{"id":68,"date":"2009-03-05T10:27:16","date_gmt":"2009-03-05T10:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ravtrack.com\/GPStracking\/?p=68"},"modified":"2019-04-01T15:56:48","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T15:56:48","slug":"creating-and-adding-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ravtrack.com\/GPStracking\/creating-and-adding-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating and Adding Maps to RavTrack PC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Creating and Finding Map Images<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>All\u00a0GPS Tracking software\u00a0programs need some source of image files to overlay the position of the things being tracked.\u00a0 The Internet provides a rich source of map images, and this page identifies some of the better sources.\u00a0 If you find others, please let us know about them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>RavTrack PC<\/em> GPS Tracking Software by Raveon uses uses map files stored in the &#8220;.maplib&#8221; format.\u00a0 This format was\u00a0developed by Franson for display geo-referenced map images.\u00a0\u00a0 Virtually any type of image may be converted to a &#8220;.maplib&#8221; file, using the built-in calibration tool within <em>RavTrack PC<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Images or maps\u00a0that are in the \u00a0.jpg, .tiff, .bmp, and .gif file format may be converted.\u00a0 Aditionally, any file in the &#8220;.geotiff&#8221; file format may be inported as a .maplib file, and the calibration in the .geotiff file will be used.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some links to websites that provide map imagery for GPS tracking use.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Topographic Maps in .geotiff format<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Low-cost topo\u00a0 maps, pre-calibrated in .geotiff format.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Map Image Service<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Digital Data Services Inc. provides\u00a0custom map service.\u00a0 Contact them if you would like them to create a custom map image for your location.\u00a0 Remember to ask for the file in .geotiff format, so that you do not have to calibrate it when using it with RavTrack PC.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating and Finding Map Images All\u00a0GPS Tracking software\u00a0programs need some source of image files to overlay the position of the things being tracked.\u00a0 The Internet provides a rich source of map images, and this page identifies some of the better&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - 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