Small post to say that we have released a small bug fix release of xGPS Maps Manager. This version doesn’t improve anything excepting that now it is working with the new Google Maps changes and the zoom levels have been “unified”. The zoom level you see on the left of the window correspond to the zoom level of the current view of the map. If you enter the same number in the text area for the downloaded maps zoom level, it will download the maps at the same zoom level you are seeing. It means that 17 is the most detailed zoom level, and 1 is the less detailed one.
xGPS Maps Manager can be downloaded here:
really really thank you!!
so excited, i was trying it immediately, but.. uhm.. it’s not working actually, i will try it again tomorrow (the last available day for me!
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after selected the area, when i click to donwload, it said that the map will be approximatly 0.028MB (a big area, zoom level 12).. click ok, and nothing seems to happen!
really thanks for your work!
DNL
It is working for me just downloading at really really slow speeds, really slow. I also thank you for your work and can’t wait for turn by turn. Do you plan on having voice turn by turn with the first release, or at all?
This Blog reminds me the reason I like bloging so much, the interaction is very important with readers and you guys have it right. Looks great too, will be back for more posts, David the mover.
Does this mean that now I can download the maps at all the zoom levels if I choose “0″ as level, or this will download only the most detailed zoom level? I hope you’ll put this feature soon, because it’s annoying to download the maps at all the zoom levels manually… thanks
You still have to download all the levels manually.
Hi guys,
how can i update the version on my iphone?
tnx.
Thanks again, it works now.
Regarding further development – it would be nice to have two additional features: 1) multi-level downloading in Maps Manager (i.e., possibility to set levels range like 10-17); 2) maps switching withing xGPS (to download several maps when there is a good WiFi connection, and then put them to device and switch between maps while traveling).
Is there a chance for these features to be implemented?
Hi, I can’t select area (red selection) with mac
after a lot of attempts, i downloaded all the map.. 73MB zoom level from 11 to 17..
when i put it into the iPhone, i notice that there is some part which is missing.. i hope i won’t need those parts of the map..
DNL
When downloading multiple zoom levels how do I store them all on my phone without them overwriting each other. Each downloaded file is named xGPS_map. Do I just add a 1, 2, 3 and so on at the end of the file?
Is there any way to download the xGPS Maps Manager using windows Vista
Same as “mrv”…
Can”t get the area selection tool to work on OSX. It did work with the previous version.
Let’s hope you find a fix for this.
Thanks in advance
Forget my last comment… It does work !
“mrv” : Do not try to draw a rectangle, just click and add points to make a polygon thats suits the area you need.
Does anyone that uses this program have an answer for me regarding what to do with multiple downloaded maps? i am really confused as to how to store them and be able to switch between them if need be when on the road. if it is as simple as just chainging the ending of the name then cool…please help.
Sneike you probably can answer since you downloaded so many versions.
Thanks a lot!!!
@Brian did you have this problem with the first version?
I haven’t gotten around to trying out the new one yet, but when I downloaded multiple levels in the old version it only gave me 1 file. Are you restarting the manager each time you download a new level? That would make more than 1 for sure
If not I would try re-downloading the manager and see if that helps
@Brian Maybe I can help you.
“When downloading multiple zoom levels how do I store them all on my phone without them overwriting each other.”
The different zoom-levels are all stored in the same file…
“how to store them and be able to switch between them if need be when on the road.”
What I did: after downloading some parts of Germany in different zoom-levels (they are all stored in one file), I quit the program and put the file xGPS_map.db into a folder named Germany. Then I started the program again to start a new empty download-session, maybe Hong Kong. Again you get a file called xGPS_map.db. I put this one in a folder called HK.
If I want to continue download some other parts of Germany, I put the file from the Germany-folder back to where it was when it was created. Start the app and go on downloading.
So, I have two different db-files and put either HK or Germany on my iPhone.
But this means, you need a computer to transfer one of your db-files to the iPhone, and if you need the other one, you put that one on your phone.
Its not possible to have two db-files at the same time in your iPhone.
Correct, Mathieu?
When we can program an itinerary??
Thanks guys I did not realize that you could keep adding to existing downloads to get multiple zoom levels…that fixes my problem/answers my questions
Dear XWaves team, i would like to suggest you a bit of improvements. where can i post ? here?
please add driving direction!! : )
I just so your milestones, and I cant wait 30 Nov!!!!! For 1.1 xGPS
Great!!!!
Hi,
Today Google Maps released the Argentina Maps, but even though I can watch them online and with the GMDL, I can’t seem to see any information under xGPSManager, it’s like it didn’t take the update.
Do you guys have any suggestion?
Thank you! bye!
Thanks for the great app!
I can’t upload maps to IPhone. The xGPS Manager does not show anything in the Device Selection window. IPhone and notebook are connected to the same Wi-Fi router that has no firewall configured. Disabling firewall on notebook didn’t help.
Does anyone know what could be the problem? What protocol/port is used for uploading maps?
Thanks.
Hi guys,
Sorry to be so annoying but I have a strange situation here, let me comment it:
* On the maps.google.com website I can see the entire map of Argentina, with streets and all the stuff (which is cool)
* on the iPhone Google Maps app I can see the Argentina Maps with the streets name, but is not showing as maps.google.com, there’s still a few things missing.
* and on the xGPS software, on Argentina I can see a grey surface, just like it was 2 weeks ago.
I mean, I have 3 different Maps, I though xGPS soft was getting the data from maps.google.com, which I assume this is incorrect.
What could I do to get the maps.google.com argentina map on the xGPS software? I’ve also tried xGPS Manager with no success, it’s still showing a grey surface.
Any help you could provide would be great!!
Thank you! bye!
Sorry for this stupid question…
How and where should I install this .jar files???
The problem about Argentina maps is beause xGPS and xGPS Maps manager use the old maps version of Google Maps. It will be corrected in the next version.
@kumero: You don’t need ton install jar file. Just be sure to have JAVA installed and then double click on your jar file to run it.
Thanks for the head up Mathieu!
I want to thank you so much for the hard work that you have put into this program. It works great, and for you to do this and release it as a free product is great.
Thanks again.
I can’t upload the maps to iPhone!
Does it need to install something like openssh to iPhone before using xGPS manager?
have the same problem as Slava. can’t upload maps to iphone. the device is not showing in the window. mac osx 10.5.5.
Hi Mathieu, do you have any news about the xGPS Soft update? I mean, I’d really like to start using my iGPS360 module!!
Sorry for being so annoying, it’s just that I can’t wait to fully use it!!
Thank youuuu!!
To upload maps to your iphone you must be an experimented user and have the capability to transfer the generated files by xGPS Maps Manager to your iphone through sftp (ssh). We are developping an easiest way to do that so in the mean time please be patient.
The new release is scheduled to the 30th November if we have no delay. It seems there is already some delay unfortunately. But you can still use the current version which works quite well.
Hi Mathieu,
You stated: “The new release is scheduled to the 30th November if we have no delay. It seems there is already some delay unfortunately. But you can still use the current version which works quite well.”
But the current version doesn’t support Argentina Maps,
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I hate to be this annoying, but is there something you could do just to update the xGPS Maps Manager Jar file to include the Argentina Map before 30th November?
Thanks a lot for your support and for all your answers, really appreciate it!!
@kornolio: Contact us directly: http://xwaves.net/?inc=contact
will it work with 2.2 update?
Yes it will.
so I can update my phone on 2.2 and xGPS will work?
@Vincent , I alredy solve isue to slect maps (tks) in any case this is a guide for MAC users:
download xGPS manager
Then
open file “main.class”
Go to the zone that you like to downlaod
Press “add a region”
Press ctrl and tab (you will se a red dot)
After this select 4 angels (red dot’s) in the same way
And now you will se red filter on the top of selected area
Now you can press “download select map regions”
After this map will be download you will found in a folder xGPS manager file “xGPS_map.db”
This file you need to put in iphone /var/mobile/Library/
After this you can navigated in off line mode for this selected zone
@mrv: yes you can update to 2.2 (do not forget to apply all dev team’s recomandations). I haven’t tested deeply xgps on 2.2 but basic functionalities work.
@mathieu , tks , your are mean, dev team of xGPS or from QiuckPwn?
xGPS Dev team
@mathieu, tks but wher I can found xGPS dev team recomandation? ; )
Anyone else having problems with these new problems? The xgps program on the iPod will not download map data from the internet, and the new xgps manager does not download map information either. Both just display a gray screen.
Just update to the new version. It solves the problem.
I did update, thats what gave me the problem. Neither the old version or the new will work correctly for me.
In xGPS, delete all the maps (Go to settings and Delete downloaded maps). In xGPS Maps manager, delete the generated xGPS_db file and try again. It works!
Yeah I’m not sure, that doesn’t work either. Thanks for your help, I appreciate it, but it just doesn’t seem to be working for me, but if it’s working for you it must be something on my end.
What version do you see in xGPS when you launch it, press on Settins and then scroll down to the bottom to see the Version row.
Also make sure to have cleaned your maps as I told you before. Moreover be sure to have deactivated the Offline mode.
Mathieu-
are you developing this software in the US or are you over seas? Does it look like a 30th release is still in the picture? Is the plan for turn by turn to work in all US cities?
Thanks
I’ve made sure the map data has been deleted, the xgps version on my ipod is 1.0.1-5, and offline mode is deactivated as well.