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FREE and/or Open Source Desktop Software! => What is it? => Hobby Hutch => Topic started by: Software Santa on October 22, 2011, 11:22:27 PM
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QLandkarte GT supports GPS maps and is the ultimate outdoor aficionado's tool
QLandkarte GT
QLandkarte GT is the ultimate outdoor aficionado's tool. It supports GPS maps in GeoTiff format as well as Garmin's img vector map format. Additionally it is the PC side front end to QLandkarte M, a moving map application for mobile devices. And it fills the gap Garmin leaves in refusing to support Linux. QLandkarte GT is the proof that writing portable applications for Unix, Windows and OSX is feasible with a minimum of overhead. No excuses!
QLandkarte GT does replace the original QLandkarte with a much more flexible architecture. It's not limited to a map format or device. Thus if you think your Magellan GPS or other should be supported, join the team.
Additionally it is a front end to the GDAL tools, to make georeferencing scanned maps feasible for the normal user. Compared to similar tools like QGis, it's target users are more on the consumer side than on the scientific one. QLandkarte GT might not let you select every possible feature of the GDAL tools, but it will simplify their use to the demands of most users.
QLandkarte M
This is a moving map application for mobile devices. Like QLandkarte GT it will display map sets of different resolutions and point to your current location. Additionally it will record your location data for further use by QLandkarte GT. It's user interface is optimized to the few buttons of a typical PDA.
QLandkarte GT - Maps
When using QLandkarte GT you need maps. Usually you have to buy maps. Free digital raster maps are rare. Commercial ones have very strict copyrights and proprietary formats. Due to very strict laws in the free western world it's close to impossible to discuss these formats without spending money on a lawyer.
A possible source of maps are scanned paper maps. QLandkarte GT offers a nice tool to reference scanned maps.
Have a look at the
(F1) "Map..." menu.
(F6) "Edit / Create Map" will offer you a referencing dialog.
To use the 3D gadgets you need elevation data. A nice collection is here.
Another source are maps for OZI Explorer. There is a script at http://sourceforge.net/projects/ozi2geotiff (http://sourceforge.net/projects/ozi2geotiff) that converts your OZI maps into geotiffs.
The OSM project is also a nice source of maps. QLandkarte GT supports these maps as Garmin *tdb/*img map file collection. As mobile device you need a Garmin GPS.
There are nice mountain bike and hiking maps for Garmin devices derived from the Open Street Map project on openmtbmap.org
QLandkarte GT - GeoTiff viewer for the PC
List of implemented features:
Group Feature State
Languages
English
ok
German
ok
French
ok
Russian
ok
Spanish
ok
Dutch
ok
Maps Import collection of raster map files
ok
Import Garmin maps (needs *tdb)
ok
Import Garmin BirdsEye (*.jnx)
ok
OSM Tile Server access built-in
ok
Load single raster map files supported by GDAL ok
Convert raw bitmaps into GeoTiff
ok
Export sub-area from raster map as GeoTiff
ok
Export sub-area from raster map as KMZ ok
Export sub-area from raster map as Garmin Custom Map ok
Zooming / moving
ok
Relief shading
ok
OpenGL 3D map view
ok
Print map
ok
Skinning for Garmin maps (*typ file)
ok
Search Google maps ok
Search for symbols on raster map
ok
Diary Built-in diary editor ok
Save / load diary as GPX ok
Save / Load diary as QLandkarte binary ok
Create diary from loaded data
ok
Print diary
ok
Waypoints
Create waypoint
ok
Edit waypoint
ok
Delete waypoint
ok
Move waypoint
ok
Save / load wayoints as GPX
ok
Save / Load waypoints as QLandkarte binary
ok
Tracks
Show tracks on map
ok
hide / delete trackpoints
ok
Edit track properties
ok
Combine tracks
ok
Split tracks (manually, by # of points, into N chunks)
ok
Save / load tracks as GPX
ok
Save / load tracks as QLandkarte binary
ok
Create tracks via distance polygon ok
Filter track data to reduce points or obscure timestamps ok
Extended editing of track by converting to distance polyline ok
Routes
Create route from distance polyline ok
Create route from selected waypoints
ok
Calculate route via http://www.openrouteservice.org/ (http://www.openrouteservice.org/)
ok
Convert route to track ok
Convert route to distance overlay
ok
Tour planning
draw own tour
ok - as distance ployline
snap to streets on vector maps
ok
copy-n-paste fragments from other tours ok
join several tours to one
ok
Live Log
Position / heading / speed
ok
Track recording
ok
Overlay Static text box
ok
Geo-referenced text box
ok
Distance polygon (extended tour planning)
ok
QLandkarte M
Upload / download waypoints
ok
Upload / download tracks
ok
Garmin Upload / download waypoints
ok - see driver list
Upload / download tracks ok - see driver list
Upload routes
ok - see driver list
Upload maps
ok - see driver list
Other Devices
serial protocol NMEA
ok
GPSD
ok
More Information: http://www.qlandkarte.org/ (http://www.qlandkarte.org/)
Downloads for your system: http://sourceforge.net/projects/qlandkartegt/ (http://sourceforge.net/projects/qlandkartegt/)