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JBlyth
Aquilotto
Australia
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 Posted - 21/07/2023 : 03:36:38
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LKMaps Desktop Ver 2.0.0 now available to the LK8000 community!
You can once again create .LKM and .DEM map files for use with LK8000 for any region in the world!
Huge thanks are due to Tonino Tarsi for releasing his code for the original LKMaps Desktop. An updated version using the latest GDAL and Osmconvert utilities is now available from the LK8000 Github repository.
The current release may be downloaded from https://github.com/LK8000/LKMap_Desktop/releases/tag/v2.0.0
Thanks to Brunoti for his tremendous help in getting LKMaps Desktop "alive" again.
I had to get my head around Tonino's excellent coding methods and learn C# to make all of this happen, so please advise of any bugs on the Github Issues tab. There is bound to be a few ;-)
Cheers
John Blyth
Sunny Carnarvon - Western Australia |
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Rogerwii
Pulcino
France
39 Posts |
Posted - 21/07/2023 : 17:27:35
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| Great work thank you! |
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obetz
Falchetto
133 Posts |
Posted - 26/07/2023 : 16:30:30
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Great, thank you!
Is there any information about performance limits in LK8000 (running on Android or PC) for DEM and LKM sizes?
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brunotl
Pterodattilo
France
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Posted - 27/07/2023 : 10:43:12
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quote:
Originally posted by obetz
Great, thank you!
Is there any information about performance limits in LK8000 (running on Android or PC) for DEM and LKM sizes?
depends of device... |
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Alf
Aquilotto
Italy
213 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2023 : 19:14:14
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| Great job, thank you! I had no problem in downloading the whole Italy DEM file, but I haven't managed to download topology yet, for the same region. When trying with the "online topology" button I see the "getting the OSM data" window with the status bar going on forever without ever finishing the job. So I tried the "offline topology" button, successfully downloaded the file italy-latest.osm.pbf from the server, but when I tried to upload it with LKMaps Desktop as indicated, I have a "error processing OSM data" window. I tried with 4 different PCs and different internet connections, with these same results. Thinking that maybe the area was too big I also tried with a very smaller portion of it, with the same results.. Any ideas? |
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JBlyth
Aquilotto
Australia
238 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2023 : 03:19:07
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Hi Alf,
Send me the lat and longs you are using, and I will give it a test, and get back to you promptly.
Could it be that part of the map is outside of Italy map boundaries? If so, try using the europe-latest.osm.pbf and see how that goes.
Cheers
John |
Edited by - JBlyth on 03/08/2023 03:22:18 |
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Alf
Aquilotto
Italy
213 Posts |
Posted - 04/08/2023 : 11:07:10
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Thank you, John. Yes, the region I was trying to download did include outside Italy boundaries. I downloaded the Europe file as suggested, but while uploading for conversion I still receive the message "Error processing OSM data". Anyway, for unknown reason I finally managed to download topology of the whole Italy using the "Online Topology" button. It downloaded the foreign states portions too.
Unfortunately, something weird still happen, but I am still experimenting to understand. It doesn't seem related to the new LKMaps Desktop. Just for information, it seems that if I select an LKM file (relating to whichever part of the world) including a portion of sea, then the terrain of a portion of south Italy (the island of Sicily) disappears.. The only way to see that island terrain is to select an LKM file with no sea in it, or to select no LKM file at all.
In any case, these are Lat and Lon of the aerea I am tryng to download dem and lkm files:
Lat 1: 47,11500
Lat 2: 34,84988
Long 1: 6,08643
Long 2: 18,85254
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Alf
Aquilotto
Italy
213 Posts |
Posted - 04/08/2023 : 12:06:50
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| Update: I just found out that the problem with Sicily and sea in topology file, only happens on the desktop version of LK8000. On the Android version everything is fine. I have no idea of the reason.. |
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JBlyth
Aquilotto
Australia
238 Posts |
Posted - 05/08/2023 : 07:53:56
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Hi Alf,
I didn't have any trouble downloading the .DEM or .LKM data. It took about 12 minutes for the Topology file to be created. However, I have had the "Error processing OSM data" error message on rare occasions, but I haven't been able to error trap it in the software code as an error in programming.
My best guess that there is occasionally some data included in the OpenStreetMap file that don't work well with the GDAL utilities that are required by LKMaps Desktop. It usually goes away when the OpenStreetMap data is refreshed the following day. However, this is a guess and not a definitive statement ;-)
Why Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica aren't visible is a mystery to me. At first I thought it might be a setting in LK8000, but I am getting exactly the same result as you with the PC version.
If you zoom in, the Topology shows, so it is the .DEM elevation data that seems to be at fault. I tried doing just the Sicily region, and go the same blank result.
I think I can get the .DEM data from a different source, so I will check against that and get back to you.
As an aside, I cut and pasted your Lat and Long data with the comma "," as you gave it to me - instead of the standard period "." between degrees and decimal minutes, which screwed up the positional data. I will auto-correct that in the next version of LKMaps Desktop.
Cheers
John in Sunny Carnarvon - Western Australia |
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JBlyth
Aquilotto
Australia
238 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2023 : 04:30:52
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Hi Alf,
You are correct. There does seem to be a bug with the LK8000 PC version when rendering the islands near Italy. I get the same result between LK8000 PC and Android versions. I tried downloading the .DEM data from another source, and got the same problem.
PC Version:- Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily have disappeared!
Android Version:- Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily are BACK ;-)
I'll post a link to this in the Bugs section!
Cheers
John |
Edited by - JBlyth on 06/08/2023 05:18:33 |
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Alf
Aquilotto
Italy
213 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2023 : 09:35:22
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| Thank you, John |
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JohanSinus
Pulcino
Belgium
7 Posts |
Posted - 12/12/2023 : 22:44:43
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Hello,
I'm recently trying out the Android 7.4.5 version of LK8000 on my Samsung A34 and have some problems with the maps that I download with the LKmaps app.
The only one I can use is the Benelux_WGER.lkm and .DEM but this does not cover the north of Belgium nor Zeeland. I read now here that maybe a tool is available to create my own map, the LKmap desktopo V2.
- is this available
- is this meant for common use (I can use Word and Excel but I'm not a xml-expert)
Realy hope there is a solution.
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Johan Minne
Pipistrel Sinus 912 |
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Alf
Aquilotto
Italy
213 Posts |
Posted - 13/12/2023 : 09:29:31
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| Yes, it is quite easy and it works well. You just download the zip file from the link at the beginning of this thread, extract it and then, in the subfolder "Manual", you find the instructions and follow them to select the needed area. |
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JohanSinus
Pulcino
Belgium
7 Posts |
Posted - 13/12/2023 : 12:17:56
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| Thanks for quick response. I'll try this evening. |
Johan Minne
Pipistrel Sinus 912 |
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JohanSinus
Pulcino
Belgium
7 Posts |
Posted - 16/12/2023 : 12:09:49
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Yes!!!
LKMaps Desktop Ver 2.0.0 works fine, I created the maps I want on demand and tested them on the LK on my phone, very good result.
As predicted the programm freezes when I push the detail too much. After returning to normal detail level and restart the file rendering is ok.
Spledid work done by the developers. Thanks, |
Johan Minne
Pipistrel Sinus 912 |
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Alf
Aquilotto
Italy
213 Posts |
Posted - 17/10/2024 : 15:28:42
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Hello, I found out something else missing. Two lakes in Italy. I am attaching a visualization in Google Maps and one in LK8000, I indicated the two lakes surrounding them by a circle. In LK they are depicted in green, both in the Android and in the PC version. Topology had been downloaded using LKMaps Desktop software.
https://ibb.co/9ZG4yk2
https://ibb.co/TMtjhVT |
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LKMaps Desktop Ver 2.0.0 Now Available