help w/ rider please

[lil'bagger]

Hey folks, my name is eric. Just got my rider unit. Was using Garmin.
There doesn't seem to be any software instruction anywhere. One of my favorite things to do is plan routes on my pc and transfer to my gps. I'm not sure if that can be done with the rider. What map program do I use? Is it included in the package?
Thanks in advance.
Eric

 

[digital-flex]

You can give Tyre a try - http://www.janboersma.nl/gett/index.php

 

[lil'bagger]

Thanks, what do you use?
I tried that itn converter but couldn't get it to work cuz I like g maps better than g earth.

 

[digital-flex]

I like this this web script as you don't have to download an application - http://houghi.org/tomtom/

Give it a try.

 

[lil'bagger]

I've been trying...keep geting this Error: Parameter 'saddr' not specified.
here is the url :<iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;saddr=5055+Seminary+Rd,+Alexandria,+VA+22311&amp;daddr=7600+Mendota+Pl,+Springfield,+VA+22150&amp;sll=38.717662,-77.038879&amp;sspn=0.947196,1.867676&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;om=1&amp;ll=38.806005,-77.159155&amp;spn=0.05661,0.08929&amp;output=embed&amp;s=AARTsJqcRgI3kupuXnf0iYSpT_pyC9Ba1g"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;saddr=5055+Seminary+Rd,+Alexandria,+VA+22311&amp;daddr=7600+Mendota+Pl,+Springfield,+VA+22150&amp;sll=38.717662,-77.038879&amp;sspn=0.947196,1.867676&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;om=1&amp;ll=38.806005,-77.159155&amp;spn=0.05661,0.08929&amp;source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small>

 

[lodo]

Have you tried using the Google Maps application
http://www.gravoplex.com/tomtom/google_driving_directions_to_tomtom_itn.html

I have found this to be pretty handy for building a route in GMaps and then having that converted to an ITN file - it's worked great for me. This is basically what D-F offered but it's more directly built into GMaps which makes it easier.

 

[digital-flex]

Very cool. Nice link lodo.

 

[Pedro2NR]

Nice. This looks much easier to do.

 

[lil'bagger]

wonder why this works for everyone but me

 

[lodo]

wonder why this works for everyone but me

Ummm... what exactly isn't working with this?

 

[riptorn]

Of course we could always ask Google to start to make an export to the format TomTom requires (and other Navs to be fair).

Nathan...

 

[HausHH]

Of course we could always ask Google to start to make an export to the format TomTom requires (and other Navs to be fair).

Nathan...

I use most of the time this tool to convert routes of different formats:
http://www.routeconverter.de/index_en.html
The author, who is a friend of mine, is actively developing new versions. If you give him your feedback and wishes, he will usually build new functions in this software very quickly.

The bad thing about all these tools is that they are not able to pre-calculate the Tomtom routing. You can only set some waypoints, hoping that Tomtom takes the right route. In Germany we have a PC route planning software that implements almost the same algorithms and therefore is perfect to prepare a route and afterwards convert it to Tomtom. Unfortunately it is not available with US map data.
Has anyone tried "DeLorme Street Atlas" for this? Does it save waypoint information to a file that can be possibly converted by one of the mentioned tools?

Greetings from Germany
Helge

 

[eviltwin05]

I use the www.TYRE.tk application which lets you select way points via google earth or maps. Simple import button and BAHM your on your way.