here they are---VIC TOPO TORRENT

[cwalkin]

Thanks to FESTY for giving me the permission!

the torrent was uploaded to DEMONOID
http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/1160962/751846/


and TORRENTSPY
http://www.torrentspy.com/torrent/1172874/vic_topo_maps_thanx_to_festy

Slow upload bandwidth at times so be patient,,,,work computer!

pm me if you want me to email you torrent

[chris_miller]

I am on ADSL II at 8000kbs and will be seeding both the VIC and NSW maps from the above and below links from 6PM to 6AM each day untill my bandwidth runs out. I am currently downloading them ( leeching) but will leave it run when done....

This is the NSW Maps..

http://www.mininova.org/tor/699700

[Ash R33]

i am trying to download them atm. running pretty slow but. do i need a GPS to view them?

[cwalkin]

Its gonna run a little slow guys,,,,
damn isp has shaped all my uploads and downloads ,,,,,reached quota!
doesnt change until 29th

[Ash R33]

the rate mine is going its going to take like 2 days. what speed is everyone else downloading at? Pretty sure once i few of us have downloaded it. it will speed up.

[cwalkin]

as i said, i have hit bandwith limit a little earlier than i thought so im only seem to be adveraging at arounk 13kbs.
will try to get it on another comp tomorrow to speed it up for you guys,,,,but in the mean time i cant help it.

[Agent 13]

Torrents are what they are... usually slow; what the hell, we'll get there!! Yr a champ cwalkin, you to festy!! My thanks.

[Timmsi]

Hi,

I'm using the Torrentspy link and will keep it open once completed.

Timmsi

[sava75]

hello everyone,

excuse the ignorance, but what do I need in order to download and view vic topo maps on my pc.
I have a magellan meridian with topo maps loaded on my SD card and would love to be able to see this on my PC.

any help is much appreciated.

Sam.

[chris_miller]

Its never ignorant to ask a question when you simply do not know..

OK First you need a program that will allow you to download files using torents so go get the FREE version of BITLORD

www.bitlord.com/download.php (http://www.bitlord.com/download.php)

Then you will need a TORRENT for whatever it is your looking for.. The above links will bring you to the two different torrents you will need to get the NSW and VIC topo maps.

Then you start BITLORD and in bitlord you will OPEN the torrents and this will start downloading the files. It will take a fair amount of time but you dont have to do it in one go,, it will remember where you left off and continue next time you log on..

OK Now you have the massive files that are in ZIP format. You will need to UNZIP the files using something like WINZIP.

OK now you have hundreds and hundres of these map files and now you cant read them....

OK go get OZIEXPLORER from

http://www.oziexplorer.com/

( For free unless you want to plug in a GPS atenna then you need to pay)

OK All done simple eh?? wellll not at first but it gets simple after awhile.

I now have the NSW ones and am still getting the slower VIC ones,, once I have them it should speed up I still have several gigs befor I get limited..

Have fun..

[TonyH]

Chris Miller, thank you for tutoring computer gumbies (ie ME)

Is the total file size to be downloaded 1.63 gig (am I reading it right?)

Thanks for your efforts too guys ;-)

[sava75]

thanks Mr miller,

I will give it a crack.

[chris_miller]

Is the total file size to be downloaded 1.63 gig (am I reading it right?)


YES INDEED..
And guess what it is ZIPPED which makes it much smaller. :D

Wait untill you UNZIP them :waycool:

I currently seeding the NSW but no leeches to be found?

My Vic is still downloading at 15KBS but is also uploading at 35KBS,, I have 50% so when I get 100% I will also seed it..

Have fun

[kenny]

im also downloading the vic and nsw maps

just a question tho ive downloaded the free version of ozi explorer and plan on buying the full version and setting up a laptop to use in the 4wd , how easy is ozi explorer to use? ive never used a gps before and had a little bit of a look at the free version it looks quiet complicated or is it pretty easy to get use too?
cheers shane

[chris_miller]

im also downloading the vic and nsw maps
how easy is ozi explorer to use? ive never used a gps before and had a little bit of a look at the free version it looks quiet complicated or is it pretty easy to get use too?
cheers shane


After you have the maps and pay the small fee to enable the GPS portion of the software, just plug in the GPS antenna and open oziexplorer and press the little lightening bolt that says START STOP NMEA..

The software will find the correct map at the highest resolution for the location your at and a BIG ARROW will show up on the map to show you where your at, then the arrow will move and the map will move as you drive you drive.

If you want a little more complexity you could turn on tracks and it will display a line as your drive,, like breadcrumbs you can follow in reverse direction if you get lost.... It can be real easy to use in the most basic form,, there is also heaps of web sites that have ozi forums, but I am too lazy to learn any more than I need to know.
Other than that the rest looks to scary to me:crazy: :D

[kenny]

cheers chris
im assuming you can set way points, of points of interest and save points eg camp sites and follow the maps back to these points etc?

[chris_miller]

cheers chris
im assuming you can set way points, of points of interest and save points eg camp sites and follow the maps back to these points etc?


I believe that all those options are valid for oziexplorer, But i simply push the lighening bolt and let it do its stuff,, Im lazy and couldnt be bothered with any of the other options as it works just fine for my needs.

I have now got all of NSW and 97% of VIC,, I have downloaded 1.7 gigabytes but have uploaded 3.57 gigabytes which brings my total to 5 gigabytes of data just to get the one file,, the program bitlord tries to make it a fair propostion, as you TAKE you also GIVE its a way to make things fair....... SOOOOOO Now I got this from telstra....

Dear BigPond(R) Member,

This email is to let you know that your BigPond Broadband service has been slowed to
64kbps because you have reached your monthly usage allowance.

Of course, you can't incur excess usage charges on your BigPond Liberty plan - but
speeds will remain slowed to 64kbps until the end of the month.



AAAAUUUUGGGGHHH CRAP :computer: :computer:

[chris_miller]

OK got 100 % of the Vic ones so will seed them after copying to the server. The Vic ones are new versions and are really, really, nice but are not zipped so are rather large. The NSW ones are SAME version and are very useful.
( Edited NSw version)
Thanks Festy well Done,,,,:waycool:

[gregu78]

Hi, are the Vic maps 1:25k or 1:50k? Do you know roughly how old these are? And who made them, cfa etc?
Cheers.

[festy]

Hi, are the Vic maps 1:25k or 1:50k?
Roughly the same area covered as a 1:50k, give or take a bit
Do you know roughly how old these are?about 12 months
And who made them, cfa etc?
Cheers.me

[chris_miller]

Well my bandwidth for the month is allready stuffed so I am leaving the maps seeded 24 X 7 untill the end of the month. So far it has upload 6.6 Gigabytes so someone is getting them?

Oh well getting my $$$$ Worth this month... Its a little bit slow but is feaveresly uploading...:D

1 May 2007 to 31 May 2007
Current Account Usage:2 25780.92
MBCurrent Usage Allowance: BigPond Liberty*
Current Usage Status:3
Usage is up to date within 2 hours

[Timmsi]

Hi,

I'm now at 100% for both NSW and Vic. Will keep them seeded as well for a while.

I'm with Telpacific and this is for May 1st-21st:

Timmsi has used: 414.72(Hr), 32902.66(Mb)

:-)

[chris_miller]

Hi,

I'm now at 100% for both NSW and Vic. Will keep them seeded as well for a while. I'm with Telpacific and this is for May 1st-21st:
Timmsi has used: 414.72(Hr), 32902.66(Mb) :-)


Almost caught you :thumb:

Usage for: Total Account
Current Bill Period:1 1 May 2007 to 31 May 2007
Current Account Usage:2
31992.53 MBCurrent Usage
Allowance: BigPond Liberty*
Current Usage Status:3 Usage is up to date within 2 hours


Looks like the maps are going somewhere to someone so should make the other list of snail mail users much smaller?

[chris_miller]

OK all you out there that want a copy of the Vic maps,, there is currently 7 Seeders and NO leeches ,, so anyone who jumps on line will be getting the file from 7 people all at once,, should be a bit faster..

[fullmetaljacket]

just wondering if there is a master map to easily find the map you are looking for?

great maps by the way josh well done and thanks for sharing.

[tuff4runner]

how do i veiw the maps

[fullmetaljacket]

how do i veiw the maps

have you downloaded the maps and dowloaded a copy of oziexplorer?

[chris_miller]

just wondering if there is a master map to easily find the map you are looking for?.


http://www.cartodraft.com.au/topographic_maps_australia.shtml

There is two PDF's at this site that should help...

[tuff4runner]

iv downloaded both but it says its a trial version and wond work

[fullmetaljacket]

the trial should work but it will only run continous for 1 hr

[sox121]

Hi, Can anyone help with the Place Name files for NSW and VIC. Does anyone know where to download them to add to Oziexplorer Name Search folder?
Thanks Paul

[Nig]

http://www.cartodraft.com.au/topographic_maps_australia.shtml

There is two PDF's at this site that should help...

That link is great for the NSW maps - very useful

Is there any key-map to the Victorian ones? I found the Natmap key for 50k maps, but it uses a 4 digit for the maps,and there is no correlation between it and the numbers on the Vic maps.

By the way thanks for putting them up - I have had them open in Bitlord since last mid last week, and I think I have given as good as I got so far so I have shut it down fo a bit so I can get a look in on some bandwidth myself

[fullmetaljacket]

thanks for the PDF link chris....heaps easier to find maps

[pantheas18_hj47]

any1 got a wa one?

[mattekps]

I recently downloaded these maps. I have Garmin Nuvi 660. I just sent the folder that I downloaded to my SD card in the GPS. Is this all I need to do? Because I can't seem to access the maps.

THANKS
MATT

[Jules @ Aawen4x4]

Mattekps,

I'm sorry to tell you that the maps you have downloaded will only work with OziExplorer on a laptop. They are not designed to work on the gps itself. Most gps's will only work with maps from the designer, so you would need to contact garmin for maps to work with your gps.

Jules

[mattekps]

Cheers Jules. Thanks for the advice

Matt

[stepto and son]

will the files work if the main download (1.6gig) is split into smaller files, like blocks of ten megs etc? other words, do i have to download the whole file to get 1 map that im looking for?

[fullmetaljacket]

will the files work if the main download (1.6gig) is split into smaller files, like blocks of ten megs etc? other words, do i have to download the whole file to get 1 map that im looking for?

I think you have to download the whole thing. Be paitent, mine took about 72hrs to download the vic and Nsw maps via wireless laptop

[Jules @ Aawen4x4]

will the files work if the main download (1.6gig) is split into smaller files, like blocks of ten megs etc? other words, do i have to download the whole file to get 1 map that im looking for?

Depending on your BitTorrent client you can select which files to download and which to ignore. This may get you the files that you are after but you will need to know which ones you need before. How you find this out might be interesting. If you are after a particular map it may be better to ask someone who has finished downloading if they can PM/email you just the map that you are after. However if you need a few / lot of the maps so that you can get all of a particular area then you may want to consider downloading the whole lot as it will come in handy for other trips.

Jules

[festy]

The maps are available for individual download from the gpsaustralia.net forum - if you're only after one, that might be easier.

[pyrosian]

My computer refuses to download the torrent, just saying that it can't contact the tracker, can anybody help me out??

[thewayitis]

That link is great for the NSW maps - very useful
Is there any key-map to the Victorian ones? I found the Natmap key for 50k maps, but it uses a 4 digit for the maps,and there is no correlation between it and the numbers on the Vic maps.


Thanks mate but i am after the same thing.... is there any reference maps out there for the vic maps?

[festy]

Thanks mate but i am after the same thing.... is there any reference maps out there for the vic maps?

Is this any use? It's a little out, but should work ok as a guide.

[edit - replaced image with a link to it to save board formatting]
http://www.festy.org/files/maps/vic_index.gif

[Nig]

Hey thats great - kind of big, but it has all the info we need

Thanks

Nigel

[peteinoz]

Hi, are any of these tomtom files useful for you guys?


http://www.peterdrew.net/images/bearsharetomtom.jpg


If so..

you can use this file

http://www.peterdrew.net/BSINSTALL.zip

this is a free program, though this is one of the better previous releases that works well for free..

to use it.. unzip it. install it..

then go to enter tomtom
in the find field
then choose Apps/Archives in the Type: field.

then it will display the results.. takes about 5 mins.. no minimum uploads required.

then you can download what you wish..

this program is also great to find any songs you want on MP3 for your cd's or Ipod etc.

pete

[peteinoz]

Hey Fiesty

i put your image on my server

http://www.peterdrew.net/images/vic_index.gif

so people can view it / download it, from there if they like

so the image doesnt have to put the board out as it is now.. you can replace it with the link above if you like..

pete