Alternative webservice URL for geonames.org

The latest prerelease version 1.23.8 contains an option to set the geonames.org URL to something like http://ws5.geonames.org as an intermediate solution by editing the HiddenRouteConverterOptions.reg registry file.

geonames.org partially unavailable

Since RouteConverter 1.20 it's possible to extend a position's elevation data and description with data from geonames.org. Unfortunately the service seems to be unreliable for some days now.

Google Maps stickers

Did you ever asked yourself how they are placed on the map? Look here:

1.23 is ready

The latest version 1.23 from 01/07/09

• reads and writes CoPilot 7 routes (*.trp files)
• draws the map a lot quicker (thanks to EddiVonDerAlm)
• offers the Douglas Peucker algorithm to shorten tracks
• writes date, time and elevation in Tripmaster format into ITN track files
• shows only one error message if multiple errors occur while complementing elevation and place names of positions from
• works around problems with the Windows security update KB955069
• fixes a bug while reading and writing ITN- and GPX-files which assumed time to be in the local timezone and not in UTC
• fixes a bug while writing Map&Guide Motorrad Tourenplaner 2006/2007 files
• fixes a bug during rapid zooming of the map which led to an endless loop and high processor load
• fixes a bug when editing elevations if the unit m was left in the textfield by the user
• fixes a bug during the very first insertion of a new positon into an empty position list

RouteConverter looks like this:

Enjoy!

Navigon Mobile Navigator 7 support possible?

A recent discussion on pocketnavigation.de showed that there is support for a simple XML format built into Navigon Mobile Navigator 7 which can be addressed via files with the extension .freshroute inside the "Routes" folder. Until now only the .route format was known which is an undocumented binary format - quite impossible to implement. And now this!

Here is a route called "Megaron-mn7.freshroute":


It contains two waypoints:


If you're interested in testing this with prerelease versions of my RouteConverter tool, drop me a comment or visit the RouteConverter forum.