Scott Brady
Founder
As a new Ozi Explorer user, I thought it might be helpfull to have an OZI discussion thread for ?'s, etc.
http://www.oziexplorer.com/
http://www.oziexplorer.com/
flyingwil said:Is there any good how to instructional websites for OZI?
whitethaiger said:I don't know of any. There is a yahoo group with very [FONT="]knowledgeable[/FONT] people which is good for specific questions. We also have some threads going over here.
flyingwil said:Unfortunately I can't... 4WDTRIPS.net is blocked here at work...
I am not exactly sure how you are creating the track? So I can't really answer your question, but maybe these hints help:p1michaud said:Hi folks,
Well I just acquired Ozi Explorer but don't have a GPS yet!
Anyhow, I have been playing with the software to familiarize myself with it. I do have a question for you more experienced Ozi Explorer users. Is there a way if you are working on a route (i.e. marking waypoints) on a map to have Ozi Explorer automatically load the next map over if your next point is going to be on the next map?
Cheers:beer: ,
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whitethaiger said:I am not exactly sure how you are creating the track? So I can't really answer your question, but maybe these hints help:
In general to move to the next map I use the button (see below) on the tool bar. Clicking on the the dot in the center brings up a list of all maps at the current position. Clicking on one of the arrows brings up a list of maps available in that direction. You can just double click on any of the maps in the list to get to that map.
In moving map mode, i.e., with GPS connected while traveling Ozi will automatically move to the next map.
whitethaiger said:For the US we have the mosaic-topos and DOQ's, so it doesn't really happen were often that one is working at the edge of a map.
p1michaud said:...
No sure what you mean by mosaic-topos and DOQ's. The maps I got were from ETopo and they are compatible with OziExplorer. That'a about all I know about them!
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whitethaiger said:The USGS makes the topos for the US available in digital format. Initally these were only the scans for the individual sheets, e.g., 7.5'. Now one can download these maps stiched together, e.g. for a county or other region. They use the term 'mosaic' for the stiched together stuff. Using these maps means dealing with fewer maps, but much larger files (for AZ I have some up to 1 Gb). It also means that there are fewer map transitions.