Month: July 2007

Magellan eXplorist: KML Import improvements

Minor improvements into KML to UPT conversion. As a bonus, here go points of interest in Amsterdam and Paris converted from bbs.keyhole.com‘s KMZ files: Amsterdam Paris What’s new in this build? Updated: KML 2.x version files supported Updated: Multiline descriptions converted into single like GPS descriptions Application Name: Alax.Info Magellan eXplorist Tools License: Free for…

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Magellan eXplorist: $GPRMC, $GPGSA and timeouts

What’s new in this build? Fixed: Error event on losing serial connection New: More NMEA sentences interpreted: $GPRMC, $GPGSA New: Timeout property and event for serial connection timeouts Application Name: Alax.Info Magellan eXplorist Tools License: Free for personal use, request commercial licenses via email or contact form Latest Version: 1.0.6 Download Link: Alax.Info Magellan eXplorist…

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WTL CCommandBar and CPropertyShet bug: Windows unexpectedly freeze

Symptoms When a wizard window (CPropertyShet) is popped up to the screen while CCommandBar’s popup menu is active, the windows lock up, as if SetCapture was called without pairing ReleaseCapture, until the application is reactivated using mouse after activating another application. Mispaired SetCapture is however not not called from command bar class directly, it is…

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Magellan eXplorist: Hot fixes

What’s new in this build? Fixed: Support for KML Folders in imported KML waypoints file Fixed: Support for international characters in imported KML waypoints file Fixed: Wrong checksum codes in exported Magellan files Application Name: Alax.Info Magellan eXplorist Tools License: Free for personal use, request commercial licenses via email or contact form Latest Version: 1.0.5…

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Magellan eXplorist: Automation continuted

Automation continued to interpret basic NMEA-0183 sentences: $GPGSV, $GPGLL, $PMGNST. Additionally to bugfixing and serial connection NMEA-0183 reader, this update provides a new COM object to parse and interpret several sequences raising an event on interpretation. Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.6 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1996-2001. All rights reserved. Assumed Port: COM10 Input:…

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Magellan eXplorist: Automation

A new (hopefully) iteration with Magellan eXplorist tools – an automation objects to script GPS data processing. The idea is to provide scriptable objects to access GPS data for various tasks from just logging into file to [the target is believable to be] publishing geolocation information in real time through Jabber/XMPP server in conformance with…

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