GPS TrackMaker®

Current version

Garmin™ Models Supported

GPS eMapGPS 12 MapGPS 40GPS 89GPS 126 Ch
GPSCOM 190eTrex SummitGPS 12 XL JapGPS 40XLGPS 90
GPS 128GPSMAP 195eTrexGPS 12 XL ChGPS 40 Ch
GPS 92GPS 128 ChGPSMAP 205eTrex EuropeanGPS 12 CX
GPS 45GPS 95GPSMAP 130GPSMAP 230GPS StreetPilot
GPS IIGPS 45XLGPS 95 AVDGPS 150GPS 250
GPS III PlusGPS II PlusGPS 45 ChGPS 120GPS 155
GPS 250 XLGPS IIIGPS 38GPS 48GPS 120 XL
GPS 150 XLGNC 250GPS III PilotGPS 38 JapGPS 55
GPS 120 ChGPS 162GNC 300GPS 12GPS 38XL
GPS 65GPS 125GPS 165GPS 300 XLGPS 12XL
GPS 38 ChGPS 75GPS 126GPSCOM170GPS 295
GPS 80eTrex VentureeTrex VistaeTrex LegendGPSMAP185
SP ColorMapGPS 76GPSMAP 76GPS 176GPS V
GPS 176CeTrex Legend TGPS MAP 180eTrex Vista TGPS 76S
GPSMAP2006GPSMAP196Rino 120Rino 110GPS V Taiwan
GPS 72Chinese eTrexNavTalk GSMGeko 201Geko 301
GPSMAP 60CGPSMAP182CGPSMAP76C/60C/CSForeTrexGPSMAP 296
ForerunnerGPSMAP276CGPSMAP96GPSMAP96CQuest
eTrex Vista CeTrex Legend CGPSMAP 60GPS 60MAP 60CX
MAP 60CSXMAP 76CXMAP 76CSXVista Color CXLegend Color CX
Venture CXForerunner 201 Forerunner 205Edge 205Edge 305
Street Pilot C FamilyStreet Pilot i FamilyColorado FamilyNuvi Family

Magellan™ (Thales Navigation) Models Supported
SkyBlazerSkyBlazer XLSkyBlazer LT MapSkyStar - 2Ch.
Meridian XLGSC-100TrailBlazer XLTrailBlazer XL-Arabic
PatriotNAV 1200GPS 2000GPS 2000XL
GPS 2000/OSGBGPS 3000GPS 3000XLGPS 4000
GPS 4000XLDLX 10NAV 6000ColorTrak
Skystar - 2ChSkyStar 12TrackerGPS 315
GPS 320MAP 410GPS 330MeridianGPS
Meridian GoldMeridian PlatinumMeridian MarineSporTrak
MMC/SD cardsSportrakFX 324eXplorist 100
eXplorist 200eXplorist 300eXplorist 400eXplorist 500
eXplorist 600

Lowrance™/Eagle™ Models Supported
GlobalMapGlobalNav 310GlobalNav 200GlobalMap 12
AirMapEagle ViewExpedition IIAccuMap 12
AccuMapEagle ExplorerGlobalNav 212AirMap 100
GlobalMap 100LMS 160MapGlobalMap1600GlobalMap 160
UltraMapAccuMap GPSiFinderMMC/SD Cards

MLR™ Models Supported
Multi-Navigator GPS

Brunton™/Silva™ Models Supported
NMEA0183 Protocol for Real Time Navigation, compatible with most brands of available GPS in the market.

General Features

- Creates, edits and deletes Tracklogs, Routes and Waypoints
- Database with more than 280 different datums
- The data can be stored in TXT , GTM and other formats
- Calculates length, instantaneous and average speeds in tracklogs
- Zoom in and Zoom out function
- Moves the whole drawn map, only with the right button of the mouse
- Shows on screen: the Waypoint name, comment or a comment in text box
- Makes possible to change the background color, grad lines and Waypoints
- Total navigation on the map image !
- Makes possible to insert several scanned map images in the background
- True-Grid mode
- Recognizes PCX5, Waypoint+, MapInfo®, ArcView®, and other formats.
- Real Time Navigation function
- Shows and Prints more than 190 different colored icons
- Print in Scale
- NMEA0183 Protocol for Real Time Navigation with others GPS models
- Option of Name, Style and Color for Tracklogs
- Catalog function that registers all the inserted images in GTM files
- Autoload function of automatic loading of map images at Real Time Navigation (RTN)
- Option to choose name, style and color of Tracklogs

What is new in GPS Trackmaker® #13.4

- Improvements in tracklog labeling routine
- New Garmin Colorado family and Nuvi models supported
- New option "Terrain" in Google Maps window
- New sentence to open Google Maps through "Maps on the Internet" tool
- Selected waypoints now can be shown in Google Maps window
- Full support for GZ files
- Bug fixed: eliminated Overflow error when creating a specific new user datum
- New datums: SIRGAS2000, NGZD2000, EGSA87
- Waypoints created in RTN now have date provided by the GPS
- New cities in brazilian map
- Google Earth window now is automaticaly adjusted in real-time navigation
- Help File updated
- Vehicle Tracking: changes in routine of website test
- Vehicle Tracking: multiple vehicles can be show in Google Maps window
- Vehicle Tracking: Improvements in routine of screen refresh
- Vehicle Tracking: vehicle, boat and airplane icons in Google Earth

Previous Versions

What was new in GPS Trackmaker® #13.3
- Waypoint styles eliminated: now the styles can be applied directly to each Waypoint;
- Waypoint styles button and menu removed;
- Support for multiple Waypoint text formats in Free version;
- New tracklog types: Principal avenue; Access Road; Motorcycle trail and others;
- Scalable Tracklogs and Waypoints by numeric distance Eliminated;
- Changes in Tracklog edition window: tracklog default now is graphic;
- Changes in Waypoint edition window: Waypoint default now is graphic;
- "Show tracklog by colors" button now is deactivated when the program is closed;
- "Variable text size depending on scale (Waypoint)" option is now in option window;
- Support for C320 family, i3 family and probably other Garmin PNDs;
- GZ file extension was replaced by GTZ extension;
- Reference Guide in PDF format updated;
- Vehicle Tracking: New option that allows to change the icon by events;
- Vehicle Tracking: Real-time navigation by cable with Tracker II module;
- Vehicle Tracking: now it is possible to see if the vehicle ignition is turned on;
- Vehicle Tracking: Tracker II firmware upload by CSD;
- Vehicle Tracking: now it is possible to capture the IMEI of Tracker II in Tool window;
- Vehicle Tracking: new option for Tracker II Sensor1 "Turn off relays after 5 seconds";
- Vehicle Tracking: possibility to choose the server port when tracking by website;
- Vehicle Tracking: support for uPnP;
- Vehicle Tracking: 8 new icons of buzzer to use with Tracker II;


GPS TrackMaker® #13.2

- Compatible with Windows Vista
- New "Google Maps" tool
- New resource that mixes raster images with the background
- Improvements in compression/decompression routine (GZ files)
- Help file converted to PDF format
- It is not necessary to select data to open Google Earth and "Maps in Internet"
- New option for using Googe Earth in aeronautical mode
- New option that allows to disable variable text size of Waypoints
- Vehicles sorted by name in connection routines for AVL
- Improvements in routine of Tracking by GPRS

GPS TrackMaker® #13.1

- Complete GPRS interface to be used with Tracker II.
- New detailed maps of Brazil, including streets, avenues, etc.
- Satellite bars in real-time navigation interface (RTN).
- New Google interface in RTN.
- New icons in RTN: boat, car and airplane.
- Small changes in tracklog edition routine.
- Catalog Image buttons removed from toolbar.
- Address detection added to RTN.
- New screen dragging with mouse right button in RTN
- Small changes in NMEA Interface
- Available comm ports increased from 12 to 16 ports.
- Small changes in help file.


GPS TrackMaker® #13.0

- Many internal changes, making the program faster.
- Full support for Google Earth®
- Very fast vectorial maps of background.
- New formats created:
- MAP for fast and non-editable background maps.
- PJC for projects of maps.
- The maps are loaded on demand, saving memory.
- Full support for scalable Wpts and Tracks.
- Full support for "True Grid" mode.
- The free version is able to create MAP files.
- Allows to send and receive multiple tracklogs for Magellan models
- Support for MMC files of Magellan Explorist
- Auto-Detection increased from 4 to 12 comm ports to use with Serial-USB converters
- New tools to convert text of Waypoints and Tracklogs.
- New options to configure the program.
- New help file with information about the new functions.

GPS TrackMaker® #12.3

- Complete support for the new Garmin models with USB interface
- Allows to recognize new Garmin models automatically
- Support for Forerunner
- Support for GPSMAP276C
- Support for GPSMAP96/96C
- Support for Quest
- Support for eTrex Vista Color
- Support for eTrex Legend Color
- New dll of importation and exportation Mapdekode (Open Source)
- New routine to convert blocks of files
- Improved the interface with GTM Tracker via cable
- Fixed bug that shows null altitudes in NMEA interface with Magellan models
- Fixed bug that crashes the program when opening multiple files

GPS TrackMaker® #12.2

- Allows to open maps on the internet with rectangular coordinates
- Allows to use geographic coordinates as default when the program is opened
- Fixed bug in "Undo" routine (CTRL Z)
- Fixed bug that opens internet maps with wrong position for datums different from WGS84

GPS TrackMaker® #12.1

- Allows to access maps on the Internet
- Support for Garmin GPSMAP182C
- Support for Garmin GPSMAP76C/60C/CS
- Support for Garmin ForeTrex
- Support for Garmin GPSMAP 296
- New Real-Time Navigation interface that requires less CPU time
- New Interface for GTM Tracker® with data logger
- New console for GTM Tracker® with data logger
- Bug: eliminated the eventual errors in labeling routine
- Bug: eliminated errors in scale box

GPS TrackMaker® #12

- Multi-language version
- New Tracklog Styles allowing to make complete maps
- Restructuring in routines of creation of Tracklogs and Routes
- Added Hand-Free Drawing Tool
- Added Line Drawing Tool
- Added drawing tools for Triangle; Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Hexagon and Octagon
- Possibility to rotate the drawing
- UNDO function for images
- Added button that allows to open the edition window when a new Tracklog is created
- Added tool for vertexes dragging
- Added button for route creation
- Added button for the Fragmentation Tool
- Added button for the Tracklog Reversion Tool
- Support for Dutch Grid
- The middle mouse button can be used to activate the Zoom tool
- Zoom in and Zoom out with the mouse wheel
- Current icon is showed in the box of icons when a Waypoints is edited
- Altitudes of Wpts, Routes and Tracks are transferred to other elements when edited
- Priority for screen dragging with the mouse left-button
- Option to register barometric altitudes with Garmin® models
- Windows to confirm the exit after pressing ESC in RTN
- New Send to Back and Bring to Front buttons
- New Box of Tracklog selection
- New routine for arranging the windows in RTN mode
- New window for Tracklog edition
- GPS Macro renamed to Select Wpts far from Routes
- New scale options starting from 3
- Support for Magellan® FX324
- Support for Garmin® GPSMAP 60C
- Geographic coordinates now are shown in latitude/longitude
- Implemented calculation of ellipsoidal azimuth
- Added option to choose altitude unit in the Import Tool
- New import routine for E00 files (Arc/Info®)
- New import routine for MID/MIF files (MapInfo®)
- New import routine for Shapefiles (ArcView®)
- New Interface for GTM Tracker® (Vehicle Tracking)
- Installation is made by Windows Installer® through Install Shields®
- Fixed BUG: eliminated the error when a datum with different ellipsoid is chose

GPS TrackMaker® #11.8

- Altitude Profile with advanced functions of scale, zoom and drag
- New window for Altitude profile configuration
- General restructuring in the routine of Real-Time Navigation
- New console of instruments for Real-time Navigation
- New tool: "Select Repeated Tracklogs"
- New tool: "Fragment Tracklogs"
- New routine that shows the characteristics of Tracklog/Route/Waypoint when approximating the mouse
- Possibility to choose which types of the data will be shown when the mouse's arrow is close
- Support for Multi-Media Cards (MMC) of Lowrance™ models
- Support for Multi-Media Cards ( MMC) of Magellan™ models
- Support for Rino 110, Rino 120 and GPS V Taiwan
- Import and export files of MapDekode
- Import and export files of Oziexplorer
- New styles of Tracklogs
- 18 new icons for Lowrance iFinder®
- Possibility to edit the name when creating the first Tracklog
- New import routine MIF/MID of MapInfo
- Possibility to configure the maximum number of points for Tracklogs in RTN
- Changed "nmi/h" to "Knots"
- New drawing for railroad tracklog style
- BUG: eliminated the error in the "Tracklog Speeds" tool
- BUG: fixed bug in "Modify Styles of Tracklogs" window that disabled the change of the tracklog name
- BUG: fixed bug that disabled the opening of the RTN window for some Magellan models

GPS TrackMaker® #11.7

- Total support for the new Magellan Meridian® family
- 18 new icons compatible with the Meridian® family
- Better zoom on images: zoom at pixels level
- Total compatibility with Chinese Microsoft Windows®
- Possibility to open GZ files in Chinese Microsoft Windows®
- New OCX that allows high-speed compression and decompression of GZ files
- Implemented the Taiwan 67 Grid for TrackMaker® users in Taiwan
- New window for edition of Waypoint styles
- Alignment and border line in the text box
- Possibility to save images in GPS TrackMaker® TXT files
- New "Property of Images" window, with calibration option using the extremities of the image
- Modified the routine of text rotation, with better accuracy in rotation
- New drag options of image in "Options" window
- Suppoot for communication ports #1 to #12
- Possibility to change baud rate in NMEA Interface
- Waypoint date recognition in TXT files saved in Waypoint+ format
- General review in the internal datum table
- 28 new datuns with compatible parameters with Garmin® GPS: Adindan; Ain el Abd 1970; Arc 1960; Ascension Island 1958; Belgium 1950; Danish 1934; Hu-Tzu-Shan; Indian Bangladesh; Indian Mean; Indian Thailand; Indonesian 1974; Johnston Island 1961; Luzon; NAD27 Caribbean; Nahrwan Saudi Arábia; Naparima BWI; Netherland Tri21; Nou Triag France; Nou Triag Luxemb; Old Hawaiian Kauai; Old Hawaiian Maui; Old Hawaiian Oahu; Sapper Hill 1943; Timbalai 1948; Tokyo Mean; Wake-Eniwetok 1960; WGS 1972
- Eliminated the limitation of short file names when opening directly GTM and GZ files
- Eliminated the limitation of a single temporary directory of images
- Fixed bug: eliminated the error when opening PCX5 files saved with a different datum from WGS 84
- Fixed bug: eliminated timing problems in computers above 1000 Mhz
- Fixed bug: eliminated the error when export TXT files of Waypoint+ using UTM coordinates
- Fixed bug: eliminated eventual "Subscript out of range - Error 9" in MLR and Magellan Interfaces
- Fixed bug: eliminated eventual ""Overflow - Error 6" when opening the Window of Waypoint

GPS TrackMaker® #11.6

- British "Uniform" Grid Implemented: allows calibration of OSGB maps located in 2 or more zones
- New "Datum 73" (Portugal)
- Fixed a bug when downloading Tracks in Magellan Interface
- Added communication protocol for GPS V and GPS 176
- Added the "PointZ" data type in SHP importation
- Added 10 new icons, including "Geocache" and "Geocache Found"
- New Self-Extraction System, simplifying the installation process

GPS TrackMaker® #11.5

- Allows to send more than 11 Tracklogs to Garmin eTrex (all), eMap, GPS 76, GPS 162 etc.
- Added a new "Potsdam" datum from Germany
- Fixed three rare "bugs" of TM #11.4

GPS TrackMaker® #11.4
- Map Calibration in "True Grid" mode
- Changes in "True Grid" routine
- Real Time Navigation with "True Grid"
- British National Grid
- Irish National Grid
- Swiss Grid
- Swedish Grid
- New Zealand Map Grid
- Finnish National Grid
- Changes in Import Tool
- MAP file Importation (WinAPRS)
- MAP file Exportation (WinAPRS)
- Scalable Tracklogs as Garmin MapSource®
- Scroll with Arrow Keys
- New Buttons in Toolbar
- Fixed the bug "Run-Time Error 482: Printer error"
- Print data list
- Garmin Protocol D109 included
- GPS 76 and eMap 2.71 included
- New function "Revert Tracklogs and Routes"
- Support for Brunton® / Silva® GPS GPS TrackMaker® #11.3
- UTM routine with 2 cm accuracy
- Magellan Communication Interface
- MLR Communication Interface
- 8 new Lowrance models recognized by TrackMaker 11.1
- Auto Save in Real Time Navigation
- Implemented 40 news color icons
- Modified the Waypoint Edition Window
- Created new tools of treatment of repeated Waypoints
- Implemented "Find" and "Replace" Tools
- Improved the screen routine GPS TrackMaker® #11
- Internal Rearrangement of the program with hundreds of changes;
- Renderized Tracklogs: Surfaces totally filled can be shown in GPS TrackMaker screen;
- Scalable Fonts: the size of Waypoints text is shown in the scale of the screen;
- Creation of fields: Data, Altitude and Rotation of Waypoints;
- Creation of the Altitude field in tracklogs;
- Creation of "Waypoint Styles" like Tracklog Styles from version #10;
- Functions: "Undo", "Copy", "Cut" and "Paste";
- Possibility to send to GPS only the selected data;
- Implemented 10 more new European datuns;
- The bug that distorted maps in the areas close to the earth poles was eliminated;
- General modification of printer routine;
- The button of "waypoints selection by icons" was changed;
- ".gtm" files saved with accuracy of 13 decimal places;
- Creation of "TEXT" style to show the Waypoint through a text box;
- It is possibile to create a "Waypoint Default", to facilitate the creation of new waypoints;
- Rearrangement of the routine for tracklogs creation;
- Rearrangement of the routine of data detection in the screen;
- Improvement of scale routine;
- Creation of the icon "Blank" to facilitate the creation of waypoints of street names, avenues, etc;
- It is possible to drag waypoints, tracklogs and routes through the mouse;

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