This software makes it possible to create vector maps which can be uploaded to Garmin GPS receivers.
cGPSmapper Free Version:
This is the basic version of the program which allows to create maps which are compatible with Garmin GPS receivers - no needs to pay for other versions if you want just to create a basic map! Now the Free version supports creation of basic marine maps and/or use of extended types.
cGPSmapper Personal Version:
Before purchasing, make sure you installed the software on your PC. You will need the 'hardware fingerprint value' visible in the 'Enter Key' window.
- Available together with the MapRoute program, which is able to fix and generate routing data from your map! YES - you can create routing for any of your maps!
- Direct support for ESRI format
- Irregular map bounds
- Unlimited POI cities indexing
- Full POI address and additional description
- Find fastest or shortest route
- Support for all kinds of restrictions
- Working routing with GPS or with Garmin MapSource software
- Create big routable maps built from several parts
- Support for marine charts
- Support for extended set of types within land maps
- use customizable lines within land maps
- change color / style of the lines
- House/building numbering along streets
- Searching by address - street name, house number and optionally zip code and city - now available as global indexing - working within whole mapset (note: at the moment before using map in GPS, it has to be processed by MapSource to convert global index into GPS format)
- Searching for intersections
- 'lock on road' feature
Limitations
- No support in map creation
- No commercial use permission
cGPSmapper Shareware Version:
Before purchasing, make sure you installed the software on your PC. You will need the 'hardware fingerprint value' visible in the 'Enter Key' window.
- Direct support for ESRI format
- Support for extended types - including marine objects
- City and POI indexing, limited to a total of 100 cities and POIs in standard maps (indexing means that cities and POIs - working within ONE IMG file only
- may be searched using the GPS receiver's "Find By Name" function (subject to the receiver's limitations) - working within ONE IMG file only
- City and POI indexing, limited to a total of 65,500 cities and POIs in so-called POI maps, i.e. maps containing only cities
- and POIs, with no dimensional objects (such as roads or forests) - maps created with '-i' switch
- Additional city information: country and region
- Additional POI information: country, region, city, and description (displayed in the details window), but no phone number or full address
- The purchased copy is registered permanently to the purchaser's name and e-mail address (this information is displayed by the receiver in the map copyright section)
- The following notice is visible on every map created with this version
- Maps created with this version cannot be sold
Version 100 is expected to be the final and last version of cGPSmapper program
- no further development is expected - only bug fixes.
- Support will be provided till end of 2010