colored topo maps

[SerreChe 2]

Thanks Tsonda, so it looks like you have the Japanese version of the software

I'll try to translate those characters and see if I can find the equivalent on my english version.

 

Cheers.

[SerreChe 2]

Hmmm, for some reason my alignement is a lot less accurate than yours.

 

 

You can see the river is way off the bottom of the valley compared to yours.

[SerreChe 2]

Anyway, off to Okinawa til wednesday. Will see if I can fix that after I am back.

[tsondaboy 0]

The English translation sould be something like:

You have to first open the GSI topo maps and locate the area you want to create a 3D topo/relief image.

Once you do that go to [edit]編集 and locate the option [overlay altitude data] 標高データを重なる（MATの作成）on the window that pops up press [next]次へ　and on the next tab use the [locate]参照 button and locate the MEMs/DEMs.

That should probably overlay the topo maps over the relief map.

Next open [kashibad]カシバード and on the [kamera]カメラ panel locate the longest bar and select one of the [composite map][地図との合成　options.

[tsondaboy 0]

Have fun in Okinawa.

 

How come you took days off now?

[SerreChe 2]

Thanks for the exaplanations. Yes, I actually took 2 days off but do not tell anybody. ;-)

[tsondaboy 0]

How was Okinawa?

[SerreChe 2]

Was very nice although a bit cold. I strongly recommend the aquarium esp. for those with kids. So, I leave for a couple of days and it starts snowing again in Honshu? What's up with that?

[tsondaboy 0]

It didnt snow, why do you say that?

[SerreChe 2]

21cm top of Kagura, between tuesday & wednesday. Sorry for hijacking the color topo thread.

[tsondaboy 0]

Was not planing to go so didnt check last weeks weather. Good thing cause it would have made me miserable...

[SerreChe 2]

Quick question for the Geo pros on this forum (Soub, Tsonda...):

 

Have you guys ever tried to download Garmin GPS tracks onto a MAT file in Kashmir? It does not seem to work for me. I get a connection error saying that Kashmir could not connect to my GPS.

 

I was wondering if anybody has managed to do that before. I think my GPS (GARMIN GPSMAP 60Csx) may not be compatible. I could not find any answer on the web, nor could I find a plug-in. It seems Kashmir may not be supported anymore for new updates.

[soubriquet 0]

Sorry SerreChe, never tried that. What are you trying to do? Put the topo over an elevation model? That's a bugger, and will never fit properly.

 

I can help if you want it for a specific area.

[SerreChe 2]

Hi Soub,

 

so far I have done a stitch job over 4 GSI maps which I have converted from Tif to BMP.

I have cropped the edges out and stitched them together using Kashmir.

I have then taken the 50m DEM model and put the new big stitched BMP as an overlay over the DEM and created a MAT file. I am now trying to inport the track that I have on my GPS into Kashmir and then use Kashbird to do a bird's eye view movie of the track flying over the 3D terrain of the MAT file. I can generate the 3D terrain no problem. The fit as you expected is so-so but not too bad in 3D and perfect in 2D. but cannot do the simplest bit which is to import the track from my GPS. I would have like to map the track on the 3D terrain as well.

 

Thanks for the offer, do not worry about it. I was just wondering if it is feasible, I would not want you to spend time trying to do it (even though I seem to remember you have all the pro gear). But very kind of you, very much appreciated.

[soubriquet 0]

I can plot your track on the map. Kashmir is nice, but it's not GIS.

[SerreChe 2]

Soub, In the end I have saved the Kbird file into a bitmap, opened it in Photoshop and paintbrushed where the trail is then saved it into a jpeg. It assumes that to do that, I either know where the trail is or I can visually see it on the topo. Would have been easier with a pre-loaded GPS track. I'll try to figure it out later.

 

The accuracy loss is not too bad with the river rougly where they are supposed to be.

 

I have always wondered: I read somewhere that GIS maps where using the Tokyo datum for horizontal and Tokyo Yokohama Bay for verticals. Yet all GIS maps seem to default to WGS 84. When I try to play around with the datum it reverts back.

[SerreChe 2]

Sorry, by the way, the pic is a bit big, but here's the link:

 

 

http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/show_photo.php?photoId=7079

[soubriquet 0]

Mate, that's a great job you've done! It must have taken a lot of time.

 

WGS 84 is the world standard geodetic system. It is so universal that even the Americans use it. That's quite a trick.

[tsondaboy 0]

Download the GPS values into the computer and save them as a text file (txt).

There is an option to import the values in Kashmir from a text file in the start up menu.

You will have to set the datum after you import the values.

The text file should look like this:

 

WP,D,CN15,037.97079,140.16071,05/18/2007,15:31:18,

 

ie:[WP,D,(name),(lat),(long),(date),(time),]

[SerreChe 2]

Thanks Soub, actually when you get the hang of it, it does not take so much time.

 

Tsonda, I'll give it a go but I think it is more something to do with the actual connection protocol than the file format. I'll let you know if it works though. Cheers.

[tsondaboy 0]

I mean bypass Kashmir. Isn’t there any program that came with the GPS for connecting and downloading the data to your computer?

 

You just need the long/lat values from the GPS. Open them in excel for example, make the columns look like the format I mention above and save them as a comma delimited text file. Then use that file to import them in Kashmir.

[SerreChe 2]

I am useless, could not sort it out in the end...

[tsondaboy 0]

No you are not, I didn’t get Kashmir to work for me in just 1 day.

I also have spent endless hours of frustration in front of the screen trying to figure it out.

If you want, e-mail me your GPS file and I ll check it for errors or if I can do it on my laptop.