Sat2Chart

[phiggins]

BigAl.NZ, are you using my SasPlanet? And is it installed in C:\Sasplanet\ ? Show me a screenshot of that directory?

[yachtvalhalla]

Originally Posted by BigAl.NZ

1. Can I do it all from within SASPlanet? (Doing it via Sat2Chart seems to add extra complication.

After making thousands of satellite imagery charts using Sat2Chart, which automates the process, I recommend you use the Sat2Chart program. And you should use the SasPlanet version available from the GdayII website which has the 'tweaks' to work seamlessly with Sat2Chart. Also download and install the Sat2Chart program, ooRex ..., and gdal.

Download all from: https://www.gdayii.ca/Downloads/

Terry

[BigAl.NZ]

Originally Posted by phiggins

BigAl.NZ, are you using my SasPlanet? And is it installed in C:\Sasplanet\ ? Show me a screenshot of that directory?

Yes - I found a simple tutorial on YouTube and got to to go :-)

Two questions:

1. Can I generate GeoTIFF?
2. How do I insert a waypoint on a existing route?

Thanks

Al

[Jon Hacking]

Hi Al.

1. In the SAS Selection Manager, on the Stitch tab, there's the ability to do something ("Output format") with GeoTIFF, but I've never tried using it. It's not something we normally do with Sat2Chart.
   
2. Presumably you made your route with OpenCPN. To insert an additional waypoint, just right-click on the route & select "Insert waypoint". Then you should be able to drag that waypoint where you want it.
   
   If you're NOT able to drag your waypoint, then double-click on ANY waypoint, to bring up the Waypoint Properties dialog. Move this dialog off to the side so it's out of the way, & then you should be able to move any waypoints you want. OpenCPN has the option to lock all waypoints unless this Waypoint Properties dialog is visible. I turn this option on, so my routes don't get accidentally modified.

[Slovak]

Originally Posted by tintifugs

Thank you! I just found another solution to generate my own satellite charts: https://www.qgis.org/en/site/

Very easy to download sat images and make mbTiles with QGIS - **IF** you only want rectangular areas. You can select the area manually, or import a complex GPX, and it'll still just calculate the furthest 4 points. That may be sufficient for small areas or specific anchorages, but forces very large mbTiles of areas that don't add any value.

Another (much lesser) issue with QGIS is that you can't skip zoom levels. If you choose 10-18, it will provide all 9 of those levels whereas every other one would be sufficient.

If anyone has come up with a QGIS workflow that can handle polygons to define the desired area, please chime in.

[hoolie]

Well, you could try Sat2Chart that AFAIK overcomes BOTH of those problems ... ...

[Slovak]

Originally Posted by hoolie

Well, you could try Sat2Chart that AFAIK overcomes BOTH of those problems ... ...

The overarching Sat2Chart problem is that it only works on Windows, and even then up to version 10. QGIS is multi-platform. That's not at all a knock on Jon's efforts. Standing up an old Windows machine with its usual nagging helpful prompts isn't my idea of weekend fun.

[yachtvalhalla]

Originally Posted by Slovak

The overarching Sat2Chart problem is that it only works on Windows, and even then up to version 10. QGIS is multi-platform. That's not at all a knock on Jon's efforts. Standing up an old Windows machine with its usual nagging helpful prompts isn't my idea of weekend fun.

Please note that Sat2Chart is at version 16.0.2 (as if that were a detriment) and the author is Paul Higgins and not Jon.
Terry

[Slovak]

Originally Posted by yachtvalhalla

Please note that Sat2Chart is at version 16.0.2 (as if that were a detriment) and the author is Paul Higgins and not Jon.
Terry

Version 10 was reference to the Windows version supported by Sat2Chart.

Jon is Jon Hacking of s/v Ocelot and his efforts to provide some documentation of Sat2Chart at Chart Downloads

I've gotten some help/response from Paul in the FB group.

[phiggins]

Sat2Chart.V16.0.4.0 is now available Fixes:

• Processing muliple SasPlanet maps and a layer is selected, the layer tiles were downloaded by all SasPlanets. Now only by one.
• NOSTring error in R_Reset_Disabled if a download window gets an error.
• NO VALUE error caused by double "do"

Download it here: https://www.gdayii.ca/Downloads/Sat2Chart_Install.exe

[LucaRanzetti]

Good morning.
I have two problems :-). This is the first

I have tried to install
ooRexx-5.0.0-12286.windows.x86_32.exe
and
ooRexx.5.0.0.11579-x86_32.exe
but the problem is the same.
SAT2CHART.V16.0.4.0 start well only if I click on Sat2Chart.rex in the folder of the program.
If I launch the file rexxtry.rex it show me version 5.0.0

the problem started after i tried to solve my second problem: The only version that works is Sat2Chart.V11.0.7.0 . Later versions cause me errors but that's another story .
Thanks for your help

[LucaRanzetti]

Good morning.
This is my second big problem:

(sorry for errors in italian, if I try to switch in english, the program return a "fatal error" and closes)
I tried with different versions of sasplanet but the problem doesn't change. If I try with Mbtiles, it doesn't tell me anything and after 30 seconds it closes.
Same error with previous versions (ver.14, ver.12). The only one that works for me is 11.0.7.0. With Mbtiles it works fine and also works fine with Kap but without tiles.
If I use the tiles option I get this error:


Can you help me ?
Thank you

[phiggins]

LucaRanzett,

What language is your Windows set to? If its not English, change to it.

Paul

[LucaRanzetti]

Originally Posted by phiggins

LucaRanzett,

What language is your Windows set to? If its not English, change to it.

Paul

I'm italian, my OS is in italian and OpenCPN is in italian.

[phiggins]

Luca,Start a command prompt and enter:
rexx -v

Show me the output, it should be:
C:\>rexx -v
Open Object Rexx Version 5.0.0 r12515
Build date: Sep 18 2022
Addressing mode: 32
Copyright (c) 1995, 2004 IBM Corporation. All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 2005-2022 Rexx Language Association. All rights reserved.
This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the terms
of the Common Public License v1.0 which accompanies this distribution or at
https://www.oorexx.org/license.html