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make it a tool for professionals: upload csv files for addresses/contacts.
Business folks (e.g., outside sales, customer reps, etc.) use map software like MS Streets and Trips & MapPoint because you can upload hundreds/thousands of customer addresses, and then create routes with them. The problem with those software is that they don't play nicely with modern GPS connectivity. Your software works beautifully with modern GPS connectivity, making it an easy sell to the business folks - could you implement such a feature for address importation?
1 voteHello,
This feature is now implemented in update 90. Here is how to import CSV files in Maps Pro for Windows 8:
http://mapspro.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/645538Thanks!
Fabien -
Georeferenced PDF
the ability to load georeferenced pdfs. i see that this was a closed topic but you still don't have the ability to load maps that you have made with esri arcmap and exported to pdf. this would be a nice option for those of us in the wildland fire world were we get new marked up maps everyday in PDF. currently the only program i have found that will do this is PDF Maps by Avenza and they currently only have a beta version for Windows.
1 voteHello and thanks for your help on this support ticket,
GeoPDF exported out of ESRI software can now be opened in Maps Pro (you need to have at least Version 93)
Again, thanks for your feedback,
Fabien -
Not everyone is a programmer
Make set up so simple an old computer ignorant person can do it. We are not all sophisticated users.
1 voteHello and thanks for your message,
Well, actually you are in luck because there is a step-by-step guide on exactly that on your feedback website (request from your support ticket):
http://mapspro.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/624921-guide-how-to-connect-to-a-usb-gps-globalsat-bu-3I will add more links to the documentation directly from the interface
Fabien
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Deactivate autozoom (option) when loading kml
When I am in rally, I need often to load kml files
But I need to maintain the zoom as it was, and position as it was.
May we have an option whith four values when loading kml files :
- zoom and center (as it is now)
- no zoom and center to begining of the kml
- no zoom and center to end of the kml
- no zoom and no center1 voteHello Thierry,
This option actually exists but it is a bit hidden. You need to go to Menu > Overlays > Add GPX/KML/… files > Click your file in the list > Options > Zoom when opening.
By default this option is on, just disable it and it will maintain the current zoom when you toggle this overlay.Fabien
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Do not activate the superposition bar when loading kml
In rally, I have to often load kml files, and in addtion often mappro is on one third of my screen, a 8' display.
So when I load a new file or update one, the black superposition bar appears, and I need to close it.
Is it possible to not activate this function by defaut and let the user to click on the button you have added ;
Or create an option for activating or not this feature each time we load a kml file ?1 voteHello,
The overlay panel is now hidden by default.
Fabien
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usb gps capability
Just like Streets and Trips. USB Dongle GPS
1 voteHello,
This is already in Maps Pro, here is a complete guide on how to use a USB GPS with Maps Pro:
https://mapspro.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/624921-guide-how-to-connect-to-a-usb-gps-globalsat-bu-3If you need further help, please email tickets@mapspro.uservoice.com
Thanks,
Fabien -
Configure Map Updates for Automatic Updates
It is simply not clear enough if the maps update automatically or not. We should not have to maintain a date of last update to determine if we must download a new map or not based on the date of the latest map. You should allow the software to determine if a map update is available and authorize an update or not.
1 voteHello,
Maps Pro can now check if updates are available for offline vector maps (see Help > Options > Scroll down).
Thanks for your feedback!
Fabien -
Please add importfunction to Favorite
from external file formats like gpx, etc.
Thanks1 voteHello,
In the upcoming version 119, importing favorites from a GPX file will be available, see:
https://mapspro.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/918519Thanks again for your feedback!
Fabien -
Provide a settings option to force the screen to stay on while Maps Pro is running and connected to power.
Maps Pro should provide a settings option to force the screen to stay on while Maps Pro is running and the device is plugged into power (or not, optional)
1 voteHello and thanks for leaving this feature request,
In the next update (v114), Maps Pro automatically prevents the screen from dimming when "follow me is activated (either just activated or when following a route
Thanks for your feedback!
Fabien -
Change elevation from yards to feet
Feet is the common unit of measure for elevation in the United States. (1 yard=3 feet). Thanks!
1 voteLooks easy enough. The imperial system is still mysterious :)
Fixed in the next version of Maps Pro (version 56)
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1 vote
This feature is available in Maps Pro for a few months now
Thanks for the feedback!
Fabien -
Add China maps
Please add 'http://ditu.google.cn/', because the normal google maps are blocked in China. An other China map: 'http://map.baidu.com/'
(Gaode is also very good)1 voteWell, i tried replacing any google basemap with their chinese counterpart and it works for all of them, also fixing the offsets that can be found in China because of government regulations.
I added an option called “Use ditu.google.cn (China only)” in version 64. I try to automatically detect if your PC is in chinese to have a nice default value for new users.
This issue might explain why I got so many people trying out Maps Pro in China but very little actually buying it, if the first impression was a blank map :)
Thanks for this suggestion, version 64 should be available in the next few days!
Fabien
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Add option to Keep Alive
Add 'Keep Alive' mode (periodically wakening the GPS and preventing sleep?) for online +offline modes. The idea is to allow continuous, uninterrupted tracking and navigation even when Tablet/Laptop times out to sleep.
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1 voteHello and thanks for leaving this feature request,
In the next update (v114), Maps Pro automatically prevents the screen from dimming when "follow me is activated (either just activated or when following a route
Thanks for your feedback!
Fabien -
Export to GPX
To get Favorites in my GPS I have to copy paste the coordinates. A simple function to export all favorites to one GPX file should be very helpfull.
Note: Openstreetmap in China is far from complete. So I use Gaode, but I cannot download Gaode maps into my GPS. So if I can easily transfer Favorites or better routes to my GPS it should be very helpfull1 voteHello and thanks for that suggestion,
Favorites can now be exported from Maps Pro as a GPX file!
Thanks for your feedback :)
Fabien -
Parameterized start
It would be great if you cloud start your app with parameters, e.g. with a URI which includes coordinates, zoom level and so on.
I would need that functionality to start the app right away with the needed information, out of another app.
What would be nice:
Center to certain coordinates with a defined zoom level
Start navigation between 2 sets of coordinates (maybe also route selection)1 voteHello Marcel and thanks for this suggestion,
This is actually already possible, and this is actually how you Maps Pro can be used to show the location of one of your contacts in the “People” application that comes with Windows 8.
All the options are documented here and are all supported by Maps Pro, including setting the map’s position and routing between 2 points:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/jj635237.aspx
So if you have a link like:
bingmaps:?cp=40.726966~-74.006076 /* Opens the Maps app centered over New York City */
It will take you to any application that can consume this kind of URL. If you have more than one (if you have Maps and Maps Pro), Windows will prompt you with a list of “compatible apps”. The protocol is called “bingmaps” which is unfortunate but it will work with Maps Pro that implements this protocol. It should workTell me if you need more…
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display in a quarter
and not only half and third
1 voteThe application can now be reduced down to 320 pixels wide, instead of 500 pixels so that it takes a quarter of the screen
Thanks for your feedback!
Fabien -
US gov topo files
Allow downloading US gov topo files (like ExpertGPS does). This would be great for backpacking.
1 voteUSGS topo maps are now available in Maps Pro. In “Map Styles”, try ESRI topo or one of the CalTopo. The correspond to the USGS data.
Just like other providers, Maps Pro will allow you to save these maps for offline use, by going to Offline > Download this mapFabien
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Myself and others may find it useful for a "Check for Update" button on the Help screen.
Myself and others may find it useful for a "Check for Update" button on the Help screen.
1 voteHello,
Maps Pro can now check if updates are available for offline vector maps (see Help > Options > Scroll down).
The Windows Store will show you updates if you are actually looking for Maps Pro updates (new versions of the app)Fabien
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When following a route, we need distances to go given in miles not yards! Yards is absolutely useless.
Why on earth would you give me distance to go in yards? This is a driving map and the units should be what you have selected (miles or kilos).
1 voteThis feature is now implemented in Maps Pro
Thanks,
Fabien -
Add support for Baidu for chinese users
Google Maps is used by default for search and directions in Maps Pro. Because of Chinese government regulations,
Google Maps services are not available in China and Baidu would be the best replacement for Chinese users
Also related to another suggestion: http://mapspro.uservoice.com/forums/251570-general/suggestions/6469910-add-china-maps
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0 votesThis suggestion has been implemented in Maps Pro. Baidu is available as a data source in Help > Options
Fabien
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