PrettyMap Basic 4.3 (for Palm OS)
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Compatible with: Treo 600, Treo 650, Treo 680, Treo 700p
Licence: Shareware
Category: Home >> Travel/Navigation
Last updated: 6 Nov, 2007
Author: Macko
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Sol29: As I can't modify or add to my original post, I just want to say that I finally was able to contact the developer, who over a period of a few weeks made impressive improvements in Pretty Map, many of which I asked for. He proved to be extremely responsive, and sent me new versions to try out. Now all my preferences have been embedded in this program, and I am very happy both with PrettyMap and the developer. My only wish: It would be great if there were a map bank somewhere so that everyone could share maps they create (with tools available on the PrettyMap web site).
shneor: I downloaded and installed this program. I'm mainly interested in GPS results on a map, but it appears that you have to basically supply and convert yuor own maps, except for a few sparse samples. PrettyMap displays the geographic coordinates from a bluetooth GPS unit, but not the elevation. I have sent two emails to the author with a couple of days between with questions, but have never had a response.
New in version 4.3:
- you can now delete map files using the "Open maps" window: click the little "i" button
- fixed crash when you click "Info" in the context menu, an image or elevation map is open and no vector maps are open
- fixed GPS altitude not being displayed unless the GPS was moving
- GPS altitude reading is updated more frequently in the "Altitude: Show" mode
- the device auto-off is disabled when the GPS connection is open
- "GPS signal lost?" label displayed when no GPS reading for a minute
- GPS altitude can be displayed in meters or feet (depending on your choice in menu:Settings/General/Unit)
- when the distance is less than one kilometer/mile, PrettyMap automatically uses meters/feet
- changed unit abbreviations (SI/IEEE recommendations): nautical mile is now "nmi", statute mile is now "mi"
- new: GPS fleet tracking service: PrettyMap and PrettyEarth can regularly
- report locations so that you know where your fleet is, and others know where you are
- fixed reading of small user maps: files shorter than 512 bytes might be unrecognized
- GPS: now can display altitude and the number of satellites in view
- in the "User maps" window, all existing user maps are listed and available for editing, not only currently opened ones
- added new data to the "World Facts" maps: country background, overview of economy, current environmental issues, international disputes, and more
- "hide/show toolbar" button no longer obscures the elevation legend in 3D views
- more map categories and visual styles supported
- the shapefile-to-prettymap converter is more robust against non-conforming shapefiles
- users who purchased version 3.x can upgrade to version 4.x for $15
- fixed sessions that would not find vector maps if you removed a memory card
- fixed the "Zoom area" rectangle which was drawn shifted and white instead of red
- "Alpha sort" in the Open maps window is now case insensitive
- screenshot file names are more unique to prevent overwriting
- the point maps you created can now be exported as KML directly on the device
- added "World Facts" map to the distribution
- users who purchased version 3.x can upgrade to version 4.x for $15
- vector maps no longer stored in *.pdb files: now they are stored in regular *.pmap files and can be easily copied to memory cards
- custom maps and map layers that you edit on the device are also stored in *.pmap files
- support for GPS, logging GPS locations and the "follow GPS" mode
- new memory management: you can now open sooo many vector maps!
- much faster and more memory-efficient loading of vector maps
- removed the 64KB limit per each database attribute in vector maps
- maps are categorized; visual styles for maps are defined in an external file you can edit (see the gfx/ subdirectory), including your own icons for locations
- improved Open Maps window
- full screen mode: you can now hide the top toolbar
- improved shortcuts: can also be used to close maps and can be shown/hidden at any time
- added "Save screenshot" option
- drawing vector shapes and lines is faster
- fixed 2-point lines disappearing under specific circumstances
- point maps are less crowded (not all points are always displayed)
- CitiesRanked maps are now bigger - they contain 10000 cities each
- vectormap-to-prettymap converter: supports many coordinate reference systems, it is aware of .prj files and can convert coordinates to WGS84
- rastermap-to-prettymap converter: fixed latitude issues (enabled negative values, fixed swapping coordinates)
- lots of other improvements and optimizations
- sample vector maps (boundaries, rivers, water bodies, cities) of USA, Canada, Europe, Australia and South America included (maps for other areas can be provided as well)
- in the "Open maps" window, added an option to sort maps alphabetically (or by type)
- added "day & night" option in the drop-down menu. You can now quickly show/hide day and night regions (toggle: hide/dark night region/bright day region) for current weather locations, their names (not only IDs) are displayed in the "Map locations" window
- better support for converted maps of arbitrary areas boundary labels are opaque by default
- weather icons look better after palette changes more data can be loaded for vector map files (memory used more efficiently) new demo/tutorial movies (world facts, weather maps)
- other improvements
- users who purchased version 2.x can upgrade to version 3.x for $10
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