John Elliot wrote:
> I am seeking information and help on running Geographic Tracker 3 -
> has anyone got this program to work satisfactorily? Is there any sort
> of tutorial available? I am running MapInfo 4.5 and a Garmin GPS12.
>
> I understand the GTracker can link to a GPS and record positions in
> real time. Can it be configured to just record waypoints as they are
> recorded by the user on the GPS?
>
> Can GTracker also be used to plot positions that have been previously
> recorded by a GPS? For instance, the Garmin records waypoints in a
> file *.wpt but GTracker looks for files *.gps when attempting to use a
> simulated GPS file.
>
> GTracker has installed with a root folder Geographic Tracker and this
> holds the file Geotrack.exe. There are also 2 subfolders, created at
> installation: "gps_files" and "MapInfo"; the "MapInfo" sub-folder
> holds the files Geotrack.mbx and Makegps.mbx. When I attempt to run
> Geotrack.mbx, from "Run Mapbasic Program" within MapInfo, I get error
> message 1: "Could not find Geotrack.exe. Please find Geotrack.Exe and
> select Connect from its Options menu". When I find and start
> Geotrack.exe I get message 2: "Please make sure the Geotrack.mbx is
> active before establishing a connection." If I then load Geotrack.mbx
> I get error message 1 again! - presumably I could keep going around in
> circles forever. Is the program installed correctly?
>
> I have been unable to get any response from Blue Marble to other
> queries I have raised in my attempts to run GTracker, but before I
> ditch the idea of using this program there may be others who have used
> it successfully.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help,
> John Elliot
> Bathurst, NSW, Australia
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
John:
I have used the special edition of Blue Marble's Geographic Tracker that
comes bundled with Mapinfo 4.5 with a Garmin GPS 35/36 GPS Receiver with
no installation or operational problems whatsoever. There are not a lot
of bells or whistles to the program, but for basic tracking and
geo-coding it is really kind of slick. All in all, the program performed
just as its Users Guide describes and I have no reason to believe that
the full-blown Geographic Tracker 3.0 wouldn't perform as advertised.
The program has performed so well, in fact, that I have had no reason to
contact tech support - but I notice that the Blue Marble Users Guide for
the special edition Tracker specifically states that Blue Marble does
not support the special edition of Tracker when operated within Mapinfo
and refers all tech support issues involving special edition Tracker
to Mapinfo tech support.
John Gray
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