Reviews at 11/01/2008 02:42:00 AM