Thread: OZIEXPLORER Maps Collection

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New Zealand, full coverage
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One Sheet: 1.2GB file size
*.ozfx3 and *. map files
scale: 1:150,000
NZGD2000
WGS84
Copyright: Geographx.co.nz
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Thanks to Geographx.

Download NZ Ozi Map, 1.09GB: (link updated June 2015; Aug 2017)
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New Zealand NZ50 latest May_2021

One sheet all of New Zealand Scale: 1:50k compressed to 1GB
NZGD2000 / New Zealand Transverse Mercator 2000
downloaded originals May 2021 from LINZ:
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original GeoTIFF of 10GB reduced to 1GB via ECW (lossy)
readable by OziExplorer and GlobalMapper..

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Note: for Ozi you only need the .map and .ecw files
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A maps collection from torrents:

torrent file
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Note:the ISOhunt is closed but the Torrnet link is still active ^_^

You can find some maps here:
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You can download them using service like this:
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Maps aren't calibrated for Ozi, but I hope you are able to do it.

You can not use Garmin Topo maps in Ozi, they are vector based and Ozi only uses raster maps.
You can combine a normal map with elevation data in Ozi3d or use programs like Global Mapper to add a layer with topo info.
IMHO the best option is to get a proper paper map with all the info you need and to convert it using a scanner ond OZI.

It is getting harder and harde to find proper topo maps that
a) have a usable level of detail
b) are small enough in size to handle - after all we don't want to have several GB just for one map

My attemtps to generate a good topo map from online sources was so far a desaster as the resulting maps are far to big - over 6GB for AU
So I went back to source some paper maps available online.
Obviously they are not all up to the latest in terms of tracks, also some have a highe level of deatail than others due to the fact that they have been scanned at different resolutions and that the original might have been of poor quality.
I have uploaded a few pics to show the result in the finnished maps:

(Please click on image to download the full size version if you want to check in your imaging program as the full level of detail is a bit lost in the preview)
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I did my best to reduce the colors, enhance the image and to match averything as good as possible.
The result are maps of sizes between 90 and about 500mb for each state.
I forgot to set the transparency correct, so sadly the surroundings of the map are not invisible once the map coverage is gone, but unless you want to join the maps into one huge map this does not matter too much.
NZ is still a problem as I was not able to get any suitable maps so far, but I will try to generate a map from Google sources.
Only problem here is the zoom level as only from 16 on you will have names for the tracks visible.
So I'll have to find a way to reduce the resulting tiles in both size and color depth - will keep you posted.

All AU states and major islands close to shore are done ready to test, please leave your feedback!
Vic - 88,4mb
NSW - 202mb
QLD - 339mb
NT - 223mb
WA - 481mb
SA - 216mb

All single files covering the whole state plus a bit of the surrounding state(s).
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