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- Psi-Mapper/GB 6.2 for EPOC (C) UK 1995-2000 Steve Litchfield
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-
- Released as freeware April 2000 ...
-
- A mapping information system for Great Britain. Read on...
-
- The Psi-Mapper homepage is at http://3lib.ukonline.co.uk/
-
- Requires an EPOC palmtop with approximately 200k of free system memory
- to run in.
-
- ******************** IMPORTANT!! ********************************
- This text file documents the history of the program, its installation,
- and some of the more technical aspects to running it. For general help
- in using and understanding Psi-Mapper/GB, please browse through the
- *extensive* on-line help. The on-line help is the only documentation
- of most of Psi-Mapper/GB's features, so work through it properly! 8-)
- ***********************************************************************
-
- Changes for v6.2 (since v6.1)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- Rejigged the information bar and various screens to be compatible
- with the Psion Revo; removed several out of date overlays;
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- Changes for v6.1 (since v6.0)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- STD code changes for phone day for over 100 places; added overlay
- of Scottish Munros; Removed all references to shareware(!); a few
- very minor typos corrected;
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
-
- All data sets are original work of the various contributors, collated using
- information from low resolution free maps, genuine public domain
- information, data gathered from personally-owned GPS units, club/hobbyist
- databases, and RAC and AA member information packs.
-
- ****Please note**** that the displayed graphics, coastlines, boundaries,
- railways and road vectors are shown diagrammatically, for ease of
- understanding. Please especially note Psi-Mapper's low resolution.
- Everything is at least +/-1km both horizontally and vertically!
-
- Using low resolution means
- (i) that the program data can be built from public domain information
-
- (ii) that Psi-Mapper won't conflict or overlap with existing PC-based
- GIS systems or infringe map copyrights
-
- (iii) (most importantly) that quite large areas and amounts of
- information can be crammed into a palmtop, where a PC version would
- need megabytes!!
-
- Components and Installation.
- ----------------------------
- If you unzipped Psi-Mapper/GB OK, you should have ended up with 2
- separate files. One will be this text file 8-)
-
- The other is an SIS file.
-
- (Experts)
- If you know what a .SIS file is, just double-click on it in Win95
- Explorer or tap on it on your EPOC palmtop and you'll be installed in no
- time.
-
- (Beginners)
- If you *don't* know what a .SIS file is, this must be one of the very
- first third party applications you've ever installed. Don't worry,
- it's all quite painless:
-
- IF you have the 'older' PsiWin 2.01 or if you've downloaded
- Psi-Mapper/GB directly onto the palmtop, the best way to proceed is
- to copy the "mappergb.sis" file into a suitable place on your Psion.
- If the file appears on the system screen with a question mark beside
- it, this just means you haven't yet upgraded your palmtop to accept
- EPOC install files. Grab a copy of the special INSTEXE.EXE program
- from the same place as you obtained Psi-Mapper/GB and tap on it on
- your Psion. You should now see a nice little icon beside the
- "mappergb.sis" file and can tap on it to complete your installation.
-
- IF you have PsiWin 2.1 or later, just double-click on the "mappergb.sis" file
- to launch EPOC Install on the PC itself and to complete the
- installation.
-
-
- If all went well, you should now have a new Map/GB icon on your
- Extras bar.
-
- ---------------------------------
-
- In this distribution are the following overlays, Contributor information
- is included where known or appropriate.
-
- TOWNS.MP1 - a data-set of approximately 1100 towns and cities,
- their post and STD codes - (updated April 1999)
- COASTLIN.MP2 - a data-set showing the coastline of GB - (updated
- by David Brown, November 1996)
- ROADS.MP2 - a data-set of the GB motorway and most of the primary route
- network - (updated March 97)
-
- Vector overlays (i.e. lines and labels):
- RIVERS.MP4 - a vector format data-set of rivers (contributed 1996
- by Tony Bartels and David Brown)
- RAILWAYS.MP4 - a vector format data-set of the GB railway network
- (excluding some local or irregular services)
- COUNTIES.MP4 - a vector format data-set of the GB county and admin
- boundaries (contributed by Mark Avey, updated 1996)
- OSGRID.MP4 - a vector format data-set of the National Grid Squares
- (contributed by Simon Pooley)
-
- Item overlays (i.e. specific points and labels and reference info):
- JUNCTION.MP3 - Motorway junctions
- PIZZAEXP.MP3 - Pizza Express restaurants (contributed by W Croaker)
- RACECRSE.MP3 - race courses
- AIRFIELD.MP3 - airfields/airports
- BBCRADIO.MP3 - BBC local radio stations
- MRACING.MP3 - motor racing circuits
- CASTLES.MP3 - castles (contrbuted by Mark Avey)
- DAYSOUT.MP3 - days out (theme parks, attractions etc) (contributed
- by Mark Avey, updated November 1996)
- NATTRUST.MP3 - National Trust Properties (contributed by Pat McMurray)
- HISTSCOT.MP3 - Historic Scotland sites (contributed by A. Thomson)
- WOODLAND.MP3 - Woodland Trust sites (submitted by Tim Alton)
- ENGHER.MP3 - English Heritage sites (submitted by Tim Alton)
- CADW.MP3 - Welsh heritage sites (submitted by Peter Buxton, 1997)
- LIFEBOAT.MP3 - Lifeboat stations (submitted by Ian Henry, 1996)
- EZ_VIEW.MP3 - Easy to get to breathtaking views - (submitted by
- David Brown)
- WELPEAKS.MP3 - Hill peaks across Wales
- SCOPEAKS.MP3 - Hill peaks across Scotland
- ENGPEAKS.MP3 - Hill peaks across England
- MUNSCOT.MP3 - Scottish 'Munros'
-
- Each of the overlays usually includes reference information for each item
- (for example, telephone contact numbers), and this can be displayed by
- turning 'Overlay Reference Fields' On.
-
-
- Deleting info from the custom town database
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- Use the supplied CustomEd.opo utility to maintain and prune your list
- of custom towns. You'll find the utility in the \system\apps\mappergb\ folder.
- Once in the program, use the Menu functions to make
- progress.
-
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-
- Thanks to all the testers and contributors out there, who have
- supplied ideas, support, bug-reports, data, code fragments etc. You
- are too numerous to mention!
-
- Note that the Northings/Eastings and National Grid coordinate systems
- are used with the kind written permission of Ordnance Survey.
- The road data is "Based upon the Ordnance Survey map with the
- permission of The Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office, (C)
- Crown Copyright MC 0055"
-
- Disclaimer: I accept no responsibility for anything happening to you
- as a result of inaccurate information within Psi-Mapper! I try to
- keep the overlays up-to-date as possible, but that is as far as my
- liability goes! Do not use this application while on the move!
- If you crash your car while looking at your Psion, don't blame me!!
-
- Steve Litchfield
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