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Lollipop allows apps to save maps on sdcard, but Oruxmaps does not allow me to save the maps in a custom folder on the sdcard. Will this be allowed in future release?

Hello!

Could anyone explain for me how to convert Oruxmaps in xml+omc2 format to sql format?

I have forgotten how I did it last time...

I am working in a project where we develop an Android phone and according to one of my colleagues the API in Kitkat has changed a lot. The old API is still present thou but he thinks that the handling of the GPS behind the API has changed also.

I will look into the GPS code when I have time to see if I am able to understand the behavior of the GPS icon.



Just a question; what is the difference in behavior in Oruxmaps between when stopping the logging/tracking and when the tracking is sleeping in-between the log intervals?

Do you disconnect the GPS when disabling tracking? Because, when tracking is off the GPS icon is gone.

Ok. It could be that the GPSLogger is unregistering from the gps between the intervals?!

I took some screenshots from when the Oruxmaps retrieves position, in-between retrieving (30 s interval) and when tracking was off.

Unfortunately I am not allowed to add them here so I put them in my Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hslv2kezh5iqlsy/AABiAWzSrHumxwBxg7Za3fZVa?dl=0">https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hslv2kezh5iq ... 3fZVa?dl=0">https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hslv2kezh5iqlsy/AABiAWzSrHumxwBxg7Za3fZVa?dl=0



In GPSstatus it is possible to configure an icon to be shown when any app is requesting a fix from the GPS so I used it to show that indeed Oruxmaps is following it's intervals, but the connection to the GPS is not released.



"Oruxmaps, GPS off.png" shows what it looks like when no tracking is enabled; the GPS icon is gone.

"Oruxmaps, 30 s interval, retrieving position.png" is when tracking is enabled and position is retrieved (GPS interval 1 s, i.e. always on); Androids and GPSstatus icons are visible.

"Oruxmaps, 30 s interval, between intervals.png" is when the GPS is supposed to be off due to Oruxmaps is resting; the GPSstatus icon is gone but the Android GPS icon is still visible, i.e. the GPS chip is still enabled and consumes power.



Running the same test with GPSLogger shows that the Android GPS icon also is gone during rest period.



Do you see another behavior in your phone?

Hello!

Would it be possible to add possibility to save maps and export tracks and waypoints to the SDcard and not only to the internal memory?

In Android 4.4 I have understand that Oruxmaps needs to create the folder on the SDcard at installation to be able to write in it.

I have some Gb of maps so I keep them on the SDcard which works fine when only reading them.

It would be very nice if Oruxmaps could create them there also.

Hi,



but it depends on the android implementation.



there are devices that requires 8 seconds between measurements at least to start turning off the GPS. In other devices, 4 seconds is enough. In very old devices, 2 seconds was the default setting, and the device normally turned off the GPS.



orux

Ok, I understand.

But still, with GPSlogger I see the gps icon (looking like a waypoint icon in the status bar) come and go, but not with the Oruxmaps.

I tried both with 30 seconds and 10 minutes interval.

Using gpsstatus app I see its icon for gps request come and go for Oruxmaps thou.

So, I am still not convinced that the gps really is turned of in between the intervals.



By the way I am on Sony Z3 with 4.4.4.

Hi,



I think it is working fine.



This is done by android, not by the app.



Android decides if it should turn off or not the GPS chip.



Working fine with my SG4, android 4.4.2 version; GPS time between measurements set to 8 seconds.



orux

So you see the GPS icon in the status bar for a while and then it disappears for the amount of time you have set as interval, correct?

With GPSlogger the icon disappears but not with Oruxmaps.



I need to test this more.

If I set GPS interval to say 10 minutes I expect Oruxmaps to start GPS, find fix and then disconnect the GPS to save power. But as far as I can see the GPS is still connected in-between the intervals.

On Jellybean this worked fine but on KitKat this doesn't work.



I tried GPSlogger and here the GPS is disconnected between intervals.

Nearest waypoint is a very useful features ,

So I think that Nearest tracks is same .



FYI

This would be very useful.

Even better would be the "Find all tracks on current map selection"; i.e. find all tracks from local database that has at least one track-point on the visual part of the current maps.

Sorry, did not do my research before posting...

I now understand that not all rmap-formats are supported.

Hello!

I used Global Mapper to convert a RIK map to rmap format.

First I changed the map datum to UTM zone 33 and WGS84.

After that I exported it as "Rmaps SQlite format".

But it never shows up in Oruxmaps.



Does Oruxmaps not support rmaps?

Hi,



try with okmap.org



or with any tool that can convert your maps to rmap format.



orux

This what I did, but when trying to use OruxMapsDesktop it fails. Is it due to the big jpg file or is it a limitation in java? I would prefer not to split the map in multiple files because this will make Oruxmaps treating them as seperate files/maps.

Hi!

How big jpg files is it possible to convert with OruxmapsDesktop?

I have one at 545 Mb and get failure directly when converting.

I tried using .map, .tfw and .jgw map files.

The files are created from RIK using Global Mapper.