DeLorme 6 - Manual (Page 369)

Using Handheld Devices
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To send a map package with draw layers to your device, see the Help topic for your
device:
• Sending/Receiving Maps to/from an Earthmate PN-40
• Sending/Receiving Maps to/From an Earthmate PN-20
Adding GIS Layers to a Map Package
If you have GIS data that you want to send to an Earthmate® PN-Series GPS device,
you can use the Handheld tab in the Options dialog to create a map that includes the
data. You can then use the Exchange dialog to send the map to the device.
To Create a Map with GIS Data
Use the following steps to create a map with GIS data to send to the device:
1. Click the GIS tab to open the GIS Workspace.
2. Double-click each GIS layer you want to send to the device.
Selected layers appear on the map.
3. Click the Handheld Export tab and zoom to the area of interest on the map.
4. Click the Options button to open the Handheld tab in the Options dialog box.
5. Under Export Map Format, select DeLorme Earthmate.
6. Under Export Map Source, select the map with the GIS data (Left or
Right).
7. Under Export Data Zooms, select GIS Layers.
8. Choose the zoom ranges at which you want to view the data at on the
handheld device.
9. Select Less Detail or Full Detail. Full Detail saves the data as it appears on
the map, but the file size is larger. Less Detail reduces the detail on the map
so the file size is smaller.
10. Click Select/Edit to select the grids that cover the GIS data you
want to send to the device.
You can use the Grid Size control to modify the grid size. When selecting
grids, you will receive an error in the Info box if the map output is too large.
You can select fewer grids or adjust the GIS Layers zoom ranges to reduce
the map output size.
To Send GIS Data
To send a map package with GIS layers to your device, see the Help topic for your
device:
• Sending/Receiving Maps to/from an Earthmate PN-40
• Sending/Receiving Maps to/From an Earthmate PN-20
Notes
• DeLorme Topographic Data (All vector data (points, lines, and polygons) in
DeLorme Topographic datasets and all user vectors on the map (GIS layers,
XData datasets, MapTags, Phone book points, and so on). The Topographic
Data must be installed separately from the XMap application. If you do not
have this data installed, you do not see this option.) includes GIS data and
any other vector data on the map. This data is saved at a low resolution, so
lines and polygons may not be clear at higher zoom levels on the device;
however, the data is smaller in size.
• Vector data (points, lines, polygons) may look slightly different in the
software than on the device.