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  1. ironbutcher_x

    Help about GPS!!

    hey dude, many thanks... as for your questions, am not sure what zip file you used and what target distances uve set but, for me, its set at 150m. ive also started posting "only" Gpi files for future posts of gps, as that simplifies the phone upload hell of a lot. no more messing with POI...
  2. ironbutcher_x

    Help about GPS!!

    dude, i typed this yesterday but something happened and it wasnt uploaded, so here it is. Congrats on ur purchase of E75. U wont be disappointed. Plz dont update phone firmware to V 202.12.01. It has issues, phone restarts for no reason and crashes garmin also. No solution for it yet in the...
  3. ironbutcher_x

    Help about GPS!!

    dude, if i were you, id be careful of lakdasun and copying data from them. They arnt the "friendliest" of ppl if u get my point. Snakes sting...
  4. ironbutcher_x

    Help about GPS!!

    Damn. I typed alot and it got deleted. Ill be brief. Thanks for the heads up on sala and youtube. Tried to watch it on Edge network speeds but i had to wait 30mins till it buffered 1min of video. I gave up. But did see glimpses here and there of the map and poi. My opinion is its too...
  5. ironbutcher_x

    gps navigation in sri lanka

    dude, my team is getting hold of the sala gps today, indepth review shall be posted as soon as all info is collected together with pics... But, why do u want to buy it, when there is already gps navigation in sl for the past 3 yrs. I developed it, all data,maps,how to all here in elakiri...
  6. ironbutcher_x

    Help about GPS!!

    Thanks. Today i was doing some calculations "really bored.. Lol" and i discovered something, for 3000 poi its 86 kb file, taking 100,000 poi in the case of sala gps, i arrived at the magical file size to store all 100,000 poi. Ur not gonna believe it, its "3MB". Thats all the space u need on a...
  7. ironbutcher_x

    Help about GPS!!

    July 2010 updated Poi dataset Hey guys, here is the new, re structured datasdt with alot of new additions. Ive also added a howto guide and a gpi file, so, u dont have to mess with poi loader and proximity alerts etc. Just upload the single Poi.gpi file to mem card/garmin/POI folder. But...
  8. ironbutcher_x

    Help about GPS!!

    Below is 1years of gps tracks showing 5 different routes to tissa from colombo. The "usual" routes most know are galle road and via ratnapura uda walawe bund, but there alot more. As to how to navigate thru them, use my poi data, key points r ingiriya road end, ratnapura, point5(which is...
  9. ironbutcher_x

    Help about GPS!!

    Got a question, if 1200 poi as in my data when viewed in google earth makes it very un-readable, how the hell do u view 100,000 poi all showing at once on a small screensuch as a nokia E and N series gps phone look like ? I get a headache, just trying to view 1200 poi on the phone. I cant even...
  10. ironbutcher_x

    Dude, wazzup. Long time no see. Any new developements in poi collections/user poi contributions...

    Dude, wazzup. Long time no see. Any new developements in poi collections/user poi contributions ? Download last post by me on the data, i uploaded updated/corrected data since u downloaded my data sets. And, right now, am updating them with more data. Ive split some key files into sub files...
  11. ironbutcher_x

    Help about GPS!!

    So, i,kinda curious. How good is dialog satnav and sala satnav when u compare with my design ? Are their claims of 100,000 poi correct or false informatio to get ppl to buy it ? Does any of u guys bought this device ? Can ya do a youtube/ indepth review of it, pros and cons. And live pics...
  12. ironbutcher_x

    Help about GPS!!

    this dataset doesnt belong in this thread but it may be useful with regard to earthquake sensor locations....as promised, i deliver the goods... http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/operations/network.php?network=GSN
  13. ironbutcher_x

    Help about GPS!!

    i didnt discover it, a member of my team made the discovery. credits to him...
  14. ironbutcher_x

    Help about GPS!!

    bookmark these 2 weblinks on both pc and mobiles ,might save ur life http://www.iris.edu/seismon/ http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/ also on 2nd link, there are guidelines u can follow for before/during/after earthquakes. print it out and paste on walls is my best idea
  15. ironbutcher_x

    Help about GPS!!

    on a different but interesting side to mobile phones and gps and laptops. i came across a interface to convert mobile phone gps to external bluetooth gps which u can then pair with a pc... but battery life must b dropping very fast as ur using both gps and bluetooth...
  16. ironbutcher_x

    Help about GPS!!

    thx i think we should all do our part in collecting the data. but,after i posted this, i realised whats the use of knowing the monitoring stations as its off limits to the public... also, tsunami sirens went off @ 3:30am when it was over,in some parts of sl... they neva went off in col...
  17. ironbutcher_x

    Help about GPS!!

    Up to date disaster management stations required and more given the sudden and totally surprising earthquake across srilanka today. and having had to look for US based real time weather/earthquake/tsunami reports. we should develop some POI to locate the "key" disaster monitoring stations in...
  18. ironbutcher_x

    Help about GPS!!

    macho, mata vadiya sinhala bahay, engglish plz..lol but gps works anywhere in the world, u dont even need a sim card, phone can be offline. but sad to say, 5800 shit phone, always crashing. i had it, sold it within a month of buying it and got E75, first was E71 then went to 5800 hen to 2 E75...
  19. ironbutcher_x

    Help about GPS!!

    umm, u better sit down first, take 20 deep breaths before u look at these data sets jpg format. i dont just do POI, i do tracks aswell, so i can verify its that point and to study the roads i go on... these pics are for year 2010, done over a period of no more than 10 days... serious!!! dont...
  20. ironbutcher_x

    Help about GPS!!

    well, if i can help srilanka with 'latest ' advancements, then, i do and share with everyone for free. we have been backward for far too long, time to embraze the 22 century.... but, i ask, everyone here to do their part in 'collecting' new POI and share with everyone like i have, i cant do...

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