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Calling external gps app from VB.NET in CF 3.5 and returning back to VB.NET app

Hi All, I'm writing an app in VB.NET that allows the user to call Garmin Mobile XT to get a route. I've got a form that stays open behind Garmin and upon quitting Garmin, allows the user to go back. Sometimes, however, this form is automatically hidden by the WM OS. Any ideas how I can either get the form to stay put - or can I put a...

Managing C++ Garmin API in C#

I want to call Garmin API (http://developer.garmin.com/mobile/mobile-sdk/) in VB.Net Compact Framework project. The API is in C++, so i´m making a C# dll project as intermediate way between API dll and VB.Net. I have some problems while executing my code because it throw a NotSupportedException (bad arguments type, i think) in QueCreateP...

Read Information from garmin

I want to extract information such (longitude,latitude,location name) from garmin maps and use the database of this info in my java web application. but i dont know how to extract a region information such as a city from a garmin map as text or binary. If anyone know about it help me please. ...

Representation of road topology in a GIS file.

Hello All, I'm just getting into GIS right now with a new project at my work - so I'm still kinda new at all of this. I'm using GDAL to work with the TigerLine Shape files from the previous US census land survey. Within these files you can find (among other things) polyline sets that describe lat/long position of roads and you can fin...

What Garmin protocol GPS library for .NET exists

Hello, I'm developing a GIS application and i had been using devices that output NMEA protocol. There are lot's of libraries for NMEA devices, but for garmin there is only one that i have found and isnt very complete: OpenGPS.NET I have 2 questions: 1) how do i use the library whit an USB device that does not create a virtual com...

Delete data from GPS unit using Garmin Communicator Plugin API

I'm building a project that relies heavily on data read from a bunch Garmin eTrex HC devices, to do that I use the Garmin Communicator Plugin API, I have successfully found the device, read the data and uploaded it to a server where I will do further data manipulation. However, I now want to delete the data I have read from the device, ...

Javascript DOM/XML-object as function parameter

I am interfacing with an existing API (from Garmin) that is very poorly documented and I need some help. The function I am calling is expecting a parameter that I don't know how to initialize properly. The code in the API looks like this, where activities is the parameter I supply: if (activities != null && activities.length > 0) { ...

Decoding Garmin ADM files

Hello, DOes anyone have any experience decoding Garmin's ADM file type? It's used by their MapSource software for creating content and putting it on one of the devices, however i'm attempting to create a standalone reader for such files. Does anyone have experience with this sort of thing? Thanks, brian ...